Barriers to Learning Assistant Engagement

Journal Article | July 2020

Learning Assistants (LAs) help students develop a deeper understanding of content and are particularly effective during active learning instruction. A foundational pillar of the LA model is the LA pedagogy course,…

Winter Fun Without Wet Mittens

Journal Article | September 2019

Killing Coyote

Case Study | February 2010

A Model for a Data Analysis– and Literature-Intensive Undergraduate Course

Journal Article | May 2022

This article describes the use of literature to broaden students’ skills in content comprehension, data analysis, modeling, and productive scientific discussion. The design builds on existing models to maximize student…

Advice to Future Participants From Six Cohorts of an Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Atmospheric Science

Journal Article | January 2023

Many undergraduates use research internships to gain experience for graduate school. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs involve heavy research and lab work duties, for which students are…

Fingerprint Spoofing: Exploring Cybersecurity With Limited Technology

Journal Article | November 2022

Using an Instructional Team During Pandemic Remote Teaching Enhanced Student Outcomes in a Large STEM Course

Journal Article | January 2022

The unplanned shift to online instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic challenged many instructors teaching large-enrollment courses to design learning environments that actively engaged all students. We looked at how…

Operationalizing the Duty of Care Through Rubrics

Journal Article | July 2022

Laboratory experiments are a key aspect of science education. However, they do have risks, and accidents do happen. Science educators have a duty of care, which includes duty of instruction. One tool that can be…

Linking Formative Assessment Probes to the Explore-Before-Explain Instructional Sequence

Journal Article | May 2023

Encouraging Student Persistence

Journal Article | March 2021

Design Thinking With Preschoolers

Journal Article | January 2022

Science Sampler: Bushwhacking for Bones

Journal Article | January 2004

An Earthwatch Institute Moose and Wolves Expedition to Isle Royale in Lake Superior was an excellent professional development opportunity in which the author built camaraderie with fellow teachers and created a predator…

Teaching Sciences With Impact Using the Lectorial Approach: Stimulating Active Learning

Journal Article | August 2020

This article reports on students’ experiences of the lectorial approach that was implemented for health science students studying sciences at a South Australian university. A lectorial, based on active student-centered…

Refraction

Journal Article | February 2020