Teacher’s Toolkit: Communicate Effectively With Parents and Family Members Through a STEM Newsletter

Journal Article | March 2018

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This issue discusses newsletters, which are an eye-catching way to keep family members updated on student activities, guest speakers,…

Structure and Function Relationships in the Educational Expectations of Professional Societies Across the STEM Disciplines

Journal Article | June 2018

The authors investigated 16 professional societies’ educational expectations related to structure and function, revealing the presence of multiple discipline-specific disambiguations.

Point of View: How Important Is Achieving Equity in Undergraduate STEM Education to You?

Journal Article | February 2016

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. In this month’s issue the authors make a case for their belief that significant progress toward equity and inclusion…

Changing College Majors: Does It Happen More in STEM and Do Grades Matter?

Journal Article | December 2014

This study examines the within-field persistence rates of physical science/engineering students compared with those of students in life science, business, social science, education, and humanities.

The Power of Educational Robotics as an Integrated STEM Learning Experience in Teacher Preparation Programs

Journal Article | April 2015

The use of integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction has the affordances of combining harmonious content area connections into real-world experiences that are both engaging and…

Research and Teaching: Development of Undergraduate Teaching Assistants as Effective Instructors in STEM Courses

Journal Article | December 2015

This study examined the development of peer mentoring skills and deepening of content knowledge by trained and supported undergraduate teaching assistants working with students in entry-level STEM courses across nine…

Research and Teaching: Project-Based Instruction With Future STEM Educators: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Journal Article | February 2014

This study documented the means by which STEM educators experienced the mathematics and science associated with understanding lunar phenomena. The article reports how well STEM education graduate students interacted…

A Five-Year University/Community College Collaboration to Build STEM Pipeline Capacity

Journal Article | June 2012

This article investigates the mechanisms through which undergraduate research experiences for community college students can have second-order and multiplier effects on other students and home community college science…