Visual Impairments

Page | February 2020

Visual Impairments Students with visual impairments include those with low vision and those who are blind. Students who are blind may use Braille to read. Students with low vision tend to read print, may use optical devices, or may also read Braille like their peers who are blind. Both students who…

Sustaining Community-School Relationships Around Shared Visions of Climate Justice and Science Teaching

Journal Article | September 2021

Rural Education Focus of NAS Report

Blog Post | December 2024

NSTA Engage: Fall20 Popular Topics

Page | September 2020

NSTA Engage: Fall20 Popular Topics Online and Blended Learning Fri, 5:45-6:30 PM EST Conducting Labs in the Virtual World Fri, 4:05-4:50 PM EST Webcams as Windows into Animal Behavior Sat., 11:50-12:15 PM EST Saturday Lightning Chat:…

Teaching Nature of Science Concepts in the Context of Past (Fram) and Present (MOSAiC) Arctic Expeditions

Journal Article | February 2021

Using Drama to Uncover and Expand Student Understandings of the Nature of Science

Journal Article | November 2020

Student Performance in Ground Versus Online Sections of a Biological Science I College Course

Journal Article | October 2021

This study is a comparison of ground-based versus online student performance using a combination of common final examination scores and associated demographic data in a biological science college course taught by a…

Teaching K–8 Teachers About Integrating Science and Engineering

Journal Article | July 2020

We examined the use of an engineering learning cycle (ELC) model and in a course for K–8 inservice teachers for two purposes. First, we were interested in how the ELC would support teachers’ science, mathematics, and…

Designing, Sustaining, and Evaluating Environmental Justice Projects: The Critical Community Science Tool

Journal Article | March 2023

Impact of a Co-Taught Physics Course on Preservice Science Teachers’ Views of Teaching and Learning of Physics

Journal Article | July 2022

This article focuses on the impact of a physics class on secondary science teacher candidates’ views of teaching and learning physics. The course was developed and taught by faculty from the Department of Astronomy and…

How Do Students Interact With the Primary Scientific Literature in an Undergraduate Science Program?

Journal Article | January 2023

The ability to read, understand, and interpret primary scientific literature is an essential skill for undergraduate students in science. This study aimed to provide a detailed understanding of how second- and third-…

What The 2020–21 School Year Taught Us About Science Teaching and Learning

Journal Article | April 2021

Spring Into Action This April With Global Citizen Science Month

Journal Article | June 2020

A Lesson in Geospatial Inquiry

Page | November 2019

A Lesson in Geospatial Inquiry Geospatial Inquiry is an educational framework that offers students an opportunity to engage with, and become curious about, geospatial data for a defined purpose. We define Geospatial Inquiry as: “Asking and answering a question through the analysis and communication of data that is…