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  • A Lesson in Geospatial Inquiry

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    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…

  • Scaling Up for STEM Instructional Materials

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    Scaling Up for STEM Instructional Materials About The Scaling Up For STEM InitiativeFor nearly a decade, the Northrop Grumman Foundation and NSTA have partnered to improve science teaching, ensuring more students have access to STEM learning and careers. Through the Scaling Up for STEM Initiative,…

  • Design and Impact of an Undergraduate Civic Science Course

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    An interdisciplinary group of faculty members from Tufts University developed an undergraduate civic science course designed to help students better understand and interpret the broad, sociocultural impacts of science…

  • Overview

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    Overview Transforming science education to benefit all through professional learning, partnerships and advocacy. The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) is a vibrant…

  • Integrating Engineering Design in Undergraduate Biology Using a Life Science Design Task

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    This study examines the initial integration of engineering design in an introductory preservice elementary biology content course using a life science design task focused on composting. The task, informed by a three-…

  • Refraction

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    Exploring light as it moves from one medium to another with the intriguing result of different speeds—the bending of light we call refraction.

  • Classroom Observations to Characterize Active Learning Within Introductory Undergraduate Science Courses

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    In this article, the authors describe how classroom observations were used to characterize differences in instructional practices among undergraduate science courses. Student and faculty behaviors and dialogues were…

  • Future Conferences

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    Future Conferences  2027National Conference on Science Education | Boston, MAMarch 17-20Register TodayNational Conference on Science and STEM Education | Portland, ORNovember 3-6Portland Sneak…

  • Comparing Student Performance and Satisfaction Between Face-to-Face and Online Education of a Science Course in a Liberal Arts University

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    This study presents a quasi-experiment to assess differences in student performance and satisfaction between two different delivery modes—online and face-to-face education. We collected data from 747 (373 face-to-face…

  • Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Use of Speaking, Listening, and Writing Skills to Understand the Importance of Nature of Science Instruction

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    There has been a focus on improving teachers’ views of nature of science for decades. The method in which researchers improve views of nature of science, however, varies greatly. This study aimed to improve elementary…

  • CSL Submission Guidelines

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    CSL Submission Guidelines The primary audience of Connected Science Learning is STEM learning professionals, especially practitioners with responsibility for program development, in both in-school and out-of-school science learning environments (ranging from schools to museums, afterschool programs,…

  • Building First-Year Science Writing Skills With an Embedded Writing Instruction Program

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    An important foundational skill developed in an undergraduate science program is the ability to find, critically evaluate, and communicate scientific information. Effective science communication depends on good writing…

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