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Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers
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This article describes how science educators at a large southeastern university developed specialized science training for elementary preservice teachers (EPSTs) by creating a combination of discipline-specific science…
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Tapping Into the Power of the Crowd to Ensure Safe Drinking Water for All
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Digging Deeper Into Virtual Learning
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Modifying labs for students with special needs
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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…
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Reading and Organizational Challenges
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Reading and Organizational Challenges Reading Disabilities Reading disabilities are among the most common and far reaching disabilities. If a child has difficulty reading they are unable to access most of the information presented in school and in addition they are usually very reluctant learners…
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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-…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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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NSTA Press Extras NSTA Press® books with additional online resourcesAdventures With Arthropods: Eco-Friendly Lessons for Middle SchoolBecoming a Responsive Science Teacher: Focusing on Student Thinking in Secondary ScienceBeyond the Egg Drop: Infusing Engineering Into High School PhysicsBrain-Powered…
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NCCSTS Case Collection Teaching Resources Publications
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NCCSTS Case Collection Teaching Resources Publications Publications The publications listed below have been produced by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. Books Start with a Story: The Case Study Method of Teaching College Science, edited by Clyde Freeman Herreid, originally published in 2006 by NSTA Press; reprinted by…
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