Science Education for Middle Level Learners

Position Statement | May 2026

Q: How Can I Foster Scientific Literacy in My Students?

Journal Article | July 2022

Collaborative Leverages Business and Community Resources for Transformative Approach to STEM Education

Journal Article | June 2020

Reflecting on this week’s Daily Do

Blog Post | April 2020

Partnering With Our Food Pantry to Distribute At-Home STEM Kits

Journal Article | July 2022

Learning Conditions for High School Science

Position Statement | June 2020

Using Big Data to Understand the History of Planet Earth

Journal Article | June 2021

Initial Development and Validation of the Biology Teaching Assistant Role Identity Questionnaire (BTARIQ)

Journal Article | May 2023

Graduate teaching assistants (TAs) may identify with multiple roles during their introductory biology teaching experiences. This study developed an instrument that measures TA role identity in introductory biology.…

Lab Safety: Overcrowded STEM/STEAM Labs and Makerspaces

Blog Post | March 2022

Combustion and a Jumping Flame

Journal Article | May 2020

Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

Journal Article | October 2019

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…

Using Models to Teach Science

Journal Article | February 2020

Effect of Exam Wrappers on Student Achievement in Multiple, Large STEM Courses

Journal Article | August 2020

Metacognition, the ability to think about and regulate one’s thinking, is an important factor in effective student learning. One intervention to promote student metacognition is the exam wrapper—a reflection students…

Place-Based Education and Community Knowledge Connect Youth to Water Topics

Journal Article | August 2023

Long Overdue: Results From a National STEM Lab Safety Study

Blog Post | October 2022