Promoting STEM Persistence Through an Innovative Field Trip–Based First-Year Experience Course

Journal Article | December 2020

At our small liberal arts college, we recently introduced a field trip–based course as a requirement for all first-year science majors. This course, entitled “The Urban Ecosystem,” explores various aspects of science…

At Home With Bats

Journal Article | February 2020

Freebies for Science Teachers, December 7, 2021

Reports Article | December 2021

Mark Earth Day and Arbor Day With Fresh Lessons

Blog Post | April 2020

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, February 14, 2023

Reports Article | February 2023

Onward: Pixar's Tribute to Dungeons and Dragons

Reports Article | May 2020

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 6, 2023

Reports Article | May 2023

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

Journal Article | March 2023

Freebies for Science Teachers, January 4, 2022

Reports Article | December 2021

Up To the Moon!

Journal Article | December 2020

Peer-Designed Active Learning Modules as a Strategy to Improve Confidence and Comprehension Within Introductory Computer Science

Journal Article | July 2020

While research has demonstrated the links between active learning and student success, lecture remains a dominant instructional method within introductory STEM courses. In this project, we used the strategy of…

The Greenhouse Effect

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the greenhouse effect. The probe is designed to reveal whether students confuse the greenhouse effect with other environmental concerns or lump the…

Sharing the Wonder of Natural History

Journal Article | March 2019

Help students overcome nature-deficit disorder with these outdoor activities.

Connecting Three-Dimensional Learning to Upcoming Out-of-This-World Phenomena

Archived Conference Session | January 2022