From the Field: Events and Opportunities, January 26, 2021

Reports Article | January 2021

Ecosystem Cycles

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the transfer of matter and energy in ecosystems. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that only matter is cycled through an…

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 25, 2022

Reports Article | October 2022

Versatile 3D Printed Colorimetry Toolkits

Journal Article | March 2020

A Reflection on the Changing Reality of Science

Journal Article | April 2020

Virtual Field Experiences

Journal Article | September 2020

Just Say No!

Journal Article | March 2020

Improving Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Engineering Teaching Efficacy Beliefs With 3D Design and Printing

Journal Article | December 2020

The Framework for K–12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) under-score the importance of including engineering design process (EDP) within the science curriculum. The Framework and the…

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…

What is in Our Air?

Journal Article | March 2023

Perceptions of Teaching and Learning of STEM Revealed in University Academics’ Drawings

Journal Article | July 2023

As part of a larger study investigating the perceptions of university academics about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); STEM learning environments; and necessary capabilities for STEM educators…

Use of a Linked-Course Model to Teach Scientific Writing to First-Year Undergraduates

Journal Article | February 2021

The ability to read and compose original scientific literature is critical to educating informed citizens, yet may be severely lacking in undergraduate curricula. We developed a linked course offering in fall 2017…

STEM Scholars’ Sense of Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal Article | August 2021

The purpose of this study was to investigate sense of community (SOC) within a STEM learning community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The STEM learning community that was the setting for this study is funded by a…

An Integrated STEM and Computing Curriculum for the Human-Technology Frontier

Journal Article | April 2021

Featured Session: Proactive College Readiness for Neurodiverse Students…Tough Transitions in a Virtual Environment and How Best to Support Students Who Learn Differently

Archived Conference Session | August 2020