All New Science Teachers resources
NSTA Press Book
Wild Wonderings: Scientists and Their Questions
Click here to view video of Wild Wonderings Let your curiosity run wild! This lively book will inspire you to ask questions like scientists do. Why? Because questions can lead you to amazing discoveries. Like what? Like when theoretical physicist ...
By Jessica Fries-Gaither
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 29, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Journal Article
Can a simple metacognitive intervention influence students’ knowledge, behavior, and performance?
Metacognition is often described as the awareness and regulation of learning. It uses strategies which include monitoring one’s own thinking, engaging in active planning and self-evaluating one’s study habits. Bloom’s taxonomy can be used as a...
By Kathleen Hefferon, Esther Angert, Anna Levina
Journal Article
Hybrid Group-Based Concept Mapping
Helping students to understand complex processes is one of the core challenges in teaching biology courses. Concept mapping is a flexible pedagogical method that enables students to learn the complexities of a given subject while at the same time be...
By Nathan Ruhl
Class Pack
Now Available for Grade K-2 Picture Perfect STEM Lessons - Ready-to-TeachTM Picture-Perfect ClassPacks! • We are excited to announce our new kitting partner: ECA Science Kit Services! Now offering ...
Class Pack
Now Available for Grade K-2 Picture Perfect STEM Lessons - Ready-to-TeachTM Picture-Perfect ClassPacks! • We are excited to announce our new kitting partner: ECA Science Kit Services! Now offering ...
Class Pack
The Handiest Things ClassPack: Grade K
Now Available for Grade K-2 Picture Perfect STEM Lessons - Ready-to-TeachTM Picture-Perfect ClassPacks! • We are excited to announce our new kitting partner: ECA Science Kit Services! Now offering ...
Journal Article
Teacher Spotlight: Kate Harding
An interview with Kate Harding...
By Ann Haley MacKenzie
Journal Article
What other profession gives summers off, with the bonus of teaching in different locations? In this article I’ll tell how taking leaves of absence to teach at other locations was one of the opportunities that I enjoyed, which hopefully is available...
By Paul Hewitt
Journal Article
SoTL Clusters: Faculty-focused Needs-Based Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Support
To further teaching and learning, there has been a push to engage faculty to pursue research on teaching. With the recognition that science research often occurs in research teams, we sought to create a research-cluster approach to support faculty en...
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Journal Article
Use of a Student-Ally in Emergency Remote Teaching
This manuscript reviews This manuscript reviews the peculiarities of emergency remote teaching (ERT) –in the context of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic – compared to in-person and traditional online teaching. A literature review precedes an...
By ,
Journal Article
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a series of emergency transitions to online learning for academic institutions around the world. Previous studies have shown that undergraduate Learning Assistants (LAs) improve student engagement in classroom activities ...
By Kathleen Hefferon and Esther Angert
Journal Article
Improving Writing Skills Through Scripting a Science Podcast for Non-Expert Audiences
In this article, we describe and analyze the experience of undergraduate chemistry students who scripted episodes of a science podcast for non-expert audiences. This practice aimed to improve public communication of science and technology, often supp...
By Carolina Sotério and Salete Linhares Queiroz
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 11, 2023
By Debra Shapiro