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Student Uncertainty as a Pedagogical Resource (SUPeR)

As suggested in A Framework for K–12 Science Education (National Research Council 2012), “Scientific knowledge is a particular kind of knowledge w...

By Jamie Rapkiewcz, Jongchan Park, Ying-Chih Chen, and Michelle E. Jordan

Middle School Instructional Materials Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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A Pandemic-Resilient CURE Shifts Community College Students From Knowledge Consumers to Authentic Knowledge Producers

Academic food security aims to provide students with sufficient access to knowledge (one key academic nutrient) in order to limit intellectual hunger....

By Thomas M. Onorato, Nathalie Oulhen, Gerardo Reyes, Stephany Foster, Cosmo A. Pieplow, Janet E. Rollins, Jacqueline A. Brashears, Claudette Davis, Ian Alberts, Ingrid D. Veras, and Gary M. Wessel

Distance Learning Pedagogy Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Development and Implementation of an Undergraduate STEM Peer Coaching Program

Undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiences have academic, psychological, and social challenges that require ad...

By Laura E. Swann, Jonathan L. Hall, Katie Vaccaro-Garska, Samantha R. Seals, and Pamela P. Benz

Pedagogy Preservice Science Education STEM Teaching Strategies

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Growing Students' Meaning-Making

In this sensemaking lesson, K–2 students explore how different factors influence seed germination and explain the elements necessary to sprout. Note...

By Patrick Brown, Jessica Fries-Gaither, and Kathy Renfrew

Elementary 5E Crosscutting Concepts Pedagogy Sensemaking Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Using Argument to Reason About Science Practice

We have been working for nearly two decades with teachers across all grade bands to promote productive argumentation. From this experience, and those ...

By William Sandoval, Jon Kovach, Leticia Perez, Lynn Kim-John, and Jarod Kawasaki

Elementary Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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The Importance of Partnership, Support, and Sustained Professional Development

By Jason Harding, Maria Pack, Chris Harrison, and Lucy Wood

Early Childhood Elementary Inquiry Leadership Pedagogy Professional Learning

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Engaging Students with Magnets, Rulers, Globes, Rocks, Leaves, and . . . Dogs

By Lee Ann Potter

High School Pedagogy Physical Science Teaching Strategies

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Attitude in the Classroom

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Pedagogy Physics Teaching Strategies

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Capturing Student and Instructor Experiences, Perceptions, and Reflections on Remote Learning and Teaching in Introductory Chemistry Courses During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic forced instructors to suddenly pivot from in-person to remote teaching and students to rapidly adapt their learning strategies. ...

By Pouya Bahrami, Denice Blanco, Hannah Thetford, Li Ye, and Julia Y. K. Chan

Chemistry Distance Learning Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Nonmajor Students’ Use of Reflection to Enhance Biology Understanding and Relevance

Although most students in nonmajor biology courses will not enter careers in science, they will need a working understanding of biology and how it rel...

By Nicole J. Thomas, Tina Vo, and Jaime Sabel

Biology Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Biology Students’ Views of Science Communication

Educational efforts to promote effective oral science communication at the undergraduate level tend to reinforce strategies related to impression mana...

By Alandeom W. Oliveira, Adam O. Brown, Marissa Carroll, Elizabeth Blenkarn, Bradley Austin, and Tiffany Bretzlaff

Biology Literacy Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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How I Inadvertently Misled Some Students

Clear key results and simple figures have clear advantages when teaching. However, these same properties can mislead some students. I provide examples...

By Mark Milanick

Postsecondary Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Exploring Peer Learning Assistants’ Impact on Student Performance and Perceptions in an Undergraduate Biology Course

To transition introductory college science courses from large, passive lectures to more student-centered learning environments, additional instruction...

By Brittney A. Ferrari, Jonathan A. Dees, Norris A. Armstrong, and Julie M. Kittleson

Postsecondary Biology Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies

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Teacher Responsiveness as a Core Feature of Justice- and Equity-Centered Instruction

By Hosun Kang and Lindsay Fay

Biology Chemistry English Language Learners Equity Inclusion Life Science Multicultural New Science Teachers Pedagogy Phenomena Professional Learning Teaching Strategies

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Heart-Stopping Rollercoasters

By Zachary Schafer

High School Crosscutting Concepts Equity Inclusion Inquiry Literacy Pedagogy Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies