All Preservice Science Education resources

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Teacher Spotlight: Sean Crumley

High School Careers New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

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Teacher Spotlight: Steve Metz

High School Pre-service Teachers Careers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Assessing Preservice Teachers’ Experience With Wind Energy Education Through a Cooperative Learning Experience

The purpose of this study was to investigate knowledge and attitudes of preservice teachers toward wind energy education. The participants for this study were preservice teachers enrolled in a science methods for teachers course. The preservice teach...

By Mamta Singh

Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Assessment Earth & Space Science Interdisciplinary Preservice Science Education

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

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 NGSS raised engineering design t...

By Erdogan Kaya, Anna Newley, Ezgi Yesilyurt and Hasan Deniz

Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Engineering NGSS Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Research

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Developing a Tiered Mentoring Model for Teaching Assistants Instructing Course-Based Research Experiences

As undergraduate institutions rely more heavily on teaching assistants (TAs) they are simultaneously encouraging implementation of course-based research experiences (CBREs). Due to the dynamic nature of CBREs, it is challenging to assign novice TAs t...

By Magdalene K. Moy, Penny L. Hammrich and Karen Kabnick

Preservice Science Education Research STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

National science education documents emphasize new learning outcomes of elementary students; therefore, the preparation of elementary teachers should be revised to meet these challenges. This article describes how science educators at a large southea...

By Tammy D. Lee and Bonnie Glass

Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers New Science Teachers Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Up To the Moon!

By Pamela Lottero-Perdue and Cody Sandifer

Elementary Astronomy Earth & Space Science Inquiry Instructional Materials New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Understanding and Addressing Ambiguity in the STEM Classroom

The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are some of the most jargon-heavy areas in higher education. As such, teaching and learning in these areas includes challenges with lexically ambiguous words and phrases, where one t...

By Rachel Yoho

Literacy Preservice Science Education STEM

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KSU-NSTA Student Chapter Succeeds by Embracing Change

By Debra Shapiro

Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers General Science Instructional Materials News Preservice Science Education STEM Teacher Preparation

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Engaging Children With Authentic STEAM Learning Experiences Through Design-Based Approaches

By Anne Marie Morrin and Maeve Liston

Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Interdisciplinary Preservice Science Education STEM Teaching Strategies

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Student-driven Stewardship Projects

By Deborah Tucker, Bill Andrews, and Kathryn Hayes

Elementary Citizen Science Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Early Childhood Engineering and Natural Resources

By Kathryn Baldwin and Allison Wilson

Early Childhood Elementary Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

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Less Text, More Learning

English language learners are increasingly entering classrooms using student-centered instruction that places a greater emphasis on spoken language. While active learning is beneficial for a range of student outcomes, these practices force language...

By Benjamin Wiggins, Hannah Jordt, and Kerri Wingert

Postsecondary Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies