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Invasive species are a major ecological and economic problem at the global scale, and education plays a major role in raising awareness and combating these species’ future spread. There are complex management and economic issues associated with p...

By Joshua Lord

Biology Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Professional Learning

Journal Article

Teaching Assistant Responses to COVID-19

Undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants (TAs) are tasked with instructing undergraduate courses with little to no professional development (PD). To better develop PD opportunities, it is important to understand the benefits of improving TAs�...

By Cody Smith, Deepika Menon, Annette Wierzbicki, and Jenny Dauer

Administration New Science Teachers Pedagogy Professional Learning STEM

Journal Article

Is That Plausible?

By Imogen R. Herrick, Gale M. Sinatra, and Doug Lombardi

High School Citizen Science Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Environmental Science Equity General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Learning Progression Lesson Plans Literacy NGSS Pedagogy Policy Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Research Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Debunking Myths of Standards-Based Grading

By Jesse Wilcox and Matt Townsley

Assessment Professional Learning Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Community-Informed STEM Teaching Strategies for Early Childhood Educators During COVID

By Tarana Khan, Cindy Beckett, Susana Beltran-Grimm, and Suzie Hicks

Early Childhood Informal Education Curriculum Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Young Mathematicians: A Successful Model of a Family Math Community

By Kristen Reed and Jessica Mercer Young

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Preschool Instructional Materials Mathematics Professional Learning Research STEM

Journal Article

Freezing Lake Phenomenon

By Jenna Harvey, Clare Gunshenan, and Martha Inouye

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Literacy Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Impacts of Faculty Development on Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Teaching and Learning in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus

To support undergraduate instruction and learning outcomes (i.e., systems thinking and decision-making in interdisciplinary contexts) grounded in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus (FEW Nexus), we implemented a multiyear faculty development program around a...

By Amie S. Sommers, Holly White, Jenny M. Dauer, and Cory Forbes

Interdisciplinary Professional Learning Teacher Preparation

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Facilitating Learner-Centered Interactions Through Applied Improvisation

By Ron Skinner, Danielle Harlow, Dan Gunther, Kaia Joye Wesolowski, Jasmine Marckwordt, and Alexandria Muller

Informal Education Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

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Supporting a Museum-Based Network of Science Teacher Leaders

By Sara C. Heredia, Michelle Phillips, and Julie H. Yu

Informal Education Professional Learning Research STEM

Journal Article

Using Human-Centered Design to Enhance the Guest Experience at the Dallas Arboretum