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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, February 22, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Careers Climate Change Computer Science Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Mathematics News NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Physics Professional Learning Research Social Justice STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Is a Framework of Support Enough?

While undergraduate research is known as a high-impact practice, little research has been conducted for the online educational setting. Early research suggests that online students and faculty have similar interest in undergraduate research as their ...

By Emily Faulconer, Brent Terwilliger, Robert Deters, and Kelly George

Curriculum Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Using an Instructional Team During Pandemic Remote Teaching Enhanced Student Outcomes in a Large STEM Course

The unplanned shift to online instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic challenged many instructors teaching large-enrollment courses to design learning environments that actively engaged all students. We looked at how one instructor used her instruct...

By Susan D. Hester, Jordan M. Elliott, Lindsey K. Navis, L. Tori Hidalgo, Young Ae Kim, Paul Blowers, Lisa K. Elfring, Karie L. Lattimore, and Vicente Talanquer

Pedagogy Research STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Introductory Psychology Using the Jigsaw Method Adapted for Remote Learning

People’s ability to evaluate scientific research is important to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. STEM educators can use the pandemic to frame instruction of scientific literacy and critical-thinking skills. In a small pilot introductory psychol...

By Monica Kim Ngan Thieu, John C. Foo, and Caroline B. Marvin

Research Teaching Strategies

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Data at a Distance

By Seth Van Doren, Lisa Hardy, Colin Dixon, and Sherry Hsi

High School Biology Labs Pedagogy Research Science and Engineering Practices

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How the Data Got Their Dots

By Lisa Hardy, Colin Dixon, Seth Van Doren, and Sherry Hsi

High School Biology Labs Pedagogy Research Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Technology

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Thriving STEM Learning Ecosystems—for All?

By Lynn D. Dierking, John H. Falk, Neta Shaby, and Nancy L. Staus

Middle School Informal Education Equity Research STEM

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SCOPE: A Volunteer-Led STEM Outreach Program Connecting Communities to Research

By Katherine T. Nesbit, Wiley H. Wolfe, Kelli K. Mullane, Emelia J. Chamberlain, Brooke A. Rasina, Erik Saberski, and Shelby A. Jones

Informal Education Environmental Science NGSS Research STEM

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When Is Asking Questions a Science Practice?

By Akarat Tanak and Deborah Hanuscin

Literacy Pedagogy Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Using Understanding by Design to Make the Standards Come Alive

By Jay McTighe and Patrick L. Brown

Middle School Curriculum Lesson Plans Physical Science Research Three-Dimensional Learning

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STEM Teaching Reform: Incremental Pathways

For almost 1,000 years, lecture has been the predominant form of teaching. There has been increasing pressure to abandon lecturing and instead use more active learning strategies. An unfortunate outcome is that didactic lecture remains the dominant f...

By Yunteng He

Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Preservice Science Teachers Practice Teaching Online through 4E Instructional Model

This article is prepared as part of a “Practice Teaching in Science” course of a teacher education program aiming for developing prospective science teachers’ teaching through inquiry-based instruction involving practices of science and active ...

By Ozden Sengul

5E Instructional Materials Pedagogy Research Teacher Preparation

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Introductory Biology Students’ Opinions on the Pivot to Crisis Distance Education in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic forced higher-education institutions to close campuses and pivot all face-to-face (F2F) instruction online. This transition to Crisis Distance Education (CDE) was unprecedented in scope and speed as it was implemented globally. ...

By J. Phil Gibson and Kristen Shelton

Distance Learning Instructional Materials Preservice Science Education Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Faculty Learning Communities Facilitated the Rapid Pivot to Online Teaching and Learning

Faculty learning communities (FLCs), established prepandemic to disseminate and discuss evidence-based teaching practices as part of an NSF-funded project, Investigating Student Success Using Evidence-Based Strategies-eXpanded (ISSUES-X), proved effe...

By Becky Talyn, Sara J. Callori, Karen Cerwin, Mike Chao, Kimberley R. Cousins, Carol Hood, Sally F. McGill, Anthony E. Metcalf, and Laura Woodney

Instructional Materials New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies