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Journal Article

A formal pedagogical push emerged and later blossomed in designing integrated curriculum between STEM and non-STEM areas in secondary and higher education. A growing cadre of research identifies positive learning outcomes for students participating i...

By Marcus Aldredge, Sunghee Lee, and Josh Klein

Postsecondary Curriculum Inclusion STEM

Journal Article

The Impact of Online STEM Teaching and Learning During COVID-19 on Underrepresented Students’ Self-Efficacy and Motivation

Female students, students of color, first-generation students, and low-income students face considerable barriers in access to STEM education, leading to their underrepresentation in STEM fields. Ensuring that these students develop strong self-effic...

By Sami Kahn, Janet Vertesi, Sigrid Adriaenssens, Julia Byeon, Mona Fixdal, Kelly Godfrey, Jérémie Lumbroso, and Kasey Wagoner

Distance Learning Equity Inclusion Pedagogy STEM

Journal Article

With, Not For: Why the Distinction Matters

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education STEM

Journal Article

The American Geophysical Union Steps It Up on Climate Science Education

By Michael E. Wysession, Tanya Furman, Missy Holzer, Jacqueline Houghton, Cathryn A. Manduca, Stephanie Pfirman, Victor J. Ricchezza, and Vincent Tong

Informal Education Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Instructional Materials Literacy STEM

Journal Article

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

NSTA Press Book

Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, First Grade, Expanded Edition: Using Children’s Books for Three-Dimensional Learning

There’s a lot to love about this newly expanded book in the Picture-Perfect Science series: You can combine STEM and reading through lively lessons that are just right for your first-grade students. Also, reading-comprehension strategies are embedd...

By Karen Ansberry, Emily Morgan

Elementary Informal Education General Science STEM Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Inclusion Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Kindergarten, Expanded Edition: Using Children’s Books for Three-Dimensional Learning

There’s a lot to love about this newly expanded book in the Picture-Perfect Science series: You can combine STEM and reading through lively lessons that are just right for your kindergarten students. Also, reading-comprehension strategies are embed...

By Emily Morgan, Karen Ansberry

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool STEM Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Multilingual Learners Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

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

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Seeing the Unseeable: Imaging Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope, August 25, 2022

Black holes are astrophysical objects with such strong gravity that nothing can escape them, not even light.  In the past few years, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration produced the first images of two supermassive black holes using a netw...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Astronomy Earth & Space Science STEM