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Medical and cancer-STEM education for underrepresented minority elementary school students in Audiology, Gastroenterology and Osteology/Orthopedics

Journal Article

Medical and cancer-STEM education for underrepresented minority elementary school students in Audiology, Gastroenterology and Osteology/Orthopedics

The goal of the University of Southern California (USC)/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center funded Wonderkids Program is to develop medical and cancer themed curricula for elementary students in an after-school program in the Los Angeles area. Wonder...

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Careers Equity Inclusion Sensemaking Social Justice STEM

Becoming Botanical Garden Educators: Engaging High School Students in Botany through the use of Flip

Journal Article

Becoming Botanical Garden Educators: Engaging High School Students in Botany through the use of Flip

It is critical to develop students’ science communication skills as they progress through their education. One way in which this goal can be accomplished is through the integration of Flip (formerly known as Flipgrid) into educational programs. Fli...

Life Science STEM Technology

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Archive: Science Update: What’s Up with Precipitation? How NASA is Helping Us Better Understand Our Home Planet! April 25, 2024

Did you know that NASA has around two dozen satellites that continually monitor our home planet to help us better understand and protect it? Learn more about NASA’s Earth-observing missions and do a deep dive into the Global Precipitation Measu...

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

Career of the Month: Industrial Engineer

Journal Article

Career of the Month: Industrial Engineer

Industrial engineers apply math and engineering principles to make systems—comprised of humans, machines, information, materials and/or energy—more efficient and effective. They can work in a wide variety of industries, as well as academia. Eliza...

High School Careers Engineering STEM

Exploring Student Perceptions of Engagement During Maker-centered Instruction

Journal Article

Exploring Student Perceptions of Engagement During Maker-centered Instruction

This article explores the levels of engagement that students experience during maker-centered instruction, with a particular focus on students in two secondary STEM classrooms. The authors first define key terms related to making and maker-centered i...

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Instructional Materials Makerspace Robotics STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

Embedding Study Skills in STEM Courses to Increase Retention and Success: A Quantitative Study

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Embedding Study Skills in STEM Courses to Increase Retention and Success: A Quantitative Study

This study was conducted to determine if embedding effective study skills within a course would result in an increased use of these skills and, therefore, increase success and retention in introductory level science, technology, engineering and math ...

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Assessment Preservice Science Education STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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