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Developing Dispositions for Indigenous Science Knowledge to Design and Assess Lesson Plans in Elementary Environmental Science

This article presents a framework to design lesson plans for elementary science teachers using insights from a summer-long research experience for tea...

By Linda Rost, Rebecca Hite, Gina Childers

Elementary Assessment Curriculum Inquiry Pedagogy Teacher Preparation

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Sustainable Schoolyards: A Professional Development program for teachers to engage their students in local action to develop Global Competence

Sustainable Schoolyards is a 5-month professional learning program run by the California Global Education Project to facilitate teachers working with ...

By Devon Azzam, Kaylee Laub, Danielle Harlow

Earth & Space Science Labs Professional Learning Teacher Preparation

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Teacher Spotlight: Kate Harding

An interview with Kate Harding...

By Ann Haley MacKenzie

High School New Science Teachers Teacher Preparation

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Moving Around as a Teacher

What other profession gives summers off, with the bonus of teaching in different locations? In this article I’ll tell how taking leaves of absence t...

By Paul Hewitt

High School New Science Teachers Physics Teacher Preparation

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Eliciting initial ideas, building understandings, and coming to consensus: Using different teacher moves to support three distinct discussion types

Whole group discussions are a key aspect of the NGSS because these activities are where students collectively make sense of natural phenomena. However...

By Kevin Cherbow, Benjamin Lowell, Kris Grymonpre, Katherine McNeill, Renee Affolter

Middle School Inclusion Pedagogy Professional Learning Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Scaling Up: Lessons for Persuading Science Faculty to Adopt an Evidence-Based Intervention

The science education community is deeply vested in growing the next generation of scientists. One way to do this is through evidence-based intervent...

By Jessi Smith, Dustin Thoman

Biology Curriculum Pedagogy Professional Learning Teacher Preparation

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Equitable instructor assessment changes amid COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak mandated a rapid transition to online classes with little warning. Previous literature studying the effect of this...

By Todd Lamb, Emily Driessen, Abby Beatty, Rachel Youngblood, Abby Esco, Sehoya Cotner, Catherine Creech, Abby Drake, Sheritta Fagbodun, Kristen Hobbs, Kelly Lane, Erin Larson, Sophie McCoy, Seth Thompson, Cissy Ballen

Postsecondary Assessment Biology Equity Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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The Influence of Learning Assistants on Faculty Use of Student-Centered Instruction

The Learning Assistant (LA) Program is a near-peer teaching model with three key components: 1) reevaluation of curriculum and lesson design to incorp...

By Cameron Hill, Kathryn Spilios, Anthony Barrasso

Postsecondary Curriculum Leadership Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Student advice for success in high structure science and engineering courses

High structure courses ask students to be active participants in the learning process with pre-class content acquisition and assessment, in-class acti...

By Arik Ringsby, Justin Shaffer

Assessment Curriculum Engineering Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Making Science Accessible for All

It’s time for a change in mindset. We must shift our focus toward recognizing the assets and strengths of our students as a pivotal starting point. ...

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Kindergarten Pre-K Early Childhood Elementary Equity Inclusion Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Becoming Scientifically Literate: Developing Epistemic Practices through Reading Scientific Papers

To help students confront pseudoscientific claims and misinformation in their everyday lives, it is important to develop the epistemic practices of sc...

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High School Instructional Materials Literacy Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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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 ...

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Instructional Materials Makerspace Robotics STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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Teaching for Tomorrow: Scientific Literacy in the Classroom

This article describes the integrated Coding, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (CSTEM) full-year course that aligns mathematical skil...

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Literacy Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Conceptual and Mathematical Evolutionary Fitness models

Biological evolutionary models have become popular tools for inquiry. Models can help expose complex systems and guide experimentation. Not all resear...

High School Biology Evolution Mathematics Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Rules of Teaching That I learned in My Student Years

As teachers we commonly learn our subject matter in high school and college. We acquire more knowledge in graduate school and in life experiences. At ...

High School Postsecondary Pedagogy Physics Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies