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The Student Participation Observation Tool (SPOT) is a web-based classroom observation protocol developed for higher education STEM courses and based on research on evidence-based practices. The low-inference and objective nature of the SPOT and visu...

By Cara H. Theisen, Cassandra A. Paul, and Katrina Roseler

Postsecondary Leadership Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Exemplar Teaching Practices in STEM Courses in U.S. Universities

Based on the largest multi-institutional observational study of undergraduate courses in the United States, this article describes exemplar teaching practices in engineering courses as an interdisciplinary science field. The College Educational Quali...

By Corbin M. Campbell

Postsecondary New Science Teachers Professional Learning STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Perspectives on Teaching from Early-Career Scientists

Many graduate students spend a part of their time teaching at the university level. While there is an abundance of advice from older, more established faculty, the perspective and teaching styles of graduate students are lacking in the literature. Af...

By Suchinta Arif and Melanie Duc Bo Massey

Postsecondary New Science Teachers Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Building a New Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Partnership Through Virtual Connections

This article presents a synopsis of an interdisciplinary literacy-science, cross-country, fully remote service-learning (S-L) project prompted by and executed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article shares discussions, analyses, a...

By Lauren E. Burrow, Tonya D. Jeffery, Brian S. Wuertz, and Shelby J. Gull

Informal Education Postsecondary Biology Interdisciplinary Life Science Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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A Perfect Storm

This point of view article uses a social science lens in an attempt to understand the differing environments of the two institutions (private and public) where I taught chemistry for 3 decades. I hypothesize that differences in social class—along w...

By Anonymous

Postsecondary Administration Leadership New Science Teachers Pedagogy Professional Learning Social Justice Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Saving a Swamp: Fifth-Grade Students to the Rescue!

By Susan Erickson

Elementary Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Teaching with Music

By Rachelle Haroldson

High School Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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The Importance of Reading Equations

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Physical Science Physics Teacher Preparation

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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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An Examination of Constructivism, Active Learning, and Reflexive Journaling and Their Independent and Combined Effects on Student Acceptance of Biological Evolution

Instruction that increases acceptance of evolution is essential to effective biology instruction, but instruction about evolution is not consistently correlated with increased levels of acceptance. Does the pedagogical approach utilized make the diff...

By Clinton Thomas Laidlaw, Seth M. Bybee, Steven Shumway, Thomas Heath Ogden, Steven Peck, and Jamie L. Jensen

Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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STEM Faculty Institute

As change agents at our university, we sought to facilitate a transition within our STEM college toward more extensive use of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) that promote student-centered learning. We sought a multifaceted approach for...

By Richard E. West, Jamie L. Jensen, Michael Johnson, Jennifer Nielson, Rebecca Sansom, and Geoffrey Wright

Curriculum Preservice Science Education STEM Teacher Preparation

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Integrated Concentration in Science

The Integrated Concentration in Science (iCons) 4-year program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was designed to promote interdisciplinary STEM collaboration in the solution of real-world problems and encourage student independence and inter...

By Stephanie Purington and Martina Nieswandt

Curriculum New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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E–6 Preservice Teachers and Elementary Science Teaching

The study assessed the science teaching confidence of preservice teachers in teaching elementary science by addressing two research questions: (1) Did preservice teachers understand the science concepts well enough to be effective in teaching element...

By Mamta Singh

Pre-service Teachers Preservice Science Education 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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Science Teaching Challenges

By Patty McGinnis

Middle School Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies