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Archive: Safe Solar Eclipse Viewing Techniques and What School Administrators Need to Know, September 14, 2023

While many people think they need solar-viewing glasses to safely observe an eclipse, there are MANY safe alternatives.  This web seminar will demonstrate easy and practical ways to view the upcoming solar eclipses taking place on October 14, 20...

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Perceptions of Teaching and Learning of STEM Revealed in University Academics’ Drawings

As part of a larger study investigating the perceptions of university academics about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); STEM learning environments; and necessary capabilities for STEM educators at a university, this article re...

By Vesife Hatisaru, Andrew Seen, and Sharon Fraser

Postsecondary STEM Teaching Strategies

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An Undergraduate Independent Study Project

A lateral flow assay was designed and optimized as an independent study project that aimed to develop an assay for the qualitative detection of troponin assay. Lateral flow assays (the classic example being a pregnancy test) have the advantage of bei...

By Ellie Schilling, Joy Sandman, Rida Sait, April Stich, Kwaku Baryeh, and Gifty Blankson

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How I Inadvertently Misled Some Students

Clear key results and simple figures have clear advantages when teaching. However, these same properties can mislead some students. I provide examples from my presentation on the body mass index, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maps of the...

By Mark Milanick

Postsecondary Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Big Books Have a Big Impact on Elementary Science Education

Preservice elementary teachers are faced with the daunting task of learning enough about every subject to support their students’ development of foundational ideas. Teacher preparation programs and professional development providers therefore have ...

By Rachel Hallett-Njuguna

Postsecondary Literacy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Exploring Peer Learning Assistants’ Impact on Student Performance and Perceptions in an Undergraduate Biology Course

To transition introductory college science courses from large, passive lectures to more student-centered learning environments, additional instructional support is needed. Peer learning assistants (PLAs) can support that transformation by engaging st...

By Brittney A. Ferrari, Jonathan A. Dees, Norris A. Armstrong, and Julie M. Kittleson

Postsecondary Biology Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies

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Archive: Science Update: The Science of Oil Spill Response and Cleanup, September 28, 2023

Major oil spills are rare, but thousands of spills occur each year where oil or chemicals are released into the environment due to accidents or natural disasters. Spills into our coastal waters can harm people and the environment and cause substantia...

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