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Modifying Traditional Labs to Target Scientific Reasoning

This article showcases how a physics lab course was successfully redesigned to promote important reasoning abilities not explicitly addressed in the t...

By Kathleen Koenig, Krista E. Wood, Larry J. Bortner and Lei Bao

Postsecondary Chemistry Curriculum Labs Physics Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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The Power of Practice

Critical thinking skills are sought after in the workforce and are often included in course, departmental, and programmatic learning objectives. ...

By Elizabeth Co

Postsecondary Curriculum Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

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Focusing on Learning as a Marker of Success for Underrepresented Students

By Heidi S. Fencl

Postsecondary Equity Inclusion

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Developing and Implementing a Campus-Wide Professional Development Program: Successes and Challenges

Gateways-ND is a 5-year, National Science Foundation–funded effort directed toward three goals: maximizing the instructional effectiveness of postse...

By Melissa Vosen Callens, Paul Kelter, Jill Motschenbacher, James Nyachwaya, Jared L. Ladbury and Anna M. Semanko

Postsecondary Curriculum Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies

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The Efficacy of Flipped Laboratory Multiperspective Videos in Skill Acquisition

In recent years, video-based lectures have been increasingly used in education as part of flipped classroom approaches, adult education, distance lear...

By Kevin W. Davies

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Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

National science education documents emphasize new learning outcomes of elementary students; therefore, the preparation of elementary teachers should ...

By Tammy D. Lee and Bonnie Glass

Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers New Science Teachers Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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The Priceless Gift

By Lester Paldy

Postsecondary Careers STEM

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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Supporting Ambitious Science Teaching, January 26, 2021

In this Teacher Tip Tuesday we'll look at how Ambitious Science Teaching helps teachers focus on finding ways for all students to participate in scien...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, December 15, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Aerospace Biology Careers Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Earth & Space Science General Science Interdisciplinary Life Science Literacy Mathematics New Science Teachers News Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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Freebies for Science Teachers, November 17, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Biology Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science News Professional Learning old Safety STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, October 27, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Biology Chemistry Climate Change Disabilities Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inclusion Interdisciplinary Labs Lesson Plans Life Science News Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies

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Peer Review and Response

Students in an upper-division Environmental Chemistry course used peer review and response to reviewer comments to improve their writing skills. The p...

By Dulani Samarasekara, Todd Mlsna, and Deb Mlsna

Postsecondary Chemistry Literacy Teaching Strategies

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Student-Driven Research in the First Year

We designed the Integrated Sciences First-Year Program (ISFP) to introduce students to the nature and process of science early in their academic caree...

By Christina Cianfrani, Sarah Hews, and Christene DeJong

Postsecondary Research Teaching Strategies

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An Investigation Into the Impact of the Flipped Classroom With Active Learning on the Perception and Performance of Biology Nonmajor Students at the Undergraduate Level

We carried out a study of an instructional model that integrates flipped classroom with active learning, in-class activities into our biology course, ...

By Bina Rai, Julia Yajuan Zhu, Dawn C-I Koh, Khoo Xiaojuan, Lakshminarasimhan Krishnaswamy, Rajesh Chandramohanadas, Ong Eng Shi, and Pey Kin Leong

Postsecondary Biology Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies