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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.  However, in the curriculum of many courses we tend to focus on content rather than on fostering the...

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

Journal Article

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 postsecondary STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) faculty by building expertise in le...

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 learning, and other applications. Though approaches in video-based lectures have been widely studied, le...

By Kevin W. Davies

Postsecondary

Journal Article

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 be revised to meet these challenges. This article describes how science educators at a large southea...

By Tammy D. Lee and Bonnie Glass

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

Journal Article

The Priceless Gift

By Lester Paldy

Postsecondary Careers STEM

Web Seminar

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 science, making science compelling to a wider group of learners, and providing the means for students to ...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary

Reports Article

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

Reports Article

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

Journal Article

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 process employed an anonymous and timed in-class Peer Review Format. In addition to editing peer pape...

By Dulani Samarasekara, Todd Mlsna, and Deb Mlsna

Postsecondary Chemistry Literacy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

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 career, help them develop skills and competencies, and create an intellectual community of learners to fo...

By Christina Cianfrani, Sarah Hews, and Christene DeJong

Postsecondary Research Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

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, using a mixed methods research design. According to the survey (n = 331), a majority of students fou...

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

Journal Article

Applying the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Framework During a Community College Chemistry Project-Based Learning Activity

Project-based learning (PBL) instructional methods attempt to make connections between students and their ability to solve real problems. We framed our qualitative study within sociocultural theory and used the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, a...

By Patricia G. Patrick, William Bryan, and Shirley M. Matteson

Postsecondary Chemistry