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Exemplary Science for Building Interest in STEM Careers

National standards encourage science teachers to help “increase student economic productivity through the use of the knowledge, understandings, and ...

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Science Stories: Using Case Studies to Teach Critical Thinking

Stories give life and substance to scientific methods and provide an inside look at scientists in action. Case studies deepen scientific understanding...

By Clyde Freeman Herreid, Nancy A. Schiller, Ky F. Herreid

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Exemplary Science for Resolving Societal Challenges

Amid a flurry of national standards and high-stakes assessments, it’s easy to overlook the curiosity and invention that is inherent to science and t...

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Science Education Leadership: Best Practices for the New Century

Achieving science literacy for every student is the common goal of all science educators. It requires leaders from a broad spectrum of the science edu...

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Lecture-Free Teaching: A Learning Partnership Between Science Educators and Their Students

Lecture-Free Teaching: A Learning Partnership Between Science Educators and Their Students provides readers with an innovative alternative to routine ...

By Bonnie S. Wood

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40 Inquiry Exercises for the College Biology Lab

Drawing from the author’s own work as a lab developer, coordinator, and instructor, this one-of-a-kind text for college biology teachers uses the in...

By A. Daniel Johnson

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College Science Teachers Guide to Assessment

What is assessment? How do you assess your students’ progress? How do they assess themselves and their peers? How do you assess the effectiveness...

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Climate Change From Pole to Pole: Biology Investigations

Climate Change From Pole to Pole: Biology Investigations offers timely, relevant, biology-based case studies and background information on how to teac...

By Juanita Constible, Luke Sandro, Richard E. Lee, Jr.

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