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Operationalizing the Duty of Care Through Rubrics

Journal of College Science Teaching—July/August 2022 (Volume 51, Issue 6)

By Emily Faulconer

Laboratory experiments are a key aspect of science education. However, they do have risks, and accidents do happen. Science educators have a duty of care, which includes duty of instruction. One tool that can be leveraged for duty of instruction is course rubrics. Including clear safety criteria in the rubric operationalizes the duty of care and allows students to clearly understand safety expectations and competencies. Specifically, the use of organizing schemes such as RAMP (recognize hazards, assess risks, minimize risks, prepare for emergencies) in rubrics can provide clear communication to students.

 

Laboratory experiments are a key aspect of science education. However, they do have risks, and accidents do happen. Science educators have a duty of care, which includes duty of instruction. One tool that can be leveraged for duty of instruction is course rubrics. Including clear safety criteria in the rubric operationalizes the duty of care and allows students to clearly understand safety expectations and competencies.
Laboratory experiments are a key aspect of science education. However, they do have risks, and accidents do happen. Science educators have a duty of care, which includes duty of instruction. One tool that can be leveraged for duty of instruction is course rubrics. Including clear safety criteria in the rubric operationalizes the duty of care and allows students to clearly understand safety expectations and competencies.
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Volume 51, Number 6
This issue of JCST Research and Teaching column includes: an interesting interdisciplinary look at using arts-integrated professional development to enhance environmental education; a study showing that computer-based exams do not disadvantage students; how to use an argumentative writing prompt to support non-science majors
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Volume 51, Number 6
This issue of JCST Research and Teaching column includes: an interesting interdisciplinary look at using arts-integrated professional development to enhance environmental education; a study showing that computer-based exams do not disadvantage students; how to use an argumentative writing prompt to support non-science majors
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Volume 51, Number 6
This issue of JCST Research and Teaching column includes: an interesting interdisciplinary look at using arts-integrated professional development to enhance environmental education; a study showing that computer-based exams do not disadvantage students; how to use an argumentative writing prompt to support non-science majors
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Volume 89, Number 6
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Volume 89, Number 6
Societal Issues in the STEM
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Volume 45, Number 6
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Volume 45, Number 6
Energy is a cross-disciplinary subject that extends far beyond the natural sciences into the social sciences.
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Volume 45, Number 6
Energy is a cross-disciplinary subject that extends far beyond the natural sciences into the social sciences.

Archive Book Beat Live! Time to Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse Double-Header, August 17, 2022

NSTA’s two award-winning books, Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More, and When the Sun Goes Dark provide the perfect resources to help you and your students get ready for the next two solar eclipses coming to the U.S. during the 2023-2024 school year.

NSTA’s two award-winning books, Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More, and When the Sun Goes Dark provide the perfect resources to help you and your students get ready for the next two solar eclipses coming to the U.S. during the 2023-2024 school year.

NSTA’s two award-winning books, Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More, and When the Sun Goes Dark provide the perfect resources to help you and your students get ready for the next two solar eclipses coming to the U.S. during the 2023-2024 school year.

NSTA’s two award-winning books, Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More, and When the Sun Goes Dark provide the perfect resources to help you and your students get ready for the next two solar eclipses coming to the U.S. during the 2023-2024 school year.

 

Press Release

National Science Teaching Association Welcomes New Board and Council Members

 

Press Release

Nebraska Educator Begins Term as 2022–2023 President of the National Science Teaching Association

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER (BOOKS TO SHIP LATE JULY) Since its release in 2014, the NSTA Quick-Reference Guide has become an essential tool for educators across the country to explore the complex structure of three-dimensional standards, including the performance expectations (PEs) that integrate particular elements of the three dimensions (the practices, core ideas, and crosscutting concepts) together.
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER (BOOKS TO SHIP LATE JULY) Since its release in 2014, the NSTA Quick-Reference Guide has become an essential tool for educators across the country to explore the complex structure of three-dimensional standards, including the performance expectations (PEs) that integrate particular elements of the three dimensions (the practices, core ideas, and crosscutting concepts) together.
 

Teacher Sensemaking

Contemporary Approaches in Science Education With All Students

By Okhee Lee, New York University; Tricia Shelton, NSTA; and Kate Soriano, NSTA

Posted on 2022-06-17

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