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Archive: Science Update: The Enduring Legacy of Henrietta Lacks, September 16, 2020
As we celebrate Henrietta Lacks’ 100th birthday, this web seminar presentation will highlight the contributions of HeLa cells to science and me...
Journal Article
Codesigning With Indigenous Families and Educators
By Carrie Tzou, Elizabeth Starks, Meixi, Amanda Rambayon, Sara Marie Ortiz, Shawn Peterson, Paradise Gladstone, Ellie Tail, Arianna Chang, Elise Andrew, Xochitl Nevarez, Ashley Braun, Megan Bang
Web Seminar
Science Update: The Enduring Legacy of Henrietta Lacks, September 16, 2020
Join us on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, starting at 7:00 pm ET and learn about the legacy of Henrietta Lacks....
Journal Article
Comparing Academically Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Groups in an Active Learning Physics Class
Many methods have been developed for managing groups in active learning classes, but little research has been done on the effect of group structure ...
By Michael Briggs
Journal Article
Concept maps make connections between ideas apparent, and thus would seem ideally suited to demonstrate learning. Yet, they are not widely used by i...
By Carl-Georg Bank and Heidi Daxberger
Journal Article
Measuring Computational Thinking Teaching Efficacy Beliefs of Preservice Elementary Teachers
With the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), assessing K–12 science teachers’ self-efficacy in Computational Thinking (CT) ...
By Erdogan Kaya, Anna Newley, Ezgi Yesilyurt, and Hasan Deniz
Journal Article
Negative Student Response to Active Learning in STEM Classrooms:
Recent research has supported the use of student-centered teaching practices, such as active learning, because of its effectiveness in improving stu...
By Prateek Shekhar, Maura Borrego, Matt DeMonbrun, Cynthia Finelli, Caroline Crockett, and Kevin Nguyen
Journal Article
We quantified student perceptions of an active learning exercise, based on open-educational video resources, in both a first-year seminar class (Nat...
By Gary D. Grossman and Troy N. Simon
Journal Article
Qualitative Analysis of Ray Optics in a College Physics Laboratory: A 5E Lesson
This paper describes an alternative approach to teaching and learning practices in an undergraduate physics laboratory. The instructor plans and imp...
By Ozden Sengul
Journal Article
Barriers to Learning Assistant Engagement
Learning Assistants (LAs) help students develop a deeper understanding of content and are particularly effective during active learning instruction....
By Alicia Purtell, Robert Talbot, and Michael E. Moore
Journal Article
Show Your Students How to Be More Persuasive When They Write
After a grueling grading campaign, a chemist asked a writing and rhetoric specialist for help improving formal reports in the introductory organic c...
By David J. Slade and Susan K. Hess
Journal Article
Backward Redesign of a Nonmajors’ Biology Course at a Two-Year Technical College
Gwinnett Technical College (GTC), established in 1984, is the second-largest technical college in Georgia. As a two-year open-access college, GTC an...
By Margaret Long, Adrienne Cottrell-Yongye, and Tyler Huynh
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