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Teaching Sciences With Impact Using the Lectorial Approach: Stimulating Active Learning
This article reports on students’ experiences of the lectorial approach that was implemented for health science students studying sciences at a South Australian university. A lectorial, based on active student-centered learning, is a newly-design...
By Jyothi Thalluri and Joy Penman
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The United States is not graduating enough science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors for the increasing number of available employment opportunities and national security needs. The purpose of this study was to quantify the ma...
By Jessica H. Dwyer, Wilson J. González-Espada, Kimberly de la Harpe, and David C. Meier
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A Research-Based Checklist for Development and Critique of STEM Instructional Videos
The technical barriers to video production are decreasing and the popularity of video as an instructional medium in science is increasing. Although a large body of education research is available to inform the selection and design of instructional ...
By Sherry Seethaler, Adam J. Burgasser, Thomas J. Bussey, John Eggers, Stanley M. Lo, Jeffrey M. Rabin, Laura Stevens, and Haim Weizman
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Designing to Disrupt Traditional Conceptions of Scientific Competence
Pervasive narratives about who and what counts as competent in science disproportionately impact students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and are perpetuated in the design of STEM courses. Equity-...
By Sabriya N. Rosemond, Erin S. Palmer, Kelly C. Y. Wong, Vishnu Murthy, and Angelica M. Stacy
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Metacognition and self-regulated learning are skills that contribute to student success, but few studies have examined these topics within a community college context. We addressed this lack of understanding by asking community college biology stud...
By Matthew R. Fisher, Deborah Cole, Youngha Oh, and Sheela Vemu
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NSTA Press Book
Once Upon a Physical Science Book: 12 Interdisciplinary Activities to Create Confident Readers
Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. The authors of this book have been in your shoes. These experienced science teachers know what it’s like to work with students who struggle to understand their science texts. Once Up...
By Jodi Wheeler-Toppen, Matthew Hackett, Karen Kraus
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Web Seminar
Archive: Back to School with NSTA, NSELA, and CS3, August 20, 2020
The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), the National Science Education Leadership Association, and the Council of State Science Supervisors have created a series of one-pagers that focuses on quality teaching and learning in science and pro...
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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Technology Tips for Middle School Teachers, September 8, 2020
Are you in need of technology tools to support distance/remote learning? Join us for this edition of Teacher Tip Tuesday featuring middle school contexts with the choice of multiple breakout sessions focused on a suite of technology tools concluding ...
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