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Shared Measures for STEM and Science Learning Through the ActApp

Many formal and informal science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning programs want to understand the impact their work has on learner...

By Matthew A. Cannady and Kalie Sacco

Informal Education

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Planning for Quality

Communities across the United States are working together to increase the quality and quantity of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ...

By Lydia Peabody, Rebecca K. Browne, Bailey Triggs, Patricia J. Allen, and Gil G. Noam

Informal Education Administration STEM

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The Common Instrument Suite

The fundamental ideas in John Dewey’s 1913 essay, Interest and Effort in Education, are as true today as they were when he published it more than ...

By Cary Sneider and Gil G. Noam

Informal Education Administration Teacher Preparation

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Practical Program Evaluation

I love data—especially when used to look at learning experiences and figure out what’s working, what isn’t, and what to do next. Not surprisin...

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education Assessment Professional Learning old Research STEM

Making Sense of Day and Night

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Making Sense of Day and Night

This article describes how teachers can use first graders' scientific models as formative assessments....

Explore-Before-Explain

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Explore-Before-Explain

How to create formative assessment experiences for fifth-grade students learning about energy transfer....

What Properties Matter?

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What Properties Matter?

Exploring essential properties of matter with fifth graders...

The <i>Right</i> Kind of Questions

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The <i>Right</i> Kind of Questions

A fourth-grade 5E unit on electrical circuits fosters integration of practices with content learning....

Writing Like a Scientist

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Writing Like a Scientist

Using science notebooks to scaffold writing for first-grade students...

Editorial: Assessment: Take a Deeper Dive

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Editorial: Assessment: Take a Deeper Dive

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Early Years: A Lesson on Living Organisms

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Early Years: A Lesson on Living Organisms

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue presents a lesson on living organisms....

Early Childhood Resources Review: The Young Artist as Scientist: What Can Leonardo Teach Us?

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Early Childhood Resources Review: The Young Artist as Scientist: What Can Leonardo Teach Us?

This column evaluates elementary science resources. This issue focuses on the role of art in science....

The Poetry of Science: Poetry, Puppies, and Results

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The Poetry of Science: Poetry, Puppies, and Results

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways....

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