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Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Science, Volume 2: 30 New Formative Assessment Probes (e-book)

Here’s a fresh way to help your students learn life science by determining how you can help them learn best. Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Scienc...

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Wild Wonderings: Scientists and Their Questions (e-book)

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What's New for CSL in 2024

Informal Education News

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Field Trips to Zoos and Aquariums: Solving Pedagogical Challenges Using the Next Generation Science Standards

Though zoos and aquariums have become increasingly focused on conservation education, their menageries of unique and diverse learning opportunities ha...

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Life Science NGSS Pedagogy

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Medical and cancer-STEM education for underrepresented minority elementary school students in Audiology, Gastroenterology and Osteology/Orthopedics

The goal of the University of Southern California (USC)/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center funded Wonderkids Program is to develop medical and cancer ...

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Careers Equity Inclusion Sensemaking Social Justice STEM

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Co-Development of a Museum-Based Scientist-Teacher Partnership

Scientist-led K-12 outreach offers many benefits to scientists, teachers, and students. However, according to recent research, many of these programs ...

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Biology Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Becoming Botanical Garden Educators: Engaging High School Students in Botany through the use of Flip

It is critical to develop students’ science communication skills as they progress through their education. One way in which this goal can be accompl...

Life Science STEM Technology

Journal Article

Creating Equity for Black Science Students

Creating equity for Black science students requires deep listening and can be achieved with phenomenological qualitative research and a community of i...

Equity General Science Inclusion Inquiry Social Justice

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Redesigning an environmental curriculum for student engagement

Apart from equipping learners with 21st-century skills, environmental science (ES) education fosters problem-solving, creativity, critical thinking, a...

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Informal Education Environmental Science Labs Life Science Teaching Strategies

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Connected Science Learning January/February 2024

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Three Transformative Leadership Practices

What does it take to prioritize science instruction in an elementary system? In this article, we’ll examine three transformative leadership practice...

By Rebecca Abbott, Meredith Moran, and Alicia Baier Wideman, 

Elementary Administration Leadership

Journal Article

Making Science Accessible for All

It’s time for a change in mindset. We must shift our focus toward recognizing the assets and strengths of our students as a pivotal starting point. ...

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Kindergarten Pre-K Early Childhood Elementary Equity Inclusion Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Career of the Month: Industrial Engineer

Industrial engineers apply math and engineering principles to make systems—comprised of humans, machines, information, materials and/or energy—mor...

High School Careers Engineering STEM