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Catalyzing the Advancement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Chemical Education
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Only a relatively small number of students from underrepresented groups enter the field of chemistry, complete their degrees, and enter the workforce. There are ethical and practical concerns when we lose out on…
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Big Books Have a Big Impact on Elementary Science Education
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Preservice elementary teachers are faced with the daunting task of learning enough about every subject to support their students’ development of foundational ideas. Teacher preparation programs and professional…
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Early childhood science education at conferences
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When a conference has plenty of sessions about science and engineering learning in early childhood—so many that each time slot has 2 or more such sessions—it shows that preschool, kindergarten, and first and…
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Investigating water with Early Childhood educators
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“At what age can a child begin science learning?” asked one participant at an early childhood education workshop on investigating the properties of water in a fun, scientific way using observation, documentation and…
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Elementary educators' early morning
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Elementary educators turned out in force for this special event just for them! The Elementary Extravaganza opened this morning at 8 am. When I stopped by a little later, the room was packed (I heard an estimate of…
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Codesigning With Indigenous Families and Educators
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Positive environments: Early childhood education conferences
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Two early childhood conferences I attended this month, a national conference and a local regional conference, were awash with sessions on science, STEM, and STEAM education. Although science education is my main focus,…
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Involving families in early childhood science education
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An elementary school PTA veteran observed to me, “If you want families to come to school, serve food or have their child take part in a performance.” This advice goes for preschool too! Serving food makes it…
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Incorporating DNA Education in Early and Intermediate STEM Learning
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A Course-Based Research and Teaching Experience for Science Majors and Preservice Educators
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We designed a course to provide undergraduate science students and preservice teachers with authentic research and teaching experiences. Teams of students and preservice teachers complete supervised field ecology…
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When early childhood educators conference & talk about science education
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The National Science Teachers Association’s annual conference brings educators from many places in the world together to build their science teaching skills, science content, reaffirm connections with colleagues and…
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Recommend a resource for early childhood science and engineering education
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Guidance for effective science and engineering teaching can be found in the NSTA position statement on Early Childhood Science Education. Materials for science and engineering science explorations, such as teacher…
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Resources about technology use in early childhood education
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The NAEYC Technology and Young Children Interest Forum has put together many resources for early childhood educators looking for guidance on what, when and how to use the broad range of digital and analog devices we…
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Peer-Led Team Learning as Educational Tool for First-Year Biology Students
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This article reports the findings of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model intervention study in an introductory biology course at a Puerto Rican private university. PLTL introduces to the traditional class format an…
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