Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Use of Speaking, Listening, and Writing Skills to Understand the Importance of Nature of Science Instruction

Journal Article | July 2020

There has been a focus on improving teachers’ views of nature of science for decades. The method in which researchers improve views of nature of science, however, varies greatly. This study aimed to improve elementary…

Alliance of Affiliates

Page | October 2019

NSTA works with other science teaching and educational groups around the country to further the goals of science education. (See also NSTA State Chapters and Associated Groups.)Association for Multicultural Science…

Advertising in Journal of College Science Teaching

Page | March 2020

The Journal of College Science Teaching (JCST) is a highly readable, scholarly publication that reaches college professionals who are educating the next generation of elementary, middle school, and high school science…

Call for Papers: Science and Children

Page | January 2020

Call for Papers: Science and Children Your 2000-word manuscript should describe a set of connected lessons or investigations that build an idea or content area. They should include assessments (pre-, post- and formative) as well as enough detail that another teacher could replicate the lessons in the…

Online Supplementary Files 2007-2020

Page | January 2020

Online Supplementary Files 2007-2020 November/December 2020The Aurora BorealisStudent WorksheetSolar wind velocity data and answer keySolar storm answer keyConnecting to the Next Generation Science StandardsThe Lives of Staph (Idea Bank)Appendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix EAppendix…

Sustainability, Energy, and the Green Economy

Journal Article | January 2021

Interdisciplinary education offers a collaborative approach to multifaceted topics, such as environmental sustainability. In this article, we present the conceptual framework and lessons learned from a team-taught…

Good Writing is All About Momentum

Journal Article | March 2022

A Process of Pedagogical Change in College Science Education

Journal Article | November 2022

This article aims to explore the experiences of science instructors who are active participants in the design and enactment of an interdisciplinary science course with student-centered pedagogy in a large-enrollment…

Perceptions of Teaching and Learning of STEM Revealed in University Academics’ Drawings

Journal Article | July 2023

As part of a larger study investigating the perceptions of university academics about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); STEM learning environments; and necessary capabilities for STEM educators…

New Community Creation Through a Shared Biology-Chemistry-Communication Laboratory Model for First-Year STEM Majors

Journal Article | May 2022

This article explores results from a 3-year model of laboratory instruction, Project Synapse, that synthesized biology, chemistry, and communication curricula for first-year science majors at a STEM-focused university.…

Science, Society, and Self

Journal Article | July 2022

A formal pedagogical push emerged and later blossomed in designing integrated curriculum between STEM and non-STEM areas in secondary and higher education. A growing cadre of research identifies positive learning…

Newspaper Physics for First-Year College Students

Journal Article | January 2023

This article describes and illustrates a physics course for first-year college students whose only knowledge of physics is that they do not like the subject. The physics content is driven entirely by what appears in…