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STEM Education Within the West Point Experience
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At conferences or meetings, West Point faculty are often asked, “What’s it like to teach at West Point?” To answer this question we present the unique model that West Point uses to bridge traditional higher education…
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Teacher Spotlight: Daniel Delcher
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Facilitating Departmental and Institutional Change for Expanding Undergraduate Research Experiences
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Increased sustainable access to undergraduate research opportunities, particularly for historically underrepresented populations, involves transforming departmental and institutional cultures, which is time-consuming…
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Graduate teaching assistants (TAs) may identify with multiple roles during their introductory biology teaching experiences. This study developed an instrument that measures TA role identity in introductory biology.…
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Computing in Bioinformatics and Engaged Student Learning
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The field of biology education—and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines more broadly—has witnessed two major shifts in the past decade: (i) the increased awareness of research-based…
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STEM Laboratory Safety on a Shoestring
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Student-Constructed Weather Instruments Facilitate Scientific Inquiry
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Students in introductory college science courses often have a simplified understanding of the scientific method. To introduce students to the complexity of the scientific process and the value of empirical observations…
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While research has demonstrated the links between active learning and student success, lecture remains a dominant instructional method within introductory STEM courses. In this project, we used the strategy of…
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Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) represent an economical and practical way for institutions to equitably offer research experiences to large numbers of students. Although the benefits of CUREs are…
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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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Why Are There Coral in the Cliffs?
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The Undergraduate Teacher-Scholar Program
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Peer learning programs have been developed to support many introductory science courses by providing additional instruction and engagement. These programs are beneficial to both learners and instructors, providing…
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