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Brain Awareness Day: A Service-Learning Experience in Neuroscience
Journal Article |
Three local colleges in the Lehigh Valley collaborate on a service-learning project called Brain Awareness Day to enhance neuroscience literacy among the public regarding the functions of the brain and benefits of brain…
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Connected Climate Change Learning Through Citizen Science
Journal Article |
Educators in rural Alaska assessed and implemented effective strategies for Indigenous youth in rural Alaska to use GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment), a K–12 classroom learning program…
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Web Seminar |
Strategic partnerships that bring together schools and other organizations–such as museums–have the potential to transform learning in ways that neither partner can accomplish alone. Explore the process, products, and…
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Journal Article |
This study investigated how students in an urban 2-year college used self-regulation strategies in a General Chemistry I course and whether their use was correlated with both performance and the ability to correctly…
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Web Seminar |
Join us on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, starting at 12:00 pm ET for a web seminar in the Transforming Science Learning series from NSTA. How can we ensure that students will be able to take what they know and…
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Web Seminar |
How can we ensure that students will be able to take what they know and can do to the next grade level and have the confidence to apply their learning to real-world situations at every age? Explore how sensemaking…
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Web Seminar |
How can we ensure that students will be able to take what they know and can do to the next grade level and have the confidence to apply their learning to real-world situations at every age? Explore how sensemaking…
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Web Seminar |
How can we ensure that students will be able to take what they know and can do to the next grade level and have the confidence to apply their learning to real-world situations at every age? Explore how sensemaking…
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Web Seminar |
For students to be able to make sense of the world, our classrooms must be transformed into learning communities where students are working together to share ideas, build understanding and reach consensus. We’ll share…
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Web Seminar |
For students to be able to make sense of the world, our classrooms must be transformed into learning communities where students are working together to share ideas, build understanding and reach consensus. We’ll share…
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Science Learning in the Early Years: Activities for PreK-2 (e-book)
eBook |
At first glance, you can see the value of Science Learning in the Early Years because it provides you with both 40-plus classroom activities and an understanding of how to use them with young students. The book shows…
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Learning and Teaching Scientific Inquiry: Research and Applications (e-book)
eBook |
Science teacher educators, curriculum specialists, professional development facilitators, and K–8 teachers are bound to increase their understanding and confidence when teaching inquiry after a careful reading of this…
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Editor’s Roundtable: What students can learn in their own backyard
Journal Article |
Local resources and potential science education partners are underutilized, though many facilities, institutions, and professionals would gladly volunteer time and services to schools and teachers. This issue of Science…
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Research and Teaching: Incorporating Active Learning Techniques Into a Genetics Class
Journal Article |
We revised a sophomore-level genetics class to more actively engage the students in their learning. The students worked in groups on quizzes using the Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique (IF-AT) and active-learning…