Catapult X and NSTA Announce Winners of the Science Educators' Best of Show™ NSTA 2020—Virtual Awards Program

Press Release | May 2020

NGSS Science and Language Shifts in a Diverse Fourth-Grade Classroom

Journal Article | June 2021

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) offer rich opportunities for both science and language learning. This article presents science and language instructional shifts, grounded in the NGSS and contemporary…

Data Detectives Clubs: A Collaborative Approach to Data Science Through Epidemiology

Journal Article | December 2022

Fact-Checking in an Era of Fake News

Journal Article | May 2021

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 30, 2024

Reports Article | July 2024

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, May 16, 2023

Reports Article | May 2023

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 10, 2024

Reports Article | September 2024

Comparing Student Performance and Satisfaction Between Face-to-Face and Online Education of a Science Course in a Liberal Arts University

Journal Article | October 2021

This study presents a quasi-experiment to assess differences in student performance and satisfaction between two different delivery modes—online and face-to-face education. We collected data from 747 (373 face-to-face…

Using an Instructional Team During Pandemic Remote Teaching Enhanced Student Outcomes in a Large STEM Course

Journal Article | January 2022

The unplanned shift to online instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic challenged many instructors teaching large-enrollment courses to design learning environments that actively engaged all students. We looked at how…

Teaching in Tandem

Journal Article | March 2023

In the information age, the acquisition of data literacy skills has become increasingly important for undergraduate student success, yet these skills are not emphasized in the lecture setting. Here we present a study to…

Virtual Sungazing

Journal Article | December 2020

First Do No Harm

Journal Article | July 2022

Computer-delivered exams are attractive due to ease of delivery, lack of waste, and immediate results. But before moving to computer-based assessments, instructors should consider whether they affect student performance…

The Effect of Science Education Classes on Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Attitudes About Science

Journal Article | June 2019

This study examined the attitudes toward science of elementary preservice teachers at a large public university in Texas. The study utilized a version of the well-established Test of ScienceRelated Attitudes (TOSRA) to…

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, February 7, 2023

Reports Article | February 2023

Early Childhood Engineering and Natural Resources

Journal Article | August 2020