Using Understanding by Design to Make the Standards Come Alive

Journal Article | October 2021

Point of View: The Next Generation Science Standards: Impact on College Science Teaching

Journal Article | August 2015

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue discusses why college teachers should become familiar with the NGSS.

Examining the Effects of STEM Identity and Teaching Identity on Science and Mathematics Teaching Identity and Persistence in a Teaching Program

Journal Article | May 2023

In response to the demand for more STEM-certified teachers, identity has emerged as a theoretical lens for examining how candidates can be recruited into and retained in the teaching profession. This study explores the…

Fostering Reflective Teaching

Journal Article | March 2022

The Student Participation Observation Tool (SPOT) is a web-based classroom observation protocol developed for higher education STEM courses and based on research on evidence-based practices. The low-inference and…

Online Connections: Journal of College Science Teaching

Page | January 2020

Online Connections: Journal of College Science Teaching January/February 2021 Facilitating Conceptual Change by Engaging Students’ Preconceptions During College Science Classroom Instruction Supplemental tables Sustainability, Energy, and the Green Economy Appendixes and additional resources…

National Science Teaching Association Events Code of Conduct

Page | June 2024

National Science Teaching Association Events Code of Conduct IntroductionThis Code of Conduct sets the standard of conduct expected of participants at all National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) events. NSTA expects that all participants will work actively to create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment and…

Teaching for Understanding: Bridging the gap between student understanding and state and national tests and standards

Journal Article | August 2000

Elementary science teaching is under increasing scrutiny. Some teachers may feel caught between state and national standards and tests of children’s understanding of science. What happens when contradictions arise…

Learning to Teach with Science Representations

Journal Article | January 2023

Modifying Cookbook Labs: A different way of teaching a standard laboratory engages students and promotes understanding

Journal Article | September 2000

In this article, an extended lab activity from a common cookbook approach is modified to determine the percent mass of water in copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate crystals. This modified approach significantly enhances…

E–6 Preservice Teachers and Elementary Science Teaching

Journal Article | January 2022

The study assessed the science teaching confidence of preservice teachers in teaching elementary science by addressing two research questions: (1) Did preservice teachers understand the science concepts well enough to…