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  • NSTA Press® Sample Chapters

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    NSTA Press® Sample Chapters Looking for Science Activities? NSTA Press publishes science activities for teachers of kindergarten through college on a wide range of topics. We've posted sample chapters and activities from our books for free download so you can look inside. Be sure to search our online bookstore for…

  • NSTA Engage: Fall20 Popular Topics

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    NSTA Engage: Fall20 Popular Topics Online and Blended Learning Fri, 5:45-6:30 PM EST Conducting Labs in the Virtual World Fri, 4:05-4:50 PM EST Webcams as Windows into Animal Behavior Sat., 11:50-12:15 PM EST Saturday Lightning Chat:…

  • Attendee Resources

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    Attendee Resources NSTA Virtual Conferences Looking for software, lab equipment, specimens, lesson plans, or new ways to teach science and STEM concepts—visit the NSTA Marketplace. Our Marketplace Partners have loaded their Resource pages with videos, materials and product descriptions. Looking for something specific?…

  • Students as Citizen Scientists: It’s Elementary

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  • STEM Faculty Institute

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    As change agents at our university, we sought to facilitate a transition within our STEM college toward more extensive use of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) that promote student-centered learning. We…

  • Formative Assessment of English Language Proficiency in the Science Classroom

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    In a linguistically diverse fourth-grade classroom, students carry out an investigation to answer the lesson question: How are we able to see objects? Working collaboratively in groups, students are given a lidded box…

  • Formative Assessment of English Language Proficiency in the Science Classroom

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  • Exploring Barriers to the Use of Evidence-Based Instructional Practices

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    Recent reform documents in postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields recommend the use of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) in the classroom. National surveys in the…

  • Pandemic-Inspired Insights

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    College instructors faced a rapid transition to remote instruction in spring 2020, and with it a host of new teaching challenges. This qualitative study investigates what 26 college biology instructors learned about…

  • Intentionally Addressing Equity in the Classroom

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    Equity, as we define it, means striving to serve the needs of others and enhancing belonging by focusing on “whole humans” in emotional, sociocultural, and personal contexts. Integrating equitable practices in STEM…

  • A Process of Pedagogical Change in College Science Education

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    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…

  • Adding Necessary Rigor to Engineering Pedagogical Change

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    In this study, we explore the teaching of an acclaimed engineering education professor and his struggles to transform his classroom in light of the National Academy of Engineering standards. We argue that pedagogical…

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