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Journal Article

Critical thinking skills are sought after in the workforce and are often included in course, departmental, and programmatic learning objectives. ...

By Elizabeth Co

Postsecondary Curriculum Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Developing and Implementing a Campus-Wide Professional Development Program: Successes and Challenges

Gateways-ND is a 5-year, National Science Foundation–funded effort directed toward three goals: maximizing the instructional effectiveness of postse...

By Melissa Vosen Callens, Paul Kelter, Jill Motschenbacher, James Nyachwaya, Jared L. Ladbury and Anna M. Semanko

Postsecondary Curriculum Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Promoting STEM Persistence Through an Innovative Field Trip–Based First-Year Experience Course

At our small liberal arts college, we recently introduced a field trip–based course as a requirement for all first-year science majors. This course,...

By Emma Kamen and Alessandra Leri

Curriculum New Science Teachers STEM Teaching Strategies

Reports Article

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, December 1, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Administration Aerospace Biology Curriculum Equity General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science News Professional Learning old Safety STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Equity Strategies: Community Hosts and Design Thinking in a Middle School Summer Camp

By Adam Talamantes

Middle School Informal Education Curriculum Engineering Equity Inclusion Multicultural STEM

Journal Article

Taking Action in STEM Learning

By Erica Ahlgren and Mallory Tuominen

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Curriculum Inquiry STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Integrating Crosscutting Concepts into Science Instruction

By Marcelle Goggins, Alison Haas, Scott Grapin, Lorena Llosa, and Okhee Lee

Early Childhood Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum NGSS

Journal Article

Standards Are Not Curriculum

By Jay McTighe and Patrick Brown

Elementary Curriculum NGSS Pedagogy

NSTA Press Book

Once Upon a Physical Science Book: 12 Interdisciplinary Activities to Create Confident Readers

Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. The authors of this book have been in your shoes. These experienced science teachers...

By Jodi Wheeler-Toppen, Matthew Hackett, Karen Kraus

Informal Education Middle School Physical Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials NGSS Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Literacy

Journal Article

Measuring Computational Thinking Teaching Efficacy Beliefs of Preservice Elementary Teachers

With the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), assessing K–12 science teachers’ self-efficacy in Computational Thinking (CT) ...

By Erdogan Kaya, Anna Newley, Ezgi Yesilyurt, and Hasan Deniz

Postsecondary Assessment Curriculum