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Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, May 21, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Journal Article
Talk it Out! Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment with Dialogues
Getting ALL students involved in a class can be a difficult task. Getting students EXCITED about reading, writing, and learning can be an even MORE difficult task. Fortunately, the use of Dialogues is an easy strategy that any teacher can implement...
By Anne Levendusky and Gregory Bisbee
Journal Article
Blackout Poetry: Eclipsing with words and images to Illuminate ideas
Integrating literacy practices in science classrooms can help students with reading complex scientific text, write arguments as part of shared cross-disciplinary practices and engage with content. In the Linking Science, Mathematics, and Literacy fo...
By Amy Lannin, Jeannie Sneller, and Heba Abdelnaby
Journal Article
Easing into Socioscientific Issues and Critical Science Literacy
Including SSIs in the classroom can be a daunting task. To make this task more manageable, we have developed a strategy to easily create short modules for use in our classrooms that can be used to introduce new topics or apply previously learned topi...
By Mitchell Klocke and Jerrid W. Kruse
Journal Article
Empowering Student Action Through Climate Literacy Development
In light of the International Panel on Climate Change's findings, this article underscores the detrimental effects of climate misinformation in the U.S. and its role in impeding public understanding and action. Leveraging the power of education, an 8...
By Jocelyn Miller, Gina Childers, and Rebecca Hite
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, May 7, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, April 2, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, March 26, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, March 19, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Journal Article
Just Because It Sounds Plausible, Doesn’t Mean It’s True
Plausible scientific arguments abound. Those who wish to deceive often weave a tangled web of plausible scientific arguments to support their case. What can the science teacher do to prevent their students being duped? Given that many of the claims a...
By Jonathan Osborne
Journal Article
Promoting Scientific Literacy through the Writing of Abstracts
Students are provided with plenty of opportunities to acquire new knowledge based on the various scientific disciplines they explore in their schooling. However, it can sometimes be difficult to integrate activities that build scientific literacy ami...
By Alexander Eden
Journal Article
Establishing AI Literacy before Adopting AI
As applications of AI have proliferated, the call has grown for educating students about what AI is, how it works, and how it can affect us. In response, [an American University], in collaboration with an external implementation partner, developed 12...
By Fiona Hollands, Cynthia Breazeal