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Using Group Roles to Promote Collaboration

Collaborating effectively in small groups is an important skill for students, especially in classrooms adopting science education reforms like the NGS...

By Marta Stoeckel

High School Equity Inclusion Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Adapting a Field Research Course to High School Biology: Twenty Years of Leading Teenagers to do Science in the Woods

Direct experiences in the living world are a major ally in helping students understand biology and the practice of science, and in fostering a lifelon...

By Barry McPhail

Biology Environmental Science Inquiry Interdisciplinary Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Powerful Practices for the Differentiated Science Classroom

At its core, differentiation stems from the recognition that individual learners arrive in classrooms, each day, with a wide range of knowledge, lived...

By Brooke Whitworth, Amy Snead

High School Curriculum Equity Inclusion Multicultural Pedagogy

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Increased Pre-Lecture Reading and Greater Attendance at a Community College Gateway Science Course

Gateway science courses are an ongoing obstacle to recruitment into STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Students come to ...

By Daniel Gertner, Allie Brashears, Na Xu, Holly Porter-Morgan

Postsecondary Pedagogy STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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‘Strategic and Steady Can Win the Race’: Incremental exposure to novel pedagogies can help change STEM faculty ‘teaching and learning’ attitudes and practices

Evidence-based pedagogies to improve STEM student success are now recognized, but their successful incorporation can be hampered by STEM faculty warin...

By Nisaa Kirtman, Cary Smith, Teresa Demeritte, Debra Divinity, Vida Amouzandeh, Jo Anne Fordham, Mehri Fadavi

Pedagogy STEM Teaching Strategies

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It’s personal and pedagogical: Peer Learning Assistants use multiple strategies to support student learning in college biology courses

As introductory college science courses transition from large, passive lectures to more student-centered active learning environments, additional inst...

By Brittney Ferrari, Peyton LaBonte, Julie Kittleson

Biology Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Teaching Physics as the Awesome Rules of Nature

Focus on Physics...

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Pedagogy Physical Science Physics Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Cultivating Teachers’ Indigenous Knowledge through Explorations of Milkweed and Phenology

Providing more equitable pedagogies to all students, including those who are traditionally underrepresented, is a high priority of science education. ...

By Hillary Barron, Emily Mohl, Michele Koomen

High School Biology Inquiry Multicultural Pedagogy

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Advocating for Science from Within the Classroom

By Jessica Fries-Gaither

Kindergarten Elementary Advocacy Leadership Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Phenomenon Walks

For preservice K–5 teachers, understanding how to implement phenomenon-based learning in an elementary classroom is an important skill, particularly...

By Steph Dean

Pedagogy Phenomena Preservice Science Education

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“Flipping” a course: is it worth it? A multiyear analysis of interactive and student-centered pedagogy in an introductory physical geology course

This study summarizes the comparison of interactive lecturing and technology-supported student-centered pedagogy across six semesters of an introducto...

By Theresa Halligan, Cinzia Cervato, Ulrike Genschel

Earth & Space Science Pedagogy STEM Teaching Strategies

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“Enhancing” exam wrappers with research into learning is associated with a shift in study strategies in a first semester biology course.

Students’ academic performance improves when they use active study methods and discussion of study strategy efficacy can impact students’ choice. ...

By Maya Sobel, Linden Higgins

Learning Progression Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Building Research Communities for Life Science Transfer Students: Improving Retention and Student Outcomes

Many initiatives attempt to smooth transitions between 2-year colleges and 4-year universities, but retention and graduation rates for transfer-studen...

By Ian Biazzo, Kenneth Fedorka, Kimberly Schneider, Ken Teter

Leadership Pedagogy STEM

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Value Creation in a Pedagogically-focused Faculty Online Learning Community

Faculty online learning communities (FOLCs) can help faculty effectively adopt and persist in using research-based curricula. This paper documents fac...

By Fred Goldberg, Edward Price, Mo Basir, Lawrence Escalada, Steven Maier, Steven Sahyun, Tamara Snyder, Liang Zeng

Distance Learning Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Social-Emotional Learning in the Science Classroom

From the Editor's Desk...

By Patty McGinnis

Inclusion Pedagogy Social Justice Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies