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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 21, 2023

By Debra Shapiro

Kindergarten Pre-K Preschool Early Childhood Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Aerospace Citizen Science Climate Science Distance Learning Earth & Space Science General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science News Preservice Science Education Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies

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Teaching Preservice Teachers the Water Cycle With a Conceptual Change Model

The purposes of this study were to examine preservice elementary teachers’ conception of the water cycle; determine if participating in a conceptual...

By Patricia Morrell and Adele Schepige

Earth & Space Science Inquiry Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Low-Level Learning

More than 8 out of every 10 college students are not STEM majors, yet we have little understanding about learning expectations for them. We used the r...

By Austin Heil, Cara Gormally, and Peggy Brickman

Biology Preservice Science Education STEM

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Learning by Listing

Undergraduate STEM students may be overwhelmed by the complex information they are exposed to during their education. Even so, there are a handful of ...

By Nora Demers

Pre-service Teachers Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies

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Student Self-Care in the Sciences

Instructor support is associated with various positive outcomes for students. Self-care (taking care of one’s physical, mental, and emotional health...

By Carly Yadon

Advocacy Leadership Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies

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Development and Implementation of an Undergraduate STEM Peer Coaching Program

Undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiences have academic, psychological, and social challenges that require ad...

By Laura E. Swann, Jonathan L. Hall, Katie Vaccaro-Garska, Samantha R. Seals, and Pamela P. Benz

Pedagogy Preservice Science Education STEM Teaching Strategies

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Using a Socioscientific Issues Approach in an Undergraduate Environmental Science Course

A perennial goal of science educators is to develop functional scientific literacy in their students, especially those who will not become professiona...

By Mark H. Newton

Environmental Science Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies

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Emphasis on Quality in iNaturalist Plant Collections Enhances Learning and Research Utility

Following the switch to remote online teaching in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the plant taxonomy course at the University of Georgia (UGA) swit...

By Mason C. McNair, Chelsea M. Sexton, and Mark Zenoble

Biology Citizen Science Preservice Science Education

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Undergraduate Learning Assistants Foster Students’ Resilience During Transition to Online Learning in a Large Microbiology Classroom

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a series of emergency transitions to online learning for academic institutions around the world. Previous studies have sh...

By Kathleen Hefferon and Esther Angert

Pre-service Teachers Biology Distance Learning New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

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Making the Most of Field Trips

Field trips can be a unique way to engage elementary students in science content. However, budget cuts and a focus on standardized testing are causing...

By Nicole Hesson

Elementary Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Teaching Strategies

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Collaboration Through Critical Service Learning—In Search of Earth’s Secrets

By Faye Bruun, Katherine Dion, Kimberly Moore, Robin Johnson, Cherie McCollough, and Carmen Tejeda-Delgado

Pre-service Teachers Informal Education Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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From Birding to Robotics: Integrating STEM Learning Through Community Collaboration

By Katherine Marie Blagden

Elementary Informal Education NGSS Preservice Science Education STEM Technology

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Exploring Peer Learning Assistants’ Impact on Student Performance and Perceptions in an Undergraduate Biology Course

To transition introductory college science courses from large, passive lectures to more student-centered learning environments, additional instruction...

By Brittney A. Ferrari, Jonathan A. Dees, Norris A. Armstrong, and Julie M. Kittleson

Postsecondary Biology Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies

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Your Student Said What?!

By Alexander Eden

High School New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation