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Lesson Plan

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ initial ideas and attitudes about the procedure that should be followed when testing models to determine if a design solves the problem. The probe is designed to see if students recognize ...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Lab Safety Considerations for Back to School, August 31, 2020

This interactive web seminar will begin with an overview and framing of safety protocols specific for science/STEM laboratory considerations with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and Dr. Kevin Doyle of Morris...

Elementary High School Middle School General Science STEM

Blog Post

Building Critical Thinkers by Showing the Societal Impact of Inventions

By Ainissa Ramirez, Ph.D.

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary General Science Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching Strategies

Reports Article

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, August 12, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Preschool Biology Climate Change General Science Life Science Mathematics News Professional Learning old STEM

Journal Article

Effect of Exam Wrappers on Student Achievement in Multiple, Large STEM Courses

Metacognition, the ability to think about and regulate one’s thinking, is an important factor in effective student learning. One intervention to promote student metacognition is the exam wrapper—a reflection students complete after an exam noti...

By Linda C. Hodges, Lisa C. Beall, Eric C. Anderson, Tara S. Carpenter, Lili Cui, Elizabeth Feeser, Tiffany Gierasch, Kalman M. Nanes, H. Mark Perks, and Cynthia Wagner

Postsecondary STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Factors Associated With Students Graduating With STEM Degrees at a Military Academy: Improving Success by Identifying Early Obstacles

The United States is not graduating enough science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors for the increasing number of available employment opportunities and national security needs. The purpose of this study was to quantify the ma...

By Jessica H. Dwyer, Wilson J. González-Espada, Kimberly de la Harpe, and David C. Meier

STEM Teaching Strategies

Reports Article

Human Impacts on Our Climate Lesson Plan 1: Weather Versus Climate and Global Warming Trends

By Carla C. Johnson, Janet B. Walton, and Erin Peters-Burton

Middle School Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans STEM Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: The Enduring Legacy of Henrietta Lacks, September 16, 2020

As we celebrate Henrietta Lacks’ 100th birthday, this web seminar presentation will highlight the contributions of HeLa cells to science and medicine, as well as NIH’s unique agreement with the Lacks’ family related to access to HeLa genom...

Middle School Elementary High School Biology Life Science STEM

Journal Article

Codesigning With Indigenous Families and Educators

By Carrie Tzou, Elizabeth Starks, Meixi, Amanda Rambayon, Sara Marie Ortiz, Shawn Peterson, Paradise Gladstone, Ellie Tail, Arianna Chang, Elise Andrew, Xochitl Nevarez, Ashley Braun, Megan Bang

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Engineering Equity Inclusion Multicultural STEM Technology

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of July 20, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Biology Chemistry Engineering Equity General Science Inclusion Interdisciplinary Life Science Physical Science Physics STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Using Narratives to Evoke Empathy and Support Girls’ Engagement in Engineering

By Susan M. Letourneau and Dorothy Bennett

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Engineering Equity Inclusion STEM

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of July 3, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Biology Earth & Space Science Evolution Life Science Physics STEM

Journal Article

K–12 DREAMS to Teach Program at Morehouse College

This study explores the pathways to K–12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics instruction among Black/African American males in the Discovery Research Education for African American Men in STEM to Teach (DREAMS to Teach) program at Mo...

By Cynthia Trawick, Thema Monroe-White, Jigsa A. Tola, Jamie P. Clayton, and J. K. Haynes

Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Advocacy STEM Teacher Preparation