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Creating A New Border Culture In The Midst Of The Climate Crisis: Activism And Pedagogy Strategies For Teacher Preparation, Puneet S. Gill

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education

This paper documents the efforts of an activist group that came to teach about activist efforts, climate change/climate justice/climate crisis issues, and to create leaders in one border community. The leaders of this three-day workshop are a part of an activist organization named SOMOS Sunrise, the Latine constituency of the Sunrise movement. In this paper, I will analyze the climate change workshop training days and components of the workshops. Secondly, this paper will document a climate cohort education group conducted with undergraduate students and pre-service teachers the following summer. This climate cohort helped articulate art activism and public speaking opportunities …

Learning To Teach About Climate Justice And Social Justice In Science Methods, Mindy J. Chappell

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education

In November, the Editors of NWJTE sat down for a conversation with Dr. Mindy J. Chappell, a Science Teacher Educator in the College of Education at Portland State University. Dr. Chappell’s passions include developing teachers who are prepared to disrupt normative science ideologies and provide young people with science instruction that encourages and empowers them to be leaders in their communities. She engages in arts-based educational science research through the methodology of Ethnodance (a term she coined). She places young people and their lived experiences at the heart of her work.

Intersections Between Science And Social Justice: A Conversation With Liza Finkel, Liza Finkel, Maika Yeigh

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education

In preparation for the special issue: Cascading Crises: Power, Equity and Liberation, the Editors of NWJTE sat down for a conversation with Dr. Liza Finkel, a Science Teacher Educator in the Graduate School of Education and Counseling at Lewis & Clark College. Dr. Finkel’s passions include science (especially geology), finding intersections between science and social justice and helping new teachers learn to include those connections in their teaching, knitting, cooking, birding, and reading mystery novels with women protagonists.

Melding Mindsets: Isolated Content, Same Destination, Hidden Opportunity, Kenneth Holman M.Ed., Shalece Kohnke Ph.D.

Constellations: Online STEM Teacher Education Journal

The authors emphasize the underutilized opportunities that exist in overlapping and integrating these two disciplines, advocating for a cross-curricular approach to enhance student learning and understanding. The paper highlights the connections between mathematics and science standards, particularly focusing on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Process Standards and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Science and Engineering Practices. These standards not only demonstrate the interconnection between the two subjects but also highlight their importance in shaping informed citizens.

Building Connections: The Power Of Embedding Literacy And Math Content Into Science And Social Studies Contexts, Rachel Hallett-Njuguna Edd

Constellations: Online STEM Teacher Education Journal

Nationally, the lack of improvement in literacy scores continues to baffle experts. Instructional leaders from math, science, and social studies in one district knew the value of leveraging their subject areas to support literacy achievement in secondary students. Starting with an engaging STEM-related novel, the group of curriculum experts developed meaningful literacy connected tasks for their teacher and teacher leader participants. Working through the activities as their students would, the group found a new appreciation for the importance of leveraging the relevance of science and social studies content and the usefulness of math content when creating literacy lessons. The group’s …

The Impact Of Teacher Preparedness And Professional Development On Fourth-Grade Students' Science Achievement, Craig L. Mayo, Faye Bradley

Journal of Research Initiatives

Science scores among US fourth-grade students have declined compared to their international counterparts in recent years. Recent results show that teachers are the most impactful influence on student success and accountability. Teacher preparedness and professional development are two key areas that serve as indicators of providing relevant and essential information for students' success. A correlational quantitative study was conducted to assess the relationship between teacher preparedness and professional development on fourth-grade students’ science achievement. The TIMSS 2019 data were secured from the Boston College, TIMSS, and PIRLS International websites. The data was evaluated using the SPSS 27 Hierarchical Linear Regression. …

Indianapolis Gems Club: Engagement In Informal Mathematics And Science Learning., Maria Eloisa Nuguid

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

There continues to be a need for the representation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. To address this need, the Girls Excelling in Mathematics and Science (GEMS) research team at Purdue started a GEMS club at Lew Wallace School in Indianapolis, referred to as Indy GEMS Club. GEMS research assistants Maria Eloisa Nuguid, Yi Zhu, and Grace Gochnauer worked with Professor Elizabeth Suazo-Flores. This article is a description of the first Indy GEMS Club experience that consisted of hands-on activities created by GEMS founder Laura Reasoner Jones. The activities were hidden Legos, cup stacking, building a …

Teaching Science To Students With Disabilities Using Socio-Scientific Issues, Rachel Juergensen, Laura Zangori, Pat Friedrichsen, Troy D. Sadler

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities experience inequitable learning opportunities in science classrooms. To create equitable learning environments, science teachers must embed supports within their curriculum units. Teachers rely on their beliefs about the capabilities of their students, their role as science teachers, and the goals of science education to adapt their curriculum units. Curricular changes occur through their pedagogical design capacity (PDC) during lesson planning and enactments, in which their beliefs inform their PDC choices. Yet there is little research regarding science teachers’ beliefs about teaching students with disabilities and how they enact their science curriculum materials in general education science classrooms. …

The Sci – Dot: A New Dimension Of Scientific Innovation For Persons With Blv., Ashley N. Nashleanas Ph.D.

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

Throughout history, students with blindness and low vision (BLV) have been vastly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines with regards to both K-12 education and post-secondary endeavors (Burgstahler, 1994; Supalo, 2010). This underrepresentation of students with BLV in STEM is due to limitations in technology that allow them to access data in a laboratory setting, thus inhibiting their abilities to partake actively in data acquisition with their peers. The Sci-Dot, a multiline, refreshable braille and tactile graphics display capable of logging scientific data in real time with the support of Vernier Science Education’s (VSE) Go-Direct Bluetooth sensors, …

Exploring Students’ Epistemological Understanding Of Atomic Structure Models, Claire V. Ward, Morgan Balabanoff

The Cardinal Edge

Developing a robust understanding of atomic structure and the nature of matter is foundational across chemistry and STEM courses. The development of this concept is challenging because it relies on models to illustrate something not directly observable. Scientific models are important tools used to explain phenomena, particularly phenomena that are not directly observable. In general chemistry, students are typically asked to consider four different models: (1) the particle model, (2) the nuclear model, (3) the Bohr model, and (4) the Quantum model. Each depiction has its own advantages and limitations, where instructors introduce each model to explain specific parts of …

From Materialization Of Science To Denying God: A Pipeline, Audra Kooi

Pro Rege

Audra Kooi, a Dordt University sophomore, majoring in Psychology and Health & Human Performance, and a member of the Kuyper Honors Program, submitted this essay to the Lambertus Verburg Excellence in Kuyperian Scholarship competition, 2023.

Seven Steps Of Poesis, Neil Baldwin

LASER Journal

This text responds to a request from Ashwin Vaidya, co-editor of LASER, in the spirit of his journal’s mission, “to explore links between science and art.” I have published ten volumes of nonfiction -- biography, history, essays and cultural studies – and two collections of poetry and translation over the past five decades. And I was founding director of The (virtual, interdisciplinary) Creative Research Center at Montclair State University from 2010-2020. This is my first attempt to write systematically and analytically about the phases, stages and challenges of generating and structuring a full-length monograph, peering downward from a thirty-thousand foot …

Universal Design For Learning (Udl) In Inclusive Preschool Science Classrooms, Marla J. Lohmann, Katrina A. Hovey, Ariane N. Gauvreau

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

Science instruction is a critical aspect of early learning. Teachers can support young children’s learning about scientific concepts through the use of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, which is a proactive approach to instructional planning that helps ensure success for all learners. This teaching techniques article offers preschool teachers practical solutions for implementing in the UDL framework for science instruction in their classrooms.

Using Way-In And Stay-In Scientific Picturebooks To Learn About Science And Scientists, William P. Bintz

Michigan Reading Journal

The power and potential of literature to learn science has long been recognized by both science and literacy specialists. Literature is often a child's first introduction to science and the first encounter with the concept of science and the role of scientists. The problem is that much science literature focuses mostly on the scientist or the science. This article responds to the imbalanced portrayal between science and scientist in children’s literature. It also discusses the value of scientific picturebook biography to teach science, introduces the notion of Way-In and Stay-In texts, and provides examples of both types of texts along …

Interdisciplinary Read Alouds: Building Background Knowledge To Support Learning Across Science And Social Studies, Lyndsey Bensel

Michigan Reading Journal

Science and social studies instruction at the elementary level has diminished in quantity and quality as a result of increasing pressure to maximize English language arts achievement. Research establishes a strong connection between background knowledge gained through content area learning and the ability to comprehend expository texts. Deprioritizing science and social studies instruction limits opportunities to explore disciplinary literacy practices which serve as the foundation for acquiring knowledge in different disciplines. This paper explores interdisciplinary read aloud lessons as an introduction of disciplinary literacy skills to elementary students. Interdisciplinary read aloud lessons can also support students in acquiring background knowledge …

Introduction To Theme 4: Scientific Essentials And Sustainable Environments, Alison R. Holmes

csuglobaljournal

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Evolving Scientific Vocabulary And Language In Middle School Classrooms: Babbling And Gargling On The Way To Scientific Understanding, Merryn Cole, Thomas Ryan, Jennifer Wilhelm

Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education

While scientific vocabulary is important, it can often become problematic for students. Sometimes, those words can become a barrier to participation or act as a gatekeeper to success in the science classroom. Under the Next Generation Science Standards, middle school students are expected to model Earth-Moon-Sun motions to explain Moon phases, eclipses, and seasons (NGSS Lead States, 2013). Using a phenomenography lens, we investigated the ways in which students seeing the Moon in nature and related classroom experiences translate into a mental model of lunar phases and how vocabulary is used to communicate these models. Eighth-grade students from three urban …

Integrating Theatre And Biology: How Embodied Performance Can Enhance Empathy Among College Science Students, Annika C. Speer, Begona Echeverria

The STEAM Journal

In these field notes, we examine the integration of the arts into a 20-person honors biology seminar at UC Riverside “Beyond Science: Being Humane Amid Human Rights Crises.” We held a four-hour workshop to examine the ways in which performance and theatrical storytelling can enhance science learning. The workshop provided a unique avenue for exploring how human activities result in downward consequences including refugee displacement, one of the course objectives. In addition to the workshop, we conducted surveys and a focus group with the students to better understand their experience incorporating the arts into their science class. A key concept …

Students Arts Participation Increases Stem Motivation Via Self-Efficacy, Stephen M. Dahlem

The STEAM Journal

This work found that there exists a correlation between student motivation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and student participation in the arts during high school with self-efficacy being a mediator. STEM is an important component of student success from a broad, national, perspective, as well as from a domain-specific point of view. The results of this work may provide aid to teachers, parents, administrators, and even students seeking to find ways to increase student motivation and performance in the STEM subjects. Additionally, this work may be of interest to advocates of the arts. This quantitative correlational study was …

Streaming With Butterflies: A Whole School Stream Project, Carey L. Averill, Janet M. Herrelko

Journal of Catholic Education

This study explores the commitment of a school faculty to use the pedagogical practices needed to employ a project-based unit of Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STREAM). The unit of study concentrated on environmental sustainability of butterflies through project-based learning (PBL). Teacher interviews were analyzed to reveal the similarities and differences, strengths and weaknesses in the teachers’ reactions to implementing a cross-curricula content unit designed for a pre-kindergarten (PK) to eighth grade school. Analysis of teacher data and classroom artifacts provided evidence of: content mastery at the student levels; implementation of scaffolding for developmental levels; and the need …

The Leaderbuild Theory., Fabio Galli, Karl J. New

Journal of Research Initiatives

In the last two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many educational and academic activities have undergone numerous changes; the number of online educational activities, e-Learning, and blended learning have radically increased, and the need to train personnel quickly and with increasing specialist skills has increased. The inclusion of the ‘Leaderbuild’ and ‘Leaderfit’ concept thus becomes one of the factors useful to prepare professionals specialized in every field, ready to lead in every modern environment and need, with structured leadership.

The Eloquence Of The Hadiths Of The Number In Sahih Al-Bukhari (The Book Of Science As A Model), Muhammad Saeed Hussain Al-Jubouri, Doha Latef Abed Ali Sumaida'i

Journal of STEPS for Humanities and Social Sciences

Extract, the mention of numbers in the Prophet's Hadith in the sponsor. This is stimulated to study the conversations in which it was received 'and the statement of its communication and the descendants and stand in its beauty' and the surroundings of their expression 'and given its many And the difficulty of its studies and segregation with certain pages." We are choosing a few conversations from the door of scienton in the Saheeh al-Bukhari to be an exemplary model on the eloquent conversation' and our analyzed by a speech based on what ITOT The Arab speech is based on the …

Graphic Models And Instructional Tools For Students With Special Needs (Revised), Edward A. Polloway, Jacqueline Lubin

LC Journal of Special Education

This document is intended for educators with interest in students with special needs. It provides various graphical models and instructional tools that relate to teaching reading, writing, math, and social studies and science to students with disabilities. The paper is divided into four sections: reading, writing, math, social studies and science. In each section, multiple examples of models are provided. The information provided can be used for general knowledge, as part of course content in special education classes and/or as reference material. The authors acknowledge the work of Allison Meade and Wendy Bailey-Joseph in developing an earlier edition of this …

Problems Of Science-Education-Production Cooperation In Modern Education, Dilmurod Normurodovich Mamatov

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article deals with the social, cultural, economic, political and pedagogical problems of science education and the problems of science education and production in the XXI century, which affect and affect the methodology of teaching in the educational process. Understanding its role because it affects individual, social organizational, and social development and functions. Based on the strong practical, philosophical, pedagogical-methodological and theoretical ideas and proposals put forward by our scientists, it is essentially the answer to this extremely rich scientific development in scientific literacy. By supporting action-oriented and problem-based curricula as a key to updating and activating scientific literacy to …

Steam Explores Project Based Assessments, Erica Luvone, Loretta Radulic, Joe Mondanaro, Nicole Acevedo, Erika Dent, Ann Rhodes

STEM Month

This year, our approach to STEAM explores project based assessments in the disciplines of science and social studies. Students work in groups to produce projects that showcase work and proficiency. These projects are presented, displayed, discussed, and revisited or revised at student discretion.

تقديرات المعالم للفقرات ودقتها وفقًا للنموذج اللوجستي ثلاثي المعلمة أثناء مُعالجة القيم المتطرفة في اختبارات تيمس الدولية (Timss, 2011). Estimating Items Parameters And Accuracy According To Three-Parameter Logistic Model During Outliers Treatment Of Timss Scores Data, إخلاص إسماعيل العطيان

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى تحديد نسبة القيم المتطرفة في اختبارات تيمس الدولية (TIMSS, 2011)، والكشف عن تقديرات المعالم للفقرات ودقتها وفقًا للنموذج اللوجستي ثلاثي المعلمة أثناء مُعالجة القيم المتطرفة في اختبارات تيمس الدولية (TIMSS, 2011). تكونت العينة من 531 فرداً، وتم تحديد القيم المتطرفة بطريقة الرسم الصندوقي ومعالجتها بطريقة متوسط البتر، وتم الحكم على دقة تقدير المعالم باستخدام الخطأ المعياري كمؤشر دقة.

أظهرت النتائج قيماً متطرفة في اختبار مادة الرياضيات نسبته (6.40%)، وفي مادة العلوم نسبته (8.29%)، وأن أسلوب حذف القيم المتطرفة له أثر إيجابي وأنجح الأساليب بمُعالجة القيم المتطرفة في قدرات الأفراد باختبارات تيمس الدولية (2011) …

Learning's In Stem, Victoria Arms

STEM Month

Can you share something you have learned related to a STEM topic you feel is important?

Answer: A stem topic I feel is important is math because you can learn many equation’s.

Can you explain why that topic is important to you, their families and communities? Answer: The topic that is important to our families and community is important because you can grow smarter and can learn a lot of things.

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High School Student Perspective: My Njit Stem For Success Internship Experience, Michael Mora

STEM Month

During the 2020-2021 school year, I was a senior at the Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering (AMSE) in Rockaway, NJ. At AMSE, a STEM-focused four-year magnet high school program hosted at Morris Hills High School, participating in an extended internship senior year is a cornerstone of the learning process. Required to complete a STEM-related internship to graduate, Academy students are encouraged to seek out an internship they’re passionate about in a field of their choice. The internship, which must be conducted under the mentorship of an industry professional, must meet the New Jersey-approved standards for a work-based learning experience …

فاعلية استخدام الفيديوهات التعليمية الرقمية (اليوتيوب) في تحسين تحصيل التلاميذ الصم في مادة العلوم في الصف الثالث الأساسي. The Effectiveness Of Using Digital Educational Videos (Youtube) In Improving The Achievement Of Deaf Pupils In Science In The Third Grade, عالية الرفاعي

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

هدف هذا البحث إلى الكشف عن فاعلية استخدام الفيديوهات التّعليمية الرقمية (اليوتيوب) في تحسين تحصيل التلاميذ الصم في مادة العلوم في الصّفّ الثّالث في مرحلة التّعليم الأساسي. وشملت عينة البحث (26) تلميذاً أصم في الصف الثالث من التعليم الأساسي في مدرسة الأمل للمعوقين سمعياً، توزعت عينة البحث بالسحب العشوائي إلى مجموعتين: الأولى مجموعة تجريبية تكونت من (13) تلميذاً، والثانية مجموعة ضابطة تكونت من (13) تلميذاً، واعتمدت الباحثة المنهج شبه التجريبي ، وقامت بإعداد أدوات الدراسة المتمثلة بالاختبار التحصيلي لمادة العلوم للوحدة التعليمية، وصممت الدروس التعليمية باستخدام الفيديوهات الرقمية التعليمية لدروس الوحدة التعليمية ، ولمعرفة دلالة الفروق في التحصيل بين تلاميذ …

أثر برنامج تعليمي قائم على المنظِّمات المتقدمة في تنمية التفكير الناقد في العلوم لدى طلبة الصف التاسع الأساسي في محافظة طولكرم. The Impact Of An Educational Program Based On Advanced Organizers In Developing Critical Thinking In Science Among Ninth Graders Students In Tulkarem Governorate, محمود أحمد الشمالي, محمود عبد الجليل رمضان

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى تقصّي أثر برنامج تعليمي قائم على المنظِّمات المتقدمة في تنمية التفكير الناقد في العلوم لدى طلبة الصف التاسع الأساسي في مدارس مديرية التربية والتعليم في محافظة طولكرم، وتم استخدام المنهج التجريبي بصورته شبه التجريبية، وطبقت الدراسة على عينة قصدية من (104) طالب وطالبات، انتظموا في المجموعة التجريبية وعددهم (52) طالباً وطالبةً درسوا وحدة التفاعلات الكيميائية باستخدام المنظِّمات المتقدمة، والمجموعة الضابطة وعددهم (52) طالباً وطالبةً درسوا نفس الوحدة بالطريقة الاعتيادية، ولتحقيق أغراض الدراسة تمّ بناء اختبار مهارات التفكير الناقد، وتمّ التحقق من صدقه وثباته قبل تطبيقه على عينة الدراسة، وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة وجود فرق دال إحصائياً في …