Pulling Science-phobic School-teachers Back to Science

Taking Science to School

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Attrition of Public School Mathematics and Science Teachers

Staffing the nation’s schools with well-qualified teachers has long been a prominent issue in elementary and secondary education (Wayne and Youngs 2003). Mathematics and science teachers are of particular interest because mathematics and science are core subjects in both elementary and secondary public schools. These subjects continue to attract attention as the need for individuals entering th...

Running head : PROSPECTIVE SCIENCE TEACHERS ’ UNDERSTANDING 1 Prospective Science Teachers ’ Understanding of Science and Engineering Practices

The Field Experiences for Science Teachers (FEST) Program: Involving Connecticut High School Science Teachers in Field Seismology

The Field Experiences for Science Teachers (FEST) Program, based in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University, provides field seismology experiences to secondary school science teachers in Connecticut. Research experiences for K-12 science teachers have been shown in the past to improve students’ test scores and encourage inquiry-based teaching in the science classroom. FEST p...

Empowering science teachers.

Human pigmentation varies considerably within and among populations and is a function of both variation in exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and the type and quantity of melanin produced in melanocytes (1). We examined the genetic basis of blond hair in Solomon Islanders, a population that differs from the general trend of darker skin and hair pigmentation near the equator where there is ...