The Science Education Partnership (SEP) connects research scientists with educators to inspire the next generation. Since 1991, we've partnered with over 600 secondary school science teachers, ...

As a doctoral student at the University of Washington in Seattle, biologist Michelle Smith spent a lot of time sorting fruit flies under the microscope. But she often found her mind wandering to her ...

Long before the federal government intruded on the already wavering trust in science, the field of K-12 science education was in trouble. Proper teacher training, the deprofessionalization of ...

In five years of writing for various audiences, Uche has learned to simplify career-focused content for ambitious learners regardless of their qualifications. Her work is published in notable ...

Science education combines research in cognition, the natural sciences, and social science with the goal of enhancing teaching and learning. Whether you want to be a teacher or simply improve your ...

More than half of science teachers believe the most important value of science education is how it contributes to students’ curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity, according to a new report from ...

From time to time, science education rises to the forefront of national consciousness. That happened most prominently in the late 1950s and early 1960s after the Russians beat the United States into ...

In John Stossel's recent column, "What everyone's afraid to say about college and jobs," he fails to mention that an education in the liberal arts and sciences creates pathways to a productive, ...

This project developed a call to action to advance science education in K-12 and post-secondary education designed to prepare students to face the global challenges of the future both as engaged ...

In its 2018 report The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education: Branches from the Same Tree, an ad hoc committee of the National Academies ...

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