Resources

This initiative compiles materials that help STEM education leaders create improvements in their classrooms, transform institutions, and advance research.
Review our staff picks for timely resources related to pressing issues or use the search and categorization features to browse research, reports, and other materials.

Staff Picks

  • Characterizing Student Perspectives on Departmental Culture: The Student DELTA Survey

    Traditional Student Experience MetricsNational reports have revealed that although undergraduate education has undergone significant reform, students are not g…

  • The Value of Community Colleges: Bridging Gaps and Building Pathways to Increase Student Success

    (Video credit: CCC Marcom)Innovative Evidence-based Strategies to Disrupt the Current Community College NarrativeI was honored to be invited to talk at a confe…

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  • Challenges and Initial Findings from a Program for Part-Time STEM Faculty to Enhance Student Success

    Need: At Elmhurst University and many other small, private institutions, a significant percentage of introductory STEM courses are taught by part-time faculty.…

  • Exploring alternative perspectives through fictionalized student dialogues

    Research-based instructional strategies often use fictionalized student dialogues (FSD) to encourage students to explore diverse ideas and perspectives. This s…

  • Smartphone Simulations for the Introductory Astronomy Classroom

    This poster will describe our project on the design and study of smartphone simulations, innovative tools for improving students’ understanding of astronomy co…

  • EMPOWERING NEXT-GENERATION INNOVATORS: A PALAR APPROACH TO STEM EDUCATION

    Abstract Title: Empowering Next-Generation Innovators: A PALAR Approach to STEM EducationNeed:The rapidly evolving global landscape demands innovative approach…

  • Developing pre-service teachers’ culturally and linguistically sustaining STEM pedagogies

    The Next Generation Science Standards highly emphasize language demands in science practices, which increases challenges to both teachers and students includin…

  • Power Engineering Education and Learning for Next-generation Smart Grid Workforce

    Need: The objective of this project is to enhance the power engineering education and learning for meeting the immediate challenges faced by our nation: (i) la…

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AAAS-IUSE is looking for resources that will help principal investigators, faculty and other education leaders improve undergraduate STEM education. If there is a type of resource you would like to see more of, or a specific resource you would like to recommend, please reach out below.