Preparing Future Teachers Using a SENCER Approach to Positively Affect Dispositions Toward Science part of Winter 2009 Issue
Author Mark Fink reports on the efficacy of a new biology course at Longwood University in improving science dispositions among pre-service teachers. The course, modeled on a SENCER (Science Education for New Civic ...

Quantifying the Atmospheric Impact of an Urban Biomass Incinerator part of Winter 2009 Issue
This study examines the carbon footprint of a proposed biomass incinerator in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. This research was integrated as a service-learning project into the curriculum of an ...

Presenting Molecular Biology in an Ecological Context: The Maine ScienceCorps Partnership in Rural High School Science Education part of Summer 2010 Issue
The Maine ScienceCorps (MSC) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded graduate fellowship and educational outreach program at the University of Southern Maine (USM). USM graduate student Fellows provide ...

Please Don't Do "Connect the Dots": Mathematics Lessons with Social Issues part of Summer 2010 Issue
This article describes research conducted in a junior-level Mathematics for Social Analysis course for elementary and middle grades preservice teachers, as part of the MEPI project. We summarize preservice ...

Integrating an Elementary School Service-Learning Component into a College Physics Course for Non-Majors part of Summer 2010 Issue
We present two service-learning course models, independently piloted at different colleges, in which non-major physics students teach fundamental physics concepts to elementary-school students by designing and ...

Integrating Teaching Experience into an Introductory Chemistry Course: The Chemistry of Global Warming part of Summer 2010 Issue
An introductory chemistry course that incorporated a teaching experience as a service-learning component was designed for non-science majors. As the intentionally designed opportunity for service learning, we ran ...

Project Quantum Leap and SENCER at LaGuardia Community College part of Summer 2010 Issue
The Project Quantum Leap (PQL) program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education to promote teaching basic skills mathematics in compelling contexts to a new setting and populationâhigh-risk urban community ...

Chemistry of Natural Waters: A Partnership Between Northland College and the Bad River Watershed Alliance part of Winter 2011 Issue
In this month-long course, Northland College students partnered with the Bad River Watershed Association (BRWA) to study water quality on the Marengo River. BRWA citizen volunteers regularly sample the Marengo ...

Multidisciplinary Engagement of Calculus Students in Climate Issues part of Winter 2011 Issue
We provide an example of how to get calculus students engaged in climate issues. The key is to use relevant data, in this case Arctic sea ice extent, and curve fitting. Not only do students do calculations related ...

Mud Muck and Service: Action Research on Direct and Indirect Service Learning in Ecology part of Winter 2011 Issue
This action research aimed to test the viability and contributions of two types of service-learning incorporated into an undergraduate ecology course. Indirect service-learning involved working to collect, analyze ...