STEM Education and Educational Technology Gateways and Resources
The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Gateways and Resources collection is comprised of web portals, web sites, and individual digital resources identified by National Science Digital Library staff as appropriate for inclusion in the Library. Many of the materials to be found here were suggested by NSDL users. The collection includes portals, sites, and resources devoted to educational theory and practice, particularly ideas and practices in the teaching of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, as well as resources and gateways that focus on the uses of technology in the classroom. Here may be found materials for those who teach in formal settings (prekindergarten through graduate school) and informal settings, as well as materials for educational researchers, educational-technology researchers, and educational-technology developers.
Details about NSDL selection criteria are provided in the NSDL Collection Development Policy. To recommend an addition or additions to this collection, please complete NSDL's Recommend a Resource form.
The collection provides access to third-party resources; individual items must be consulted for terms of use.
Annals%20of%20Research%20on%20Engineering%20Education
http://www.areeonline.org/
This online publication is intended to link education researchers and practioners across engineering domains and between engineering and other disciplines. It features articles from participating journals, essays on education rese... Full description
Association%20for%20Science%20Education
http://www.ase.org.uk/
The Association for Science Education (ASE) is a professional organization for science teachers, based in Great Britain. Their web site provides access to news articles and event announcements, journals on science education, membe... Full description
Atomic%20Learning%2C%20Inc.
http://www.atomiclearning.com/
Atomic Learning is a commercial provider of web-based software training and curriculum resources for K-12 and higher education, business training, and personal use. Resources include thousands of tutorials on most common software ... Full description
Connexions
http://cnx.org/
Connexions is an online environment for developing, sharing, and publishing educational content. Mostly college level, these materials consist of free, open-licensed modules in fields such as science and technology, mathematics an... Full description
Critical%20Thinking%20Assessment%20Test
http://www.criticalthinkingtest.org/
This site provides an overview of the Critical Thinking Assessment Test (CAT) Instrument, a tool designed to assess a broad range of skills that faculty across the country feel are important components of critical thinking and rea... Full description
DataStreme%20Atmosphere
http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/dstreme/
DataStreme Atmosphere is a teacher-enhancement initiative of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), for training Weather Education Resource Teachers who can then promote the teaching of science, mathematics, and technology usi... Full description
Digital%20Edge%20Learning%20Interchange
http://newali.apple.com/ali_sites/deli/nav5.shtml
The Digital Edge Learning Interchange is an online library featuring exhibits of exemplary classroom practice using technology, created by teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Each exhibit ... Full description
Easy-Science-Fair-Projects.net
http://easy-science-fair-projects.net/science-fair-projects-blog.html
This collection of science fair project ideas and instructions created by an experienced teacher focuses on the needs of younger students. Projects are illustrated with photographs, the instructions are written for children, and a... Full description
Ed%2FITLib%20Digital%20Library%20for%20Information%20Technology%20and%20Education
http://www.aace.org/dl/
The Ed/IT Digital Library (formerly the AACE Digital Library) provides free access to abstracts and citations of peer-reviewed and published articles appearing in journals published by the Association for the Advancement of Comput... Full description
Education%20World%3A%20The%20Educator%27s%20Best%20Friend
http://www.education-world.com/
Education World is a teacher-oriented web site for locating educational resources and interacting with other teaching professionals. The site features a search engine for educational web sites only, and original content, including... Full description
Educator%27s%20Reference%20Desk
http://www.eduref.org/
This online reference service and database lets educators access lesson plans, online resources, and an archive of responses to questions submitted to AskERIC, a now-discontinued service from the U.S. Department of Education. The ... Full description
Houghton%20Mifflin%20Harcourt%20Learning%20Technologies
http://hmlt.hmco.com/
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technologies is a commercial provider of educational software applications for reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science. The company markets and supports interactive learn... Full description
Humanities%2C%20Arts%2C%20Science%2C%20and%20Technology%20Advanced%20Collaboratory
http://www.hastac.org/
The Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC) is a consortium of humanists, artists, scientists, social scientists, and engineers from universities across the country, committed to new forms of cros... Full description
Informalscience.org
http://www.informalscience.org/
This community web site supports the field of informal science education by providing resources to build knowledge, share outcomes, and improve practice. These include a searchable database of peer-reviewed papers on informal lear... Full description
Inquiry%20Learning%20Forum
http://ilf.crlt.indiana.edu/
The Inquiry Learning Forum (ILF) is an online community of K-12 math and science teachers interested in inquiry-based teaching and learning. Materials at the ILF web site include discussions on what inquiry is and why it is useful... Full description
Intel%C2%AE%20Education%3A%20Teach%20Program
http://www.intel.com/education/teach/index.htm?iid=ed_nav+teach
This professional development program for K-12 teachers is intended to help them understand how, when, and where to bring technology tools and resources into their classrooms. The program uses a "train the trainer" model to provid... Full description
Journal%20of%20STEM%20Education%3A%20Innovations%20and%20Research
http://www.auburn.edu/research/litee/jstem/policies.php#openaccess
This peer-reviewed, web-only publication explores innovations and emerging topics in undergraduate teaching and learning in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. It emphasizes real-world case studies that cut across t... Full description
Just-in-Time%20Teaching
http://www.jitt.org
The Just-in-Time Teaching (JITT) program provides a teaching and learning strategy based on the interaction between web-based study assignments and an active learner classroom. The strategy, designed to increase the amount of pers... Full description
Kathy%20Schrock%27s%20Guide%20for%20Educators
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/index.html
This clearinghouse site is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing the K-12 curriculum, and for professional growth. The home page offers an alphabetical browse list of 23 subject areas--from "Agricultural Education" to "... Full description
Knowledge%20Loom
http://knowledgeloom.org/index.jsp
The Knowledge Loom is an online resource for educators that allows them to review promising educational practices related to a variety of themes (math instruction, literacy, equity, educational technology, and many others); read a... Full description
Learning%20and%20Leading%20with%20Technology
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/LL/LLIssues/Past_Issues1.htm
This is the archive of past issues of "Learning and Leading with Technology," the magazine of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), a professional membership organization advocating appropriate uses of tech... Full description
LESTER%20%28Learning%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Repository%29
http://lester.rice.edu/
The Learning Science and Technology Repository (LESTER) is an online forum and clearinghouse for ongoing research and development efforts in learning science and technology (LST). The site features a set of databases on current re... Full description
LESTER%3A%20Learning%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Repository
http://lester.rice.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1
The Learning Science and Technology Repository (LESTER) acts as a forum and clearinghouse for ongoing research and development efforts in educational technology and learning sciences, including new projects and the researchers, or... Full description
Mobilizing%20Minds%3A%20Teaching%20Math%20and%20Science%20in%20the%20Age%20of%20Sputnik
http://americanhistory.si.edu/mobilizing
This online exhibition from the National Museum of American History traces the expansion of interest in and teaching of science and mathematics in the United States in the aftermath of the Soviet Union's technical triumph in placi... Full description
NASA%20Learning%20Technologies
http://learn.arc.nasa.gov/
NASA's Learning Technologies Project (LTP) is NASA's educational technology incubator. LTP provides interactive learning products that combine technology with content from NASA research projects and space missions. These materials... Full description
National%20Center%20for%20Case%20Study%20Teaching%20in%20Science
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/case.html
The web site of the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science includes descriptions of this teaching method, discussions of its uses and advantages in science pedagogy, information on assessing case-based instruction, and... Full description
National%20Science%20Teachers%20Association%20%28NSTA%29
http://www.nsta.org/
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is an organization committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning. NSTA's membership includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrator... Full description
NSTA%20Press
http://www.nsta.org/publications/press/
This site provides access to books, journals, and other media published by the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association). Materials include information on new releases, title descriptions, bibliographic information, and purchas... Full description
NSTA%20Science%20Store
http://www.nsta.org/store/
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Science Store is an online store where shoppers can search, browse, and purchase a variety of science education materials. The store's inventory includes text materials (books, e-bo... Full description
Pacific%20Resources%20for%20Education%20and%20Learning%20Services%3A%20Science%20and%20Mathematics%20Education
http://www.prel.org/services/science--mathematics-education.aspx
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) is an independent, nonprofit corporation serving the educational community, particularly of the U.S.-affiliated Pacific islands, and specializing in multicultural and multilingua... Full description
PBS%20Teachers
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
The PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) Teachers web site provides access to thousands of lesson plans, teaching activities, videos, and interactive games and simulations for all levels of instruction, Pre-K to 12. These resources a... Full description
Professional%20Resources%20in%20Science%20and%20Mathematics%20%28PRISM%29
http://prism.montclair.edu/prism/index.html
Professional Resources in Science and Mathematics (PRISM) is a program that helps school districts improve science and mathematics teaching. PRISM staff work with district administrators to design professional-development programs... Full description
Project%20ARISE
http://www.sciencewithmrnoon.com/arise.htm
Project ARISE (American Renaissance in Science Education) is an initiative to restructure the high-school science curriculum by changing the order in which courses are traditionally taught--placing physics first, followed by chemi... Full description
Project%20for%20School%20Innovation
http://www.psinnovation.org/
The Project for School Innovation (PSI) is intended to support and connect teachers and school leaders so they can discover, share, and disseminate their successful teaching practices to drive school change. PSI's website features... Full description
Project%20Kaleidoscope
http://www.pkal.org/
Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) is an informal alliance dedicated to shaping undergraduate STEM learning environments that attract students to STEM fields and inspire them to persist and succeed. PKAL recruits emerging leaders in unde... Full description
RAD%20Teach
http://radteach.com/index.html
This web site features the insights, publications, and calendar of presentations by Dr. Judy Willis, a board-certified neurologist and middle-school teacher in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Willis's work draws on her fifteen year... Full description
Reformed%20Teaching%20Observation%20Protocol
http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/AZTEC/RTOP/RTOP_full/index.htm
The Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) is an observation instrument intended to provide a standardized means for detecting the degree to which K-20 classroom instruction in mathematics or science has been reformed to co... Full description
Rising%20Above%20the%20Gathering%20Storm%3A%20Energizing%20and%20Employing%20America%20for%20a%20Brighter%20Economic%20Future
http://fermat.nap.edu/books/0309100399/html
This report addresses concerns that the weakening of science and technology in the United States may eventually degrade its social and economic conditions and render its citizens unable to compete for high-quality jobs. It specifi... Full description
Sci-Tech%20Library%20Newsletter
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/swain/nsflibnews/
This newsletter for science and technology librarians was produced from 1999 through 2007. It provides articles about newly available online science-and-technology resources and tools; opinion features; links to e-books, documents... Full description
Science%20Education%20Safety
http://www.csss-science.org/safety.shtml
Downloadable guides published by the Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS) that provide information on laboratory safety practices in elementary and secondary schools. Topics include legal issues, the purchase, storage, and ... Full description
Science%20House%20at%20North%20Carolina%20State%20University
http://www.science-house.org/
The Science House, the mathematics and science learning outreach project of North Carolina State University, works in partnership with K-12 teachers to increase the use and impact of hands-on, inquiry-based learning in science and... Full description
Teacher%20Education%20Materials%20%28TE-MAT%29%20Project%3A%20A%20Database%20for%20K-12%20Professional%20Development%20Providers
http://te-mat.org/
The Teacher Education Materials (TE-MAT) web site and database were created to support professional-development providers as they design and implement programs for pre-service and in-service K-12 mathematics and science teachers. ... Full description
Teacher%20Leaders%20Network
http://www.teacherleaders.org/
The Teacher Leaders Network (TLN) is an independent, web-based network of experienced, leading, and award-winning teachers who have achieved success as authors, professional developers, trained mentors, policy consultants, and com... Full description
TeachersFirst
http://www.teachersfirst.com/
TeachersFirst is a web resource for K-12 classroom teachers. It offers lessons and instructional units developed for TeachersFirst as well as reviewed, online resources, with tips for classroom use, for students at all levels. The... Full description
TechLEARNING
http://www.techlearning.com/index.html
This site provides administrators, technology professionals, and teachers with materials on information and learning technology trends, products, news, and funding sources for their programs. These include daily features, news and... Full description
The%20Science%20Teacher
http://www.nsta.org/highschool/
This online journal for high-school science instructors features articles on general science topics, highlighting community partnerships and learning opportunities that take students and teachers beyond classroom walls. The journa... Full description
Tramline%3A%20Virtual%20Field%20Trips%20Software
http://www.tramline.com/
Tramline is a commercial supplier of the software "TourMaker," which is used to create virtual field trips. The Tramline web site features information on purchasing the software, a teachers' guide on using and creating virtual fie... Full description
Visual%20Realization%E2%84%A2%20Program
http://www.visualrealization.com/
This is a practice-based professional development program integrated with digital-imagery authoring technology and curricula models. The program involves teachers in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Project-Based Study (PBS) proje... Full description
WebCASPAR%3A%20Integrated%20Science%20and%20Engineering%20Resources%20Data%20System
http://webcaspar.nsf.gov/includes/checkJavascriptAbility2.jsp;jsessionid=84D7B6566AB93AE28...
The WebCASPAR database provides access to a large body of statistical data resources pertaining to science and engineering education at U.S. academic institutions. The database emphasizes science and engineering, but its data reso... Full description
WebQuest.org
http://www.webquest.org/index.php
This site provides information on the use and creation of WebQuests, inquiry-oriented lessons in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. Materials include a brief history of the WebQuest model... Full description
Wikipatterns.com
http://www.wikipatterns.com/display/wikipatterns/Wikipatterns
This site provides a guide to the major stages of wiki adoption. It explores patterns of behavior that encourage wiki use and anti-patterns that discourage participation, and it provides suggestions for overcoming barriers and exp... Full description
XanEdu%20Custom%20Publishing
http://www.xanedu.com/
XanEdu is a commercial provider of printed and online educational products for college faculty and students. Their products include CoursePacks, compilations of articles, cases, textbook chapters, and other copyrighted materials c... Full description