Middle Tennessee State University
Racha El Kadiri, Middle Tennessee State University; Judith Iriarte-Gross, Middle Tennessee State University; Mark Abolins, Middle Tennessee State University
The Middle Tennessee State University program aims to attract, engage, and support undergraduate students who are interested in sustainability, including veterans, first-generation college students, and transfer ...

Grand Valley State University - Integration of Earth Science Content across Science Teacher Preparation Courses
Steve Mattox, Grand Valley State University; Stephen Rybczynski, Grand Valley State University; Amber Kumpf, Muskegon Community College; Keith Oliver, Grand Valley State University; Pablo Llerandi-Roman, Grand Valley State University
The Grand Valley State program created a new major in Integrated Science, including creating two new courses to integrate Earth science with physical and life sciences with the goal of better preparing pre-service ...

Mercer University
Colleen Stapleton, Mercer University; Sabrina Walthall, Mercer University; Tim Craker, Mercer University; Jane Metty, Mercer University
The Mercer University program utilizes place-based learning to engage its mainly non-traditional adult student community. Utilizing InTeGrate materials and pedagogies as well as virtual field trips, the Mercer ...

Washington State - NextGen STEM Teacher Preparation
Ed Geary, National Science Foundation; Anne Egger, Central Washington University; Stamatis Vokos, Seattle Pacific University; Dan Hanley, Western Washington University; Sara Julin, Whatcom Community College; Gus Nollmeyer, Eastern Washington University; Roxane Ronca, Western Washington University; Ellen Ebert, OSPI; Jacob Clark Blickenstaff
With adoption of the NGSS and Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM), Washington's science and math teachers now face rigorous standards calling for high-impact pedagogies that likely were not ...