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iLEARN Teaching Resources

Calling all K-12 STEM and Agricultural educators! ILEARN Teaching Resources invites submissions for our peer-reviewed publication, dedicated to offering dynamic teaching modules. Showcase your expertise by contributing lessons developed and implemented after attending Professional Development programs sponsored by public organizations and funding agencies in the United States. Share your innovative approaches and inspire fellow educators in the vibrant landscape of STEM and Ag education. Editorial Board • Dr. Madhav Nepal • Dr. Larry Browning • Dr. Matt Miller • Dr. Srinivas Janaswamy • Dr. Jiyul Chang

Submissions from 2023 2023

Lakota Ethnobotany for South Dakota Middle School Students, Madhav Nepal

Lakota Ethnobotany for the First Graders, Madhav Nepal

Submissions from 2022 2022

Toward Genetic Engineering: Teaching Transformation Using the pGLO Plasmid in High School Classrooms, Isaac Kovash, Tahmina Hossain, Sudeshna Roy, Michael Mitchell, Madhav P. Nepal, and Nicholas Butzin

Teaching Central Dogma of Biology Using Cell Free Environment, Lukas Nelson, Sudeshna Roy, Bobbi J. Bohnet, Tracy Chase, Brian LaBelle, Nicholas Butzin, and Madhav P. Nepal

Teaching Medicinal Plants Used by Native Americans, Amadea Pourier, Dillon Nelson, Kay Cutler, and Madhav Nepal

Teaching DNA Extractions from Fruits (Strawberry, Banana, Kiwi, and Watermelon), Amadea Pourier, Dillon Nelson, Wiyaka Pomarleau, Kay Cutler, and Madhav P. Nepal

Teaching Medicinal Plants Used by Native Americans, Amadea Pourier, Dillon Nelson, Wiyaka Pomarleau, Kay Cutler, and Madhav P. Nepal

Exploring Bacterial Diversity through Hand-printing & Bacterial Art, Sudeshna Roy, Mark Abrahamson, Madhav Nepal, and Nicholas Butzin

Submissions from 2020 2020

UAV for Precision Agriculture, Jiyul Chang

Teaching Natural and Artificial Selection in Production Agriculture, Madhav P. Nepal and Clayton W. Scott

Submissions from 2019 2019

Recycling Aluminum, Steffani Burwitz, Kristin M. Roe, Matthew L. Miller, Madhav P. Nepal, Larry B. Browning, and P. Troy White

Using Drones for Precision Agriculture, Jiyul Chang and Madhav P. Nepal

Sustainable Agriculture Lesson for Middle School Classrooms, Sara Colombe, Madhav P. Nepal, Jennifer McLaughlin, Matthew L. Miller, Larry B. Browning, and P. Troy White

Using a Case Study Approach to Teach Invasive Species and Climate Change, Amanda Hoover, Bradley Blaha, Jacob Englin, Madhav P. Nepal, Larry B. Browning, Matt L. Miller, and P. Troy White

Climate Change within a Biome, Tyone Kruse, Lisa Forcier, Madhav P. Nepal, Larry B. Browning, Matthew L. Miller, and P. Troy White

Understanding Greenhouse Gases, Julie M. Mueller, Laura Edwards, Madhav P. Nepal, Larry B. Browning, Matthew L. Miller, and P. Troy White

Using Publicly Available GenBank Data to Teach Plant Phylogeny in High School Classrooms, Madhav P. Nepal and Ethan J. Andersen

Submissions from 2018 2018

Three Sister Crops: Understanding American Indian Agricultural Practices of Corn, Beans and Squash, Sara Colombe, Madhav P. Nepal, Larry B. Browning, Matthew L. Miller, and P. Troy White