Virtual Sungazing

Journal Article | December 2020

Noticing and Disrupting Racialized Power Hierarchies

Journal Article | July 2022

Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Support for Teaching Critical Thinking in STEM

Journal Article | May 2023

This qualitative research study aimed to discover what obstacles and supports community college teachers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) face when teaching critical-thinking skills in their…

Interdisciplinary Lessons on Energy and Entropy

Journal Article | May 2022

This article presents ideas and narratives of an experiment on the concept of energy developed for an honors seminar on energy and a mechanics course. We argue that energy is an idea best taught in an interdisciplinary…

COVID-19 Connections

Journal Article | August 2020

Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Introductory Psychology Using the Jigsaw Method Adapted for Remote Learning

Journal Article | January 2022

People’s ability to evaluate scientific research is important to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. STEM educators can use the pandemic to frame instruction of scientific literacy and critical-thinking skills. In a…

Science Packs

Journal Article | February 2020

Using Human-Centered Design to Enhance the Guest Experience at the Dallas Arboretum

Journal Article | May 2022

Whole-Class Discussion Strategies That Engage Students and Enhance Understanding

Journal Article | September 2020

Apple in a Plane

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about force related to the interaction between inanimate objects. The probe is designed to determine which forces students think act on an object at rest…

Promoting Scientific Literacy in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | May 2023

Using the Putting the Pieces Together Instructional Routine

Professional Learning Unit | June 2024

In this module, educators will be introduced to the four elements of the Putting the Pieces Together (PT2) Instructional Routine. In the Putting the Pieces Together Instructional Routine, students synthesize ideas they…

It's Dark So Early!

Journal Article | December 2020

Conversion of Traditional Face-to-Face MLS Hematology Courses Into Remote Delivery

Journal Article | May 2023

The design of a hybrid Hematology I course (prepandemic) was adopted for Hematology II and facilitated our conversion of Hematology II into a fully remote course by fall 2020, after the university went into remote…

Visualizing the Environmental Effects of Electronics

Journal Article | March 2020