Science in the Literacy Block

Journal Article | December 2020

Picture This

Journal Article | March 2020

Investigating Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs About Teaching and Learning Science

Journal Article | May 2022

To inform teacher education programs, it is imperative to uncover preservice teachers’ (PSTs) implicit and tacit beliefs about teaching and learning science. The study of teachers’ beliefs requires a range of…

Ectotherm ER: Frogs Under the Weather

Journal Article | February 2021

Developing a Classroom Assessment Rubric

Journal Article | May 2022

The development and implementation of varied assessment practices is a major focus in higher education. Assessment benefits both students and teachers; it informs teachers about students’ learning and misconceptions,…

Small Instructional Changes to Emphasize Data Modeling Practices

Journal Article | February 2021

Data modeling practices are often invisible to students in introductory biology courses. However, developing a well-rounded understanding of these practices is critical for scientific literacy. Furthermore, introductory…

How Do I Begin to Develop a Storyline for a Unit?

Professional Learning Unit | September 2022

In this introduction to Storylines, educators will be introduced to the Key Features in Curriculum Materials that Support the Framework and NGSS. They will then hear experts describe the key routines in a storyline unit…

That’s How the Kangaroo Bounces

Journal Article | August 2022

A growing number of Introductory Physics for Life Sciences courses have been developed to prepare biology, premedicine, and pre-health majors for cross-disciplinary connections between physical principles and biological…

Culturally Responsive Teaching

Journal Article | February 2021

The Lives of Staph

Journal Article | November 2020

Learning the Language of Scientists

Journal Article | October 2021

Science, Society, and Self

Journal Article | July 2022

A formal pedagogical push emerged and later blossomed in designing integrated curriculum between STEM and non-STEM areas in secondary and higher education. A growing cadre of research identifies positive learning…

Crafting and Critiquing Climate Change Evidence Arguments

Journal Article | August 2021

Designing, Sustaining, and Evaluating Environmental Justice Projects: The Critical Community Science Tool

Journal Article | March 2023

Who Does Science?

Journal Article | August 2020