Socio-scientific Issues Instruction

Journal Article | November 2020

Integrating Engineering Design in Undergraduate Biology Using a Life Science Design Task

Journal Article | October 2019

This study examines the initial integration of engineering design in an introductory preservice elementary biology content course using a life science design task focused on composting.

Hacking and Tracking Healthy Living

Journal Article | May 2020

Facilitating Learner-Centered Interactions Through Applied Improvisation

Journal Article | June 2022

Squirrel Mapper

Journal Article | March 2019

Collaborative science projects you can join.

Speaking and Listening in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | March 2019

Practical advice from veteran teachers.

Let’s Be Litter Free

Journal Article | September 2019

Investigating anthropogenic litter in local ecosystems

Needs of Seeds

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about seeds. The probe is designed to find out what students think most seeds need to germinate.

Teaching With Simulations

Journal Article | February 2019

Teachers use simulations for student motivation, content learning, and engagement in science practices.

Picture This!

Journal Article | November 2021

Faculty Learning Communities Facilitated the Rapid Pivot to Online Teaching and Learning

Journal Article | August 2021

Faculty learning communities (FLCs), established prepandemic to disseminate and discuss evidence-based teaching practices as part of an NSF-funded project, Investigating Student Success Using Evidence-Based Strategies-…

The SDM Finger

Journal Article | October 2019

Exploring makerspaces, engineering, and more

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Using Team-Based Learning in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | February 2020

With an overwhelming amount of research and a demand for collaborative learning in the classroom, teachers are tackling challenges at all educational levels that often accompany the social aspects of group work. Team-…

Impacts of a Prerequisite Online Laboratory Course

Journal Article | March 2023

In response to remote learning needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, introductory lecture and laboratory courses typically delivered fully in person were offered in a completely virtual format for the first time.…

Why Does the Moon Look Like That Again?

Journal Article | September 2020