Beyond Doom and Gloom: Teaching Climate Change to Foster Empowerment

Journal Article | May 2023

Some Like It Hot

Journal Article | February 2021

Wonder-Full Thinking

Journal Article | March 2022

Effect of Exam Wrappers on Student Achievement in Multiple, Large STEM Courses

Journal Article | August 2020

Metacognition, the ability to think about and regulate one’s thinking, is an important factor in effective student learning. One intervention to promote student metacognition is the exam wrapper—a reflection students…

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…

Watersheds, Communities, and Collaboration

Journal Article | March 2022

(W)holistic Science Pedagogy

Journal Article | August 2021

Functions of Living Things

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about life processes. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that plants and animals share several life functions, even though they are…

The Downstream Collaborative Project

Journal Article | May 2020

Cultivating Curiosity About Creatures

Journal Article | March 2019

Promoting Biodiversity Through Urban Greenspaces

Journal Article | August 2021

Using Climate Models to Learn About Global Climate Change

Journal Article | September 2020

Shattering the Language Barrier

Journal Article | July 2023

Shining a Light

Journal Article | November 2022

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…