MindHive: An Online Citizen Science Tool and Curriculum for Human Brain and Behavior Research

Journal Article | April 2022

Using Structured Decision-Making in the Classroom to Promote Information Literacy in the Context of Decision-Making

Journal Article | July 2022

An important facet of college students’ science literacy and job market preparation is developing skills for finding and applying information to decision-making about complex real-world problems. We developed a…

A Course-Based Research and Teaching Experience for Science Majors and Preservice Educators

Journal Article | August 2022

We designed a course to provide undergraduate science students and preservice teachers with authentic research and teaching experiences. Teams of students and preservice teachers complete supervised field ecology…

Place-Based Education and Community Knowledge Connect Youth to Water Topics

Journal Article | August 2023

Why Are There Coral in the Cliffs?

Journal Article | January 2021

Who Is Most Affected By COVID-19?

Journal Article | June 2021

Using Past Science Events

Journal Article | August 2021

Paying the Price of Palm Oil

Journal Article | November 2021

Camping Trip

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the effect of solar radiation on Earth’s temperature. The probe is designed to find out whether students realize the Earth continues to cool after…

Is Vaping Harmful?

Journal Article | September 2020

Wet Jeans

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the water cycle. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that water goes into the air around us after it evaporates.

Making Lab Group Work Equitable and Inclusive

Journal Article | March 2023

The collaborative nature of introductory college science labs means that labs can play a major role in boosting students’ interest in experimental science when they work together in small groups. However, collaboration…

Justice-Centered STEM Education With Multilingual Learners

Journal Article | April 2023

Transforming Local Spaces With Relevant Perspectives

Journal Article | February 2021

Pandemic-Inspired Insights

Journal Article | August 2021

College instructors faced a rapid transition to remote instruction in spring 2020, and with it a host of new teaching challenges. This qualitative study investigates what 26 college biology instructors learned about…