Scientists' and Teachers' Perspectives About Collaboration

Journal Article | October 2013

The authors recently completed a six-year regional project that used several approaches to develop scientist-teacher relationships. At the conclusion 38 scientists and teachers were brought together to reflect on their…

Scope on Safety: Safety Requires Collaboration

Journal Article | March 2014

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue covers teachers receiving multidisciplinary safety training.

A Case of Reform: The Undergraduate Research Collaboratives

Journal Article | April 2012

In this report the authors include brief descriptions of five undergraduate research collaboratives and discuss their common components and the variety of implementation strategies. They also examine the impacts of…

Tech Trek: The collaborative works of wikis

Journal Article | February 2008

Wikipedia is part of a new generation of public documents—collectively known as wikis—to which many different writers may make contributions. Due to the collaborative nature of wikis, controversy flares up from time to…

Is Collaborative Grouping an Effective Instructional Strategy?

Journal Article | April 2007

While problem solving is a generally accepted goal of most science courses, it has previously been difficult to determine the extent to which students’ problem-solving abilities are impacted by these courses.…

After the Bell: Modeling museum collaboration

Journal Article | September 1999

Entering a partnership with a local museum is a great way to gain access to materials, facilities, and science expertise that might be unavailable at the school. This article contains a description of a museum/school…

Seven Principles of Highly Collaborative PD

Journal Article | June 2010

Convening professionals—physically or virtually—is necessary but certainly not sufficient for meaningful collaboration and networking to occur. Professional development (PD) must be designed and carried out in ways that…