Incorporating Student-Centered Learning in an Ecosystems Course

Journal Article | October 2021

Student-centered learning broadly encompasses teaching approaches that shift the focus of instruction from teacher to student by placing an emphasis on what as well as how students want to learn. This approach allows…

Integrating Crosscutting Concepts and Literacy Strategies to Support Visual Literacy

Journal Article | June 2021

What Do You Know About Volcanoes and Earthquakes?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plate tectonic features and events. The probe is designed to uncover commonly held misconceptions about volcanoes and earthquakes.

Are We Recognizing the Sheer Power of Mother Nature?

Journal Article | May 2020

Scientifically Modeling Water

Journal Article | May 2022

Project-based Learning in Argentina

Journal Article | September 2022

Three-Dimensional Classroom Assessment Tasks

Journal Article | February 2019

Practical advice from veteran teachers

Rider Root Beer

Journal Article | July 2022

Mountaintop Fossil

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about mountain formation. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that some mountains are formed from the uplift of Earth’s crust…

Finding the Next Diamond Mine

Journal Article | May 2020

The historically important equations of Newton, Ohm, and Planck

Journal Article | August 2019

Building an understanding of physical principles

A Layered Approach to Scientific Models

Journal Article | August 2020

What Is Happening to Our Water?

Journal Article | March 2022

Grand Canyon

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the formation of the Grand Canyon. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize the role of rivers and flowing water and connect them to…

Not Your Average Parachute

Journal Article | August 2021