Castles in the Sky

Journal Article | March 2023

Drawing to Learn to Draw Out Student Understanding

Journal Article | June 2021

Science in the News

Journal Article | July 2023

Faculty Learning at the Individual and Group Level

Journal Article | June 2021

Unaware of the diverse challenges faced by students, faculty can unintentionally create environments that discourage student persistence especially for students who are historically underrepresented in STEM. However,…

Sowing Spartina

Journal Article | May 2020

Star Struck!

Journal Article | July 2023

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…

Debunking Myths of Standards-Based Grading

Journal Article | September 2022

Rotting Apple

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about decay and decomposers. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize the need for a biological agent to break down once-living…

Where Does Oil Come From?

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an important fossil fuel used by humans. The probe is designed to reveal how students trace oil back to its original source of material.

From Local to Global

Journal Article | April 2021

Just Say No!

Journal Article | March 2020

Collaboration Crushes Competition!

Journal Article | June 2021

Crafting and Critiquing Climate Change Evidence Arguments

Journal Article | August 2021