Investigating Urban Trees

Journal Article | February 2020

Learning the Temperature Dependency of Matter by Making Ice Cream

Journal Article | August 2021

Data at a Distance

Journal Article | January 2022

Integrating Engineering Design in Undergraduate Biology Using a Life Science Design Task

Journal Article | December 2020

This study examines the initial integration of engineering design in an introductory preservice elementary biology content course using a life science design task focused on composting. The task, informed by a three-…

The Day-Night Cycle

Journal Article | November 2020

Some Like It Hot

Journal Article | February 2021

The Hot and Cold of Volcanoes

Journal Article | October 2021

Are Learning Progressions a Useful Pedagogical Tool for Instructors?

Journal Article | October 2021

Learning progressions (LPs) present a potential tool to guide students toward deeper understanding of core concepts as they move through a curriculum. In addition to providing a theoretical scheme for education…

Using Apps to Engage All Families in Science Exploration

Journal Article | June 2020

The Role of Question-Asking in Mentoring Undergraduate Research

Journal Article | January 2023

Undergraduate research is a high-impact educational practice for which effective mentoring has been identified as a key factor in determining its success. Some researchers have argued that effective mentors help…

Negative Student Response to Active Learning in STEM Classrooms:

Journal Article | July 2020

Recent research has supported the use of student-centered teaching practices, such as active learning, because of its effectiveness in improving student learning and retention when compared with traditional, lecture-…

Re-imagining the Role of Families as Equal Partners in STEM Learning

Journal Article | December 2020

An Examination of Constructivism, Active Learning, and Reflexive Journaling and Their Independent and Combined Effects on Student Acceptance of Biological Evolution

Journal Article | January 2022

Instruction that increases acceptance of evolution is essential to effective biology instruction, but instruction about evolution is not consistently correlated with increased levels of acceptance. Does the pedagogical…

Reassessing Recess

Journal Article | March 2023

Walking the Walk and Talking the Talk

Journal Article | May 2023