Impact of a Co-Taught Physics Course on Preservice Science Teachers’ Views of Teaching and Learning of Physics

Journal Article | July 2022

This article focuses on the impact of a physics class on secondary science teacher candidates’ views of teaching and learning physics. The course was developed and taught by faculty from the Department of Astronomy and…

Research Project-Based Learning in Meteorology Using an Online Severe Weather Events Archive

Journal Article | July 2023

This article presents a semester-long, interdisciplinary project-based learning (PBL) suitable for secondary and postsecondary students enrolled in a second-semester (i.e., intermediate) meteorology course. This case-…

Cultivating Teacher Efficacy for Social Justice in Science

Journal Article | April 2022

Garden Variety

Journal Article | May 2023

Examining the Effects of STEM Identity and Teaching Identity on Science and Mathematics Teaching Identity and Persistence in a Teaching Program

Journal Article | May 2023

In response to the demand for more STEM-certified teachers, identity has emerged as a theoretical lens for examining how candidates can be recruited into and retained in the teaching profession. This study explores the…

Impression Obsession

Journal Article | January 2021

Preservice Science Teachers Practice Teaching Online through 4E Instructional Model

Journal Article | August 2021

This article is prepared as part of a “Practice Teaching in Science” course of a teacher education program aiming for developing prospective science teachers’ teaching through inquiry-based instruction involving…

Engineering Like a Bird

Journal Article | January 2022

Moments in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | January 2022

Doing Science

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about scientific investigations. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that scientists investigate the natural world in a variety of…

Promoting Scientific Literacy in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | May 2023

Ancient Antimicrobials

Journal Article | January 2023

Small Instructional Changes to Emphasize Data Modeling Practices

Journal Article | February 2021

Data modeling practices are often invisible to students in introductory biology courses. However, developing a well-rounded understanding of these practices is critical for scientific literacy. Furthermore, introductory…

Translanguaging Using Technology

Journal Article | February 2021

Starting at the Beginning

Journal Article | April 2021

This study examines what prior knowledge and misconceptions about evolutionary theory students bring with them into an introductory biological anthropology course. One hundred and fifty-three students completed short,…