Preservice Teachers’ Meaningful Science Learning

Journal Article | January 2023

This article describes how preservice elementary teachers learn about the nature of science and develop scientific literacy through a collaborative project that prepares them to design meaningful learning experiences…

Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Support for Teaching Critical Thinking in STEM

Journal Article | May 2023

This qualitative research study aimed to discover what obstacles and supports community college teachers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) face when teaching critical-thinking skills in their…

Sparking a Movement

Journal Article | January 2021

Building Picnic Tables ... and Community

Journal Article | February 2021

Cornhole Predicts the Perfect Pitch

Journal Article | April 2021

What’s the Buzz?

Journal Article | April 2021

C2AST (Critical and Cultural Approaches to Ambitious Science Teaching)

Journal Article | August 2021

Bringing Engineering Into Play

Journal Article | November 2022

Dr. Collins and the Case of the Mysterious Infection

Case Study | August 2001

What Makes Them Tick? Middle School Data Science Explorations of Ticks and Lyme Disease

Journal Article | September 2020

Changes in Elementary Teachers’ Conceptions About Matter

Journal Article | October 2020

While research has investigated elementary teachers’ understanding of science content, such research is often limited to topics typically not addressed in elementary school curricula. Yet, research has illustrated that…

Technology Meets Pedagogy: Comparing Classroom Response Systems

Journal Article | February 2019

The author of this article explores the impact of different student response systems in successive years in a general education human biology course.

Different Strokes for Different Folks

Journal Article | August 2019

Developing and Implementing a Campus-Wide Professional Development Program: Successes and Challenges

Journal Article | October 2019

Gateways-ND is a 5-year, National Science Foundation–funded effort directed toward three goals: maximizing the instructional effectiveness of postsecondary STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)…

Science for English Language Learners

Position Statement | June 2020