Julie Olson, Mitchell, South Dakota

Journal Article | August 2019

An Interview with Julie Olson, Mitchell, South Dakota

Engineers’ Models

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about different types of models commonly developed by engineers. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that just like scientists,…

Different Strokes for Different Folks

Journal Article | August 2019

Teaching Climate Change Through Educational Resources From America’s National Parks

Journal Article | July 2023

Project-Based Learning: Principles to Sustain Student Learning and Teacher Change in Practice - Part 1

Professional Learning Unit | July 2023

Have you wanted to implement a Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit in your classroom? Would you like to introduce PBL curriculum in your school? Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning (ML-PBL), an open educational…

Nonideal Placement of Nonmajors in Biology Major and Allied Health Courses Results in Poor Performance and Higher Attrition Rates

Journal Article | April 2020

Nonideal enrollment of nonbiology majors into biology majors courses serves as an impediment to academic success and negatively impacts rates of college course completion. In this Institutional Review Board (IRB)-…

The Effect of Science Education Classes on Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Attitudes About Science

Journal Article | June 2019

This study examined the attitudes toward science of elementary preservice teachers at a large public university in Texas. The study utilized a version of the well-established Test of ScienceRelated Attitudes (TOSRA) to…

Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

Journal Article | October 2019

This article describes how science educators at a large southeastern university developed specialized science training for elementary preservice teachers (EPSTs) by creating a combination of discipline-specific science…

Student-Driven Citizen Science

Journal Article | September 2019

Investigating marine plastic pollution

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, February 22, 2022

Reports Article | February 2022

Simulating a Wave to Understand Science and Technology

Journal Article | August 2020

Using Storylines to Support Three-Dimensional Learning in Project-Based Science

Journal Article | January 2019

Chimborazo Then and Now

Journal Article | December 2020

Crosscutting Concepts as Productive Ways of Thinking

Journal Article | August 2019

Tips and techniques for creative teaching

The SDM Finger

Journal Article | October 2019

Exploring makerspaces, engineering, and more