Exploring Climate Change through Students’ Place Connections and Public Data Sets

Journal Article | May 2024

Climate change is a pressing societal challenge. It is also a pedagogical challenge and a worldwide phenomenon, whose local impacts vary across different locations. Climate change reflects global inequity; communities…

Exploring Beneficial Species Interactions: A Phenomenon-Driven Approach to Understanding Legumes and Rhizobia Mutualism

Journal Article | October 2024

This phenomenon-driven unit focuses on students making sense of the mutually beneficial species interactions between legumes and rhizobia. Many science classes spend less time studying the nitrogen cycle due to time…

Connecting Learning to Life

Journal Article | November 2019

Teen science café programs are a free, fun way for high school teens to explore advances in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Through lively conversations and hands-on activities with STEM…

Using Teacher Talk Moves to Help Students Talk Like Scientists

Journal Article | November 2022

Transforming to a Successful STEM School

Reports Article | March 2020

Let's Give Them Something to Talk About

Journal Article | August 2021

Mapping Vocabulary Onto Student Sense-Making

Journal Article | October 2021

Combustion and a Jumping Flame

Journal Article | May 2020

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-…

Closing Keynote Address: WOW! Tips, Techniques, and Tricks for Motivating Students. Engage Keynote Fall 2020

Archived Conference Session | June 2021

Who Gets Helped? The Opportunity Structure of the College Physics Classroom, Peer Instruction, and Perceptions of Help Seeking

Journal Article | October 2019

In this article, the authors explore the opportunity structure in a physics course to identify differences in perception of classroom community among students.

Immersive Learning Through Experiential Inquiry of a Virtual Epidemic

Journal Article | January 2023

First-Year STEM Research Program Facilitates Long-Term Academic Success

Journal Article | February 2021

Retention and student success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) remains a priority for institutions, and low rates of retention in STEM for underrepresented populations continues to be a…

Some of You Are Smiling Now

Journal Article | April 2022

An Unforgettable Journey

Journal Article | February 2021