A Course-Based Research and Teaching Experience for Science Majors and Preservice Educators

Journal Article | August 2022

We designed a course to provide undergraduate science students and preservice teachers with authentic research and teaching experiences. Teams of students and preservice teachers complete supervised field ecology…

Why Are There Coral in the Cliffs?

Journal Article | January 2021

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and the 5E Lesson Plan

Journal Article | November 2021

California Lawmakers Set to Consider Bill to Restrict Dissection in the Classroom

Blog Post | June 2024

OMB Withholds Federal K-12 Education Funding

Blog Post | July 2025

President Trump Issues Executive Order to Close U. S. Department of Education

Blog Post | March 2025

Trump Administration Releases FY26 Budget

Blog Post | May 2025

Immerse Elementary Students in Light Explorations

Journal Article | October 2021

STEM Faculty Institute

Journal Article | January 2022

As change agents at our university, we sought to facilitate a transition within our STEM college toward more extensive use of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) that promote student-centered learning. We…

Looking Ahead to the Trump Transition

Blog Post | December 2024

I Will Survive

Journal Article | May 2022

Science, Science, Everywhere

Journal Article | April 2023

A Tireless Advocate

Journal Article | January 2022

Exploring the Role of Student Seating Preference and Performance in a Large Introductory STEM Course

Journal Article | March 2023

Most introductory courses are held in large lecture halls, with students typically sitting in either the front, middle, or back of the classroom. In a mixed-methods study of student attendance, performance, and seat…

Teaching Nature of Science Concepts in the Context of Past (Fram) and Present (MOSAiC) Arctic Expeditions

Journal Article | February 2021