Learning the Language of Scientists

Journal Article | October 2021

Teacher Spotlight: Veronica Wylie

Journal Article | October 2021

Engaging With Engineering

Journal Article | January 2022

Introducing Engineering as an Altruistic STEM Career

Journal Article | February 2021

Scientist Circles: Fostering Student Participation and Collaboration in Class Discussions

Professional Learning Unit | April 2025

Moving students into a circle so they can see and speak directly to each other can transform a quiet classroom into a collaborative discussion space!

Why Does Some Food Disappear?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

What Is Happening to Our Water?

Journal Article | March 2022

Teaching Social Justice in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | July 2023

Using Teacher Talk Moves to Help Students Talk Like Scientists

Journal Article | November 2022

Undergraduate Student Conceptions of DNA and Their Understanding of Basic Science

Journal Article | April 2021

An understanding of basic science is central to student success at the university level, even for students who will never work in scientific fields. Our investigation into students’ understanding of DNA is part of a…

Designing, Sustaining, and Evaluating Environmental Justice Projects: The Critical Community Science Tool

Journal Article | March 2023

Is It “Fitter”?

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about natural selection. The probe is designed to find out how students interpret the commonly used phrase “survival of the fittest.”

Co-Constructing Classroom Agreements with Students

Professional Learning Unit | May 2025

Science is social! Norms can support a classroom community in which students and teachers actively try to make sense of the natural and built worlds.

With, Not For: Why the Distinction Matters

Journal Article | June 2022

COVID-19: One Year Later

Journal Article | June 2021