Walk of Wild Things

Journal Article | September 2022

An Unforgettable Journey

Journal Article | February 2021

Growing Understanding From a SPARK

Journal Article | April 2022

Newspaper Physics for First-Year College Students

Journal Article | January 2023

This article describes and illustrates a physics course for first-year college students whose only knowledge of physics is that they do not like the subject. The physics content is driven entirely by what appears in…

Using Multiple Models to Learn about COVID-19

Journal Article | January 2023

C2AST (Critical and Cultural Approaches to Ambitious Science Teaching)

Journal Article | August 2021

Exploring the Effects of a Neglected Area

Journal Article | January 2022

One of the major challenges of teaching science has been engaging students in discussions of concepts due to lack of perceived relevancy of topics to students’ individual goals and societal issues. Science has been…

Project Hail Mary

Journal Article | May 2022

Your Student Said What?!

Journal Article | May 2023

How I Inadvertently Misled Some Students

Journal Article | July 2023

Clear key results and simple figures have clear advantages when teaching. However, these same properties can mislead some students. I provide examples from my presentation on the body mass index, Centers for Disease…

Using Science-Themed Fiction Chapter Books In The Classroom

Journal Article | February 2021

Ninja Nerds

Journal Article | October 2021

What Is Brainstorming?

Journal Article | January 2021

Identi-Beads and Identi-Badges as Strategies to Encourage STEM Identity Work

Journal Article | July 2021

Keeping Cool With SageModeler

Journal Article | March 2022