Using Trade Books and Biographies to Bring the Practices of Engineering to Life

Journal Article | December 2020

Gearing Up Instructional Spaces Safety-Wise for the New School Year, Part II

Blog Post | August 2023

It’s All About the Moon

Journal Article | July 2022

From Surviving to Thriving

Journal Article | April 2020

Making Sound

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about sound. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that sound is produced by vibrating matter.

Concept Maps for Structuring Instruction and as a Potential Assessment Tool in a Large Introductory Science Course

Journal Article | July 2020

Concept maps make connections between ideas apparent, and thus would seem ideally suited to demonstrate learning. Yet, they are not widely used by instructors, particularly in large university classes. In this paper we…

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…

Promoting Biodiversity Through Urban Greenspaces

Journal Article | August 2021

Supporting Success in Science

Journal Article | April 2022

Unpacking the Universe

Journal Article | March 2023

Transitioning from Partial to Total Understanding

Journal Article | July 2023

Biosand Filters for Water Purification

Journal Article | February 2021

Mapping Vocabulary Onto Student Sense-Making

Journal Article | October 2021

Oh Deer! Using Socioscientific Issues to Teach Inquiry-Based Lessons With English Language Learners

Journal Article | November 2022

Onward: Pixar's Tribute to Dungeons and Dragons

Reports Article | May 2020