Designing to Disrupt Traditional Conceptions of Scientific Competence

Journal Article | August 2020

Pervasive narratives about who and what counts as competent in science disproportionately impact students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and are perpetuated in the…

A Research-Based Checklist for Development and Critique of STEM Instructional Videos

Journal Article | August 2020

The technical barriers to video production are decreasing and the popularity of video as an instructional medium in science is increasing. Although a large body of education research is available to inform the…

Freebies for Science Teachers/From the Field, March 15, 2022

Reports Article | March 2022

Freebies and Opportunities From the Field for Science and STEM Teachers, July 5, 2022

Reports Article | June 2022

Freebies for Science Teachers, May 25, 2021

Reports Article | May 2021

Freebies for Science Teachers, August 3, 2021

Reports Article | July 2021

Teaching About Vaccines

Reports Article | June 2020

Using Insect Biodiversity to Build Basic Skills

Journal Article | March 2019

Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, April 5, 2022

Reports Article | April 2022

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, September 21, 2021

Reports Article | September 2021

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, November 16, 2021

Reports Article | November 2021

Fostering Nonscientist Thinking on Evolution Concepts Through the Teaching for Transformative Experiences in Science (TTES) Model

Journal Article | October 2020

Understanding of evolution is foundational to be a scientifically literate citizen because it allows analysis of socioscientific issues, such as biodiversity conservation, biotechnology applications, and human-induced…

Engineering Essential Attributes of Cooperative Learning and Quality Discourse in a Large Enrollment Course by Leveraging Clicker Devices

Journal Article | April 2020

This article describes how clickers (student response systems) may be used to assess and support the development of productive process skills and discourse patterns within student teams during class periods. Clicker…

Teaching K–8 Teachers About Integrating Science and Engineering

Journal Article | July 2020

We examined the use of an engineering learning cycle (ELC) model and in a course for K–8 inservice teachers for two purposes. First, we were interested in how the ELC would support teachers’ science, mathematics, and…