Reassessing Recess

Journal Article | March 2023

Drawing to Learn to Draw Out Student Understanding

Journal Article | June 2021

Up and Away!

Journal Article | May 2022

STEM Teaching Reform: Incremental Pathways

Journal Article | August 2021

For almost 1,000 years, lecture has been the predominant form of teaching. There has been increasing pressure to abandon lecturing and instead use more active learning strategies. An unfortunate outcome is that didactic…

The SAEBL Checklist

Journal Article | August 2020

Identifying Differences in Learning Strategies by Demographics and Course Grade in a Community College Context

Journal Article | August 2020

Metacognition and self-regulated learning are skills that contribute to student success, but few studies have examined these topics within a community college context. We addressed this lack of understanding by asking…

The Meaning Beyond the Words

Professional Learning Unit | June 2021

Recent research on race, language, and culture are working to re-shape science teaching and learning. As educators, how we say things can have an enormous impact on students’ sense of belonging. This Professional…

An Innovative Use of Technology . . . and Partnerships

Journal Article | February 2021

Integrating Engineering Practices and Career Competencies into Science Classrooms

Professional Learning Unit | February 2024

A Framework for K-12 Education calls for the integration of engineering design into K-12 science classrooms. This PLU introduces the challenges and opportunities this shift raises. Participants will explore connections…

Course-Based Research in the First Semester of College

Journal Article | April 2020

Undergraduate students are increasingly aware of complex global challenges and have a strong desire to take action and create change. Course-based undergraduate research experiences can offer a wide range of students…

Talking Trash

Journal Article | May 2020

An Exam Wrapper Intervention in Organic Chemistry I

Journal Article | December 2020

This article describes a quasi-experimental study conducted in two Organic Chemistry I classrooms at a diverse, urban, public university. The treatment group received an exam wrapper intervention, a series of four…

New Community Creation Through a Shared Biology-Chemistry-Communication Laboratory Model for First-Year STEM Majors

Journal Article | May 2022

This article explores results from a 3-year model of laboratory instruction, Project Synapse, that synthesized biology, chemistry, and communication curricula for first-year science majors at a STEM-focused university.…

Open Innovation Challenge to Mitigate Global Warming

Journal Article | September 2023

Using Cogenerative Dialogues to Improve High School Students’ Internships With Scientists

Journal Article | June 2021