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!

Applying the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Framework During a Community College Chemistry Project-Based Learning Activity

Journal Article | October 2020

Project-based learning (PBL) instructional methods attempt to make connections between students and their ability to solve real problems. We framed our qualitative study within sociocultural theory and used the…

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…

Creating Pathways for Equity in STEM Through Family Engagement

Journal Article | November 2020

Understanding Genetic Drift With Conceptual and Mathematical Models

Journal Article | March 2022

What Is Happening to Our Water?

Journal Article | March 2022

Let’s Work Together

Journal Article | September 2022

Inspiring Young Minds

Journal Article | January 2021

Wondering About Wobbling

Journal Article | January 2022

Data literacy 101

Journal Article | March 2020

Did the Pandemic Impact the Brains of Our Science Students?

Journal Article | January 2023

Winter Fun Without Wet Mittens

Journal Article | September 2019

Virtual Coaching PLCs In and Out of School

Journal Article | February 2021

Using Human-Centered Design to Enhance the Guest Experience at the Dallas Arboretum

Journal Article | May 2022

From Science in the Art Gallery to Art in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | July 2022

In this study, 26 teachers for kindergarten through Grade 8 in six schools participated in a comprehensive and interdisciplinary professional development (PD) effort focused on integrating environmental education across…