Leveraging Assets to Build on Student Experiences, A Focus on Curiosity

Professional Learning Unit | October 2021

During this Professional Learning Unit, we discuss instructional strategies that take an asset approach to student learning. The discussion will focus on how the knowledge students bring to learning—including student…

Conference Proposals

Page | March 2023

Conference Proposals Current Status  Call for ProposalsProposal ReviewsApprovalsApril 1 - May 4, 2026May 8 - June 1, 2026July - August 2026 The…

MindHive: An Online Citizen Science Tool and Curriculum for Human Brain and Behavior Research

Journal Article | April 2022

Preschoolers’ Science Learning Can Be Joyful—Using a Play-Based, Project Approach

Journal Article | September 2022

Socially Transformative Teaching

Journal Article | March 2022

Sustaining Community-School Relationships Around Shared Visions of Climate Justice and Science Teaching

Journal Article | September 2021

Rural Education Focus of NAS Report

Blog Post | December 2024

Teaching Nature of Science Concepts in the Context of Past (Fram) and Present (MOSAiC) Arctic Expeditions

Journal Article | February 2021

Using Drama to Uncover and Expand Student Understandings of the Nature of Science

Journal Article | November 2020

Student Performance in Ground Versus Online Sections of a Biological Science I College Course

Journal Article | October 2021

This study is a comparison of ground-based versus online student performance using a combination of common final examination scores and associated demographic data in a biological science college course taught by a…

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…

Impact of a Co-Taught Physics Course on Preservice Science Teachers’ Views of Teaching and Learning of Physics

Journal Article | July 2022

This article focuses on the impact of a physics class on secondary science teacher candidates’ views of teaching and learning physics. The course was developed and taught by faculty from the Department of Astronomy and…

Designing, Sustaining, and Evaluating Environmental Justice Projects: The Critical Community Science Tool

Journal Article | March 2023

What The 2020–21 School Year Taught Us About Science Teaching and Learning

Journal Article | April 2021

How Do Students Interact With the Primary Scientific Literature in an Undergraduate Science Program?

Journal Article | January 2023

The ability to read, understand, and interpret primary scientific literature is an essential skill for undergraduate students in science. This study aimed to provide a detailed understanding of how second- and third-…