Formative Assessment of English Language Proficiency in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | September 2020

In a linguistically diverse fourth-grade classroom, students carry out an investigation to answer the lesson question: How are we able to see objects? Working collaboratively in groups, students are given a lidded box…

Science Plus ELA: A Natural Fit

Journal Article | August 2020

Arguing About a Chemical Change

Journal Article | February 2020

Use a sample ACT writing prompt in an explore-before-explain instructional sequence to a 9th-grade physical science class to promote student learning and demonstrate that mass is conserved in a chemical reaction

NGSS Science and Language Shifts in a Diverse Fourth-Grade Classroom

Journal Article | June 2021

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) offer rich opportunities for both science and language learning. This article presents science and language instructional shifts, grounded in the NGSS and contemporary…

Cultivating Digital Literacy

Journal Article | April 2021

Just Say No!

Journal Article | March 2020

Formative Assessment of English Language Proficiency in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | July 2020

Introduction to the Special Issue on Immunology

Journal Article | January 2023

Simulating a Wave to Understand Science and Technology

Journal Article | August 2020

Did the Pandemic Impact the Brains of Our Science Students?

Journal Article | January 2023

Leadership’s Role in Elementary Science Safety

Journal Article | May 2023

Big Books Have a Big Impact on Elementary Science Education

Journal Article | July 2023

Preservice elementary teachers are faced with the daunting task of learning enough about every subject to support their students’ development of foundational ideas. Teacher preparation programs and professional…

Ten Years of NGSS: Where Are We Now?

Journal Article | March 2023

Students as Citizen Scientists: It’s Elementary

Journal Article | August 2020