Students as Science Content Creators and Evaluators

Journal Article | November 2022

Within the context of higher education, the disciplines of science and filmmaking appear disparate, but the importance of storytelling as an integral part of science and research deserves closer examination. Humans have…

Open Innovation Challenge to Mitigate Global Warming

Journal Article | September 2023

An Argumentative Writing Prompt Model to Support Nonscience Major Students’ Learning in an Introductory Chemistry Course

Journal Article | July 2022

An argumentative writing prompt model is presented for use in a general chemistry class designed for nonscience major students. The purpose of this instructional model is to support students with rich experiences to…

Sustainability, Energy, and the Green Economy

Journal Article | January 2021

Interdisciplinary education offers a collaborative approach to multifaceted topics, such as environmental sustainability. In this article, we present the conceptual framework and lessons learned from a team-taught…

Weathering the Virtual Storm

Journal Article | April 2021

Citizen Science Framing and Delivery Models: Impacts on Young People’s Environmental Science Learning

Journal Article | September 2022

Altered Reality

Journal Article | August 2020

Integrated Concentration in Science

Journal Article | January 2022

The Integrated Concentration in Science (iCons) 4-year program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was designed to promote interdisciplinary STEM collaboration in the solution of real-world problems and encourage…

Science Identity and Its Implications for STEM Retention and Career Aspirations Through a Research-Based First-Year Biology Seminar

Journal Article | August 2022

There are more STEM jobs than there are qualified graduates to fill these positions, and recruiting students into STEM majors is insufficient. Of students who enter college intending to pursue STEM, nearly half do not…

Focusing the Lens of the Crosscutting Concepts on Secondary Science Learning

Journal Article | March 2022

For Your Eyes Only

Journal Article | January 2021

“It's Okay That You Add Your Touch”: Fostering Imagining and Creating Through STEAM Education

Journal Article | September 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…

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Using Team-Based Learning in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | February 2020

With an overwhelming amount of research and a demand for collaborative learning in the classroom, teachers are tackling challenges at all educational levels that often accompany the social aspects of group work. Team-…

It's Dark So Early!

Journal Article | December 2020