STEM Education Outreach Involving School-Industry-University Partnerships for Scalable and Sustainable Impact

Journal Article | June 2023

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!

The Role of Question-Asking in Mentoring Undergraduate Research

Journal Article | January 2023

Undergraduate research is a high-impact educational practice for which effective mentoring has been identified as a key factor in determining its success. Some researchers have argued that effective mentors help…

Building Consensus for Integrated STEM and Social-Emotional Development: From Convening to Implementation

Journal Article | May 2023

Adaptation of Project-Based Learning Concepts to the Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Curriculum in a Small College Environment

Journal Article | March 2023

Project-based learning (PBL) research is shown to improve students’ higher-order thinking skills. In this article, we describe an adaptation of the PBL model that is suitable for colleges with limited science,…

What Lies Beneath?

Journal Article | January 2023

Facilitating Learner-Centered Interactions Through Applied Improvisation

Journal Article | June 2022

Maximizing Learning Objectives in Undergraduate Research Journals

Journal Article | May 2023

Undergraduate research journals (URJs) introduce students to the peer review and publication processes, teaching them to write manuscripts that will be reviewed for scientific rigor. Although the merits of URJs have…

Socially Transformative Teaching

Journal Article | March 2022

Teaching and Learning About Global Climate Change Online

Journal Article | August 2022

Sessions of our laboratory-based physics course have been “meeting” synchronously online instead of on campus due to the pandemic. Shifting to remote instruction prompted us to create online versions of the course. In…

Visualize Your Pulse With Physical Computing

Journal Article | November 2022

Vikings on Mars

Case Study | January 2016

Mission to Mars

Case Study | March 2025

Why Do People Say, “I Believe in Science”?

Journal Article | May 2022

Many people in the general public say, “I believe in science.” Why don’t they say, “I believe in reading” or similar statements about other subjects? Perhaps people say, “I believe in science” because science is…

The Importance of Reading Equations

Journal Article | March 2022