Teacher Spotlight: Meghan Mulligan

Journal Article | August 2020

Does It Have to Touch?

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit beginning ideas about types of forces. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that forces can act both in direct contact with an object and at a…

Planning for Safety in a Temporary Science Instructional Space: Hands-On in a Temporary Science Classroom

Blog Post | December 2020

Comparing Academically Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Groups in an Active Learning Physics Class

Journal Article | July 2020

Many methods have been developed for managing groups in active learning classes, but little research has been done on the effect of group structure itself. Results are presented for an active learning physics class in…

Impacts of Faculty Development on Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Teaching and Learning in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus

Journal Article | July 2022

To support undergraduate instruction and learning outcomes (i.e., systems thinking and decision-making in interdisciplinary contexts) grounded in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus (FEW Nexus), we implemented a multiyear…

Teaching Assistant Responses to COVID-19

Journal Article | January 2023

Undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants (TAs) are tasked with instructing undergraduate courses with little to no professional development (PD). To better develop PD opportunities, it is important to understand…

Symbols in Physics

Journal Article | April 2021

Symbols are a cornerstone of the written language of physics and mathematics but inconsistencies in their use pose a challenge to students. This article reports on interviews held with first-year undergraduate physics…

Teaching Environmental Social Justice

Journal Article | November 2022

Parent Involvement in Science Learning

Position Statement | June 2020

Creating Podcasts as Science Learning

Journal Article | September 2020

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, May 4, 2021

Reports Article | April 2021

Unplugged to Plugged In

Journal Article | January 2022

Unnoticed Sunballs All Around Us

Journal Article | May 2022

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, January 31, 2023

Reports Article | January 2023

Show Your Students How to Be More Persuasive When They Write

Journal Article | July 2020

After a grueling grading campaign, a chemist asked a writing and rhetoric specialist for help improving formal reports in the introductory organic chemistry lab. Together, we realized that the very best student reports…