Online Courses: MSU Master of Science in Science Education: Computer Science in the Classroom: Computational Thinking for Teachers

Workshop | March 2017

Computer Science in the Classroom: Computational Thinking for Teachers is a 2 credit course which examines the computing field and how it impacts the human condition. Exciting ideas and influential people are…

Science 2.0: Developing the Computational Thinker

Blog Post | February 2017

For the past few issues, we have been focusing on the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards. This month, we look at the Computational Thinker standard. Its performance indicators require…

Call for Papers: Science and Children

Page | January 2020

Call for Papers: Science and Children Your 2000-word manuscript should describe a set of connected lessons or investigations that build an idea or content area. They should include assessments (pre-, post- and formative) as well as enough detail that another teacher could replicate the lessons in the…

Integrating Science, Language, and Computational Thinking With Multilingual Learners

Blog Post | November 2022

Computer Science Should Supplement, not Supplant Science Education

Blog Post | October 2016

Computer science (CS) aficionados have a lot to celebrate recently. Just today, new Frameworks for Computer Science were released. A few weeks ago, a new law (AB2329) signed by California Governor Jerry Brown will…

Integrating Computational Thinking and Modeling into Science Instruction

Blog Post | October 2018

Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is difficult. While the benefits of having students engage in three-dimensional learning are profound (we get excited when students ask new questions to…

Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Testimonials

Page | March 2020

Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Testimonials LaConner High School – Todd Hinderman On behalf of LaConner High School and myself, we are truly grateful for the grant award money through the Shell Lab Science Challenge Regional competition. This award has allowed me to upgrade and purchase some very necessary and…

President Obama Gives Shout Out to Computer Science and STEM in SOTU

Blog Post | January 2016

In his last State of the Union address on January 12 President Obama called for schools to “offer every student the hands-on computer science and math classes that make them job-ready on day one.” The President also…

Data Science Meets Science Teaching

Journal Article | January 2022

Starting With Science

Journal Article | September 2022

The Science of COVID-19

Journal Article | January 2023