Building Better Questions

Journal Article | January 2023

Innovations in Undergraduate Teaching and Learning of Earth and Environmental Science, with a Focus on Climate Change

Journal Article | March 2022

In this study, we analyzed the literature on teaching or learning on a topic in Earth science, environmental science, or climate change between 1995 and 2017. We investigated the length of the intervention, intervention…

Facilitating Departmental and Institutional Change for Expanding Undergraduate Research Experiences

Journal Article | May 2023

Increased sustainable access to undergraduate research opportunities, particularly for historically underrepresented populations, involves transforming departmental and institutional cultures, which is time-consuming…

Focusing the Lens of the Crosscutting Concepts on Secondary Science Learning

Journal Article | March 2022

Promoting Sensemaking Through an Impactful Instructional Sequence

Journal Article | July 2023

The Benefits of Integrating Engineering Into Science

Journal Article | April 2023

“Science That Matters”

Journal Article | January 2021

Best Professional Development for Online Faculty? Take an Online Course

Journal Article | April 2021

Numerous professional development programs exist to equip science faculty with the skills and knowledge to effectively teach online. An effective way to explore new content while gaining an understanding of the student…

Remote Labs 2.0 to the Rescue

Journal Article | June 2021

Exploring Peer Learning Assistants’ Impact on Student Performance and Perceptions in an Undergraduate Biology Course

Journal Article | July 2023

To transition introductory college science courses from large, passive lectures to more student-centered learning environments, additional instructional support is needed. Peer learning assistants (PLAs) can support…

Solutions-Focused Sustainable Development Education Through Biomimicry

Journal Article | July 2023

Planting 3D Instruction in Your Classroom

Journal Article | June 2020

Heart-Stopping Rollercoasters

Journal Article | May 2023

Integrating Engineering Design in Undergraduate Biology Using a Life Science Design Task

Journal Article | December 2020

This study examines the initial integration of engineering design in an introductory preservice elementary biology content course using a life science design task focused on composting. The task, informed by a three-…

Do Plants Breathe?

Journal Article | February 2019

The idea that plants do photosynthesis but do not do cellular respiration is a common misconception among middle and high school students that often stems from an over-simplification of these processes in diagrams and…