Sowing Spartina

Journal Article | May 2020

Blended Learning in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | October 2019

An introduction to atoms and molecules

Transitioning an In-Person Elementary STEM After-School Program to Distance Learning During COVID-19

Journal Article | March 2022

Assessment of Demographic Biases Associated With the Ground Rules System in a Large Undergraduate Engineering Course

Journal Article | January 2023

Despite more women and underrepresented students entering engineering, there are still gaps in achievement. A potential remedy is to establish equitable team dynamics during groupwork. Groupware systems have been…

Turning Tests Into Tasks

Journal Article | February 2019

Learn how to build a summative performance assessment from a standardized test question.

The Science Project Portfolio

Journal Article | February 2019

Transform the science fair experience into an authentic summative assessment.

The Importance of Partnership, Support, and Sustained Professional Development

Journal Article | October 2023

Peer-Led Team Learning as Educational Tool for First-Year Biology Students

Journal Article | April 2021

This article reports the findings of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model intervention study in an introductory biology course at a Puerto Rican private university. PLTL introduces to the traditional class format an…

Using a Game to Teach Invasive Species Spread and Management

Journal Article | January 2023

Invasive species are a major ecological and economic problem at the global scale, and education plays a major role in raising awareness and combating these species’ future spread. There are complex management and…

Starting at the Beginning

Journal Article | April 2021

This study examines what prior knowledge and misconceptions about evolutionary theory students bring with them into an introductory biological anthropology course. One hundred and fifty-three students completed short,…

Science/STEM Standard Operating Procedures for a Safer New School Year

Blog Post | July 2024

Model of Air Inside a Jar

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the particle model of matter. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that air is made up of particles that are widely spaced with…

Investigating Land Ethics

Journal Article | March 2020

Who Gets Helped?

Journal Article | December 2020

Although peer interaction in the college classroom may benefit some students by developing peer networks for future collaborations, prior research has suggested that these relationships most often benefit students from…

Multilingual Families and Field Trips

Journal Article | November 2020