Beyond the Hook

Journal Article | August 2020

The Water We Drink

Journal Article | March 2022

Improving Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Engineering Teaching Efficacy Beliefs With 3D Design and Printing

Journal Article | December 2020

The Framework for K–12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) under-score the importance of including engineering design process (EDP) within the science curriculum. The Framework and the…

Connect Students With Outdoor STEM Learning Opportunities Alongside Science Professionals

Journal Article | October 2022

Q: Do Scientists Really Use the “Scientific Method?”

Journal Article | March 2021

Open Innovation Challenge to Mitigate Global Warming

Journal Article | September 2023

“But, I’m not done yet!”

Journal Article | March 2023

Culturally Responsive Teaching

Journal Article | February 2021

Analyzing and Interpreting Data to Support Student Sensemaking in a High School Evolution Unit

Professional Learning Unit | September 2024

This Professional Learning Unit uses a storyline unit with an anchoring phenomenon that is a case study in which the patient has acute mountain sickness at Everest base camp to focus participant learning on how the…

Motivating Three-Dimensional Learning From Students’ Questions

Journal Article | August 2021

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-…

Sustainability, Energy, and the Green Economy

Journal Article | January 2021

Interdisciplinary education offers a collaborative approach to multifaceted topics, such as environmental sustainability. In this article, we present the conceptual framework and lessons learned from a team-taught…

The STEM Faculty Experience at West Point

Journal Article | July 2022

At conferences or meetings, West Point faculty are often asked, “What’s it like to teach at West Point?” Previously, we reported on this question within the context of the cadet’s West Point experience and how STEM…

Operationalizing the Duty of Care Through Rubrics

Journal Article | July 2022

Laboratory experiments are a key aspect of science education. However, they do have risks, and accidents do happen. Science educators have a duty of care, which includes duty of instruction. One tool that can be…

Preservice Teachers’ Meaningful Science Learning

Journal Article | January 2023

This article describes how preservice elementary teachers learn about the nature of science and develop scientific literacy through a collaborative project that prepares them to design meaningful learning experiences…