SPICE: A Study of a Technology-enhanced Curriculum Integrating Science, Engineering Design, and Computational Modeling to Achieve Synergistic Learning with Elementary Students (2018 – present)
A NSF funded curriculum and assessment development project focused on elementary students’ use of science and computational modeling to solve an engineering design problem limiting human impacts on the environment.
Summit for Examining the Potential for Crosscutting Concepts to Support Three-Dimensional Science Learning (2018 – present)
A NSF funded conference held to promote diverse stakeholders to consider the potential of the crosscutting concepts to support NGSS three-dimensional learning.
Practice-FIRST: Practices for Facilitating Investigation-Based Rigorous Science Teaching (2015 – present)
A collaborative of researchers conducting projects to examine the tools and resources needed to support preservice teachers to develop rigorous science teaching practices.
Supporting Students’ Development of Integrated Understandings About NGSS (2012 – present)
Examining the development of science knowledge related to the Next Generation Science Standards associated with a curricular unit for middle school students.