Understanding the current attention to equity in science education.
Teaching science in an era of turbulence and trauma.
Putting ideas into practice as a new science Teacher.
Coming soon—the second edition of Teaching Science in Diverse Classrooms. With three new chapters!
An appeal for more people to consider science teaching as a career. (An earlier version of this essay was published on the op-ed page of the Newark Star-Ledger.)
Providing all students with access to the means of knowledge generation.
Being knowledgable enough about what we teach to not feel like a fraud.
Differentiation and a speculative learning progression for science teachers.
Novices get better when we support them with good feedback.
An earlier version of this essay appeared as "10 Things to Know About Mentoring Student Teachers" in the April 2013 edition of Phi Delta Kappan magazine
Learning from other teachers by withholding judgment
Rethinking nature deficit disorder in diverse classrooms. An earlier version of this essay appeared in Fall 2011 issue of the magazine Rethinking Schools.
Bringing the inside-out and the outside-in for science learning
Framing safety as part of scientific practice for students.
On the Use of Models and Simulations as Tools for Thinking
Don't throw away those owl pellets just yet.
Because science class should not be a trivia game.
This episode explores what it means to use an essential question in teaching science, and how this can connect to teaching science for social justice.
"Maybe it will just have to remain a mystery forever."
This episode tells the story of Mr. Teague, and how he doesn't answer questions in his physics classroom.
Glimpsing Beautiful and Productive Extensions of Prior Knowledge
Student Ideas as the Raw Material of Science Teachers’ Work
An Argument for Meeting Our Students Where They Are
