“I Thought That They Were Very Cut and Dry”: Preservice Elementary Science Teachers Learning About and Learning with Models and Modeling

AK Fackler - Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
While recent research has examined students' and teachers' understanding of models and
modeling, few studies have focused on how teacher educators can support preservice …

Promoting meaningful and equitable modeling practices: Developing agency, using diverse ways of knowing, and collaborating to build knowledge through modeling …

AK Fackler, E Adah Miller, T Li - Science and Children, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Many elementary science teachers have faced some challenges in implementing
meaningful and equitable modeling practices in online science instruction that is aligned …