Ideological sensemaking in an elementary science professional development community

B Daniel, AE Pierson, DT Keifert - Journal of the learning sciences, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Ideologies are socially constructed frameworks for sensemaking that influence
teaching and learning. Drawing on Learning Sciences research on ideologies, we explore …

Science education with multilingual learners: Equity as access and equity as transformation

SE Grapin, A Pierson, M González‐Howard… - Science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Research in science education with multilingual learners (MLs) has expanded rapidly. This
rapid expansion can be situated within a larger dialogue about what it means to provide …

Designing technology-enhanced science experiments in elementary teacher preparation: the role of learning communities

A Nipyrakis, D Stavrou… - Research in Science & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Learning communities is a collaborative framework that can assist the adoption
of the educational innovation of digital technologies, through reflective discourse and …

Multiple representations in elementary science: Building shared understanding while leveraging students' diverse ideas and practices

AE Pierson, DT Keifert, SJ Lee, A Henrie… - Journal of Science …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Research has explored how science teachers can create equitable learning environments.
In addition, research demonstrates that representations can be powerful tools for supporting …

How does coaching influence teacher implementation of a science programme? Evidence from an experimental study

M Furman, M Luzuriaga, I Taylor… - International Journal of …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The study aimed to understand the effect of instructional coaching on teachers'
implementation of a science teaching improvement programme and whether it varies in …

Different Designs, Different Outcomes? A Critical Systematic Review of Interventions for Preparing Preservice Science Teachers to Teach Scientific Models and …

KKH Chan, DSP Lau, J Van Driel - Science Education, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cultivating in preservice science teachers (PSTs) the competence required to teach
scientific models and modeling is a valued outcome of teacher preparation programs …

Enhancing students' reasoning skills by asking students to provide evidence-based explanations in science classrooms: findings from TIMSS 2019

R Haridza, L Ding - International Journal of Science Education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study explores teachers' instructional activities to ask students provide evidence-based
explanations in science lessons. The sample of this study is 8739 eighth-grade students …

Collections of Practice as High-Level Activity in a Digital Interest-Based Science Community

L Lundgren, KJ Crippen - Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2024 - Springer
The theoretical framework of communities of practice (CoP) is often used for framing
research into online communities. However, there is an absence of measures and empirical …

The Iterative Design of a Model-Based Inquiry Unit Planning Tool for Preservice Science Teachers

T Campbell, R Gray, Y Bai, S Chase - Journal of Science Teacher …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
While limited NGSS-designed curricula are available, there is a lack of unit planning tools for
preservice science teachers (PSTs). To address this gap, we developed a model-based …

[HTML][HTML] Studio as a Catalyst for Incremental and Ambitious Teacher Learning

R Elliott, SA Roberts - Education Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article explores how the practice-focused Studio professional learning (PL) model can
provide incremental and ambitious teacher learning opportunities. We argue that when the …