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Exploring Differences in Practicing Teachers’ Knowledge Use in a Dynamic and Static Proportional Task
Teachers’ knowledge of proportional reasoning is important, particularly in the middle…
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In the Classrooms of Newly Hired Secondary Science Teachers: The Consequences of Teaching In-field or Out-of-field
Science teachers must sometimes teach outside of their expertise, and this…
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Professional Development for STEM Integration Analyzing Bioinformatics Teaching by Examining Teachers' Qualities of Adaptive Expertise
Real-world science exploration, where STEM fields…
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3DLA: Three Dimensional Learning Architecture Instructional Planning Tool
Hapgood, S., Wilson, G., Heuring, J. & Czerniak, C. M. (Accepted for January 2020). 3DLA: Three dimensional…
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Asking Questions about Matter
What kinds of questions should guide investigations of matter? The Questions to Investigate task is intended to elicit preservice teachers’ CKT related to asking…
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Compendium of Research Instruments for STEM Education, PART I: Teacher Practices, PCK, and Content Knowledge
Addendum added 2013
The original compendium included instruments that were…
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Conceptions and Consequences of Mathematical Argumentation, Justification, and Proof
This book aims to advance ongoing debates in the field of mathematics and mathematics education regarding…
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Conceptual Profile of Substance: Representing Heterogeneity of Thinking in Chemistry Classrooms
Teachers face challenges when building the concept of substance with students because tensions…
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Describing Curricular Materials for Mathematics Teacher Education in an Online, Rich Media Platform
This chapter explores a way of describing the teacher education curricular materials being…
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Designing Simulations to Learn About Pre-service Teachers’ Capabilities with Eliciting and Interpreting Student Thinking
This chapter focuses on the design of simulation assessments to learn…
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Developing Transmedia Engineering Curricula Using Cognitive Tools to Impact Learning and the Development of STEM Identity
This paper examines the use of Imaginative Education (IE) to create an…
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Disciplinary Literacy in STEM: A Functional Approach
This study explores disciplinary literacy instruction integrated within an elementary engineering unit in an urban classroom. A…
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Domain appropriateness and skepticism in viable argumentation
https://pmena2020.cinvestav.mx/Program-Proceedings/Proceedings
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Early Childhood Educators’ Declarative Knowledge of the Next Generation Science Standards
Hapgood, S., Heuring, J. & Wilson, G., Czerniak, C. (Accepted for January 2020). Early Childhood…
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Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Assessment Tasks that Measure Content Knowledge for Teaching about Matter
Developing knowledge about science instruction is critical for…
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Eliminating counterexamples: A case study intervention for improving adolescents’ ability to critique direct arguments
Students’ difficulties with argumentation, proving, and the role of…
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Eliminating counterexamples: An intervention for improving adolescents’ contrapositive reasoning
Students’ difficulties with contrapositive reasoning are well documented. Lack of intuition…
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Examining Elementary Science Teachers' Responses to Assessments Tasks Designed to Measure Their Content Knowledge for Teaching About Matter and its Interactions
Despite the importance of…
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Examining Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Answer Changing Behavior on a Content Knowledge for Teaching Science Assessment
Preservice elementary teachers (PSTs) prepare for various standardized…
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Explaining Differences in One Teacher’s Instruction Across Multiple Tracked Fifth‐Grade Classes
In this article, we describe the case of “Keri,” a fifth-grade teacher who had completed an…
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Exploring Adaptations of the VisChem Approach: Advancements and Anchors toward Particle-Level Explanations
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have been imperative for informing many…
Exploring Prospective Teachers’ Ability to Generate and Analyze Evidence-based Explanatory Arguments
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Exploring Prospective Teachers’ Ability to Generate and Analyze Evidence-based Explanatory Arguments
In this paper, using written responses of 37 PSTs preparing to teach grades 1-8 mathematics…
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Impact of Graph Technologies in K-12 Science and Mathematics Education
Graph technologies are now widely available in K-12 science and mathematics classrooms. These technologies have the…
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Impact of the Design of an Asynchronous Video-Based Learning Environment on Teacher Noticing and Mathematical Knowledge
In this paper, we share the design and impact of a set of two-hour…
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Instructional Goals and Big Ideas for Teaching about Materials
How can we align activities with instructional goals to support student understanding of matter and materials? The Building a…
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Instructional Pathways to Considering Social Dimensions Within Socioscientific Issues
The Socioscientific Issues Teaching and Learning (SSI-TL) framework is a guide for developing an…
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Investigating Conservation of Matter
What investigations can help students best understand conservation of matter? The Investigating Matter tasks are intended to elicit preservice teachers’…
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Investigating Teachers’ Understanding Through Topic Modeling: A Promising Approach to Studying Teachers’ Knowledge
Examining teachers’ knowledge on a large scale involves addressing…
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Longitudinal Impact of Early Childhood Science Instruction on 5th Grade Science Achievement
Czerniak, C. M., Kaderavek, J., Paprzycki, P., Hapgood, S., Mentzer, G., Molitor, S., &…
Longitudinal Impact of Early Childhood Science Instruction on Middle Grades Literacy and Mathematics
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Longitudinal Impact of Early Childhood Science Instruction on Middle Grades Literacy and Mathematics
Czerniak, C. M., Paprzycki, P., Hapgood, S., & Kaderavek, J. (2019). Longitudinal…
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LOOPS: Logging Opportunities in Online Programs for Science (Koile)
http://cadrek12.org/sites/default/files/KOILE%20DRK12Nov09.pdf
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Mathematical content knowledge and knowledge for teaching: exploring their distinguishability and contribution to student learning
During the last three decades, scholars have proposed several…
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Mathematics Teachers Teaching English Language Learners: What Knowledge Do They Need? (Driscoll, Heck, Chval)
Driscoll Heck Chval DRK12PI_nov09.ppt
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NCTM Presentation Line of "Good" Fit in Grade 8 Classrooms
NCTM 2018 Modeling Presentation 4.15.18.pdf
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On the Alignment of Teachers’ Mathematical Content Knowledge Assessments with the Common Core State Standards
Instruments designed to measure teachers’ knowledge for teaching mathematics have…
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Pedagogical Chemistry Sensemaking: A Novel Conceptual Framework to Facilitate Pedagogical Sensemaking in Model-based Lesson Planning
Researchers have typically identified and characterized…
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Personal and Canonical PCK: A Synergistic Relationship?
Smith, P. S., Plumley, C. L., Hayes, M. L., & Esch, R. K. (2018). Personal and Canonical PCK: A Synergistic Relationship? In S.…
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Preparing Science Teachers Through Practice-Based Teacher Education
This comprehensive volume advances a vision of teacher preparation programs focused on core practices supporting ambitious…
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Revealing Teacher Knowledge through Making: A Case Study of Two Prospective Mathematics Teachers
We describe an experience within mathematics teacher preparation that engages pre-service…
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Revisiting Purpose and Conceptualisation in the Design of Assessments of Mathematics Teachers’ Knowledge
In this paper, we focus on the design of assessments of mathematics teachers’ knowledge…
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Scientific Explanations of Changes in Matter
What is a scientific explanation and how can we support students in explaining changes in matter? The Fizzy Antacid task is intended to elicit and…
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Scientific Inquiry for Young Children: Linking Teacher Professional Development and Family Engagement to Improve Student Achievement
Hapgood, S., Paprzycki, P., Czerniak, C.M. (2019).…
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Scientific Modeling and the Structure of Matter
What does it mean to help students develop a small particle model of matter? The Mystery Bubble task is intended to elicit preservice teachers’…
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SciJourner Volume 1, Issue 1
http://cadrek12.org/sites/default/files/SciJourner_v1no1.pdf
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SciJourner Volume 1, Issue 2
The second print issue from summer 2009 of the student science news publication, in pdf format.
http://cadrek12.org/sites/default/…
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SciJourner Volume 1, Issue 3
The third print edition from summer 2009 of the student science news publication, in pdf format.
http://cadrek12.org/sites/default/…
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SciJourner Volume 1, Issue 4
The fourth print edition from summer 2009 of our science news publication, in pdf format. The articles in this edition, unlike the others, are written by high…
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SciJourner Volume 2, Issue 1
The first print edition from academic year 2010-11 of our student written science news publication, in pdf format. This is meant to be printed on large format…
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SciJourner Volume 2, Issue 2
The second print edition from academic year 2010-11 of our student written science news publication, in pdf format. This is meant to be printed on large format…
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Student Ideas about the Small Particle Model of Matter
What ideas do students have about small particles of matter? The Two Cups of Liquid task is intended to elicit preservice teachers’ CKT…