Formative assessment practices have been shown to improve science instruction. However,
examples of teachers' moment-to-moment informal formative assessment practices are still …

This study addresses how to help elementary science teachers explore the uncertainty
inherent in scientific activity and support elementary students to engage in more complex …

There is a considerable amount of research on the nature and effectiveness of modeling as
applied to student learning in science. However, few studies have examined the role of …

Despite myriad attempts over the years to design curricula with logical ordering and
connections, concerns persist that students view science as a body of prescribed information …

Science teachers usually view students' uncertainty as a barrier to overcome, a negative
experience to be avoided, a deficiency in need of remedy. Building on the theory of deep …

Recent research and reform efforts in science education have consistently stressed the
importance of coherent science instruction, in which learning opportunities are connected …

We report on one teachers' efforts to re-design an entire instructional unit as a coherent
storyline about forces and motion as a part of a multiyear professional development (PD) …

There is tension about teachers' professional use of social media platforms, such as
Pinterest, to access instructional resources for teaching science. Teachers' frequent use of …

Although new teachers clearly need resources and support, little is known about the types of
resources new science teachers' access during their early years of teaching. To increase …

The beginning years of a teacher's career are among the most challenging and complex.
Content-specific induction programmes can help teachers navigate these early years of …