We are both fortunate to engage with and hear from science teachers working in different settings. They often share the joys of the profession, as well as the struggles they encounter. Most recently, we are hearing more about the struggles. There are shortages of teachers in schools–the result of teachers leaving the profession and fewer […]
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The ADAPTATIONS blog advances research toward and replication of what works in the STEM education of preservice teachers in high-need school districts through programs’ sharing of evidence-based innovations to encourage adaption by other programs and move forward collective evolution of effective STEM teacher preparation.
Technology in Teacher Education: Science, Society, and Students
The field of teacher education has experienced incredible challenges, upheaval, and opportunities over the past few years. The twin catalysts of a worldwide pandemic and social activism related to pervasive issues of inequity have caused many in the education community to rethink the state of the profession and the ways that teachers are prepared to […]
What Image Comes to Your Mind When You Think of a “Doctor”?
Implicit bias is something we have all experienced or even inadvertently perpetuated. In teaching, the implicit bias, automatic thoughts, views, or judgments we may have about students can deprive them of opportunities and learning experiences. Implicit bias develops over a lifetime and is described as attitudes or stereotypes that affect our judgements or assessments of others […]
Teaching the Teacher: Social Justice, Equity, and the Future of Science
As we reflect on the past three years that embroiled Americans in a pandemic, which highlighted educational inequities and social justice issues, two looming questions arise. How will we utilize the lessons learned and our new awareness of individual and communal perseverance and resilience? Will we employ these lessons and new awareness to frame and […]
Let’s Stop Saying that Math is the Universal Language
Every math and science teacher of a certain age has seen it, probably multiple times. Many of us have shown it in our classes. It’s the scene from the movie Contact (Zemeckis, 1997) where the character played by Jodie Foster first hears from the aliens. It’s exciting, dramatic—the pulsing noise from space pushing through the […]
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