Project 2061

An electronic newsletter for the science education community

July/August 2007

Collaborating for Better Science Learning

KSI 2007 Resources

The following papers and posters represent only some of the resources generated by the 2007 Knowledge Sharing Institute of the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science (CCMS). A more comprehensive set of resources will be posted soon on the CCMS Web site. Please note that many of these papers are drafts; newer versions may be forthcoming.

Teachers & Curriculum Plenary and associated sessions

Plenary

• Teachers and Curriculum Materials Plenary
  Presentation slides, PDF 586KB

Symposium: Elementary Teachers & Curriculum Materials: An Interactive Poster Session

• Supporting Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Critique and Adaptation of Science Curriculum Materials Using Two Types of Educative Supports
  Carrie J. Beyer & Elizabeth A. Davis
  Paper, PDF 298KB

• Beginning Elementary Teachers’ Learning Through the Use of Science Curriculum Materials: A Longitudinal Study
  Cory T. Forbes & Elizabeth A. Davis
  Paper, PDF 278KB

• New Elementary Teachers’ Knowledge and Beliefs about Instructional Representations: A Longitudinal Study
  Shawn Y. Stevens & Elizabeth A. Davis
  Paper, PDF 324KB

• An Instructional Planning Framework for Elementary Science: Supporting Pre-Service Teachers’ Use of Instructional Materials to Construct the Planned Curriculum
  Jennifer L. Cartier, Wendy M. Sink, & Jeanetta Lee Kochhar
  Poster, PDF 181KB

• Facilitating Pre-Service Teachers’ Development of Professional Practices Through Boundary Spanning Activities
  Beth Covitt, Christina Schwarz, Jamie Mikeska, Minjung Bae, & Lauren Paluta
  Poster, PDF 178KB

• Frameworks for Analyzing Curriculum Materials and Planning and Teaching Science Lessons to All Students
  Kristin L. Gunckel, Edward L. Smith, & Christina V. Schwarz
  Poster, PDF 186KB

• Considering Students’ Strengths: Helping Elementary Preservice Teachers Take Account of Students’ Resources in Planning and Teaching Science Lessons
  Angela Calabrese Barton, Kristin L. Gunckel, & David McLaughlin
  Poster, PDF 161KB

Paper Set: Teachers and Curriculum

• Revealing Tensions between Curriculum Goals and Classroom Norms
  David Grueber
  Paper Abstract, PDF 46KB

• Science Teachers’ Beliefs About the Role of Curriculum Materials in Teaching and Learning
  Melissa Luna
  Paper, PDF 222KB

• Reflecting Understanding: Science Teachers’ Descriptions of Curriculum Reform
  Ann E. Rivet
  Paper Abstract, PDF 56KB

Assessment Plenary and associated sessions

Plenary

• Developing Assessment Items Aligned to Middle School Science Learning Goals
  George E. DeBoer
  Paper, PDF 566KB

General Poster Session

• Assessing Students’ Understanding of Controlling Variables
  Arhonda Gogos & George E. DeBoer
  Poster, PDF 158KB

• Probing Middle School Students’ Knowledge of Thermal Expansion and Contraction through Content-Aligned Assessment
  Cari F. Herrmann Abell & George E. DeBoer
  Poster, PDF 109KB

Learning Progressions Plenary and associated sessions

Plenary

• Environmental Literacy Learning Progressions
  Charles W. (Andy) Anderson
  Abstract/Handout, PDF 196KB

• Environmental Literacy Learning Progressions
  Charles W. (Andy) Anderson
  Draft Paper, PDF 455KB

• Learning Progressions in Genetics
  Ravit Golan Duncan, Aaron Rogat, & Anat Yarden
  Draft Paper, PDF 148KB

• Developing a Learning Progression for the Nature of Matter as it Pertains to Nanoscience
  Shawn Stevens, Joseph Krajcik, & James Pellegrino
  Draft Paper, PDF 417KB

• Progression of Understanding of the Reasons for Seasons
  Ted Willard & Jo Ellen Roseman
  Abstract & Paper, PDF KB

• Seasons Learning Progression
  AAAS Project 2061
  Progression of Learning Map, PDF 52KB

Symposium: Learning Progressions in Environmental Literacy

• Environmental Literacy Learning Progressions
  Charles W. (Andy) Anderson
  Overview Paper, PDF 455KB

• Can American Students Understand Global Climate Change?
  Charles W. (Andy) Anderson, Lindsey Mohan, Kristin Gunckel, Blakely Tsurusaki, Beth Covitt, Christopher D. Wilson, & Hui Jin
  Overview Poster, PDF 175KB

Individual Papers & Posters:

• The Development of an Environmental Literacy Learning Progression: Biological Diversity and Change over Time in Environmental Systems
  Christopher D. Wilson, Blakely Tsurusaki, Brook Wilke, Josie Zesaguli, & Charles W. (Andy) Anderson
  Paper, PDF 573KB

• The Development of an Environmental Literacy Learning Progression: Biological Diversity in Environmental Systems
  Christopher D. Wilson, Blakely Tsurusaki, Brook Wilke, Josie Zesaguli, & Charles W. (Andy) Anderson
  Poster, PDF 222KB

• Developing a K-12 Learning Progression for Carbon Cycling in Socio-Ecological Systems
  Lindsey Mohan, Jing Chen, & Charles W. (Andy) Anderson
  Paper, PDF 477KB

• Developing a K-12 Learning Progression for Carbon Cycling in Coupled Human and Natural Systems
  Lindsey Mohan, Jing Chen, & Charles W. (Andy) Anderson
  Poster, PDF 321KB

• Creating a K-12 Learning Progression for Environmentally Literate Citizenship: Developing Frameworks for Exploring Relationships among Students’ Identities, Understanding, and Reasoning about Issues
  Blakely Tsurusaki, Beth Covitt, & Charles W. (Andy) Anderson
  Paper, PDF 288KB

• K-12 Students’ Understanding of Connections Between Human Engineered and Natural Systems
  Blakely Tsurusaki & Charles W. (Andy) Anderson
  Paper, PDF 397KB

• Developing a K-12 Learning Progression about Water in Environmental Systems
  Kristin Gunckel, Beth Covitt, Hasan Abdel-Kareem, Rebecca Dudek, & Charles W. (Andy) Anderson
  Poster, PDF 164KB

Plenary-Associated Sessions

Curriculum Design: Diversity Paper Set

• A Study of CCMS Procedures in Curriculum Design and Teacher Education in Support of Diverse Learners in Science
  David McLaughlin & James J. Gallagher
  Paper, PDF 112KB

• A Study of CCMS Procedures in Curriculum Design and Teacher Education in Support of Diverse Students Learning Science
  James J. Gallagher & David McLaughlin
  Poster, PDF 138KB

Student Learning: Student Learning Paper Set

• Supporting Middle School Students’ Development of an Accurate and Applicable Energy Concept
  Jeff Nordine
  Paper, PDF 534KB

• Using Clinical Interviews to Study Science Knowledge and Learning
  Bruce Sherin, Victor Lee, & Moshe Krakowski
  Rough Draft of Paper, PDF 239KB

Other Resources

Posters from the symposium Phenomena: An Interactive Poster Session

• Using Phenomena to Learn about Seasons in the Science Classroom
  Lori Agan
  Poster, PDF 112KB

• Engaging Students in Phenomena Relevant to the Interdependence of Life: Feeding Interactions
  Kristen A. Lennon, George E. DeBoer, & Jo Ellen Roseman
  Poster, PDF 230KB

• Engaging Students in Phenomena Relevant to Matter Transformation in Plants
  Natalie S. Dubois, George E. DeBoer, & Jo Ellen Roseman
  Poster, PDF 133KB

• Phenomena to Help High School Students Understand the Mechanism of Natural Selection
  Luli Stern
  Poster, PDF 246KB

• Engaging Students in Thermal Expansion and Contraction Phenomena
  Cari F. Herrmann Abell, George E. DeBoer, & Jo Ellen Roseman
  Poster, PDF 180KB

• PRISMS: Phenomena and Representations for the Instruction of Science in Middle Schools
  Page Keeley, Francis Eberle, Joyce Tugel, Francis Molina, & Ted Willard
  Poster, PDF 790KB

• How Offspring Resemble Their Parents: Relevant Phenomena for K-2 Students
  Belen Hurle & Jo Ellen Roseman
  POSTER, PDF 235KB

• The Importance of Phenomena in IQWST: Helping
  Students Understand Scientific Concepts through Experiences
  Jennifer Eklund, Yael Shwartz, & Joi Merritt
  Poster, PDF 896KB

• Phenemona to Help Elementary School Students Understand That the Earth is Spherical
  Ted Willard, Sofia Kesidou, Lori Kurth, & Jo Ellen Roseman
  Poster, PDF 281KB

• Seasons Learning Progression
  AAAS Project 2061
  Progression of Learning Map, PDF 38KB

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