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Science Education Research
PhD Specialization

The Science Education Research specialization prepares students to conduct research about the learning and teaching of science within different scientific disciplines. Such research involves a deep understanding of the discipline-specific content knowledge as well as the discipline-specific methodologies through which this knowledge is developed.

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C(SE)2 Outreach

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New Book to Help Teachers Support Student Understanding of Science and Engineering Practices

January 31, 2024

Science and engineering practices tend to be more difficult to teach and monitor for student progress than content knowledge, because practices are skill based. This book presents tangible ways for teacher educators and teachers to design learning environments that involve student goal setting, monitoring, and reflection on their performance of science and engineering practices. …Read more »

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1st Annual Donna Sterling VA Science Educators Summit

April 4, 2022

Dr. Peters-Burton assembled VA science education faculty to address science instruction in the state. …Read more »

Why thinking like a scientist helps students tackle real-life problems

This article was produced by Futurum, a magazine and online platform aimed at inspiring young people to follow a career in the sciences, research and technology. For more information, teaching resources, and course and career guides, see https://futurumcareers.com/. …Read more »

Visiting teachers from Ningxi province of China

November 15, 2017

Dr. Nancy Holincheck presented on Innovation in Science Teaching to a group of visiting teachers and administrators from the Ningxia province in China who spent a week at George Mason University as a part of a Curriculum Development and Professional Teaching Capacity Training Delegation. …Read more »

Metacognitive Prompting Interventions

August 30, 2017

Metacognitive Promoting Intervention – Science (MPI-S) is a strategy for teaching students about the nature of science and is derived from Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) theory (Peters, 2009; Peters & Kitsantas, 2010). MPI-S enacts SRL because it prompts students to set goals, assists students in monitoring progress toward goals, and asks students to reflect on their success in reaching those goals. …Read more »

STEM Road Map Curriculum Project

August 22, 2017

What if you could challenge your third graders to design the train of the future? Challenge your sixth graders to design an amusement park of the future? Have your eleventh graders develop safer exit protocols and building materials for high rises? With the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! …Read more »

AVID Tutoring at Sterling Middle

August 22, 2017

Master’s students in the Secondary Science Teacher Education Program at GMU are volunteering to work with middle school students in the AVID Program (Advancement Via Individual Determination) at Sterling Middle School. …Read more »