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Recent Publications

Peters-Burton, E. E., Tran, H.* & Miller, B.* (online first). Design-based research as professional development: Outcomes of teacher participation in the development of the science practices innovation notebook (SPIN). Journal of Science Teacher Education. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1046560X.2023.2242665

Peters-Burton, E., Rich, P. J., Kitsantas, A., Stehle, S. M.*, & Laclede, L.* (2023). High school biology teachers’ integration of computational thinking into data practices to support student investigations. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 60(6), 1353–1384. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21834

Peters-Burton, E. E., Cleary, T., Rich, P., & Kitsantas, A. (2023). Science Practices Innovation Notebook (SPIN): Cultivating data practice skills through computational thinking and self-regulated learning. In S. Asim, J. Ellis, D. Sylkhuis, and J. Trumble (Eds.), Theoretical and practical teaching strategies for K-12 science education in the digital age, (pp. 116-130). IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5585-2

Peters-Burton, E. E., Rich, P. J., Kitsantas, A., Laclede, L.*, & Stehle, S. M.* (2022). High school science teacher use of planning tools to integrate computational thinking. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 33(6), 598-620. https://doi.org/10.1080/1046560X.2021.1970088

Cleary, T., Kitsantas, A., Peters-Burton, E. E., Lui, A., Mccleod, K.*, Slemp, J.*, & Zhang, X.* (2022). Self-regulated learning professional development: Shifts and variations in teacher outcomes and approaches to implementation. Teaching and Teacher Education, 111, 103619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2021.103619

Peters-Burton, E. E., Rich, P., Cleary, T., Burton, S., Kitsantas, A., Egan, G., & Ellsworth, J. (2020). Using computational thinking for data practices in high school science. The Science Teacher, 87, 6, 30-36.

Recent Conference Presentations

Peters-Burton, E., Cleary, T., Rich, P.J., Kitsantas, A., Miller, B.*, Hong, T.*, and McKeen, H.* (2024, March 17-20). Science Practices Innovation Notebook: A framework for inclusion. [Poster session]. National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Denver, CO, United States.

Miller, B. & Peters-Burton, E. (2024, March 17-20). Exploring real-time engagement in data practices: Insights from learning analytics in secondary science investigations. [Paper session]. National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Denver, CO, United States.

Peters-Burton, E., Miller, B., Cleary, T., Rich, P. & Hong, T. (2024, January 10-13). Teacher observations of student engagement in data practices: A comparative case study. [Paper presentation]. Association for Science Teacher Education, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Peters-Burton, E. (2023, October 25-28). Science Practices Innovation Notebook: NSTA Share-a-thon. [Paper presentation]. National Science Teaching Association, Kansas City, MO, United States.

Minchow-Proffitt, Z. & Peters-Burton, E. (2023, October 25-28). Chemistry lessons in the Science Practices Innovation Notebook. [Paper presentation]. National Science Teaching Association, Kansas City, MO, United States.

Cabaniss, K. & Peters-Burton, E. (2023, October 25-28). Earth science lessons in the Science Practices Innovation Notebook. [Paper presentation]. National Science Teaching Association, Kansas City, MO, United States.

Barrett, E. & Peters-Burton, E. (2023, October 25-28). Physics lessons in the Science Practices Innovation Notebook. [Paper presentation]. National Science Teaching Association, Kansas City, MO, United States.

Wahidi, S.*, Kitsantas, A., Peters-Burton, E., Hosek, B.*, & McKeen, H.* (2023, August 3-5). Enhancing collaboration in middle school science classrooms: A self-regulatory perspective. [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, United States.

Rich, P. J., Peters-Burton, E., Cleary, T., Kitsantas, A., Laclede, L.*, Yauney, J.A.*, & Reynolds, C.* (2023, April 18-23). Assessing data practices in high school science courses. [Paper presentation]. National Association of Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.

Cleary, T.J., Peters-Burton, E.E., Rich, P., & Kitsantas, A. (2023, April 13-16). Acceptability and feasibility of the Science Practices Innovation Notebook (SPIN) in science education context. [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.

McKeen, H.*, Cleary, T. J., Kitsantas, A., Peters-Burton, E. E., Rich, P., & Tran, H.* (2023, March 13-17). High school science teachers' and students' perceptions of usability, utility, and enjoyment of an electronic notebook during scientific investigations [Poster Presentation]. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 2023, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Ellis, J., Asim, S., Boda, P., Megowan-Roma, C., Olokunde, T., Peters-Burton, E., Popejoy, K., & Schwortz, A. (2023, January 11-14). Theoretical and practical teaching strategies for K-12 science education in the digital age. [Paper presentation]. Association of Science Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.

Peters-Burton, E., Tran, H.*, & Miller, B.* (2023, January 11-14). Design-based research as professional development: Outcomes of teacher participation in the development of the Science Practices Innovation Notebook (SPIN). [Paper presentation]. Association of Science Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Kitsantas, A., Cleary, T. J., Peters-Burton, E. E., Lui, A., McLeod, K., & Zhang, X., (2021, August 12-14). A Teacher Efficacy Scale for Infusing SRL Strategies into Lesson Plans with Varied Ability Students [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association, Online.

Kitsantas, A., Cleary, T. J., Peters-Burton, E. E., Lui, A., McLeod, K., Slemp, J. & Zhang, X. (2021, April 9-12). Investigating Science Teachers’ Professional Growth in Self-Regulated Learning through Professional Development: An Extreme Case Analysis [Poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association, Online.

Peters-Burton, E. E., Rich, P.J., Laclede, L., Stehle, S., Kitsantas, A. & Cleary, T. (2021, April 7-10). High school science teachers’ integration of computational thinking into data practices to support student investigations. [Paper presentation]. National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Online.

Kitsantas, A., Peters-Burton, E. E., Cleary, T. J., Rich, P., Burton, S., McLeod, K., Zhang, X., Slemp, J., Laclede, L., & Stehle, S. (2020, August 6-8). Infusing Self-Regulated Learning in Computational Thinking through Professional Learning for Science Teachers [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, United States.

Zhang, X., Kitsantas, A., Peters-Burton, E. E., Cleary, T., McLeod, K., & Slemp, J. (2020, May 21-24). The development and preliminary validation of a rubric to assess science teachers’ self-regulated learning knowledge and application [Poster presentation]. Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL, United States.

Peters-Burton, E. E., Laclede, L., Stehle, S. M., Rich, P., Kitsantas, A., Cleary, T., & Mcleod, K. (2020, March). Teachers’ intersection of computational thinking and data practices to support student data analysis during science investigations. Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Portland, OR.

Peters-Burton, E. E., Burton, S. R., Laclede, L., Stehle, S., Rich, P., Cleary, T., & Kitsantas, A. (2020, January). High school teacher task analysis of lesson plans to identify opportunities for computational thinking in data analysis. Paper presented at Far West Association for Science Teacher Education Conference, Honolulu, HI.