Productivity Report 2005-2006
Science Education Faculty In Person and In Press

The Science Education Department at CSULB is one of the largest departments of its kind in the country. Our full-time faculty are busy at the local, state and national levels. Bill Straits taught Chautauqua courses this summer and a professional development workshop at the annual meeting of Association of Science Teacher Educators in addition to writing several articles (see his newsletter article describing one of his summer courses). Catherine Martin is a new reviewer for MERLOT (see her newsletter article about MERLOT). Jim Kisiel has been consulting with a few different science museums. Susan Gomez-Zwiep runs professional development workshops for practicing K-12 teachers as part of the K-12 Alliance. Laura Henriques serves on the Board of Directors for the California Science Teachers Association and was just elected to the Elections Committee for the Association of Science Teacher Educators. Bill Ritz chaired the national conference for the National Science Teachers Association (held in Anaheim in April 2006). Al Colburn has been busy with the Master's program and faculty governance. Maureen McMahon has been on leave since 2005 but she maintains ties with the College and department. This year she is helping faculty with grant proposals and funding opportunities.

Below are the publications and professional presentations that we've done in the past year. You can see complete CVs for faculty on the faculty/staff page of the department website.

Publications

1. Anderson, D., Kisiel, J., & Storksdieck, M. (2006). School field trip visits: Understanding the teacher's world through the lens of three international studies. Curator, 49 (3). 365-386.
2. Colburn, A., & Henriques, L. (2006). Clergy views on evolution, creationism, science, and religion. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 43, 4, 419-442.
3. Colburn, A. (2005). Solving the mysteries of CSI: constructivism, science & inquiry. Focus speaker (invited presentation) at the annual meeting of the California Science Teachers Association, Palm Springs, CA, October 29.
4. Echevarria, J., & Colburn, A. (2005). Designing lessons: inquiry approach to science using the SIOP model, pp. 95-109, in A. Lathman & D. Crowther, Eds.(2005). Science for English Language Learners: K-12 Classroom Strategies. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.
5. Gomez-Zwiep, S., & Straits, W. (in press). Pigs can fly... and talk, and build houses, and shop at the mall.... Addressing anthropomorphism in children's literature. Science and Children.
6. Henriques, L., Colburn, A., & Ritz, W.C. (2006). Developing Assessment Items: A How-to Guide in M. McMahon, P. Simmons, R. Sommers, D. DeBaets & F. Crawley (Eds.) Assessment in Science: Practical Experiences and Education Research. Alexandria, VA: National Science Teachers Association.
7. Henriques, L. (2005). Are you a preservice teacher or new teacher? If so, READ THIS! California Classroom Science 17 (2) 9, 18.
8. Henriques, L. (2005). Improving the impact of your science demonstrations. California Classroom Science, 16 (5) 10, 18.
9. Henriques, L. (2005). Reducing Resistance for Student Understanding of Electricity. California Classroom Science 17 (1) 6, 21.
10. Henriques, L. (2006). CSU Science Education Summit. California Classroom Science 18 (1).
11. Henriques, L. (2006). Electricity Activities for Pennies! California Classroom Science 17 (3) 5.
12. Henriques, L. (2006). Questions and More Questions. California Classroom Science 17 (5) 7, 14.
13. Henriques, L. (2006). Welcome Back to School! California Classroom Science 18 (1).
14. Henriques, L. (2006). What do we do with chemists after they die? We barium! California Classroom Science 17 (4) 17.
15. Henriques, L., Colburn, A., & McMahon, M.M. Eds. (2005). Guest Editors' Introduction. Issues in Teacher Education 14 (1), 3-4.
16. Henriques, L., Colburn, A., & McMahon, M.M. Eds. (2005). Guest Editor, special issue focusing on science education, Issues in Teacher Education 14:1 (pub. by Calif. Council on Teacher Education)
17. Henriques, L., Colburn, A., & Ritz, W. C. (2006). Developing assessment items: a how-to guide. In Assessment in Science: Practical Experiences and Education Research. Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association and National Association for Research in Science Teaching.
18. Kisiel, J. (2005). Understanding elementary teacher motivations for science fieldtrips. Science Education. 89(6), 936-955.
19. Kisiel, J. (2006). Making Field Trips Work. The Science Teacher, 73 (1). 46-48.
20. Kisiel, J. (in press) Examining teacher choices for science museum visits. Journal of Science Teacher Education. Accepted for publication, May 2005.
21. Kisiel, J. (2006) Urban teens exploring museums: Science experiences beyond the classroom. The American Biology Teacher 68 (7) 396-401.
22. Kisiel, J. (2006) An examination of fieldtrip strategies and their implementation within a natural history museum. Science Education. 90(3), 434-452.
23. Martin-Dunlop, C. (2006, Sept.). Science learning environments and action research. Science Scope, 30, 44-47.
24. Martin-Dunlop, C., & Fraser, B. J. (2006). Improving the learning environment of university science courses: A key to better elementary teacher education. Conference proceedings from the Fourth International Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada.
25. Miller, L., Straits, W., Kucan, L., Trathen, W., & Dass, M. (in press). Using Literature Circle Roles for Enhanced Science Vocabulary Understanding. The Science Teacher.*
26. Pine, J., Aschbacher, P., Roth, E., Jones, M., McPhee, C., Martin, C., Phelps, S., & Foley, B. (2006). Fifth graders' science inquiry abilities: A comparative study of students in hands-on and textbook curricula. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 43, 467-484.
27. Ritz, W.C. "Sense of Wonder Science" published in Science and Children, October 2006 issue.
28. Ritz, W.C. "Developing Assessment Items: A How-To Guide" (co-authors: Laura Henriques and Al Coburn) appears as a chapter in Assessment on Science: Practical Experiences and Education Research (Eds, Maureen McMahon, Patricia Simmons, Randy Sommers, Diane DeBaets, and Frank Crawley). 2005. NSTA Press, Arlington VA.
29. Straits, W., & Nichols, S. (in press). Literature circles for science. Science and Children.
30. Straits, W.J., & Nichols, S. E. (in press). Using historical non-fiction and literature circles to develop elementary teachers' nature of science understandings. Journal of Science Teacher Education.^†
31. Straits, W.J., & Wilke, R. R. (2006). Interactive demonstrations: Examples from biology lectures. Journal of College Science Teaching, 35(4), 58-59.
32. Straits, W.J. (in press). "She's teaching me." Teaching with care in a large lecture course. College Teaching.
33. Wilke, R.R., & Straits, W.J. (2006). Developing students' science process skills in large lecture classes. The Texas Science Teacher, 35(1), 11-16.
34. Yore. L.D., Henriques , L., Crawford, B., Smith, L., Tillotson, J., Yore, L., & Zwiep, S. (in press) Selecting and Using Inquiry Approaches to Teach Science in Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Schools - working title.

* Published/prepared with and in support of practicing classroom teachers.
† Publication includes data generated at California State University, Long Beach.

Presentations & Workshops

1. Ambos, E., Arriaza, C., Henriques. L., Segalla, A., & Turley, H.S. (2006). Noyce Scholars at CSULB. Poster presented at Robert Noyce Scholarship Program PI Conference, Washington DC, Jun 19-20.
2. Brunkhorst, B., Henriques, L., & others (2005). Connecting Science Teacher Candidates With Professional Organizations. California Science Teachers Association, Palm Springs, CA, October 28.
3. Colburn, A. (2005, Sept.). Inquiry for the rest of us. Presentation to an LAUSD K-5 teacher's group.
4. Colburn, A., & Henriques, L. (2006). Helping Students Become Critical Consumers of Science Information. California Science Education Conference, San Francisco, CA. October 20.
5. Dunckel, B., Abraham-Sliver, L., Chang, J., Ellis, S., Foutz, S., Kisiel, J., & Koke, J. (August, 2005) Museum visitors' understanding of evolution. Visitor Studies Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
6. Dunckel, B., Abraham-Sliver, L., Dierking, L. D., & Kisiel, J. (October 2005) A Research Partnership: Investigating Visitor Understanding of Evolution. Association of Science and Technology Centers Annual Conference, Richmond, VA.
7. Henriques, L., & others (2006). Integrating Inquiry into the Classroom: Challenges and possibilities symposium and book. National Association of Research in Science Teaching annual conference, San Francisco, CA, April.
8. Henriques, L. (2005). Bringing Newton's Laws to life! California Science Education Conference, Palm Springs, CA, October 29.
9. Henriques, L. McMahon, M., Colburn, A., Martin-Dunlop, C., & Kisiel, J.F. (2005). Using real Data to teach a college science course. Association of Science Teacher Educators (formerly AETS), Colorado Springs, CO, January 20-23.
10. Henriques, L., Colburn, A., McMahon, M., Martin-Dunlop, C., & Kisiel, J. (January 2005) Using data to teach science and the nature of science in a college science class. Roundtable presentation. Association for Science Teacher Education Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO.
11. Kisiel, J., & McMahon, M. (January 2006) Thinking outside the classroom: Using community resources to support science teaching. Association of Science Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.
12. Kisiel, J. (January 2005) What we know about museums and fieldtrips: Considerations for supporting science teachers. Paper presentation, Association for Science Teacher Education Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO.
13. Kisiel, J. Tradition, time and identity: Considerations for establishing bridges between schools and informal science institutions. (April, 2006) National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
14. Kisiel, J. (February 2005) Stegosaurs, Standards, and Science: Making the most of your fieldtrip. Greater Los Angeles Teachers of Science Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
15. Kisiel, J. (February, 2006). Moving Beyond the Textbook: Strategies for helping students to think about science. Greater Los Angeles Teachers of Science Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
16. Kisiel, J. What happens if...Introducing inquiry and student exploration. (October, 2006) California Science Education Conference. San Francisco, CA.
17. Kisiel, J., Coppenger, A. (April 2006) From leopards to leopard sharks: Using fieldtrips to bring life science to life. National Science Teacher Association Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA.
18. Kisiel, J., Silver, L., Dierking, L., & McComas (April, 2006) W. Investigating the Public Understanding of Evolution by Natural Selection. National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
19. Kisiel, J., Walter, C., Westbrook, V., & Youker, C. (April 2005) A closer look at the collaborative efforts of educational institutions to support science learning and instruction. National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX. [invited session]
20. Martin-Dunlop, C. (April 2006). Authentic Scientific Inquiry: Does It Improve Understanding of the Nature of Science? Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco, CA.
21. Martin-Dunlop, C. (October 2005). Improving the Teaching and Learning of the Nature of Science. California Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
22. Martin-Dunlop, C., & B. J. Fraser (August and October 2005 - 2 presentations). Improving the Learning Environment of Undergraduate Science Courses: A Key to Better Elementary Teacher Education. Fourth International Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada; Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.
23. Martin-Dunlop, C., & Hodum, P. (January 2005). Adding a Scientist to a Course for Prospective Elementary Teachers: Does It Improve Understanding of the Nature of Science? Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, Colorado Springs, CO.
24. Martin-Dunlop, C., McMahon, M., & Hodum, P. (January 2006). Synchronous Orbits: Scientist-Science Educator Collaboration Via Satellite. Annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Portland, OR.
25. Martin-Dunlop, C., Taylor, B., & Rojas, J. (April 2006). Distance Doctoral Degree Available in Science and Mathematics Education. Annual Meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Anaheim, CA.
26. Pritchard, S. & Henriques, L. (2006). Welcome Session for Conference First-Timers. California Science Education Conference, San Francisco, CA. October 19.
27. Ritz, W.C. April 2006: Conference Chair: 2006 National Conference on Science Education of the National Science Teachers Association, Anaheim, CA.
28. Ritz, W.C. December 2005: "A Head Start on Science" workshop presented at the NSTA Southern Regional Convention of the National Science Teachers Association, Nashville, TN.
29. Ritz, W.C. January 2006: "Pre-School Science and Early Childhood Literacy Development" presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education (co-authors: Maureen McMahon and Kay Timme).
30. Ritz, W.C. March 2005: "A Head Start on Science" workshop presented at the 2005 National Convention of the National Science Teachers Association, Dallas, TX.
31. Ritz, W.C. November 2005: "A Head Start on Science" workshop presented at the Eastern Regional Convention of the National Science Teachers Association, Hartford, CT.
32. Ritz, W.C. January 2005: "The Long Beach Elementary Science and Math Teacher Education Partnership: An Overview of a Successful Partnership" presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education (co-author: Elizabeth Ambos).
33. Straits, W.J. & Wilke, R.R. (2005, April). Relationships between Learner Characteristics and Successful Use of Active Learning Strategies in a College Physiology Lecture Course. Presented at the international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Dallas, TX.
34. Straits, W.J. & Wilke, R.R. (2006, April). Transmission and Participatory Models of Instruction: How Constructivist Are We? Presented at the national meeting of the Society of College Science Teachers. Anaheim, CA.
35. Straits, W.J. (2005, January). Pre-service Teachers' Representations of their Developing Nature of Science Understandings. Presented at Qualitative Interest Group (QUIG) Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies. Athens, GA.
36. Straits, W.J. (2006, April). Development of Teachers' Nature of Science Understandings through Meaningful Interactions with Historical Non-fiction Texts. Presented at the international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. San Francisco, CA.
37. Straits, W.J. (2006, January). Developing Elementary Teachers' Nature of Science Understandings through the Use of Literature Circles and Historical Non-fiction Texts. Presented at the national meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education. Portland, OR.
38. Straits, W.J., Wilke, R. R. & Lowe, A.J. (2006, April). Interesting Integrations: Ideas for Connecting Science and Language Arts. Presented at the national meeting of the National Science Teachers Association. Anaheim, CA.
39. Wilke, R.R. & Straits, W.J. (2005, April). The Effect of Active Learning on College Students' Achievement, Motivation, and Self-efficacy in a Human Physiology Course for Non-majors. Presented at the national meeting of the Society of College Science Teachers. Dallas, TX.
40. Wilke, R.R. & Straits, W.J. (2006, March). An Exploration of the Effects of Active Learning Strategies on Learner Characteristics in a Human Physiology Course for Non-majors. Presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Academy of Sciences. Beaumont, TX.
41. Wilke, R.R. & Straits, W.J. (2006, April). Practical Considerations for Assessing Inquiry-based Instruction. Presented at the national meeting of the Society of College Science Teachers. Anaheim, CA.
42. Zwiep, S., & Quan A. (2005, October). Ask, Don't Tell. California Science Teachers Association, annual meeting, Palm Springs, CA.
43. Zwiep, S. & Pasquier M (2005, October). Experimental Design with Your Students. California Science Teachers Association, annual meeting, Palm Springs, CA.
44. Zwiep, S. (2005, October). An Examination of Elementary Teachers Understanding of Student Misconceptions. California Science Teachers Association, annual meeting, Palm Springs, CA.
45. Zwiep, S. (2006, January) Elementary Teachers' Understanding of students' Prior Science Knowledge: Implications for Practice and Teacher Education. American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education annual meeting, San Diego, CA.
46. Zwiep, S., & Pasquier, M (May, 2006) Developing Benchmark Assessments: A Teacher Perspective. Center for Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning (CAESL) annual conference, Monterey, CA.
47. Zwiep, S., & Straits, W. (2006, October) Integration Made Elementary: Connecting Life Sciences and Language Arts/ELD. California Science Teachers Association, annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
48. Zwiep, S., & Leak, E. (2006) Adaptations - A Storyline unit for Primary Teachers. California Science Teachers Association, annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.