Research

Publications

• Hudson, M., Sansom, R., Leary, H., Longhurst, M., Stowers, J., Poulsen, T., & Smith, C. (2023, March). Technology-Mediated Lesson Study: Improving Rural Science Teachers’ Three-Dimensional Science Teaching Practices. In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1743-1746). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). This paper received an AACE award.
  
• Hudson, M. A., Leary, H., Longhurst, M. L., Stowers, J. A., Poulsen, T., Smith, C. M., & Sansom, R. (Under review). Technology-mediated lesson study: A step by step guide.
  
• Poulsen, T., Leary, H., Daly, A., Sansom, R. (Submitted). Uncovering the connections among rural science teachers.
  
• Poulsen, T., Leary, H., Whiting, E. F., & Sansom, R. (Submitted). Social network analysis in rural schools: A literature review.
  
• Smith, C. M., Leary, H., Jenson, J. L., & Sansom, R. (Submitted). 10 years of three-dimensional science: Barriers to classroom implementation.
  
• Poulsen T. & Whiting, E.F. (In progress). Alone but not forgotten: Unpacking the isolation of rural science teachers.
  
• Poulsen, T. & Whiting, E.F. (In progress). Capitalizing on community connections: Rural science teacher’s utilization of community resources.
  
• Hudson, M., Smith, C., Leary, H., Longhurst, M., & Sansom, R. (In progress). Teacher growth in three-dimensional science understanding and abilities: The impact of technology-mediated lesson study.

Conference Presentations

• Sansom, R., Leary, H., Longhurst, M., Stowers, J., Hudson, M., Poulsen, T., & Smith, C. (2023, June). Technology-mediated lesson study: Facilitating three-dimensional science with rural science teachers. Poster presentation at the 2023 DRK-12 PI Meeting.

• Hudson, M., Sansom, R., Leary, H., Longhurst, M., Stowers, J., Poulsen, T., & Smith, C. (2023, June). Technology-mediated lesson study: Facilitating three-dimensional science with rural science teachers. Poster presentation at the International Society for the Learning Sciences Conference Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

• Hudson, M., Sansom, R., Leary, H., Longhurst, M., Stowers, J., Poulsen, T., & Smith, C., (2023, March). Technology-Mediated Lesson Study: Improving Rural Science Teachers’ Three-Dimensional Science Teaching Practices. Paper presentation at the 34^th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, New Orleans, LA.

• Sansom, R., Longhurst, M., Stowers, J., Leary, H., Hudson, M., Poulsen, T., & Smith, C. (2023, March). Three-Dimensional Science and Technology-Mediated Lesson Study for Rural Science Teachers. Roundtable presentation at the 34^th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, New Orleans, LA.

• Poulsen, T. M., Sansom, R., Leary, H., Stowers, Josh, & Longhurst, M. (2023, January). The Implications of Technology-Mediated Lesson Study in the Professional Learning of Rural Science Teachers. Paper presentation at the International Conference of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Salt Lake City, UT.

• Poulsen, T., Sansom, R., Longhurst, M., Leary, H., & Stowers, J. (2022, October). Uncovering the Connections Between Rural Science Teachers. Paper presentation at the Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association annual conference, Billings, MT.

• Sansom, R., & Leary, H. (2022, July). SEEd Standards: Science in Three Dimensions! Presentation at the annual conference of the Utah Rural Schools Conference, Cedar City, UT.

Teacher Participant Presentations

• Holder, B., Moore, A., Longhurst, M., Sansom, R., Leary, H., Stowers, J., Hudson, M., Poulsen, T., & Smith, C. (2023, June). Rural science teachers collaborative design and iterative implementation of three-dimensional lessons. Paper presentation at the International Society for the Learning Sciences Conference Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

• Andreason, J. (2023). Making lessons relatable for students. Presentation at Utah Rural Schools Association 2023.

• Castellon, J., & Riley, J., (2023). Using SEEd and 3D science to transform your teaching. Presentation at the Utah Rural Schools Association 2023.

• Moore, A., Morris, D., & Wilder, T. (2023). Collaborative lesson study: Using the power of technology. Presentation at the Utah Rural Schools Association 2023.

What we are reading: Articles and books the Project Leadership Team is reading

• Social Network Theory and Educational Change
  
  • Edited by Alan J. Daly
  • Foreword by Judith Warren Little (Harvard Educational Press 2010)

• Research-Practice Partnerships in Education: The State of the Field
  
  • Farrell & Penuel (2021)

Lesson Study

• Lesson Study Step by Step: How Teachers Learning Communities Improve Instruction
  
  • By Jacqueline Hurd, Catherine Lewis (Heinemann 2011)

• How does lesson study work? Toward a Theory of Lesson Study Process and Impact.
  
  • Lewis et al. (2019)
  • From Theory and Practice of Lesson Study in Mathematics (R. Huang et al., eds.)

• Online Lesson Study: Virtual Teaming in a New Normal
  
  • Goei et al. (2021)

3D Science

• Three-Dimensional Learning
  
  • https://www.nextgenscience.org/three-dimensions

• The Crosscutting Concepts; Critical Component of “Third Wheel” of Three-Dimensional Learning?
  
  • Cooper (2020)

• Integrating science and engineering practices: Outcomes from a Collaborative Professional Development
  
  • Brand (2020)

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

• If Indigenous Peoples Stand with the Sciences, Will Scientists Stand with Us?
  
  • Bang et al. (2018)

• Commentary: Designing Science Instructional Materials that Contribute to More Just, Equitable, and Culturally Thriving Learning and Teaching in Science Education.
  
  • Tzou et al. (2021)