Past Virtual Events - 2025

Past Virtual Events - 2025

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2025 Virtual Events

Creating Inclusive Learning Experiences Through Authentic Assessment

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Asynchronous Webinar
Length: 2 hours
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This asynchronous session introduces authentic assessment (AA) as a framework for creating inclusive, real-world learning experiences in STEM classrooms. Drawing on educational research and disciplinary examples, participants will explore what makes an assessment “authentic,” how to scaffold inclusive assessment design, and how to respond to common concerns, such as rigor, knowledge retention, and additional grading responsibilities. Attendees will engage with the video, templates, and real authentic examples from across science disciplines.

Speakers:
Aradaryn Marsh, Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering and Science Education
Clemson University

Deena Warid, Undergraduate Student in Biochemistry and Genetics
Clemson University
 

Graduate Student Career Steps Webinar Series #6

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Friday, December 26 

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In this session, Dr. Jomo W. Mutegi reflected on the key stages of his academic journey, describing how his research agenda developed over time and how his current work centers on empowering his community and creating meaningful change. He encouraged graduate students to thoughtfully consider the trajectory they wish to pursue before beginning the process of writing their research proposals.

Hosted by: Graduate Student Committee

Primary Organizer: Collins Moga, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Raíces y Agua: High School Science Teachers Address Water Quality in the Rio Grande Valley Through Culturally Sustaining Environmental STEM Lessons

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Friday, December 12

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Join LARIG for an interactive webinar featuring a dynamic panel of high school teachers from the Rio Grande Valley who will share their experiences implementing culturally sustaining environmental STEM curricula in response to longstanding water quality issues affecting their communities.

This session showcases innovative approaches to environmental STEM education that honor and sustain Hispanic students' cultural and linguistic assets while addressing critical local environmental challenges.

Participants will: 

  • Explore practical strategies for developing culturally sustaining environmental STEM curricula
  • Learn about successful teacher-student partnerships in addressing local environmental challenges
  • Discover how connecting students' raíces (roots) with scientific inquiry about their agua (water) creates powerful pathways for STEM engagement and environmental stewardship

Hosted by: Latino/a RIG (LARIG)

Primary Organizer and facilitator: Uma Ganesan, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Panelists:

  • Evelyn Alejandro, Veterans Memorial Early College High School, Brownsville Independent School District, Brownsville, TX
  • Beatriz Escobedo, Veterans Memorial Early College High School, Brownsville Independent School District, Brownsville, TX
  • Susan De Pau, San Benito High School, San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, San Benito, TX
  • Selene Becerra, San Benito High School, San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, San Benito, TX

How Do Intercultural Dimensions Shape International Research and Education Projects?

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Tuesday, December 2 

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Join us for an exploration of how intercultural dimensions drive success in international research and education.

Discover how: 

  • Differences in norms, values, and styles can hinder or spark collaboration
  • Cultural competence builds trust, innovation, and equitable knowledge exchange
  • Intercultural dynamics intersect with research practices

Hear from two international teams and join an open discussion on the intercultural dimensions of projects.

Hosted by: International Committee

Primary Organizers: Tim Hartelt and Sahar Alameh

Speakers: 

  • Dr. Hui Yang, SRI International
  • Barbara Scharfbillig, University of Trier
  • Elizabeth Shekupe Kashango, Otjivero Combined School
  • Dr. Tim Hartelt, University of Kassel

Graduate Student Career Steps Webinar Series #5

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Friday, November 28 

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Navigating the transition from graduate studies to a fulfilling career can feel overwhelming. With countless possibilities - academia, industry, government, non-profits, and beyond - graduate students often find themselves uncertain about which path to pursue or how to begin.

The Graduate Student Committee recognizes this challenge and is proud to introduce the Career Steps Webinar Series, an engaging, monthly webinar series designed to illuminate multiple career trajectories, offer practical guidance, and foster meaningful connections within the NARST community.

This webinar series features accomplished PhDs and seasoned NARST members who have traversed the journey you are beginning. By sharing their personal stories - complete with challenges, pivotal moments, and unexpected opportunities - our speakers bring to life the myriad routes to career success.

More than mere inspiration, these sessions provide concrete strategies, resources, and networks you can leverage as you craft your own path. After all, one meaningful connection can be the spark that redefines your career trajectory.

Hosted by: Graduate Student Committee

Primary Organizer: Collins Moga, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Speaker: Dr. Mary M Atwater, Professor Emerita, University of Georgia; NARST Past President

Future of mechanistic reasoning in times of AI

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Wednesday, November 26 

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In this workshop, we will explore the future of mechanistic reasoning (MR) across different scientific disciplines, with particular attention to the role of AI. We will examine current research on MR, share our own ongoing work, and discuss how AI—both as a research tool and as a resource for students—shapes and influences the field. The workshop will also provide space to identify emerging challenges and opportunities, as well as to consider directions for future research on MR in the age of AI.

Program (in CET/ET):
2.00-2.05/ 8.00-8.05: Opening remarks 
2.05-2.35/ 8.05-8.35: Rayendra Bachtiar, The use of AI to support the research on mechanistic reasoning 
2.35-3.05/ 8.35-9.05 Michal Haskel-Ittah and Moriah Ariely, AI-generated mechanistic content and the search for explanatory black boxes: how AI can support students’ identification  
3.05-3.35/ 9.05-9.35 Nicole Graulich and Paul P. Martin, How mechanistic reasoning can contribute to a vision of science literacy in the twenty-first century 
3.35-3.40/ 9.35-9.40 Break 
3.40-4.10/ 9.40-10.10 Jennifer Doherty and Keenan Noyes, How do doctors-in-training use AI and mechanistic reasoning for clinical diagnosis 
4.10-4.40/ 10.10-10.40 Iris Tabak and Gur Arie Livni Alcasid, How Might Generative AI Shape the Public’s Engagement with Mechanistic Reasoning? 
4.40-5.00/ 10.40-11.00 Group discussion and concluding remarks 

Organizers: 
Michal Haskel-Ittahm, The Weizmann Institute of Science
Nicole Graulich, Justus Liebig University Gießen

Teacher Perspectives on Generative AI

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Wednesday, November 12

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Generative AI has led to a tumult in K12 education, as both students and their teachers experiment with the capabilities of these new AI tools.

Our team conducted over 100 interviews with students, teachers, and administrators from across the US focused on the impact of generative AI on schools. As part of this project, we created A Guide to AI in Schools: Perspectives for the Perplexed, a guidebook designed to share the experiences and perceptions of our interviewees, capturing sentiments ranging from AI skepticism to enthusiasm, exploring the landscape of AI use in schools alongside deep concerns about that use.

In this webinar, we will share our interview findings about the impact of generative AI on schools, including concerns about the impact of AI on learning, academic integrity in the age of AI, and what responsible AI use looks like in educational contexts.

Hosted by: 

  • MIT Teaching Systems Lab
  • Institute for Advancing Computing Education
  • Diamond Shoals Productions

Primary Organizer: Dr. Julie M. Smith

Graduate Student Career Steps Webinar Series #4 

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Friday, October 31 2025

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Navigating the transition from graduate studies to a fulfilling career can feel overwhelming. With countless possibilities - academia, industry, government, non-profits, and beyond - graduate students often find themselves uncertain about which path to pursue or how to begin.

The Graduate Student Committee recognizes this challenge and is proud to introduce the Career Steps Webinar Series, an engaging, monthly webinar series designed to illuminate multiple career trajectories, offer practical guidance, and foster meaningful connections within the NARST community.

This webinar series features accomplished PhDs and seasoned NARST members who have traversed the journey you are beginning. By sharing their personal stories - complete with challenges, pivotal moments, and unexpected opportunities - our speakers bring to life the myriad routes to career success.

More than mere inspiration, these sessions provide concrete strategies, resources, and networks you can leverage as you craft your own path. After all, one meaningful connection can be the spark that redefines your career trajectory.

Hosted by: Graduate Student Committee

Speaker: Dr. Uma Ganesan, Assistant Professor of STEM Education, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Primary Organizer: Collins Moga, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Using GenAI Simulations as Teacher Practice Spaces for Eliciting Student Thinking in Science

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Tuesday, October 21 2025

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We invite you to learn more about how to support K-5 science teachers in learning about the practice of eliciting student ideas using a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) digital teaching simulation.

In this virtual event, participants will learn about the key aspects of this teaching practice, engage in one GenAI teaching simulation firsthand, and understand how our research team developed the GenAI teaching simulation. They will examine written records of previous pilot participants engaging in the GenAI teaching simulation and identify productive teaching moves that participants used to elicit the GenAI student’s thinking about a science topic.

Participants will consider how to use and adapt these written records in their own professional contexts to support preservice or in-service teacher learning and will generate ideas for future research using these records.

As part of this virtual event, participants will receive free access to some of the transcripts from pilot study participants’ GenAI simulation sessions. Participants will be able to use those records in their own teaching and research following this virtual event.

Speakers:
Tricia Maxwell, ETS
Shreyashi Halder, ETS 
Kasish Behl, ETS 
Indira VMD, ETS 
Jamie N. Mikeska, ETS

Primary Organizer: Tricia Maxwell, ETS

Welcome to NARST

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Friday, October 17 2025

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Join us for "Welcome to NARST," an orientation designed to introduce incoming graduate students and newly joined members to the resources, communities, and opportunities available through NARST.

This session clarifies membership benefits, committee structures, and practical pathways for engagement within the NARST community. Committee leaders outline opportunities including awards and scholarship, the Graduate Student Forum, the Graduate Student Research Symposium, and regular networking and communications initiatives.

Webinar hosts propose conference sessions to attend, and provide concrete guidance on how to get involved, how to submit and present research, and where to find mentoring and community support.

Hosted by: Graduate Student Committee

Virtual Town Hall: Supporting Early-Career NARST Researchers in Uncertain Times

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Wednesday, October 15 2025

The NARST Ad Hoc Committee to Protect Science Education Research (PSERC) invites pre-tenure and early-career scholars to join a virtual town hall focused on community-building, sharing resources, and identifying strategies to support professional growth.

This interactive event will involve panelists, including journal editors, professional organizations, and NARST leadership. Through both large-group and breakout discussions, participants will have the opportunity to voice their concerns, share experiences, and help shape future NARST initiatives.

Hosted by: NARST PSER Committee

Graduate Student Committee - Career Steps Webinar Series #3

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Friday, September 26 2025

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Navigating the transition from graduate studies to a fulfilling career can feel overwhelming. With countless possibilities - academia, industry, government, non-profits, and beyond - graduate students often find themselves uncertain about which path to pursue or how to begin. The Graduate Student Committee recognizes this challenge and is proud to introduce the Career Steps Webinar Series, an engaging, monthly webinar series designed to illuminate multiple career trajectories, offer practical guidance, and foster meaningful connections within the NARST community. This webinar series features accomplished PhDs and seasoned NARST members who have traversed the journey you are beginning. By sharing their personal stories - complete with challenges, pivotal moments, and unexpected opportunities - our speakers bring to life the myriad routes to career success. More than mere inspiration, these sessions provide concrete strategies, resources, and networks you can leverage as you craft your own path. After all, one connection meaningful connection can be the spark that redefines your career trajectory.

Speakers: 
Dr. Gaspard Baye, ex-NSBE chapter President

CADASE Virtual Mentoring Sessions: Supporting Scholars Across Career Stages

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Monday, September 22 2025

Join the Continental and Diasporic Africa in Science Education (CADASE) RIG for an engaging 90-minute virtual mentoring event focused on supporting scholars navigating academic and professional growth. Whether you are finalizing your dissertation, seeking your first faculty position, or navigating mid-career transitions and solid teaching experiences, this event is designed with you in mind. Participants will pre-register to attend two out of three themed sessions, each offering timely insight and direct mentorship. The research reports, “We recognize that labels such as marginalized, underrepresented, minority, diverse, and scholars of color can be problematic for how we frame identity issues in the academy” (Malacca, M. R. & Mensah, F. M., 2012). “The questions, methods, and methodologies in science teacher education vary and add much to the field’s evolving understanding of research and what is gained in understanding issues and questions to promote science teaching and learning” (Mensah, F. M. & Chen, J. L., 2022). “Existent research indicates that postsecondary Black faculty members, who are sorely underrepresented in the academy, especially in STEM fields, assume essential roles; chief among these roles is diversifying higher education” (Parsons, E. R. et al, 2016). The format of the webinar: 1) Introduction of speakers & the purpose of CADASE from CADASE Special Administration Chairs; 2) 25-minute session of all three topics; 3) Break (Five minutes); 4) 25-minute session of all three topics; 5) Closing remarks from webinar participants and CADASE Chairs. Topics include: 1) Publishing and Junior Faculty Mentoring, focused on manuscript writing and establishing a publication pipeline, facilitator Dr. Felicia Mensah; 2) Job Market and Early Career Mentoring, covering networking, job listings, and career possibilities both within and beyond academia, facilitator Dr. Malcolm Butler; and 3) Current Challenges in Academia and Mid-to-Senior Faculty Mentoring, centering conversations on institutional climate, sustainability, and navigating complex academic landscapes, facilitator Dr. Mary Atwater.

Speakers: 
Rona M Robinson-Hill, Ball State University/CADASE Chair
Dr. Jonathan Hall, California State University, San Bernardino/CADASE RIG Chair

Science Denial and Disinformation: Teaching and Learning in Uncertain Times

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Wednesday, September 17 2025

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This panel--co-hosted by JRST and guest editors (K.C. Busch and Doug Lombardi)--will feature authors from the JRST Virtual Special Issue Learning and Teaching in Times of Science Denial and Disinformation. As science education researchers and practitioners face growing challenges related to misinformation and erosion of public trust in science, this event brings together contributors to share key insights and implications from their published work. The synchronous session will include brief presentations by selected authors followed by a moderated discussion, and will be video recorded and available for asynchronous viewing after the event. This event aims to provide an opportunity to reflect and engage in critical dialogue around the role of science education research and practice in times of information uncertainty and evolving perspectives on the usefulness of scientific practices to facilitate the collective good.

Speakers: 
K.C. Busch, North Carolina State University
Doug Lombardi, University of Maryland

Graduate Student Committee - Career Steps Webinar Series #2

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Friday, August 29 2025

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Navigating the transition from graduate studies to a fulfilling career can feel overwhelming. With countless possibilities - academia, industry, government, non-profits, and beyond - graduate students often find themselves uncertain about which path to pursue or how to begin. The Graduate Student Committee recognizes this challenge and is proud to introduce the Career Steps Webinar Series, an engaging, monthly webinar series designed to illuminate multiple career trajectories, offer practical guidance, and foster meaningful connections within the NARST community. This webinar series features accomplished PhDs and seasoned NARST members who have traversed the journey you are beginning. By sharing their personal stories - complete with challenges, pivotal moments, and unexpected opportunities - our speakers bring to life the myriad routes to career success. More than mere inspiration, these sessions provide concrete strategies, resources, and networks you can leverage as you craft your own path. After all, one connection meaningful connection can be the spark that redefines your career trajectory.

Speakers: 
Christina Lee Baze, Assistant Professor of STEM Education at Northern Arizona University

Translanguaging in Different Multilingual Science Education Contexts

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Tuesday, August 12 2025

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This event focuses on the exploration of translanguaging as a practice in science education. Invited speakers will showcase example projects from three global/international research teams. These teams will address various topics related to translanguaging in multilingual science education contexts, funded by national and international agencies. The first team will present their work that centers on creating learning environments that allow elementary-aged emerging multilingual students to draw on their conceptual knowledge and translanguaging practices to engage with science. Their work also explores how to support both pre-service and in-service teachers in recognizing and building on students’ sense-making strategies as valuable intellectual contributions in science learning. This project involves researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States of America. The second team will discuss their research focusing on how multilingual students can use both their home languages and the language of instruction to enhance science learning. It explores how allowing students to draw on their full linguistic repertoire leads to deeper understanding and engagement in the classroom. The team also examines teachers' attitudes toward translanguaging, advocating for more inclusive language practices that support both learning and students’ linguistic identities. The second team consists of researchers from University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. The third team will highlight how translanguaging along with social mediation can leverage student discursive identities in science classrooms. The team examines translanguaging by teachers and students in a variety of science classrooms in Lebanon where the language of instruction is English and the home language is Arabic. They provide a comparison of learning environments where translanguaging is encouraged and those where instructors strictly adhere to the foreign language. This team consists of researchers from Ohio University, and Texas Christian University, United States of America. This event will provide a platform for participants to share their experiences and insights from integrating translanguaging into science education. The goal is to facilitate a rich exchange of ideas, strategies, and best practices among science educators and science education researchers worldwide.

Group Host: NARST International Committee

Organizers: 
Christelle Fayad, Texas Christian University
Arif Rachmatullah, SRI International

Speakers:
Enrique Suárez, PhD, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, USA
Erasmos Charamba, PhD, University of Limerick, Ireland
Sara Salloum, PhD, Ohio University, USA 

Seeking funding for STEM centering LGBTQ+ Work

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Monday, July 28 2025

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This panel discussion will focus on informing and supporting members in pursing funding through the QTPIE organization

Speakers: 
Colby Tofel-Grehl, Teachers College Columbia
Sara Porter, Teachers College Columbia

Graduate Student Committee - Career Steps Webinar Series #1

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Friday, July 25 2025

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Navigating the transition from graduate studies to a fulfilling career can feel overwhelming. With countless possibilities - academia, industry, government, non-profits, and beyond - graduate students often find themselves uncertain about which path to pursue or how to begin. The Graduate Student Committee recognizes this challenge and is proud to introduce the Career Steps Webinar Series, an engaging, monthly webinar series designed to illuminate multiple career trajectories, offer practical guidance, and foster meaningful connections within the NARST community. This webinar series features accomplished PhDs and seasoned NARST members who have traversed the journey you are beginning. By sharing their personal stories - complete with challenges, pivotal moments, and unexpected opportunities - our speakers bring to life the myriad routes to career success. More than mere inspiration, these sessions provide concrete strategies, resources, and networks you can leverage as you craft your own path. After all, one connection meaningful connection can be the spark that redefines your career trajectory.

Speaker: 
Dr. Zoubeida Daghter, Professor of Science Education, University of Delaware

Science and Engineering Education as a Foundational Focus for High Quality Teaching and Learning in Preschool and the Elementary Grades: Past, Present, and Future Directions

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Monday, July 14 2025

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The world should be a place of wonderment and satisfaction for young students as they explore, investigate, discover, and solve problems that are meaningful to them. Despite their natural curiosity and goal-directed motivation to make sense of their world as budding scientists and engineers, there is still too little research, and educational support and practices leveraging the power of science and engineering as a foundational focus for preschool and elementary school teaching and learning. I will review the long-term, considerable national efforts to make science and engineering a greater focus of preschool and the elementary grades and the research evidence on how science and engineering can improve classroom interactions between students and teachers and support learning across multiple domains of development. Future directions will focus on efforts to align both instruction and assessment from preschool into the elementary grades including the work of the recently funded Elementary Science R & D Center, Center for Advancing Elementary Science through Assessment, Research, and Technology (CAESART).

Speakers: 
Daryl B. Greenfield, PhD., University of Miami

Research Beyond Academia: Exploring Alternative Pathways for Education Researchers

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Tuesday, July 8 2025

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This webinar serves as an interest meeting for a potential new Research Interest Group (RIG): Research Beyond Traditional Academia. This RIG will address the growing demand for research conducted outside traditional academic settings—a domain often overlooked in academic discourse and career preparation. Doctoral programs primarily train students for tenure-track positions, frequently excluding alternative research careers from the conversation. In response, this RIG seeks to open up dialogue around research opportunities beyond four-year institutions. It aims to support education researchers at all career stages in exploring diverse professional pathways, while also fostering connections between external organizations and the NARST community. As interest in non-traditional research environments continues to rise, this RIG is committed to building networks that increase visibility, promote collaboration, and expand career possibilities for education researchers.

Speaker: Ti'Era Worsley, Northern Virginia Community College

Publishing after the 2025 NARST International Conference

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Tuesday, May 27 2025

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This webinar was hosted by the Graduate Student Committee to provide graduate students and early career scholars with support on transitioning their conference paper into a manuscript piece. The webinar discusses the pathway to publication.

Don't know what to do with your presentation research after the NARST Conference? Dr. Troy Sadler, professor and past co-editor of JRST, leads this informational webinar to help graduate students through the sometimes confusing process of publication.

Speaker: Troy Sadler, University of North Carolina

Navigating Science Education in the AI Era: A Critical Reflection for Science Educators

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Saturday, March 29, 8-9 AM EST

This virtual event presented in-depth discussions about the challenges and opportunities brought by generative AI in science education. The session shared insights from Korean educators who are actively implementing AI in educational settings, such as AI-enhanced digital textbooks. We explored practical considerations for educational implementation, future changes, challenges, and current case studies of AI agents in education. The discussion provided valuable insights for educators navigating this technological transition in science education.

Speaker: Hyewon Jang, Sejong University, wanypie@gmail.com

Multiple Assessment Measures to Create a Holistic View of a Biotechnology Course at an HBCU

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Thursday, March 6, 12-1 PM EST

Assessing science laboratory learning environments throughout a course is a rare phenomenon in post-secondary institutions. In this study, fourth-year students/rising seniors were actively involved in providing feedback using a variety of assessment strategies in a biotechnology course that allows students to experience hands–on research. The objective was to provide actionable feedback so that the instructor could to improve the learning environment or in the instructional delivery. The Science Laboratory Environment Inventory (SLEI), comprising five scales, compared students’ preferred environment at the beginning of the course (pretest) to students’ actual perceptions at the end of the course (posttest). Other assessment strategies included the Academic Self-Efficacy Survey, concept maps, student grades, and the university’s generic end-of-course evaluation. Our findings revealed that actual perceptions exceeded preferred environments on four of the five SLEI scales, an uncommon but positive outcome. However, only Integration was statistically significant (<0.05). Data from the study indicates that instructors and administrators should rely on multiple evaluation tools and student input encompassing both the cognitive and affective domains to refine teaching strategies and the learning environment. This replicable model provides STEM educators with a framework to enhance learning outcomes through multifaceted evaluations, supporting continuous improvement in laboratory-based courses.

Speaker: Viji Sitther, Morgan State University, viji.sitther@morgan.edu
Co-authors: Viji Sitther, Catherine Martin-Dunlop, Shyama Malika Malwalage, and Sanjeeda Jafar

Well-being Check-In and Community Building Towards NARST 2025: Make API NARST Friends!

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Wednesday, March 5, 8-9:30 PM EST

In response to the recent NARST API Town Hall Meeting, the NARST API leadership is offering a special webinar prior to the 2025 NARST conference. This event aims to provide a space for API members, in particular junior API scholars, and their allies to share their stories and concerns and broaden their support networks through NARST. During this one-and-a-half-hour session, participants will be invited to choose the topic or problems that they are interested in, engage in conversation with others in breakout rooms, and discuss how to participate and engage in the upcoming NARST conference.

Speaker: Hosun Kang, hosunk@uci.edu 

Enhancing Your NARST Conference Experience

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Wednesday, March 5, 4-5 PM EST

This virtual session, collaboratively organized by NARST Fellows in support of the Membership Committee, is designed to equip new attendees with practical strategies for maximizing their NARST conference experience. Esteemed Fellows, including Lynn Bryan, Ron Blonder, and Elizabeth Mavhunga, will lead this interactive session, offering insights on building professional networks, exploring emerging research topics and methodologies, and effectively utilizing conference resources. Whether attendees are first-time participants or experienced researchers, this session provides actionable advice to enhance their engagement and participation at NARST. Additionally, the session aims to strengthen connections between members and Fellows, fostering collaboration, mentorship, and a sense of community within NARST.

Speaker: Lezly Taylor, Lezly8@vt.edu

Discussing Methodologies: Duoethnography

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Thursday, February 27, 2025, 12-1 PM EST

With new and exciting methodologies being created in science education, it is important to maintain a community-wide discussion about them. The Contemporary Methods RIG will host a series of meetings where speakers will present on the conceptual underpinnings of different methodologies. During the meetings, members will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the particular methodology. The goal of this series is to help improve NARST members' conceptual understanding of methodologies, as well as potential implementation into research. Each meeting will focus on a different methodology, in the hopes to promote broad discussion across NARST members. For the first event in this series, Dr. Rou-Jia Sung, Dr. Emily Holt, and Dr. Stanley Lo will be presenting and discussing Duoethnography. Duoethnography is a collaborative research methodology in which two or more researchers juxtapose their life histories in order to provide multiple understandings of a social phenomenon.

Group Host: Contemporary Methods for Science Education Research 
Speaker: Brock Couch, bcouch@loyola.edu 

Virtual Writing Retreat

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Friday, February 21, 2-4 PM EST

The Membership Committee is hosting a virtual writing retreat for members to connect in a supportive writing environment prior to the annual conference.

Group Host: Membership Committee

Speaker: Jonathan Bowers, bowersj8@msu.edu

International Grant Success Stories: Unlocking International Collaborative Research Opportunities

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Tuesday, February 18, 9-10 AM EST

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This event aims to explore and promote international collaboration in science education through research grant proposals. Invited speakers will present opportunities for international collaboration and share their experiences with funded projects. The event will feature presentations from researchers who have successfully secured grants for their collaborative projects, highlighting the opportunities, insights, and challenges they encountered. In this event, we invite people familiar with opportunities for international collaboration in our field that can give an overview of various research grant opportunities available for international collaboration and share their insights into how to create international collaborations and successful proposals. Also, we would like to invite case studies of funded projects, in other words, presentations by researchers involved in international collaborative projects funded through research grants. These presentations will include discussion on the impact of these projects on advancing science education and fostering global partnerships. Participants can engage with the presenters about ideas, strategies, and best practices for writing successful grant proposals and managing international collaborations.

Group host: NARST International Committee

Speaker: Arif Rachmatullah, SRI International, arif.rachmatullah@sri.com

Amplifying your Voice: Infusing Culture and Self into your Writing

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Monday, February 3, 2025, 4:00-6:00 PM ET
Tuesday, February 4, 2025; 4:00-6:00 PM ET

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Many STEM professionals are trained to write their work in a “scientific” fashion, separating self from their work. However, we must recognize the influence and power that comes with our experiences and perspectives and thus seek to infuse that into our work. Join LARIG and the Graduate Student Committee in this deep dive in finding and integrating your Voz and cultura in your writing. This two-part event will begin with a webinar that will cover topics related to infusing culture and self into your writing. Discussion of non-traditional approaches and methodologies will be shared, pushing attendees to think differently about their current and future projects. The second part of this event will be a “writing cafe” style zoom gathering where participants seeking to apply these skills can join to work with their peers and seek feedback. Different breakout rooms will be set so that those looking for quiet writing time can still have it, while also having a structured time to share out on progress and ideas.

Speaker: 
Dr. Helen Urpi Wagner Coello
Florida International University

Dr. Alexander Eden
Florida International University