Join WestEd researchers as they present at the 2025 National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) International Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, March 23–26, 2025.
This year’s conference theme is: “In Praise of Science Teachers: Essential Partners in Researching, Reframing, and Reforming Science Learning.”
Jerome Shaw, a Senior Researcher at WestEd and NARST President writes, “For this conference, let us emphasize and praise the work science teachers do that enables and inspires our efforts as science education researchers.”
View details on WestEd’s presentations below.
WestEd Presentations
Thursday, March 13 (All-Virtual Day)
- Virtual Session: Roundtable Discussion 2
Strand 3: Science Teaching — Primary School (Grades preK-6): Characteristics and Strategies
Time: 12:00p.m. – 1:30p.m. (EDT)
Location: Zoom- Title: Unpacking Teacher Understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards through a Vignette
Authors: Min Jung Lee (University of North Dakota), Martha Inouye (University of Wyoming), Meghan Macias (WestEd), Tugba Boz (Purdue University)
- Title: Unpacking Teacher Understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards through a Vignette
Sunday, March 23 (In-Person)
- Paper Session: Examining Science Teacher Efficacy, Beliefs, and Inclusivity
Strand 08: In-service Science Teacher Education
Time: 4:30p.m. – 6:00p.m.
Location: Annapolis 3- Paper: Investigating Elementary Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Science and Engineering Throughout a Year-Long Online Professional Learning Program
Authors: Ryan Summers (University of North Dakota), Rebekah Hammack (Purdue University), Ashley Iveland (WestEd), Meghan Macias (WestEd), John Galisky (WestEd), Michael J. Herbert (University of North Dakota)
- Paper: Investigating Elementary Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Science and Engineering Throughout a Year-Long Online Professional Learning Program
Monday, March 24 (In-Person)
- Paper Session: Co-Design and Professional Learning in Curriculum Development
Strand 08: In-service Science Teacher Education
Time: 1:30p.m. – 3:00p.m.
Location: Annapolis 3- Paper: How Professional Learning with Educative Curriculum Materials Supports Teachers’ Modeling Knowledge and Pedagogical Design Capacity
Authors: Karen E Lionberger (WestEd)
- Paper: How Professional Learning with Educative Curriculum Materials Supports Teachers’ Modeling Knowledge and Pedagogical Design Capacity
- Poster Session: Strand 4: Science Teaching — Middle and High School (Grades 5-12): Characteristics and Strategies
Time: 4:45p.m. – 6:15p.m.
Location: Cherry Blossom Ballroom- Poster: The Data Fluency Framework for Teaching: A Conceptual Model of Teacher Knowledge for Data-Rich Instruction
Authors: Nicole Wong (WestEd), Rasha Elsayed (WestEd), Leticia R. Perez (WestEd), Corynn A. Del Core (WestEd), Kirsten R. Daehler (WestEd)
- Poster: The Data Fluency Framework for Teaching: A Conceptual Model of Teacher Knowledge for Data-Rich Instruction
- Poster Session: Strand 8: In-service Science Teacher Education
Time: 4:45p.m. – 6:15p.m.
Location: Cherry Blossom Ballroom- Poster: Building Teachers’ Capacity for Data-Rich Instruction: Impact from a Professional Learning Course
Authors: Pai-rou Chen (WestEd), Nicole Wong (WestEd), Rasha Elsayed (WestEd), Leticia Perez (WestEd), Kirsten R. Daehler (WestEd)
- Poster: Building Teachers’ Capacity for Data-Rich Instruction: Impact from a Professional Learning Course
Tuesday, March 25 (In-Person)
- Indigenous Science Knowledge Research Interest Group Fireside Chat: Networking, Socializing, and Connecting Among the ISK-RIG Membership
Time: 6:00p.m. – 7:00p.m.
Location: Annapolis 1
Panelists: Bhaskar Upadhyay (University of Minnesota), Pauline Chinn (University of Hawaii at Manoa), Sharon Nelson-Barber (WestEd)
Wednesday, March 26 (In-Person)
- Paper Session: Transforming Teacher Perspectives for Innovative Science Education Implementation
Strand 8: In-service Science Teacher Education
Time: 9:00a.m. – 10:30a.m.
Location: Annapolis 3- Paper: Cultivating Teachers’ Asset-Based Orientation for Implementing 3D Assessments
Authors: Miray Tekkumru-Kisa (RAND), Jill Wertheim (WestEd), Jennifer Richards (Northwestern University)
- Paper: Cultivating Teachers’ Asset-Based Orientation for Implementing 3D Assessments
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