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“This work-in-progress paper explores how students express their understanding of torque. Typically introduced in first semester physics, torque is a fundamental concept across many engineering disciplines. However, the transition from physics to engineering mechanics (i.e., statics) appears to be a hurdle for students. Specifics on why students struggle with torque are sparse. Both quantitative and…

Nancy and Kara are excited to announce that they have just published a book together. They began the project 10 years ago when they were still closely connected with our school. Viesca, K.M. & Commins, N.L. (2025) Humanizing pedagogies with multilingual learners: Transforming teaching in the content areas. Routledge. Here are a few more details: Click…

Schooling During COVID 19: Homeschooling Parents’ Stress Levels Measured by the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) Survey “More families have chosen to homeschool since the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants included 64 homeschooling parents and 661 teachers. This survey-based quantitative study utilized the Professional Quality of Life Scale to understand the level of compassion satisfaction, burnout,…

Bilingual contexts within and beyond the United States “This issue is centered in non-US based and transnational studies, examining bilingual contexts in Hong Kong, Pakistan, Germany, Guatemala, and New York, US representing varied named languages. Common among all these studies are settings with a history of coloniality, which have shaped not only what languages are…

Homeroom Teachers and Their Role in Addressing Students’ Needs “Drawing on self-determination theory (SDT), this qualitative study examines elementary homeroom teachers’ beliefs and values, and how they perceive their role in addressing students’ needs.” [Read More]

The future in a bubble: Supporting Finnish early childhood professionals working in diverse settings “The purpose of this study was to contribute to the knowledge about early childhood education and care (ECEC) personnel’s perception of the support structures that are most effective in assisting them in their work with culturally and linguistically diverse children. This…

Congratulations to Franci Crepeau-Hobson, who was awarded Fellow status by the American Psychological Association. After careful consideration by the APA Fellows Committee, and upon the recommendation of the APA Board of Directors, the APA Council of Representatives has elected Dr Franci Crepeau-Hobson  to Fellow status in the American Psychological Association, effective January 1, 2026. Fellow status is awarded, in part, on…

TASK-BASED INTERVIEW AS BOUNDARY OBJECT IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION RESEARCH [Click here to read]

Congratulations to Drs. Bianco, Brandehoff, Lynn, Tandon, and jefferson! A new special issue of the State Education Standard, published by NASBE, explores how four states—California, Colorado, New York, and Texas—are working to broaden, strengthen, diversify, and sustain their educator pipelines. Read the special edition, The Educators Students Deserve: Four State Policy Approaches, now. Colorado’s report…

“We sought to contribute to the paucity of research on inclusion and belonging in early childhood contexts by exploring the perspectives of teachers and family members in a mixed methods case study in one inclusive early childhood program in the United States. Thematic analysis of teacher survey responses and family focus group transcripts revealed four…