Platform Background and Project Team
Background
Development of the VMC3 Resource Center was partially funded by a National Science Foundation Discovery Research PreK-12 grant (DRK-12 award #2100822). This grant allowed the project team to work with partner teachers over a three-year timespan, to learn about their successes and challenges in supporting students to apply three-dimensional science thinking and understanding. Each of the tools in the VMC3 Resource Center was informed and revised through conversations with teachers and observations of student work, along with input from an advisory board of top scholars in science education and formative assessment.
Project Team
Chad Gotch
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, Washington State University
Researcher specializing in classroom assessment, former environmental educator
Josh Premo
Assistant Professor, Biology and Science Education, Utah Valley University
Former high school science teacher, currently focusing on helping new and veteran teachers with NGSS-oriented instruction
Emma McMain
Assistant Professor, Educational Statistics and Research Methods, University of Arkansas
Researcher specializing in student experiences and relationship-centered teaching frameworks
Chloé Dydasco
Doctoral Student, Educational Psychology, Washington State University
Former middle and high school science and music teacher in Guam, currently focusing on how students develop scientific understanding
Kexin Jiang
Doctoral Student, Educational Psychology, Washington State University
Researcher focusing on teacher motivation and self-confidence
Key partners in the project are Cari Haug and Andy Boyd from the North Central Educational Service District.