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Katherine McNeill

Associate Professor, Science Education

Boston College

Boston, Estados Unidos

Líneas de Investigación


Science education; science practices, argumentation; explanation; design of learning environment for students, teachers and instructional leaders.

Educación

  •  PhD Science Education, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. Estados Unidos, 2006
  •  Master of Science: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. Estados Unidos, 2005
  •  Master of Science: Science Education, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. Estados Unidos, 2005
  •  Biology, BROWN UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 1998
  •  English and American Literature, BROWN UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 1998

Experiencia Académica

  •   Associate Professor: Science Education Full Time

    BOSTON COLLEGE

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2012 - A la fecha

  •   Assistant Professor: Science Education Full Time

    BOSTON COLLEGE

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2006 - 2012

  •   Graduate Student Research Assistant Part Time

    UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

    Education

    Ann Arbor , Estados Unidos

    2001 - 2006

  •   Teaching Assistant - ED 890: Multilevel Analysis of Survey Data Part Time

    UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

    Education

    Ann Arbor, Estados Unidos

    2005 - 2006

Experiencia Profesional

  •   6th and 7th Grade Science Teacher Part Time

    The Ellis School

    Pittsburgh, Estados Unidos

    1998 - 2001

  •   Instructor - High School Biology, Science and Engineering, Dynamic Earth Part Time

    Center for Talented Youth, The Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Estados Unidos

    1998 - 2001

  •   Member of the Board of Directors Other

    National Association for Research in Science Teaching

    Sunrise Valley Drive, Estados Unidos

    2016 - A la fecha

  •   Editorial Board Member Other

    Journal Science Education

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2016 - A la fecha

  •   Associate Editor Other

    Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST)

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2011 - 2015

  •   Member of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Other

    Lead State Advisory Group for Massachusetts

    Massachusetts, Estados Unidos

    2011 - 2013

Premios y Distinciones

  •   Presenters’ Choice Award

    NSF Teaching & Learning Video Showcase

    Estados Unidos, 2015

    Presenters’ Choice Award at the NSF Teaching & Learning Video Showcase

  •   Rubovits Award

    NEERO

    Chile, 2013

    Best Paper at NEERO

  •   Early Career Research Award

    NARST

    Chile, 2011

    NARST Early Career Research Award

  •   Boston College Teaching with New Media Award

    Boston College

    Estados Unidos, 2010

    Boston College Teaching with New Media Award, Magna Cum Laude


 

Article (38)

An exploration of teacher learning from an educative reform-oriented science curriculum: Case studies of teacher curriculum use
Designing and using online modules for teacher educators: Supporting teacher learning of scientific argumentation.
Moving Beyond Pseudoargumentation: Teachers’ Enactments of an Educative Science Curriculum Focused on Argumentation
Multimedia educative curriculum materials (MECMs): Teachers’ use of MECMs to support argumentation.
What is (or should be) scientific evidence use in k-12 classrooms?
‘Does it answer the question or is it French fries?’: an exploration of language supports for scientific argumentation
Factors impacting teachers' argumentation instruction in their science classrooms
Learning in a community of practice: Factors impacting english-learning students' engagement in scientific argumentation
Pedagogical content knowledge of argumentation: Using classroom contexts to assess high-quality PCK rather than pseudoargumentation
Scientific Argumentation for All? Comparing Teacher Beliefs About Argumentation in High, Mid, and Low Socioeconomic Status Schools
Secondary science students’ beliefs about class discussions: a case study comparing and contrasting academic tracks
Teachers’ Pedagogical Design Capacity for Scientific Argumentation
Assessing Science Practices: Moving Your Class Along a Continuum
Assessment at the Intersection of Science and Literacy
Comparing students’ individual written and collaborative oral socioscientific arguments.
Conducting Talk in Secondary Science Classrooms: Investigating Instructional Moves and Teachers’ Beliefs
Negotiating Competing Goals in the Development of an Urban Ecology Practitioner Inquiry Community
Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Scientific Argumentation: The Impact of Professional Development on K-12 Teachers
Teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge of scientific argumentation: The impact of professional development on k-12 teachers.
The Impact of High School Science Teachers’ Beliefs, Curricular Enactments and Experience on Student Learning During an Inquiry-based Urban Ecology Curriculum
Toward a Lived Science Curriculum in Intersecting Figured Worlds: An Exploration of Individual Meanings in Science Education
Connecting Urban Youth with their Environment: The Impact of an Urban Ecology Course on Student Content Knowledge, Environmental Attitudes and Responsible Behaviors
For whom is argument and explanation a necessary distinction? A response to Osborne and Patterson
Urban High School Students’ Critical Science Agency: Conceptual Understandings and Environmental Actions Around Climate Change
Claims, evidence and reasoning: Demystifying data during a unit on simple machines.
Elementary students' views of explanation, argumentation, and evidence, and their abilities to construct arguments over the school year
Examining the effect of teachers' adaptations of a middle school science inquiry-oriented curriculum unit on student learning
Science in the 21st century: More than just the facts.
A learning progression for scientific argumentation: Understanding student work and designing supportive instructional contexts
Helping students write scientific explanations.
Scientific discourse in three urban classrooms: The role of the teacher in engaging high school students in argumentation
Synergy Between Teacher Practices and Curricular Scaffolds to Support Students in Using Domain-Specific and Domain-General Knowledge in Writing Arguments to Explain Phenomena
Teachers' use of curriculum to support students in writing scientific arguments to explain phenomena
Learning-goals-driven design model: Developing curriculum materials that align with national standards and incorporate project-based pedagogy
Scientific explanations: Characterizing and evaluating the effects of teachers' instructional practices on student learning
Use of First‐hand and Second‐hand Data in Science: Does data type influence classroom conversations?
Supporting Students' Construction of Scientific Explanations by Fading Scaffolds in Instructional Materials
Helping students write scientific explanations

BookSection (9)

Constructing explanations.
Engaging in scientific argumentation.
Developing and assessing scientific explanation tasks.
Claims, evidence and reasoning.
Assessing middle school students’ content knowledge and reasoning through written scientific explanations.
Designing learning environments to support students constructing coherent understandings.
Inquiry and scientific explanations: Helping students use evidence and reasoning.
Supporting students in developing scientific explanations
Usable assessments for teaching science content and inquiry standards.

BookWhole (4)

Book study facilitator’s guide: What’s your evidence? Engaging k-5 students in constructing explanations in science.
What’s your evidence? Engaging k-5 students in constructing explanations in science.
Book study facilitator’s guide: Supporting grade 5-8 students in constructing explanations in science: The claim, evidence and reasoning framework for talk and writing.
Supporting grade 5-8 students in constructing explanations in science: The claim, evidence and reasoning framework for talk and writing.

Proyecto (11)

Meeting the new science standards: Multimedia professional development resources prioritizing science as a practice.
Constructing and Critiquing Arguments in Middle School Science Classrooms: Supporting Teachers with Multimedia Educative Curriculum Materials.
Constructing and Critiquing Arguments: Diagnostic Assessment for Information and Action System.
Development Of An Integrated Pathway For Urban Stem Teaching and Learning In Grades 5-8
Enhancing Science Experiences for minority students through technology-enhanced field-studies
Instructional Leadership for Scientific Practices: Resources for Principals in Evaluating and Supporting Teachers’ Science Instruction.
Science Educators for Urban Schools
Science Educators for Urban Schools Phase II.
Supporting Grade 5-8 Students in Writing Scientific Explanations
Supporting Urban Elementary Students in Scientific Argumentation
Urban Ecology Course Materials Created with a Universal Design for Learning Framework
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Katherine McNeill

Associate Professor, Science Education

Education

Boston College

Boston, Estados Unidos