Conference Presentations

NARST 2024

• Lesnefsky, R., Sadler, T. D., Xu, Z., Fortus, D. (2024). Structuring Educative Curriculum Materials in an Issues-Based Unit. Paper presented at NARST Annual International Conference, Denver, CO. [Conference Paper]
• Elsner, J. N., Zahran, W. J., Garcia-Baza, I., Klasik, D., Hewitt, K., Sadler, T. D. (2024). Does Attending a Selective STEM High School Influence College Outcomes?. Paper presented at NARST Annual International Conference, Denver, CO. [Conference Paper]
• Elsner, J. N., Kirk, E. A., Xu, Z., Zangori, L. A., Ke, L., Sadler, T. D. (2024). Promoting Model-Informed Reasoning through Engagement with Multiple Models. Poster presented at NARST Annual International Conference, Denver, CO. [Conference Poster]
• Lee, H., Sadler, T. D., Fortus, D., Lesnefsky, R., Dalyot, K., Fan, N., Xu, Z., Passentin, S., Segal, N. (2024). Global and local dynamics navigating grand challenges. Paper presented at NARST Annual International Conference, Denver, CO. [Conference Paper]
• Fan, N., Sadler, T. D., Kirk, E. A., Ke, L., Elsner, J. N., Lesnefsky, R. (2024). Socio-scientific Mapping: Help Undergraduates Perceive Complexity of Socio-scientific Issues. Paper presented at NARST Annual International Conference, Denver, CO. [Conference Paper]

• Kirk, E. A., Sadler, T. D., Xu, Z., Elsner, J. N., Ke, L., Zangori, L. A. (2024). A Microanalytic Knowledge Analysis of Middle Schoolers Ideas About Modeling. NARST Annual International Conference, Denver, 2024. Reston, VA: National Association for Research in Science Teaching. [Conference Paper]

NARST 2023

• Fan, N., Ke, Elsner, J., L. Sadler, T. D., Zangori, L. A. (2023, April). Exploring Elementary Students’ Socio-scientific Argumentation within an Ecosystem Related SSI-based Unit. Paper presented at NARST 2023 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. [Conference paper] [Conference presentation]
• Kirk, E. A.,  Elsner, J. N., Romine, W. L., Ke, L. Zangori, L. A., Sadler, T. D., (2023, April). Interest and Effort: Exploring the Ways Students Obtain and Evaluate COVID-19 Information. Paper presented at the NARST 2023 Annual International Conference. Chicago, IL. [Conference Paper] [Conference presentation]
• Elsner, J., Kirk, E., Ke, L., Sadler, T. D. (2023, April). Epistemic dispositions in SSI-based systems modeling. NARST 2023, Chicago, IL, USA. [Conference Paper] [Conference Presentation]
• Lesnefsky, R., Kirk, E.,Yeldell, J., Sadler, T. D., Ke, L., (2023, April). Socio-Scientific Modeling as an Approach Towards Justice-Centered Science Pedagogy. Paper presented at NARST 2023 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. [Lesnefsky_et_al(NARST2023] [Conference presentation]

NARST 2022

• Elsner, J., Sadler, T. D., Zangori, L., Friedrichsen, P., & Ke, L. (2022, March). Student interest, concerns and information-seeking behaviors related to Covid-19. Vancouver, British Columbia. (NARST_2022_Elsner_etal) (NARST_2022_Elsner_slides)
• Sadler, T. D., Ke, L., Friedrichsen, P., Rawson, R., Zangori, L. (2022, March). Teacher learning through collaborative curriculum design during the COVID-19 Pandemic. NARST. Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Kirk, E. A., Sadler, T. D., Ke, L., & Zangori, L. (2022, March). Assessing socio-scientific systems thinking for the COVID-19 pandemic. NARST. Vancouver, British Columbia. (NARST_Kirk_etal Paper) (Kirk_slides)
• Fan, N. (2022, March). Sixth-graders’ decision making and informal reasoning about de-extinction. NARST, Vancouver, British Columbia. (Fan_slides)
• Sadler, T. D. (2022). History of socio-scientific issues (SSI), main themes, and current state of the research and practice. Presentation as a part of the post-truth science education workshop. (History_SSI_workshop3)

ASTE 2022

• Rawson, R., Sadler, T. D., Ke, L., & Friedrichsen, P. (2022). Pathways to considering social dimensions within SSI. Paper presented at the 2022 ASTE Annual Meeting. (Pathways_Social_SSI)

AERA 2021

• Sadler, T. D., Friedrichsen, P., Zangori, L., & Ke, L. (2021). Responding to an emerging epidemic through science education (REESE): Project highlights spring 2021. Paper presented at the 2021 AERA Annual Meeting. (REESE_summary-AERA_sym2021) (AERA_2021_REESE-Slides)
• Friedrichsen, P., Ke, L., Sadler, T. D., & Zangori, L. (2021). Enacting co-designed socio-scientific issues-based curriculum units: A case of secondary science teacher learning. Paper presented at the 2021 AERA Annual Meeting. (AERA Profiles 2021-Slides)

NARST 2021

• Juergensen, R., Zangori, L., Friedrichsen, P., Oertli, T., & Sadler, T. D. (2021, April). Teaching an SSI unit in an inclusive secondary biology classroom. NARST. Virtual conference. (VA_SSI_Inclusive_classroom)