Research Interests
My work focuses on developing and using curriculum materials that support inquiry learning in science. There exists a need to develop curriculum materials that allow teachers and students to engage in the teaching and learning of science as described in the national reform documents. Much of my work to date has addressed this need by working on developing materials that allow students to engage in extended inquiry investigations. I am interested in understanding the inquiry practices of the students as they engage in extended investigations and what learning occurs. My research examines the supports that are needed by both the teachers and students as they engage in inquiry practices.
My current work is done in a collaborative manner with teachers, scientists, and graduate students and includes examining both professional development and classroom environments.
Additional Campus Affiliations
Teaching Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Recent Publications
Ko, M. L. M., Krist, C., Hug, B., Wingert, K., Suárez, E., Lauren, L. H., Leonardi, N., Hall, K., & Light, E. (2024). EMPOWER: Enacting Materials to Promote Ownership, Engagement, and Relevance. In R. Lindgren, T. Asino, E. A. Kyza, C.-K. Looi, D. T. Keifert, & E. Suarez (Eds.), ISLS Annual Meeting 2024: Learning as a Cornerstone of Healing, Resilience, and Community - 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2024 - Proceedings (pp. 2303-2304). (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Krist, C., Hall, K., Moodie, E., Hug, B., Smith, R. L., Dariotis, J. K., Whitaker, R., Nguyen, T. H., Vill, B., Krist, D., Suarez, E., & Ko, M. (2023). Understanding the Assemblage of Community Desire: Progress, Challenges, and Tensions in Establishing a Community-Based Health Justice Science Education Curriculum Collaborative. In P. Blikstein, J. Van Aalst, R. Kizito, & K. Brennan (Eds.), ISLS Annual Meeting 2023: Building Knowledge and Sustaining our Community - 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2023, Proceedings (pp. 1266-1269). (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Krist, C., Hall, K., Moodie, E., Hug, B., Smith, R., Dariotis, J. K., Whitaker, R., Nguyen, T. H., Vill, B., Krist, D., Suárez, E., & Ko, M. (2023). Understanding the Assemblage of Community Desire: Progress, Challenges, and Tensions in Establishing a Community-Based Health Justice Science Education Curriculum Collaborative. In P. Blikstein, J. Van Aalst, R. Kizito, & K. Brennan (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2023 (pp. 1266-1269). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2023.112101
Shim, S. Y., Krist, C., Ko, M. L. M., Jarosewich, T., Hall, K., & Hug, B. (2022). Teacher Sensemaking of Potential Educative Features in Science Curricular Materials. In C. Chinn, E. Tan, C. Chan, & Y. Kali (Eds.), International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2022 (pp. 1489-1492). (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Wallon, R. C., Jasti, C., Lauren, H. Z. G., & Hug, B. (2018). Implementation of a Curriculum-Integrated Computer Game for Introducing Scientific Argumentation. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 27(3), 236-247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-017-9720-2