Presentations
Whitworth, B. A. & Simpson, L. A.* (2020, Submitted). Utilizing physical science Educative Curriculum Materials and situated learning to impact Preservice Elementary Teachers. A paper for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Virtual.
Whitworth, B. A., Rubino-Hare, L., Hamlin, A. Bloom, N., Boateng, F., & Nolan, E.*. (2020, Submitted). Classroom implementation of geospatial inquiry lessons. A paper for the annual meeting the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Orlando, FL.
Whitworth, B. A., Simpson, L.*, Jackson, W., James, J. & Steimle, A. (2020, Sumbitted). Everything is connected: Building preservice elementary teachers’ content knowledge through educative curriculum materials. A poster for the annual meeting the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Orlando, FL.
Whitworth, B. A., Simpson, L.*, Jackson, W., James, J. & Steimle, A. (2020, Accepted). Impacting higher education faculty’s teaching practices in the physical sciences. A poster for the annual meeting the Association of Science Teacher Education, Salt Lake City, UT.
Whitworth, B. A., Rubino-Hare, L., Bloom, N., Nolan, E.*, Boateng, F., & Manone, M. (2020, Accepted). Designing Geospatial Inquiry and Geospatial Technology skill professional learning and development for secondary teachers. A paper for the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Education, Salt Lake City, UT.
Whitworth, B. A., Luft, J.A., Watson, S.*, Huang, Y., Singh, H., & Worth, E. (2020, Submitted). A professional development module focused on teaching science equitably. A presentation for the annual meeting of the National Science Teaching Association, Chicago, IL.
Rubino-Hare, L., Whitworth, B., Bloom, N., & Manone, M. (2020, July). The Power of Data: Helping teachers enhance lessons with Geospatial Inquiry. A presentation for the annual Esri Education User Conference, San Diego, CA. (Cancelled)
Whitworth, B. A., Simpson, L.*, & Wilson, S.* (2019, April). Strategies for Differentiating Science Practices. A presentation for the National meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Boston, MA. (Cancelled)
Watson, S.*, Huang, Y., Singh, H., Ozen-Tasdemir, H., Worth, E., McNeil, L., Luft, J.A., & Whitworth, B. A. (2020, March). Practices, attributes, and knowledge of district science coordinators: Building a trajectory. A paper for the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Portland, OR. (Cancelled)
Whitworth, B. A., Simpson, L.*, Jackson, W., James, J. & Steimle, A. (2019, March). Impacting preservice elementary teachers through physical science educative curriculum materials. A poster for the annual meeting the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Portland, OR. (Cancelled)
Whitworth, B. A., Nolan, E.*, Rubino-Hare, L., Manone, M., & Bloom, N. (2019, March). Examining professional development designed to support geospatial inquiry implementation. A paper for the annual meeting the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Portland, OR. (Cancelled)
Wilson, S.*, Whitworth, B. A. & Watson, S.* (2019, March). Examining teacher leadership as a model for improvement in science education. A round table for the annual meeting the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Portland, OR. (Cancelled)
Nolan, E.*, Whitworth, B. A., Manone, M., Rubino-Hare, L., & Bloom, N., (2020, January). Exploring how the design of professional development supports geospatial inquiry implementation in the classroom. A poster for the Association of Science Teacher Education, San Antonio, TX.
Whitworth, B. A., Simpson, L.*, Jackson, W., James, J. & Steimle, A. (2020, January). Designing physical science Educative Curriculum Materials for preservice elementary teachers to impact attitudes toward science. A poster for the Association of Science Teacher Education, San Antonio, TX.
Rubino-Hare, L., Bloom, N.E., Nolan, E., & Whitworth, B. A. (2019, December). Empowering Secondary Teachers to Enhance Instruction through the Power of Data and Geospatial Inquiry. A paper for the annual meeting of American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
Platt, S. & Whitworth, B. A. (2019, June). Examining pre-service teachers’ interest, attitudes, and technology integration with makerspaces. A paper for the annual National meeting of the International Society for Technology in Education, Philadelphia, PA.
Lederman, J., Whitworth, B. A., Bartels, S., Miller, A., Holliday, G., & Peel, A. (2019, April). Professional citizenship: Lifetime commitments and rewards. A symposium for the annual meeting of National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Manone, M., Rubino-Hare, L., Whitworth, B. A., Nolan, E.*, & Bloom, N., (2019, April). Power of Data Project: Improving teaching and learning using data enhanced geospatial inquiry. A poster for the National meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Washington, DC.
Wheeler, L., Navy, S., Maeng, J.L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2019, April). Classroom Observation Protocol for Engineering Design (COPED): Instrument development, validation, and implications for use. A paper presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Maeng, J. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2019, April). Debunking classroom myths: Learning styles edition. A presentation for the National meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, MO.
Whitworth, B. A. & Maeng, J. L. (2019, April). Is it engineering or not? A presentation for the National meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, MO.
Whitworth, B. A., Luft, J. A., & Maeng, J. L. (2019, April). Growing as a teacher: What do I want to be when I grow up? A presentation for the National meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, MO.
Whitworth, B. A., Miller, A. & Mensah, F.. (2019, April). Early Career Faculty Forum. A forum hosted for the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Rubino-Hare, L., Bloom, N. & Whitworth, B. A. (2019). Implications from a Scale Up of Geospatial Technology Professional Development Program for Secondary Teachers. In K. Graziano (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1673-1678). Las Vegas, NV, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved June 4, 2019 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/207868/.
Riley, A. R., Whitworth, B. A., Zangori, L, Biggers, M., & Walsh, M. D. (2019, January). Exploring (mis)alignment in inservice and preservice science teacher mentoring relationships with respect to standards-based reform. A paper for the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Education, Savannah, GA.
Whitworth, B. A. & Wilson, S. (2019, January). Understanding Nature of Science. A paper presented at the annual teachers conference of the NASA/Mississippi Space Grant Consortium, Oxford, MS.
Whitworth, B. A., Simpson, L. & Wilson, S. (2018, October). Engineering practices in the K-12 classroom. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Science Teacher Association, Biloxi, MS.
Whitworth, B. A. (2018, October). Myths of learning: What matters in teaching and learning? A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Science Teacher Association, Biloxi, MS.
Bloom, N. E., Rubino-Hare, L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2018, August). Findings from a scale-up of geospatial technology-integrated professional development. A paper for the annual meeting of the National Council for Geographic Education at the International Geographical Union Regional Conference, Quebec City, Canada.
Miller, A., Zangori, L., Whitworth, B. A., & Biggers, M. (2018, March). Mind the gap: Exploring (mis)alignment in inservice and preservice science teacher mentoring relationships. A poster for the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Atlanta, GA.
Luft, J. A. & Whitworth, B. A. (2018, January). Supporting teacher development: Science teacher trajectories. A paper for the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Education, Baltimore, MD.
Maeng, J., Bell, R.L., St. Clair, T., Gonczi, A.L., Whitworth, B.A. (2018, January). Elementary Teachers’ Classroom Nature of Science Instruction following PD: Results of a RCT. A paper for the annual meeting of Association for Science Teacher Education, Baltimore, MD.
Wheeler, L.B., Navy, S., Maeng, J.L., & Whitworth, B.A. (2018, January). Development and Validation of the Classroom Observation Protocol for Engineering Design (COPED). A paper for the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Baltimore, MD.
Whitworth, B. A., Bloom, N. E., Walker, M. C., & Rubino-Hare, L. (2018, January). Training the trainers: Designing the Power of Data Facilitation Academies. A poster for the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Education, Baltimore, MD.
Whitworth, B. A. & NAU NSTA & ASTA Student Chapter (2017, October). Myths of Learning: Dispelling Common Ideas about Learning. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Arizona Science Teacher Association, Phoenix, AZ.
Rubino-Hare, L., Bloom, N., & Whitworth, B. A. (2017, July). Using the Power of Data to increase student engagement with geospatial technology and careers. A poster for the annual meeting of the International Cartographic Conference, Washington, D.C.
Whitworth, B. A., Bloom, N. E., Walker, M. C. & Rubino-Hare, L. A. (2017, April). Power of Data Facilitation Academy: Designing facilitator professional development. A paper for the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Antonio, TX.
Whitworth, B. A. & Maeng, J. L. (2017, April). Engineering practices in the life sciences. A paper for the National meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Whitworth, B. A., Dubois, S. L., & Luft, J. A. (2017, April). What can I do and how do I get there? Trajectories of science teacher learning. A paper for the National meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Berry, A., Luft, J. A., Whitworth, B. A., Dubois, S. L., & Kind, V. (2016, June). From carnival to coherence: Conceptualizing trajectories of science teacher learning. A paper for the annual meeting of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Canberra, Australia.
Luft, J. A., Dubois, S. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2016, October). What can I do and how do I get there? Trajectories of science teacher learning. A paper for the Regional meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., Wheeler, L. B., & Chiu, J. L. (2016, April). A foundational study of the district science coordinators’ role in supporting science instruction. A paper for the Annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Whitworth, B. A. (2016, April). Early Career Faculty Forum. A forum hosted for the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Maeng, J. L., Bell, R. L., St. Clair, T., Whitworth, B. A., & Gonczi, A. L. (2016, April). From professional development to practice: Elementary teachers’ understandings and enactment of nature of science instruction. A paper for the Annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Luft, J. A., Whitworth, B. A., & Dubois, S. L. (2016, April). A trajectory of science teacher learning: Charting the course for policy makers, researchers, educators, and teachers. A paper for the Annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., & Chiu, J. L. (2016, April). Investigating the roles and responsibilities of district science coordinators. A paper for the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Washington, DC.
Whitworth, B. A., Wheeler, L. B., & Gonczi, A. L. (2016, April). Exploring engineering practices. A paper for the Annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Nashville, TN.
Maeng, J. L., Whitworth, B. A., & Wheeler, L. B. (2016, April). Differentiating scientific practices through inquiry-based instruction. A paper for the Annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Nashville, TN.
Whitworth, B. A., Edmondson, E., & Mannarino, A. (2016, April). Creating Instructional Programs that Engage Students: The VISTA Way. A paper for the Annual meeting of the National Science Educational Leaders Association, Nashville, TN.
Rubino-Hare, L. & Whitworth, B. A. (2016, January). The Power of Data: Preparing the Geospatial workforce for tomorrow. A paper presented for the annual meeting of the Arizona STEM Collaborative, Phoenix, AZ.
Whitworth, B. A., Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L. & Bell, R. L. (2016, January). The relationship between science coordinator professional development and teacher change. A paper for the Annual meeting of the Association of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Reno, NV.
Whitworth, B. A. (2015, October). Cooking up a research agenda: What comes next? A paper for the Annual meeting of the Science Education at the Crossroads Conference, Cleveland, OH.
Bell, R.L., Maeng, J.L., Konold, T., & Whitworth, B.A. (2015, April). Professional development to support elementary teachers’ understanding and implementation of reforms-based science: Randomized controlled trial. A paper for the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Bell, R. L., Maeng, J. L., Konold, T., & Whitworth, B. A. (2015, April). The effect of professional development of elementary teachers’ understanding and implementation of reforms-based science instruction. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, IL.
Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2015, April). Assessing a professional development for teaching assistants in a Project-Based Guided Inquiry General Chemistry lab. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, IL.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., & Bell, R. L. (2015, April). An exploration of science coordinator practices following professional development. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, IL.
Maeng, J. L., Bell, R. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2015, January). The effect of professional development on elementary science teachers’ understanding and classroom implementation of reforms-based science instruction: A randomized controlled trial. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Portland, OR.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., Wheeler, L. B., & Chiu, J. L. (2015, January). Critical factors impacting the role of a district science coordinator. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Portland, OR.
Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2014, July). Teaching assistant role and perceptions: Assessment of professional development to support Project-Based, Guided Inquiry approach in General Chemistry labs. An oral presentation for the IUPAC International Conference on Chemistry Education, Toronto, Canada.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., Wheeler, L. B., & Chiu, J. L. (2014, April). Understanding the critical role of a district science coordinator. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Pittsburgh, PA.
Gonczi, A. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2014, February). Situating computer simulation professional development. A poster presented at the annual Curry Research Conference, Charlottesville, VA.
Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2014, February). Assessing a professional development for teaching assistants implementing a project-based guided-inquiry approach to general chemistry laboratories. A poster presented at the annual Curry Research Conference, Charlottesville, VA.
Gonczi, A. L., Bell, R. L. & Whitworth, B. A. (2014, January). Analysis of two computer simulation professional developments. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators, San Antonio, TX.
Whitworth, B. A., Hodges, D., Mandzak, M, Parks, G., & Snell, P. (2013, November). Investigating inquiry: Scaffolding inquiry instruction. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Norfolk, VA.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., Bell, R. L. & Gonczi, A. L. (2013, April). Supporting the supporters: A case study of professional development for science coordinators. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, San Juan, PR.
Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L., Bell, R. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2013, April). Understanding and scaffolding inquiry: A tale of three teachers. A poster presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Research in Science Teaching, San Juan, PR.
Whitworth, B. A., Gonczi, A. L., Bell, R. L., & Maeng, J. L. (2013, February). A case study of VISTA science coordinators. A poster presented at the annual Curry Research Conference, Charlottesville, VA.
Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L., Bell, R. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2013, February). Secondary science teachers’ understanding and practices of the levels of inquiry. A poster presented at the annual Curry Research Conference, Charlottesville, VA.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., & Gonczi, A. L. (2013, January). Science coordinators experiences with VISTA professional development. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators, Charleston, SC.
Wheeler, L. B., Bell, R. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2013, January). Three teachers’ implementation of inquiry in the secondary science classroom. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators, Charleston, SC.
Whitworth, B. A., Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L. & Bell, R. L. (2012, November). Differentiating inquiry. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Williamsburg, VA.
Maeng, J. L., Bell, R. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2012, March). Alternatives to dissection in the digital age. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Science Teachers, Indianapolis, IN.
Maeng, J. L., Whitworth, B. A., Shaikh, I., Rock, C., Stewart, W., & Bell, R. L. (2011, November). Digital Alternatives to Hands-On Dissection. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Roanoke, VA.
Whitworth, B. A., Rubino-Hare, L., Hamlin, A. Bloom, N., Boateng, F., & Nolan, E.*. (2020, Submitted). Classroom implementation of geospatial inquiry lessons. A paper for the annual meeting the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Orlando, FL.
Whitworth, B. A., Simpson, L.*, Jackson, W., James, J. & Steimle, A. (2020, Sumbitted). Everything is connected: Building preservice elementary teachers’ content knowledge through educative curriculum materials. A poster for the annual meeting the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Orlando, FL.
Whitworth, B. A., Simpson, L.*, Jackson, W., James, J. & Steimle, A. (2020, Accepted). Impacting higher education faculty’s teaching practices in the physical sciences. A poster for the annual meeting the Association of Science Teacher Education, Salt Lake City, UT.
Whitworth, B. A., Rubino-Hare, L., Bloom, N., Nolan, E.*, Boateng, F., & Manone, M. (2020, Accepted). Designing Geospatial Inquiry and Geospatial Technology skill professional learning and development for secondary teachers. A paper for the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Education, Salt Lake City, UT.
Whitworth, B. A., Luft, J.A., Watson, S.*, Huang, Y., Singh, H., & Worth, E. (2020, Submitted). A professional development module focused on teaching science equitably. A presentation for the annual meeting of the National Science Teaching Association, Chicago, IL.
Rubino-Hare, L., Whitworth, B., Bloom, N., & Manone, M. (2020, July). The Power of Data: Helping teachers enhance lessons with Geospatial Inquiry. A presentation for the annual Esri Education User Conference, San Diego, CA. (Cancelled)
Whitworth, B. A., Simpson, L.*, & Wilson, S.* (2019, April). Strategies for Differentiating Science Practices. A presentation for the National meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Boston, MA. (Cancelled)
Watson, S.*, Huang, Y., Singh, H., Ozen-Tasdemir, H., Worth, E., McNeil, L., Luft, J.A., & Whitworth, B. A. (2020, March). Practices, attributes, and knowledge of district science coordinators: Building a trajectory. A paper for the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Portland, OR. (Cancelled)
Whitworth, B. A., Simpson, L.*, Jackson, W., James, J. & Steimle, A. (2019, March). Impacting preservice elementary teachers through physical science educative curriculum materials. A poster for the annual meeting the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Portland, OR. (Cancelled)
Whitworth, B. A., Nolan, E.*, Rubino-Hare, L., Manone, M., & Bloom, N. (2019, March). Examining professional development designed to support geospatial inquiry implementation. A paper for the annual meeting the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Portland, OR. (Cancelled)
Wilson, S.*, Whitworth, B. A. & Watson, S.* (2019, March). Examining teacher leadership as a model for improvement in science education. A round table for the annual meeting the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Portland, OR. (Cancelled)
Nolan, E.*, Whitworth, B. A., Manone, M., Rubino-Hare, L., & Bloom, N., (2020, January). Exploring how the design of professional development supports geospatial inquiry implementation in the classroom. A poster for the Association of Science Teacher Education, San Antonio, TX.
Whitworth, B. A., Simpson, L.*, Jackson, W., James, J. & Steimle, A. (2020, January). Designing physical science Educative Curriculum Materials for preservice elementary teachers to impact attitudes toward science. A poster for the Association of Science Teacher Education, San Antonio, TX.
Rubino-Hare, L., Bloom, N.E., Nolan, E., & Whitworth, B. A. (2019, December). Empowering Secondary Teachers to Enhance Instruction through the Power of Data and Geospatial Inquiry. A paper for the annual meeting of American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
Platt, S. & Whitworth, B. A. (2019, June). Examining pre-service teachers’ interest, attitudes, and technology integration with makerspaces. A paper for the annual National meeting of the International Society for Technology in Education, Philadelphia, PA.
Lederman, J., Whitworth, B. A., Bartels, S., Miller, A., Holliday, G., & Peel, A. (2019, April). Professional citizenship: Lifetime commitments and rewards. A symposium for the annual meeting of National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Manone, M., Rubino-Hare, L., Whitworth, B. A., Nolan, E.*, & Bloom, N., (2019, April). Power of Data Project: Improving teaching and learning using data enhanced geospatial inquiry. A poster for the National meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Washington, DC.
Wheeler, L., Navy, S., Maeng, J.L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2019, April). Classroom Observation Protocol for Engineering Design (COPED): Instrument development, validation, and implications for use. A paper presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Maeng, J. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2019, April). Debunking classroom myths: Learning styles edition. A presentation for the National meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, MO.
Whitworth, B. A. & Maeng, J. L. (2019, April). Is it engineering or not? A presentation for the National meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, MO.
Whitworth, B. A., Luft, J. A., & Maeng, J. L. (2019, April). Growing as a teacher: What do I want to be when I grow up? A presentation for the National meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, St. Louis, MO.
Whitworth, B. A., Miller, A. & Mensah, F.. (2019, April). Early Career Faculty Forum. A forum hosted for the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Rubino-Hare, L., Bloom, N. & Whitworth, B. A. (2019). Implications from a Scale Up of Geospatial Technology Professional Development Program for Secondary Teachers. In K. Graziano (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1673-1678). Las Vegas, NV, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved June 4, 2019 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/207868/.
Riley, A. R., Whitworth, B. A., Zangori, L, Biggers, M., & Walsh, M. D. (2019, January). Exploring (mis)alignment in inservice and preservice science teacher mentoring relationships with respect to standards-based reform. A paper for the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Education, Savannah, GA.
Whitworth, B. A. & Wilson, S. (2019, January). Understanding Nature of Science. A paper presented at the annual teachers conference of the NASA/Mississippi Space Grant Consortium, Oxford, MS.
Whitworth, B. A., Simpson, L. & Wilson, S. (2018, October). Engineering practices in the K-12 classroom. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Science Teacher Association, Biloxi, MS.
Whitworth, B. A. (2018, October). Myths of learning: What matters in teaching and learning? A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Science Teacher Association, Biloxi, MS.
Bloom, N. E., Rubino-Hare, L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2018, August). Findings from a scale-up of geospatial technology-integrated professional development. A paper for the annual meeting of the National Council for Geographic Education at the International Geographical Union Regional Conference, Quebec City, Canada.
Miller, A., Zangori, L., Whitworth, B. A., & Biggers, M. (2018, March). Mind the gap: Exploring (mis)alignment in inservice and preservice science teacher mentoring relationships. A poster for the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Atlanta, GA.
Luft, J. A. & Whitworth, B. A. (2018, January). Supporting teacher development: Science teacher trajectories. A paper for the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Education, Baltimore, MD.
Maeng, J., Bell, R.L., St. Clair, T., Gonczi, A.L., Whitworth, B.A. (2018, January). Elementary Teachers’ Classroom Nature of Science Instruction following PD: Results of a RCT. A paper for the annual meeting of Association for Science Teacher Education, Baltimore, MD.
Wheeler, L.B., Navy, S., Maeng, J.L., & Whitworth, B.A. (2018, January). Development and Validation of the Classroom Observation Protocol for Engineering Design (COPED). A paper for the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Baltimore, MD.
Whitworth, B. A., Bloom, N. E., Walker, M. C., & Rubino-Hare, L. (2018, January). Training the trainers: Designing the Power of Data Facilitation Academies. A poster for the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Education, Baltimore, MD.
Whitworth, B. A. & NAU NSTA & ASTA Student Chapter (2017, October). Myths of Learning: Dispelling Common Ideas about Learning. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Arizona Science Teacher Association, Phoenix, AZ.
Rubino-Hare, L., Bloom, N., & Whitworth, B. A. (2017, July). Using the Power of Data to increase student engagement with geospatial technology and careers. A poster for the annual meeting of the International Cartographic Conference, Washington, D.C.
Whitworth, B. A., Bloom, N. E., Walker, M. C. & Rubino-Hare, L. A. (2017, April). Power of Data Facilitation Academy: Designing facilitator professional development. A paper for the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Antonio, TX.
Whitworth, B. A. & Maeng, J. L. (2017, April). Engineering practices in the life sciences. A paper for the National meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Whitworth, B. A., Dubois, S. L., & Luft, J. A. (2017, April). What can I do and how do I get there? Trajectories of science teacher learning. A paper for the National meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Berry, A., Luft, J. A., Whitworth, B. A., Dubois, S. L., & Kind, V. (2016, June). From carnival to coherence: Conceptualizing trajectories of science teacher learning. A paper for the annual meeting of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Canberra, Australia.
Luft, J. A., Dubois, S. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2016, October). What can I do and how do I get there? Trajectories of science teacher learning. A paper for the Regional meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., Wheeler, L. B., & Chiu, J. L. (2016, April). A foundational study of the district science coordinators’ role in supporting science instruction. A paper for the Annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Whitworth, B. A. (2016, April). Early Career Faculty Forum. A forum hosted for the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Maeng, J. L., Bell, R. L., St. Clair, T., Whitworth, B. A., & Gonczi, A. L. (2016, April). From professional development to practice: Elementary teachers’ understandings and enactment of nature of science instruction. A paper for the Annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Luft, J. A., Whitworth, B. A., & Dubois, S. L. (2016, April). A trajectory of science teacher learning: Charting the course for policy makers, researchers, educators, and teachers. A paper for the Annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., & Chiu, J. L. (2016, April). Investigating the roles and responsibilities of district science coordinators. A paper for the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Washington, DC.
Whitworth, B. A., Wheeler, L. B., & Gonczi, A. L. (2016, April). Exploring engineering practices. A paper for the Annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Nashville, TN.
Maeng, J. L., Whitworth, B. A., & Wheeler, L. B. (2016, April). Differentiating scientific practices through inquiry-based instruction. A paper for the Annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Nashville, TN.
Whitworth, B. A., Edmondson, E., & Mannarino, A. (2016, April). Creating Instructional Programs that Engage Students: The VISTA Way. A paper for the Annual meeting of the National Science Educational Leaders Association, Nashville, TN.
Rubino-Hare, L. & Whitworth, B. A. (2016, January). The Power of Data: Preparing the Geospatial workforce for tomorrow. A paper presented for the annual meeting of the Arizona STEM Collaborative, Phoenix, AZ.
Whitworth, B. A., Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L. & Bell, R. L. (2016, January). The relationship between science coordinator professional development and teacher change. A paper for the Annual meeting of the Association of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Reno, NV.
Whitworth, B. A. (2015, October). Cooking up a research agenda: What comes next? A paper for the Annual meeting of the Science Education at the Crossroads Conference, Cleveland, OH.
Bell, R.L., Maeng, J.L., Konold, T., & Whitworth, B.A. (2015, April). Professional development to support elementary teachers’ understanding and implementation of reforms-based science: Randomized controlled trial. A paper for the Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Bell, R. L., Maeng, J. L., Konold, T., & Whitworth, B. A. (2015, April). The effect of professional development of elementary teachers’ understanding and implementation of reforms-based science instruction. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, IL.
Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2015, April). Assessing a professional development for teaching assistants in a Project-Based Guided Inquiry General Chemistry lab. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, IL.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., & Bell, R. L. (2015, April). An exploration of science coordinator practices following professional development. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, IL.
Maeng, J. L., Bell, R. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2015, January). The effect of professional development on elementary science teachers’ understanding and classroom implementation of reforms-based science instruction: A randomized controlled trial. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Portland, OR.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., Wheeler, L. B., & Chiu, J. L. (2015, January). Critical factors impacting the role of a district science coordinator. A paper for the Annual Meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Portland, OR.
Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2014, July). Teaching assistant role and perceptions: Assessment of professional development to support Project-Based, Guided Inquiry approach in General Chemistry labs. An oral presentation for the IUPAC International Conference on Chemistry Education, Toronto, Canada.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., Wheeler, L. B., & Chiu, J. L. (2014, April). Understanding the critical role of a district science coordinator. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Pittsburgh, PA.
Gonczi, A. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2014, February). Situating computer simulation professional development. A poster presented at the annual Curry Research Conference, Charlottesville, VA.
Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2014, February). Assessing a professional development for teaching assistants implementing a project-based guided-inquiry approach to general chemistry laboratories. A poster presented at the annual Curry Research Conference, Charlottesville, VA.
Gonczi, A. L., Bell, R. L. & Whitworth, B. A. (2014, January). Analysis of two computer simulation professional developments. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators, San Antonio, TX.
Whitworth, B. A., Hodges, D., Mandzak, M, Parks, G., & Snell, P. (2013, November). Investigating inquiry: Scaffolding inquiry instruction. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Norfolk, VA.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., Bell, R. L. & Gonczi, A. L. (2013, April). Supporting the supporters: A case study of professional development for science coordinators. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, San Juan, PR.
Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L., Bell, R. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2013, April). Understanding and scaffolding inquiry: A tale of three teachers. A poster presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Research in Science Teaching, San Juan, PR.
Whitworth, B. A., Gonczi, A. L., Bell, R. L., & Maeng, J. L. (2013, February). A case study of VISTA science coordinators. A poster presented at the annual Curry Research Conference, Charlottesville, VA.
Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L., Bell, R. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2013, February). Secondary science teachers’ understanding and practices of the levels of inquiry. A poster presented at the annual Curry Research Conference, Charlottesville, VA.
Whitworth, B. A., Maeng, J. L., & Gonczi, A. L. (2013, January). Science coordinators experiences with VISTA professional development. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators, Charleston, SC.
Wheeler, L. B., Bell, R. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2013, January). Three teachers’ implementation of inquiry in the secondary science classroom. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators, Charleston, SC.
Whitworth, B. A., Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L. & Bell, R. L. (2012, November). Differentiating inquiry. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Williamsburg, VA.
Maeng, J. L., Bell, R. L., & Whitworth, B. A. (2012, March). Alternatives to dissection in the digital age. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Science Teachers, Indianapolis, IN.
Maeng, J. L., Whitworth, B. A., Shaikh, I., Rock, C., Stewart, W., & Bell, R. L. (2011, November). Digital Alternatives to Hands-On Dissection. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Roanoke, VA.
