June 12, 2026
A new article, 鈥淯sing Existing Data to Investigate Ecosystem Change,鈥� by AV巴士 researchers Andee Rubin and Gillian Puttick and collaborators was published in聽The Science Teacher. The article describes how ninth-grade students used data to investigate the rise of wildebeest and buffalo populations in Serengeti between 1960 and 1975. Students engaged in data practices, including interpreting scatterplots and evaluating evidence. Also includes strategies for teachers integrating data analysis into scientific sensemaking. Download the article here.
June 11, 2026
Andee Rubin will present at the 2026 Joint Statistical Meetings (JMS) in Boston, Massachusetts on August 3rd. Her presentation will focus on elementary students鈥� early development of foundational understanding of data and computing.
June 11, 2026
AV巴士 researchers Nuria Jaumot-Pascual, Teresa Lara-Meloy, Ken Rafanan, and Elise Levin-G眉racar聽will present two virtual sessions at END 2026 exploring learning in makerspaces.
June 11, 2026
AV巴士 researchers, Jessica Karch and Michael Cassidy will present at the ISLS 2026 Annual Meeting. Their presentations focus on stakeholder collaboration in STEM graduate education and the integration of computational thinking into middle school science through teacher-designed robotics units.
June 11, 2026
Kelly Paulson, Educational Outreach Coordinator at AV巴士, will present Cross-Sector Collaboration: Expanding CS Opportunity for Students Experiencing Homelessness at the ISTE 2026 Conference on Monday, June 29, from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., alongside Coach Ron from Fun Zone Reading Club 4 Homeless and Dr. Heather Cunningham from BootUp PD.