Emily H. van Zee

Publications

Book Chapters

van Zee, E.H. (in press).  Talking together about the moon.  In D. Tippins, T. Koballa, and B. Payne (Eds.), Science teaching and learning in the elementary classroom: A classroom case handbook.  Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

van Zee, E.H. (2000). Ways to foster teachersÕ inquiries into science learning and teaching. In J. Minstrell & E.H. van Zee (Eds.) Inquiring into inquiry learning and teaching in science (pp. 100-119). Washington, D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Beach, L.R., Mitchell, T.R., Paluchowski, T.F., & van Zee, E.H. (1992). Image theory: decision framing and decision deliberation. In F. Heller (Ed.), Decision Making and Leadership (pp. 172-188) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
 

Articles in Refereed Journals:

van Zee, E.H., Iwasyk, M., Kurose, A., Simpson, D., & Wild, J. (2001).  Student and teacher questioning during conversations about science.  Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 38, 159-190.

van Zee, E.H. (2000). Analysis of a student-generated inquiry discussion. International Journal of Science Education, 22, 115-142.

van Zee, E.H. (1998a). Fostering elementary teachersÕ research on their science teaching practices. Journal of Teacher Education, 49, 245-254.

van Zee, E. H. (1998b). Preparing teachers as researchers in courses on methods of teaching science. Journal of Research on Science Teaching, 35, 791-809.

van Zee, E. H. & Minstrell, J. (1997a). Reflective discourse: Developing shared understandings in a high school physics classroom. International Journal of Science Education, 19, 209-228

van Zee, E. H. & Minstrell, J. (1997b). Using questioning to guide student thinking. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 6, 229-271.

van Zee, E, Paluchowski, T.F., & Beach, L.R. (1992). The effects of screening and task partitioning upon evaluations of decision options. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 5, 1-23.

McDermott, L., Rosenquist, M. L. & van Zee, E. H. (1987). Student difficulties in connecting graphs and physics: Examples from kinematics. American Journal of Physics, 55, 503-513.

McDermott, L., Rosenquist, M. L. & van Zee, E. H. (1983). Strategies to improve the performance of minority students in the sciences. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 16, 59-72.

Invited Critique:

van Zee, E. H. & Minstrell, J. (1998).  The promise of a theory of teaching-in-context: A critique of "Toward a theory of teaching-in-context" by Alan Schoenfeld.  Issues in Education, 7, 141-147.

Practitioner Publication:

van Zee, E.H., Cole, A., Hogan, K., Oropeza, D., & Roberts, D. (2000).  Using probeware and the Internet to enhance learning.  Maryland Association of Science Teachers Rapper, 25(3), 32-45.
 

Edited Conference Proceedings:

Iwasyk, M., Kurose, A., Simpson, D., van Zee, E.H., & Wild, J. (1996).  Case studies by a group of collaborating educators: How do student and teacher questions facilitate learning?  In P.A. Rubba, P.F. Keig, and J.A. Rye (Eds.), Proceedings of the 1996 Annual International Conference of the Association for Educators of Teachers of Science (pp. 118-129)  ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 398 060.

van Zee, E. H., Wild, J., & Flanagan, P. (1993).  Relation between student and teacher questioning during conversations about the moon.  In J. Novak (Ed.), Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics, Ithaca, N.Y.:  Cornell University.

van Zee, E. H. & McDermott, L.C. (1987).   Investigation of student difficulties with graphical representations in physics.  In J. Novak (Ed.), Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics,        (pp. 531-539), Ithaca, N.Y.:  Cornell University.

van Zee, E.H. (1985).  How to facilitate cooperation between the schools and colleges, with both teachers and administrators.  In J. Wilson (Ed.),  Proceedings of Conference on Teacher Institutes and Workshops, American Association of Physics Teachers (pp. 43-46), Arlington, VA.

McDermott, L.C. & van Zee, E.H. (1984).  Identifying and addressing student difficulties with electric circuits.  Proceedings of the International Workshop:  Aspects of Understanding Electricity (pp. 39-48), Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg, W. Germany.

Technical Reports

Street, E., Siegal, M., & van Zee, E. (1994). Reflections by future teachers and future researchers upon their experiences in collaborating with each other and in conducting research during their graduate studies in science and mathematics education programs at UC Berkeley. Report to NSF for MACSME program, UC Berkeley.

Adams, B, McHugh, M., Muilenberg, L., Nelson, M., Tewksbury, L., & van Zee, E. (1994). Reflections by experienced teachers on topics of interest to student teachers. Report to NSF for MACSME program, UC Berkeley.

Sesame 210 Participants (1993). A collaborative analysis by future teachers and future researchers of issues related to teaching and researching. Report to NSF for MACSME program, UC Berkeley.

van Zee, E. (1993). A methodological shift in role: Summary of methodological issues involved in conducting the collaborative analysis with future teachers and future researchers. Report to NSF for MACSME program, UC Berkeley.
 

Presentations at Workshops for Teachers

Physics Dialogues. Eastside Physics Teachers Group. Mercer Island, Washington, January 1996

Conversations about Science. Bay Area Science Project, Berkeley, CA, August 1995

Internet and Classroom Conversations about the Moon. Science On-Line (SOL) Workshop for Teachers, Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Astrophysics, Berkeley, CA, November 1994.

Talking Together about the Moon. Astronomy Workshop for Teachers, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA, August 1994.

Eliciting Student Thinking about the Moon. Workshop for Teachers, Bay Area Science Project, Berkeley, Ca, July 1994.

Invited Talks:

Using Probeware and the Internet to Enhance Learning (with Angela Cole, Kathleen Hogan, and Damian Gomm), Building Learning with Technology Institute, UMCP, July 2000.

Analyzing and Interpreting Outcomes of Units: The Teacher as Researcher (with Eva Garin), Building Learning with Technology Institute, UMCP, July 2000.

The Role of Quietness and Questioning during Conversations about Science.  College of  Education, University of British Columbia, January 1999.

Questioning Processes during a Cognitive Approach to Physics Instruction. Department of Physics, University of Maryland at College Park, September 1996.

Questioning during Conversations about Science. Department of Speech Communication, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, July 1995.

Case Studies of Questioning during Conversations about Science and Mathematics in Elementary School Classrooms, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, March 1995.

Student and Teacher Questioning during Conversations about Science and Mathematics, Penn State, State College, PA, March 1995.

Teaching and Researching in a Program for Student Teachers at the University of California at Berkeley (with Karen Bush). Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Conference, San Francisco, November, 1994.

Student and Teacher Questioning during Conversations about Science. Center for Research on Science and Mathematics Education, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, November, 1993.

Reflective Discourse: Ways of Speaking that Foster Development of Understanding and Reasoning in the Physics Classroom (with Jim Minstrell). Invited symposium: Fostering student reflection during mathematics and science learning: A forum with teachers and collaborating researchers. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, April, 1993

. Discussing Physics with Students. In-service presentation, Minstrell physics project, Mercer Island High School, Mercer Island, Wa., July, 1992.

Reflective Discourse: Sense Making in High School Physics Classrooms. Graduate School of Education, University of California at Berkeley, May, 1992.

Student Difficulties in Interpreting Graphs of Moving Objects. Workshop for Physics Teacher Resource Agents, American Association of Physics Teachers summer meeting, Columbus, Ohio, June, 1986

Improving the Preparation of Teachers: A Coordinated Program in Physics Education Research, Curriculum Development, and Instruction. American Association of Physics Teachers annual meeting, Atlanta, January, 1986.

Identifying and Overcoming Student Difficulties in Physics. SummerMath for Teachers, Mount Holyoke College, Ma, July, 1983
 

Contributed Papers and Small Group Sessions:

van Zee, E.H., Hogan, K., Nissley, C., & Roberts, D. (2000, November).  Technology in action: From probeware inquiries to the Internet.  National Science Teachers Association regional meeting, Baltimore.

van Zee, E.H., Cole, A., &  Hogan, K. (2000, April). Building learning with technology in collaboration with prospective and practicing  teachers:  Using probeware and the Internet.  Teaching with Technology Conference, University of Maryland, College Park.

van Zee, E.H., Roberts, D.,  & Lay, D. (2000, April). Fostering collaborative research by prospective and practicing elementary and middle school teachers.  American Educational Research Association annual meeting, New Orleans.

van Zee, E.H. & Roberts, D. (2000, April). Analysis of prospective and practicing teachers’ perceptions of inquiry teaching and learning.   National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual meeting, New Orleans.

van Zee, E.H. (2000, March). Organizing and facilitating research festivals for prospective and practicing teacher researchers.  Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

van Zee, E.H. (2000, February). Ways of fostering teachers’ inquiries into science learning and teaching.  American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting, Washington, D.C.

van Zee, E.H. (April 1999). Teaching how to do research while teaching how to teach. Presented at Symposium entitled ÒWays to Foster Practitioner Inquiry during the 21st CenturyÓ, American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Montreal.

van Zee, E. H. & Roberts, D. (March, 1999). Analysis of prospective elementary school teachers' reflections on positive science learning experiences. Presented at annual meeting of National Association for Research on Science Teaching, Boston.

van Zee, E. H. (March, 1999). Finding out about finding out: The Science Inquiry Group. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Boston.

van Zee, E.H. (March, 1999). Facilitating reflective research in school settings: The Science Inquiry Group. Presented at the Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

van Zee, E. H., Roberts, D., & Simpson, D. (April, 1998). Collaborative conversations about science. American Educational Research Association annual meeting in San Diego.

van Zee, E. H. and Suzuki, M. (April, 1998). Learning how to do research while learning how to teach in the United States and Japan: Two Case Studies. International Conference on Teacher Research, San Diego.

Suzuki, M. and van Zee, E. H. (April, 1998). Conversations about the moon with future elementary school teachers in Japan and the United States: Two Case Studies. American Educational Research Association annual meeting, San Diego.

van Zee, E. H. (March, 1998). The role of a university researcher in fostering teacher research. Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

van Zee, E. H. (February, 1998). Engaging prospective teachers in using telecommunications. Presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science School Forum on Technology, Philadelphia.

van Zee, E. H. (October, 1997). Talking together about science learning and teaching: The Science Inquiry Group. Maryland Association of Science Teachers Fall Conference, Lusby, MD.van Zee, E.H. & Lay, D. (April, 2000). Fostering collaborative research by prospective and practicing elementary teachers. To be presented at American Educational Research Association annual meeting, New Orleans.

van Zee, E. (March, 1997). Collaborating with teachers who are inquiring into science learning and teaching. Submitted for the Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

van Zee, E., Roberts, D., & Williams, S. (March, 1997). Research on Learning and Teaching Science in Elementary Schools: The Science Inquiry Group. Submitted for the International Conference on Teacher Research, Evanston, IL.

van Zee, E., Iwasyk, M., Kurose, A., Simpson, D. & Wild, J. (February, 1997). Teachers as researchers: Studies of student and teacher questions during inquiry-based science instruction. American Association for the Advancement of Science Forum for School Science, Seattle.

van Zee, E., Roberts, D. & Layman (August, 1996). Analysis of Science Learning and Teaching in Progress. American Association of Physics Teachers summer meeting, College Park, MD.

van Zee, E. (April, 1996). Case studies of questioning during conversations about science - what have we learned so far? American Educational Research Association annual meeting, New York City.

van Zee, E., Eng, M., Kwan, R., Park, J., Ramadhan, E., and Williams, S., (March, 1996). Science learning in progress. Annual meeting of Maryland Association for Science Teachers, Baltimore.

Iwasyk, M., Kurose, A., Simpson, D. & van Zee, E. (March, 1996). The nature of collaborative conversations about science and education in school settings and professional meetings. National Association for Research on Science Teaching annual meeting, St. Louis.

Iwasyk, M., Kurose, A., Simpson, D., Wild, J. & van Zee, E. (March, 1996). Case studies of students talking with other students and teachers about science. National Science Teachers Association annual meeting, St. Louis.

Iwasyk, M., Kurose, A., Simpson, D., Wild, J. & van Zee, E. (January, 1996). Case studies by a group of collaborating educators: How do student and teacher questions facilitate learning? Association for Educators of Teachers of Science annual meeting, Seattle.

van Zee, E. (April, 1995). Fostering collaboration among future teachers and future researchers in graduate seminars in science education. International Conference on Teacher Research, University of California at Davis.

van Zee, E. (April, 1995). Student questioning during conversations about the moon in a seminar in science education. American Educational Research Association annual meeting, San Francisco.

van Zee, E., Iwasyk, M., Kurose, A., Schnabel, B., Simpson, D., Wild, J. (April, 1995). Conversations about conversations about science and mathematics. National Association for Research on Science Teaching annual meeting, San Francisco.

van Zee, E. & Iwasyk, M. (April, 1994). Interactional patterns of questioning during conversations about science in a primary classroom. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

van Zee, E & Iwasyk, M. (February, 1994). Question asking and answering during conversations about science. Data analysis workshop at Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

van Zee, E., Kurose, A., & Schnabel, B. (April, 1993). Talking together about the moon in elementary school classrooms. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta.

van Zee, E, Street, E., Iwasyk, M., Kurose, A., Schnabel, B., Wild, J., Minstrell, J., Simpson, D., & Stimpson, V. (April, 1993). Sharing stories about the moon from kindergarten through graduate school. Annual meeting of the National Association for Research on Science Teaching, Atlanta.

van Zee, E., Minstrell, J., Simpson, D. & Stimpson, V. (April, 1992). Reflective discourse: Talking together about physics. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

van Zee, E., Corey, V., Minstrell, J., Simpson, D. & Stimpson, V. (March, 1992). St. H. & McDermott, L.C. (1987). Investigation of student difficulties with graphical representations in physics. In J. Novak (Ed.), Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics, Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. pp. 531-539.