Discourse and Learning Lab
Working with educators to support relevant and meaningful learning opportunities that motivate and engage students in K12 and college classrooms.
Science Discourse Project
This NSF CARER project (2019-24, PI: Bae) partners with middle school science teachers in Richmond and Chesterfield County Public Schools to engage and motivate middle school students to talk science. Discourse activities focus on connecting science phenomena to students’ funds of knowledge and lived experiences.
Science Communities of Practice Partnership (SCOPP)
This NSF DRK12 project (2018-23, PI: Hayes, CoPI: Bae, O’Connor, Seitz) is a partnership with VCU, CSU East Bay, and the Alameda County Office of Education, and six urban districts in the San Francisco Bay Area. The team aims to implement and examine the longitudinal effects of elementary teachers’ participation in a comprehensive professional development program on science teaching practices and students learning.
And more!
Check out what else we’re doing on our “Projects” tab.
“The first step in making your lessons more relevant to students’ lives is getting to know your students.”
— Bianca I. Huertas, Education Week Teacher
Contact
Feel free to contact Dr. Christine L. Bae (Discourse and Learning Lab Director) with questions or to get involved with our projects!
Email: clbae@vcu.edu