Ron Gray
@rongray76.bsky.social
Dad, professor @NAU, science educator, co-editor of Science Education, person who likes to travel too much.
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Ron Gray
@rongray76.bsky.social
· Mar 29
Science teachers! Follow our team's new Model-Based Inquiry (MBI) account for updates on new curriculum and resources you can use in your classroom.(@modelbasedinquiry.bsky.social)
And check out our newly redesigned website!
www.modelbasedinquiry.com
And check out our newly redesigned website!
www.modelbasedinquiry.com
Science teachers, check out our (with @eveimanz.bsky.social and @dtcampbe.bsky.social) new paper being published across the NSTA journals on working with uncertainty in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Excited for this one to be out!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Planning for the Unexpected: How Uncertainty Drives Scientific Practice
Uncertainty is often seen as a barrier to student learning in science, yet it is central to the work of scientists and can be a powerful catalyst for engagement and sensemaking in the classroom. Th...
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November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Science teachers, check out our (with @eveimanz.bsky.social and @dtcampbe.bsky.social) new paper being published across the NSTA journals on working with uncertainty in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Excited for this one to be out!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Come check out our new video on how to navigate our MBI unit development template! More coming soon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjY3...
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Navigating the MBI Unit Development Template
YouTube video by Ron Gray
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November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Come check out our new video on how to navigate our MBI unit development template! More coming soon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjY3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjY3...
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Check out our new video about using our Model-Based Inquiry Plannign template! youtu.be/DjY3TbB3VLk?...
Navigating the MBI Unit Development Template
YouTube video by Ron Gray
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November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Check out our new video about using our Model-Based Inquiry Plannign template! youtu.be/DjY3TbB3VLk?...
New publication in the Journal of College Science Teaching (JCST) with @martic.bsky.social. Here's a link to 50 free downloads. Get 'em while they're hot! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YQRW4...
Scaffolding Visual Representation in Modeling Practices for University Science Instructors
This study explores how undergraduate preservice elementary teacher students engage with visual representation tools while developing explanatory models in a science course heavily focused on the p...
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October 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
New publication in the Journal of College Science Teaching (JCST) with @martic.bsky.social. Here's a link to 50 free downloads. Get 'em while they're hot! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YQRW4...
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Check out "Establishing a Model for Serious Science Game Design for Elementary Learners: A Longitudinal, Mixed Methods Study of Serious Game Design Mechanics That Facilitate Science Learning" by Georgia W. Hodges and Kayla Flanagan! Read here -> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1098...
September 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Check out "Establishing a Model for Serious Science Game Design for Elementary Learners: A Longitudinal, Mixed Methods Study of Serious Game Design Mechanics That Facilitate Science Learning" by Georgia W. Hodges and Kayla Flanagan! Read here -> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1098...
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According to the article “The Quality of Interactions in the Home Science Environment and Associations with Children's Science Learning” by Henning D, Julia B, Elisa O, Lars B & Mirjam S. How parents support kids in science matters! Read more -> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
According to the article “The Quality of Interactions in the Home Science Environment and Associations with Children's Science Learning” by Henning D, Julia B, Elisa O, Lars B & Mirjam S. How parents support kids in science matters! Read more -> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Great weekend read! Check out this editor’s pick: Uncovering Emotion in Youth Digital Civic Participation Around Climate Change: Entanglements of Fear, Despair, and Anger in Civic Practice by Lynne Zummo, Lea Hadzic, & Emma Gargroetzi. 🌱🔥
Link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sce.21969
Link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sce.21969
October 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Great weekend read! Check out this editor’s pick: Uncovering Emotion in Youth Digital Civic Participation Around Climate Change: Entanglements of Fear, Despair, and Anger in Civic Practice by Lynne Zummo, Lea Hadzic, & Emma Gargroetzi. 🌱🔥
Link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sce.21969
Link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sce.21969
New article alert for high school biology teachers! Former NAU student Jomaly Cotto describes her high school evolution unit using the rise of tuskless elephants in Mozambique as the phenomenon. Check it out if you're a NSTA member! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New article alert for high school biology teachers! Former NAU student Jomaly Cotto describes her high school evolution unit using the rise of tuskless elephants in Mozambique as the phenomenon. Check it out if you're a NSTA member! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Looking for a great weekend read? We are happy to share this wonderful article, "A Call to Reimagine Science Formative Assessment Systems Through Translanguaging," from our August issue, written by Caitlin G. McC. Fine and Erin M. Furtak
Read here-> lnkd.in/dbKq5v3z
Read here-> lnkd.in/dbKq5v3z
September 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Looking for a great weekend read? We are happy to share this wonderful article, "A Call to Reimagine Science Formative Assessment Systems Through Translanguaging," from our August issue, written by Caitlin G. McC. Fine and Erin M. Furtak
Read here-> lnkd.in/dbKq5v3z
Read here-> lnkd.in/dbKq5v3z
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We wanted to share a wonderful article, "Connecting Design and Experience: Tracing Uncertainty Through Classroom Science Investigations" from our September issue written by @eveimanz.bsky.social , @andreadw.bsky.social, and Alessandra Ward! Read here -> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
September 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We wanted to share a wonderful article, "Connecting Design and Experience: Tracing Uncertainty Through Classroom Science Investigations" from our September issue written by @eveimanz.bsky.social , @andreadw.bsky.social, and Alessandra Ward! Read here -> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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We wanted to share a wonderful article, "Putting the Pieces Back Together: Challenges Recomposing Elementary Science Teaching" from our September issue written by @martic.bsky.social Read here -> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
September 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We wanted to share a wonderful article, "Putting the Pieces Back Together: Challenges Recomposing Elementary Science Teaching" from our September issue written by @martic.bsky.social Read here -> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Very excited to see author Robin Wall Kimmerer at @NAU last night. Thanks to all who made it possible. Such an inspiring and enlightening person. If you haven’t read her book, Braiding Sweetgrass, it is highly recommended!
September 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Very excited to see author Robin Wall Kimmerer at @NAU last night. Thanks to all who made it possible. Such an inspiring and enlightening person. If you haven’t read her book, Braiding Sweetgrass, it is highly recommended!
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Thank you so much for supporting us last academic season! We are so excited to begin another season with a wonderful September edition. Read here -> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1098...
September 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Thank you so much for supporting us last academic season! We are so excited to begin another season with a wonderful September edition. Read here -> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1098...
Colleagues, come join me at Northern Arizona University as the new Dean of the College of Education! Click below for info.
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August 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Colleagues, come join me at Northern Arizona University as the new Dean of the College of Education! Click below for info.
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Our team just wrapped up a great NSTA Book Beat Live! session on our new Chemistry MBI book for high school. If you're an NSTA member, you will soon have access to the recording and PPT. Materials will soon be found here: my.nsta.org/collection/9... #sciteach
June 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Our team just wrapped up a great NSTA Book Beat Live! session on our new Chemistry MBI book for high school. If you're an NSTA member, you will soon have access to the recording and PPT. Materials will soon be found here: my.nsta.org/collection/9... #sciteach
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Mark your calendars! Join us for an NSTA Book Beat on our new Model-Based Inquiry chemistry book. my.nsta.org/event/book-b...
NSTA Web Seminar Book Beat Live! Model-Based Inquiry in Chemistry, June 23, 2025
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May 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Mark your calendars! Join us for an NSTA Book Beat on our new Model-Based Inquiry chemistry book. my.nsta.org/event/book-b...
Grateful to Seoul National University’s BK21 Center for the warm welcome and inspiring conversations. Thanks also to Prof. Nam-Hwa Kang for arranging my visit to Korea National University of Education—an energizing week of connection, learning, and shared purpose in science education.
May 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Grateful to Seoul National University’s BK21 Center for the warm welcome and inspiring conversations. Thanks also to Prof. Nam-Hwa Kang for arranging my visit to Korea National University of Education—an energizing week of connection, learning, and shared purpose in science education.
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Big change to the website #3: A revised unit development template! #scied #scienceteachers
www.modelbasedinquiry.com/template/mbi...
www.modelbasedinquiry.com/template/mbi...
April 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Big change to the website #3: A revised unit development template! #scied #scienceteachers
www.modelbasedinquiry.com/template/mbi...
www.modelbasedinquiry.com/template/mbi...
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Big change to the website #2: A revised website! Take a look and give us any feedback to help make it better. #scied #scienceteachers
www.modelbasedinquiry.com
www.modelbasedinquiry.com
Model-Based Inquiry
About MBI
www.modelbasedinquiry.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Big change to the website #2: A revised website! Take a look and give us any feedback to help make it better. #scied #scienceteachers
www.modelbasedinquiry.com
www.modelbasedinquiry.com
Our team is really excited for our new introduction to MBI video! See it below and check out the revamped website www.modelbasedinquiry.com! #scied @dtcampbe.bsky.social
Big change to the website #1: A new Introduction to Model-Based Inquiry (MBI) video on the homepage! Check it out. #scied #scienceteaching
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An Introduction to Model-Based Inquiry (MBI)
YouTube video by Ron Gray
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April 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Our team is really excited for our new introduction to MBI video! See it below and check out the revamped website www.modelbasedinquiry.com! #scied @dtcampbe.bsky.social
Excited to see this unit out there! First 50 copies are free using this link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FIXAM...
April 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Excited to see this unit out there! First 50 copies are free using this link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FIXAM...