Presentations
Zembal-Saul, C., Crawford, B., Luft, J., Luehmann, A., McDonald, S., Moore, F., Nelson, T. H., Pea, C. (2009, April). Engaging with teachers around science education research. Symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) sponsored by the Publications Advisory Committee. Garden Grove, CA.
Ward, A. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2009, April). Classroom inquiry style: A missing link interconnecting content knowledge, topic-specific science teaching and orientations toward teaching science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Garden Grove, CA.
Roth, K., Chen, C., Lemmens, M., Garnier, H., Wickler, N., Atkins, L., Calabrese Barton, A., Roseman, J. E., Shouse, A., & Zembal-Saul, C. (2009, April). Coherence and science content storylines in science teaching: Evidence of neglect? Evidence of effect? Colloquium and paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Garden Grove, CA.
Camplese, C., Zembal-Saul, C. & Kozlek, B. (2009, January). Social blogging platforms as e-portfolios. An innovatice practice presentation at the annual Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) Conference. Orlando, FL.
Manno, J. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2009, January). "...And I haven't looked back!" - Mentor teacher journeys toward reform-oriented science within a professional development school context. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE). Hartford, CT.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, October). Exploring the boundaries of possibility in K-6 teacher education in science. Paper presented at the Science Education at the Crossroads Conference. Alta, UT.
Zembal-Saul, C., Camplese, C. & Stubbs, C. (2008, August). Blogs as portfolio. Presentation at the Penn State Learning Design Summer Camp. University Park, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, July). [R]evolution in teacher education. Presentation at the Building Learning Communities (BLC) Conference 2008. Boston, MA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Kur, J., Stoicovy, D., Schrenk, K., Stewart, A., Motta, A., & Bouchillon, M. (2008, April). The truth about learning to teach with technology: Elementary education students speak out. Presentation at the Fourth Annual One-to-One Computing Conference, State College, PA.
Crawford, B., Zembal-Saul, C., Abell, S., Holliday, W. & Luft, J. (2008, April). How can we translate and communicate our science education research to practice? Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD.
Ward, A. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, April). Classroom inquiry style and its influence on preservice elementary teachers' science teaching practices. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, April). Preservice elementary teachers and curriculum materials. Discussant at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD.
McDonald, S. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, March). Digital pedagogies. Presentation at the Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology, State College, PA.
Nolan, J., Zembal-Saul, C. and Badiali, B. (2008, March). Assessing and explaining the impact of PDS participation on the thinking and practices of mentor teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York.
Boyer, L., Zembal-Saul, C., and Barreto, R. (2008, March). New tools for digital video analysis: Examining the development of K-6 preservice teachers' science instruction. Brief paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Educate (SITE), Las Vegas, NV.
Burns, R., Kur, J., Hershberger, K. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, March). Making the transparent visible: Using video analysis to reveal expert decision making of elementary teachers during science instruction. Brief paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Educate (SITE), Las Vegas, NV.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, March). What were you thinking?! Designing video cases to provide novices with access to experienced elementary teachers' reasoned decision making during science teaching. Brief paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Educate (SITE), Las Vegas, NV.
McDonald, S. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, December). Science 2.0. Presentation at the Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association meeting, Hershey, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, August). Evidence and explanation as a lens for learning to teach elementary school science as argument. Paper presented at the European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) meeting, Malmo, Sweden.
McDonald, S. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, June). Science 2.0. Presentation at the Third Annual One-to-One Computing Conference, State College, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Hershberger, K. (2007, June). Podcasting to learn: Engaging students in relevant content production. Presentation at the Third Annual One-to-One Computing Conference, State College, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Reilly, C., McDonough, M. & Murray, O. (2007, June). EDUCATE at Penn State: The history, status, and future of the laptop initiative in teacher education. Presentation at the Third Annual One-to-One Computing Conference, State College, PA.
McDonald, S. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, April). Using video analysis to support teaching and learning. Presentation at the Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology, State College, PA.
Millet, C., Pierce, G., Brady, S., Brown, K. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, April). Podcasting in education panel. Presentation at the Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology, State College, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Barreto, R. (2007, April). Preservice elementary teachers' developing understandings and practices for teaching school science as argument. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Avraamidou, L. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, April). Classroom-based inquiry: Two beginning teachers' knowledge and practices for science teaching. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Hershberger, K., Bird, B., & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, March). Using podcasts to support children's scientific inquiry. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), St. Louis, MO.
Zembal-Saul, C., Head-Dylla, C., Reilly, C. & Tranell, J. (2007, March). Using video analysis technology to promote reflective practice. Presentation at the 2007 Professional Development Schools National Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Nolan, J., Badiali, B., Zembal-Saul, C., Stoicovy, D. & Davis, P. (2007, March). Assessing the impact of PDS involvement on veteran teachers. Presentation at the 2007 Professional Development Schools National Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Manno, J., Zembal-Saul, C., Badiali, B. & Nolan, J. (2007, January). Professional development schools and change in the teaching of science: What's the connection? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), Clear Water Beach, Florida.
Ward, A. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, January). Investigating sound and light: Innovations in the content preparation of elementary teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), Clear Water Beach, Florida.
Zembal-Saul, C., Nolan, J., Badiali, B., & Ballock, E. (2006, October). Ubiquitous computing in teacher education: It changes everything. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE), Grantville, PA.
Badiali, B., Nolan, J., Zembal-Saul, C., & Manno, J. (2006, October). Assessing the impact of PDS: Teacher beliefs, classroom practices, and student learning. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Educational Research Association (PERA) Conference, Grantville, PA.
Badiali, B., Zembal-Saul, C., & Nolan, J. (2006, July). Assessing the impact of PDS on teaching practices and student learning. Presentation at the summer meeting of the Association for Teacher Educators (ATE), Philadelphia, PA.
Schwarz, C., Cartier, J., Davis, E., LaVan, S., & Zembal-Saul, C. (2006, April). Synthesizing approaches, frameworks, and findings for preparing effective elementary science teachers. Colloquium presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), San Francisco, CA.
Ward, A. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2006, April). Influence of content knowledge on classroom decision making of three exemplary elementary student teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), San Francisco, CA.
Baretto, R. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2006, April). Prospective elementary teachers' understanding of the role of evidence and explanation in scientific inquiry. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Anaheim, CA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Starr, M. and Hershberger, K. (2006, April). Giving priority to evidence and explanation in elementary science teaching. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Anaheim, CA.
Starr, M., Zembal-Saul, C., Hershberger, K., Mascitelli, K., & Roth, T. (2006, March). Sharing learning through educationally sound podcasts: Podcasting as part of the EDUCATE at Penn State initiative. Post-conference tutorial presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE), Orlando, FL.
Zembal-Saul, C., Hershberger, K., Starr, M., Mascitelli, K., & Roth, T. (2006, March). Podcasts as part of the EDUCATE at Penn State project: Producing and sharing educationally sound podcasts. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE), Orlando, FL.
Badiali, B., Zembal-Saul, C., & Manno, J. (2006, March). Professional development schools and change in the teaching of science: What's the connection? Presentation at the 2006 Professional Development Schools National Conference, Orlando, FL.
Zembal-Saul, C., Nolan, J., Badiali, B., & McDonough, M. (2006, March). One-to-One computing with PDS interns - it changes everything! Presentation at the 2006 Professional Development Schools National Conference, Orlando, FL.
Zembal-Saul, C., Nolan, J., Badiali, B., Reilly, C. (2006, March). Investigating the influence of 1-to-1 in teacher preparation. Presentation at the One-to-One Computing Conference, State College, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Nolan, J., & Badiali, B. (2006, February). Ubiquitous computing in teacher education. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference, Hershey, PA.
Boyle, R. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2006, January). Elementary education majors' use of evidence in constructing scientific explanations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Educators (ASTE), Portland, OR.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2006, January). Using e-cases with preservice elementary teachers to support explanation-driven inquiry and scientific argumentation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Educators (ASTE), Portland, OR.
Avraamidou, L. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2005, April). Giving priority to evidence in science teaching: A case study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Dallas, TX.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2005, April). Preservice teachers' understanding of teaching elementary school science as argument. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Dallas, TX.
Haefner, L. and Zembal-Saul, L. (2005, January). Supporting practicing teachers' developing understandings of argumentation in elementary school science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Colorado Springs, CO.
Zembal-Saul, C., Haefner, L., Mitchell, K., Richardson, N. & Barreto, R. (2005, January). Supporting the development of argumentation pedagogy for elementary school science. Demonstration session accepted for the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Colorado Springs, CO.
Nolan, J., Stoicovy, D., and Zembal-Saul, C. (2004, November). Using electronic portfolios to enhance novice teacher evaluation and reflection. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (PASCD), Hershey, PA.
Dira-Smolleck, L. Yoder, E. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2004, April). Teaching science as inquiry (TSI): The development of an instrument to measure preservice teachers' self-efficacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Vancouver, British Columbia.
Hsu, P. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2004, March). A case study of the change process of integrating technology into an elementary science methods course. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education. Atlanta, Georgia.
Zembal-Saul, C., Reilly-Kaminsky, K., Smith, R. and Nolan, J. (2004, January). Using e-Portfolios to support prospective teacher learning. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Holmes Partnership. San Diego, CA.
Amond, M.B., Hankin, D., Smith, R., Nolan, J. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2003, November). Educating the next generation of teachers: The experience of professional development associates. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators. Grantville, PA.
Gimbert, B. G., Zembal-Saul, C., & Abruzzo, S., (2003, April). Teacher inquiry as professional development for integrating technology and classroom practice in the context of a school-university partnership. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.
Cullin, M., Crawford, B., Boyle, R. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2003, March). Enhancing prospective secondary science teachers' strategies and perceptions of modeling. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA.
Haefner, L.A., Zembal-Saul, C., & Avraamidou, L. (2003, March). Scaffolding inquiry-based investigations and the development of scientific explanations using Progress Portfolio. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Philadelphia, PA.
Munford, D. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2003, March). Situated argumentation: Bringing scientific argumentation into the context of school science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Philadelphia, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Avraamidou, L. (2003, February). Learning to teach science as argument and explanation. In V. Lunetta & J. Krajcik, Inquiry and the development of scientific ideas: Selected case studies. A presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Denver, CO.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Avraamidou, L. (2003, February). Learning to teach science as argument and explanation. In V. Lunetta & J. Krajcik, Inquiry and the development of scientific ideas: Selected case studies. A presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Denver, CO.
Boyle, R. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2003, January). Online support for environmental inquiry. An interactive demonstration presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Saint Louis, MO.
Cullin, M., Boyle, R., Crawford, B. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2003, January). Creating a context for teaching prospective science teachers about scientific modeling. An interactive paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Saint Louis, MO.
Haefner, L., Zembal-Saul, C., Friedrichsen, P. & Avraamidou, L. (2003, January). Learning about science inquiry and science teaching and learning: A technology-enhanced applied life science inquiry and science course for prospective science teachers. Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
Frazier, M. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, November). Partnering with educators to get the word out on how to get insects in the curriculum. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of American, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, November). Beyond a collection of evidence: Enhancing teacher learning using e-portfolios. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (PASCD), Hershey, PA.
Avraamidou, L. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, July). Bridging contexts: Preparation to teach and early field experiences. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Organization for Science and Technology Education, Foz do Iguaçu , Brazil.
Munford, D., Zembal-Saul, C. & Friedrichsen, P. (2002, July). Science learning as argument building: An innovative course for prospective teachers. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Organization for Science and Technology Education, Foz do Iguaçu , Brazil.
Avraamidou, L. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, April). Web-Based Portfolios within an Innovative Context: A Multifaceted Approach to Science Teacher Learning. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Haefner, L.A., Zembal-Saul, C., & Avraamidou, L. (2002, April). Supporting prospective elementary teachers in developing scientific explanations using Progress Portfolio. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Munford, D. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, April). Learning science through argumentation: Prospective teachers' experiences in an innovative context. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, April). Examining the development of prospective teachers' understandings of scientific inquiry & modeling in technology-rich environments. A multiple paper set chaired at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, April). Toward science as argument and explanation. Invited paper presented in V.N. Lunetta & A. Hofstein, The Laboratory in Science Education: Foundations for the 21st Century, A symposium at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Land, S. (2002, April). Scaffolding the construction of scientific arguments by prospective teachers in a problem-based environment. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, LA.
Avraamidou, L. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, January). Using a web-based task to make prospective elementary teachers' personal theorizing about science teaching explicit. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Charlotte, NC.
Zembal-Saul, C., Friedrichsen, P., & Munford, D. (2002, January). Technology tools for supporting scientific inquiry: A preservice science education course. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Charlotte, NC.
Wheland, M., Reilly-Kaminsky, K., Grube, J., Zembal-Saul, C., & Simpson, D. (2001, November). A teacher developed tool for integrating technology into curriculum units. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (PASCD), Hershey, PA.
Nolan, J., Dana, N., Zembal-Saul, C., Patrick, D., Abruzzo, S., & Romig, G. (2001, November). Making teacher inquiry by classroom teachers and preservice students a reality in school-university partnerships. A workshop at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE), Grantville, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Gimbert, B. (2001, November). Integrating technology into prospective elementary teachers' classroom practice in the context of a professional development school. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE), Grantville, PA.
Dana, T., Zembal-Saul, C. & Frazier, M. (2001, October). Preparing elementary teachers to support children's scientific inquiry. A presentation at the Invitational Forum: Exemplary Practices and Challenges in Teacher Preparation, Association of American Universities (AAU), Cambridge, MA.
Crawford, B., Zembal-Saul, C., Friedrichsen, P. & Munford, D. (2001, April). Using inquiry-based software as the context for learning to teach the nature of science and evolution. A round table discussion presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Seattle, WA.
Haefner, L. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, April). Learning science as inquiry: Prospective elementary teachers' experiences within the context of an innovative life science course. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Seattle, WA.
Land, S. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, April). Scaffolding reflection and integration of light concepts during open-ended inquiry: An investigation of Progress Portfolio. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Seattle, WA.
Silva, D., Dana, N., Nolan, J., Zembal-Saul, C., Gimbert, B., Henning, M.B., & Snow, J. (2001, April). The impact of context on curriculum development and implementation in the PDS. An interactive symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Seattle, WA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, April). Web-based portfolios in a professional development school context. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Seattle, WA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Daughenbaugh, M., Carney, L., Collins, A., Galati, M.J., Romig, G. (2001, April). Students' insights into web-based portfolio development in teacher education. A presentation at the 9th Annual Teaching & Learning with Technology Symposium, The Pennsylvanisa State University, University Park, PA.
Barden-Gabbei, L., Dierking, L., McMahon, M., Scantlebury, K., Shaw, J., Sherwood, R., & Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, March). From dissertation to career. A panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), St. Louis, MO.
Dana, T., Zembal-Saul, C., & Haefner, L.A. (2001, March). Making the case for science teacher learning: An analysis of argument and evidence in electronic portfolios. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), St. Louis, MO.
Zembal-Saul, C., Munford, D., Crawford, B., Friedrichsen, P., & Land, S. (2001, March). Examining the role of software scaffolds in the development of prospective science teachers' arguments in biology. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), St. Louis, MO.
Dana, T. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, March). Learning to teach with technology. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technologies in Teacher Education (SITE), Orlando, FL.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Dana, T. (2001, March). Argument and evidence in web-based teaching portfolios. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technologies in Teacher Education (SITE), Orlando, FL.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Gimbert, B. (2001, March). Learning to teach with technology: From integration to actualization. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technologies in Teacher Education (SITE), Orlando, FL.
Abruzzo, S., Anderson, C., Dana, N., Gimbert, B., Heitzmann, M., Kauffman, T., Rains, F., & Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, February). Internship, inquiry, and exploration: A synthesis of research on the State College Area School District - Penn State University Elementary School PDS Program. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Holmes Partnership, Albuquerque, NM.
Dana, N., Nolan, J., Zembal-Saul, C., Rains, F., Tzur, R., Gimbert, L., & Mule, L. (2001). Teacher inquiry as a central feature of teacher education and the professional development school. A professional clinic conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Teacher Educators (ATE).
Dana, T. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, January). Supporting science teacher learning using web-based portfolios. A pre-conference workshop at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Costa Mesa, CA.
Sillman, K., Zembal-Saul, C., Friedrichsen, P. & Dana, T. (2001, January). The learning to teach science with technology project. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Costa Mesa, CA.
Dana, N.F., Silva, D.Y., Gimbert, B., Zembal-Saul, C., Tzur, R., Sanders, L., & Mule, L. (2000, October). We have better problems: New problems as indicators of growth in a professional development school. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE), Grantville, PA.
Boardman, L. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2000, April). Exploring prospective teachers' conceptions of scientific inquiry. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Dana, T. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2000, April). A pedagogical knowledge base for supporting student scientific inquiry. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Dana, N., Nolan, J., Silva, D., Gimbert, B., Zembal-Saul, C., and Tzur, R. (2000, February). Learning to teach and teaching to learn in a professional development school. A professional clinic presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Teacher Educators (ATE), Orlando, FL.
Dana, T. M. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2000, February). The nature and development of a pedagogical knowledge base for supporting children's scientific inquiry. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Teacher Educators (ATE), Orlando, FL.
Dana, T., Boardman, L., Friedrichsen, P., Taylor, J. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2000, January). A framework for preparing elementary science teachers to support children's scientific inquiry. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Akron, OH.
Zembal-Saul, C., Boardman, L., and Severs, M. (2000, January). Using web-based portfolios to support elementary science teacher learning. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Akron, OH.
Gimbert. B., Zembal-Saul, C. Abruzzo, S. Humphrey, C., & Nolan, J. (2000, January) Simultaneous renewal through inquiry. A presented at the annual meeting of the Holmes Partnership, Cincinnati, OH.
Boardman, L. and Zembal-Saul, C. (1999, October). Web-based portfolios to support leaning to teach science. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Northeast Regional Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS-NE), Syracuse, NY.
Sillman, K., Boardman, L., Bolinger, J., Avraamidou, L., and Zembal-Saul (1999, October). Integrating technology into an elementary science methods course. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Northeast Regional Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS-NE), Syracuse, NY.
Dana, N., Silva, D. Gimbert, B., Nolan, J., Zembal-Saul, C., Clair, C., Colangelo, L, & Allinder, A. (1999, October). Learning to teach and teaching to learn in a PDS context. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE), Grantville, PA.
Taylor, J., Boardman, L., Zembal-Saul, C., and Dana, T. (1999, October). Designing content courses for prospective elementary teachers: Learning for understanding in order to teach for understanding. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE). Grantville, PA.
Severs, M., Boardman, L.A., Zembal-Saul, C. & Dana, T. (1999, April). Web-based portfolios in teacher education: A vehicle for examining prospective elementary teachers' ideas about science teaching. A presentation at the 7th Annual Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Macaroglu, E, Zembal-Saul, C. & Dana, T. (1999, March). Preservice elementary teachers' understanding of scientific inquiry and its role in school science. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research on Science Teaching, Boston, MA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Boardman, L.A., Severs, M. & Dana, T. (1999, March). Web-based portfolios: A vehicle for examining preservice elementary teachers' emerging ideas about teaching science. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research on Science Teaching, Boston, MA.
Boardman, L.A., Zembal-Saul, C. Frazier, M. & Appel, H. (1999, January). Enhancing the science in elementary science methods: A collaborative effort between science education and entomology. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Austin, TX.
Oliver, M. and Zembal-Saul, C. (1998, April). Explore barrier islands: Geology through hands-on student activities for Earth Science and Mathematics. A workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Las Vegas, NV.
Zembal-Saul, C. (1998, April). Incorporating hypermedia artifact development into a science methods course for preservice teachers. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research on Science Teaching, San Diego, CA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (1998, February). Possibilities with hypermedia portfolios. A plenary session at the Portfolios Across the K-12 Curriculum Conference, The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (1998, February). An electronic portfolio of the portfolio conference. A plenary session at the Portfolios Across the K-12 Curriculum Conference, The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. and Oliver, M. (1998, January). Meeting the science content needs of prospective elementary teachers: An innovative biology laboratory/recitation course. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Minneapolis, MN.
Oliver, M. & Zembal-Saul, C. (1997). Louisiana State University's teaching scholars program. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, New Orleans, LA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Starr, M., & Krajcik, J. S. (1997). Preparing elementary science teachers: An application of research and practice. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, Illinois.
Zembal, C. M., Krajcik, J. S., & Blumenfeld, P. C. (1996). Elementary student teachers' science content representations. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, St. Louis, Missouri.
Zembal, C. M., Krajcik, J. S., Blumenfeld, P. C., & Palincsar, A. S. (1995). The role of cycles of planning, enactment and reflection on preservice teachers' understanding of content selection and representation. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California.
Zembal, C. M., Krajcik, J. S., Blumenfeld, P. C., & Palincsar, A. S. (1994). Apprenticeship teaching: Assisting pre-service elementary teachers in developing a cognitive framework for science content representation and instruction. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Anaheim, California.
Zembal, C.M., Starr, M.L., Krajcik, J.S. & Palincsar, A. S. (1993). Change in preservice teachers' beliefs about elementary science teaching. A poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Atlanta, Georgia.
Zembal, C. M. & Miller, S. (1991). Community-based issues instruction. A presentation at the Annual Texas State Conference for the Advancement of Science Teachers, College Station, TX.
Ward, A. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2009, April). Classroom inquiry style: A missing link interconnecting content knowledge, topic-specific science teaching and orientations toward teaching science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Garden Grove, CA.
Roth, K., Chen, C., Lemmens, M., Garnier, H., Wickler, N., Atkins, L., Calabrese Barton, A., Roseman, J. E., Shouse, A., & Zembal-Saul, C. (2009, April). Coherence and science content storylines in science teaching: Evidence of neglect? Evidence of effect? Colloquium and paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Garden Grove, CA.
Camplese, C., Zembal-Saul, C. & Kozlek, B. (2009, January). Social blogging platforms as e-portfolios. An innovatice practice presentation at the annual Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) Conference. Orlando, FL.
Manno, J. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2009, January). "...And I haven't looked back!" - Mentor teacher journeys toward reform-oriented science within a professional development school context. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE). Hartford, CT.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, October). Exploring the boundaries of possibility in K-6 teacher education in science. Paper presented at the Science Education at the Crossroads Conference. Alta, UT.
Zembal-Saul, C., Camplese, C. & Stubbs, C. (2008, August). Blogs as portfolio. Presentation at the Penn State Learning Design Summer Camp. University Park, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, July). [R]evolution in teacher education. Presentation at the Building Learning Communities (BLC) Conference 2008. Boston, MA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Kur, J., Stoicovy, D., Schrenk, K., Stewart, A., Motta, A., & Bouchillon, M. (2008, April). The truth about learning to teach with technology: Elementary education students speak out. Presentation at the Fourth Annual One-to-One Computing Conference, State College, PA.
Crawford, B., Zembal-Saul, C., Abell, S., Holliday, W. & Luft, J. (2008, April). How can we translate and communicate our science education research to practice? Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD.
Ward, A. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, April). Classroom inquiry style and its influence on preservice elementary teachers' science teaching practices. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, April). Preservice elementary teachers and curriculum materials. Discussant at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD.
McDonald, S. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, March). Digital pedagogies. Presentation at the Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology, State College, PA.
Nolan, J., Zembal-Saul, C. and Badiali, B. (2008, March). Assessing and explaining the impact of PDS participation on the thinking and practices of mentor teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York.
Boyer, L., Zembal-Saul, C., and Barreto, R. (2008, March). New tools for digital video analysis: Examining the development of K-6 preservice teachers' science instruction. Brief paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Educate (SITE), Las Vegas, NV.
Burns, R., Kur, J., Hershberger, K. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, March). Making the transparent visible: Using video analysis to reveal expert decision making of elementary teachers during science instruction. Brief paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Educate (SITE), Las Vegas, NV.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2008, March). What were you thinking?! Designing video cases to provide novices with access to experienced elementary teachers' reasoned decision making during science teaching. Brief paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Educate (SITE), Las Vegas, NV.
McDonald, S. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, December). Science 2.0. Presentation at the Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association meeting, Hershey, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, August). Evidence and explanation as a lens for learning to teach elementary school science as argument. Paper presented at the European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) meeting, Malmo, Sweden.
McDonald, S. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, June). Science 2.0. Presentation at the Third Annual One-to-One Computing Conference, State College, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Hershberger, K. (2007, June). Podcasting to learn: Engaging students in relevant content production. Presentation at the Third Annual One-to-One Computing Conference, State College, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Reilly, C., McDonough, M. & Murray, O. (2007, June). EDUCATE at Penn State: The history, status, and future of the laptop initiative in teacher education. Presentation at the Third Annual One-to-One Computing Conference, State College, PA.
McDonald, S. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, April). Using video analysis to support teaching and learning. Presentation at the Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology, State College, PA.
Millet, C., Pierce, G., Brady, S., Brown, K. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, April). Podcasting in education panel. Presentation at the Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology, State College, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Barreto, R. (2007, April). Preservice elementary teachers' developing understandings and practices for teaching school science as argument. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Avraamidou, L. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, April). Classroom-based inquiry: Two beginning teachers' knowledge and practices for science teaching. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Hershberger, K., Bird, B., & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, March). Using podcasts to support children's scientific inquiry. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), St. Louis, MO.
Zembal-Saul, C., Head-Dylla, C., Reilly, C. & Tranell, J. (2007, March). Using video analysis technology to promote reflective practice. Presentation at the 2007 Professional Development Schools National Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Nolan, J., Badiali, B., Zembal-Saul, C., Stoicovy, D. & Davis, P. (2007, March). Assessing the impact of PDS involvement on veteran teachers. Presentation at the 2007 Professional Development Schools National Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Manno, J., Zembal-Saul, C., Badiali, B. & Nolan, J. (2007, January). Professional development schools and change in the teaching of science: What's the connection? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), Clear Water Beach, Florida.
Ward, A. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2007, January). Investigating sound and light: Innovations in the content preparation of elementary teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), Clear Water Beach, Florida.
Zembal-Saul, C., Nolan, J., Badiali, B., & Ballock, E. (2006, October). Ubiquitous computing in teacher education: It changes everything. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE), Grantville, PA.
Badiali, B., Nolan, J., Zembal-Saul, C., & Manno, J. (2006, October). Assessing the impact of PDS: Teacher beliefs, classroom practices, and student learning. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Educational Research Association (PERA) Conference, Grantville, PA.
Badiali, B., Zembal-Saul, C., & Nolan, J. (2006, July). Assessing the impact of PDS on teaching practices and student learning. Presentation at the summer meeting of the Association for Teacher Educators (ATE), Philadelphia, PA.
Schwarz, C., Cartier, J., Davis, E., LaVan, S., & Zembal-Saul, C. (2006, April). Synthesizing approaches, frameworks, and findings for preparing effective elementary science teachers. Colloquium presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), San Francisco, CA.
Ward, A. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2006, April). Influence of content knowledge on classroom decision making of three exemplary elementary student teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), San Francisco, CA.
Baretto, R. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2006, April). Prospective elementary teachers' understanding of the role of evidence and explanation in scientific inquiry. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Anaheim, CA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Starr, M. and Hershberger, K. (2006, April). Giving priority to evidence and explanation in elementary science teaching. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Anaheim, CA.
Starr, M., Zembal-Saul, C., Hershberger, K., Mascitelli, K., & Roth, T. (2006, March). Sharing learning through educationally sound podcasts: Podcasting as part of the EDUCATE at Penn State initiative. Post-conference tutorial presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE), Orlando, FL.
Zembal-Saul, C., Hershberger, K., Starr, M., Mascitelli, K., & Roth, T. (2006, March). Podcasts as part of the EDUCATE at Penn State project: Producing and sharing educationally sound podcasts. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE), Orlando, FL.
Badiali, B., Zembal-Saul, C., & Manno, J. (2006, March). Professional development schools and change in the teaching of science: What's the connection? Presentation at the 2006 Professional Development Schools National Conference, Orlando, FL.
Zembal-Saul, C., Nolan, J., Badiali, B., & McDonough, M. (2006, March). One-to-One computing with PDS interns - it changes everything! Presentation at the 2006 Professional Development Schools National Conference, Orlando, FL.
Zembal-Saul, C., Nolan, J., Badiali, B., Reilly, C. (2006, March). Investigating the influence of 1-to-1 in teacher preparation. Presentation at the One-to-One Computing Conference, State College, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Nolan, J., & Badiali, B. (2006, February). Ubiquitous computing in teacher education. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference, Hershey, PA.
Boyle, R. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2006, January). Elementary education majors' use of evidence in constructing scientific explanations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Educators (ASTE), Portland, OR.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2006, January). Using e-cases with preservice elementary teachers to support explanation-driven inquiry and scientific argumentation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Educators (ASTE), Portland, OR.
Avraamidou, L. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2005, April). Giving priority to evidence in science teaching: A case study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Dallas, TX.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2005, April). Preservice teachers' understanding of teaching elementary school science as argument. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Dallas, TX.
Haefner, L. and Zembal-Saul, L. (2005, January). Supporting practicing teachers' developing understandings of argumentation in elementary school science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Colorado Springs, CO.
Zembal-Saul, C., Haefner, L., Mitchell, K., Richardson, N. & Barreto, R. (2005, January). Supporting the development of argumentation pedagogy for elementary school science. Demonstration session accepted for the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Colorado Springs, CO.
Nolan, J., Stoicovy, D., and Zembal-Saul, C. (2004, November). Using electronic portfolios to enhance novice teacher evaluation and reflection. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (PASCD), Hershey, PA.
Dira-Smolleck, L. Yoder, E. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2004, April). Teaching science as inquiry (TSI): The development of an instrument to measure preservice teachers' self-efficacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Vancouver, British Columbia.
Hsu, P. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2004, March). A case study of the change process of integrating technology into an elementary science methods course. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education. Atlanta, Georgia.
Zembal-Saul, C., Reilly-Kaminsky, K., Smith, R. and Nolan, J. (2004, January). Using e-Portfolios to support prospective teacher learning. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Holmes Partnership. San Diego, CA.
Amond, M.B., Hankin, D., Smith, R., Nolan, J. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2003, November). Educating the next generation of teachers: The experience of professional development associates. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators. Grantville, PA.
Gimbert, B. G., Zembal-Saul, C., & Abruzzo, S., (2003, April). Teacher inquiry as professional development for integrating technology and classroom practice in the context of a school-university partnership. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.
Cullin, M., Crawford, B., Boyle, R. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2003, March). Enhancing prospective secondary science teachers' strategies and perceptions of modeling. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA.
Haefner, L.A., Zembal-Saul, C., & Avraamidou, L. (2003, March). Scaffolding inquiry-based investigations and the development of scientific explanations using Progress Portfolio. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Philadelphia, PA.
Munford, D. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2003, March). Situated argumentation: Bringing scientific argumentation into the context of school science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Philadelphia, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Avraamidou, L. (2003, February). Learning to teach science as argument and explanation. In V. Lunetta & J. Krajcik, Inquiry and the development of scientific ideas: Selected case studies. A presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Denver, CO.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Avraamidou, L. (2003, February). Learning to teach science as argument and explanation. In V. Lunetta & J. Krajcik, Inquiry and the development of scientific ideas: Selected case studies. A presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Denver, CO.
Boyle, R. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2003, January). Online support for environmental inquiry. An interactive demonstration presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Saint Louis, MO.
Cullin, M., Boyle, R., Crawford, B. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2003, January). Creating a context for teaching prospective science teachers about scientific modeling. An interactive paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Saint Louis, MO.
Haefner, L., Zembal-Saul, C., Friedrichsen, P. & Avraamidou, L. (2003, January). Learning about science inquiry and science teaching and learning: A technology-enhanced applied life science inquiry and science course for prospective science teachers. Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
Frazier, M. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, November). Partnering with educators to get the word out on how to get insects in the curriculum. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of American, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, November). Beyond a collection of evidence: Enhancing teacher learning using e-portfolios. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (PASCD), Hershey, PA.
Avraamidou, L. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, July). Bridging contexts: Preparation to teach and early field experiences. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Organization for Science and Technology Education, Foz do Iguaçu , Brazil.
Munford, D., Zembal-Saul, C. & Friedrichsen, P. (2002, July). Science learning as argument building: An innovative course for prospective teachers. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Organization for Science and Technology Education, Foz do Iguaçu , Brazil.
Avraamidou, L. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, April). Web-Based Portfolios within an Innovative Context: A Multifaceted Approach to Science Teacher Learning. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Haefner, L.A., Zembal-Saul, C., & Avraamidou, L. (2002, April). Supporting prospective elementary teachers in developing scientific explanations using Progress Portfolio. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Munford, D. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, April). Learning science through argumentation: Prospective teachers' experiences in an innovative context. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, April). Examining the development of prospective teachers' understandings of scientific inquiry & modeling in technology-rich environments. A multiple paper set chaired at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, April). Toward science as argument and explanation. Invited paper presented in V.N. Lunetta & A. Hofstein, The Laboratory in Science Education: Foundations for the 21st Century, A symposium at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Land, S. (2002, April). Scaffolding the construction of scientific arguments by prospective teachers in a problem-based environment. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, LA.
Avraamidou, L. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2002, January). Using a web-based task to make prospective elementary teachers' personal theorizing about science teaching explicit. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Charlotte, NC.
Zembal-Saul, C., Friedrichsen, P., & Munford, D. (2002, January). Technology tools for supporting scientific inquiry: A preservice science education course. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Charlotte, NC.
Wheland, M., Reilly-Kaminsky, K., Grube, J., Zembal-Saul, C., & Simpson, D. (2001, November). A teacher developed tool for integrating technology into curriculum units. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (PASCD), Hershey, PA.
Nolan, J., Dana, N., Zembal-Saul, C., Patrick, D., Abruzzo, S., & Romig, G. (2001, November). Making teacher inquiry by classroom teachers and preservice students a reality in school-university partnerships. A workshop at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE), Grantville, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Gimbert, B. (2001, November). Integrating technology into prospective elementary teachers' classroom practice in the context of a professional development school. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE), Grantville, PA.
Dana, T., Zembal-Saul, C. & Frazier, M. (2001, October). Preparing elementary teachers to support children's scientific inquiry. A presentation at the Invitational Forum: Exemplary Practices and Challenges in Teacher Preparation, Association of American Universities (AAU), Cambridge, MA.
Crawford, B., Zembal-Saul, C., Friedrichsen, P. & Munford, D. (2001, April). Using inquiry-based software as the context for learning to teach the nature of science and evolution. A round table discussion presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Seattle, WA.
Haefner, L. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, April). Learning science as inquiry: Prospective elementary teachers' experiences within the context of an innovative life science course. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Seattle, WA.
Land, S. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, April). Scaffolding reflection and integration of light concepts during open-ended inquiry: An investigation of Progress Portfolio. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Seattle, WA.
Silva, D., Dana, N., Nolan, J., Zembal-Saul, C., Gimbert, B., Henning, M.B., & Snow, J. (2001, April). The impact of context on curriculum development and implementation in the PDS. An interactive symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Seattle, WA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, April). Web-based portfolios in a professional development school context. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Seattle, WA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Daughenbaugh, M., Carney, L., Collins, A., Galati, M.J., Romig, G. (2001, April). Students' insights into web-based portfolio development in teacher education. A presentation at the 9th Annual Teaching & Learning with Technology Symposium, The Pennsylvanisa State University, University Park, PA.
Barden-Gabbei, L., Dierking, L., McMahon, M., Scantlebury, K., Shaw, J., Sherwood, R., & Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, March). From dissertation to career. A panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), St. Louis, MO.
Dana, T., Zembal-Saul, C., & Haefner, L.A. (2001, March). Making the case for science teacher learning: An analysis of argument and evidence in electronic portfolios. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), St. Louis, MO.
Zembal-Saul, C., Munford, D., Crawford, B., Friedrichsen, P., & Land, S. (2001, March). Examining the role of software scaffolds in the development of prospective science teachers' arguments in biology. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), St. Louis, MO.
Dana, T. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, March). Learning to teach with technology. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technologies in Teacher Education (SITE), Orlando, FL.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Dana, T. (2001, March). Argument and evidence in web-based teaching portfolios. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technologies in Teacher Education (SITE), Orlando, FL.
Zembal-Saul, C. & Gimbert, B. (2001, March). Learning to teach with technology: From integration to actualization. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technologies in Teacher Education (SITE), Orlando, FL.
Abruzzo, S., Anderson, C., Dana, N., Gimbert, B., Heitzmann, M., Kauffman, T., Rains, F., & Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, February). Internship, inquiry, and exploration: A synthesis of research on the State College Area School District - Penn State University Elementary School PDS Program. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Holmes Partnership, Albuquerque, NM.
Dana, N., Nolan, J., Zembal-Saul, C., Rains, F., Tzur, R., Gimbert, L., & Mule, L. (2001). Teacher inquiry as a central feature of teacher education and the professional development school. A professional clinic conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Teacher Educators (ATE).
Dana, T. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2001, January). Supporting science teacher learning using web-based portfolios. A pre-conference workshop at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Costa Mesa, CA.
Sillman, K., Zembal-Saul, C., Friedrichsen, P. & Dana, T. (2001, January). The learning to teach science with technology project. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Costa Mesa, CA.
Dana, N.F., Silva, D.Y., Gimbert, B., Zembal-Saul, C., Tzur, R., Sanders, L., & Mule, L. (2000, October). We have better problems: New problems as indicators of growth in a professional development school. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE), Grantville, PA.
Boardman, L. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2000, April). Exploring prospective teachers' conceptions of scientific inquiry. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Dana, T. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2000, April). A pedagogical knowledge base for supporting student scientific inquiry. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), New Orleans, LA.
Dana, N., Nolan, J., Silva, D., Gimbert, B., Zembal-Saul, C., and Tzur, R. (2000, February). Learning to teach and teaching to learn in a professional development school. A professional clinic presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Teacher Educators (ATE), Orlando, FL.
Dana, T. M. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2000, February). The nature and development of a pedagogical knowledge base for supporting children's scientific inquiry. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Teacher Educators (ATE), Orlando, FL.
Dana, T., Boardman, L., Friedrichsen, P., Taylor, J. and Zembal-Saul, C. (2000, January). A framework for preparing elementary science teachers to support children's scientific inquiry. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Akron, OH.
Zembal-Saul, C., Boardman, L., and Severs, M. (2000, January). Using web-based portfolios to support elementary science teacher learning. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Akron, OH.
Gimbert. B., Zembal-Saul, C. Abruzzo, S. Humphrey, C., & Nolan, J. (2000, January) Simultaneous renewal through inquiry. A presented at the annual meeting of the Holmes Partnership, Cincinnati, OH.
Boardman, L. and Zembal-Saul, C. (1999, October). Web-based portfolios to support leaning to teach science. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Northeast Regional Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS-NE), Syracuse, NY.
Sillman, K., Boardman, L., Bolinger, J., Avraamidou, L., and Zembal-Saul (1999, October). Integrating technology into an elementary science methods course. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Northeast Regional Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS-NE), Syracuse, NY.
Dana, N., Silva, D. Gimbert, B., Nolan, J., Zembal-Saul, C., Clair, C., Colangelo, L, & Allinder, A. (1999, October). Learning to teach and teaching to learn in a PDS context. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE), Grantville, PA.
Taylor, J., Boardman, L., Zembal-Saul, C., and Dana, T. (1999, October). Designing content courses for prospective elementary teachers: Learning for understanding in order to teach for understanding. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE). Grantville, PA.
Severs, M., Boardman, L.A., Zembal-Saul, C. & Dana, T. (1999, April). Web-based portfolios in teacher education: A vehicle for examining prospective elementary teachers' ideas about science teaching. A presentation at the 7th Annual Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Macaroglu, E, Zembal-Saul, C. & Dana, T. (1999, March). Preservice elementary teachers' understanding of scientific inquiry and its role in school science. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research on Science Teaching, Boston, MA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Boardman, L.A., Severs, M. & Dana, T. (1999, March). Web-based portfolios: A vehicle for examining preservice elementary teachers' emerging ideas about teaching science. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research on Science Teaching, Boston, MA.
Boardman, L.A., Zembal-Saul, C. Frazier, M. & Appel, H. (1999, January). Enhancing the science in elementary science methods: A collaborative effort between science education and entomology. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Austin, TX.
Oliver, M. and Zembal-Saul, C. (1998, April). Explore barrier islands: Geology through hands-on student activities for Earth Science and Mathematics. A workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Las Vegas, NV.
Zembal-Saul, C. (1998, April). Incorporating hypermedia artifact development into a science methods course for preservice teachers. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research on Science Teaching, San Diego, CA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (1998, February). Possibilities with hypermedia portfolios. A plenary session at the Portfolios Across the K-12 Curriculum Conference, The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. (1998, February). An electronic portfolio of the portfolio conference. A plenary session at the Portfolios Across the K-12 Curriculum Conference, The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA.
Zembal-Saul, C. and Oliver, M. (1998, January). Meeting the science content needs of prospective elementary teachers: An innovative biology laboratory/recitation course. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Minneapolis, MN.
Oliver, M. & Zembal-Saul, C. (1997). Louisiana State University's teaching scholars program. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, New Orleans, LA.
Zembal-Saul, C., Starr, M., & Krajcik, J. S. (1997). Preparing elementary science teachers: An application of research and practice. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, Illinois.
Zembal, C. M., Krajcik, J. S., & Blumenfeld, P. C. (1996). Elementary student teachers' science content representations. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, St. Louis, Missouri.
Zembal, C. M., Krajcik, J. S., Blumenfeld, P. C., & Palincsar, A. S. (1995). The role of cycles of planning, enactment and reflection on preservice teachers' understanding of content selection and representation. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California.
Zembal, C. M., Krajcik, J. S., Blumenfeld, P. C., & Palincsar, A. S. (1994). Apprenticeship teaching: Assisting pre-service elementary teachers in developing a cognitive framework for science content representation and instruction. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Anaheim, California.
Zembal, C.M., Starr, M.L., Krajcik, J.S. & Palincsar, A. S. (1993). Change in preservice teachers' beliefs about elementary science teaching. A poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Atlanta, Georgia.
Zembal, C. M. & Miller, S. (1991). Community-based issues instruction. A presentation at the Annual Texas State Conference for the Advancement of Science Teachers, College Station, TX.