The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) provides a powerful framework for strengthening science literacy and helping students think and act as real-world scientists. However, as OpenSciEd Executive Director Jim Ryan says, the new standards ask ...

When the global pandemic forced the closure of college science departments across the nation, Dr. Kari van Zee, Dr. Ryan Mehl, Dr. Rick Cooley, and graduate student Phil Zhu—department faculty and research members at Oregon State University—had ...

For over a year now it has been undoubtedly challenging to deliver the hands-on learning experiences that are so important to helping students make meaningful scientific connections. Even as next school year will likely begin under more normal circu...

What is three-dimensional learning? How do we develop and change how we teach as science educators? How do we get students to do the heavy lifting? And, how do we ensure that students become active—rather than passive—learners? Educators at M...

A Call to Action for Science Education, a comprehensive report published by the National Academies of Sciences, outlines the need for equitable access to quality science learning experiences that help enable students to develop the deep scie...

This article was first published by eSchool News in April 2021, and it is republished here with permission. Based on the sheer amount of marketing emails and sales calls received on a weekly—or even daily—basis, district leaders can surely at...

Our newly enhanced Vernier Graphical Analysis™ Pro app was recently named a 2021 Best Tool for Remote and Blended Learning by Tech & Learning! It was recognized in both the secondary and higher education categories of this new awards program, ...

The Vernier Video Analysis app recently won a Tech & Learning Award of Excellence in the software category. The feature-rich app, which helps students learn key physics concepts and engage in video analysis in both in-person and remote...

Vernier Software & Technology sponsors a contest for educators who innovatively use Vernier products to introduce engineering concepts to their students. The prizes for the contest winner include $1,000 in cash, $3,000 in Vernier technology,...

This fall will mark Dave Vernier’s 50th year in education. From starting his career as a physics teacher, first at an inner-city school in Cleveland and later in Oregon, to ultimately co-founding Vernier Software & Technology, science education...