My colleague, Michael Kamen and I have written a series of articles to support pre-service elementary teachings leaning about Math and Science. Learning to Teach Math and Science: Thoughts from an Emerging Elementary Teacher

They can all be found in the archived newsletters using the link above. I have really enjoyed using them to spark conversations with my pre-service students. I think they'd make good conversation pieces for practicing teachers as well! Enjoy!

1. Kamen, M., & Plowman, D. L. (2023). Issue #1 Learning to Teach Math and Science: Thoughts from an Emerging Elementary Teacher-What’s Happening? First Experiences in Math and Science Methods Classes. ICRSME Newsletter (pp. 6–8). Online: International Consortium for Research in Math and Science Education.

2. Plowman, D. L., & Kamen, M. (2023). Issue #2: Learning to Teach Math and Science Thoughts from an Emerging Elementary Teacher Solving Word Problems with Understanding. ICRSME Newsletter (pp. 8–10). Online: International Consortium for Research in Math and Science Education. 

3.  Kamen, M., & Plowman, D. L. (2024). Issue #3: Learning to Teach Math and Science Thoughts from an Emerging Elementary Teacher: It’s Done with Mirrors. ICRSME Newsletter. Online: International Consortium for Research in Math and Science Education. 

4. Plowman, D. L., & Kamen, M. (2024). Issue #4: Learning to Teach Math and Science Thoughts from an Emerging Elementary Teacher: There Are No Real Word Problems in Life. ICRSME Newsletter (pp. 5–8). Online: International Consortium for Research in Math and Science Education.

5. Kamen, M., & Plowman, D. L. (2024). Issue #5: Learning to Teach Math and Science Thoughts from an Emerging Elementary Teacher: Respecting Children’s Questions and Adapting K-W-L Charts. ICRSME Newsletter (pp. 8–11). Online: International Consortium for Research in Math and Science Education. 

6. Plowman, D. L., & Kamen, M. (2024). Issue #6: Learning to Teach Math and Science Thoughts from an Emerging Elementary Teacher: Never Too Old to Play with Blocks. ICRSME Newsletter (pp. 9–13). Online: International Consortium for Research in Math and Science Education.