Katherine L. McNeill
Professor of Science Education
Katherine L. McNeill is the Bryk faculty fellow and professor of science education at Boston College. Her research focuses on the design and scale of curriculum, professional learning and other resources to support students, teachers and instructional leaders in equitable scientific sensemaking. Currently, she is researching the customization and scale up of a highly rated open source science curriculum (OpenSciEd). McNeill has published the findings from her work in over 85+ publications including books, book chapters, and journal articles for both educational researchers and practitioners.
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Teacher expertise makes high-quality curriculum work
You walk into the first lesson of a 6th-grade science unit and see participants gathered in small groups sharing experiences about when they or someone they knew healed from an injury. When you ask them what they are doing, they excitedly show you the doctor reports, X-rays, and operation notes […] -
Transforming teaching through curriculum-based professional learning
The Carnegie Corporation of New York recently released a challenge paper calling on school and system leaders, teachers and coaches, and all specialists in professional learning to transform teaching and learning through the elements and essentials of curriculum-based professional learning. Attend this webinar to learn how schools and systems ensure […] -
Open source for opening minds
It is an exciting time for science education. Many states have adopted new standards guided by the National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science (National Research Council, 2012), either the Next Generation Science Standards (Next Generation Science Standards Lead States, 2013) or standards developed according to these National Research Council […]
