Ben Lowell

Clinical assistant professor in science education @NYUTeach, PhD from @bclynchschool, former high school teacher, he/him 🏳️‍🌈

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

@RyanGSummers I was just talking about this very question at dinner last night; so cool to see this paper!

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

As always, if you are interested in this article and can't make it over the paywall, DM or email me for a pdf.

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

It's publication day in @SciEdJournal for my first solo-authored article! Proud of this one. I define and investigate "student hat" in teacher PD and find that it can help teachers to feel safe to be wrong and develop epistemic empathy for their students. https://t.co/sZWCxeFSX6

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

Many thanks to @KateMcNeill6 and @reiserbrianj for their support as I thought about these ideas and to @OpenSciEd for hosting PD with some awesome teachers and cool materials that I studied here.

[Journal of Research in Science Teaching @JRSTpub]

New article: Changes in teachers' beliefs: A longitudinal study of science teachers engaging in storyline curriculum-based professional development

Check it here to explore more https://t.co/r5yQFUe8UI

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

Might as well make it Twitter (X?) official. I’ve taken a position as Clinical Assistant Professor of Science Education in the @nyusteinhardt @NYUteach teacher residency program. Im excited to work with new science teachers across NYC and the east coast!

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

Honored that an article of mine received the @NARSTorg @NSTA Research Worth Reading Award and excited to talk about it at the NARST conference in a couple of weeks!

[NARST @NARSTorg]

...and https://t.co/7mGn89gTiH by @BRLowell, Kevin Cherbow, and @KateMcNeill6 on their paper, Considering discussion types to support collective sensemaking during a storyline unit. I'm off to go read all three 📖! [5/5] Congratulations!

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

I grew up in the sunset district of San Francisco. I love the tranquility, chill, and beauty of fog in my bones. This piece from @NYTimes made me long for foggy summer days running through ⁦@GoldenGatePark⁩. You’re the best, ⁦@KarlTheFog⁩ https://t.co/z344RqyUjv

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

@sskavanagh @tessbern @jste1924 I was intrigued by this Q: "did the institution shape the TE’s vision, or did the TE’s visions shape the institution? Or alternately, did these TEs always have these visions and they simply sought out institutions whose values affirmed their vision?" Can that be your next study??

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

@sskavanagh @tessbern @jste1924 What a great piece and fun to read; congrats @tessbern!

[William Baur @Pearwilliambaur]

I got sent this message from a WA state science teacher today:
"Working in a small district and having been transferred from middle school to high school in 2020, I'm in the unique position of having taught the same students @OpenSciEd since they were in 7th grade. 1/4

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

Spent this weekend celebrating earning my PhD. Thanks in particular to @KateMcNeill6 for being the best advisor out there. Looking forward to continuing to work on @OpenSciEd implementation in MA as a postdoc with @BosCollegeOEI next year.

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

@KateMcNeill6 Well I definitely know what thank you gift you’re getting on graduation day.

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

@SciEdSpence @RLowenhaupt @KateMcNeill6 @KatshSinger Love the regular updates about what you find meaningful from the book. Highlight of my week and makes me excited to anticipate what you will take
away from future chapters!

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

A trio of @KateMcNeill6’s former students reuniting at #NARST2022 today. So fun to see people in person again!

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

Celebrating being #PhDone after a successful defense! Thank you to @KateMcNeill6, Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Laura O’Dwyer, and @reiserbrianj for being the best committee.

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

Now that I think about it, we should do this for the whole abstract! So clear!#AcademicTwitter #writingtips

At the beginning of the paper, the study is justified. Relevant research is reviewed and questions are asked. Data are presented and analyzed. Implications are discussed.

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

Dear academics,
Please stop using the sentence "implications for x are discussed" in your abstracts. Summarize the implications! That's what the abstract is for!
Love,
A doc student desperately trying to finish his dissertation.

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

Dear academics,
Please stop using the sentence "implications for x are discussed" in your abstracts. Summarize the implications! That's what the abstract is for!
Love,
A doc student desperately trying to finish his dissertation.

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

@sbottasullivan Send me a dm with your email and I can send you a pdf copy! (This is true for anybody reading this!)

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

Excited to announce that I have a new piece out today in @JRSTpub! Kevin Cherbow, @KateMcNeill6, and I describe a framework of three discussion types and then look at one teacher implementing those discussions while teaching an @OpenSciEd storyline unit.

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

For those interested in my summary, I made a thread about it here when it came out in early view:

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

Excited to announce that I have a new piece out today in @JRSTpub! Kevin Cherbow, @KateMcNeill6, and I describe a framework of three discussion types and then look at one teacher implementing those discussions while teaching an @OpenSciEd storyline unit.

[Ben Lowell @BRLowell]

Hey look everyone! An article I wrote with Kevin Cherbow and @KateMcNeill6 is out in this month’s edition of @JRSTpub! I’m proud of this work on discussion types as a framework to look at how to support collective sensemaking.

[Journal of Research in Science Teaching @JRSTpub]

New article: Considering discussion types to support collective sensemaking during a storyline unit

learn more at https://t.co/ADlAb2yBe3