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Received: 30 October 2017

Accepted: 10 January 2018

First Online: 19 February 2018

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: SCL - Assistant Professor of STEM Education at Wichita State University. He has been teaching undergraduate/graduate STEM education courses since 2014. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University for his dissertation on “Teachers’ Feedback to Foster Scientific Discourse in Connected Science Classrooms.” Dr. Lee held the position of a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has been involved as PI or Co-PI on three science teacher education projects regarding Distance-Based Instructional Coaching (DBIC) for inquiry-based and integrated STEM teaching. In 2015, Dr. Lee received the University award for Research/Creative Projects for his work on the project “Use of Blended Hands-on and Interactive Simulation Practices to Improve Teachers’ Conceptual Understanding.” Dr. Lee’s current research focuses on the Technology Integrated STEM Research Experiences for pre- and in-service STEM teachers. He is passionate about helping students and science teachers to be happy with science and learning and teaching science in their classrooms.KEI - She is an associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She earned her BS and MS in chemistry at Bucknell University and PhD in science education at the University of Virginia. Dr. Irving received the 2004 National Technology Leadership Initiative Science Fellowship Award for her work in educational technology in science teaching and learning.Dr. Irving was co-principal investigator on the Connected Classrooms in Promoting Achievement in Mathematics and Science project supported by the Institute of Education. This project was an interdisciplinary effort focused on teaching and learning of mathematics and science at the 7–10th grade using wireless handheld devices in a classroom setting. Currently, Dr. Irving serves as associate director for education on the STEM-faculty project: Training the next generation of STEM faculty at higher education institutions in India. Her research interests include technology-assisted formative assessment in STEM classrooms and the use of science-focused animations and simulations to promote strong conceptual understanding. Recently, Dr. Irving was appointed to serve on the Ohio Science Standards Review Committee by Ohio Senate President Keith Faber.

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