Dr. Sarah Boesdorfer
Associate Professor, Chemistry Education
Office
JH Julian Hall 220
Office Hours
Tues. 11-12; Fri. 10-11; or by appt.
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Selected Research
Current Courses
CHE 481.001 Capstone Research Project I
CHE 401.001 Redox, Electrochemistry & Solutions
CHE 299.003 Independent Honor Study In Chemistry
CHE 499.003 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
CHE 261.001 Laboratory Methods in Teaching Chemistry
CHE 290.003 Research in Chemistry
CHE 490.003 Research In Chemistry
CHE 302.001 Student Teaching And Professional Seminar
Teaching Interests & Areas
General Chemistry, Preservice and Inservice Chemistry Teachers
Research Interests & Areas
Learning experiences influence on chemistry teachers' practices,
Incorporation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in high school chemistry classrooms, including its effects on teaching practices and student learning.
EDD
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
MS
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
BS
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Book Review
Review of Teaching and Learning STEM: A Practical GuideTeaching and Learning STEM: A Practical Guide, Richard M. Felder and Rebecca Brent. Jossey-Bass—A Wiley Brand: San Francisco, CA, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-118-92581-2 (hardcover). $45.00.
Sarah Boesdorfer.
(2016), 93, 1682-1683, 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00454, Journal of Chemical Education
Review of Chemistry Education: Best practices, opportunities and trends
Sarah Boesdorfer.
(2015), 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00767, Journal of Chemical Education
Review of investigating classroom myths through research on teaching and learning.
Sarah Boesdorfer.
(2014), 91, Journal of Chemical Education
Review of making scientists: Six principals to effective science teaching.
Sarah Boesdorfer.
(2013)
Journal Article
Exploratory Study of the Teaching Practices of Novice Science Teachers Who Participated in Undergraduate Science Education Research
Sarah Boesdorfer, Laura M Asprey.
Electronic Journal of Science Education, 21 (3), (2017)
Teachers’ Practices in High School Chemistry Just Prior to the Adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards
Sarah Boesdorfer, Kristin D. Staude.
School Science and Mathematics, 116 (8), 442-458, (2016), 10.1111/ssm.12199
Chemistry teachers’ choice of representations as a tool for understanding their orientation toward science teaching
Sarah Boesdorfer.
Electronic Journal of Science Education, 19 (1), 1-20, (2015)
Make room for engineering: Strategies to overcome anxieties about adding engineering to your curriculum
Sarah Boesdorfer.
The Science Teacher, 81 (9), 51-55, (2014)
PCK in action: Examining one chemistry teacher’s practice through the lens of her orientation toward science teaching
Sarah Boesdorfer.
International Journal of Science Education, (2014), 10.1080/09500693.2014.909959
PCK in action: examining one chemistry teacher's practice through the lens of her orientation toward science teaching
Sarah Boesdorfer, Anthony Lorsbach.
International Journal of Science Education, 36 (13), 2111--2132, (2014)
Teaching Atomic Theory using Photoelectron Spectroscopy Data
William J Hunter, Sarah M Boesdorfer, J S Carver, F Mumba, J M Bergman.
(13), 1-5, (2013)
Teaching atomic theory using photoelectron spectroscopy data.
, Sarah Boesdorfer.
(2013)
Using a Multicultural Approach to Teach Chemistry and the Nature of Science to Undergraduate Non-Majors
William J Hunter, Sarah B Boesdorfer, P T Goff.
7 (3), 631-651, (2012)
Using a vicarious learning event to create a conceptual change in preservice teachers’ understandings of the seasons
Sarah Boesdorfer, Anthony Lorsbach, Marilyn Morey.
Electronic Journal of Science Education, 15 (1), 1--14, (2011)
Student Learning on Atomic Theory using the Photoelectron Spectroscopy Data Method
William J Hunter, F Mumba, Sara M Boesdorfer, J M Bergman.
15, 370-375, (2010)
Presentations
Intentional Messaging: How We Used Our Learning Community in Our Class
Sarah Boesdorfer, Liesel L Mitchell.
2026 Teaching & Learning Symposium, Emergent Technologies, Enduring Values: Reimagining Teaching for a New Era, Normal, IL, January 7, 2026
). Could engineering help improving chemistry teachers’ use of reform-based practices in their classrooms?
Sarah Boesdorfer.
ASTE International Conference 2017, Des Moines, IA, January, 2017
Effect of feedback on academic achievement and self-regulatory skills of high school chemistry students.
Adam Schafer, Sarah Boesdorfer.
24th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Greeley, CO, August, 2016
Standards-based grading in a large general chemistry course.
Sarah Boesdorfer, Stacie Cler.
24th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Greeley, CO, August, 2016
Crosscutting concepts guiding curricular changes in high school chemistry
Sarah Boesdorfer, Dawn Del Carlo.
Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Greeley, CO, August, 2016
Chemistry as the crosscutting concept for secondary science teacher professional development.
Dawn Del Carlo, Sarah Boesdorfer.
251st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April, 2016
Impact of research experiences on secondary science teachers’ teaching beliefs and practices.
Jessica Wayson, Sarah Boesdorfer, Dawn Del Carlo.
ASTE International Conference 2016, Reno, NV, January, 2016
How some high school chemistry teachers are incorporating engineering in their classes
Sarah Boesdorfer.
ChemEd 2015 Conference, Kennesaw, GA, July, 2015
Teaching engineering design to in-service teachers
Sarah Boesdorfer.
ASTE International Conference 2015, Portland, OR, January, 2015