CSCS readings

Herr, N.; Tippens, M.; Rivas, M.; Vandergon, V., d'Alessio, M., & Reveles, J. (2016). Continuous Formative Assessment (CFA) - A cloud-based pedagogy for evaluating student understanding to optimize STEM teaching and learning. In Chao, L.,  Cloud-Based STEM Education for Improved Learning Outcomes to be published by IGI Global, Hershey, PA: IGI-Global Publishing.  (Make a copy as a Google Doc)

Vandergon, V., Herr, N.; Tippens, M.; Rivas, M.; d'Alessio, M., & Reveles, J. (2015). Collaborative data analysis. In Chao, L., Cloud-Based STEM Education for Improved Learning Outcomes to be published by IGI Global, Hershey, PA: IGI-Global Publishing.  (Make a copy as a Google Doc)

Herr, N., Rivas, M., Chang, T., Tippens, M., Vandergon, V., d'Alessio, M., & Nguyen-Graff, D. (2015) . Continuous formative assessment (CFA) during blended and online instruction using cloud-based collaborative documents. In Koç, S., Wachira, P., & Liu, X. (Eds.), Assessment in Online and Blended Learning Environments. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Articles & Presentations

Herr, N.  (2020) Employing Remote-Sensing Data to Develop Models of  Earth Systems.  Association of Science Teacher Educators (ASTE). Honolulu, HI

Herr, N.  (2020) Modeling Complex Systems.  Association of Science Teacher Educators (ASTE). Honolulu, HI

Herr, N. (2018) Continuous formative assessment (CFA) during blended and online instruction using cloud-based collaborative documents. 2018 International Conference on Online Learning in International Education, Aukland, New Zealand

Belgrad, S., Herr, N., Lutz, O. (2017) Next Generation Science Standards and the NASA Educator Professional Development Consortium: Preparing the Pipeline for Diverse Students’ STEM Success.  Hawaii International Conference on Education.  Honolulu, HI

Herr, N.  (2017) Continuous Formative Assessment (CFA) using Cloud-Based Collaborative Resources.  Hawaii International Conference on Education.  Honolulu, HI

Herr, N. (2017) -  Continuous Formative Assessment.  Western Regional Noyce Conference, Fresno, CA

Herr, N. (2015). Teaching STEM to Diverse Students with Cloud Computing - California STEM Symposium, San Diego, CA

Herr, N., & Rivas, M. (2014). Using Cloud-Based Collaborative Resources to Conduct Continuous Formative Assessment. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education. 5-8 January, Honolulu, HI: HICE.

Herr, N., & Rivas, M. (2014). Engaging Students in the Science and Engineering Practices of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) with Computer Supported Collaborative Science (CSCS). Proceedings of the 12th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education. 5-8 January, Honolulu, HI: HICE.

Foley, B., Reveles, J., Herr, N., Tippens, M., d'Alessio, M., Lundquist, L., Castillo, K.,& Vandergon, V. (2014) . Computer Supported Collaborative Science (CSCS): An Instructional Model for Teaching the NGSS. Proceedings of the 2014 International Meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education. New York: Springer-ASTE.

Herr, N., Rivas, M. (2014). Computer Supported Collaborative Science (CSCS): Engaging Students in the Science and Engineering Practices of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) with Computer Supported Collaborative Science (CSCS). Proceedings of the 2014 International Meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education.

Herr, N., & Tippens, M. (2013) . Using scanning apps on smart phones to perform continuous formative assessments of student problem-solving skills during instruction in mathematics and science classes. In T. Bastiaens & G. Marks (Eds.). Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (pp. 1138-1143). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Herr, N., Rivas, M., Foley, B., d'Alessio, M. & Vandergon, V. (2012) . Using cloud-based collaborative documents to perform continuous formative assessment during instruction. In T. Bastiaens & G. Marks (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (pp. 612-615). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Herr, N., Rivas, M., Foley, B., Vandergon, V., d'Alessio, M., Simila, G., Nguyen-Graff, D. & Postma, H. (2012). Employing collaborative online documents for continuous formative assessments. In P. Resta (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (pp. 3899-3903). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Herr, N., Rivas, M., Foley, B., Vandergon, V., & Simila, G. (2011) . Using collaborative web-based documents to instantly collect and analyze whole class data. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education (pp. 2497-2507). 3-7 January, Honolulu, HI: HICE.

Herr, N., Rivas, M., Foley, B., Vandergon, V., Simila, G., d'Alessio, M., & Potsma, H. (2011) . Computer Supported Collaborative Education - Strategies for using collaborative web-based technologies to engage all learners. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education (pp.2508-2509). 3-7 January, Honolulu, HI: HICE.

Herr, N. & Rivas, M. (2010) . Teaching the Nature of Scientific Research by Collecting and Analyzing Whole-Class Data Using Collaborative Web-Based Documents. In J. Sanchez & K. Zhang (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (pp. 1029-1034). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Herr, N. & Rivas, M. (2010) . The use of collaborative web-based documents and websites to build scientific research communities in science classrooms. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, 7-10 January (pp. 851-858), Honolulu, HI: HICE.

Herr, Norman (2010) Instructional Resources for the Teaching of Secondary School Science  - Application of Research Findings to the Teaching of Inquiry-Based Science. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, 7-10 January (pp. 886-887), Honolulu, HI: HICE.