PUBLICATIONS --- PRESENTATIONS
*Graduate student collaborators labeled with an asterisk
**K-12 teacher collaborators labeled with a double asterisk
PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS
Plummer, J.D. (2015). Preschool-age children engaged in science practices through astronomy experiences at a museum. Presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual conference, Chicago, IL. PDF
*Crowl, M. & Plummer, J.D. (2015). Informal science educators’ enactment of goals with preschool audiences. Presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual conference, Chicago, IL.
Palma, C., Plummer, J.D., *Rubin, K., *Flarend, A., *Ong, Y.S., *Ghent, C., Gleeson, T., & McDonald, S. (2015). Have astronauts visited Neptune? Student ideas about how astronomers study the Solar System. Presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual conference, Chicago, IL.
Palma, C., Plummer, J., *Ghent, C., *Gleason, T., *Ong, Y.S., & McDonald, S. (2015, January). Have Astronomers Been to Neptune? Results of a Study of High School Students' Ideas about How Astronomers Study the Solar System. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 225).
Plummer, J.D. (2014). Methods of engaging preschool-age children in science practices during astronomy activities. Presented at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Annual Education and Public Outreach Conference, Burlingame, CA.
Plummer, J.D. & Small, K.J. (2014). Elementary students engaged in science practices through a planetarium field trip. Presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
*Bower, C., Plummer, J.D., & Liben, L. (2014). The role of perspective taking skills in children’s explanations of astronomical phenomena. Presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
*Crowl, M. & Plummer, J.D. (2014). Informal science education professionals’ goals for and beliefs about working with preschool audiences. Presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
McDonald, S., Plummer, J.D., Rivet, A., Delgado, C., Kastens, K., *Flarend, A., *Rubin, K., Bembenic, M., Pickard, M., & Anderson, C. (2014). Integrating crosscutting themes, practices, and core ideas: Learning progressions in Earth and space sciences. Presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Plummer, J.D. & Small, K.J. (2013). Integrating planetarium and classroom instruction to facilitate children in the practices of science. Presented at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Annual Education and Public Outreach Conference, San Jose, CA.
Plummer, J.D. (2013). Spatial reasoning as the dimension of progress in an astronomy learning progression. Presented at the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
*Bower, C., Plummer, J.D., Liben, L., & **Small, K. (2013). The role of perspective-taking skills in children’s learning of astronomical phenomena. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Plummer, J.D., Palma, C., *Flarend, A., *Rubin, K., & *Botzer, B. (2013). Development of a learning progression for the formation of the solar system. Presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual meeting, Rio Grande, PR.
*Ozcelik, A.T. & Plummer, J.D. (2013). Preservice Elementary Science Teachers' Reflections on Teaching Extended Inquiry Investigations. Presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual meeting, Rio Grande, PR.
Plummer, J.D. & *Ozcelik, A.T. (2013). Elementary students designing investigations in astronomy. Presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual meeting, Rio Grande, PR.
Plummer, J.D., Palma, C., *Flarend, A., & Petula, J. (2012). Dimensions of a learning progression for the formation of the solar system. Poster presented at the Physics Education Research conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Plummer, J.D. & *Ozcelik, A.T. (2012). Preservice elementary teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge of inquiry-based astronomy educations. Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
Plummer, J.D. & *Kocareli, A. (2012). Children learning to explain astronomy across moving frames of reference: Kinesthetic and visualization strategies. Poster presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
Palma, C., Petula, J., Plummer, J., *Flarend, A., & Goldsborough, G. (2012). First step in building an astronomy learning progression: Analyzing student conceptions of astronomical phenomena. Poster presented at the 219th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Austin, TX.
Plummer, J.D. & *Kocareli, A. (2011). Learning to reason across moving frames of reference:
Children navigating counterintuitive explanations in astronomy. Presentation was part of a symposium at the Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Plummer, J.D. (2011). Evidence for the importance of interactive planetarium programs: Research on kinesthetic strategies with elementary students. Presented at the Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium, Bremerton, WA.
Plummer, J.D. (2011). Preservice teachers’ first experiences teaching astronomy: Challenges in designing and implementing inquiry-based astronomy instruction for elementary students in after school programs. Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Annual Education and Public Outreach meeting: Connecting People to Science, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD.
Sealfon, C. & Plummer, J.D. (2011). Improving the pipeline of women in STEM fields: Addressing challenges in instruction, engagement, and evaluation of an aerospace series for girl scouts. Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Annual Education and Public Outreach meeting: Connecting People to Science, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD.
Plummer, J.D., *Kocareli, A., & **Slagle, C. (2011). Children developing an ability to move between frames of reference in astronomy: Towards a learning progression in celestial motion. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Berkeley, CA.
Plummer, J.D. & **Small, K. (2011). Informal Science Educators’ Pedagogical Choices and Goals for Learners: The Case of Planetarium Professionals. Paper presented as part of a symposium at the American Educational Research Association annual conference, New Orleans, LA.
Plummer, J.D. (Presider), Krajcik, J., Bell, P., Duncan, R., Kenyon, L., & Songer, N. (2011). Examining learning progressions beyond content: Strands of scientific proficiency. Symposium presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual conference, Orlando, FL.
Plummer, J.D. & *Kocareli, A. (2011). Exploring pedagogical content knowledge in astronomy: Impact of professional development on elementary teachers. Paper presented at the Association for Science Teacher Education annual conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Plummer, J.D. & **Slagle, C. (2010). The influence of an observational-focused planetarium program on elementary students’ mental models of celestial motion. Presented at the Association for Science Teacher Education, North-East Region Meeting, Dingmans Ferry, PA.
Plummer, J.D. & **Agan, L. (2010). Reasoning about the Seasons: Middle School Students’ Use of Evidence in Explanations. Paper presented at the Eighth International Conference of the Learning Sciences: Learning in the Disciplines, Chicago, IL, Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
**Small, K.J. & Plummer, J.D. (2010). Motivating a new genre for the fulldome era: Perspective from planetarium professionals. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Association, May 19-22, Portland, ME.
Plummer, J.D. & **Agan, L. (2010). Towards a Learning Progression Addressing the Seasons: A Comparison of Two Learning Trajectories with Middle School Students. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, March 21-24, Philadelphia, PA.
Plummer, J.D. & **Slagle, C. (2009). A Learning Progression Approach to Teacher Professional Development in Astronomy. Paper presented at the Learning Progressions in Science conference, June 24-26, Iowa City, IA.
**Small, K. & Plummer, J.D. (2009). Seeking Field Support for Fulldome Research Project. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the South Eastern Planetarium Association, June 16-18, Nashville, TN and at the Annual Meeting of the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Association, May 13-16, Seabrook, MD.
Plummer, J.D. and **Slagle, C. (2009). Children Explaining Celestial Motion: Development of a Learning Progression. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, April 20, Garden Grove, CA.
Plummer, J.D. (2008). Astronomy in Middle and High Schools in the Greater Philadelphia Region, Presented at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Math and Science Partnership of Greater Philadelphia, November 15, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Howard, L., Plummer, J.D., & Moore, G. (2008). Connecting Science to the “Real” World: General Education for Non-Science Majors. Presented at Engaging Science, Advancing Learning: General Education, Majors, and the New Global Century, November 6-8, Providence, Rhode Island.
Plummer, J.D., *Rice, R. & *Zahm, V. (2008). Inquiry and Astronomy: Investigations in Celestial Motion. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, March 30-April 2, Baltimore, Maryland.
Plummer, J.D. & Krajcik, J.S. (2008). A Learning Progression for Celestial Motion. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, March 30-April 2, Baltimore, Maryland.
Plummer, J.D. (July, 2007). A Learning Progression for Astronomy: Assessing the Current State of Research. Paper presented at the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science: Knowledge Sharing Institute, July 22-25, Washington, D.C.
Plummer, J.D. (2007). Developing Students’ Understanding of Astronomy in the Planetarium. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, April 15-18, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Plummer, J.D. (2006). Kinesthetic Learning Techniques in the Planetarium. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Science and Technology Centers, October 28-30, Louisville, Kentucky.
Plummer, J.D. (2006). Kinesthetic Learning with Celestial Motion in the Planetarium. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Philadelphia Area Planetarium Association, October 27, Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania.
Plummer, J.D. (2005). Kinesthetic Learning with Elementary Students in the Planetarium. Presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association, October 19-22, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Plummer, J.D., Jones, C., Forman, W., Donnelly, R. H. and Rines, K.J. (1997). Cosmological Implications of ROSAT Observations of Distant Galaxy Clusters, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 28, 1317
Plummer, J.D. and Hunter, D. (1996). Star Formation and Gas Densities in the Dwarf Irregular Galaxy Sextans A, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 27, 1296
INVITED TALKS
Plummer, J.D., Palma, C., Ghent, C., Gleason, T., Ong, Y., Flarend, A., Rubin, K., & McDonald, S. (2015). Evaluating a learning progression for the Solar System: Progress along the gravity and dynamical properties dimensions. Annual conference of the Korean Association for Science Education, Daegu, South Korea.
Plummer, J.D., Palma, C., Ghent, C., Gleason, T., Ong, Y., Flarend, A., Rubin, K., & McDonald, S. (2015). Student progress in gravity and dynamics through an astronomy curriculum. Annual conference of the American Association of Physics Teachers, New Orleans, LA.
Plummer, J.D. & Small, K.J. (2015). Connecting field trips to classroom learning: Using the planetarium to support students’ engagement in science practices. Annual conference of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association, Grand Rapids, MI.
Plummer, J.D. (with A. Enevoldsen, A. Hurst Schmit, and J.L. Jipson) (2014). Astronomy in Early Childhood. Presented as part of an online web seminar for CosmoQuest. Archived online: http://cosmoquest.org/x/educatorszone/learning-space/
Plummer, J.D. (with Shore, L., Cheung, C., & Carlson, J.) (2014). The Next Generation Science Standards: How to support students, teachers, and districts. Presented at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Annual Education and Public Outreach Conference, Burlingame, CA.
Plummer, J.D. (2013). NGSS core ideas: Earth’s place in the universe. Presented as an online web seminar for the National Science Teacher Association. Archived online: https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2013-11-05.1339.M.2DD67B0B6EAEB914732D0D871BCE4B.vcr&sid=2256
Plummer, J.D. (2012). Methods of supporting student learning in the planetarium. American Association for Physics Teachers, Philadelphia, PA.
Plummer, J.D. (2012). Using spatial knowledge as a framework for a learning progression in astronomy. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Plummer, J.D. (2010). Challenges in obtaining empirical support for a learning progression: Exploring connections in observational astronomy. Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.
Plummer, J.D. (2010). A Research-Based Approach to Teaching and Learning Astronomy in the
Planetarium. Rittenhouse Astronomical Society, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA.
Plummer, J.D. (2009). Covering the Standards: Astronomy Teachers Preparation and Beliefs. 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education, Conshohocken, PA.
Plummer, J.D. (2009). Students’ Preconceptions in Astronomy. Philadelphia Chapter of Project Astro, West Chester University, West Chester, PA.
Plummer, J.D. (2008). Understanding Astronomy: Challenges in teaching through observation of the sky. Association of Women in Science, Philadelphia Chapter.
Plummer, J.D. (2007). The road from novice to expert: Application of the learning progression framework to astronomy education. Astronomy Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
WORKSHOPS
Plummer, J.D. (2014). Developing astronomy instruction that supports the goals of the NGSS. Presented at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Annual Education and Public Outreach Conference, Burlingame, CA.
Plummer, J.D. & Gould, A. (2014). Publishing your research in the Journal and Review of Astronomy Education and Outreach. Presented at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Annual Education and Public Outreach Conference, Burlingame, CA.
Hurst Schmitt, A., Plummer, J.D., White, V., Enevoldsen, A., Gurton, S., & Schultz, G. (2014). My Sky Tonight: Developmentally-appropriate activities for engaging preschool children in astronomy. Presented at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Annual Education and Public Outreach Conference, Burlingame, CA.
Enevoldsen, A., Hurst Schmitt, A., Plummer, J.D., Jipson, J., Snider-Bryan, C., et al. (2013). Preschoolers in astronomy: Successful techniques for engaging in astronomy and in the planetarium. Workshop presented at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific annual educational and public outreach conference, San Jose, CA.
Plummer, J.D. & **Small, K.J. (July, 2012). Interacting with your audience using a modular planetarium program. Workshop presented at the International Planetarium Society meeting, Baton Rouge, LA.
Fraknoi, A., Hemenway, M., & Plummer, J.D. (August, 2011). Publishing your research and ideas in Astronomy Education Review: A hands-on workshop for new and veteran authors. Workshop presented at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific annual education and public outreach conference, Baltimore, MD.
Plummer, J.D. (May, 2011). Developing learning progressions for astronomy education researchers. Workshop presented at the Center for Astronomy & Physics Education Research (CAPER) retreat, Denver, CO.
Duncan, R. G., Krajcik, J., Fortus, D., McNeill, K.L., & Plummer, J.D. (April, 2011). Developing and assessing learning progressions in science. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Orlando, FL.
Plummer, J.D. & **Slagle, C. (March, 2010). Using Children’s Observations to Guide Explanations in Astronomy. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, March 18-20, Philadelphia, PA.