Rebecca Lowenhaupt is an associate professor of educational leadership and higher education at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education and Human Development. She studies the role that school principals—and other school and district leaders—play in supporting culturally diverse students. Drawing on multiple methods of empirical research, including survey methods, social network analysis, and qualitative analysis, her work investigates educational leadership and policy in the context of immigration, with a focus on new immigrant destinations. At Boston College, she teaches aspiring school and district leaders about teacher supervision, organizational theory, and research methods. She is a co-author of The Instructional Leader’s Guide to Implementing the K–8 Science Practices (ASCD, 2021).

Dr. Katherine L. McNeill is a professor of science education at Boston College. A former middle school science teacher, she received her doctorate in science education from the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on how to support students from diverse backgrounds in engaging in science practices as they make sense of phenomena. Through the generous funding of the National Science Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, she has worked on numerous projects focused on the design of curriculum, assessments, and other resources to support students, teachers, and instructional leaders in science practices.

Dr. Rebecca Katsh-Singer is the science curriculum coordinator for the Westborough Public Schools (Massachusetts) and on the faculty at Brandeis University. She received her PhD in curriculum and instruction at Boston College, where her dissertation research focused on the beliefs and knowledge of district instructional leaders about scientific argumentation. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, she taught elementary and middle school science for 10 years and worked as an instructional coach for science teachers. She has also consulted for research organizations and schools about science curriculum and done extensive professional development for teachers about the NGSS and science practices. 

Benjamin R. Lowell is a clinical assistant professor of science education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. He is a co-author of The Instructional Leader’s Guide to Implementing the K–8 Science Practices (ASCD, 2021).

Dr. Kevin Cherbow received his PhD in curriculum and instruction from Boston College. His research focuses on how science teachers use curricular materials to craft instruction that is coherent and equitable for students. He is interested in working with teachers and instructional leaders to develop and maintain learning environments in which students see their science work as making progress on their questions and problems about natural phenomena. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies, he taught 9th grade biology in New York City and served as an instructor for high school students carrying out biomedical research using animal models.