Annabel Stoler
Postdoctoral Associate
Dr. Annabel Stoler is a postdoctoral research associate in the Teaching & Learning Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She works with Dr. Meghan Shaughnessy to explore collaborative pedagogical reasoning between mentor and novice teachers. Her research focuses on the relational aspects of teaching math and science, and she seeks to support teachers in fostering learning environments that are critically caring.
As a doctoral student at Boston University, Dr. Stoler worked with Dr. Eve Manz to research the role of uncertainty in elementary science investigations. Her dissertation, “Teaching in the Tangle: The Intertwined Relational and Epistemic Activity of Science Classrooms” explores the role of classroom culture in science teaching and learning. Dr. Stoler is a former middle school math and science teacher.
pronouns: she/her
Education
PhD, Educational Studies, Boston University
Ed.M., Science Education, Boston University
BA, Biology, Oberlin College
Selected Publications
Stoler, A., and Manz, E. (2024). Engaging elementary students in science practice: Strategies for helping children plan investigations. Science & Children, 61(4), 64–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/00368148.2024.2366017
Selected Presentations
Stoler, A. (2025, June). “How can we lift them up and make them feel that their voices are valuable?”: A case study of one teacher’s pedagogical responsibilities [Paper presentation]. International Society of the Learning Sciences Annual Meeting, Helsinki, Finland.
Manz, E. and Stoler, A. (2025, June). Intertwining epistemic and relational work in classroom modeling [Paper presentation]. International Society of the Learning Sciences Annual Meeting, Helsinki, Finland
Stoler, A. and Manz, E. (2025, March). Simultaneously addressing epistemic and relational aspects of classroom activity: A teacher’s opportunities and challenges [Presentation]. In Manz. E, and Stoler, A. (chairs), New Approaches to Understanding Classroom Culture in Science Classrooms. NARST Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD.
Stoler, A. (2024, November). Engaging elementary students in science practice: Strategies for helping children plan investigations [Presentation]. National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) National Conference, New Orleans, LA.