Eve Manz
How Big Questions Can Spark Science Learning
How do clouds float? And how do planes fly through them? Curiosity about everyday questions such as these can become a powerful catalyst for learning about science. Sensemaking in light of this uncertainty can empower students and transform classrooms into places of scientific exploration. By learning how to leverage sensemaking in light of uncertainty, educators […]
Scholarly Accomplishments April 2025
BU Wheelock presents the following faculty publications, presentations, and awards for March 2025. Awards Anthony Abraham Jack For Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the PriceProse Book Award for Education Theory and Practice2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award, Finalist for Education by Foreword Reviews Books Mary Churchill Churchill, M. L. […]
Four BU Wheelock Faculty Promoted with Tenure
Four faculty members representing BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development’s Special Education, Literacy Education, Deaf Studies, and Science Education programs were recently promoted. Elizabeth Bettini, Katherine Frankel, Amy Lieberman, and Eve Manz all received the rank of associate professor with tenure. Elizabeth Bettini, Special Education Elizabeth Bettini is an associate professor in the […]
Research Team Studying Elementary Science Honored
A research team led by BU Wheelock’s Eve Manz, assistant professor of science education, were the recipients of two awards at the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Annual Meeting. The team, which includes Manz, postdoctoral researcher Chris Georgen, and PhD students Betsy Beckert and Annabel Stoler, won best paper and 3rd prize for […]
How Can Schools Create Ideal Environments for Teaching and Learning?
Eve Manz is assistant professor of science education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. A former elementary teacher, Manz works with elementary teachers to design rich and rewarding learning environments that capitalize on children’s curiosities, concerns, and ways of thinking to support disciplinary engagement. Manz was recently appointed to the National […]
Eve Manz Receives Early Career Research Award
Eve Manz, assistant professor of education specializing in science education, received the Early Career Research Award from the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) for her professional achievements as an early career scholar. According to a press release from NARST, “Dr. Manz advances the idea of implementing uncertainty in elementary students’ empirical activities to support […]