Unit Title	Author
2025
How People Learn	Christy Chang
Keywords: Background Knowledge, Cognitive Science, ELA, literacy, Reading Instruction, Science of Learning, Science of Reading, Self-Efficacy, Strategies, vocabulary
Communication, Cognition, and Connection in the Environment	Chloe Glynn
Keywords: Cognitive Science, communication, connection, Ecology, Keywords: Environmental Science, social behavior, social-emotional learning
Unmasking Influence: Metacognition, Persuasion, & Control	Tia Larese
Keywords: Animal Farm, Biases, Cognitive Science, Critical thinking, ELA, History, Influencers, language, misinformation, persuasion, power, Propaganda, social media
Decision Making On the Field and In the Brain: Equipping Student-Athletes To Make Effective Decisions In Football and In Life	Robbie Marsden
Keywords: Decision Making; High School Football; Coaching; Socio-emotional Learning; Emotional Intelligence; Linear Ballistic Accumulator Model; Game Theory; Utility Theory
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Math Test? Breaking Down Math Anxiety and Math Disabilities as They Relate to Standardized Test Questions and Performance	Kati Steiner
Keywords: dyscalculia, Keystones, learning strategies, Math, math anxiety, math disability, standardized tests, word problems
Supporting Autistic Learners	Kimberly Sweeney
Keywords: ASD, autism, functional behavior assessments, Intolerance of Uncertainty, perspective taking, positive behavior support plans, reinforcement learning, role-playing, scripting, social stories, structured routines, Theory of Mind, visual supports
Teaching Spanish Pronunciation Communicatively Through High-Variability Phonetic Training, Dialectical Awareness-Raising, and Shadowing	Feven Yared
Cognitive Models for Fractions Mastery	Lisa Yuk Kuen Yau, 邱玉娟
Keywords: Cognitive Load Theory (CLT), cognitive models, Cognitive Science, Concrete Representational Abstract (CRA) approach, Dual Coding Theory (DCT), elaboration, fractions, interleaved practice, retrieval practice, spaced practice, swarm intelligence (SI).
Smart Scores: Proposing Your Own Measurement of Genius	Danina Garcia
Keywords: Argumentative Writing, cognitive development, Educational Policy, emotional intelligence, high-stakes testing, IQ test, ninth grade English, personality test, rhetoric, standardized assessment, The Most Dangerous Game, The Odyssey
Using Cognitive Science to Teach & Learn about Healthy Food Choices	Anna Herman
Keywords: Agriculture and Food Systems, Behavioral Economics, Choice Architecture, Community Health, environmental justice, Food & Nutrition, Food Insecurity, Mindful Eating, One Health, sustainability, Ultra-Processed Foods
Why Didn’t I Think of That: Helping Students Solve Math Word Problems	Alima McKnight
Children’s Literature and Language: Bilingual Books, Food Stories & Cultural Inquiry	Diane Zimmerman
Keywords: Bilingual classroom strategies, Bilingual education, Bilingual picture books, children’s literature, cultural identity, culturally responsive teaching, Dual language learners, Emotional literacy, ESOL lesson plans, Family recipes Food stories, Inclusive literacy instruction for ELLs., Latinx children's books, multilingual learners, Newcomer students, social-emotional learning, storytelling, translanguaging
On Home and the Future: Extending The Namesake	Tyriese James Holloway
Keywords: African American literature, bi-culturalism, poetry, Soviet Literature, USSR
ANTISEMITISM AND RACISM AFFECT US ALL	Michelle Jackson
Adversity in Literature: Narrative Writing and Collective Identity	Faye Kallison
Keywords: Compare and contrast, conflict, Germany, group discussion, Judaism, narrative, persecution, reflection, Soviet Union
Beyond Pravda: Using Fiction and Personal Narrative to Assess History	Keeler Park
Soviet Art and the African Diaspora	Geoffrey H. Winikur
Keywords: Post-Colonialism, Propaganda, Soviet Union, the Cold War, Visual and Cinematic Art
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Robotics: Engineering the Future of Recovery	Alyson Iovacchini
Keywords: 3-D printed design, assistive devices, assistive technology, biomechanics, CAD software, coding, computer programming, data analysis, Energy Transfer, engineering, engineering design process, Equity, ethics, experimental design, experimentation, forces and motion, hands-on learning, human anatomy, injury, Investigation, joints, levers, mobility, movement, physical therapy, problem solving, project based learning, prototypes, real-world application, recovery, rehabilitation robotics, Research, robotics, role-playing, Scientific inquiry, simulation, Technology, wearable devices
Should We Publicly Insure Robotic Physical Therapy for Disabled Individuals?	Ariel Coff
Keywords: adaptations, artificial intelligence, collaboration, communication, creativity, disability, electromagnetism, electronic imaging, energy waves, engineering design, forces and motion, Healthcare, reflection, Research, robotics, Science, social justice, socio-scientific issue, Technology
Soft Robotics	Maya Bhagat
Keywords: engineering design, origami, soft robots