Unit Title	Author	Year
Seminar: How Critical Elements Make Up our Modern World
The Museum of Gold	Kristin Nakaishi	2021
Keywords: economics, geology, gold, minerals, Sociology
Sustainable? Systemic Dis-illusions?	Maya Bhagat	2021
Keywords: critical metals, rare earth metals, sustainability, systems
Seminar: Introduction to Cognitive Science: Uncovering the Machine in the Mind
How People Learn	Christy Chang	2025
Keywords: Background Knowledge, Cognitive Science, ELA, literacy, Reading Instruction, Science of Learning, Science of Reading, Self-Efficacy, Strategies, vocabulary
All Squares are Rectangles: The Logical Reasoning of 5th Grade Geometry	Emma Connolly
Keywords: Cognitive Science, geometry, heuristics, logic, logical reasoning, quadrilaterals, upper elementary
Communication, Cognition, and Connection in the Environment	Chloe Glynn	2025
Keywords: Cognitive Science, communication, connection, Ecology, Keywords: Environmental Science, social behavior, social-emotional learning
Unmasking Influence: Metacognition, Persuasion, & Control	Tia Larese	2025
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	2025
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	2025
Keywords: dyscalculia, Keystones, learning strategies, Math, math anxiety, math disability, standardized tests, word problems
Mind Matters: Cognitive Insights for a Neurodiverse Society Demystifying the Psycho-Educational Report, Cognitive Complexities, and Neurodiverse Narratives	Emma Steinheimer
Keywords: Cognitive Diversity, Cognitive Science, cultural identity, disability, Disability Studies, Educational Equity, Educational Policy, Executive Functioning, Inclusive Education, intersectionality, Neurodivergence, Neurodiversity, Neuroplasticity, Neurotypical, School-to-Prison Pipeline, self advocacy, Social Skills, social-emotional learning
Supporting Autistic Learners	Kimberly Sweeney	2025
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	2025
Cognitive Models for Fractions Mastery	Lisa Yuk Kuen Yau, 邱玉娟	2025
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	2025
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	2025
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	2025
Seminar: Is There Any Life in the Worlds Beyond Our Own?
Life on Spinning Rocks	Maya Bhagat	2017
Keywords: alien, astronomy, Earth Science, geology, planets
Creating Life!	Nicole Flores	2017
Keywords: astronomy, Earth Science, Science, Space Science
The Truth Is Out There: Finding Exoplanets	Klint Kanopka	2017
Keywords: Math, Physical Science, Science, Space Science
Models on Earth and Space	Amatise Ponzo	2017
Keywords: Earth Science, listening, Reading, Space Science
Probability and the Observable Universe	Bridget Mason	2017
Keywords: astronomy, combination, compound probability, counting principle, dependent events, experimental Probability, habitable planets, habitable zone, independent events, multiplication, mutually exclusive events, overlapping events, permutation, probability, sample space, Theoretical probability