@ebbspoon

Researcher with @Education_AIR; learning scientist, educator, woodworker, avid trout fisherman. Tweets are my own.

 Chicago, IL
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Joined October 2015
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Eben Witherspoon, Ph. D. retweeted
Researchystuff@Researchystufff25 Aug 2025
New study shows positive impacts on 5 of 6 teacher belief outcomes from early PL engagement! 📚 Self-directed learner 🔍 Readiness to learn 💡 Motivation to learn 🎯 Perception of PL choice ✅ Perception of PL relevance Want to learn more? tinyurl.com/vvuc3rvs
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If #dabears lose this one by the field goal they should have kicked at the half…🤦🏻‍♂️
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This aged exactly as I expected it would….
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Dr. David Miller@davidimiller30 Mar 2023
🚨🚨 EXCITING #NSFSTEM RESOURCE 🚨🚨 Thrilled to finally share something our @ECRhub team has been working very hard on: NSF EDU Core Research at AERA!! Check out this booklet for sparking ECR proposal ideas: ecrhub.org/aera23 Some highlights below 👇
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New article: Advanced placement course credit and undergraduate student success in gateway science courses @FischerTubingen @CSchunn @ebbspoon @cam_ha_nguyen @BeckyMatz1 @STEMxicanEd @williambork Read the article here doi.org/10.1002/tea.21799
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Eben Witherspoon, Ph. D. retweeted
REL Midwest@RELMidwest26 Sep 2022
.@RELMidwest works collaboratively with partners to address the needs of students farthest from opportunity and support the use of #evidence to improve student outcomes. Learn more about @RELMidwest. ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Products…
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Eben Witherspoon, Ph. D. retweeted
Christian Fischer@ChFischer8824 Jul 2022
Publication Alert! New study examining #apcredit policies at six large public universities. Main finding: Students who skipped courses with AP credit performed similar (or better) in subsequent courses than students who did no skip. #highered Link: doi.org/10.1002/tea.21799
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Excited to share new work that was part of a amazing collaborative effort by researchers at @UCIrvine @UMich @PittTweet @ASU @IUBloomington @michiganstateu made possible by @SEISMIC_project and @SloanFoundation: doi.org/10.1002/tea.21799

Journal of Research in Science Teaching | NARST Science Education Journal | Wiley Online Library

Approximately 2 million students take Advanced Placement (AP) examinations annually. However, departmental policies that allow students to replace introductory courses with AP credit greatly vary...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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@cam_ha_nguyen @FischerTubingen @CSchunn @STEMxicanEd @BeckyMatz1 @williambork
We found that students who skipped their first course with AP credit actually performed similarly well or better in subsequent courses than did students who did not skip, even in contexts where lower AP scores were accepted.
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Never thought I’d find myself rooting for UNC but…these refs…#MarchMadness2022 #MarchMadness
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That last OB call tells it all - refs default is to point Baylors way
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Ok, well they won anyway. And I think I’ve filled my twitter sports content quota for the year lol
TFW you join a project mid-stream and end up in a leadership role… – at Chicago, IL
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I had a good set up for a joke about Odysseus, but just couldn’t bring it home. – at Chicago, IL
Aidan Wright@aidangcw19 Aug 2021
I have a joke about oedipus, my mom loved it, but it absolutely killed my dad.
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Eben Witherspoon, Ph. D. retweeted
MCLStrainee@MCLStrainee6 Aug 2021
remember to join us in 1 hour (11am EST/4pm BST) for an exciting workshop and Q&A on non-/alt- academic jobs! With @KellyEEscobar,@aubreyfrancisco,@ebbspoon,@RealFabianBerg, @drlauraz & @priyasilverst!
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New paper alert! 🚨 Work on instructional coaching supported by @JSMF - coaches who provide ample opportunity for teacher input and discuss when and why to use certain practices see larger gains in ambitious instruction in later lessons. Read it here: rdcu.be/clTFQ
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