Sandra K. Abell is Professor of Science Education and Director of the Science Education Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia. A former elementary school science teacher, Abell has conducted numerous teaching and research projects in elementary and middle level science classrooms in collaboration with classroom teachers. Her research, focused on science teacher learning, has been published in journals such as "Science Education, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Journal of Science Teacher Education," and the "International Journal of Science Education." She is a past president o...