CoRE Lab Berkeley School of Education

Publications

Here you should be able to find most archival and pre-print versions of our published papers. If you cannot find something, please reach out to us, we are always happy to share.

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Open science meets orange skies: K-12 educators engagement with computational notebooks to explore scientific events with human impacts
Open science meets orange skies: K-12 educators’ engagement with computational notebooks to explore scientific events with human impacts
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Jung Min Shin, Sun Young Ban
ZDM – Mathematics Education  ·  18 May 2026  ·  doi:10.1007/s11858-026-01798-0

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2026

Open science meets orange skies: K-12 educators engagement with computational notebooks to explore scientific events with human impacts
Open science meets orange skies: K-12 educators’ engagement with computational notebooks to explore scientific events with human impacts
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Jung Min Shin, Sun Young Ban
ZDM – Mathematics Education  ·  18 May 2026  ·  doi:10.1007/s11858-026-01798-0
Designing MoDa: A new tool for science learning through data-based computational modeling
Designing MoDa: A new tool for science learning through data-based computational modeling
Tamar Fuhrmann, Leah F. Rosenbaum, Adelmo Eloy, Aditi Wagh, Brendan Henrique, Paulo Blikstein, Michelle H. Wilkerson
International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction  ·  10 Apr 2026  ·  doi:10.1016/j.ijcci.2026.100819
Modality Matters: Exploring and Capturing Students Mechanistic Reasoning During Computational Modeling in Science Education
Modality Matters: Exploring and Capturing Students’ Mechanistic Reasoning During Computational Modeling in Science Education
Tamar Fuhrmann, Leah F. Rosenbaum, Aditi Wagh, Adelmo Eloy, Paulo Blikstein, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Contributions from Science Education Research  ·  01 Jan 2026  ·  doi:10.1007/978-3-032-10246-1_11
Layered Landscapes: Critical Climate Cartography as a Pedagogical Framework to Bring Together Data, Experience, Science, and History
Layered Landscapes: Critical Climate Cartography as a Pedagogical Framework to Bring Together Data, Experience, Science, and History
Jacob C. Barton, Michelle H. Wilkerson, Helen L. Fitzmaurice
Palgrave Studies in Education and the Environment  ·  01 Jan 2026  ·  doi:10.1007/978-3-032-14426-3_6

2025

How to be Choosy : Wrangling big datasets for the classroom
How to be “Choosy”: Wrangling big datasets for the classroom
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Tim Erickson, Hollylynne S. Lee, William Finzer
Teaching Statistics  ·  17 Nov 2025  ·  doi:10.1111/test.70022
The new role of data in society: Challenges and opportunities for mathematics education in the age of data science and AI
The new role of data in society: Challenges and opportunities for mathematics education in the age of data science and AI
Rolf Biehler, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Proceedings of the 14th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME14)  ·  22 Oct 2025  ·  [no id info]
Mapping the Conceptual Foundation s of Data Science Education
Mapping the Conceptual Foundation(s) of ‘Data Science Education’
Michelle H. Wilkerson
Harvard Data Science Review  ·  25 Jun 2025  ·  doi:10.1162/99608f92.9ac68105
Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments Role in Supporting Nonvisual Spatial and Graphical Literacies for Blind and Low Vision Students
Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments’ Role in Supporting Nonvisual Spatial and Graphical Literacies for Blind and Low Vision Students
Erin Ansel Foley, Yuqian Liu, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences  ·  10 Jun 2025  ·  10.22318/icls2025.663874
How Teachers Envision Using Data Visualization Discussion Tasks in Classroom Instruction
How Teachers Envision Using Data Visualization Discussion Tasks in Classroom Instruction
Michelle H. Wilkerson, John Kim, Hollylynne S. Lee, David J. Stokes, Matthew Ferrell
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education  ·  10 Jan 2025  ·  doi:10.1007/s10763-024-10521-y

2024

Toward Ontological Alignment: Coordinating Student Ideas with the Representational System of a Computational Modeling Unit for Science Learning
Toward Ontological Alignment: Coordinating Student Ideas with the Representational System of a Computational Modeling Unit for Science Learning
Aditi Wagh, Leah F. Rosenbaum, Tamar Fuhrmann, Adelmo Eloy, Paulo Blikstein, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Cognition and Instruction  ·  18 Nov 2024  ·  doi:10.1080/07370008.2024.2427400
Right but wrong: How students mechanistic reasoning and conceptual understandings shift when designing agent based models using data
Right but wrong: How students' mechanistic reasoning and conceptual understandings shift when designing agent‐based models using data
Tamar Fuhrmann, Leah Rosenbaum, Aditi Wagh, Adelmo Eloy, Jacob Wolf, Paulo Blikstein, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Science Education  ·  12 Aug 2024  ·  doi:10.1002/sce.21890
Storytelling With and About Data: Mapping the Terrain
Storytelling With and About Data: Mapping the Terrain
Kyla A. Kemble, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences  ·  10 Jun 2024  ·  10.22318/icls2024.160400
Activism or Bureaucracy: What Are We Teaching Students Through Local Climate Action Projects
Activism or Bureaucracy: What Are We Teaching Students Through Local Climate Action Projects?
Helen L. Fitzmaurice, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences  ·  10 Jun 2024  ·  doi:10.22318/icls2024.424056
Decomposing Students Design Moves when Programming Agent-Based Models
Decomposing Students’ Design Moves when Programming Agent-Based Models
Adelmo Eloy, Tamar Fuhrmann, Aditi Wagh, Roseli de Deus Lopes, Michelle H. Wilkerson, Paulo Blikstein
Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences  ·  10 Jun 2024  ·  doi:10.22318/icls2024.730439
Exploring Climate Change Through Students Place Connections and Public Data Sets
Exploring Climate Change Through Students’ Place Connections and Public Data Sets
Kathryn Lanouette, Krista L. Cortes, Lisette Lopez, Michael Bakal, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Science Scope  ·  03 May 2024  ·  doi:10.1080/08872376.2024.2340444

2023

Storytelling in Theory : Re-imagining Computational Literacies through the Lenses of Syncretism and Translanguaging
Storytelling “in Theory”: Re-imagining Computational Literacies through the Lenses of Syncretism and Translanguaging
Lauren Vogelstein, Cherise McBride, Jasmine Y., Michelle H. Wilkerson, Sara Vogel, Wendy Barrales, Laura Ascenzi-Moreno, Christopher Hoadley, Kris Gutiérrez
Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences  ·  03 Oct 2023  ·  10.22318/icls2023.118113
How Can Computational Modeling Help Students Shift Their Ideas Towards Scientifically Accurate Explanations
How Can Computational Modeling Help Students Shift Their Ideas Towards Scientifically Accurate Explanations?
Tamar Fuhrmann, Aditi Wagh, Leah F. Rosenbaum, Adelmo Eloy, Michelle H. Wilkerson, Paulo Blikstein
Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences  ·  03 Oct 2023  ·  doi:10.22318/icls2023.208036
Who creates our computational worlds A review of Critically Conscious Computing: Methods for secondary education
Who creates our computational worlds? A review of Critically Conscious Computing: Methods for secondary education
Brendan Henrique, Collette Roberto, Michelle H. Wilkerson
International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction  ·  01 Mar 2023  ·  doi:10.1016/j.ijcci.2022.100546

2022

Mapping Racespace: Data Stories as a Tool for Environmental and Spatial Justice
Mapping Racespace: Data Stories as a Tool for Environmental and Spatial Justice
Emily Reigh, Meg Escudé, Michael Bakal, Edward Rivero, Xinyu Wei, Collette Roberto, Damaris Hernández, Amber Yada, Kris Gutiérrez, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Occasional Paper Series  ·  22 Nov 2022  ·  doi:10.58295/2375-3668.1452
MoDa: Designing a Tool to Interweave Computational Modeling with Real-world Data Analysis for Science Learning in Middle School
MoDa: Designing a Tool to Interweave Computational Modeling with Real-world Data Analysis for Science Learning in Middle School
Aditi Wagh, Tamar Fuhrmann, Adelmo Antonio da Silva Eloy, Jacob Wolf, Engin Bumbacher, Paulo Blikstein, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Interaction Design and Children  ·  27 Jun 2022  ·  doi:10.1145/3501712.3529723
After the Study Ends: Developing Heuristics To Design for Sustainable Use of Learning Technologies in Classrooms
After the Study Ends: Developing Heuristics To Design for Sustainable Use of Learning Technologies in Classrooms
Jacob Wolf, Tamar Fuhrmann, Aditi Wagh, Adelmo Antonio da Silva Eloy, Paulo Blikstein, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Interaction Design and Children  ·  27 Jun 2022  ·  doi:10.1145/3501712.3536384
Learning from Interpretations of Innovation in the CoDesign of Digital Tools
Learning from “Interpretations of Innovation” in the CoDesign of Digital Tools
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Rebecca L. Shareff, Vasiliki Laina
The Learning Sciences in Conversation  ·  14 Jun 2022  ·  doi:10.4324/9781003089728-12

2021

A Call for a Humanistic Stance Toward K 12 Data Science Education
A Call for a Humanistic Stance Toward K–12 Data Science Education
Victor R. Lee, Michelle H. Wilkerson, Kathryn Lanouette
Educational Researcher  ·  23 Sep 2021  ·  doi:10.3102/0013189X211048810
Reflective Data Storytelling for Youth: The CODAP Story Builder
Reflective Data Storytelling for Youth: The CODAP Story Builder
Michelle H. Wilkerson, William Finzer, Tim Erickson, Damaris Hernandez
Interaction Design and Children  ·  24 Jun 2021  ·  doi:10.1145/3459990.3465177
Exploring variability during data preparation: a way to connect data, chance, and context when working with complex public datasets
Exploring variability during data preparation: a way to connect data, chance, and context when working with complex public datasets
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Kathryn Lanouette, Rebecca L. Shareff
Mathematical Thinking and Learning  ·  24 May 2021  ·  doi:10.1080/10986065.2021.1922838

2020

Storytelling as a Support for Collective Constructionist Activity
Storytelling as a Support for Collective Constructionist Activity
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Brian Gravel
Designing Constructionist Futures  ·  27 Oct 2020  ·  doi:10.7551/mitpress/12091.003.0028
Stories from the field: locating and cultivating computational thinking in spaces of learning
Stories from the field: locating and cultivating computational thinking in spaces of learning
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Cynthia M. D’Angelo, Breanne K. Litts
Interactive Learning Environments  ·  02 Apr 2020  ·  doi:10.1080/10494820.2020.1711326
Situating Data Science: Exploring How Relationships to Data Shape Learning
Situating Data Science: Exploring How Relationships to Data Shape Learning
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Joseph L. Polman
Journal of the Learning Sciences  ·  01 Jan 2020  ·  doi:10.1080/10508406.2019.1705664

2019

Empowerment and transformation: Integrating teacher identity, activism, and criticality across three teacher education programs
Empowerment and transformation: Integrating teacher identity, activism, and criticality across three teacher education programs
Tracy Quan, Christian A. Bracho, Michelle H. Wilkerson, Monica Clark
Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies  ·  20 Oct 2019  ·  doi:10.1080/10714413.2019.1684162
Data Moves
Data Moves
Tim Erickson, Michelle H. Wilkerson, William Finzer, Frieda Reichsman
Technology Innovations in Statistics Education  ·  08 Jul 2019  ·  10.5070/T5121038001
The co-construction of epistemological framing in clinical interviews and implications for research in science education
The co-construction of epistemological framing in clinical interviews and implications for research in science education
Yara Shaban, Michelle H. Wilkerson
International Journal of Science Education  ·  31 May 2019  ·  doi:10.1080/09500693.2019.1620972

2018

Middle school students reasoning about data and context through storytelling with repurposed local data
Middle school students’ reasoning about data and context through storytelling with repurposed local data
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Vasiliki Laina
ZDM  ·  30 Jul 2018  ·  doi:10.1007/s11858-018-0974-9
Middle school students reasoning about data and context through storytelling with repurposed local data
Middle school students’ reasoning about data and context through storytelling with repurposed local data
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Vasiliki Laina
ZDM  ·  30 Jul 2018  ·  doi:10.1007/S11858-018-0974-9

2017

Epistemic gameplay and discovery in computational model-based inquiry activities
Epistemic gameplay and discovery in computational model-based inquiry activities
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Rebecca Shareff, Vasiliki Laina, Brian Gravel
Instructional Science  ·  16 Oct 2017  ·  doi:10.1007/s11251-017-9430-4
Understanding Student Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Computing Activities
Understanding Student Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Computing Activities
Elise Deitrick, Michelle H. Wilkerson, Eric Simoneau
Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research  ·  14 Aug 2017  ·  doi:10.1145/3105726.3106193
Youth Reasoning With Interactive Data Visualizations
Youth Reasoning With Interactive Data Visualizations
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Vasiliki Laina
Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Interaction Design and Children  ·  27 Jun 2017  ·  doi:10.1145/3078072.3084302
Teachers, Students, and After-School Professionals as Designers of Digital Tools for Learning
Teachers, Students, and After-School Professionals as Designers of Digital Tools for Learning
Michelle H. Wilkerson
Participatory Design for Learning  ·  25 May 2017  ·  doi:10.4324/9781315630830-13
Integrating Computational Artifacts into the Multi-representational Toolkit of Physics Education
Integrating Computational Artifacts into the Multi-representational Toolkit of Physics Education
Brian E. Gravel, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Models and Modeling in Science Education  ·  01 Jan 2017  ·  doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58914-5_3
DataSketch: A Tool to Turn Student Sketches into Data-Driven Visualizations
DataSketch: A Tool to Turn Student Sketches into Data-Driven Visualizations
Michelle H. Wilkerson
Human–Computer Interaction Series  ·  01 Jan 2017  ·  doi:10.1007/978-3-319-64239-0_17

2016

More than meets the eye: patterns and shifts in middle school mathematics teachers descriptions of models
More than meets the eye: patterns and shifts in middle school mathematics teachers’ descriptions of models
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Alfredo Bautista, Roger G. Tobin, Bárbara M. Brizuela, Ying Cao
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education  ·  25 Apr 2016  ·  doi:10.1007/s10857-016-9348-9
What s the Technology For Teacher Attention and Pedagogical Goals in a Modeling-Focused Professional Development Workshop
What’s the Technology For? Teacher Attention and Pedagogical Goals in a Modeling-Focused Professional Development Workshop
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Chelsea Andrews, Yara Shaban, Vasiliki Laina, Brian E. Gravel
Journal of Science Teacher Education  ·  12 Mar 2016  ·  doi:10.1007/s10972-016-9453-8

2015

Locating the learner in collaborative constructionist design
Locating the learner in collaborative constructionist design
Michelle H. Wilkerson
Constructivist Foundations  ·  01 Jul 2015  ·  [no id info]
Balancing Curricular and Pedagogical Needs in Computational Construction Kits: Lessons From the DeltaTick Project
Balancing Curricular and Pedagogical Needs in Computational Construction Kits: Lessons From the DeltaTick Project
MICHELLE WILKERSON-JERDE, ADITI WAGH, URI WILENSKY
Science Education  ·  15 Apr 2015  ·  doi:10.1002/sce.21157

2014

Patterns, Probabilities, and People: Making Sense of Quantitative Change in Complex Systems
Patterns, Probabilities, and People: Making Sense of Quantitative Change in Complex Systems
Michelle H. Wilkerson-Jerde, Uri J. Wilensky
Journal of the Learning Sciences  ·  22 Dec 2014  ·  doi:10.1080/10508406.2014.976647
Exploring Shifts in Middle School Learners Modeling Activity While Generating Drawings, Animations, and Computational Simulations of Molecular Diffusion
Exploring Shifts in Middle School Learners’ Modeling Activity While Generating Drawings, Animations, and Computational Simulations of Molecular Diffusion
Michelle H. Wilkerson-Jerde, Brian E. Gravel, Christopher A. Macrander
Journal of Science Education and Technology  ·  13 Jun 2014  ·  doi:10.1007/s10956-014-9497-5

2013

Construction, categorization, and consensus: student generated computational artifacts as a context for disciplinary reflection
Construction, categorization, and consensus: student generated computational artifacts as a context for disciplinary reflection
Michelle H. Wilkerson-Jerde
Educational Technology Research and Development  ·  22 Dec 2013  ·  doi:10.1007/s11423-013-9327-0

2011

How do mathematicians learn math : resources and acts for constructing and understanding mathematics
How do mathematicians learn math?: resources and acts for constructing and understanding mathematics
Michelle H. Wilkerson-Jerde, Uri J. Wilensky
Educational Studies in Mathematics  ·  16 Mar 2011  ·  doi:10.1007/s10649-011-9306-5
MAgICS
MAgICS
Forrest Stonedahl, Michelle H. Wilkerson-Jerde, Uri Wilensky
Multi-Agent Systems for Education and Interactive Entertainment  ·  01 Jan 2011  ·  doi:10.4018/978-1-60960-080-8.ch001

2010

NetLogo HotLink Replay: A tool for exploring, analyzing and interpreting mathematical change in complex systems
NetLogo HotLink Replay: A tool for exploring, analyzing and interpreting mathematical change in complex systems
Michelle H. Wilkerson, Uri J. Wilensky
[no publisher info]  ·  10 Jun 2010  ·  [no id info]

2009

Agents with Attitude: Exploring Coombs Unfolding Technique with Agent-Based Models
Agents with Attitude: Exploring Coombs Unfolding Technique with Agent-Based Models
Michelle H. Wilkerson
International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning  ·  29 Jan 2009  ·  doi:10.1007/s10758-008-9142-6

2006

Multimodal communication in the classroom
Multimodal communication in the classroom
Tamara Denning, William G. Griswold, Beth Simon, Michelle H. Wilkerson
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  ·  03 Mar 2006  ·  doi:10.1145/1124706.1121410
Multimodal communication in the classroom
Multimodal communication in the classroom
Tamara Denning, William G. Griswold, Beth Simon, Michelle H. Wilkerson
Proceedings of the 37th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education  ·  03 Mar 2006  ·  doi:10.1145/1121341.1121410

2005

Ubiquitous presenter: Increasing student access and control in a digital lecturing environment
Ubiquitous presenter: Increasing student access and control in a digital lecturing environment
Michelle H. Wilkerson, William G. Griswold, Beth Simon
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  ·  23 Feb 2005  ·  doi:10.1145/1047124.1047394

Web of Science
Web of Science
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