Abe Lo

Bio

Senior Science Educator

Abraham Lo, PhD has over 20 years of experience as a researcher, professional learning designer & facilitator, university instructor, and K-12 teacher leader. As a Senior Science Educator at BSCS Science Learning, he designs, implements, and evaluates the effectiveness of approaches to foster meaningful science learning experiences for all students.

His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), state education agencies, and foundations. He co-leads the 5D Assessment and 5D Noyce Science Teacher Leader projects, which support science teachers in adopting NRC Framework-aligned classroom practices that engage students’ interests and science-linked identities (DRL 2010086 and DUE 2343911).

In collaboration with colleagues from Boston College and Northwestern University, he co-led the design of the OpenSciEd middle school professional learning program. Presently, he assists districts and states in crafting customized HQIM implementation plans that encompass designing tailored scope and sequences to align with state-specific standards, professional development, curriculum materials customization, and leadership training.

Prior to BSCS, he was a secondary science teacher and instructional coach. He earned his PhD at Northwestern University and earned his BA and MSEd at the University of Pennsylvania.

Selected Publications

Lo, A. S., & Cooper, S. L. (Eds.). (2024). 5D Assessment Development Tools and Processes. [Professional Learning Tools]. 5dassessment.org.

Penuel, W. R., O’Connor, K., Allen, A.-R., Jacobs, J. K., & Lo, A. S. (2024). Examining Science Teachers’ Conceptions of Student Interest as a Consideration in Designing Assessments. Journal of Science Teacher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/1046560X.2024.2435747

Lo, A. S., Glidewell, L., Penuel, W. R., & Herrmann Abell, C. F. (2024, Sept 19). Leveraging the diversity of rural science teachers’ contexts to inform the design of assessment professional learning [Conference Paper]. National Council on Measurement in Education: 2024 Classroom Assessment Conference, Chicago, IL. 5dassessment.org/research

Lo, A. S., Glidewell, L., Herrmann-Abell, C., O’Connor, K., Allen, A.-R., Cooper, S. L., Jacobs, J. K., Cherbow, K., Penuel, W. R., Wingert, K., & Gardner, A. (2024, March 18). Building from Strengths and Attending to Context: Supporting Rural Science Teachers’ Learning [Related Paper Set]. NARST 2024 Annual International Conference, Denver, CO. 5dassessment.org/research

Lo, A. S., Bekins, A., Lindsay, W., Martin, A., Newberg, J., Smith, J., Gagnon, R., Knight, J., Knoblock, R., Larm, R., Scott, A., Strode, P., Stennett, B., & Cherbow, K. (2024, Jan 13). A practitioner’s perspective on engaging in cross-stakeholder collaborations to enhance secondary science preservice preparation programs [Themed Paper Set]. 2024 Association for Science Teacher Education International Conference, New Orleans, LA. bscs.org/STeLLACO2

Wingert, K., Jacobs, J. K., Lindsay, W., Lo, A. S., Herrmann Abell, C. F., & Penuel, W. R. (2022). Understanding the Priorities and Practices of Rural Science Teachers: Implications for Designing Professional Learning. The Rural Educator, 43(3), 26-40. https://doi.org/10.55533/2643-9662.1338

Lo, A. S., Glidewell, L. +, O’Connor, K. +, Allen, A.-R., Herrmann-Abell, C. F., Penuel, W. R., Wingert, K., & Lindsay, W. (2022). Promoting shifts in teachers’ understanding and use of phenomena in instruction and assessment. In C. Chinn, E. Tan, & Y. Kali (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2022 (pp. 1145-1148). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2022.1145 + Co-equal authorship