Conversations From CAST22 is a STAT STUDIO series that highlights the perspectives and expertise featured at the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) presented by STAT. Each episode in this series was filmed live at CAST22 in Dallas, November 10–12, 2022.

In this episode, meet Tom McFadden, who is in his 10th year teaching eighth-grade science at The Nueva School (Hillsborough, CA) and his 15th year making educational science music videos with and for students. His YouTube channel, “Science With Tom," features rap battles between Rosalind Franklin and Watson & Crick, lyrical odes to cellular respiration, the “Fossil Rock Anthem,” and dozens of professional-grade student-produced music videos.

This episode was filmed live at CAST22 in Dallas, November 10–12, 2022. Learn more about CAST at https://www.statweb.org/cast