Science In-Between

By Scott McDonald and Ollie Dreon

This is a conversation about how science teaching can move between and connect different worlds - home and school, virtual and face-to-face, science and the classroom.... more

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The podcast currently has 246 episodes available.

Science In-Between episodes:

May 21, 2025 Episode 245: AI Alacrity
In this episode, we discuss the AI Assessment Scale.
Things that bring us joy this week:
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Will & Harper
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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52min
May 14, 2025 Episode 244: Not My Definition of Good
This week we talk about how to work with teachers who may not want to change in the way that you want them to change.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Thunderbolts*
Never Split the Difference:: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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49min
May 07, 2025 Episode 243: Call Me Aquaticus!
This week, we discuss a recent Radiolab episode and how important research and exploration are.
Radiolab episode: The Age of Aquaticus
Things that bring us joy this week:
50th Anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Four Seasons on Netflix
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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46min
April 30, 2025 Episode 242: Potentially Unstable Nuclear Ollie
This week we talk about leadership, transparency, workload, and evaluation.
Things that bring us joy this week:
The Residence on Netflix
Moulin Rouge! on Broadway or on film
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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49min
April 23, 2025 Episode 241: Blowing Stuff Up
In this episode, we discuss what a practice-based teacher education could look like.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Dirty Chai
Song Exploder, especially the episodes with MJ Lenderman and Adrianne Lenker
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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51min
April 16, 2025 Episode 240: WTF PCK
This week we talk about Pedagogical Content Knowledge, all the related concepts it has spawned, and how those are or are not useful in moving our understanding of teaching forward.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Remarkable (a new gadget)
Fixing things (particuarly 3D printing in this case)
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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56min
April 09, 2025 Episode 239: A Manifesto Party
In this episode, we discuss A Sudent Manifesto for Assessment in the Age of AI from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Red Rising saga from Pierce Brown
The Audacy app
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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55min
April 02, 2025 Episode 238: Certain about Uncertainty
This week we talk about uncertainty and how important it is to good science teaching.
Watkins, J., & Manz, E. (2022). Characterizing pedagogical decision points in sense-making conversations motivated by scientific uncertainty. Science Education, 106(6), 1408–1441. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21747
Things that bring us joy this week:
Awesome Toes
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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46min
March 26, 2025 Episode 237: Golden Days?
In this episode, we discuss when the "golden age" of education was.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)
Severance on AppleTV+
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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49min
March 19, 2025 Episode 236: Life Gets in the Way
This week we talk about relabeling practice with new teaching terms and how it is like what happens with students in science classrooms.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Baseball (Especially Spring Training with the Pittsburgh Pirates)
Ireland (and Library St. if you are looking for a restuarant recommendation)
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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39min

FAQs about Science In-Between:

How many episodes does Science In-Between have?

The podcast currently has 246 episodes available.