This week we talk about special education, students identified with special needs, and how we can support them in ambitious and equitable science teaching classrooms.

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In this episode, we discuss how the words we use to describe students' ideas matter.

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This week we talk about time management, work/life balance, and what it all means for teaching, learning and research.

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In this episode, we discuss a chapter from the book Exploring New Horizons: Generative Artificial Intelligence and Teacher Education (Searson et al, 2024). The chapter references Neil Postman's 1998 speech titled Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change.

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This week we talk about how preparing teachers to teach science is challenged by a lack of coherence and curriculum.

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In this episode, we discuss leading professional development to support ongoing changes in teachers' thinking.

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This week we talk about peer review and how important it is for science and science education.

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In this episode, we discuss the US Department of Education's 2024 National Educational Technology Plan. The plan can be accessed at: https://tech.ed.gov/netp/

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This week we are talking about practice (not the Allen Iverson version). We want to dig in a little deeper into why we care so much about practice and how it is different to other ways of characterizing science activity like inquiry, lab skills, or the scientific method.

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In this episode, we discuss educational words, concepts and practices that we hate.

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