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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How many episodes does Science In-Between have?

The podcast currently has 246 episodes available.

Science In-Between episodes:

November 16, 2022 Episode 115: There's Something in the Punchbowl
In this episode, Scott and Ollie talk about different classroom discourse moves in science class. In the discussion, we draw on the Ambitious Science Teaching Discourse Primer (We can be pronounced as you wish)
Things that bring us joy this week:
Reacher on Amazon Prime
The Big Brunch on HBOmax
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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52min
November 09, 2022 Episode 114: Insert Your Title Here
This week we the 5 why method to answer why we teach science and why students should learn it.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Infinity Triology from Marvel Comics
You Are Not So Smart Podcast from David McRaney
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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42min
November 02, 2022 Episode 113: Avoiding the Land Mines
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss how science teachers can navigate the teaching of controversial topics like evolution and climate change.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Premier League Soccer
Inciting Joy by Ross Gay
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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43min
October 26, 2022 Episode 112: Community of Scientist in Schools and Beyond
This week we do another "magic wand" experiment and transform science education (preK to undergrad, but mostly K-12). We don't mess around and really reconceptualize everything about education.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Ultra Podcast by Rachel Maddow on MSNBC
Dr. Who - In particular the Thirteenth Doctor played by Jodie Whittaker
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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53min
October 19, 2022 Episode 111: Magic Wands and Teacher Education
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss how they would change teacher education if they had the magical power to do so. Midway through the episode, Ollie references an article on how some students are advised away from the teaching profession. The research by Zid Mancenido (2021) can be downloaded at: https://meridian.allenpress.com/her/article-abstract/91/4/433/474202/How-High-Achievers-Learn-That-They-Should-Not
Things that bring us joy this week:
The Sandman series on Netflix
Fall
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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46min
October 12, 2022 Episode 110: Department of Educational Hygiene
Revisionist History
The Department of Physiological Hygiene
Things that bring us joy this week:
Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North American by Matt Kracht
Andor on Disney+
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
...more
52min
October 05, 2022 Episode 109: Kidnapped to Paragraph Island
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss the importance of curricular planning and discuss how big ideas, anchoring events, and storylines can inform the process. For help with curricular planning, check out the Ambitious Science Teaching website.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Making Pasta with Scott Conant
Abbott Elementary Season 2
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
...more
43min
September 28, 2022 Episode 108: Semi-Colon Closure Community
This week we talk about closure at the end of lessons and what might be an alternative to closing things down.
Madeline Hunter (Not Danielson, which is what Scott said, but did not mean).
Things that bring us joy this week:
Wet Leg
Shopcraft as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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41min
September 21, 2022 Episode 107: Scientific Literacy and Assorted Stuff
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss the evolution of the concept of "scientific literacy" since the introduction of Project 2016 introduced Science for All Americans in the early 1990s.
Things that bring us joy this week:
The Spirited Man by Van Neistat
House of the Dragon
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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48min
September 14, 2022 Episode 106: Prolly an Experiment
This week we talk about how teaching (science) teachers can be like teaching science and how it is different. We talk about the apprenticeship of observation, the two worlds problem, teacher reflection, and making models of teaching. Plus, we shake our fist at something else briefly, not just clouds.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Welcome to Wrexham on Hulu
House Projects - Building a Deck on the Back of the House
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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45min

FAQs about Science In-Between:

How many episodes does Science In-Between have?

The podcast currently has 246 episodes available.