Science In-Between

Science In-Between

By Scott McDonald and Ollie DreonScienceTechnologyEducation
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Science In-Between episodes

  • Episode 166: Fidelity Landmines

    This week we talk about the complexity of "scaling up," or how we try and spread innovations in practice. We unpack the notion of fidelity and what it means when you want to avoid deficit positioning of learners and hierarchical notions of change.

    Things that bring us joy this week:

    The Banshees of Inisherin
    Research Rabbit

    Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind

    44 min
  • Episode 165: Fallacious Beasts and Where to Find Them

    In this episode, we discuss logical fallacies and how they apply to science education reform efforts. Some resources from this episode include:

    Audible Reckoning: How top political podcasters spread unsubstantiated and false claims (Brookings Institute, 2023)
    Some logical fallacies

    Things that bring us joy this week:

    Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
    Make Stuff

    Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind

    43 min
  • Episode 164: Old and Regular Practices

    This week we talk about the engineering practices, which were added to the science practices as part of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

    Things that bring us joy this week:

    Great British Baking Show on Netflix
    Tour de France Unchained on Netflix

    Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind

    44 min
  • Episode 163: Caught in Charlotte's Web

    In this episode, we attempt to do a cross-walk between Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching and the Next Generation Science Standards and Ambitious Science Teaching. In our conversation, we draw on the following the documents:

    New Jersey's Science Instruction Companion to the Danielson Framework

    New Vision for Public Schools' Science Look Fors

    Things that bring us joy this week:

    The Winners by Fredrik Backman
    Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind

    48 min
  • Episode 162: Your Cultural Cookies

    This week we talk about how we talk about the social and political consequences of science as part of what we do in Ambitious Science Teaching classrooms.

    Heraclitius - Never step in the same river twice...

    Things that bring us joy this week:

    Fall/Autumn Weather (Sweater Weather)
    Dan Coe Carto

    Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind

    45 min
  • Episode 161: A Nobel Aspiration

    In this episode, we discuss who would qualify for a Nobel Prize in Education, if one existed.

    Things that bring us joy this week:

    Stop Making Sense

    Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind

    46 min
  • Episode 160: It Just Something Vibrating

    This week we return to the gapless explanation and how it can help with planning and enactment of teaching.

    Things that bring us joy this week:

    Adult Kids Moving Out
    Chef Reactions

    Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind

    37 min
  • Episode 159: I'm Julius Sumner Miller...

    In the episode, we discuss Julius Sumner Miller, Professor Wonderful. We specifically examine his work in the following videos:

    From the Australian ABC Network: Why is it so? - Tanker truck video
    From PBS: Demonstrations in Physics - Centrifugal Force and Other Strange Matters
    From The Hilarious House of Frightenstein – The Professor

    Things that bring us joy this week:

    Hijack on Apple TV+
    All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

    Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind

    39 min
  • Episode 158: Do You Want to be a Sibling?

    This week we talk about becoming a new member of a community and how old-timers can support bringing in new folks.

    Things that bring us joy this week:

    Seth Godin's Blog
    The Killing Room by Robert Smartwood

    Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind

    42 min

About Science In-Between

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This is a conversation about how science teaching can move between and connect different worlds.

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