Science In-Between

By Scott McDonald and Ollie DreonScience Technology Education

Science In-Between episodes

September 06, 2023 Episode 157: An Eye on Identity
In this episode, we talk about "professional identity" and how it informs our work in teacher education and science professional development.
Things that bring us joy this week:
The US Open
Theater Camp
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
40 min
August 30, 2023 Episode 156: Joys to the World, Vol. 3
This week we share our joys for the year in books, movies, apps, games, and more.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Podcast
The Retrievals from Serial Productions
Blank Check with Griffin and David
Books
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Naylar
Scythe
Album / Recording Artist
The Record by boygenius
John Craigie
Game
Elevate
[Connections](Connections)
Application
Obsidian
Goodreads
Movie
Oppenheimer
Barbie
Television Show
Ugliest House in America on HGTV and Max
The Bear on Hulu
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
44 min
August 23, 2023 Episode 155: Crafting Syllabi in a Chat GPT World
In this episode, we discuss the curricular implications of Chat GPT as we craft our syllabi for the Fall semester. This episode was inspired by a post Ollie wrote on his blog: https://the8blog.wordpress.com/2023/08/15/crafting-syllabi-in-a-chat-gpt-world/
Things that bring us joy this week:
John Mulaney's comedy special, Baby J on Netflix
Heart of Stone on Netflix
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
47 min
August 21, 2023 Episode 154: Old Guys Going Off a Cliff
This week we talk about how leaders can do their work and how to organize systems to support that work.
Come Up for Air by Nick Sonnenberg
Enrollment Cliff
Things that bring us joy this week:
Among the Thugs by Bill Buford
They Cloned Tyrone on Netflix
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
50 min
August 09, 2023 Episode 153: We Are Not The Destroyers of Worlds
In this episode, we talk about Christopher Nolan's movie, Oppenheimer and how science and science education are portrayed.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Oppenheimer
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
44 min
August 02, 2023 Episode 152: Sad Statement About Me as a Son
This week we talk about professional vision, what it means, and how it helps us understand teacher expertise.
Masquerade by Kit Williams (book that Scott referenced, but could not remember the title of).
Goodwin, C. (1994). Professional Vision. American Anthropologist, 96(3), 606–633. https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1994.96.3.02a00100
Rodney King
Things that bring us joy this week:
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
John Wick Chapter 4
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
44 min
July 26, 2023 Episode 151: We Don't Already Do That
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss engineering practices and they're taught (or not) in science classrooms.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Good Night, Oscar
My Brilliant Friend
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
46 min
July 19, 2023 Episode 150: Suck the Joy Out of Everything
This week we talk about the SCOTUS decision about affirmative action and how we think it might impact higher education. We are not legal scholars, or experts at admissions, but we are concerned with how universities can move forward in thinking about diversity.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu, Ken Liu (Translator)
Obsidian
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
46 min
July 12, 2023 Episode 149: A Cataclysmic Conversation
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss Richard Fenyman's "cataclysm sentence" and offer some sentences ourselves. This episode was inspired by the RadioLab episode titled The Cataclysm Sentence. To read more about Richard Feynman, check out Richard Feynman on the One Sentence to Be Passed on to the Next Generation
Things that bring us joy this week:
The Diplomat on Netflix
Asteroid City
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
40 min
July 05, 2023 Episode 148: In A Special Episode
This episode we are joined by two of our team doing professional learning around the PA STEELS Standards to talk about what we have learned. Drs. Brett Criswell and Peter Licona are our special guests.
Things that bring us joy this week:
The Bear on Hulu
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat
Brooklyn Nine Nine on Peacock
Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
49 min