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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Science In-Between episodes:

February 02, 2022 Episode 75: Monkey Business in the Metaverse
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss learning progressions for science teacher professional development. In our discussion, we draw heavily on the article titled Proposing a core set of instructional practices and tools for teachers of science (Windschitl et al, 2012).
If you're under 30 and want to know what the game Barrel of Monkeys is, check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_of_Monkeys
Things that bring us joy this week:
Tender Bar on Amazon Prime
This is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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46min
January 26, 2022 Episode 74: Believable or Accurate (To Some Degree)
Ollie's Picks:
Hidden Figures
Inherit the Wind
Fat Man and Little Boy
The Martian
Apollo 13
Scott's Picks:
Interstellar
The Andromeda Strain
Primer
Arrival
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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36min
January 19, 2022 Episode 73: A Meta Effort
This week, Scott and Ollie unpack their thoughts about teacher professional development and how sensemaking can be used as a tool to promote sensemaking as an instructional practice. For more information, check out NSTA's sensemaking site.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Radio Lab's Mixtape project
Merlin Mann's Wisdom Project
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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43min
January 13, 2022 Episode 72: At the Very End of the Long Tail
C2AST - Cultural and Critical Ambitious Science Teaching in the Science Teacher - Thompson, Mawyer, Johnson, and Luehmann.
NGSS Appendix D
NSTA Equity Centered Sensemaking
Things that bring us joy this week:
Butterhorns [Not MY Grandmothers recipe, but close]
1971 - The Year that Music Changed Everything on Apple TV+
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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42min
January 05, 2022 Episode 71: Lessons Learned for 2022
In this episode, Scott and Ollie look back at 2021 and what we've learned that we can apply to the new year ahead. In our discussion, we review some of the challenges from the year with the hope of seeing them as lessons for a better 2022.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Nobody movie
Spiderman: No Way Home movie
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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48min
December 29, 2021 Episode 70: Stealing Student Agency
Fact Check: Hanna-Barbera, Sid & Marty Krofft
Things that bring us joy this week:
Christmas Lights
Movies (Maybe Oscar Nominees?) - Power of the Dog, The Unforgivable, Passing, Bruised.
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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43min
December 22, 2021 Episode 69: Agency All The Way Down
In this episode, Scott and Ollie answer the question "Why are we still doing that?" We look at K-12 science classrooms and identify practices and habits that the educational community continues to do, despite reforms and evidence that suggest otherwise.
Things that bring us joy this week:
The 8 Blog
Westworld
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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46min
December 15, 2021 Episode 68: To Express, Not To Know
Special Guest: Dr. Leslie Gates, Associate Professor of Art Education, Millersville University Personal Website
Papermaking
Art 21
Things that bring us joy this week:
Dori's Cookies by Dori Greenspan - In particular, Macrons (Homemade)
Cactus Blooms
Leftovers
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
Special Guest: Leslie Gates.
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50min
December 08, 2021 Episode 67: Finding Fish That Don't Exist
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss the world of educational research and "what counts." The discussion was prompted by a conference panel discussion that Ollie participated in where the work of Robert Slavin was commemorated. In the episode, we discuss Slavin's work and the What Works Clearinghouse as well as work by John Hattie.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Group Tabs in Safari
Five Second Rule
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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53min
December 01, 2021 Episode 66: Montillating Our Traxoline
Montillation of Traxoline
Things that bring us joy this week:
OECD Schooling During a Pandemic: The Experience and Outcomes of Schoolchildren During the First Round of COVID-19 Lockdowns
APA Historical Chronology: Examining psychology’s contributions to the belief in racial hierarchy and perpetuation of inequality for people of color in U.S.
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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48min

FAQs about Science In-Between:

How many episodes does Science In-Between have?

The podcast currently has 246 episodes available.