Science In-Between

By Scott McDonald and Ollie DreonScience Technology Education

Science In-Between episodes

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
53 min
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
48 min
November 24, 2021 Episode 65: Not Bob's Traveling Show
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss different features of substantive and impactful professional development for teachers.
Things that bring us joy this week:
What happened Ms. Simone? on Netflix
Throughline : The Deep History of Dune
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
42 min
November 17, 2021 Episode 64: Surrounded by Smarter Friends
Committee of Ten
Physics First
Things that bring us joy this week:
Saga by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples
How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Katy Milkman
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
55 min
November 10, 2021 Episode 63: Total Dumbness and Horoscopes
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss the standardization movement and why schools and disciplines have content standards.
NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education
Next Generation Science Standards
National Science Education Standards
Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards
Pennsylvania State Science, Technology, Environment, and Ecology Standards
Things that bring us joy this week:
South Lake Podcast
Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
53 min
November 03, 2021 Episode 62: Free as in Beer (not as in Speech)
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Linux
Wikipedia
Public Domain
Public Domain Day
Lawrence Lessig and Creative Commons
Wisdom of Crowds
C. Lee Giles and Cite Seer X
OER Commons
Open SCIED
Things that bring us joy this week:
Book Stores (in Scott's case: Webster's Bookstore and Cafe, State College, PA)
Sex Education on Netflix
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
53 min
October 27, 2021 Episode 61: From Curb Cuts to Classrooms
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how it can help to make learning more inclusive. Built on the concepts of "Universal Design" in architecture, UDL focuses on a series of practices that can inform our design of learning environments, resources and assessments.
Universal Design for Learning
Things that bring us joy this week:
Michigander
Harry Styles
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
44 min
October 20, 2021 Episode 60: This IS What The People Come For
We take a break from the talk about inclusive practices for an episode to talk about what we like and what we hate about conferencing.
Things that bring us joy this week:
The Dresden Files Novels by Jim Butcher
Squid Game on Netflix
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
49 min
October 13, 2021 Episode 59: Pocket Full of Questions
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss pressing for evidence-based explanations. As the final set of practices in Ambitious Science Teaching, this phase involves helping students construct a final, evidence-based explanatory model for the phenomenon. As we discuss this practice, we also talk more generally about the powerful impact of asking good questions and how we support new teachers' development.
Near the end, we briefly discuss work by Jessica Thompson, Elham Kazemi and Magdalene Lampert. Some articles to check out include:
Practice Makes Practice: Learning to Teach in Teacher Education
Learning Teaching in, from, and for Practice: What Do We Mean?
Things that bring us joy this week:
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead / the Wonder Years reboot
Bodywork / Massage Therapy
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
48 min
October 06, 2021 Episode 58: Not The Nonsense You Came For
Ambitious Science Teaching
Supporting On-Going Thinking Practices
Things that bring us joy this week:
Reservation Dogs on FX via Hulu
After Life on Netflix
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
45 min