Science In-Between

By Scott McDonald and Ollie DreonScience Technology Education

Science In-Between episodes

December 23, 2020 Episode 17: Guess What's In My Head
Science in the City: Culturally Relevant STEM Education by Bryan Brown
Talking Science: Language, Learning, and Values by Jay Lemke
Things that bring us joy this week:
Mandalorian on Disney Plus
Sonos The Encyclopedia of Bittany Radio Show
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
Production assistance by Enzo Dreon
45 min
December 16, 2020 Episode 16: That Stereotype is Indexical
Science in the City: Culturally Relevant STEM Education by Bryan Brown
Things that bring us joy this week:
The Queen's Gambit on Netflix
Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
Production assistance by Enzo Dreon
45 min
December 10, 2020 Bonus Episode: Join Our In-Between Book Club
Starting with episode 16, we'll be reading Science in the City: Culturally Relevant STEM Education by Bryan Brown. Join us as we examine how language and culture matter for effective science teaching. Over the next several episodes, we'll be reading a chapter a week. We hope you'll join us on this "In-Between Book Club."
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
Production assistance by Enzo Dreon
4 min
December 09, 2020 Episode 15: Dropping the Milieu
In our discussion on engaging students, we cover a lot of territory and drop lots of resources. The concept of control value theory can be found in The Spark of Learning by Sarah Rose Cavanagh and in How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts and Cultures by the National Academies Press.
If you're interested in Hank Green, check out his website where he bills himself as a "science communicator." Hank and his brother John Green (the author) also started Crash Course and SciShow.
Things that bring us joy this week:
The Old Guard Vol. 2: Force Multiplied
American Utopia on HBO Max
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
Production assistance by Enzo Dreon
39 min
December 02, 2020 Episode 14: Show Me Your Core Competencies
Things that bring us joy this week:
Fargo (The TV show, Season 4) on FX
Watchmen on HBO
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
Production assistance by Enzo Dreon
43 min
November 25, 2020Episode 13: The Nerdiest Draft Ever!
Our top picks for content students need to learn in science:
Ollie - HS-ETS1-3
Scott - HS-ESS2-4
Ollie - HS-LS2-8
Scott - HS-LS2-2
Ollie - HS-LS4-5
Scott - HS-LS4-1
Ollie - HS-ETS1-1
Scott - HS-ESS3-3
Ollie - HS-LS2-7
Scott - HS-PS1-2
To see the specific standards, check out the Next Generation Science Standards
Radiolab Podcast - Fungus Among Us Episode
Things that bring us joy this week:
The Adventure Zone
Boy Pablo - in particular, "Hey Girl"
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
Production assistance by Enzo Dreon
49 min
November 18, 2020 Episode 12: Fear the E
How do you talk with kids about their ideas and how do you use questions to support their learning?
Initiate - Response - Evaluate pattern of talk is a class in classroom discourse. The teacher asks a question for which they have a specific answer in mind, a student answers, and the teacher evaluates that response. This pernicious pattern leaves kids without a sense of agency in their own science learning. It has only become harder to avoid this in our new remote focused world of teaching.
How might popcicle sticks change your game? How can you use other modes of participation or tools to bring more students into the conversation?
Things that bring us joy this week:
Anthropocene Reviewed
Adobe Scan App
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
Production assistance by Enzo Dreon
47 min
November 11, 2020 Episode 11: Plum Pudding and Fools' Errands
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss the challenges with assessment in face-to-face and online classrooms. While the conversation begins with an observation Ollie makes of his son's math class, the scope broadens to explore why we assess and how we assess to better reflect reform-minded teaching.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Mission to Zyxx
Gideon Falls
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
Production assistance by Enzo Dreon
44 min
November 04, 2020 Episode 10: N is National not Next
Teaching K-12 Science and Engieering During a Crisis - National Academies Press
They articulate four key principles:
1) Maintain a focus on the Framework’s vision for high quality science and engineering education;
2) Prioritize relationships, equity, and the most vulnerable students;
3) Families and communities are critical assets for science and engineering learning;
4) Adjusting to changing learning environments and recovering from disrupted learning as an ongoing process that takes time.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Bob's Burgers
The Boys on Amazon Prime based on The Boys comicbook
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
Production assistance by Enzo Dreon
35 min
October 28, 2020 Episode 9: Phenomena (Do do do do do)
This week, the dynamic duo (Scott and Ollie) discuss how critical phenomena are to ambitious and equitable science education and how it helps us go beyond "moving the chairs around." In our discussion, Scott critiques the use of Zombie Ants as a "fun" phenomenon to engage students in science. We use this discussion as a springboard into a larger conversation about how we select phenomena around which to build units in our face-to-face and online classrooms.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Ted Lasso on Apple TV+
Grey Man Series
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
Production assistance by Enzo Dreon
37 min