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:

August 07, 2024 Episode 205: Project 2025 Explained
In this episode, we outline the educational aspects of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 document.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Spotle, Music Wordle game
Immunity to Change book
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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42min
July 31, 2024 Episode 204: The Lark Owl Connection
This week we talk about teaching climate and climate changes in the context of a new book from Mark Widschitl (lead author of the Ambitious Science Teaching book).
Things that bring us joy this week:
Teaching Climate Change: Fostering Understanding, Resilience, and a Commitment to Justice by Mark Windschitl
The Plinko Bounce by Martin Clark
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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34min
July 24, 2024 Episode 203: Induction Junction, What's Your Function?
In this episode, we discuss mentoring and induction of new science teachers.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Free Library of Philadelphia
International Futbol
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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42min
July 17, 2024 Episode 202: Who is Your Tribe?
This week we talk about how truth is tribal and social, and so social death is scarier than physical death and why that matters for teaching and learning.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Bright Future by Adrianne Lanker
Wilco (maybe specifically Kicking Television: Live in Chicago)
Cut Worms
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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38min
July 10, 2024 Episode 201: Not Changing Buses
In this episode, we discuss the sticky subject of transfer in education.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Taskmaster
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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37min
July 03, 2024 Episode 200: Talking with Your Dog About Gravity
This week we dig into the differences between cognitive and sociocultural perspectives on learning and how they characterize not just different ways of learning, but of knowing.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Midnight Run
Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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47min
June 26, 2024 Episode 199: Two Beefs from Ollie
In this episode, we discuss some of the issues we have with the current discourse around AI in education.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Slow Burn podcast - Season 9
Serial podcast - Season 4
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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46min
June 20, 2024 Episode 198: Epistemic Extinguishing Event
This week we talk about the fundamental mismatch between different ways of what it means to know something impacts everything about school (and everything else).
Things that bring us joy this week:
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Fantastic Cat
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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42min
June 12, 2024 Episode 197: Secret Sauce and Conference Chicken
In this episode, we chat with Dr. April Luehmann, Associate Professor in the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester. We discuss April's recent article, Toward a justice-centered ambitious teaching
framework: Shaping ambitious science teaching to be culturally sustaining and productive in a rural context, which appeared in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Pixar's 2015 movie, Inside Out
Palmer Museum of Art
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
Special Guest: April Luehmann.
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49min
June 05, 2024 Episode 196: AI Old Man Noises
This week we have a wide ranging (even for us) conversation about Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Things that bring us joy this week:
Ken Burns' Commencement Speech a Brandeis (2024)
Grilling / Griddles for a Grill
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind
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53min

FAQs about Science In-Between:

How many episodes does Science In-Between have?

The podcast currently has 246 episodes available.