Science In-Between

Teaching Science In a Hybrid World

About the show

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.

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Episodes

  • Episode 218: Sad Batman

    November 6th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  46 mins 38 secs

    This week we talk about how to answer the question "when does the teacher intervene when a kid's idea is wrong?"

  • Episode 217: Assessing the Assessments

    October 30th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  43 mins 16 secs

    In this episode, we discuss the released sample questions for the PA Keystone exam in Biology.

  • Episode 216: Gaps and Naps

    October 23rd, 2024  |  Season 5  |  42 mins 12 secs

    In this episode, we revisit gapless explanations.

  • Episode 215: CoPilot Failure

    October 16th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  40 mins 32 secs

    This week we talk about failure in science and how we need to think about it in terms of teaching.

  • Episode 214: A Phenomenal Episode!

    October 9th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  48 mins 4 secs

    In this episode, we revisit the topic of phenomena and their selection and use in science classes.

  • Episode 213: Answering Question #3

    October 2nd, 2024  |  Season 5  |  48 mins 29 secs

    This week we talk about book clubs for professional learning and how to structure them.

  • Episode 212: Playing Whack A Mole

    September 25th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  46 mins 39 secs

    In this episode, we discuss the complicated nature of learning space, learning theory, and pedagogy.

  • Episode 211: Practice with Morning Ollie

    September 18th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  38 mins 23 secs

    This week we talk about why hands-on and lab activities are not the same as phenomenon-driven science practices.

  • Episode 210: Our Nerd Era

    September 11th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  46 mins 54 secs

    This week we talk about AI and what teachers should know about it.

  • Episode 209: Celebrating Partnerships

    September 4th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  41 mins 42 secs

    In this episode, we discuss the value of partnerships between higher education institutions and schools.

  • Episode 208: Joys to the World, Vol. 4

    August 28th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  52 mins 5 secs

    This is the end of season 4, so it is an all joys episode, so enjoy (see what we did there).

  • Episode 207: Devil in the Details

    August 21st, 2024  |  Season 4  |  48 mins 1 sec

    In this episode, we discuss conducting observations of phenomenon-based science classrooms.

  • Episode 206: Craft of Carving

    August 14th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  49 mins 35 secs

    This week we talk about teaching as a science, engineering, design, craft, or art practice.

  • Episode 205: Project 2025 Explained

    August 7th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  41 mins 45 secs

    In this episode, we outline the educational aspects of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 document.

  • Episode 204: The Lark Owl Connection

    July 31st, 2024  |  Season 4  |  33 mins 55 secs

    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).

  • Episode 203: Induction Junction, What's Your Function?

    July 24th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  41 mins 50 secs

    In this episode, we discuss mentoring and induction of new science teachers.