Science In-Between

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

230 episodes of Science In-Between since the first episode, which aired on September 9th, 2020.

  • Episode 85: Don't Call it a Comeback

    April 20th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  51 mins 54 secs

    In this episode, we return after an unexpected hiatus to discuss a recent episode of the Against the Rules podcast and how it relates to our work as teachers.

  • Episode 84: Exacerbated Exasperation

    April 6th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  47 mins 31 secs

    This week we talk about the science teacher shortage, why we think it is happening and if we can do anything about it.

  • Episode 83: An Evergreen Effort?

    March 30th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  46 mins 13 secs

    In this episode, we conclude our series on the NRC Framework by digging into equity in science education.

  • Episode 82: Almost Professional (Disciplinary Core) Ideas

    March 23rd, 2022  |  Season 2  |  47 mins 18 secs

    This week we talk about Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs) in the NRC's Framework for K-12 Science Education.

  • Episode 81: Frosted Tips Are Not a CCC

    March 16th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  50 mins 19 secs

    This week is all about the Cross Cutting Concepts from the NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education

  • Episode 80: Dropping Names

    March 9th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  46 mins 17 secs

    In this episode, we discuss Science & Engineering Practices as they're framed in the Next Generation Science Standards.

  • Episode 79: Framing the Framework

    March 2nd, 2022  |  Season 2  |  43 mins 51 secs

    In this episode, we discuss the big ideas and shifts in the NRC's A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (2012).

  • Episode 78: Talkin' Bout Practice!

    February 23rd, 2022  |  Season 2  |  40 mins 55 secs

    That is what we talk about this week - practice - specifically the science and engineering practices in the NRC's Framework for K-12 Science Education.

  • Episode 77: A Shared Dislike

    February 16th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  47 mins 16 secs

    In this episode, we discuss classroom management and offers ways to reframe the concept in more student-centered and relational ways.

  • Episode 76: Not a Numbered List Show

    February 9th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  41 mins 17 secs

    This week we pick our favorite science books (including books that influenced our thinking about science and fictional science books).

  • Episode 75: Monkey Business in the Metaverse

    February 2nd, 2022  |  Season 2  |  45 mins 55 secs

    In this episode, we discuss learning progressions for science teachers.

  • Episode 74: Believable or Accurate (To Some Degree)

    January 26th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  35 mins 42 secs

    This episode we talk about science movies that we love (or at least ones that we think are worth watching).

  • Episode 73: A Meta Effort

    January 19th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  42 mins 15 secs

    In this episode, we talk about using sensemaking to promote sensemaking.

  • Episode 72: At the Very End of the Long Tail

    January 13th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  41 mins 45 secs

    This week we dip our toe into the questions of why equity matters in science education. We begin with thinking about why sense making is so central to equity.

  • Episode 71: Lessons Learned for 2022

    January 5th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  47 mins 49 secs

    In this episode, we look back at 2021 and what we've learned that we can apply to the new year ahead.

  • Episode 70: Stealing Student Agency

    December 29th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  42 mins 52 secs

    We talk about sense making and its importance to science teaching and learning, and also how it is not argumentation.