Science In-Between

In this episode, we discuss the nature of international students on US college campuses. We reference the following resource: Enrollment Trends from the Institute for International Education (https://opendoorsdata.org/data/international-students/enrollment-trends/) Things that bring us joy this week: Faithful Place by Tana French (https://atomicbooks.com/products/faithful-place-a-novel) Preservation Hall Jazz Band (https://www.preservationhall.com/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about negotiations and how they are like teaching. Things that bring us joy this week: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123857637) by Chris Voss and Tahl Raz Grilling Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we talk about the SIFT model for media literacy. Things that bring us joy this week: The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates (https://ta-nehisicoates.com/books/the-message/) The Likeness by Tana French (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Likeness) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about how our labor in our communities can be a reflection of established patterns of privilege that can be treated as "the way we do things". Things that bring us joy this week: One by One (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54197718-one-by-one) by Freida McFadden Orphan X (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40874079-orphan-x) by Gregg Hurwitz Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss the AI Assessment Scale. (https://aiassessmentscale.com/) Things that bring us joy this week: All Systems Red by Martha Wells (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Systems_Red) Will & Harper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_%26_Harper) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about how to work with teachers who may not want to change in the way that you want them to change. Things that bring us joy this week: Thunderbolts* (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20969586/) Never Split the Difference:: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123857637) by Chris Voss Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week, we discuss a recent Radiolab episode and how important research and exploration are. Radiolab episode: The Age of Aquaticus (https://radiolab.org/podcast/the-age-of-aquaticus) Things that bring us joy this week: 50th Anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail) Four Seasons on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/81750702) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about leadership, transparency, workload, and evaluation. Things that bring us joy this week: The Residence (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8740614) on Netflix Moulin Rouge! on Broadway (https://moulinrougemusical.com/new-york/home/)or on film (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203009) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss what a practice-based teacher education could look like. Things that bring us joy this week: Dirty Chai (https://www.thespruceeats.com/dirty-chai-definition-765697) Song Exploder (https://songexploder.net/), especially the episodes with MJ Lenderman (https://songexploder.net/mj-lenderman) and Adrianne Lenker (https://songexploder.net/adrianne-lenker) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about Pedagogical Content Knowledge, all the related concepts it has spawned, and how those are or are not useful in moving our understanding of teaching forward. Things that bring us joy this week: Remarkable (https://remarkable.com/) (a new gadget) Fixing things (particuarly 3D printing in this case) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss A Sudent Manifesto for Assessment in the Age of AI (https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/Eden-Centre/Assets-EC/Documents/PKU-LSE-Conf-April-2025/LSE-PKU-Student-Manifesto.pdf) from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Things that bring us joy this week: Red Rising saga from Pierce Brown (https://www.piercebrown.com/redrisingsaga) The Audacy app (https://www.audacy.com/about) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about uncertainty and how important it is to good science teaching. Watkins, J., & Manz, E. (2022). Characterizing pedagogical decision points in sense-making conversations motivated by scientific uncertainty. Science Education, 106(6), 1408–1441. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21747 Things that bring us joy this week: Awesome Toes Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss when the "golden age" of education was. Things that bring us joy this week: Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) (https://japanesebreakfast.rocks/) Severance on AppleTV+ (https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about relabeling practice with new teaching terms and how it is like what happens with students in science classrooms. Things that bring us joy this week: Baseball (Especially Spring Training with the Pittsburgh Pirates) Ireland (and Library St. if you are looking for a restuarant recommendation) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we talk about grouping in classroom environments. Things that bring us joy this week: James by Percival Everett (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738749/james-by-percival-everett/) Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal (https://reesesbookclub.com/book/erotic-stories-for-punjabi-widows/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

Things that bring us joy this week: Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we revisit the topic of artificial intelligence and discuss how it is being integrated into classwork. Things that bring us joy this week: My Old Ass (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18559464/) White Lotus Season 3 (https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotus) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

Things that bring us joy this week: Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss homework. Things that bring us joy this week: Paul Krugman on Substack (https://paulkrugman.substack.com/) AI Snake Oil (https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691249131/ai-snake-oil?srsltid=AfmBOop5mijEcuBghewuvNLCNV4M3CopNySX238NpCXWNcGiweavEyH7) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we negotiate the meaning of negotiation of meaning and what kind of talk that means. Things that bring us joy this week: The Last Showgirl (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31193791) Anatomy of a Fall (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17009710/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about how leaders learn to be leaders and what the challenges are for leaders who don't have training. Things that bring us joy this week: Skiing Machine Learning and Human Intelligence: The future of education for the 21st Century (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40750958-machine-learning-and-human-intelligence)by Rosemary Luckin Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss science certifications in PA. Things that bring us joy this week: Shogun on FX (https://fxnow.fxnetworks.com/show/619b3b91-5ee6-46f5-8c84-543d2a9400bd) The Diplomat on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/tudum/the-diplomat) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we try to talk about our favorite fictional science teachers. Things that bring us joy this week: English Teacher (https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/english-teacher) Lee Movie (https://www.leemovie.com/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

Things that bring us joy this week: Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss student situations where grace may be needed. Things that bring us joy this week: Holiday Movies Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (https://www.pushkin.fm/audiobooks/revenge-of-the-tipping-point) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about the tension between knowing you need to let people talk through their own thinking and the fact that all learning opportunities have time constraints. Things that bring us joy this week: Sampson Boat Co. (https://www.youtube.com/@SampsonBoatCo) YouTube Channel Everyone This Christmas has a Secret (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/206005312-everyone-this-christmas-has-a-secret) by Benjamin Stevenson Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss an upcoming conference presentation. Things that bring us joy this week: The Murderbot Diaries (https://www.marthawells.com/murderbot.htm) The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers podcast (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32028027/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about what the Department of Education does and what it means if it is weakened or eliminated. Things that bring us joy this week: Portugal (yes, the country) Tom Lake (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63241104-tom-lake)by Anne Patchett Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss conducting observations with teacher candidates. Things that bring us joy this week: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711797/first-lie-wins-reeses-book-club-by-ashley-elston/) Shrinking on AppleTV+ (https://tv.apple.com/us/show/shrinking/umc.cmc.apzybj6eqf6pzccd97kev7bs) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about how we see and interpret the world is a lot about who we are and what our experiences have been all the way down to the data coming from our senses. [Alternative episode title: Old Man Illness Corner] Uexküll's Umwelt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umwelt) Things that bring us joy this week: Only Murders in the Building (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11691774/) on Hulu Fourth Wing (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61431922-fourth-wing) by Rebecca Yarros Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss the teaching of controversial topics in science. Things that bring us joy this week: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12037194/) NCAA College Football (https://www.ncaa.com/sports/football/fbs) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about how to answer the question "when does the teacher intervene when a kid's idea is wrong?" Things that bring us joy this week: The Penguin (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15435876/) Question Everything with Brian Reed (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1258547263/question-everything-with-brian-reed) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss the released sample questions for the PA Keystone exam (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CfOGLusViqtmNhrE9OS_CJ7PhX8f7sJE/view?usp=sharing) in Biology. Things that bring us joy this week: PA Teacher Educator of the Year (https://blogs.millersville.edu/news/2024/10/25/ville-prof-teacher-educator-of-the-year/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we revisit gapless explanations. Things that bring us joy this week: Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25733990-sleeping-giants) Home Improvement Projects Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about failure in science and how we need to think about it in terms of teaching. Things that bring us joy this week: Horse (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59109077-horse)by Geraldine Brooks Nobody Wants This (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26933824/)on Netflix Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we revisit the topic of phenomena and their selection and use in science classes. Things that bring us joy this week: Against the Rules podcast (https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/against-the-rules) The Old Guard (https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/the-old-guard) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about book clubs for professional learning and how to structure them. Things that bring us joy this week: Apple Cider Doughnuts Smokeless Firepits (Breeo (https://breeo.com) (not (yet) a sponsor) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss the complicated nature of learning space, learning theory, and pedagogy. Things that bring us joy this week: Dear Reader game (https://www.dearreadergame.com/) Pittsburgh Riveters (https://www.riverhounds.com/news/2024/09/18/pittsburgh-riveters-w-league-name-announcement/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about why hands-on and lab activities are not the same as phenomenon-driven science practices. Things that bring us joy this week: Mike Bribiglia - The Old Man and the Pool (https://www.netflix.com/title/81665900) on Netflix Rex Orange County (https://www.rexorangecounty.com) - The Alexander Technique Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about AI and what teachers should know about it. Things that bring us joy this week: The Fall Guy (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1684562/) Slow Horses (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), Season 4 Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss the value of partnerships between higher education institutions and schools. Things that bring us joy this week: The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/225407/the-demon-of-unrest-by-erik-larson/) The Gentlemen series on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/81437051) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This is the end of season 4, so it is an all joys episode, so enjoy (see what we did there). Things that bring us joy this week: Podcast Search Engine (https://www.searchengine.show) Decoder Ring (https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring) Book Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139400713-martyr) The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65678550-the-heaven-earth-grocery-store)by James McBride Album Maggie Rogers - Don't forget me (https://shop.maggierogers.com/products/don-t-forget-me-digital-album) Adrianne Lenker (https://www.adriannelenker.com) Game Cypher 007 (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cypher-007/id1586958842) Monikers (https://www.cmyk.games/products/monikers) Phone App Athlytic (https://www.athlyticapp.com) Yoga Go (https://yoga-go.fit) Movie Past Lives (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13238346) Deadpool & Wolverine (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6263850/) Television Show Dark Matter (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19231492) Homicide: Life on the Street (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106028) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss conducting observations of phenomenon-based science classrooms. Things that bring us joy this week: The Ferryman by Justin Cronin (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/575362/the-ferryman-by-justin-cronin/) The band, Dehd (https://www.dehd.horse/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about teaching as a science, engineering, design, craft, or art practice. Things that bring us joy this week: Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6261332-shop-class-as-soulcraft) by Matthew B. Crawford Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed America (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/184483.Meet_You_in_Hell) by Les Standiford Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we outline the educational aspects of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 documen (https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf)t. Things that bring us joy this week: Spotle, Music Wordle game (https://spotle.io/) Immunity to Change book (https://www.amazon.com/Immunity-Change-Potential-Organization-Leadership/dp/1422117367) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

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 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/157654249-teaching-climate-change) by Mark Windschitl The Plinko Bounce (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126133776-the-plinko-bounce) by Martin Clark Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss mentoring and induction of new science teachers. Things that bring us joy this week: Free Library of Philadelphia (https://www.freelibrary.org/) International Futbol (https://www.fifa.com/en) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

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 (https://adriannelenker.bandcamp.com/album/bright-future) by Adrianne Lanker Wilco (maybe specifically Kicking Television: Live in Chicago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kicking_Television:_Live_in_Chicago)) Cut Worms (https://www.cut-worms.com) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss the sticky subject of transfer in education. Things that bring us joy this week: Taskmaster (https://www.youtube.com/c/Taskmaster) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/remarkably-bright-creatures-shelby-van-pelt?variant=41039357706274) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

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 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095631/) Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65678550) by James McBride Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

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 (https://slate.com/podcasts/slow-burn/s9/gays-against-briggs) Serial podcast - Season 4 (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/podcasts/serial-season-four-guantanamo.html) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)