Episode 148: In A Special Episode

This week we are talking about practice (not the Allen Iverson version). We want to dig in a little deeper into why we care so much about practice and how it is different to other ways of characterizing science activity like inquiry, lab skills, or the scientific method. Things that bring us joy this week: Search Engine Podcast (https://pjvogt.substack.com) One Day (https://www.netflix.com/title/81256740) on Netflix Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss educational words, concepts and practices that we hate. Things that bring us joy this week: Anatomy of a Fall (https://www.anatomyofafall.film/) Erasure by Percival Everett (https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/erasure) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about an article about transparence and invisibility that Scott wrote, Ollie was a participant in the research underlying the article and neither of our manatee brains remembers it. McDonald, S. P. (2016). The Transparent and the Invisible in Professional Pedagogical Vision for Science Teaching. School Science & Mathematics, 116(2), 95–103. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssm.12156 Things that bring us joy this week: The Last Repair Shop (https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-last-repair-shop-62484db8-0fcd-404a-ae0e-37c05f693fdf#) on Hulu James Acaster's Repertoire (https://www.jamesacaster.com/repertoire/) on Netflix Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss the article from the Journal of Research of Science Teaching (JRST) which is been cited the most over the last three years: Carlone, H. B., & Johnson, A. (2007). Understanding the science experiences of successful women of color: Science identity as an analytic lens. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 44(8), 1187-1218. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/tea.20237) Things that bring us joy this week: Poor Things (https://www.searchlightpictures.com/poor-things/) Magic Jigsaw Puzzles (https://magicpuzzlecompany.com/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about leadership, mostly in K-12 schools, but also a bit in higher education. Things that bring us joy this week: American Fiction (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23561236/) Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125528355-fugitive-pedagogy) by Jarvis R. Givens Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss the role that AI tools should play in the development of beginning researchers. We introduce the following tools: Elicit (https://elicit.com) Microsoft Copilot (https://copilot.microsoft.com/) Claude (https://claude.ai/chats) LitMaps (https://app.litmaps.com/library) Connected papers (https://www.connectedpapers.com/) Research Rabbit (https://www.researchrabbit.ai/) Consensus (https://consensus.app) Things that bring us joy this week: The Holdovers (https://www.miramax.com/movie/The-Holdovers/) All of Us Strangers (https://www.searchlightpictures.com/all-of-us-strangers/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we at least start out talking about learning spaces, both virtual and physical, but we wander a bit from there. Things that bring us joy this week: Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123979806-nuts-and-bolts) by Roma Agrawal The Right Mistake (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2812032-the-right-mistake) by Walter Mosley Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

In this episode, we discuss "10 Education Studies from 2023 that You Should Know" from Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/10-education-studies-you-should-know-from-2023/2023/12?utmsource=nl&utmmedium=eml&utm_campaign=eu&M=8614276&UUID=00e12bd8a61b87f3c64166df19fe4b41&T=11418127 Things that bring us joy this week: Cerakote Headlight Restoration (https://cerakoteceramics.com/cerakote-ceramic-headlight-restoration-kit/) Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (https://www.leighbardugo.com/book/ninth-house/) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

This week we talk about perfectionism, grades, and systems of evaluation and how they impact learners and us as humans. Things that bring us joy this week: Station Eleven (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20170404-station-eleven) by Emily St. John Mandel Dr. No (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59808430-dr-no) by Percival Everett Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

Here, we discuss a recent episode of the podcast, WorkLife with Adam Grant. In that episode, Grant meets with Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen, the authors of the book "Your Brain on Art." We also chat about research showing the correlation between the arts and award-winning artists. Arts Foster Scientific Success: Avocations of Nobel, National Academy, Royal Society, and Sigma Xi Members (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kendell-Pawelec/publication/247857346_Arts_Foster_Scientific_Success_Avocations_of_Nobel_National_Academy_Royal_Society_and_Sigma_Xi_Members/links/00b4953c00f875f191000000/Arts-Foster-Scientific-Success-Avocations-of-Nobel-National-Academy-Royal-Society-and-Sigma-Xi-Members.pdf) Things that bring us joy this week: Jack Reacher Season 2 (https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a46167775/reacher-amazon-prime-video-release-schedule/) Slow Horses Season 3 (https://tv.apple.com/us/show/slow-horses/umc.cmc.2szz3fdt71tl1ulnbp8utgq5o) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)