Listen "Episode 59: Pocket Full of Questions"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss pressing for evidence-based explanations. As the final set of practices in Ambitious Science Teaching, this phase involves helping students construct a final, evidence-based explanatory model for the phenomenon. As we discuss this practice, we also talk more generally about the powerful impact of asking good questions and how we support new teachers' development.
Near the end, we briefly discuss work by Jessica Thompson, Elham Kazemi and Magdalene Lampert. Some articles to check out include:
Practice Makes Practice: Learning to Teach in Teacher Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0161956X.2014.938997)
Learning Teaching in, from, and for Practice: What Do We Mean? (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022487109347321)
Things that bring us joy this week:
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608669/harlem-shuffle-by-colson-whitehead/) / the Wonder Years reboot (https://abc.com/shows/the-wonder-years)
Bodywork / Massage Therapy
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)
Near the end, we briefly discuss work by Jessica Thompson, Elham Kazemi and Magdalene Lampert. Some articles to check out include:
Practice Makes Practice: Learning to Teach in Teacher Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0161956X.2014.938997)
Learning Teaching in, from, and for Practice: What Do We Mean? (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022487109347321)
Things that bring us joy this week:
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608669/harlem-shuffle-by-colson-whitehead/) / the Wonder Years reboot (https://abc.com/shows/the-wonder-years)
Bodywork / Massage Therapy
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)
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