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It's Time for Science
by Tom Racine
A podcast aimed directly at the amazing and wonderful science teachers, educators and administrators out there, from Pre-K thru High School, who are engaging students and fostering curiosity about the world around them.It's Time for Science is produced by School Specialty, along with FOSS, the Full Option Science System, from The Lawrence Hall of Science.
Episodes
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 29: English Language Development and Translanguaging
It's Time for Science and it's time to talk about English Language Development (ELD) and translanguaging! Tom talks with Diana Vélez and Claudio Vargas about ELD in the science classroom and discusses their work on translanguaging. Diana Vélez is a curriculum developer and professional learning...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 28: Science Communication
It's Time for Science, and it's time to talk about science communication! Tom talks with Erin Winick Anthony, science communicator and founder of STEAM Power Media, about what it means to be an effective science communicator, the importance and many components of effectively communicating about...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 27: Back to School: Student Collaboration, Academic Vocabulary, and More!
It's Time for Science, and it's time to talk about going back to school–with a first on It's Time for Science–talking to actual students! Tom talks with teacher Lisa Lacey about embedded assessment, student collaboration, academic vocabulary, and more! AFTER listening to an interview Ms. Lacey...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 26: Cross-Cutting Concepts and Sense-Making Discussions
It's Time for Science, and it's time to talk about cross cutting concepts and sense-making discussions! Tom talks with Dr. Samantha Messier and professional learning specialist Leslie Lausten about those deep fundamental ideas that span across all science disciplines and how to facilitate…
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 25: A Multimodal Approach to Science Education through Noticing, Wondering, and Connections Routines
Want to read more about our guests and catch up on the podcast? Visit our new and improved blog: https://www.foss-science.com/category/podcast/. It's Time for Science, and it's time to talk about the importance of activating prior knowledge and a multimodal approach to science education through...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 24: student-centered learning and successful implementation
It's Time for Science, and it's time to talk about student-centered learning and successful implementation! Tom talks to science specialists Lynn Gutzwiller and Rachael Coleman from Jordan School District in Utah about how they best support teachers and how they were able to use ELA and…
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 23: STEM for All Students and Technology Integration
It's Time for Science, and it's time to talk again providing access to STEM for all students and technology integration! Tom talks to Dr. Leena Bakshi McLean (founder of STEM4Real, and author of the book "STEM for All: How to Connect, Create, and Cultivate STEM Education for All Learners") and...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 22: Fostering Safe Hands-On Science Environments
It's Time for Science, and it's time to talk again fostering safeR hands-on science environments! Tom talks to safety expert Dr. Kenneth R. Roy (Director of Environmental Health & Safety for Glastonbury Public Schools in Connecticut) and 2025 Paul deHart Hurd Award winner Kenneth L. Huff! Dr....
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 21: Implementation Strategies
It's Time for Science, and it's time to talk again about implementing elementary science effectively! Tom talks with the team from the Syracuse City School District about what they've done to have such a successful implementation of the FOSS Program. This well-oiled team consists of Science and...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 20: Outdoor Learning: Taking FOSS Outdoors
It's Time for Science, and it's time to talk again about science learning outdoors! Host Tom Racine talks with Dr. April Holton and educator Elisa Slee about outdoor professional learning and the value of getting both kids and teachers outside. Then Tom talks with Erica Beck Spencer about the...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 19: FOSS Pathways Awarded Design Review Badge
It's Time for Science is back in 2025 to celebrate being FOSS awarded a design review badge by Johns Hopkins University! Host Tom Racine talks with Dr. Steven Ross and Dr. Alan Reid from Johns Hopkins, before having a conversation with FOSS director Linda De Lucchi. Steven M. Ross, PhD is a...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 18: STEM Learning
Closing out the second season of It's Time for Science, it's time to talk about STEM learning and women in STEM! Host Tom Racine talks with teacher Stacy Gale and science communicator Dr. Alex Dainis! Stacy Gale is currently a 4th grade teacher and the former STEM specialist at Paul Cuffee School...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 17: ELD and Science Instruction
This month on It's Time for Science, it's time to talk about ELD (English language development) and science instruction! Host Tom Racine talks with Diana B. Vélez and Veronica Gallardo. Diana B. Vélez is a curriculum developer and professional learning provider for the Full Option Science System...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 16: The Science of Reading
This month on It's Time for Science, it's time to talk about the science of reading! Host Tom Racine talks with Leslie Lausten, M. Ed and Dr. Jennifer Slavick, Ed. D., authors of the whitepaper FOSS Enhances the Science of Reading Through Knowledge Building. Get the paper here: FOSS Enhances the...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 15: Implementation Strategies with FOSS®, The Full Option Science System™
This month on It's Time for Science, it's time to talk about Implementation Strategies! Host Tom Racine talks with Nicole Krefting who is the Elementary Curriculum Coordinator for Grand Forks Public Schools in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Tom and Nicole discuss tips on Implementation strategies and...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 14: Back to School Readiness
This month on It's Time for Science, it's time to talk about going back to school! Host Tom Racine talks with Dr. Anne Farley Schoeffler, the president of the National Middle Level Science Teachers Association, and award-winning outside educator Rachel Arbor. Dr. Anne Farley Schoeffler is the...
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It's Time for Science Episode 13: Summer Science at Home - Nature Journaling
This month on It's Time for Science, it's time to talk about summer science at home and nature journaling! Host Tom Racine talks with John Muir Laws, a principal innovator in the global nature journaling movement, and outside educator Erica Beck Spencer. John Muir Laws is an award-winning...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 12: Student Engagement with Hands-On Science
This month on It's Time for Science, we talk with a very special guest about student engagement. Host Tom Racine talks with award winning science communicator, the Hip Hop M.D., Maynard Okereke! Maynard Okereke, better known as the Hip Hop M.D., graduated from the University of Washington with a...
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It's Time for Science Episode 11: Social and Emotional Learning
This month on It's Time for Science, it's time to talk about social and emotional learning (SEL)! Host Tom Racine talks with Dr. Kenneth Wesson, a consultant on the science of education, learning, and the brain, and Ilyse Opas, Independent Educational Consultant specializing in SEL. Kenneth…
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 10: Community Engagement and Citizen Scientists
It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 10 This month on It's Time for Science, it's time to talk about community engagement and citizen scientists! Host Tom Racine talks with Dr. Mwenda KudumuBiggs from the Fleet Science Center and Emma Giles from SciStarter. Mwenda KudumuBiggs, the Fleet Science...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 9: Extended Learning Opportunities
It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 9 This month on It's Time for Science, it's time for extended learning! Host Tom Racine talks with Dr. Bryan Méndez about the upcoming solar eclipse and Erica Beck Spencer about getting kids outside. Dr. Bryan Méndez is an astronomer at the University of...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 8: Equity in Science Education, Part 2
Welcome to It's Time for Science! For our first episode of 2024, host Tom Racine continues our conversation on equity in science education! Tom talks with Meagan Sternberg, a K-12 Science Instructional Coach in Oregon, and Channon Jackson, a Program Director at the Alameda County Office of...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 7: Equity in Science Education
This month on It's Time for Science, host Tom Racine talks about equity in science education with Claudio Vargas and Holly Gil. Claudio Vargas, a Science Education Consultant with a focus on Equity in STEM, works with Sci-Lingual Education and FOSS at the Lawrence Hall of Science. He provides...
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It's Time for Science Episode 6: Getting Families Involved in Science
It's Time for Science! This episode Tom talks with Leonor Rebosura from Newark Unified School District and Kimberly Astle from the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. We also remember FOSS co-director, Larry Malone. Leonor Rebosura, the Director of Teacher Induction…
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 5: Taking Science Outdoors
It's Time for Science--outdoors! At the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference in Atlanta (March 2023), host Tom Racine interviewed two amazing educators about the importance of going outside when you teach. Autumn Rivera, the Colorado Teacher of the year, and a Finalist for...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 4: Comics in the Classroom
For this episode of It's Time for Science, we went to the world-renowned San Diego Comic Convention! We looked high and low for folks to talk with about the importance of science education and graphic novels, and it turns out it was super easy to find people on the same page! Tom speaks first…
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 3: Back to School with Science
In this episode of It's Time For Science, we're talking about going back to school (yes, already!). Host Tom Racine talks with education leader Rosanna Ayers and is joined in a road table discussion with instructional coach Laruen Brown and curriculum developer Brian Campbell. Rosanna Ayers is…
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 2: Teaching Inspirations and Exploring the Galaxy
For this episode of It's Time For Science, we're going to space! Host Tom Racine talks with science teacher Dave Curry, winner of the NMLSTA Paul DeHart Hurd Award and renowned astrophysicist Dr. Erika Hamden from the University of Arizona. Dave Curry is an experienced middle school science…
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 1: Educator Insights from NSTA
Welcome to the very first episode of It's Time for Science! We are creating a podcast aimed directly at the amazing and wonderful science teachers, educators and administrators out there, from Pre-K thru High School, who are engaging students and fostering curiosity about the world around them.…
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A podcast aimed directly at the amazing and wonderful science teachers, educators and administrators out there, from Pre-K thru High School, who are engaging students and fostering curiosity about the world around them.It's Time for Science is produced by School Specialty, along with FOSS, the Full Option Science System, from The Lawrence Hall of Science.
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