Ep. 50 – International Women’s Day with Lilly Woodbury

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Last year on this day, I featured Britt Buirs (go find that one). But this year, I’ve selected Lilly Woodbury. I first recorded this episode in September of 2020 and I have always felt this is one of my favourite episodes. Lilly’s articulate way of expressing complex issues surrounding the climate, the health of the oceans, sustainability and good, healthy … Read More

Virtual Reality in a Math Class with Jennifer Brown

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How far outside the box are you willing to take your classroom? How about far enough that you enter a virtual world, where your students use their own avatar to manipulate the concepts you’re teaching. This is what Jennifer Brown does in her math classroom. She uses a curriculum developed by Prisms of Reality (link to their website below) to … Read More

Crypto, Bitcoin and Doge Oh My!

Tim StephensonScience 360 Podcast

I’ve known BJ since he was a grade 9 student in my science class. I knew there was something special about him back then because he gained international attention by challenging the system over a flag. Seriously, look it up. But every tech question I had, BJ had the answer. As I watched him over the next couple of years, … Read More

Explaining the Big Bang Theory

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In the summer of 2021, I had the fun opportunity to be on the Out of the Trenches podcast with Dana Goodier. We had a great chat about teaching, but then Dana gave me this glorious chance to talk space! She asked me, “what do people get wrong about space?” and off I went. I asked Dana for the audio … Read More

Ep. 46 – Shaking Up Science Education

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In this episode, I take a swing at the way we teach science. To me, it is a subject that needs a major shake up. There is just too much going on in the world today that demand a new understanding of scientific principals to continue with the status quo. I give some examples from elementary grades and high school … Read More