It's Time for Science

It's Time for Science

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.

Episodes

It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 21: Implementation Strategies

March 17, 2025 • 33 mins
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 Technology Director Dr. Dana Corcoran and elementary science instructional coaches Amy MacDonough and Ashley Blo...
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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 20: Outdoor Learning: Taking FOSS Outdoors

February 18, 2025 • 42 mins
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 history and importance of Taking FOSS Outdoors and weaving outdoor experiences directly into the FOSS curriculum.

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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 19: FOSS Pathways Awarded Design Review Badge

January 20, 2025 • 50 mins
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 professor and Executive Director at the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins ...
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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 18: STEM Learning

November 11, 2024 • 45 mins
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 in Providence, RI. Her love of outdoor education began when she was a camp counselor in Lake Ge...
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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 17: ELD and Science Instruction

October 21, 2024 • 31 mins
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 Project (FOSS K–8...
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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 16: The Science of Reading

September 24, 2024 • 29 mins
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.
 
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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 15: Implementation Strategies with FOSS®, The Full Option Science System™

August 26, 2024 • 28 mins
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 steps needed when implementing a full science curriculum.   They discuss the importance of a professional l...
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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 14: Back to School Readiness

July 22, 2024 • 46 mins
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 currently the president of the National Middle Level Science Teachers Association (NMLSTA), as well as th...
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It’s Time for Science Episode 13: Summer Science at Home - Nature Journaling

June 24, 2024 • 51 mins
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 naturalist, artist, scientist, educator, and the author and illustrator of several books including The...
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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 12: Student Engagement with Hands-On Science

May 24, 2024 • 37 mins
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 degree in Civil Engineering.  He is an award winning Science Communicator, having received both the Asteroid ...
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It’s Time for Science Episode 11: Social and Emotional Learning

April 23, 2024 • 38 mins
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 Wesson is a former higher ed...
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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 10: Community Engagement and Citizen Scientists

March 19, 2024 • 40 mins
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 Center’s Vice President for Community Service and Engagement, fell in love wi...

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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 9: Extended Learning Opportunities

February 20, 2024 • 33 mins
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 California, Berkeley. He is the Planetarium Director at the Lawrence Hall of Scienc...
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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 8: Equity in Science Education, Part 2

January 29, 2024 • 34 mins
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 Education.
 
We end the episode with a few words from Diana B. Vélez, author of this month's insig...
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It's Time for Science Podcast Episode 7: Equity in Science Education

November 27, 2023 • 48 mins
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 keynote presentations on equity in STEM and professional learning experiences for educators in science, fo...
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It's Time for Science Episode 6: Getting Families Involved in Science

October 23, 2023 • 45 mins
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 at Newark Unified School District in Newark California, talks with us about how to get families involved with scien...
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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 5: Taking Science Outdoors

September 18, 2023 • 31 mins
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 National Teacher of the Year, talks about the importance of taking kids outside and on day trips to local areas. She discuss...
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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 4: Comics in the Classroom

August 22, 2023 • 64 mins
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 with Tracy Edmunds, a teacher, educational consultant, curriculum developer, editor, and writer with over ...
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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 3: Back to School with Science

July 24, 2023 • 54 mins

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 the former director of youth education at the biomimicry institute and has been a county office science coordinator with 20+ years of clas...

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It’s Time for Science Podcast Episode 2: Teaching Inspirations and Exploring the Galaxy

June 27, 2023 • 61 mins

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 teacher and the 2023 recipient of the Paul DeHart Hurd Award, presented by the National Middle Level Science Teachers Association (NMLSTA), an ...

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