The Science Teacher's Playbook

40. Out With the Old: How STEELS Differs from the 2002 PA Science Standards

Welcome to Episode 40 of The Science Teacher's Playbook Podcast! In this episode, we're breaking down the big shifts coming to Pennsylvania science education with the u

39. From Leadership to Buildership – Cultivating a Thriving Science Ecosystem

What if we stopped treating leadership like a checklist and started thinking of it as an ecosystem? In this episode of The Science Teacher's Playbook, Beth dives into her

38. Driving Question Boards – Fueling Student Curiosity

In this episode of The Science Teacher's Playbook, we're diving into one of the most powerful yet underused tools in the 3D science classroom: the Driving Question Board

37. The Power of Phenomena

In this episode of The Science Teacher's Playbook, we're unpacking one of the most powerful tools in 3D science instruction: phenomena. Whether it's a broken phone screen

36. 3D Teaching and Why is Matters

🎙️ In this episode, we're diving into 3D science teaching—what it is, why it matters, and how you can start incorporating it into your classroom. If you've ever been told

35. Decoding the NGSS/STEELS Standards

Feeling overwhelmed by NGSS and STEELS standards? You're not alone! These 3D learning frameworks ask teachers to move beyond memorization and engage students in real-worl

34. The Relaunch! - Welcome to STPB!

After a year-long break, The Science Teacher's Playbook is back! In this episode, Beth is sharing why she hit pause, what's been happening behind the scenes, and what you

33. 3 Quick Tips to Embrace the STEELS Standards

You are listening to episode 33 of the ready, set, science podcast. Today is all about quick tips for getting started with the STEELS standards. Whether you like them or

32. The 2002 PA Science Standards vs the STEELS

You are listening to episode 32 of the ready, set, science podcast. In today's episode we are going to outline some of the  big changes coming with the STEELS standards a

31. STEELS PLC? Yes, please!

You are listening to episode 31 of the Ready, Set, Science Podcast and today is all about setting yourself up with a STEELS PLC. What is a PLC? What is their purpose? How

30. PETE & C Round Up

You are listening to episode 30 of Ready, Set, Science! On today's episode we will discuss my recent trip to PETE & C. I am going to review what I heard, learned and my r

29. The 5E Model

You are listening to episode 32 of the ready, set, science podcast. On today's show, we are talking all about the 5E model and how to use it in your science classroom. Th

REPLAY Using Phenomena in the Classroom

Welcome back to ready, set, science! Today we are going to focus on all things phenomena! I am so excited to get into this topic because it is one of my favorite ways to

REPLAY: Failure IS an option

Many people have a complicated relationship with failure, including me! How do we move away from teaching so kids can "get the right answer" toward teaching to  understan

REPLAY The Scientific Method is Dead…now what?

For generations, the scientific method has been the "go to" method for teaching real science in the classroom. But what it has really done, is take out the problem solvin

28. Homework - Dos & Don'ts

You are listening to episode 28 of the ready, set, science podcast. On today's show, we will discuss homework. I feel like homework is such a debatable topic. Even in my

27. Science Education Trends: Friend or Foe

You are listening to episode 27 of the Ready, Set, Science podcast. On today's episode we are going to discuss science education trends and whether or not those are valua

26. Breaking Student Misconceptions about Evolution

You are listening to episode 26 and today we are going to talk about what to do when students have science misconceptions and how to help them break those to really under

25. Teaching Students to Think Critically

You are listening to episode #25 of the Ready, Set, Science Podcast. This week we are talking all about Critical Thinking and how to promote it with your students.Critica

24. STEM Competitions

You are listening to episode 24 of the Ready, Set, Science Podcast. On today's episode we are talking about STEM competitions. There are numerous STEM competitions and ev