Bite-sized PD from classroom teachers. We interview awesome science teachers and try to capture some of their best lessons and strategies in addition to insights they've learned along the way. We hope to share some of their passion and expertise in a way that motivates, encourages and inspires you to try new things and get better at the art of teaching science.
Inspiring Science Teachers
Claim This Podcastby Chris Stoker
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Bite-sized PD from classroom teachers. We interview awesome science teachers and try to capture some of their best lessons and strategies in addition to insights they've learned along the way. We hope to share some of their passion and expertise in a way that motivates, encourages and inspires you to try new things and get better at the art of teaching science.
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Recent Episodes
July 8, 2026
Ambitious Science Teaching book study roundup
<p>What does it really take to shift a science classroom from covering content to helping students make sense of phenomena? In this episode, Chris Stoker talks with Emily and Jamie about the lessons they learned while leading an Idaho Science Teaching Association book study on Ambitious Science Teaching (AST).</p><p>Practical tips discussed about AST strategies:</p><ul><li>they force students to think more deeply</li><li>they work k-12 and you can start off small</li><li>they raise state test scores</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.idahoscienceteacherswix.org/2023-2024-book-study" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">link to Idaho Science Teaching Association book study page</a></p><p><br></p>
April 30, 2026
Connecting With STEM Opportunities - Branzell and Amanda
<p>For this episode Becky and Chris interview Branzell Porchia, STEM Program Manager, and Amanda Paterson, Computer Science Program Manager with WDC + STEM. They have a great passion for connecting teachers and kids with stem resources in our state. Two take aways: 1) the big impact we can have on students when we give them powerful learning experiences and 2) the vast number of opportunities that Idaho offers to help prepare students for STEM and the workforce.</p><p>Resources links:</p><p> </p><p>Idaho STEM Action Center <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstem.idaho.gov%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cstoker.chris%40westada.org%7C6a20b8e74bfe4ff7651c08de94b296f4%7Ce0d6252b4a93477e885c3a03eebc7753%7C0%7C0%7C639111691934569070%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=flP9RsY%2BBt71JRCy6%2BGqRddnvlc%2F43psJ9dfn8YtJP0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://stem.idaho.gov/</a></p><p>Next Steps Idaho <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnextsteps.idaho.gov%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cstoker.chris%40westada.org%7C6a20b8e74bfe4ff7651c08de94b296f4%7Ce0d6252b4a93477e885c3a03eebc7753%7C0%7C0%7C639111691934596887%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=4CXHc8FhvCZNdSg3FJCYI4IqJ7AkQi7a%2By5bC9TtPF4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nextsteps.idaho.gov/</a></p><p>Launch Scholarship <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnextsteps.idaho.gov%2Flaunch&data=05%7C02%7Cstoker.chris%40westada.org%7C6a20b8e74bfe4ff7651c08de94b296f4%7Ce0d6252b4a93477e885c3a03eebc7753%7C0%7C0%7C639111691934617090%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IFcU2w86SsuREr1SWJCgnk5FEAMuXKsIn%2F1WVfj%2FjoE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nextsteps.idaho.gov/launch</a></p><p>STEM Diploma Scholarship <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstem.idaho.gov%2Fstem-id%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cstoker.chris%40westada.org%7C6a20b8e74bfe4ff7651c08de94b296f4%7Ce0d6252b4a93477e885c3a03eebc7753%7C0%7C0%7C639111691934636476%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=B9EOx9qox0CrbDJRBuG30WVedK3x6qAZMkvH51BM1OM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://stem.idaho.gov/stem-id/</a></p><p>Learning Blade <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstem.idaho.gov%2Flearning-blade%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cstoker.chris%40westada.org%7C6a20b8e74bfe4ff7651c08de94b296f4%7Ce0d6252b4a93477e885c3a03eebc7753%7C0%7C0%7C639111691934655625%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ICorL%2BdpDyEcbDYEAtOE8ei5Fqapk0EhM%2BS1ArE2bpc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://stem.idaho.gov/learning-blade/</a></p><p>Code.org <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcode.org%2Fen-US&data=05%7C02%7Cstoker.chris%40westada.org%7C6a20b8e74bfe4ff7651c08de94b296f4%7Ce0d6252b4a93477e885c3a03eebc7753%7C0%7C0%7C639111691934675874%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=q608cvDnwXCvwly815TR3xRn9pUulkk56o3ruwSvXe0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://code.org/en-US</a></p><p>EngineeringbyDesign <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iteea.org%2Fengineering-bydesign&data=05%7C02%7Cstoker.chris%40westada.org%7C6a20b8e74bfe4ff7651c08de94b296f4%7Ce0d6252b4a93477e885c3a03eebc7753%7C0%7C0%7C639111691934695369%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=l6YBfmMDCwB%2Fz%2Be9T1gpWz8Qs8xvfbo951u23iQhG6o%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.iteea.org/engineering-bydesign</a></p><p>Idaho Science and Engineering Fairs <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstem.idaho.gov%2Fidsef%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cstoker.chris%40westada.org%7C6a20b8e74bfe4ff7651c08de94b296f4%7Ce0d6252b4a93477e885c3a03eebc7753%7C0%7C0%7C639111691934716000%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YW8zJURgw%2B2EB4Dn3kyTetc%2BM4M6C30o%2BFG%2Blop6n8A%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://stem.idaho.gov/idsef/</a></p><p>Hour of AI <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstem.idaho.gov%2Fcsedweek%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cstoker.chris%40westada.org%7C6a20b8e74bfe4ff7651c08de94b296f4%7Ce0d6252b4a93477e885c3a03eebc7753%7C0%7C0%7C639111691934735286%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ifsl20DDVFs1Tx%2FYBM21284KE4Vh%2BC1%2Bxx2hzalOCVg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://stem.idaho.gov/csedweek/</a></p><p>ISTEM <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstem.idaho.gov%2Fistem%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cstoker.chris%40westada.org%7C6a20b8e74bfe4ff7651c08de94b296f4%7Ce0d6252b4a93477e885c3a03eebc7753%7C0%7C0%7C639111691934754140%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=92TqjK2nSPs82%2F4GV%2Fb4MIQQqvmucHIoaIQj2RGR41o%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://stem.idaho.gov/istem/</a></p><p></p>
February 1, 2026
A February Reset For Science Teachers
<p>In this episode Chris shares 4 things he would do if he were jumping back into a classroom to start February. These are ideas that would hopefully help when your class (or you) are starting to drag before spring break. They are 1) stop explaining so much, 2) simplify and streamline, 3) protect your energy, and 4) double down on what works.</p><p></p>
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