{"podcast":{"title":"Science Modeling Talks","slug":"science-modeling-talks-980960","podcast_index_feed_id":980960,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/sciencemodelingtalks/","website_url":"https://sciencemodelingtalks.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c67a38db-157d-4982-baef-a11075b1a76a/AMTA-thumb-01-1-.jpg","author":"Mark Royce","episode_count":82,"summary":"Science Modeling Talks is a podcast series that introduces you to top science Modeling teachers and thought leaders in a relaxed and conversational interview format. In our episodes, you'll hear stories and ideas that help the science education community learn and grow as effective classroom teachers. Visit our website for show note, links and more info about our guests: sciencemodelingtalks.com","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-modeling-talks-980960"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 65 - Cynthia Passmore - \"Models Are the Functional Unit of Scientific Thought\"","slug":"episode-65-cynthia-passmore-models-are-the-functional-unit-of-scientific-thought","published_at":"2025-02-01T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-modeling-talks-980960/episode-65-cynthia-passmore-models-are-the-functional-unit-of-scientific-thought","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-modeling-talks-980960","url":"https://sciencemodelingtalks.com/episode-65-cynthia-passmore","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/podcasts.captivate.fm/media/624621bb-ee88-48cc-a935-e73f145b85e3/Episode-65-Cynthia-Passmore-Models-are-the-functional-unit-of-s.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Mark talks with Cynthia Passmore, who is a professor of science education at the University of California, Davis. They talk about the differences between the approach to modeling developed at ASU and UC Davis, which seem to be more and more similar as time goes by. They talk about how all of our understanding in scientific study is based on models, even if we do not specifically hold those up as \"models\" per se. We use mental models to explain the world around us and to better understand how and why certain interactions happen the way they do. They talk about modeling instruction and the Next Generation Science Standards and how modeling really gets students to do the thinking as scientists and make the connections between what we see and the explanations for what we see. They talk about Cynthia's new book, even get to talk about some of Cynthia's recent research on effective teaching using modeling methods in the high school biology classroom. Guest Cynthia Passmore Cynthia Passmore is currently a Professor specializing in science education in the University of California, Davis School of Education. She did her doctoral work at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and prior to that she was a high school science teacher. Her research focuses on the role of models and modeling in student learning, curriculum design and teacher professional development. She investigates model-based reasoning in a range of contexts and is particularly interested in understanding how the design of learning environments interacts with students’ reasoning practices. She has been the principal investigator of several large grants and is the lead on a collaborative curriculum design project that has created a full-year high school biology course. A key practitioner publication…","meta_description":"In this episode, Mark talks with Cynthia Passmore, who is a professor of science education at the University of California, Davis. They talk about the dif…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1947,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/science-modeling-talks-980960/episodes/episode-65-cynthia-passmore-models-are-the-functional-unit-of-scientific-thought/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-modeling-talks-980960/episode-65-cynthia-passmore-models-are-the-functional-unit-of-scientific-thought.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}