Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about AI, AJ Juliani, Conferences, note-taking, getting “Clipped”, and more. Dave is out of this world this week.  Jokes: Imagine if you walked into a room and there was a long line of people waiting to take a swing at you. – That’s the punch line. Cleaning windows is a pane. Last night a cinema near me was robbed of over $1,000. The thieves took one large bag of popcorn, two large drinks and a pack of Skittles. Did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda? He was lucky it was a soft drink. When I was 6, my dad took me into his workshop and said, ‘Son, someday, this awl will be yours.’ My grandfather invented the cold air balloon. It never really got off the ground. And the award for best neckwear goes to… Well, would you look at that! It’s a tie! People make such a big deal about vegans, but I don’t get it. I’ve never had beef with one. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. A quarter-acre of undeveloped land may not seem like much to some people, but to me, it’s a lot.

Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about AI, yes again, vacation, and more. Dave celebrates Citizen Science Month.  Jokes: What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question? So a duck walks into a pharmacy and says “Give me some chap-stick… and put it on my bill” What do you call a romantic dinner on a hot air balloon? An update. Don’t buy anything from a blacksmith! Everything they have is forged! I like the buzz I get swimming a mile off shore.  It’s pretty far out. I thought about going on an all-almond diet.  But that’s just nuts. It’s difficult to say what my wife does, she sells sea shells by the sea shore. To be Frank, I’d have to change my name.

Summary: Shawn and Troy continue the discussion about AI. This time we focus on curriculum. Plus, how technology understanding is lacking. Dave shares some EduGems.  Jokes: Does Darth Vader wear… deYodarant? A chicken and an egg walk into an ice cream shop. The server says, “Who’s first?” My subscription to Scrabble Club expired.– Now they’re sending me threatening letters. How does the Pope pay for things on eBay? He uses his Papal account. Pythagoras walks into an ice cream shop and says, “Which one is the hypotenuse?” The server says “y, the long face.” Dreamed I managed a Midas Muffler. – I woke up exhausted. If you are what you eat, Frank must be eating a lot of nuts lately. How many Kit Kats can Blues musicians eat in one sitting? 12 bars Boy George’s reptile bites 5 people in one day. He needs a calmer chameleon.

Summary: Shawn and Troy discuss teachers, certifications, AI, and more. Dave shares advice for new Science teachers.  Jokes: Whoever’s job it is to perforate these paper towels they just aren’t cutting it What’s the difference between a fly and a bird?  A bird can fly, but a fly can’t bird. The KFC Bluesky account only follows 11 people: the 5 Spice Girls and 6 guys named Herb, because of their ‘secret blend’ of 11 herbs and spices. So if a bishop and archbishop cross paths, do they have to fight to the death? People saying boo! to their friends has risen by 85% in the last year. That’s a frightening statistic. A ton is heavy, but not backwards. What part of the bread factory do lobsters work in? The crust station.

Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about Gemini training, AI, teacher cognitive load, and more. Dave takes on AI and what happens if it’s wrong.  Jokes: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? Pumpkin pi What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations? Tinselitis. I just want everyone to know that Dove chocolate tastes way better than their soap. “I’m gonna’ whack you with the neck of this old Silvertone guitar!” “Is that a fret?” How does it feel when you cross a cantaloupe with a herding dog? Meloncoly Companies that unclog drains must have a good work flow. Does the name Pavlov ring any bells? The highlight of my trip to the zoo was seeing an antelope. I’d never seen an insect run off to get married before! I connected my new phone to the cloud. Then I started getting mist calls.

Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about vocabulary, H5P, AI in schools, and more. Dave does data science. Jokes: Why do choirs keep buckets handy?  So they can carry their tune At which school did Sherlock Holmes get so smart?  Elementary. Did you hear about the shepherd who drove his sheep through town?  He was given a ticket for making a ewe turn. My IQ test results came back. They were negative. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it. If you arrest a mime, do you have to tell him he has the right to remain silent? I accidentally took my cats meds last night.  Don’t ask meow. Two silk worms had a race.  They ended up in a tie.

Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about using LLM’s, note taking, jokes, inquiry learning, Spelly, and more. Dave cites Franklin and combines water with Citizen Science. Jokes: So you’re saying you weren’t really asking for many?  Just one would have been un oeuf? What do you call 2 ninjas? A pair of sneakers What do you do when your bunny gets wet?  You get your hare dryer. How many apples grow on a tree? All of them Why do cows wear bells?  Because their horns don’t work. I am terrified of elevators.  I’m going to start taking steps to avoid them. Why did the worker get fired from the orange juice factory?  Lack of concentration.

Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about AI in education, social media, student jobs, and more. Dave has part 3 of Data Science Education.  Jokes: There are more atoms in a spoonful of water than spoonfuls of water in the ocean. Coprolites aren’t my favorite fossil but they’re a solid number two. I do have an old tennis racket you can have. No strings attached. I’m tired of following my dreams. I’m just going to ask them where they are going and meet up with them later. Middle School Science Minute   by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) K12Science Podcast:  Data Science Education, Part 3 I was recently reading the November-December 2025 issue of “The Science Teacher”, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read a featured article written Matthias Fisher, Cody Pritchard, Zhen Xu, and Joshua Rosenberg. They wrote an article entitled, “Finding Your Way into Data Science Education as a Science Teacher.” This is the third podcast in a series of three podcasts on the topics of Data, Data Science, and Data Science Education. In this article, the authors aimed to support science teachers without backgrounds in data science. by addressing three major challenges:  1. The lack of training to teach data science.   2. The difficulty of designing relevant and engaging data science lessons.   3. The challenge of teaching data science with limited technological resources.   In this podcast I address challenge #3 – the challenge of teaching data science with limited technological resources. https://k12sc

Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about Parent Conferences, and more. Dave examines data science in Part 2. Jokes: If you want a job in the moisturizer industry, the best advice I can give is to apply daily. I was fired from the keyboard factory yesterday.  I wasn’t putting in enough shifts. Helen Waite is in charge of my complaint department… if you have an issue with my jokes, you can go to Helen Waite. Just got a birthday card, opened it up, and a load of rice fell out. It was from Uncle Ben. Did you hear about the incredibly average philosopher? His name was Mediocrates. If I were a rapper, I’d be MC Spice. Then I could say, STOP! Hammer Thyme! Why are robots never afraid? Because they have nerves of steel. My wife texted me she saw a wolf on the way to work. My question is how she knew it was on its way to work?… Who can shave 25 times a day and still have a beard? A barber! I just got a new job as a street cleaner! Turns out there’s not much training involved, you just pick stuff up as you go along. This morning, I accidentally ran into the man who once sold me an antique globe. It’s a small world. Did you hear about the guy who tied his spaghetti together?  He ended up skipping dinner. I tried taking some high-resolution photos of local farmland, but they all turned out a bit grainy.

Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about AI in education. Dave has the first part of a three part series on Data Science. Jokes: I keep falling off my bike and injuring myself. It’s a really vicious cycle. What did 50 Cent do when he was hungry?  58 Thoughts from the desk of someone with a terrible cold… An empty tissue box… is nothing to sneeze at… There’s a gang going through our town, systematically shoplifting clothes in size order. The police believe they’re still at large. Nothing embarrasses a psychic more than throwing them a surprise party. I can’t figure out why Marvel hasn’t put any advertisements on the Incredible Hulk. He’s basically a giant banner. I’ve got an addiction to Cheddar cheese. It’s only mild though. Chocolate comes from cocoa, which is a tree. That makes it a plant. Therefore, chocolate is salad. What do you call a funny mosquito? Malarious! There’s only one rule in learning English. Their our know rules. Waiter, this coffee tastes like mud! Yes sir, it’s fresh ground. I made a pizza with liver. Nobody liked it… So I had to