Sam Evans

Science teacher turned PhD student @UWMadEducation. Fan of @citizensclimate, #modphys, @packers, the 1980 Cosmos series, & public engagement with science.

[Sam Evans @samevns]

Thanks for another great conference #NARST26 in Seattle!

[Sam Evans @samevns]

Incredible

[NASA @NASA]

Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back.

Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl

[Sam Evans @samevns]

Grateful to have presented with an amazing group of scholars at #NARST25 in DC! Thanks @NARSTorg @TroyDSadler @JennyDauer Danny Pimentel, Sarah Poor, and Ben Janney

[Sam Evans @samevns]

I voted for Harris-Walz in Wisconsin!

[Sam Evans @samevns]

Vote!

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

It’s time to turn the page.

[Ricky Davila @TheRickyDavila]

https://t.co/HuLbTo7aTc endorses VP Kamala Harris and drops a new song called ‘Yes She Can’.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

I’m asking for your vote because as president, I will get up every day and fight for the American people.

[Sam Evans @samevns]

Had a blast at the Madison, WI Harris rally last night. Your vote matters! Make a plan and VOTE. Fellow Wisconsinites find out more about voting here https://t.co/AQRiWggjYZ @KamalaHarris @Tim_Walz

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians.

I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor.

My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California.

That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people.

Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand.

I want to tune out.

But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious.

And I will always be an American before I am a Republican.

That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious.

For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing.

The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better.

It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed!

But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems.

It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful.

We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.

That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz.

Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us.

And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. https://t.co/eHFZ723I4H

[Sam Evans @samevns]

Excited to vote for Harris-Walz in Wisconsin! @KamalaHarris @Tim_Walz

[Sam Evans @samevns]

A slide from my presentation to the @HoltzCenter yesterday. Juxtaposing my old social media posts to show how I began to experience disconnects between science in and outside of schools. Science as a science teacher was different than science as a climate activist.

[Sam Evans @samevns]

Thanks @HoltzCenter for supporting and enriching my research!

[Sam Evans @samevns]

It was an honor to present my work at the #NARST24 Graduate Student Research Symposium! Thanks @NARSTorg for a great conference in Denver.

[Dr. Luisa Rebull @lrebull]

Educators: Do real research with NASA Astronomers!
The NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) invites US-based teachers to apply for its one-year program. Travel costs are included!
Deadline: September 11, 2023 for the 2024 program year. https://t.co/CTEWgmXQH1

[John Rudolph @JLRudolph]

Was great chatting with Morteza from @NewBooksNetwork about Why We Teach Science (and Why We Should)! Check it out if you're interested.
https://t.co/ndEoty1zMD @OUPAcademic

[John Rudolph @JLRudolph]

Okay, hoping to get the word out about the new book. 5 copies to give away. Retweet to put your name in for a drawing for a FREE BOOK! (Winners announced at the end of the week.) Great for your summer reading. https://t.co/UwqPHbglOs

[John Rudolph @JLRudolph]

A nice little news piece for your Friday. Thanks to the Comms folks at @UWMadEducation for putting this together! https://t.co/7wDO8aKCYb

[Sam Evans @samevns]

Leaving #NARST2023 feeling energized and inspired. Thanks all, until next time!

[Sam Evans @samevns]

Important research for science teachers at #NARST2023 @ayelet_bt says findings suggest we need more “coherence between the stated goals of science education, and its actual effects on behavior.”

[Sam Evans @samevns]

Thanks to those who came our presentation at #NARST2023 #NARST23 & to our discussant Dr. Varelas! @cbdoctora @TeacherSedlacek @GresesPerez