This term I teach future physics teachers. I have a group of wonderful students (13 future physics teachers) and we meet for three hours a week. Last week the students had an opportunity to visit a local school for a… Read moreShould You Become a Physics Teacher?
I teach a physics methods course for future physics teachers and it makes me think about different ideas and concepts we encounter while learning physics. As I was thinking of how we help our students to visualize the invisible, I… Read morePlaying with Iron Fillings
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What a great idea. As I wear glasses myself, I am fully well aware of how difficult it is to function when you do not have corrective eye ware available. Watch this short video to see how this problem can… Read moreA Global Vision for Vision
This term I am very fortunate to be able to teach a graduate course on the Research in Science Education (EDCP 559 at UBC). This course makes me think and rethink many of the concepts I thought I have understood… Read moreRethinking Conceptual Change Theories
BBC News Magazine published a very interesting article about Nikola Telsa. I would also recommend reading a book by Mark Essig: Edison and the Electric Chair: The Story of Light and Death. In addition, I read a book about Nikola… Read moreA Very Interesting Paper about Nikola Tesla
As a science education researcher and a science teacher who teaches future teachers and often visits schools, I often feel that there is a large gap between what we know about how students learn science and how we teach it…. Read moreScience Education Review
Today it was my first day teaching future physics teachers at UBC. It is so exciting to have an opportunity to inspire new physics teachers. I remember how grateful I was to more experienced physics teachers in Israel who helped… Read moreMy First Day Teaching A Physics Methods Course
I am a member of the BCAPT e-mail list. And this is what I received through the list today. What an amazing gift. Thank you Andy for sharing it with us. This is Andy’s text: “This image is just mind-blowing. … Read moreA Gift to Physics Teachers and Students for a New Year
