I am very fortunate to be able to participate in the 4th International STEM in Education Conference at Beijing Normal University. I am also proud to represent UBC and to be a member of the Executive Organizing Committee. I feel I am a part of a very exciting group and I hope we will become […]

I am honoured I was asked to host a delegation of 24 Chinese physics teachers from Hangzhou. These teachers are travelling to Canada to learn more about physics teaching and the use of technology in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. This is something I am very passionate about and I was happy I […]

I have been able to write a lot lately because I have been extremely busy with a few very important events. One of them is 6th UBC Facutly of Education Family Math and Science Day. On a stormy morning of October 15th, 2016, more than 80 student-volunteers (mainly future science and math teachers), colleagues and […]

A few days ago my husband Valery Milner and I had an amazing hike in the Joffre Lakes Provincial Park in BC. As the summer was winding down, we took some time to enjoy nature and reflect on our lives. While we were hiking up the trail, meeting people speaking many different languages, I couldn’t but think […]

Today is September 1st. While it might not mean much for a North American audience, as I grew up in  a place where September 1st meant the beginning of a new school year, it means a lot to me. For the last 40 years (since I was 6 years old), September 1st meant that I […]

As the new academic year is quickly approaching, we are happy to announce the 6th Faculty of Education Family Math and Science Day. Celebrating science and mathematics through leading a series of interactive activities at UBC Faculty of Education has become an amazing tradition in our Faculty. We will be celebrating mathematics and science once […]

As the summer is coming to an end, I would like to pause to reflect on some of my summer experiences. This was a very beautiful, busy and breathtaking summer for me. Just before the beginning of this summer I was notified that I was granted tenure and promotion – which obviously was wonderful news […]

I have been surrounded by science this week… As more than 60 people from 9 European countries and Canada (Iceland, Germany, Denmark, Czech, Switzerland, Ukraine, Finland, Nederlands, Estonia and Canada)  came to Iceland to participate in the EuroScienceFun 2016 Conference, I had a chance to meet the next generation of scientists and science educators. Yes, […]

I have had an incredible opportunity to meet with the European Colleagues who are engaged in science outreach. This was a European – EuroScienceFun 2016 conference and it took place in Reykjavik Iceland. I didn’t know much about Iceland before coming and I knew very little about how Europeans are engaged in science outreach. I […]

Every year I feel excited to explore educational technology tutorials created by the students in my ETEC 533 online course that focuses on creative use of technology in mathematics and science education. I hope these tutorials be used not only by my students (who are mostly secondary mathematics and science educators), but by other educators as well. […]