Happy New Year!
I would like to wish everybody a happy and healthy new year. I thought that Sheldon, Penny and Leonard in one of my faviourite episodes of The Big Bang Theory will do it better than I can: I also would… Read moreHappy New Year!
Category: General teaching
Open Letter to President Obama
Family Science Day and Celebrate Science Library Fest 2012
On October 27 2012 we had another Family Science Day and on November 2nd we had our third Celebrate Science Library event. The goals of both events were to bring science to the community: to teachers, parents, future teachers and… Read moreFamily Science Day and Celebrate Science Library Fest 2012
Janusz Korczak and UBC Faculty of Education
A few days ago while walking along the hallway of the UBC Faculty of Education I noticed a very special exhibit. The exhibit drew my attention right away – a number of black and white photos featured children with a… Read moreJanusz Korczak and UBC Faculty of Education
Interview with Linda Darling-Hammond on Finland and on Education in the US
The Finland Phenomenon: What can Canada learn from it?
I am teaching a very interesting graduate course this term. In one of the meetings, my students suggested us to replace the readings I recommended them by the recent report by OECD: Top of the Class: High Performers in Science… Read moreThe Finland Phenomenon: What can Canada learn from it?
BCAPT Fall 2012 Meeting at TRIUMF
I had a great opportunity to attend the BCAPT Fall 2012 Meeting together with more than 60 other physics teachers from all over BC. I just wanted to tell you how much impressed I was by the presentation of Dr…. Read moreBCAPT Fall 2012 Meeting at TRIUMF
Evolution Versus Creationism: What should science teachers do?
I am teaching a very interesting (at least for me) graduate course on the Research in Science Teaching and Learning. Our last meeting focused on the Nature of Science and we of course had an opportunity to discuss the Evolution-Creationism… Read moreEvolution Versus Creationism: What should science teachers do?
Taking My Students to a Physics Teaching Conference
On Saturday, October 13th, five of my students and I drove to Bellingham, Washington to attend a Washington Section AAPT Conference. I have posted my feedback about the conference here. It was a very special event and I felt that… Read moreTaking My Students to a Physics Teaching Conference