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Tuesday, February 15th, 2022
Last year we decided to conduct UBC Physics Olympics virtually. It was the choice we had to make in order to make the Olympics happen. Despite all the challenges more than 40 teams participated and the event went very well. However, surprisingly (at least to me), very few teams from outside of the Lower Mainland […]
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2021
This summer I had an opportunity to teach an intensive online course in our M.Ed. in Science Education program. My course focused on using technology in STEM education. One of the assignments in the course was to design a professional development activity that would support teachers in incorporating technologies in their practice. This is what […]
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Thursday, June 10th, 2021
Today Valery and I had an opportunity to present together at the International LUMAT Research Symposium in Helsinki Finland. It was a very special presentation for me for many reasons. First of all, I am very excited about using smartphones to do science. I think this is something positive that came out of this year […]
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Monday, December 14th, 2020
This year my Physics Methods course, as most of other courses on UBC campus moved online. I have to say that with all its challenges, it was a positive experience for me. I think I was able to interact with my students as much as we did during our Face-2-Face courses. We also discussed interesting […]
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Monday, December 7th, 2020
While it is clear to everybody that a current situation with the COVID-19 is troublesome, we cannot ignore the positive outcomes that came with the necessity of learning how to teach online. For example, in recent months, I took part in many amazing online seminars and workshops that were only possible because now we all […]
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Monday, August 17th, 2020
This is a list of my recent interviews on the topics related to the education in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: A Zoom Interview with e-Tek on the topic of Education in Canada: E-Tek Webinar#42 https://www.facebook.com/events/823480324869044/?ti=ls A phone interview with Vancouver Sun journalist, Lori Culbert on the challenges of K-12 students and their families […]
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They came through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. – Khalil Gibran (Your Children, from The Prophet) When my children were growing up and I was struggling […]
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Monday, April 27th, 2020
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Thursday, April 16th, 2020
I have watched this video a number of times now and I realize that I do want to share it with you. I love the title and even more, I feel the plight of this mom of four who is actually a special education teacher in Israel. We need to support the parents during the […]
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Friday, April 10th, 2020
To support our community during the pandemic, I was asked to give a free interactive lecture on online learning and homeschooling. I will be doing it on April 23, 2020. It will be an interactive seminar where I will show the community how they can use existing online resources to support their children. Please notice, […]
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