Archive for the 'Outreach' Category
Benjamin Zander Talks about the Passion for Classical Music
Monday, July 2nd, 2012I think it is worth watching for any teacher… I enjoyed this TED talk very much.
Provincial Government Cancels Support for Science Literacy Program for BC Children and Families
Friday, June 29th, 2012British Columbia Public Education scene has been in turmoil in the past few years. Last year, a job action of BC teachers has shaken it even more. However, the actions by the BC Government towards public education make many of us even more puzzled than the actions of BC Teachers’ Union. Just yesterday, our Premier, […]
Famous Five and CAP Meeting in Calgary
Sunday, June 17th, 2012I just came back from the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Physicists that took place in Calgary, Alberta. It was a very intensive meeting for me as I am a member of the Division of Physics Education that has 9 sessions and of the Committee on Women in Physics. We were lucky […]
Recent Science Education Talk by Carl Weiman
Saturday, February 25th, 2012I think the presentation of Dr. Carl Weiman will be of interest to anybody who cares about science education. Even though Carl Weiman is focused on science education in the United States, his talk has clear implications to all of us. See: http://www.osa.org/Video_Library/SearchResultsVideo.aspx?Id=1458629449001
Olivia Fermi’s Thoughts on AAAS Panel Science is Not Enough
Saturday, February 25th, 2012I think Olivia’s thoughts on the panel are worth looking at: http://transmediavancouver.com/2012/02/25/james-hansens-dilemma-science-is-not-enough/ I hope you will enjoy reading her post the same way I did.
This is what a scientist looks like
Saturday, February 25th, 2012As science educators we know that science teaching is much more than lesson plans or science labs. It is also much more than technology we use in the classroom to teach science. Science teaching is also about WHO IS A SCIENTIST and CAN I BE ONE? I really liked how Allie Willinson decided to challenge […]
Science is Not Enough – AAAS Panel
Sunday, February 19th, 2012I have had an amazing opportunity to attend two very exciting conference this February – the American Association of Physics Teachers’ Conference in Ontario, California and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Conference in Vancouver. I put many of my comments about the events on my www.bcapt.ca blog and I do not want […]
New Year Thoughts on Science Teaching, Learning and Research
Friday, January 27th, 2012My blog has been dormant for a while. However, the lack of my activity has nothing to do with the lack of exciting developments in science education in Vancouver, in Canada and int he world. Vice versa, there have been so many interesting science education things in my life, that I could barely keep up. […]
On the Neutron Trail – Positioning Change and Global Nuclear Disarmament
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011A friend of mine, Olivia Fermi, will be giving a talk about the Neutron Trail project she has been working on for a number of years now. Olivia is a great public speaker and I would strongly recommend you attend this very special event. It will take place on January 19th at Instituto Italiano di […]