Archive for the 'Outreach' Category
Thursday, July 12th, 2012
I think that anybody who cares about what we teach and how we teach in mathematics or science classes should watch Dan’s talk. I especially like how he talks about the problems we ask our students and how many of these problems will be relevant to everyday life… What I mean is, how these problems […]
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
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Monday, July 2nd, 2012
I think it is worth watching for any teacher… I enjoyed this TED talk very much.
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Friday, June 29th, 2012
British 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, […]
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Sunday, June 17th, 2012
I 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 […]
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Saturday, February 25th, 2012
I 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
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Saturday, February 25th, 2012
I 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.
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Saturday, February 25th, 2012
As 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 […]
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Sunday, February 19th, 2012
I 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 […]
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Friday, January 27th, 2012
My 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. […]
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