I am an active member of the American Association of Physics Teachers and I try to attend two AAPT meetings yearly. The 2011 AAPT Winter Meeting took place in Jacksonville, Florida from January 8-12, 2011 and I was very fortunate to attend it. I would like to share a few things that I will remember […]

January is a month when hundreds of physics educators from all over the world meet at the Winter American Association of Physicists Meeting. This year’s meeting takes place in Jacksonville, Florida during January 8-12. While there are many exciting events happening during the meeting one drew my attention more than others. A musician (a glass […]

This is an amazing TED’s talk. I strongly recommend it to all people who care about education. Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, Mrs. Sheryl Sandberg talks about why women are underachieving despite all the efforts that had been done in the last decades.  This is true “anywhere in the world” in “any field” and this […]

I would like to wish all my students and colleagues a very happy, healthy and fulfilling New Year! May 2011 be a wonderful year for all of us! I am very excited about the courses I am going to be teaching (Science methods for elementary teachers and practicum) and about the research my students and […]

As the holiday season is fast approaching and I have the luxury of time to read my favourite books, watch  my favourite movies and meet my favourite friends and family, I realize how fortunate I am being surrounded by my family and friends while doing what I like most – teaching science at UBC, doing […]

As the semester is winding down, I have the time to write about the book that made an incredible impression on me. The book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” opened my eyes to one of the most interesting and most ethically- and politically-loaded unsolved mysteries of the 20th century: the mystery of cancer. I […]

On October 3oth 2010 we had a very special event hosted at the Faculty of Education at UBC. We had more than 150 guests and almost 30 volunteers helping us to have amazing science stations and a great demo show. The event was supported by the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy and the Faculty of […]

On October 30, 2010 we organized the first Faculty of Education Family Science Day. This was possible thanks to the support of my colleagues from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, our amazing staff and students,  the Dean of Education and of course my family and friends. It is so great to be an organizer […]

Today Times Higher Education released its 2010-2011 world university rankings. Thanks to modern technology these rankings are easily available and we all can see where we are compared to other universities. I was very proud to find out that we are ranked 30th in the world. Actually 9 Canadian Universities are ranked among the top […]

As the summer is coming to an end, I keep thinking how technology will change my teaching and my life next year. These thoughts made me reflect on my various technology encounters this summer. For example, I like watching TED talks. This is one of the most powerful resources on the web now (in my […]