Many years ago, when I was a little girl, my grandfather gave me a gift. As it was very common in our family – it was a book. The book had a smiling man with unruly curly hair on its… Read moreThe Pleasure of Findings Things Out
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… Read moreNew STEM Videos on our STEM Videos for All Channel
A number of years ago I read a book by one of my favourite authors – Mitch Albom, “The Five People You Meet in Heaven”. One of the themes of this book is that some people we encounter in our… Read moreMentorship matters: In memory of Dr. Gordon Gore
Dear STEM Education researchers, educators, teachers and students: We are very excited to announce a Call for Papers in the new special issue of MDPI journal. Please read the information below. Special Issue “Towards a Sustainable Future through Innovative STEM… Read moreSpecial Issue: Towards a Sustainable Future through innovative STEM Education
This Friday, I was invited to take part in the BC Science Teachers’ Association Annual Conference, called Catalyst. This is an annual gathering of science teachers from all across British Columbia. Usually, most of the teachers come from the Lower… Read moreCATALYST 2020 BC Science Teachers Conference
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. (Ulysses, Lord Tennyson) Every year at the end of August many K-12 and post-secondary teachers like me feel excited and a little bit nervous. What will the next academic year… Read moreA New Challenge or a New Opportunity
While it is clear that the pandemic wreaked havoc in many areas of education, there is a clear positive outcome of the pandemic – we realized that we can use technology to bring us closer, rather than to move us… Read moreThe Silver Lining of the Pandemic: Implications for STEM Teacher Education
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… Read moreSupporting Children’s Education during the Pandemic: A webinar for UNA community
I have been asked a lot lately to compare online learning our children are experiencing now with the face-to-face learning. I try not to do it for a very simple reason. It seems to me that what is going on… Read moreOnline education vs. Emergency remote teaching
