Dear physics enthusiasts and friends: This Saturday, more than 700 secondary students from all over BC travelled to UBC to participate in the 45th Annual UBC Physics Olympics: https://physoly.phas.ubc.ca/ . It was our first face-to-face post-pandemic event and I am… Read more45 UBC Physics Olympics in Numbers
As the winter 2022-2023 term is coming to an end, it gives me an opportunity to think about how we have been using smartphones in my physics classrooms in the last few years. While the original goal was to engage… Read moreThe evolution of smartphones in my Physics Classroom: Beyond engagement
This year, for the first time in my life I had an opportunity to visit a rodeo. Even though my Ph.D. is from the University of TX, I never had a chance to see a real rodeo there. I also… Read moreNew Academic Year – Have a Great Ride
This year I was invited to be one of the judges of the International LUMA StarT competition. This is a large international competition organized by my colleagues at the University of Helsinki in Finland. StarT competition invites educators and students… Read morePublic Voting: International LUMA StarT Competition
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…. Read moreGetting Ready for Virtual Physics Olympics
Dear Science Educators: Today is an exciting day for many of us in British Columbia, as we are starting our new academic year. It is especially exciting as many of us who had to teach online can return back to… Read moreOnline M.Ed. in Sci. Ed. Program @ UBC
As I am preparing for my fall semester (I am teaching my physics methods course for the 10th time), I keep thinking about how this year feels and what I expect of it. While last year, it wasn’t entirely clear… Read moreAcademic Year 2021-2022: New challenges, new possibilities, and new hopes
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… Read moreSummer course EDCP 544 – Final Projects
For the last two+ years, my colleagues and I have been working hard to organize an international STEM in Education Conference. It is the second time we are organizing it and Prof. David Anderson and I are co-chairs this time… Read moreSTEM in Education 2021 Conference: The Countdown begins
It took my colleague Prof. Rina Zazkis and I more than two years to write this paper. I am so glad it is out now and I am very proud of the results of our collaboration: https://journals.helsinki.fi/lumat/article/view/1519 Here is the… Read moreSTEM Teacher Education Research
