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… Read moreRecent Science Education Talk by Carl Weiman
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… Read moreThis is what a scientist looks like
A 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… Read moreOn the Neutron Trail – Positioning Change and Global Nuclear Disarmament
I have had an opportunity to attend a regional NSTA conference in Seattle Washington. There have been lots of amazing speakers there and as I am not a member of an organizing committee there I had a chance to relax… Read moreNSTA Meeting: Ken Miller and Evolution
As I am thinking of the benefits of technology for education, I cannot skip mentioning The Great Courses company, also known as The Teaching Company. This company videotapes the very best lectures and distributes them as DVDs or audio files…. Read moreThe Teaching Company
I haven’t been contributing consistently to my blog this term, as I have been very busy. However, today I have to report that I think I have a good excuse for being silent. On Saturday November 5, 2011 we (our… Read moreUBC Faculty of Education Mathematics and Science Fair 2011
I am very excited to announce that this year once again we will be holding a very special mathematics and science event at the Faculty of Education during the Celebrate Learning Week. And the event is: Mathematics and Science Fair… Read moreMath and Science Fair at UBC Faculty of Education
Google First Global Science Fair Prizes have been announced and the winners are… click here to find out. I am very proud to report that many of the top winners are girls. I happened to look through their projects (published… Read moreResults of the First Google Global Science Fiar
It would be interesting to know what the creators (the major brains behind it: Fermi, Oppenheimer, Einstein, Bethe, …) of the atomic bomb would have thought about the consequences of their brain child. Unfortunately none of them is alive and… Read moreTrinity Day: Reflections of Enrico Fermi’s Granddaughter…
A few nights ago as I was driving to buy some groceries, I turned on CBC Radio and stumbled on Ideas – an evening program with Paul Kennedy. I find most of the programming on Ideas very interesting, but this… Read moreCBC: The Wild Journey: The Anne Innis Story
