As I am preparing my Monday science methods lesson for my pre-service elementary teachers, I keep thinking of how to persuade them that computerized data collection and analysis has its place in the elementary science classroom. One of the big… Read moreData Collection in Middle School Science
If you are like me, for you one picture will be worth thousands words. Visualization helps me a lot to grasp and idea or a concept. It also helps me see a bigger picture. That is where Wordle might be… Read moreWordle
Today I had a chance to attend a very interesting and inspiring presentation by Dr. Jim Rutherford, who today was awarded an Oersted Medal by the American Association of Physics Teaching. This presentation was such a powerful experience for me…. Read moreScience Education Encore
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… Read moreHoliday Season Thoughts…
As I am thinking how technology changes our lives and affects our teaching, I cannot help thinking of one of the best Teachers’ resources (in my view) on the web that became available thanks to modern technology: Teachers TV from… Read moreTeachers TV: Free educational videos from UK
In about one month, UBC will be having a very special event called “Celebrate Learning Week“. It is interesting that the Celebrate Learning week is not even a week. It is a 9-day celebration of learning on UBC campus. Our… Read moreCelebrate Learning Week
As we are going back to school, many of us keep thinking how technology will change the coming school year. Will it help us make our classes more meaningful and exciting for the students? Will it help us reach each… Read moreTechnology: Will it change how our classrooms look or how our students learn?
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… Read moreSummer Technology Musings: Does technology serve us or do we serve it?
A few days ago my sister pointed to me the quote above and it made me think how beautiful this quote reflects what is happening often with educational technology. Many of us (sometimes myself included) feel that if we get… Read more“To a Man with a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail” (Mark Twain)
This is a link to the video clips produced by the Carl Weiman Science Education Initiatives at the University of British Columbia and at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I like how these videos illustrate different aspects of clicker use…. Read moreClickers: Students and Teachers Speak
