Happy New Year!
I would like to wish everybody a happy and healthy new year. I thought that Sheldon, Penny and Leonard in one of my faviourite episodes of The Big Bang Theory will do it better than I can: I also would… Read moreHappy New Year!
Physics in Everyday Life: The physics of static electricity…
A few weeks ago I was approached by a reporter from a local Chinese newspaper – Ming Pao Newspaper – Ms. Louisa Chan. She asked me to clarify a few questions asked by their readers: specifically she wanted to know… Read morePhysics in Everyday Life: The physics of static electricity…
VideoAnalysis in a Physics Classroom
In my earlier post I mentioned the STEM 2012 Conference in Beijing China. One of the theme of the conference was the use of technology in preparing future STEM teachers. During my workshop I presented how I use Vernier Video… Read moreVideoAnalysis in a Physics Classroom
PhysClips – Mechanics Animations and Much-Much More
While attending a STEM 2012 Conference in Beijing China I happened to attend a workshop about a Physclips project – it is a great resource for teaching physics created by our colleagues from the University of South Wales in Australia. I… Read morePhysClips – Mechanics Animations and Much-Much More
STEM 2012 Conference in Beijing China
My colleagues and I had an amazing opportunity to attend the STEM 2012 Conference in Beijing China. The conference was organized by our colleagues at Beijing Normal University (this university just celebrated its first centennial anniversary). This was the second… Read moreSTEM 2012 Conference in Beijing China
The use of modern technology in teacher education: Are we ready?
I was invited to present at the seminar of the Faculty of Education Teacher Education Program at UBC. This is the video-recording of my presentation:
Open Letter to President Obama
Family Science Day and Celebrate Science Library Fest 2012
On October 27 2012 we had another Family Science Day and on November 2nd we had our third Celebrate Science Library event. The goals of both events were to bring science to the community: to teachers, parents, future teachers and… Read moreFamily Science Day and Celebrate Science Library Fest 2012
Janusz Korczak and UBC Faculty of Education
A few days ago while walking along the hallway of the UBC Faculty of Education I noticed a very special exhibit. The exhibit drew my attention right away – a number of black and white photos featured children with a… Read moreJanusz Korczak and UBC Faculty of Education