As I am preparing for teaching my summer course EDCP 585A_2012 Milner-Bolotin_June 28_2012 – Science and Mathematics Teaching and Learning through Technologies, I have a chance to rethink how technology has changed (or has not changed) how we learn mathematics… Read moreA History of Ideas in Science Education
I just came back from the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Physicists that took place in Calgary, Alberta. It was a very intensive meeting for me as I am a member of the Division of Physics Education… Read moreFamous Five and CAP Meeting in Calgary
I have been extremely busy in the last few months. It felt as if we had conference after conference, teaching, workshops and presentations, as well as trying to do research and write grant applications… I hope I will have time… Read moreClickers in K-12 Classroom: The Globe and Mail…
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/david_deutsch_a_new_way_to_explain_explanation.html[/ As a science educator, I am always concerned about how to convey to my students (most of whom have very little training in science and very large fear of science), what science is all about and what scientific method… Read moreWhat is Science and Scientific Method and How Do we Represent them in Science Methods Courses?
For the past number of months I have been supervising education students on a school practicum. The students I supervise are future science teachers and they are learning to teach during the 13 month long practicum. I noticed that many… Read moreUsing video in science teaching: Amazing Earth Collection
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
I think Olivia’s thoughts on the panel are worth looking at: http://transmediavancouver.com/2012/02/25/james-hansens-dilemma-science-is-not-enough/ I hope you will enjoy reading her post the same way I did.
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
I have had an amazing opportunity to attend two very exciting conference this February – the American Association of Physics Teachers’ Conference in Ontario, California and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Conference in Vancouver. I put many… Read moreScience is Not Enough – AAAS Panel
My blog has been dormant for a while. However, the lack of my activity has nothing to do with the lack of exciting developments in science education in Vancouver, in Canada and int he world. Vice versa, there have been… Read moreNew Year Thoughts on Science Teaching, Learning and Research
