YouTube Channel for Math and Science Videos
By Marina Milner-Bolotin on April 13, 2017
We have created a database (hosted on a YouTube channel ) of short videos demonstrating science experiments and hands-on inquiry activities relevant to K-12 curriculum. The database is used to support Teacher-Candidates in the UBC Faculty of Education in their courses, on practicum and post graduation. It is open to the general public and will be useful […]
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Always in Beta: MSTLTT Web Site is Continuously Improving
By Marina Milner-Bolotin on January 21, 2016
As we begin a new year and we are reflecting on what we have achieved and what we would like to achieve as mathematics and science educators, we cannot stop thinking that our teaching and our MSTLTT web site is “Always in Beta” – we are continuously working on improving it. This feeling of never […]
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More Bio and Math Questions
By Marina Milner-Bolotin on April 25, 2015
While visiting the Millennium Park at downtown Chicago and admiring the Bean (the Cloud Gate) sculpture by a British artist Anish Kapoor, I realized what makes it even more beautiful – an opportunity for the visitors to engage with it at a very personal level – to touch it, to look at your own image, […]
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Investigating Our Practices Conference 2015
By Marina Milner-Bolotin on April 25, 2015
At UBC the coming of the spring is always associated with the spring conference for BC teachers, teacher-educators, and teacher-candidates. This year, on Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 UBC Faculty of Education will host 18th UBC Investigating our Practices Conference. Our team will be presenting four papers related to our work on the Mathematics and Science […]
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Happy New Year!
By Marina Milner-Bolotin on January 11, 2015
Dear Science and Mathematics educators: on behalf of all of us working on this resource we would like to wish you a happy and productive year of 2015. UNESCO recently announced 2015 to be the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies. This is very exciting as this is another resource that can help teachers […]
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MSTLTT Database is Used by Current and Former UBC Teacher-Candidates
By Marina Milner-Bolotin on March 12, 2014
We are proud to report that our database is used by UBC Science and Mathematics teacher-candidates. We know that the first year of teaching might be very stressful, so having a resource designed by experienced educators at your fingertips is very helpful. Our teacher-candidates report how they use the resource and hot using it changed […]
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