On Saturday, November 21, 2015, I was invited to lead a special workshop “Math for Parents and Teachers”. This event was a part of the celebrating UBC Centennial: https://cstudies.ubc.ca/courses/math-kids-parents-workshop/up893 and was open to the public. It went very well – with more than 100 people in attendance. For almost three hours they were actively engaged […]
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Dr. Samson Nashon has been awarded the David F. Robitaille Professorship in Mathematics and Science Education. The professorship is effective July 1, 2015, for a 3-year term. At the New Chair & Professorship Holders Event on October 7, 2015, Dr. Nashon shared his research plans and vision for the Professorship. Watch presentation video (courtesy of the […]
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We have had a very successful Fifth Math and Science Family Day on October 18, 2015. We had 300+ guests and more than 80 volunteers including faculty members, staff, many teacher-candidates, as well as graduate and undergraduate students from the Faculties of Education, Science, Applied Science, Let Us Talk Science, as well as volunteers outside […]
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On Feb. 27, educators from across the province met at the UBC Longhouse to explore, imagine, and discuss new ideas for improving mathematics education for Aboriginal learners.
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On February 20 and 21, 2015, the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia and the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies hosted the 7th Biennial Provoking Curriculum Studies Conference at UBC. The 1st Provoking Curriculum Studies Conference took place at UBC in 2003. That first conference […]
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On behalf of an EDCP Outreach Committee and EDCP Science Group I would like to let you know that we had a fantastic Fourth Math and Science Family Day on Saturday, November 1st. The event was hosted by the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy and supported by the Department, TEO, Dean’s Office, Beaty Biodiversity Museum […]
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Colleagues, The Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy has just finished hosting and organizing two fantastically well run international conferences, STEM 2014 and PME (2014) 38. The Third International Conference of Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM 2014) took place first (July 12-15), organized by Samson Nashon (chair), David Anderson, Ann Anderson, Stephen Petrina, and Marina […]
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On April 29, we once again organized BC Brightest Minds Event at PNE - Playland. It was the 9th year of the collaboration between PNE and the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy that aims to inspire students in physics.
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