See the Forest for the Trees: Big Ideas in Science Education
Science gets a bad rap in our current educational system. Even though science is present in just...
Read MoreChris Colley | March 22, 2023
Science gets a bad rap in our current educational system. Even though science is present in just...
Read MoreDannielle Dyson | May 27, 2021
Within a wide open space, students are able to engage in the real world where they can practice...
Read MoreKen Elliott | January 11, 2018
Science teaching is a demanding and rapidly changing profession. Our many dedicated Science and...
Read MoreSylwia Bielec | May 3, 2017
In early April, a LEARN team composed of Chris Colley and Christine Truesdale visited three...
Read MoreSylwia Bielec | April 5, 2017
At LEARN we’ve been reflecting on how best to increase student engagement in school, as it...
Read MoreKen Elliott | February 16, 2017
When I was a teenager I remember my mother, herself a research scientist at the time, advising me...
Read MoreKen Elliott | November 22, 2016
Has this ever happened to you? Some time ago I was putting together a bathroom cabinet kit...
Read MoreSylwia Bielec | October 25, 2016
This is a guest post by Guillaume Malenfant-Robichaud and Patrice Potvin from the Équipe de...
Read MoreKen Elliott | March 9, 2016
Over many years of teaching science myself and working with science teachers, I have come across...
Read MoreKen Elliott | January 26, 2016
A few years ago I had the pleasure of observing Secondary 4 (Grade 10) classes in the Montreal...
Read MoreKen Elliott | November 20, 2015
We’ve all heard or expressed the common teacher refrain or some variation of “I taught it to...
Read MoreKen Elliott | April 7, 2015
This post was co-written with Heather McPherson. What has been your experience with science fairs?...
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