Making a big difference with very little: Creating a community resource for hands-on math and science activities on a "shoestring budget"

TitleMaking a big difference with very little: Creating a community resource for hands-on math and science activities on a "shoestring budget"
Faculty/College/UnitEducation
StatusCompleted
Duration1 Year
Initiation04/01/2016
Completion08/31/2017
Project Summary

Since 2010, we have hosted five annual Family Math and Science Days where UBC Teacher-Candidates engage the general public in hands-on inquiry activities. This year we attracted 400+ guests and 60+ Teacher-Candidates! We aim at empowering Teacher-Candidates in math and science education by providing them with rich inquiry-focused teaching experiences. Over the five years hundreds of low-cost, safe, and ‘green’ hands-on math and science activities have been created. However, due to budget limitations, we have not had the means to document them. This project will fund the creation of a database of these activities in order to share them with all Teacher-Candidates in the Faculty. It will be useful for Teacher-Candidates’ coursework, during the practicum and after graduation. The Database will be populated by Teacher-Candidates (while supervised by faculty) and will continue to grow beyond this grant. It will support and further another successful TLEF-funded project that we recently completed.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2016/2017
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorMarina Milner-Bolotin
Year 1: Funded Amount47,004
Year 1: Team Members

Marina Milner-Bolotin, Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education
Sandra Scott, Senior Instructor, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education
Douglas Adler, Lecturer, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education
Gerald Tembrevilla, Graduate student
Carlos Marotto, Graduate student
Solmaz Khodaeifaal, Graduate student
Davor Egersdorfer, Graduate student

Year 1: TLEF ShowcaseYear 1: TLEF Showcase
Project Report2016-Milner-Bolotin-Final-WEB.pdf
Project Outcomes

Teacher-Candidates’ STEM Video Projects

STEM Education Videos for All