tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278279504304651957.post7786673506865792407..comments2024-03-26T19:25:43.970-07:00Comments on South Asia Investor Review: Pakistani Kids Are World Champs at World Education Games 2015Riaz Haqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00522781692886598586noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278279504304651957.post-80200989796937291852023-07-09T12:51:44.314-07:002023-07-09T12:51:44.314-07:00Athar Osama PIF Facebook post
Today we embark upo...Athar Osama PIF Facebook post<br /><br />Today we embark upon a 6-month long learning journey with 60 Pakistani Teachers and 6 Indonesian Teacher Trainers on Holistic Science Teaching.<br /><br />This is an innovative approach to Teaching Science in a manner that is connected with other branches of knowledge such as History, Philosophy, Ethics, Religion and the Liberal Arts being piloted, to our knowledge, for the first time in the Muslim World.<br /><br />Over 3 years, we will 6 workshops in Pakistan, Indonesia, and the Arab World - very different cultures, education systems, languages but the same objective: Train Teachers to create Curious Classrooms!<br /><br />6-8 Grade Science Teachers may register to attend a future workshop at<br />http://pif.org.pk/scienceteaching/<br /><br /><br />World Science Collaborative Ltd, in collaboration with, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), The Aga Khan University – Institute of Education Development (AKU-IED), South East Asian Ministerial Organisation (SEAMEO), Indonesia, and Qatar University, Qatar, as well as partners Khawarzimi Science Society (KSS), Lahore; Pakistan Innovation Foundation, Pakistan, and STEMx – STEM School for the World, Islamabad presents a unique workshop to enable teachers to explore and learn how to teach science holistically.<br /><br />In our society, teaching of science is often extremely siloed and compartmentalised whereby the science teacher delivers the content in the classroom but does not relate what is being taught to the real world nor brings forth (or draws upon) the diverse body of knowledge available in disciplines such as history, philosophy, religion and ethics. In doing so, he/she runs the risk, at the very least, of leaving the scientific learning unconnected, or much worse, leaving the students more confused than informed.<br /><br />It is absolutely critical, therefore, to teach science holistically i.e. connect the learning in the classroom with the real world, for example, by:<br /><br />* Bringing together knowledge from diverse sources and disciplines such as science, history, philosophy, religion, and ethics?<br /><br />* Using hands-on experiments and play to bring inspiration and insight in the science classroom?<br /><br />* Planning lessons that adequately address the curious minds of students and encourage critical inquiry?<br /><br />* Addressing Big Philosophical Questions that stem from scientific discoveries such as Big Bang, Multiverses, Genetics, Evolution, Artificial Intelligence, etc.<br /><br />The Holistic Teaching of Science Workshop is OPEN to ALL Teachers of Science in Middle School (Grades 6-8) at any public, private, or religious (madrassa) school who struggles with teaching modern science in the classroom and wants to do better.<br /><br />The Holistic Science Teaching Online (Hybrid) Workshop is 1 of 6 Workshops that will be carried out in Pakistan, Indonesia, and Qatar between Dec 2022 and July 2025. Riaz Haqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522781692886598586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278279504304651957.post-13270602112289067972023-06-03T09:51:46.843-07:002023-06-03T09:51:46.843-07:00US envoy pledges commitment to education initiativ...US envoy pledges commitment to education initiatives in Pakistan<br /><br /><br />https://tribune.com.pk/story/2420080/us-envoy-emphasises-commitment-to-bolster-healthcare-and-education-initiatives-in-pakistan<br /><br /><br />US DCM Andrew Schofer also met the 24 students and the teachers who will go to the NASA Space Camp this summer through a US government grant to the Dawood Foundation (TDF).<br /><br />TDF received a $250,000 US Consulate Karachi-funded grant to promote STEM education in low-income and underserved schools. Through this grant, 100 teachers from 50 schools were trained in teaching STEM education and 1,200 students from these schools visited the MagnifiScience Centre to encourage interest in STEM education and careers.<br /><br />A STEM competition was held among the participating schools, through which students from the top three winning schools will participate in NASA’s Space Camp in the United States this summer.<br /><br />To emphasise the US government’s commitment to education, DCM Schofer gave remarks at the closing ceremony of the US government-sponsored Karachi English Works! Programme.<br /><br />English Works! provides bright, economically disadvantaged students with an opportunity to develop English language proficiency and 21st-century employability skills.Riaz Haqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522781692886598586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278279504304651957.post-27588045627945702322022-09-14T10:35:05.325-07:002022-09-14T10:35:05.325-07:00A Babar Azam cover drive question appears in Pakis...A Babar Azam cover drive question appears in Pakistani physics book, PIC goes viral<br /><br /><br />https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/wait-what-a-babar-azam-cover-drive-question-appears-in-pakistani-physics-book-pic-goes-viral-2509933.html<br /><br />Here's the question: "Babar Azam has hit a cover drive by given kinetic energy of 150J to the ball by his bat. a) At what speed will the ball go the boundary if the mass of the ball is 120g? b) How much kinetic energy footballer must impart to a football of mass 450g to make it move at this speed?" says the question that has been widely shared on social media platforms."<br /><br />The picture of this question in the book has gone viral on the internet with some fans even trying to find the answer. <br /><br />https://twitter.com/shaun_tait32/status/1569662589462024192?s=20&t=aCuR3uBniZCRXfdFJJqBKQ<br /><br />(Picture shows the following kinetic energy = 0.5x mass x velocity squared. 120 grams ball driven with 150 joules energy achieves 50 meters/sec speed) Riaz Haqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522781692886598586noreply@blogger.com