AYVA Educational Solutions Ltd was launched in 2008 as the new Canadian distributor for PASCO Scientific. PASCO has long been viewed as the leading manufacturer of physics teaching apparatus and they have expanded their offering to include technology-based solutions for all sciences and engineering.
AYVA’s team of product specialists have strong technical backgrounds as well as several years experience in education – but more importantly we enjoy what we do and feel privileged to work in this market. Remember, it’s not what we say … it’s what we do! Our goal is to become the best value company focusing on science and technology.
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Scott Montgomery
Marc Lazenby
Rhonda MacDonald
Marketing Director
Ext. 725
Diana Boudrahem
Bilingual Customer Service Manager
Ext. 717
Fazal Mulla
Sales Director
Ext. 726
Mark Massarelli
Bilingual Sales Manager
Ext. 714
Zabbad Noor
Engineering Product Specialist
Ext. 711
Bill Konrad
PASCO Training Specialist
A big thanks for all the help and support you provided – I want to take some time to say a big thanks for all the help and support you provided me to select the best equipment in order to make the best possible use of the funds available. It is really exceptional that you happily connected with me multiple times even during the weekend and was always motivated to help. Please accept my big thanks for this.
Gurpreet Sidhu | Physics Instructor | University College of North | The Pas, MB
Wireless Spectrometer Big Hit With Students – PASCO’s wireless spectrometer has been utilized very well by our earth science and physical science teachers. It’s an excellent piece of equipment and we have very much enjoyed its addition to enriching our classroom. It definitely brings students to a higher level of understanding wave interaction at a molecular level.
Matt Tumbach | Secondary Instructional Technology Leader | Tommy Douglas Collegiate | Saskatoon, SK
Excellent Smart Cart – I thought the cart was excellent. The quick sampling rate for force will be very useful for momentum and collision labs we do. I’m recommending we include this in our order for next school year.
Reed Jeffrey | Science Department Head | Upper Canada College | Toronto ON
Your lab equipment is of the highest quality and technical support is always there to help. During the 25 years we have used a wide array of lab equipment including computer interfacing. Your Pasco line has a high profile in our lab and will continue to do so far into the future.
Bob Chin | Lab Technician | Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Surrey, BC
Datalogging Activities are Cross-Curricular
Throughout the province of Nova Scotia, PASCO’s probeware technology has been merged with the rollout of the new P-6 curriculum. We chose a number of sensors for use with our project-based activities. Both the functionality and mobility of PASCO’s dataloggers enable students to collect authentic, real-world data, test their hypotheses and build knowledge.
Mark Richards | Technology Integration Consultant | Annapolis Valley R.S.B. | Nova Scotia
We have a large number of PASCO wireless spectrometers and love how they have improved the learning experience for our students.
Shawn McFadden | Technical Specialist | Ryerson University | Toronto, Ontario
During distance learning due to COVID-19 school shut down, I was given a short window to collect what I could from my classroom to teach online. The PASCO wireless sensors and Smart Carts were my top priority to collect to implement distance learning. By sharing experimental data with students via SPARKVue, the sensors were pivotal in creating an online experience that still allowed students to grow with their lab skills. It was easy to record videos of the data collection and share the data with my students. They did a phenomenal job examining and interpreting the data.
Michelle Brosseau | Physics Teacher | Ursuline College Chatham | Chatham, Ontario
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I have taught grade 9 applied science, science and technology, grade 10 applied, regular and enriched science, grade 11 chemistry and physics for 33 years at Westwood Senior High School in Hudson Québec. I discovered the PASCO equipment in 2019 and it completely changed my life. I love to discover, produce experiments and share discoveries. I am looking forward to work with your team.
Having graduated with a major in Computer Science and minors in Physics and Mathematics, I began my teaching career at Killarney Collegiate Institute in Killarney, Manitoba in 2009. While teaching Physics there, I decided to invest in PASCO products and approached the Killarney Foundation with a proposal about funding the Physics lab with the SPARK Science Learning System and sensors. While there I also started a tremendously successful new course that gave students the ability to explore their interests in science and consisted of students completing one project a month, two of which were to be hands-on experiments, two of which were to be research based, and the final being up to the student.
In 2011 I moved back to Brandon, Manitoba and started working at the school I had graduated from, Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School. In 2018 I finally had the opportunity to once again teach Physics and have been working hard to build the program. Being in the vocational school for the region has led to many opportunities to collaborate with our Electronics, Design Drafting, Welding, and Photography departments on highly engaging inter-disciplinary projects. I believe very strongly in showing students what Physics can look like and build lots of demonstrations and experiments for my classes to use, including a Reuben’s tube, an electromagnetic ring launcher, and Schlieren optics setup, just to name a few that have become fan favourites among the students in our building. At the end of my first year teaching Physics at Crocus Plains I applied for CERN’s International High School Teacher Programme and became the first Canadian selected through direct entry in the 21 years of the program. This incredible opportunity gave me the opportunity to learn from scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider and from CERN’s educational outreach team at the S’Cool Lab. Following this, I returned to Canada and began working with the Perimeter Institute, becoming part of their Teacher Network.
These experiences and being part of professional development workshops with the AAPT and the Canadian Light Source (CLS) this summer has given me the opportunity to speak to many Physics educators around the world to gain new insights into how my classroom evolves. As I work to build our program, I am exploring new ideas that see students take an active role in their learning, more inter-disciplinary work with departments in our school, the development of a STEM For Girls program in our building, and organizing participation in challenges from the ESA, the Students on the Beamline program from CLS, and our local science fair.
Though I graduated with a BEd qualified to teach English and Social Studies, it just wasn’t meant to be. My first job was teaching technology courses at a local high school, a far cry from the English and Social Studies job I had envisioned myself in. I was lucky enough to stay in that position for over ten years, teaching various technology courses in grades 10-12, while also obtaining a Master of Education in Technology Integration and a Master of Education in Online Instructional Media.
You will notice what is absent from my bio is any background in science. In fact, I took the minimum amount of required science courses to graduate high school. Three years ago I switched roles and currently work as a Technology Integration Leader; supporting teachers with integrating technology into their pedagogy in connection with the provincial outcomes. All of our schools have PASCO sensors at some level (mostly grades 4-12) and I made it my professional goal to not only learn how to use them, but to find ways to make them more approachable for teachers with no formal science background (like me!). Having no background or training in science has allowed me to experience a renewed love of Science, making it easier for me to support teachers in learning how to use PASCO sensors in their classrooms. I wholeheartedly believe that if more teachers could see just how easy they are to use, the more they will use them in the classroom and I’ve made it my goal to do exactly that.
I enjoy coming up with out-of-the-box ways of using the sensors, including finding curriculum connections within subjects outside of the typical science realm. I have found that hands on activities with immediate feedback, which PASCO sensors provide, help students and teachers see the benefits of technology in the classroom and will help more students foster a love of science and STEAM learning.
Bill has had a very distinguished career in science and technology education. In addition to his 30 plus years as a classroom teacher, where he was a pioneer and a passionate proponent of probe technology, Bill served as president of STAO and OAPT, co-authored a physics textbook, and was the transcript writer for TVO’s Concepts in Science Series. Bill has been a PASCO Technology Educator for 25 years and is excited to demonstrate the new wireless sensors in person or via webinar.
Rhonda has over 20 years of experience with in-house marketing. She has a degree in Marketing coupled with a diploma in Graphic Design. She is a go-to resource for all things marketing.
Sara leverages her Economics and MBA background to examine the education market and to keep AYVA fully abreast of trends, strategies and market intelligence. Her acute focus on research, analysis and insights allows AYVA to provide superior customer service and ongoing support.
Brad offers a unique background combining legal, consultative and senior leadership roles. At AYVA, he helps to ensure the daily operations of the company run smoothly and that the AYVA team is well equipped to exceed all customer requests and expectations.
Annie recently graduated with a Bachelors of Commerce from Queen’s University. She is excited to launch her professional career as part of the AYVA team, and will be glad to assist customers and suppliers in any way that she can.
Originally from France, Quentin is fully bilingual, and now calls Canada home. Over the past 4 years Quentin has traveled extensively from coast-to coast meeting and supporting science educators in both French and English. Quentin has received in-depth training on PASCO, TecQuipment, NI and our other equipment ranges and would welcome the opportunity to assist you with a customized needs assessment.
Fazal holds a industrial engineering degree and has 15 + years of experience in the Middle East and Asia in the field of industrial automation and didactic equipment. Throughout his tenure with AYVA, Fazal has extensively promoted post secondary solutions throughout Ontario. Fazal’s specialty is setting up state of the art engineering laboratories, he would be happy to assist you on any of your new lab needs.
Craig has nearly 3 decades of experience in promoting and supporting instructional technologies in the classroom. Over his career Craig has facilitated hundreds of training sessions across the United States and Canada. Craig has made it his missions to acquaint himself with the provincial curricula at all grade levels. Ask Craig how you can better support your teaching outcomes.