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Social Studies Education – Presentation by Dr. Harper Keenan, Candidate for Assistant Professor Position
Dr. Harper Keenan Wednesday, January 16, 2019 | 9:30 – 11:00 am | Scarfe Room 1107 Presentation Title The Mission Project: Teaching History and Avoiding the Past in California Elementary Schools Short Bio Harper B. Keenan recently graduated with a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Teacher Education from the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He is currently a postdoctoral […]
Social Studies Education – Presentation by Dr. Stephanie Anderson, Candidate for Assistant Professor Position
Dr. Stephanie Anderson Monday, January 14, 2019 | 9:30 – 11:00 am | Scarfe Room 1107 Presentation Title Toward Tomorrow: Expanding Social Studies Education for a New Age in Canada Short Bio Dr. Stephanie Anderson is a post-doctoral scholar with the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a Ph.D. & M.Ed. in Curriculum and Pedagogy (The University […]
Pedagogies of Modernity: Re-Educating Canadians for the New Energy Regime, 1880-1940
Dr. Ruth Sandwell | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Tuesday, January 15, 2019 | Scarfe Room 310 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Host | Dr. Penney Clark View the Seminar Poster Abstract As twenty-first century Canadians contemplate their upcoming energy transition away from fossil fuels, this talk will explore the massive […]
Kshamta Hunter
Dr. Hunter’s research explores intersections of sustainability learning and leadership, using Transformative Learning and social innovation frameworks. She is interested in designing responsive and relevant integrative curriculum and pedagogical approaches for the 21st century, through understanding the development of competencies for innovation toward sustainability. She is a sessional instructor in the Department of Curriculum and […]
Doll’s Challenge to Educators: Ferrying the Ghost of Curricular Control to the Other Side, Awakening Inspiriting Curricular Practices
Margaret Macintyre Latta | Professor and Interim Director, Okanagan School of Education, Faculty of Education, UBC Friday, December 14, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1214 Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract William Doll’s attention to what he termed the curricular “ghost of control” is a persistent haunting encounter that continues to thwart […]
Art Education curriculum in Thailand including Thai traditional art: A reflection on teaching and learning
Dr. Khanobbhorn Sangvanich, Assistant Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Tuesday, November 20, 2018 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 1107 Host | Dr. Rita Irwin View the Seminar Poster Abstract The presentation will begin with a focus on Thailand’s higher education and teacher training system. This will be followed by an overview of Thai traditional […]
Congratulations to Gerald Tembrevilla
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Gerald Tembrevilla, a PhD candidate in EDCP, for receiving the 2019 Mitacs GlobalLink Research Award. He collaborates with Prof Kim Gomez of UCLA and Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin (UBC)(Supervisor) on the research project title: “Technological [in]accessibility: Digital Literacy in STEM Education in the Philippines”. Mr. Tembrevilla, who recently attained candidacy, is […]
Transforming Your Practice Through Self-study: Tales of Experience
Dr. Alan Ovens and Dr. Dawn Garbett, University of Auckland Friday, November 16, 2018 | Scarfe 310 | 12:30 – 1:30 pm Host | Dr. Joy Butler View the Seminar Poster Abstract We warmly invite you to a seminar presentation by the Visiting International Research Fellows, Associate Professors Alan Ovens and Dawn Garbett from the University of Auckland. The presentation will explore […]
8th Family Math & Science Day Highlights
Congratulations to Marina Milner-Bolotin, Cynthia Nicol and everyone involved in the successful 8th Math & Science Family Day on Saturday, November 3rd. 400 guests and 130 volunteers attended. The large turn out on a rainy day is a demonstration of how popular this Family Math and Science Day has become. Thank you all for making […]
Education for the Creative Economy: A Pan-Canadian Conversation on the Role of the Arts in Re-Imagining Teacher Identity
Mr. Mitchell McLarnon, Ms. Layal Shuman, Dr. Pauline Sameshima, Dr. Kathryn Ricketts, and Dr. Sean Wiebe Friday, November 30, 2018 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 1130 Faculty Host: Dr. Rita Irwin View the Seminar Poster Abstract The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) focus on creativity and innovation for driving economic advancement and diversification exerts […]
Megan Zeni
Megan Zeni is a PhD candidate who brings over 25 years of K-7 public school teaching to her research. With an M.Ed from the University of Toronto (OISE) that explored the academic value of play, her research interests have expanded to include pedagogies of place and play in the elementary school context. Megan has extensive […]
Schooling Lunch: the Pedagogicalization of the Lunchbox
Drs. Deana Leahy and Carolyn Pluim Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Guest Host: Dr. LeAnne Petherick Abstract What children consume in schools has become one of the most popular public health issues of our time […]
Fall 2018 Issue of Historical Studies in Education/Revue d’histoire de l’éducation
Co-editors Penney Clark (EDCP) and Mona Gleason (EDST) announce the publication of the Fall 2018 issue of Historical Studies in Education/Revue d’histoire de l’éducation. Table of Contents Front Matter Articles Canadian Schools, the League of Nations, and the Teaching of History, 1920–1939 Ken Osborne “Some Reckoning of Gains Is Made”: Theories of Assessment in Alberta’s […]
Travis Fuchs
Travis Fuchs is Action Research Specialist at Crofton House School and a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of British Columbia. His research is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral, UBC’s Killam Doctoral Scholarship, and The Vancouver Poppy Fund. Travis does research in teacher professional development and science education. […]
8th Family Math & Science Day
Saturday, November 3, 2018 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Math & Science labs, 2nd floor, Lecture Block, Scarfe Building, 2125 Main Mall, UBC Presented by the UBC Faculty of Education and Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Science and Math Educators and students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Teacher Education Program and […]
Fifth Beijing Science Festival
During September 13 – 16, 2018, I represented UBC Faculty of Education (and Canada) at the Fifth Beijing Science Festival. It is hard to describe the scale of the event. It is about 800 times bigger than our UBC Family Math and Science Day and hundreds of companies, educational institutions and governmental agencies take part […]
Why “Indigenizing” Curriculum and ‘Pedagogy’ is Vital for Our Survival: An Interactive Engagement with Four Arrows
Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa), aka Don Trent Jacobs Friday, September 28, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1130 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract This presentation will clarify the various meanings, goals, concerns and potential outcomes relating to school-wide efforts to “teach” the relevance […]
EDCP Welcomes Dr. Leyton Schnellert
Dr. Leyton Schnellert will be joining the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy as an Associate Professor on September 1, 2018. Dr. Schnellert is also appointed as the new Eleanor Rix Professor in Rural Teacher Education for a three-year term. Dr. Leyton Schnellert was previously an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at UBC’s Okanagan […]
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Webb
Dear Colleagues, Following the recent search for tenure-track Instructor I (Educational Leadership Stream) in Social Studies Education, Dr. Andrea Webb has been appointed to the position. Dr. Webb has until now been a 12-month Lecturer in Social Studies Education. Please join me in congratulating Andrea on this important appointment. Samson Dr. Samson Nashon EdD Department […]
In Memoriam: Dr. Robert Steele
Colleagues, It is with great sadness that we announce that, after a brief illness, Bob died Thursday, August 2, 2018. He is survived by his wife Mary, his children, Marne, Beth and David, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. At Bob’s request there will be no service. Bob Steele was born in Mervin, Saskatchewan, in […]
Congratulations to Dr. Shannon Leddy
Congratulations to Shannon Leddy for being awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Art Education by Simon Fraser University on May 23, 2018. Dr. Leddy started as a tenure-track Instructor in our Department in January 2018. We congratulate you, Dr. Leddy, and are happy to have you as a member of EDCP. Samson Dr. Samson Nashon […]
Congratulations to Dr. Karen Meyer
Dear colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Karen Meyer for being selected as one of the recipients of the 2017-2018 Killam Teaching Prize. Dr. Meyer was previously honoured with the Killiam Teaching Prize in 1996-97. It is rare for any faculty member to receive this prize more than once in their career. Dr. Karen […]
Congratulations to Frederick Brown
Frederick Brown, Research Assistant Technician of EDCP, is one of the two winners of the 2018 Dean’s Award for Staff of Excellence. Dean Frank presented the award to him on May 17th at the Afternoon Tea with the Dean event. The award recognizes excellence in staff service and support and acknowledges nominated staff who go […]
Examination of parental engagement in children’s STEM education. Part I: Meta-analysis of the Literature
Authors: Milner-Bolotin, M. and C. C.F. Marotto 2018. LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education 6(1): 41-59. Read more
Examination of parental engagement in children’s STEM education. Part II: Parental views on promoting children’s STEM education In- and Out-of-School
Authors: Milner-Bolotin, M. and C. C.F. Marotto 2018. LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education 6(1): 60-86. Read more
8th Aboriginal Mathematics Symposium
You are invited to the 8th Aboriginal Mathematics K-12 Symposium: Living Mathematics in our Communities: Listening to the Land Thursday, May 17, 2018 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, First Nations Longhouse 1985 West Mall This symposium is an opportunity for teachers, administrators, Ministry representatives, community members, and academics to connect, explore, imagine and […]
Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Anderson
Dear colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Stephanie Anderson (PhD 2017), who has just received the 2018 R.W.B. Jackson Award for the best article in the Canadian Journal of Education. Dr. Anderson’s article, based on her doctoral dissertation, was published in Volume 40 Issue 1, and is entitled “The Stories Nations Tell: Sites of […]
Historical thinking: Definitions and educational applications
Authors: S. Lévesque, & P. Clark 2018. Wiley international handbook of history teaching and learning (pp. 119-148). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Children of the Massacre: Public Pedagogy and Italy’s Non-violent Protest Against Mafia Extortion
Dr. Paula Salvio, Professor, University of New Hampshire, USA Friday, April 27, 2018 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract “Children of the Massacre…” offers an examination of the Sicilian grassroots organization Addiopizzo, with a specific focus on Addiopizzo’s public pedagogical commitment to educate residents and citizen in Italy for […]
Promoting reflective physics teaching through the use of Collaborative Learning Annotation System
Author: Milner-Bolotin, M. 2018. The Physics Teacher, 56(May), 313-316.
Making Academics’ Work Visible
Dr. Mark Selkrig, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University, Australia Dr. Ron “Kim” Keamy, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia Friday, April 6, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 Abstract Universities rely upon the collaborative work of academic staff and students, yet the nature of this work has been undergoing profound and rapid change. Neoliberal ways […]
Back to school?: Historians and the view from the classroom
Authors: Penney Clark and Amy von Heyking Historical Studies in Education/Revue d’histoire de l’éducation, 30(1), 24-41. (Guest-edited section) Read more
Historical Studies in Education 2018 Spring Special Issue
Editors: Penney Clark and Mona Gleason 2018. Historical Studies in Education, 30(1). Read more
40th UBC Physics Olympics
We held our 40th UBC Physics Olympics on Saturday, March 10, 2018. It was an extraordinary event. We had 6 very successful heats that the students were very excited about. We also had a record number of teams and students: 73 teams and 721 students. We had teams from all over BC and we had teams […]
Congratulations to Dr. Penney Clark and Dr. Peter Seixas
Colleagues, The History Education Network (Dr. Penney Clark, Director) and the Historical Thinking Project (Dr. Peter Seixas, Director) were featured in a new report from the Conference Board of Canada, Making the Connection: Growing Collegiality and Collaboration Between K-12 and PSE Educators. The two networks together served as one of three case studies used to examine connections […]
Congratulations to Dr. Joy Butler
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Joy Butler who has been selected to receive the 2018 R. Tait McKenzie Award. Presented by Physical & Health Education Canada (PHE Canada), the R. Tait McKenzie Award is geared toward Canadians who have made a significant impact on physical education, health education/promotion, recreation, and dance and who […]
Congratulations to Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue who has been selected to receive the 2018 International Edwin Ziegfeld Award. Presented by The United States Society for Education through Art, the International Edwin Ziegfeld Award honours a colleague from outside of the United States, who has made contributions of international significance to art education. […]
Scott Robertson
I am from Vancouver and taught secondary English at a local independent school for 16 years. Before returning as a doctoral student under the supervision of Dr Anthony Clarke in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, I studied at UBC (BHK, BEd, MA) and completed a thesis entitled, “Coach-to-coach mentoring in a youth soccer academy: […]
Teaching in the Ruins: Death, Love and Education in the Age of Trump
Dr. Peter Taubman, Professor, Brooklyn College, USA Friday, March 23, 2018 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract Professor Taubman will focus his remarks on the decades-long education reform movement in the U.S. and its tumultuous culmination in the Trump administration’s education policies. Located in the “no-man’s-land” between the […]
Congratulations to Dr. David Anderson
Colleagues, The 2018 Change Makers Award from the British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA), is given to Dr. David Anderson (and his faculty team – Dr. Lisa McIntosh, Dr. Alex de Cosson, and Dr. Jill Baird) for developing and leading UBC’s Masters of Museum Education (MMEd) program and the significant impact of this program in the professional […]
Encountering research as creative practice: Participants giving voice to the research
Authors: MacDougall, D., Irwin, R. L., Boulton, A., LeBlanc, N. & May, H. 2018. In L. Cutcher & L. Knight (Eds.). Arts-Research-Education: Connections and directions (pp. 31-60). London: Springer.
5th EDCP Graduate Students Conference: The Tangle and/or Tango of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Friday, March 9, 2018 | 1:00 – 5:00 pm | Scarfe 310 EDCP Graduate Students (EGS) Conference is an annual conference organized by students and for students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) in the Faculty of Education. We also welcome and encourage participation from all other departments within the Faculty of Education. The main […]
Congratulations to Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin
Colleagues, Join me in congratulating Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin for being awarded TLEF grants as Principal applicant and co-applicant. Grant 1: Title: Expanding pedagogical opportunities of 3D learning in UBC Teacher Education Principal Applicant: Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin, Associate Professor, EDCP Co-Applicant: Sharon Hu, Instructional Designer, ETS Awarded $47,672.00 in 2018. https://tlef.ubc.ca/funded-proposals/entry/212/ Grant 2: Title: Seeing […]
State Officialism and the Leadership Dilemma in Chinese Education
Dr. Leslie N.K. Lo, Professor, Beijing Normal University, China Tuesday, March 20, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract Administrative power of Chinese schools and universities is concentrated in the hands of a few who hold official positions. This […]
Physics for scientists and engineers: An interactive approach. 2nd Edition
Authors: Hawkes, Robert, Iqbal, Javed, Mansour, Firas, Milner-Bolotin, Marina, & Williams, Peter 2018. Toronto: Nelson Education. ISBN: 978-0-17-658719-2
Celebration of William Doll’s Life
The Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy will be hosting the Celebration of the Life and Works of the late Professor William Doll who passed away on December 27, 2017. Professor Doll was an adjunct professor in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy where he mentored faculty and graduate students in scholarly pursuits. Though missed, his […]
Race and culture in secondary school health and physical education curriculum in Ontario, Canada
Author: Petherick, L. 2018. A critical reading. Health Education, 118(2), 144-158.
Congratulations to Dr. E. Wayne Ross and Sandra Delgado
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. E. Wayne Ross and Sandra Delgado, EDCP Doctoral Candidate, on their new book chapter: Sant, E., Lewis, S., Delgado, S., & Ross, E. W. (2018). Justice and global citizenship education. In I. Davies, H. Li-Ching, D. Kiwan, C. L. Peck, A. Peterson, E. Sant, & Y. Waghid (Eds.), The […]
Justice and global citizenship education
Authors: Sant, E., Lewis, S., Delgado, S., & Ross, E. W. 2018. In I. Davies, H. Li-Ching, D. Kiwan, C. L. Peck, A. Peterson, E. Sant, & Y. Waghid (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Global Citizenship and Education (pp. 227-243). London: Palgrave Macmillan Read more
Bearing Witness to Teaching and Teachers
Dr. David T. Hansen, Professor, Columbia University, USA Friday, February 16, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract This presentation will draw upon a recently completed, two-year-long undertaking in which I worked with sixteen highly regarded teachers from eight […]
Athlete-centered coaching: Extending the possibilities of a holistic and process-oriented model to athlete development
Authors: Griffin, L.L., Butler, J.I., & Sheppard, J 2018. In S. Pill (Ed.) Perspectives on Athlete-centered coaching (pp. 9-23) New York; Routledge. Read more
Tom Barone Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts-Based Educational Research 2018 Recipient
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Rita Irwin who will be receiving the 2018 Tom Barone Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts-Based Educational Research. This prestigious award will be presented to Dr. Irwin at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) meeting in New York in April, 2018. Congratulations, Rita on this outstanding recognition! Samson […]
Historical Studies in Education/ Revue d’histoire de l’éducation: A Journal’s Journey from Past to Present
Editors: Penney Clark, K.M. Gemmell and Mona Gleason 2018. Scholarly Research and Communication, 9(1), 1-11. Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Sandrine Han
Colleagues, I’m delighted to inform you that Dr. Sandrine Han will be receiving the 2018 British Columbia Art Educator Award from the National Art Education Association (NAEA). This prestigious award will be presented to Dr. Han at the NAEA meeting in Seattle in March, 2018. Congratulations, Sandrine on this outstanding recognition! Samson Nashon Department Head […]
Learning study is “hard”: case of pre-service biology teachers in British Columbia
Author: Michelle Tan 2018, International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, Vol. 7 Issue: 1, pp.37-49. Read more
In Memoriam: Dr. William E. Doll Jr.
Colleagues, The Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy is sad to announce the passing of Dr. William Elder Doll Jr. on December 27, 2017. Dr. Doll was a world renowned curriculum theorist and adjunct professor of EDCP. As a teacher and teacher educator he achieved the highest honours in his field, and was praised of his […]
Congratulations to the 2017 UBC-Moi University Secondary Teacher Education Program Graduates
The Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya has been in existence since 1991, with many original refugees still in residence 26 years later. The camp in Dadaab hosts close to half a million refugees escaping violence in neighbouring Somalia and other African countries. The UBC–Moi University Secondary Teacher Education Program in Dadaab, Kenya launched in […]
Congratulations to Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue who has been awarded the 2018 Pacific Region Higher Education Art Educator Award. Dr. O’Donoghue will also receive the National Art Education Association Distinguished Fellow Award for his many scholarly and professional achievements in art education. These two important awards will be given to Dr. […]
You Can’t Say That: Teachers and Controversial Issues in American Schools
Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman, University of Pennsylvania, USA Friday, January 26, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 Guest Host – Dr. Peter Seixas * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract In 2003, during a fifth-grade current-events lesson about the United States’ newly begun war in Iraq, […]
Saudi Arabian Home Economics curriculum: searching for deep learning
Authors: Alharbi, M. & Renwick, K. 2017. International Journal of Home Economics, 10(2), 109 – 120.
Questioning Curriculum Theory in Teacher Education: Nourishing and Invisibly Repairing the Minds of Researchers and Teachers
Author: Grimmett, P. P. 2017. Creative Education, 8, 1124-1134. http://file.scirp.org/Html/9-6303555_77102.htm
Memories of Manga: Impact and Nostalgic Recollections of Visiting a Manga Museum
Authors: David Anderson, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Shota Iwasaki 2017. Curator The Museum Journal, Volume 60, Issue 4, pp.505–525. Read more
Rethinking social studies: Critical pedagogy in pursuit of Dangerous Citizenship
Author: E. Wayne Ross 2017. Publisher: Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Placenta wit: Mother stories, rituals, and research
Editor: Jordan, Nane. 2017. Toronto: Demeter Press. Read more
Integrated School-Based Teacher Education: From Apprenticeship to a Complex Learning System
Authors: Collins, Steve, and Hermia Ting 2017. Complicity: An International Journal of Complexity and Education. Read more.
Four decades of High School Physics Olympics Competitions at the University of British Columbia
Authors: Liao, T., McKenna, J., & Milner-Bolotin, M. 2017. Physics in Canada, 73(3), 127-129.
Family Mathematics and Science Day at UBC Faculty of Education
Authors: Milner-Bolotin, M., & Milner, V. 2017. Physics in Canada, 73(3), 130-132. Read more
Physics Outreach
Editors: Milner-Bolotin, M., & Johnson, S. 2017. Physics in Canada, 73(3), 121-126. Read more
Shifting Stories of Size: Critical Obesity Scholarship as Transformative Pedagogy for Disrupting Weight-based Oppression in Physical Education
Authors: Cameron, E., Norman, M., & Petherick, L. 2017. In C. Ennis (Ed.) Handbook of Physical Education (pp.343-355). Routledge.
Agency for Learning: Inquiry, Technology and the Pedagogy of Choice
Dr. Jillianne Code | Assistant Professor, EDCP, UBC Friday, December 15, 2017 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 Host | Dr. P. Grimmett View the Seminar Poster Abstract On the axiom that ‘learners are agents’ it follows that an understanding of human agency is necessary in order to fully appreciate learning. Agency is […]
Education in an era of climate change: Conversing with ten thousand voices
Author: Peter Cole 2016. Transnational Curriculum Inquiry: The Journal of the International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies, 3(1), 3–13.
Performing survivance: (Re)Storying STEM education from an Indigenous perspective
Authors: Peter Cole and Pat O’Riley 2017. Critical Education, 8(15), 24-40. Read More
Fiction, History and Pedagogy: A Double-Edged Sword
Author: Penney Clark and Alan Sears 2017. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 49(5), 620-639. Read more
“The school book question is a farce”: Free Textbook Provision in Nova Scotia, 1864-1944
Author: Penney Clark and K.M. Gemmell 2017. Acadiensis: Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region, 46(2), 59-87. Read more
The third culture: The transforming (visual) culture in globalized virtual worlds
Author: Hsiao-Cheng Sandrine Han 2017. In S. R. Shin, (Ed.), Convergence of Contemporary Art Education, Visual Culture, and Global Civic Engagement. (pp. 318-330). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Read more
Historical Studies in Education 2017 Fall Issue
Editors: Penney Clark and Mona Gleason 2017. Historical Studies in Education, 29(2). Read more
What is Open School?
Dr. Lars Knudsen | Dept. of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark Friday, November 24, 2017 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract The recent school reform in Denmark (2013) included what was called the ‘open school program’. The basic idea was to make all schools and all teachers cooperate with the […]
Reconceptualizing Teacher Education Worldwide: A Canadian Contribution to a Global Challenge
Congratulations to Dr. Anne Phelan & Dr. Bill Pinar on a very successful two-day symposium in October 2017 entitled Reconceptualizing Teacher Education Worldwide: A Canadian Contribution to a Global Challenge. The symposium was supported by a SSHRC Connections Grant. Over 60 invited participants included representatives from the Ministry of Education, the British Columbia Teachers Federation, teacher education programs across […]
Maria Jose Athie
I, Maria Jose, am an educator who has had the opportunity to walk alongside Indigenous people on educational projects defined by their own terms. I have identified myself as two-Spirit Mestiza, with Indigenous heritage. I feel honoured to have worked collaboratively and to have learned how to recreate a curriculum in order to make it […]
7th Math and Science Family Day
UBC Faculty of Education held our now famous annual event dedicated to hands-on mathematics and science: Seventh UBC Faculty of Education Mathematics and Science Day. We are very grateful for the continuous support of our event. We are also supported by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematics Sciences who realize that children’s interest in mathematics and […]
“A Business Activity Surrounded by a Cultural Environment:” Regional Educational Publishing, 1970-2015
Author: Penney Clark 2017. BC Studies: The British Columbia Quarterly, 195(Autumn), 35-63.
Creating Space to Conceptualize Different Families
This symposium is part of a series of Graduate Student Symposia hosted by EDCP 601. October 25, 2017 | Scarfe 1209 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Panelists: Matthew Isherwood and Naoki Takemura with Special Guest Speaker Dr. Kedrick James View of download poster.
Re – engaging the Method of Currere: Teachers’ Perspectives
This symposium is part of a series of Graduate Student Symposia hosted by EDCP 601. October 11, 2017 | Scarfe 1209 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Panelists: Kiera Brant-Birioukova, Emmanuel Amoah & Scott Robertson with Special Guest Dr. William Pinar View or download Poster
Materializing the Social: Art Practice, Religion and “What Really Matters”
Dr. Anna Hickey-Moody | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia Thursday, October 19, 2017 | 2:30 – 4:00 pm | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract Anna Hickey-Moody is a Professor of Media and Communication, ARC Future Fellow and VC Senior Research Fellow at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, where she is based in […]
“A Grand Old House:” Canadian Educational Publisher Copp Clark, 1841-2004
Author: Penney Clark 2017. Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada, 55(1), 51-90.
7th Family Math & Science Day
Saturday, November 4, 2017 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Math & Science labs, 2nd floor, Scarfe Education Building, UBC (2125 Main Mall) Presented by the UBC Faculty of Education and Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Science and Math Educators and students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Teacher Education Program and the […]
Re-signifying Curriculum Studies from Indigeneity in the Mexican and Kenyan Contexts
This symposium is part of a series of Graduate Student Symposia hosted by EDCP 601. October 4, 2017 | Scarfe 1209 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Panelists: Maria Jose Athie-Martinez & Philip Kimani Karangu with Special Guest Dr. Samson Nashon To view or download poster.
Kiera Brant-Birioukov
Kiera Brant-Birioukov is Haudenosaunee from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario. She is a doctoral student in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of British Columbia, under the supervision of Dr. William Pinar. She holds an MA in Education from the University of Ottawa, as well as a Bachelor of Education (Primary/Junior) and Bachelor […]
Ting Zhang
This is Ting Zhang, a PhD student at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, studying under the supervision of Dr. Ann Anderson. My research addresses how elementary students’ mathematical problem solving develops with robotics activities. Raised by parents with engineering backgrounds in Xi’an, China, I went to business school in Shanghai […]
Journal Article by Solmaz Khodaeifaal
Colleagues, We are pleased to congratulate Solmaz Khodaeifaal, a recent graduate from the CULE M.Ed. program, on her new publication. Khodaeifaal, S. (2017). Student Engagement: Enhancing Students’ Appreciation for Learning and Their Achievement in High Schools. International Journal of Education, 9 (3): 67-85. Journal’s link: DOI: https://doi.org/10.5296/ije.v9i3.11678 Congratulations Solmaz! Samson Samson Nashon Department Head & Professor of […]
University Responsibilities, Values, and Value: $cholarship in the Age of Plenty
Dr. Kirk Madison | Associate Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science, UBCDr. Barbara Weber | Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education & Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program, UBC Friday, September 29, 2017 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract What are […]
Critical Health Literacy in 3D
Author: Kerry Renwick 2017. Frontiers in Education, section: Public Health Education and Promotion. Front. Educ. 2(40), 1 – 5. Read more
Same Same but Different: curriculum representations of health education
Author: Kerry Renwick 2017. Asia Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 8(3), 273-288. Read more
A/r/tographic inquiry in a new tonality: The relationality of music and poetry
Author: Peter Gouzouasis 2017. In P. Leavy (Ed.), Handbook of Arts Based Research (pp. 233-246). New York: Guilford Press. Read more
A/r/tographic as living inquiry
Authors: Rita Irwin, Natalie LeBlanc, Jee Yeon Ryu, and George Belliveau 2017. In P. Leavy (Ed.), Handbook of Arts Based Research (pp. 37-53). New York: Guilford Press. Read more
Book by Fernando Murillo
Colleagues, Congratulations to Fernando Murillo, a PhD student in EDCP, on his recent publication: Murillo, F. (2017) La perspectiva de Justicia Social en la Formación Inicial Docente: tensiones y posibilidades desde un Análisis Crítico del Discurso. Editorial Académica Española. The Perspective of Social Justice in Teacher Education: Tensions and Possibilities from a Critical Discourse Analysis […]
Arts Education and Curriculum Studies: The Contributions of Rita L. Irwin
Colleagues, We are pleased to congratulate EDCP alumnae Mindy R. Carter and Valerie Triggs on their new publication. Carter, M., & Triggs, V. (Eds.). (2017). Arts Education and Curriculum Studies The Contributions of Rita L. Irwin. Routledge Press. Drs. Carter and Triggs edited this book that highlights Rita L. Irwin’s significant work in the fields of […]
William F. Pinar’s work emblazoned in a 2017 Festschrift
Colleagues, Academics reach many milestones in their lives—Ph.D., beginning Assistant Professor position, tenure, promotion, and full professor. Some become well known for their research and scholarship, others for their teaching. More than a few develop a world-renowned reputation and their writings are sought after and read earnestly. But only a very limited few of those […]
Complexity, curriculum and the design of learning systems
Authors: Ovens, A., & Joy Butler 2017. In C. Ennis (Ed.), The Handbook of Physical Education (pp 97-111). London: Routledge. Read more
Feminist directions for Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) Movement (Editorial)
Author: Joy Butler 2017. Cultura_Ciencia_Deporte. DOI: 10.12800/ccd, 12(35), 87-88. Read more