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Celebrating Canada 150+: An Art Exhibition
Colleagues, Dr. Anna Kindler, one of the EDCP faculty members, is having an exhibition of her works: CanadiAnna – Celebrating 150+, at the Robson Square until September 3, 2017. If you have time, please make the effort to visit her exhibition. The exhibition is available for viewing between 7am-10pm Monday through Friday and 7:30am […]
Book Chapter by Aurelia Kinslow
Colleagues, Congratulations to Aurelia Kinslow, EDCP Doctoral Candidate, who has had her chapter titled “Performing Landing: Place, Pedagogy, and Transformation” published in the new book Transforming Our Practices: Indigenous Art, Pedagogies, and Philosophies (National Art Education Association, 2017) edited by Christine Ballengee Morris and Kryssi Staikidis. Well done, Aurelia! Samson Samson Nashon Department Head & […]
Congratulations to Dr. Cynthia Nicol
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Cynthia Nicol has been appointed the David F. Robitaille Professor in Mathematics and Science Education for a three-year term (September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2020). The Robitaille Professorship was established under the leadership of Dean Nancy Sheehan — to honour former department Head of CUST/EDCP, David Robitaille — in […]
Congratulations to Drs. Anne Phelan and William Pinar
Colleagues, Join me in congratulating Dr. Anne Phelan and her Co-Applicants including Dr. Bill Pinar on being awarded a SSHRC Connection Grant of $24,060 to support a two-day symposium in October 2017 entitled Reconceptualizing Teacher Education Worldwide: A Canadian Contribution to a Global Challenge. Applicant: Dr. Anne Phelan, EDCP Co-Applicants: Dr. William Pinar, EDCP; Dr. Ruth Kane, University of Ottawa; Dr. […]
Congratulations to Dr. Tracy Friedel
Colleagues, Dr. Tracy Friedel, Associate Professor, will be taking a leave of absence (July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2019) to serve as the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Studies at Mount Royal University in Alberta. Her research will focus on culture, environment and sustainability. See http://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/MediaRoom/Newsroom/TracyFriedelResearchChair.htm. Congratulations Tracy on this significant career achievement! Samson […]
Welcome to Dr. Jillianne Code
Colleagues, We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jillianne Code, a new tenure-track appointment to the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy effective July 1st. Dr. Code comes to us as an Assistant Professor of Media and Technology Studies Education from University of Victoria, B.C. She has a strong background in Learning Technologies which is informed by Educational […]
UBC Girls’ Makeathon: Tech for Change
On Saturday, June 17, 2017, EDCP Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Paula MacDowell successfully hosted an extremely innovative UBC Girls’ Makeathon. This equity-oriented event was designed to foster maker and coding mindsets in high school girls by engaging them with diverse media & technologies, materials, mentorship, and hands-on design experiences. Teams were challenged to make an app related to an issue […]
Congratulations to Chessa Adsit-Morris
Colleagues, We are very pleased to congratulate Chessa Adsit-Morris (MA, 2015) on her newly-published book with Palgrave Macmillan. It is based on her AERA-award-winning Masters thesis in our department. Chessa is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of California, Santa Cruz in her home state of California. Well done, Chessa! Adsit-Morris, C. (2017). Restorying Environmental […]
Earth and Dark Wonder: Notes on Animism and Technology in an Age of Ecological Wipe-Out
Dr. David Abram | EDCP Summer Noted Scholar Wednesday, July 19, 2017 | 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract We live in an era of both wonderment and despair, of techno-utopian dreams and dizzying ecological breakdown. Many persons who spend large stretches of time out of doors, in […]
Wayfinding Peace: Museums in conflict zones
Speaker: Kimberly Baker, EDCP PhD Candidate & Liu Scholar, Liu Institute for Global Issues Date: Sunday, June 25th Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm Venue: Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site 5180 Westwater Drive, Richmond, BC, V7E 6P3 Phone: 604-238-8050 http://www.richmond.ca/culture/sites/britannia/about.htm Britannia is located in the historic town of Steveston and is a lovely location for lunch and a […]
From Crit to Social Critique
Author: Stephen Petrina 2017. From Crit to Social Critique. In M. J. de Vries (Ed.), International handbook of technology education (pp. 1-11). Dordrecht, NL: Springer. Read more
Curating as a Condition of Art Education
Guest Editor: Dónal O Donoghue 2017. Curating as a Condition of Art Education. Visual Inquiry: Learning & Teaching Art , 6(1), 5-130. Read more
Curating as a Condition of Art Education
Colleagues, I am delighted to inform you that Dónal O Donoghue is the guest editor of the special issue entitled “Curating as a Condition of Art Education” in Visual Inquiry Learning & Teaching Art. This recently published special issue includes articles that contribute in different degrees to both the theory and practice of art education […]
Historical Studies in Education 2017 Spring Issue
Editors: Penney Clark and Mona Gleason 2017. Historical Studies in Education, 29(1). Read more
Congratulations to Drs. Peter Cole and Kerry Renwick
Colleagues, I have just received the President’s letter informing me that Dr. Peter Cole has been granted tenure and promotion to Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2017. Please join me in congratulating Peter on this important and wonderful achievement. Please also join me in congratulating Dr. Kerry Renwick for being reappointed as a tenure-track Assistant […]
2017 Recipient for the Herbert T. Coutts Distinguished Service Award
Colleagues, I am very pleased to announce that Dr. Rita L. Irwin will be receiving the 2017 ‘Herbert T. Coutts Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education’. This prestigious award will be presented to Dr. Irwin at the annual CSSE meeting to be held in Toronto this […]
Spring 2017 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 Spring 2017 issue of Historical Studies in Education/Revue d’histoire de l’éducation. This issue was guest-edited by Dr. Thomas Peace, an Assistant Professor at Huron University College in London, Ontario and Dr. Alison Norman, who works for the Ontario Ministry of Indigenous Relations […]
The Educative Potential of Contemporary Art
Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue | Professor, EDCP, UBC Friday, May 19, 2017 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract In his recent book, Teaching Objects: Studies in Art Based Learning, Jeroen Lutters (2015) explains to readers how works of art have functioned for him as teaching objects – objects that […]
Technology-supported inquiry in STEM teacher education: Collaboration, challenges and possibilities
Author: Marina Milner-Bolotin 2017. In I. Levin & D. Tsybulsky (Eds.), Digital Tools and Solutions for Inquiry-Based STEM Learning (Vol. 1, pp. 252-281). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Read more
Celebration of Don Krug’s Life
Colleagues, It is with deep sadness that I report the passing away of Professor Don Krug on April 2, 2017 at age 60. Professor Krug was born at Sheboygan, Wisconsin on Jan 23, 1957 . With expertise in art education and technology studies, Professor Krug joined The Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, UBC on October 1, 2002. […]
Congratulations to Natalie LeBlanc
Colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to inform you that Dr. Natalie LeBlanc (PhD, 2016) will be receiving the Arts Based Educational Research Award for Outstanding Dissertation at the upcoming AERA Annual Conference. Moreover, her dissertation received a runner-up distinction by the National Art Education Association for the Elliot Eisner Outstanding Dissertation Award at its […]
Journal Article by Stephanie Anderson
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Stephanie Anderson, doctoral candidate, on the publication of her journal article. Anderson, S. (2017). The stories nations tell: Sites of pedagogy, historical consciousness, and national narratives. Canadian Journal of Education, 40 (1): 1-38. Well done, Stephanie! Anne Anne M. Phelan Professor and Graduate Advisor
A Comparative Study of STEM Educators’ Views of Technology: A Case of Canada, China and Korea
Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin, Associate Professor, EDCP Friday, April 21, 2017 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 1214 View the Seminar Poster Abstract This paper describes the results of a pilot quantitative international comparative study that investigated how STEM educators in Canada, China and Korea view the roles of technology in their teaching. The study […]
7th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium
Mathematical Landscapes for Reconciliation Thursday May 11, 2017 | 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Sty-Wet-Tan First Nations Longhouse, 1985 West Mall, UBC Registration by May 7 | tinyurl.com/7thAboriginalMathSymposium Join us for the 7th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium for teachers, administrators, Ministry representatives, community members and academics interested in exploring, sharing and deepening understandings of […]
Freirean Dialogue through Social Media in a Refugee Camp: An Educational Experiment
Karen Meyer, Cynthia Nicol, Samson Nashon, Mohamud Olow, Ali Hussein, Siyad Maalim, Abdihakin Muse, Abdikafar Ali, Ahmed Hussein, Hassan Hassan, Hassan Yarow, Mohamed Halane, Philip Karangu, Abdullahi Ismail, Ibrahim Abdi and Suleiman Aden Friday, March March 24, 2017 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 1214 View the Seminar Poster Abstract As a team, we […]
39th UBC Physics Olympics
We had a very successful 39th UBC Physics Olympics on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Next year we will hold 40th UBC Physics Olympics – so it has become an amazing tradition. As always EDCP and the Department of Physics and Astronomy collaborated on the event. We had 69 teams with about 8 students per team […]
Book Chapter by Michelle Gautreaux
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Michelle Gautreaux, a PhD student in EDCP has had her chapter titled ” Revitalizing the Common(s) in New Mexico: A Pedagogical Consideration of Socially Engaged Art” published in the new book Educational Commons in Theory and Practice: Global Pedagogy and Politics (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) edited by Means, Alexander J., Ford, […]
Congratulations to Sandra Crespo, EDCP Alumna
Colleagues, I am most pleased to inform you that Sandra Crespo (PhD 1998) was recently promoted to full professor at Michigan State University (MSU) and this year she is one of the ten professors at MSU to receive the 2017 William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award, and the only one from MSU’s College of Education. Sandra […]
Congratulations to our New Distinguished University Scholar
The Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy is extremely pleased to announce that Dr. Rita Irwin has been appointed as Distinguished University Scholar at UBC. This appointment is made to a select group of exceptional members of faculty at the University who have distinguished themselves as scholars in research and/or teaching and learning. The designation is […]
G+PS’ Recognition of Doctoral Exam Chairs
Congratulations to Drs. Anthony Clarke, Samson Nashon & Anne Phelan who have been recognized by the Dean and Vice Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for their contributions serving in the role of the chair of doctoral examinations between January and December 2016. We look forward to having more members being recognized.
Ancient clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest: Teaching and learning at the confluence of archaeology, marine science and traditional (Indigenous) knowledge
Nicole Smith and ‘the Clam Garden Network’ Friday, February 17, 2017 | Scarfe 1214 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. View the Seminar Poster Abstract Clam gardens are rock-walled, intertidal terraces constructed by the coastal First Nations of British Columbia (Canada) and Native Americans of Washington State and Alaska (USA) to enhance the shellfish productivity of beaches and […]
Congratulations to Heidi May
Colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to inform you that Heidi May (PhD, 2013) was recently awarded the 2017 InSEA Doctoral Research Award. The award recognizes an outstanding doctoral thesis in the field of visual arts education: a dissertation of exemplary conceptual, methodological, and literary quality on an important topic for education through the visual arts. […]
Congratulations to Elizabeth Beattie
EDCP is very pleased to announce the impressive accomplishment of Elizabeth (Liz) Beattie, Doctoral Candidate, who received a doctoral scholarship as part of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarships Program. Liz’s doctoral research study is titled Meaningful outdoor learning experiences in early childhood science and sustainability education. Liz is supervised by Drs. Samson Nashon and Sandra Scott. […]
Summer Noted Scholar Dr. David Abram
EDCP is pleased to welcome noted scholar Dr. David Abram to UBC for our summer semester! Dr. David Abram, a cultural ecologist and philosopher, is the author of The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-than-Human World (Vintage, 1997), and Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology (Pantheon, 2010). Hailed as “revolutionary” by the […]
M.Ed. in Home Economics Education (HEE4)
This M.Ed. in Home Economics Education with a focus on Human Ecology and Everyday Life is a unique graduate program, offered fully online, for teachers of home economics, human ecology, family studies, and family and consumer science. It will also be of interest to professionals involved in educational programs that focus on health and nutrition, […]
“hishuk’ish tsawalk – Everything is One. Revitalizing Tseshaht/Nuu-chah-nulth-aht Foodways.
Dr. Charlotte Coté | Assiociate Professor, University of Washington in Seattle Friday, January 20, 2017 | Scarfe 1107 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. View the Seminar Poster Abstract In her presentation, Dr. Coté will examine the concept of food sovereignty to articulate an understanding of its potential for action in reviving Indigenous foodways in the U.S. and Canada. […]
New Journal Article by E. Wayne Ross and Sandra Delgado
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating E. Wayne Ross and his co-author, Sandra Delgado (Wayne’s PhD student), on the publication of their journal article. Delgado, S. & Ross, E. W. (2016). Students in revolt: The pedagogical potential of student collective action in the age of the corporate university. Knowledge Cultures, 4(6): 141-158. Hearty congratulations, Wayne […]
Manufacturing Consent: A critical Analysis of the HPVV informed consent process in Ontario, Canada
Authors: Petherick, L., Norman, M., & Rail, G. 2016. In S. Dagkas and L. Burrows, (Eds.), Families, Young People, Physical Activity and Health, (pp. 96-113). Routledge.
The enemy within: Teaching “hard knowledge” about “soft bodies” in A Kinesiology Faculty
Authors: Norman, M., & Petherick, L. 2016. In E. Cameron & C. Russell (Eds.), The Fat Pedagogy Reader. Challenging Weight-based oppression in Education (pp.91-100). Peter Lang Publishers.
Engaging with Issues in Social Class in Physical Education
Author: Petherick, L. 2016. In D. Robinson, & L. Randell (Eds.), Social Justice in Physical Education. Critical Reflections and Pedagogies for Change (pp.183-205). Canadian Scholars Press.
Obesity Panic, Body Surveillance and Pedagogy: Elementary Teachers’ Response to Obesity Messaging
Authors: Petherick, L. & Beausoleil, N. 2016. In D. McPhail, W. Mitchinsen, & J. Ellison (Eds.), Obesity in Canada: Historical and Critical Perspectives (pp. 245-271). University of Toronto Press.
Historical Studies in Education 2016 Fall Issue
Editors: Penney Clark and Mona Gleason Historical Studies in Education, 28(2). Read more
What Lures Us to Linger … In Conversation with Aokian Curriculum and Pedagogy
Dr. Erika Hasebe-Ludt | Professor, Faculty of Education, University of LethbridgePatricia Liu Baergen, Joanne Price | PhD candidates, EDCP Friday, December 16, 2016 | Scarfe 1214 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. View the Seminar Poster Abstract This conversation features three educators who are inspired by the intellectual works of curriculum scholar Ted Tetsuo Aoki (1919-2012). Joanne Price opens […]
An Indigenous research narrative: Ethics and protocols over time and space
Author: Peter Cole 2016. Qualitative Inquiry, 1–9. doi: 10.1177/1077800416659083 Read more
Amanda Fritzlan
I have been teaching grade 7 in North Vancouver for the past ten years. During this time, I completed an MEd in Curriculum Leadership and Instructional Strategies at UBC. My focus was teaching Aboriginal art as a non-Aboriginal person. Prior to becoming a teacher, I worked for many years in health sciences. My current research […]
Tsubasa Saito
My name is Tsubasa Saito. I come from Tokyo, Japan, where I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Engineering at Hosei University as well as a Master’s degree in Education at Waseda University. My master’s research focussed on the mathematics education of immigrant children in Japanese schools. I worked as an IT engineer in Tokyo for […]
Naomi Kawamura
Originally from California, Naomi Ostwald Kawamura is a Nisei educator and arts administrator who has held leadership positions with numerous arts & cultural organizations in the United States. Prior to moving to Canada, she served in director-level positions at the San Diego History Center, the Bay Area Video Coalition, the Museum of Children’s Art, and others. Naomi currently works with the […]
Mobile Technologies & Community Networks in Refugee Education: Case Studies from Kenyan Refugee Camps
Dr. Negin Dahya | Assistant Professor, University of Washington Information School Friday, November 25, 2016 | Scarfe 1214 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. View the Seminar Poster Abstract The study of information and community technology in development settings is a rich and complex field of research and practice. Mobile phones have become a crucial part of this […]
Best Paper Awards at the STEM 2016 Conference
Dear all, It is with great pleasure that our department recognizes two Best Paper Awards at the STEM 2016 Conference. Milner-Bolotin, M., & Oh, J. (October 28, 2016). A comparative Study of STEM educators’ views of technology: A case of Canada, China and Korea, Paper presented at the 4th STEM in Education Conference, Beijing, China: […]
Congratulations to Stephen McGinley
Colleagues, Stephen McGinley, Lecturer in EDCP, Dr. Joanna Sheppard (UFV), and Jeff Stromgren (School District #43) have been jointly awarded with a $25,000 RBC Learn to Play grant to support their proposal for “Building Community Capacity to Support Physical Literacy”. Their project aims to build community capacity to support physical literacy with colleagues in a […]
Congratulations to Sam Stiegler, EDCP doctoral candidate and Vanier scholar
Dear EDCP colleagues, I am delighted to announce that Sam Stiegler (Supervisor, Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser) is one of four recipients of the 2016 American Educational Studies Association (AESA)Taylor & Francis Past President’s Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Research for his work titled, Going-along with Trans, Queer, and Genderqueer Youth: An Ethnography of the Everyday. Exceedingly […]
Congratulations to Joy Butler
Dear Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to inform you that Dr. Joy Butler was recently awarded a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the 6th International TGfU Conference in Cologne, Germany by the Teaching Games for Understanding SIG of The Association Internationale des Écoles Supérieures d’Éducation Physique (AIESEP). Joy was also invited to give the Plenary […]
New Chapbook by Karen Meyer
By a Thread is a chapbook. I wrote this collection in the last two years while studying and writing poetry with mentorship from poet and artist Andrea Dancer. My collaborative research and teaching in Dadaab Refugee Camp inspired much of the work. For me, writing poetry provoked inquiry into challenges this community in refuge faces. […]
6th Math and Science Family Day
On a stormy Saturday, October 15, EDCP faculty members and students organized Sixth Family Math and Science Day. This event has become a great Faculty of Education tradition! Despite the weather the event was attended by more than 360 guests, including UBC President, Dr. Ono and his family. More than 80 volunteers (TCs, graduate students, […]
Héctor Gómez
Héctor Gómez is a PhD Student in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. In 2005, he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Universidad de Santiago de Chile and an MA in Education from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 2013. Since 2006, he […]
(Un)Learning Anthropocentrism: An Ecocritical Framework for Teaching to Resist Human-Supremacy in Curriculum and Pedagogy
Dr. John Lupinacci | Assistant Professor, Washington State University Friday, October 28, 2016 | Scarfe 1214 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. View the Seminar Poster Abstract In this talk, I will call attention to—and critically question—the epoch now referred to as the Anthropocene in relationship to Western industrial assumptions rooted in the understanding of human-beings as separate from […]
Family Math & Science Day 2016
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 larger Faculty of Education community at UBC invite guests from 2 to 102 years old to help us celebrate science and math teaching […]
Congratulations to Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin, Davor Egersdorfer and Murugan Vinayagam on Their New Publication
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin and her co-authors, Davor Egersdorfer and Murugan Vinayagam (recent M.Ed. graduates), on the publication of their journal article. Milner-Bolotin, M., Egersdorfer, D., & Vinayagam, M. (2016). Investigating the effect of question-driven pedagogy on the development of physics teacher-candidates’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Physics Review Special Topics – Physics Education Research, 12, […]
Congratulations to Dr. Don Krug and Ashley Shaw on Their New Publication
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Don Krug and his co-author, Ashley Shaw (Ph.D. candidate), on the publication of their journal article. Don Krug & Ashley Shaw (2016) Reconceptualizing ST®E(A)M(S) Education for Teacher Education, Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 16:2, 183-200, DOI: 10.1080/14926156.2016.1166295 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14926156.2016.1166295 Hearty congratulations, Don and Ashley. Best, Samson […]
Curricular Ideologies in the Discussion and Negotiation of the Chilean Social Studies Curriculum
Sept 26 | 12:00 – 1:00pm | Scarfe 1209 Renato Gazmuri, PhD, Assistant Professor at Universidad Diego Portales (Chile) Organized by the Institute for Critical Education Studies Dr. Gazmuri will discuss his research on the construction of the social studies curriculum in Chile. The Chilean social studies curriculum has been defined through processes of discussion and […]
Curricular Discourses with Practical Implications
Perspectives and Experiences From Spain & South America Sept 22 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | Scarfe 310 Panelists: Dr. Renato Gazmuri (Chile), Sandra Delgado (Colombia) Fernando M. Murillo (Chile) Breo Tosar (Spain), and Héctor Gómez (Chile) Organized by the Institute for Critical Education Studies This seminar brings together scholars from Spain and South America working […]
On the History of the Critique of Media and Technology
Science and Technology Studies (STS) Colloquium 2016-2017 Tuesday, September 20, 2016 | 4:30 – 6:00 pm | Bu To 1197 Dr. Stephen Petrina Commentator: Carla Nappi More Info
Successful Grant for Catalyzing Research Clusters from the Office of the Vice President Research & International
Colleagues, A cluster of professors led by Stephen Sheppard (Forestry) and includes Rita Irwin (Education), Jiaying Zhao (Psychology), Maged Senbel (Community & Regional Planning), David Fracchia (Centre for Digital Media), Alan Kingstone (Psychology), Aleksandra Dulic (UBCO Creative & Critical Studies), Stephen Petrina (Education), and Stephanie Cheng (Community & Regional Planning) have been awarded a grant […]
Schizophrenic Scholar Out for a Stroll: Multiplicities, Becomings, Conjurings
Dr. Abraham P. DeLeon | Associate Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio Friday, September 30, 2016 | Scarfe 1214 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. View the Seminar Poster Abstract In this presentation, Professor DeLeon departs from a traditional academic rendering and takes an interdisciplinary and fictional theoretical stroll. Engaging the works of Gilles Deleuze and Félix […]
Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin Selected as an AAPT Fellow
Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce that Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin has been selected to be an AAPT (American Association of Physics Teachers) Fellow. AAPT Fellowship is a distinct honor signifying recognition by one’s professional peers and is awarded to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to AAPT’s mission to enhance the understanding and […]
Music, You, and Young Learners: An Interactive Workshop by Dr. Gouzouasis
Peter Gouzouasis, Professor in Music Education and Deputy Head of Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy shared a research based, hands-on workshop in early childhood music on July 15, 2016. The workshop entitled “Music, You, and Young Learners: An Interactive Workshop” was sponsored by the Institute for Early Childhood Education & Research (IECER) as part of […]
Congratulations to Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin
Dear Colleagues, I’m delighted to share with you the news that Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin has been awarded a $20,000 USD grant by Beijing Normal University under the auspices of Future Schools in 2030 program to support her research project in collaboration with her BNU colleagues in the 2016-2017 academic year. Details of Project funded: Title: “Reimagining […]
Welcome to Dr. LeAnne Petherick
A very warm welcome is extended to Dr. LeAnne Petherick as she takes up her position as Assistant Professor (Physical Education) in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. LeAnne graduated from the University of Toronto with a PhD and from Memorial University with a Masters of Physical Education. Prior to joining the University of British […]
Congratulations to Julian Lawrence and Kimberly Baker
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Julian Lawrence (artist & EDCP MA student), Ching-Chiu Lin and Rita Irwin (researchers) for receiving the Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM) 2016 Freeperson Award for best cartoon or infographic for “Katrina’s Story: Mentorship Confidential” published in the BCTF Teacher Magazine volume 27, number 5, May/June issue (2015).http://www.bctf.ca/TeacherNewsmagmay2015/; Kimberly Baker (PhD candidate in art […]
Tracy Friedel’s promotion and tenure
Colleagues, I have just received the President’s letter informing me that Tracy Friedel has been granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor. Please join me in congratulating Tracy on this important and wonderful achievement. Hearty congratulations, Tracy. Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Promotion of Dr. Donal O’Donoghue to Full Professor
Colleagues, It is with tremendous delight that I can now inform you that Dr. Donal O’Donoghue has been promoted to full professor. I received a copy of the President’s letter just now. Please join me in congratulating him on this magnificent achievement and milestone. It is every academic’s goal to become a full professor. I […]
CSSE Graduate Awards
Dear colleagues, Please join me in congratulating four of our graduate students, Julia Ostertag (Co-Supervisors: Dr. Donal O’Donoghue & Dr. Tony Clarke), Brooke Madden (Supervisor: Cynthia Nicol), Latika Raisinghani (Supervisor: Dr. Samson Nashon), and Stephanie Anderson Redmond (Supervisor: Penney Clark) for receiving the Best Dissertation and Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Awards respectively at this year’s […]
Historical Studies in Education 2016 Spring Issue
Editors: Penney Clark and Mona Gleason 2016. Historical Studies in Education, 28(1). Read more
Doing Oral History Education Toward Reconciliation
Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Professor of Curriculum Theory | University of Ottawa Friday, June 2, 2016 | 3:00-4:30 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe 1209 View the Seminar Poster No recording permission Abstract: There is a growing reconceptualization of how history “ought” to be taught in a disciplined fashion. For example, in Canada and in certain parts of the […]
NSERC PromoScience Funding
Colleagues, I’m delighted to share with you the news that Sandra Scott has been successful in winning $180,000 of NSERC Promo-science funding for the Landed Learning on the Farm project she now directs. This is fantastic news and a wonderful achievement by Sandra and her colleagues. The Landed Learning on the Farm project can now […]
Getting Bruised, Hurting, and Dirty” in Academic Leadership: Tempering the “Leprosy” of Careerism with a Sense of Calling
Dr. Peter Grimmett | Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy May 16, 2016 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract This talk builds on themes I addressed in December 2013—that, although the world is tragic, full of injustices and things that make us angry, against which we […]
Historical Studies in Education
Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that the Spring 2016 issue of Historical Studies in Education/Revue d’histoire de l’éducation (HSE/RHE) has been published and is available in print and on-line at http://historicalstudiesineducation.ca/index.php/edu_hse-rhe/issue/view/433/showToc. This is the first issue published in the UBC Faculty of Education under the co-editorship of Professors Penney Clark (EDCP) and Mona Gleason (EDST). Assistant […]
6th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium
Sharing Approaches for Improving Aboriginal Mathematics Education Thursday May 12, 2016 8:45 am – 3:00 pm. UBC First Nations Longhouse (1985 West Mall) Please join us for the 6th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium at the First Nations Longhouse, UBC on May 12, 2016. This symposium is an opportunity for teachers, administrators, Ministry representatives, community members, […]
New Appointment: Dr. Samson Madera Nashon, Head of the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Dr. Samson Nashon has been appointed as the next Head of the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2016. Link to offiical announcement. We are all delighted with this appointment. Hearty congratulations to Samson!
Dr. Bill Pinar’s honorary doctorate at the Abo Akademie in Turku, Finland
Colleagues, I am absolutely delighted to announce that Bill Pinar has been selected to receive, in June 2016, an honorary doctorate in Education at the Swedish-language university, Abo Akademi, in Turku, Finland. This represents the third Finnish honorary doctorate to be awarded to members of the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (Bill Doll and Peter […]
Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin’s Promotion to Associate Professor
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Marina Milner-Bolotin, who has been granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor (backdated July 1, 2015). This is a tremendous accomplishment. Marina’s professional accomplishments, outreach activities, and her service to the department and Faculty are outstanding. Hearty congratulations, Marina!!! Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor and Head, Department of […]
EDCP Graduate: Jongmun Kim
Dr. Jongmun Kim (PhD, 2014, supervised by David Anderson) is the Director and General Manager of Exhibition & Education Division at the National Marine Biodiversity Institution of Korea (MABIK) – A Global Leader in research, conservation and use of marine bio-resources. www.mabik.re.kr/html/en/ Dr. Kim heads a staff of 42 dedicated museum professionals across exhibition planning, exhibition managing, […]
Dr. Joy Butler’s Promotion to Full Professor
Colleagues, I’m absolutely delighted to inform you that the President’s letter has been received confirming that Joy Butler has been promoted to full professor. Please join me in congratulating Joy on this magnificent achievement. Hearty congratulations, Joy! Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Congratulations to Alayne Armstrong
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Alayne Armstrong, a PhD graduate of EDCP and SSHRC Doctoral Scholar, has accepted a tenure track appointment as Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina, beginning July 1, 2016. Alayne completed her PhD in 2013, under the supervision of Dr. […]
A “Rogue” Curriculum: Trans-Atlantic, Creole Pedagogies and Historical Imagination
Dr. Petra Hendry | Louisiana State University Friday, April 22 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe Room 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract The project articulated in this paper takes up the work of Henri Lefebvre and Michel de Certeau to envision history as a spatialized practice of ethical engagement with alterity. Specifically, I explore three […]
38th UBC Physics Olympics
On Saturday, March 5, 2016 once again we organized a very successful 38th UBC Physics Olympics . We had almost 600 students from 59 schools all across BC, 59 physics teachers and many parents and volunteers. It was the biggest and the most successful Physics Olympics event ever. As far as we know it is the […]
Protected: EDCP Headship Curricula Vitae and Presentation Video Recordings
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EDCP Headship Presentations
Four candidates have been shortlisted for interviews between February 29 and March 11, 2016 for the next EDCP Department Head. Staff, faculty and students are encouraged to attend the presentation that each candidate will give on their scholarship and leadership, and provide feedback to the Advisory Committee. A video recording of each presentation will be […]
Dangerous indeed: A response to Wayne Ross’ ‘Courage of hopelessness’
Dr. Peter Seixas | Professor, EDCP Friday, February 26th, 2016 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe Room 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract Yes, yes, the past gets in the way; it trips us up, bogs us down; it complicates, makes difficult. But to ignore this is folly, because, above all, what history teaches us is to […]
New Book Co-edited by E. Wayne Ross
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating E. Wayne Ross and his co-editor, Nancye McCrary on the publication of their new book Working for Social Justice Inside and Outside the Classroom: A Community of Students, Teachers, Researchers, and Activists. This is the second volume in the Peter Lang book series, Social Justice Across Contexts in Education. http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=84903 Hearty […]
New Journal Article by E. Wayne Ross, Sandra Delgado and Michelle Gautreaux
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating E. Wayne Ross and his co-authors, Sandra Delgado and Michelle Gautreaux (Wayne’s PhD students), on the publication of their journal article. Sandra Ximena Delgado Betancourt, Michelle Gautreaux, & E. Wayne Ross. (2016). La literatura infantil como herramienta para enseñar cuestiones relativas al poder, la tiranía y la justicia social […]
Faculty Spotlight: Michelle Tan
Michelle Tan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. Her teaching and research interests include Science Education, outdoor learning, curriculum reforms, and collaborative teacher inquiry. Particularly, Michelle is interested in examining ways teachers could theorize about their own practices within institutional and reform-based settings, where Science Education, outdoor learning and other […]
Third Annual EDCP Graduate Student (EGS) Conference
Dear Education graduate students and faculty, On behalf of the EGS Conference Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to the third annual EDCP Graduate Student (EGS) Conference, which will be held on Friday, March 4th, 2016 from 2:00 – 6:00 PM in Scarfe building Room 1130. The conference is FREE, and light refreshments […]
A Symposium in Celebration of the Career of Peter Seixas
Coming of Age: Life/Time/History A celebration of Peter Seixas’ career, in anticipation of his retirement 9:00-3:15, March 12, 2016 Peter Wall Institute, UBC “Coming of Age: Life/Time/History” alludes to an intersection between life course and history, an intersection that can be interpreted in many ways. The title challenges speakers to examine people’s lives, including their […]
When the Phallus Appears: The Politics of Comedy in Jean Genet’s The Balcony
Dr. James Penney | Trent University February 12, 2016 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract To capture in a nutshell what Jean Genet’s varied lifework is about, one might suggest that it attempts to understand the complex interplay between images, both “real” and poetic, and the everyday […]
New Book Chapter by Michelle Gautreaux
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Michelle Gautreaux, a PhD student in EDCP has had her chapter titled “Neoliberal Education Reform’s Mouthpiece: Education Week’s Discourse on Teach for America” published in the new book News Media and the Neoliberal Privatization of Education (Information Age Press, 2016) edited by Zane Wubbena, Derek R. Ford, and Brad […]
Congratulations to Marina Milner-Bolotin
Colleagues, Marina Milner-Bolotin was last week awarded the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Distinguished Service Citation at their 2016 Winter Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is recognized for her outstanding service as a Section Representative and as a member of the AAPT Executive Board. For more information about the Award and AAPT, please […]
Cultivating Learning Network Research Opportunity Info Session for Grad Students and Professors
When: Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 3:00-4:30pm Where: Scarfe 310 Looking for a research opportunity that is meaningful and relevant to our community? The Cultivating Learning Network (CLN) is looking for new researchers! Come to this information session to learn about the CLN and the opportunities for getting involved with or developing new research with our […]