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In EDCP | Patterns and Imaginations Workshops, March
To enthusiasts across all disciplines: You are invited to join our textile workshops, “Patterns and Imaginations” You are invited to join our textile workshop facilitated by Dr. Patricia Osler who will guide us in a series of priming activities to explore concepts of creativity, storytelling and imagination. Respectful of environmental, climate, and sustainability concerns in […]
Test Seminar post q-l
The 2023-2024 seminar series is hosted by the EDCP Seminar Committee chaired by Professor William Pinar. View the Seminar Poster here Recording not available
Honouring Dr. Rita Irwin
Symposium & Celebration Details Program (view, and or download below)
Engaging with the past using historical thinking concepts
Clark, P. 2024. Teaching History: Journal of the History Teachers’ Association of New South Wales (HTANSW), 58(4): 4-8.
Who comes to the garden? A closer look at visitors and potential audiences of Japanese Gardens
Anderson, D., Yamashita, S., Shimizu, H., & Chihara 2025. Journal of the North American Japanese Garden Association. 11, https://najga.org/journals/
Empowering teachers through an online asynchronous science education cohort graduate program
Saville, E., Milner-Bolotin, M., Anderson, D. 2024. Journal of Science Teacher Education.https://doi.org/10.1080/1046560X.2024.2404798 Read more
In Between the Academic and Artistic – Opportunities from fieldwork
Dr. Yosuke Washiya | Tohoku University, Japan Friday, Feb 23, 2024 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 1209 (in-person only) Faculty Host: Dr. Shawn Forde View the Seminar Poster here No Recording Permission Abstract: Even when academic studies attempt to adapt artistic approaches, a line may already be drawn between artistic and academic work. […]
Science and engineering practices: A comparative analysis of Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese science curricula
Prasoplarb, T.*, Faikhamta, C., Khan, S., & Hennessey, A. 2024. Asia-Pacific Science Education, 1(aop), 350-380.
The role of symbolab calculator usage to enhance pre-service primary teachers’ conceptual understanding in trigonometry through community of inquiry
Ndagijimana, J. B., Khan, S., Habimana, O., Musengimana, J., Manirakiza, P., Dushimimana, J. C., & Mushimiyimana, H. 2024. Ndagijimana, J. B., Mukama, E., Lakin, L., Khan, S.,… & Mushimiyimana, H.
Contributions of GeoGebra software within the socio-cultural proximity on enhancing students’ conceptual understanding of mathematics
Ndagijimana, J. B., Mukama, E., Lakin, L., Khan, S., & Mushimiyimana, H. ( 2024. Cogent Education, 11(1), 2436296, 1-24.
Pre-service teachers’ conceptual understandings of models and modelling in a STEM methods course
Faikhamta, C., Khan, S., Prasoplarb, T.*, Praisri, A.*, & Suknarusaithagul, N. 2024. Research in Science Education, 1-17.
Reasoning in chemistry teacher education
Khan, S. 2024. Chemistry Teacher International, 1-13.
In EDCP | MMIWG Remembrance Project
Drs. Kerry Renwick and Shannon Leddy are pleased to announce the launch of a second arts-based public pedagogy project in the Faculty of Education. Inspired by Jaime Black’s Red Dress Project, they would like to contribute to her purpose in raising awareness of the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on this […]
The Routledge Companion to Music, Autoethnography and Reflexivity
Gouzouasis Peter and Christopher Wiley (Eds.) 2024. Routledge London. Read more
The psychical dynamics of learning: Sigmund Freud and education
Nelson, P. M., & Harned, D. 2024. In B. A. Geier (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81037-5_202-1 Read more.
Affect as potential: Interrupting social studies education
Nelson, P. M. 2024. In B. Varga & E. Adams (Eds.), Always-Already on the Lookout: Searching for, Enacting, and Storying Theory in Social Studies Education (pp. 18-24). Teachers College Press. Read more.
Science Outreach Activities: Practice · Experience · Cooperation – Take UBC Physics Olympics as an example; 科学拓展活动：实践·体验·合作 ——以UBC物理奥林匹克活动为例
Zhang, B., Ren, H., & Milner-Bolotin, M. 2024. Physics Teacher (China), 43(11), 90-96. https://physicsteacher.suda.edu.cn/CN/Y2024/V45/I11/90
In EDCP | Patterns and Imaginations Workshops, February
To enthusiasts across all disciplines: You are invited to join our textile workshops, “Patterns and Imaginations” These engaging sessions will be facilitated by accomplished international practitioners, including Susana Vargas, Raha Atashpa, Lei Chen and Mengkai Zhang. In these workshops, we will host different transnational art-making textile techniques through sharing stories, memories, and imaginations as we collaboratively […]
In EDCP | Volume 1: Undisciplined Conversations
To enthusiasts across all disciplines: Join us for “Undisciplined Conversations,” a dynamic space for transdisciplinary dialogues between the arts, education, and beyond. This event will take place monthly in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. Participate in conversations and enjoy light refreshments as we host invited guests who foster diverse research perspectives, inviting us to […]
Welcome Dr. Johnna Montgomerie
Colleagues, Join me in welcoming Dr. Johnna Montgomerie who has joined the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy as of January 1, 2024 as a faculty in Home Economics Education. Once again, let us welcome Johnna to our EDCP community! Sincerely, Samson. Dr. Samson Nashon, EdDDepartment Head & Professor of Science Education
Dr. Rita L. Irwin Receives Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award
Dear Colleagues, It gives me tremendous pleasure to share with you the incredible news that Professor Rita Irwin recently received the University of Lethbridge 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award. The recipient of the Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award is chosen based on exemplary individual qualities, strong academic performance, excellence in their field, national or international […]
EDCP MTSE program graduate receives Distinguished Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Ralph (PhD in Curriculum Studies, 2017) a graduate from EDCP’s MTSE program under the supervision of Professor Stephen Petrina, for receiving the 2023 Simon Fraser University’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Ralph is a faculty member in the Master of Digital Media program offered at the Centre for Digital Media, SFU. We […]
FLIP Webinar Series #6 | Thinking About Indigenous Foodways
The Food Literacy International Partnership (FLIP) Invites you to their sixth webinar featuring three food literacy scholars Thinking About Indigenous Foodways | Wednesday December 13th, 2023 | 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. *PDT * (Pacific Daylight Time) Time zone converter REGISTER Food literacy is a term that is increasingly being used by a number of varied […]
Book Launch Event | Teaching Where You Are: Weaving Indigenous and Slow Principles and Pedagogies
You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of Teaching Where You Are: Weaving Indigenous and Slow Principles and Pedagogies (University of Toronto Press, 2024) Authors: Dr. Shannon Leddy & Dr. Lorrie Miller Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) Location: Scarfe 2414 (Staff Lounge) Light refreshments will be provided […]
Reflections on Masculinities in Education: Obstacles and Opportunities to Change
Dr. Michael Kehler and Dr. Gabriel Knott-Fayle| Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada Thursday, November 30, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe 310 (In-person only) Faculty Host: Dr. LeAnne Petherick View the Seminar Poster Abstract In this seminar, Dr. Kehler and Dr. Knott-Fayle reflect on their recent and ongoing research […]
Teaching Where You Are: Weaving Indigenous and Slow Principles and Pedagogies
Shannon, L., & Miller, L. 2023. University of Toronto Press. Read more
A Philosophical Inquiry into Teachers’ Identities and Beyond
Dr. Ying Ma | Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada Friday, December 15, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | Via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract In recent decades, educational research efforts have continued to focus on the epistemological rather than the axiological aspects of teaching (i.e., is questions rather […]
Book Launch Event | The Ethics of Becoming a Good Teacher in Conversation with Aristotle and Confucius
You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of The Ethics of Becoming a Good Teacher In Conversation with Aristotle and Confucius. (Routledge, 2023). Author: Ying Ma, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (PhD in Curriculum Studies, UBC, 2019) Date: Friday, November 10, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. (PST) | via Zoom For more information: see the attached […]
The Story of Seeds
Lei Chen | Current PhD in Curriculum Studies (Art Education) Art Exhibition: Oct 5 – Nov 3, 2023 Location: Lobby Gallery, Liu Institute for Global Issues → The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular building hours, 9am-5pm, and it’s located in the Lobby on the first floor. Learn more About the […]
Book Launch Event | Schooling, Human Capital and Civilization
You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of Schooling, Human Capital and Civilization: A Brief History from Antiquity to the Digital Era. 1st Edition (Routledge, 202 Author: Bruce Moghtader, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (PhD in Curriculum Studies, 2021) Date: Friday, October 20, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. (PST) | via Zoom For more information: see […]
Decolonizing Displacement
Noori, S. 2023. In Tickner, R., Wilber, A., Rahemtullah Z., Johnson, K. Ed. (Eds.) Geographies of the Heart. UBC Press.
The 2023-2024 Peer Advisors
We are pleased to announce the 2023-2024 Peer Advisor Team: Vicente Regis PhD Student September 2023 – April 2024 Vicente embraced artistic endeavours when he was a child, growing up playing with his brother and friends in the streets of São Paulo, Brazil. His professional life started as a legal educator, working with kids in […]
A Pedagogy of Insurgency in Troubling Times: The Imperative of Teaching and Organizing for Educational and Social Justice
Dr. Wayne Au, University of Washington Friday, January 27, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. E. Wayne Ross View the Seminar Recording View the Seminar Poster Abstract Teachers are on the frontline of ongoing social, economic, and community health crises. Using the organizing for racial justice done by […]
Indigeneity, Community and Participatory Practice: Methodologies, Concepts and Perspectives
Dr. Mark Vicars | Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia Dr. Jennifer Markides | SSHRC TII Canada Research Chair, University of Calgary Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Kerry Renwick View the Seminar Poster Abstract This seminar will offer critical reflection to identify and explore issues of […]
Lifetime Achievement Award
EDCP Research Associate | Dr. Marcia Braundy Dr. Marcia Braundy received the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) “Lifetime Achievement” award in 2023 at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights for her outstanding dedication to advancing women in the trades. Marcia’s trailblazing efforts in advancing #womenintrades serve as a remarkable example of the power and impact of […]
FLIP Webinar Series #5 | ‘What is Food Literacy?’
The Food Literacy International Partnership (FLIP) Invites you to their fifth webinar featuring four food literacy scholars ‘What is Food Literacy?’ | Thursday May 18th, 2022 | 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. *PDT * (Pacific Daylight Time) Time zone converter REGISTER Food literacy is a term that is increasingly being used by a number of varied […]
12th Indigenous Math K-12 Symposium – Virtual
Getty Images | Crown shyness of a rain tree Welcome to the 12th Indigenous Math Symposium | May 10 & May 17, 2023 To reach our urban and rural Indigenous Math Education network educators the Indigenous Math Education Symposium 2023 will be held virtually. We invite you to 2 exciting sessions: Session 1 | Wednesday […]
My Broken Heart Documentary Premiere
Dr. Jillianne Code, assistant professor and researcher in the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, is featured in a documentary that follows three heart transplant patients over five years. The documentary, My Broken Heart, premiers Sunday, March 26, 2023 at the HeartLife Foundation Canada Fundraiser at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) Centre in downtown Vancouver. […]
Love in the Post-Reconceptualist Era of Curriculum Work
You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of Love in the Post-Reconceptualist Era of Curriculum Work: Deliberations on the Meanings of Care. 1st Edition (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2023) Author | Allan Michel Jales Coutinho (EDCP Doctoral Student)Foreword by | Dr. William F. Pinar Book Description By employing the autobiographical method of […]
In Search of Responsibility as Education
You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of In Search of Responsibility as Education Traversing Banal and Radical Terrains. 1st Edition (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2023) Author | Dr. Hannah Spector, (EDCP Alumna), Penn State University, USA. Book Description Not to be conflated with systems of accountability, this book examines responsibility as […]
Inservice teachers’ experiences within a university/school district teacher education partnership: Collaborative inquiry, generative tensions, and emergent praxis
Schnellert, L. & Kozak, D. 2023. Teaching and Teacher Education, 136. Article 104362, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104362.
“We do it anyway”: Professional identities of teachers who enact risky play as a framework for education outdoors
Zeni, M., Schnellert, L., & Brussoni, M 2023. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education 26(3), 341-358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42322-023-00140-6.
The 10th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference
Crossing Boundaries Beyond Borders Conference date | Friday, March 24, 2023 | 12:00-5:00 p.m. Location | In person, Scarfe 206, 207,204 The 10th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference is an annual conference organized by students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) in the Faculty of Education, UBC. The main purpose of the conference […]
45th Annual UBC Physics Olympics
On Saturday, March 4th, 2023 more than 700 secondary students from all over BC travelled to UBC to participate in the 45th Annual UBC Physics Olympics. It was our first face-to-face post-pandemic event and I am so glad to report that it went exceptionally well. The event is a long time (almost half a century) collaboration […]
Exhibition | Longing For What Might Be
Welcome to a group exhibition, Longing For What Might Be, by EDCP Graduate students: Elmira Sarreshtehdari, Marzieh Mosavarzadeh,Yasaman Moussavi and Sholeh Mahlouji (EDCP MEd graduate) at the Hatch Gallery, UBC. Longing For What Might Be is a group exhibition based on collaborative creation about how Women, Life, and Freedom slogan could be a possible pathway for liberation of […]
45th UBC Physics Olympics
The Physics Olympics is a high school physics competition held annually at UBC in Vancouver. This annual outreach event attracts over 600 high school students, competing in teams, and over 70 teachers/coaches from across the province. This competition, organized by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at UBC. […]
Desire, interspecies love, and becoming-animal: Reading ‘The Overstory’ in social studies education
Nelson, P. M., & Durham, B. S. 2023. Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 38(1), 23-45.
Blending emerging technologies to differentiate instruction with historical artifacts
Miller, G., Nelson, P. M., & Boatwright, S. 2023. In S. M. Waring (Ed.), The Educators’ Handbook for Teaching with Primary Sources (pp. 217-227). Teachers College Press.
Physics Webinar and the 43rd UBC Olympics
On November 17, 2022, Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin and her colleagues from the Department of Physics and Astronomy successfully co-organized the first ever online webinar to support physics teachers, coaches, and prospective physics teachers, who are working very hard to inspire physics students to participate in the UBC Physics Olympics. This team hands-on event usually attracts […]
A Pedagogy of Insurgency in Troubling Times: The Imperative of Teaching and Organizing for Educational and Social Justice
Dr. Wayne Au | University of Washington Friday, January 27, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. E. Wayne Ross View the Seminar Poster Abstract Teachers are on the frontline of ongoing social, economic, and community health crises. Using the organizing for racial justice done by teachers in Seattle, […]
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Congratulations to Rafael V. Capó García
Congratulations to Rafael V. Capó García, a PhD candidate under Dr. Wayne Ross’s supervision, for receiving two $20,000 grants in 2022. Congratulations Rafael! Sincerely, Samson. Dr. Samson Nashon, EdDDepartment Head & Professor of Science Education
Congratulations to EDCP Graduate student – Conan Lee
Congratulations to EDCP Graduate student – Conan Lee (Supervisor, Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin), who presented in his first ever international conference organized by the University of Sydney. The 7th STEM in Education Conference: https://stem2022.virtual-conference.au/. The Conference attracted about 200 participants from more than 15 countries around the world. Conan’s poster “Knowledge Co-construction in YouTube Comments on Science Videos: […]
FLIP Webinar Series #3 | ‘What is Food Literacy?’
The Food Literacy International Partnership (FLIP) Invites you to their third webinar featuring three food literacy scholars ‘What is Food Literacy?’ | Wednesday December 7th, 2022 | 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. *GMT * (Greenwich Mean Time) Time zone converter REGISTER Food literacy is a term that is increasingly being used by a number of […]
Understanding Meditative Inquiry and its Educational Significance
Dr. Ashwani Kumar | Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada Friday, November 25, 2022 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract Meditative inquiry is an exploration within oneself and of how one is connected to life relationally, ecologically, economically, politically, and culturally. This existential […]
Visual art making as a methodology of learning: three educational contexts: schools, museums, and education for development projects
Dr. Paloma Palau Pellicer | University of Jaume, Castellon, Spain Dr. Joaquín Roldán | University of Granada, Spain Friday, October 28, 2022 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | Hybrid, Scarfe 310 & Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Rita Irwin View Seminar Poster Abstract We want to share our inquiries into a paradoxical conception of art and […]
Congratulations to Dr. Rita Irwin
Congratulations to Professor Rita Irwin who was recognized by the Canadian Society for Education through Art (CSEA) with a unique Lifetime Achievement Award at the CSEA Awards Ceremony on October 15, 2022. It was awarded to her in recognition of the extraordinary scope and impact of her many contributions to the field of Art Education. While the award […]
Congratulations to Dr. Penney Clark
Congratulations to Professor Penney Clark for being awarded the Best Journal Article published between 2018 and 2020 by the Canadian History of Education Association/Association canadienne d’histoire de l’éducation (CHEA/ACHÉ). The award was presented to her at the CHEA/ACHÉ Conference on October 15, 2022. The award was for: “‘The most just of all educational legislation’: Provision of free textbooks in […]
Curriculum Work and Social Justice Leadership
You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of Curriculum Work and Social Justice Leadership in a Post-Reconceptualist Era: Attaining Critical Consciousness and Learning to Become. 1st Edition (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2022). Author | Allan Michel Jales Coutinho (EDCP Doctoral Student)Foreword by | Dr. William F. Pinar Allan Michel Jales Coutinho will […]
Decolonising of the Home Economics Profession
Drs. Kerry Renwick & Shannon Leddy were guest editors for the special issue of the International Journal for Home Economics (Volume 15, No. 1, Jul 2022) which focuses on decolonising of the Home Economics profession. https://search.informit.org/toc/ijhe/15/1 Submissions were received from Canada, US, Africa – Eswatini, UAE and Australia. International Journal for Home Economics […]
Two EDCP Faculty Members Awarded UBC Sustainability Fellowships
Sustainability Fellowships are awarded to full-time UBC Vancouver faculty members who are leading the design of new sustainability courses and programs through a Sustainability Education Grant. Dr. Kerry Renwick & Dr. Sandra Scott are UBC Sustainability Fellows. They were awarded the Fellowships for 2021-2023 & 2022-2024 respectively. Sustainability Fellowships are awarded to full-time UBC […]
FLIP Webinar Series #2 | ‘What is Food Literacy?’
The Food Literacy International Partnership (FLIP) Invites you to their second webinar featuring three food literacy scholars. ‘What is Food Literacy?’ | Tuesday 21st June, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. *AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) Time zone converter Food literacy is a term that is increasingly being used by a number of […]
AsianCrit in Canada | Hybrid Symposium
This one-day Hybrid Symposium, will take place on Friday, May 13th, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This event is the combination of a scholarly symposium as well as a gathering. In the morning, the scholarly symposium section, we invite 4 book authors to join us online and share their chapters with us. In […]
11th Indigenous Math Symposium | Virtual 2022
Welcome to the 11th Indigenous Math Symposium | May 12 & May 19, 2022 Session 1 | Thursday May 12 3:30 – 4:45 PT Resilient Mathematical Communities for Well-Being: Métis scholar, mathematics educator and University of Alberta Vice-Provost (Indigenous Programming and Research) Dr. Florence Glanfield will share her experiences of building communities across diverse […]
Congratulations | AsianCrit in Canada Symposium
Congratulations to everyone involved in the AsianCrit in Canada Symposium. This one-day Hybrid Symposium, was held on Friday, May 13th, 2022. Co-hosts | Drs. Sandrine Han, Fei Wang, Sunera Thobani SYMPOSIUM POSTER WEBSITE This knowledge mobilization event was supported by UBC Faculty of Education EMERGE grant. The knowledge mobilization is based on […]
Lingering with the Works of Ted T. Aoki
Congratulations to everyone involved in the successful book launch for Lingering with the Works of Ted T. Aoki: Historical and Contemporary Significance for Curriculum Research and Practice. 1st Edition (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2022). Edited by Lee, N.Y. S. (PhD, 2021), Wong, L., E. Ursino, J. M. (Doctoral Students). A virtual panel discussion […]
Lingering with the Works of Ted T. Aoki
Dr. Samson Nashon, Professor and Department Head, EDCP Dear Colleagues, You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of Lingering with the Works of Ted T. Aoki: Historical and Contemporary Significance for Curriculum Research and Practice. 1st Edition (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2022). Edited by Lee, N.Y. S. (PhD, 2021), Wong, […]
Congratulations | Walking with A/r/t/graphy
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Professor Rita L. Irwin & Dr. Nicole Y.S. Lee (PhD, 2021) (co-editors & authors), and Ken Morimoto, Joanne Ursino, and Marzi Mosavarzadeh (Doctoral students) (co-authors), on their recent publication. Walking with A/r/tography. Laszcik, A., Irwin, R.L., Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, A., Rousell, D., & Lee, N. (Eds.).2021. [Palgrave Studies in Movement […]
The 9th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference
Theme: Inhabiting In-betweenness Date: Friday, March 18, 2022 | 12:00-4:30 p.m. Location: Hybrid (Virtual & In-person) Download a copy of the EGS 2022 program Download a copy of the EGS 2022 schedule The 9th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference is an annual conference organized by students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy […]
FLIP Webinar Series #1 | ‘What is Food Literacy?’
‘What is Food Literacy?’ ‘What is food literacy’ is the first in a series of webinars exploring food literacy education globally. Drs. Pamela Koch, Jennifer Sumner and Joyce Slater are three academics whose work is contributing to the food literacy as a growing area of study. The first webinar was held on February 28th […]
Book Launch Event | Professor Emeritus Peter Grimmett
Dr. Samson Nashon, Professor and Department Head, EDCP Dear Colleagues, You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of eminent Professor Emeritus Peter Grimmett’s new book, Restoring Soul, Passion, and Purpose in Teacher Education: Contesting the Instrumentalization of Curriculum and Pedagogy (Routledge 2022). Join a virtual panel discussion hosted by Professor William F. Pinar […]
UBC Physics Olympics | 2022
UBC Physics Olympics has been a major outreach collaboration between the UBC Department of Physics and Astronomy and UBC Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy aimed at engaging secondary science students for more than four decades. On Saturday, March 5, 2022, we organized our second ever virtual UBC Physics Olympics. We decided to have a virtual […]
Congratulations | EGS Conference 2022
On behalf of the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy and all the graduate students and faculty who were able to take part in the EGS-2022 conference last Friday, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to all the Peer Advisors (Rodrigo Santos, Angela Baldus, Elmira Sarreshtehdari, and Laura Werbitsky) who organized and […]
Webinar | What is Food Literacy?
The Food Literacy International Partnership (FLIP) Invites you to their first webinar featuring three food literacy scholars who are leaders in the field. ‘What is Food Literacy?’ | Monday 28th February, 2022 | 1:00-3:00 p.m. *PST (* Pacific Standard Time) REGISTER Food literacy is a term that is […]
When Fascism Comes: Curriculum, the Problem of Violence, and a Retheorization of Biopolitics
Dr. James P. Burns | Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education and Human Development, Florida International University, USA Friday, February 25, 2022 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar To view seminar poster, click here Abstract The Presidency of Donald Trump in the […]
Welcome to Dr. Sofia Noori
Dear Colleagues, The Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) welcomes a new faculty, Dr. Sofia Nori, as an Assistant Professor in Refugee Education effective January 1, 2022. Welcome Dr. Nori! Best, Samson Dr. Samson Nashon, EdD Department Head & Professor of Science Education
Welcome to Dr. Joaquin Muñoz
Dear Colleagues, The Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) welcomes a new faculty, Dr. Joaquin Muñoz, as an Assistant Professor in Indigenous Education effective January 1, 2022. Welcome Dr. Muñoz! Best, Samson Dr. Samson Nashon, EdD Department Head & Professor of Science Education
Alumni Profiles | Kelli Wolfe-Enslow
Master of Education (MEd) in Home Economics (HEEL) Online cohort, 2014 Current Occupation Lead O2 and Co-op Teacher How was your experience with your UBC Home Economics program? My BEd experience at UBC was enlightening and started me on a […]
Alumni Profiles | Joe Tong
Master of Education (MEd) in Home Economics (HEEL) Online cohort, 2014 Current Occupation Home Economics Teacher How was your experience with your UBC Home Economics program? I had a wonderful time in the UBC Home Economics program, especially during cohort sessions […]
Alumni Profiles | Chrissy Smith
Master of Education (MEd) in Home Economics (HEEL) Online cohort, 2021 Current Occupation Secondary School Home Economics Teacher How was your experience with your UBC Home Economics program? I have had the privilege of completing my B.Ed and M.Ed at UBC, […]
Decolonizing Together Symposium
Decolonizing Together entails two day-long online symposia that will bring together faculty, faculty associates and staff at two post-secondary institutions in B.C., as well as school associates and educators from various school districts in Lower Mainland. These symposia will cultivate a diverse community that creates and sustains equitable and inclusive campuses by ensuring the inclusion […]
Alumni Profile | Hardeep Kaur Khosa
Master of Education (MEd) in Home Economics (HEEL) Online cohort, 2018 Current Occupation Teacher How was your experience with your UBC Home Economics program? I enjoyed every moment in the UBC Home Economics program. I felt support and guidance every step […]
Alumni Profiles | Lorraine Dudler
Master of Education (MEd) in Home Economics (HEEL) Online cohort, 2013 Current Occupation Human Ecology Teacher How was your experience with your UBC Home Economics program? The UBC Home Economics, Masters of Education Cohort gave me the opportunity to work with […]
Alumni Profiles | Heather Clark
Master of Education (MEd) in Home Economics (HEEL) Online cohort, 2020 Current Occupation Educator How was your experience with your UBC Home Economics program? Wonderful. Throughout the BEd and MEd programs, I gained many contacts and friends with who I am […]
Dr. Anna Kindler Publishes a Series of Books for Young Children
As part of her work as an educator engaged with early childhood development and learning Dr. Anna Kindler recently published a series of 10 books for young children with Early Childhood Learning (ECL) Publishing. The collection of 10 books, each featuring a unique animal character, was written to stimulate imagination, creative play and encourage self-directed […]
Proceedings of the 6th International STEM in Education Conference (STEM 2021)
Congratulations to Drs. Anderson, Milner-Bolotin, Petrina and Doctoral student Rodrigo Santa for their recent publication of STEM2021 Proceedings: Anderson, D., Milner-Bolotin, M., Santos, R., & Petrina, S. (Eds.). (2021). Proceedings of the 6th International STEM in Education Conference (STEM 2021). University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, July 5-9. University of British Columbia. https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0402129 ISBN: […]
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Peter Grimmett
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Professor Emeritus Peter Grimmett on his new book: “Restoring Soul, Passion, and Purpose in Teacher Education: Contesting the Instrumentalization of Curriculum and Pedagogy”. For more information and how to obtain a copy of the book check here. Dr. Samson Nashon, EdD Department Head & Professor of Science Education […]
Lingering with Love and Loss
Lingering with Love & Loss | Remembering Carl Leggo November 15th, 1953 – March 7th, 2019 On Thursday, March 28th, 2019 many in the Faculty of Education, across campus and community gathered at The University of British Columbia to share in an evening of memories, poems, music, stories and tributes to a poet, professor, colleague, […]
Making-Place
Congratulations to Marzieh Mosavarzadeh, Ken Morimoto (Ph.D. candidates, EDCP) and Dr. Rita L. Irwin on the publication of Making-Place: International Postcard Exhibition Inspired by the rich potential of the International Society for Education through Art World Congress held at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in July 2019, the Making-Place International Postcard Exhibition captures […]
Curricular Reverberations: Articulating an Educational Sound Studies in Theory and Practice
Dr. Walter S. Gershon | Rowan University, New Jersey, USA Friday, October 29, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Rita Irwin View the Seminar Poster Abstract We have again arrived at an educational moment where formal curricula, that which people are intended to learn in schools, is part […]
The Orange Shirt Project
Acts of Remembrance, Respect and Reconciling Dr. Lorrie Miller, Dr. Kerry Renwick, Dr. Shannon Leddy and Heather Clark invite all Teacher Candidates and FoE Faculty and Staff to participate in creating orange shirts to commemorate each of the Indigenous children who lost their lives at Indian Residential Schools. We also welcome participation […]
Beadwork + Mathwork =
Join us for a virtual community beading project with Anishinaabe artist Nico Williams Beadwork is relational. Mathematics is relational. Nico brings us together to learn beadwork, engage in mathwork, and contribute to a collaborative beading project that deepens awareness of Indigenous presence and futures. Be part of an exciting community project! Let’s learn to bead […]
6th International STEM in Education 2021 Virtual Conference
Changing the Story The 6th International STEM in Education Conference Hosted Virtually by the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada July 5-9, 2021, Daily from 21:00 GMT to 01:30 GMT UBC Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy hosted the 6th International STEM in Education 2021 Virtual Conference between July […]
Congratulations to Dr. Kerry Renwick
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Kerry Renwick, for receiving the award for the Best Article published in Higher Education Research & Development (HERD) for 2020. Community engagement is … : revisiting Boyer’s model of scholarship Renwick, K., Selkrig Mark., Manathunga, Catherine., Keamy Ron ‘Kim’. 2020. HERD, 39(6). Congratulations Kerry on this magnificent […]
Congratulations to Dr Anna Kindler’s son, Antoni
Dear Colleagues, It is a delight sharing the excellent news of Dr Anna Kindler’s son, Antoni, for being selected to represent Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games. The Olympic Field Hockey Team has now been announced (http://www.fieldhockey.ca/2021/06/28/field-hockey-canada-announces-mens-olympic-roster/) and Antoni will be the Goalkeeper for Canada. We will join Anna in cheering for Antoni even […]
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STEM 2021
Changing the Story The 6th International STEM in Education Conference Hosted Virtually by the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada July 5-9, 2021, Daily from 21:00 GMT to 01:30 GMT Register here Registration is open until Thursday April 15, 2021 Background The 6th International Conference of Science, Technology, […]
10th Indigenous Math Symposium
10th Indigenous Math Symposium | May 11 & May 18, 2021 Session 1 | Tuesday May 11, 3:30-4:30 (PDT) Looking to the past to change the future | Artist Nico Williams, Anishinaabe beadwork artist of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation, shares his beadwork to engage us in mathwork. Session 2 | Tuesday May 18, 3:30-4:30 […]
Congratulations to Kieran Forde – Recipient of the 2020-2021 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Kieran Forde, a doctoral student in Curriculum Studies, who has been awarded the 2020-2021 UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Kieran is a teaching assistant for the technology education cohort of the BEd program. This prestigious award was presented to Kieran at the May 5th Faculty Meeting. Congratulations Kieran […]
Teacher professional knowledge: Lessons from research and policy for improving teacher quality
Professor Vanessa Kind | School of Education, Durham University, UK Friday, May 14, 2021 | 10:30 am – 12:00 noon (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Samia Khan View the Seminar Poster Abstract This talk presents a combination of document analysis and qualitative data to illustrate the impact of teacher education policy and practice […]