World Refugee Day Symposium 2025
Friday, June 20, 2025 | 8:30 A.M – 2:30 P.M.Irving K. Barber Learning CentreDodson Room (302) In recognition of World Refugee Day, this symposium centers the experiences of Afghan women shaped by forced displacement, political upheaval, and gendered exclusion. We aim to explore the complex constructs of “Afghan Women” nationally and internationally, focusing on how […]
Where Embodied Cognition Fits in a Broader Theory of Science Concept Learning
Dr. Tamer Amin | Associate Professor, American University of Beirut Friday, June 20, 2025 | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. (PST) | Via Zoom * for Zoom details, please email edcp.educ@ubc.ca View the Seminar Poster Host | Dr. Samia Khan Abstract: The perspective of embodied cognition has inspired new ways of thinking about how we learn […]
Musical Dialogues: The realization of freedom with others in public spaces
Dr. David Lines | Professor of Music Education, University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand Tuesday, July 8, 2025 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (PST) | Hybrid | Scarfe, Room 1209 *Note: this seminar is Hybrid (attend via Zoom, or join us in Scarfe 1209) For Zoom details, please email edcp.educ@ubc.ca View the Seminar Poster Host | Dr. […]
Learning with the Land Symposium
Please join us for the Learning with the Land Symposium Saturday, June 14, 2025 | UBC Vancouver Campus, Scarfe Room 1128 Hosted as part of the SSHRC-funded Learning with the Land international research partnership, this one-day free public symposium brings together artists, educators, and researchers exploring how art education can respond to the climate crisis and support decolonial […]
Museum Education in China: My Personal and Cultural Story
Dr. Jiao Ji | Visiting Scholar, Central South University, China Friday, May 23, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (PST) | Via Zoom * for Zoom details, please email edcp.educ@ubc.ca View the Seminar Poster Host | Dr. David Anderson Abstract: China boasts a civilization that spans thousands of years, rich with countless cultural heritages […]
2025 Indigenous Math Education K-12 Symposium
FROM STARS ABOVE TO WATER BELOW: Indigenous Stories of STEM Education for Mathematical Flourishing May 13 and May 20, 2025 | Virtual * Note: Limited free student registration is now closed. Please register using the payment link The skies hold stories, the Elders say. Looking up, maybe you’ve experienced the Northern Lights as Spirits dancing across […]
Seminar | Curriculum: living and Indigenous
Abstract: This seminar by Drs. Bronwyn Frederick and Tracey Bunda is framed as a conversation with and for the intent of reconciliation. This conversation is centered around Indigenous knowledges embodied in Drs. Frederick and Bunda’s experiences and insghts as champions for the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice Referendum and their critical theoretical approaches around race and […]
Visual Culture in Art Education: Pedagogical Approaches and Practices in Turkey
Dr. Nuray Mamur | Visiting Professor, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey Friday, April 25, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (PST) | Hybrid | Scarfe, Room 1328 *Note: this seminar is Hybrid (attend via Zoom, or join us in Scarfe 1328) For Zoom details, please email edcp.educ@ubc.ca View the Seminar Poster Host | Dr. Anita Sinner […]
Learning from queer and trans youth in research
Dr. LJ Slovin | School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria Dr. Sam Stiegler | Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne Thursday, April 17, 2025 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (PST) | Hybrid | Scarfe, Room 1209 *Note: this seminar is Hybrid (attend via Zoom, or join us in Scarfe 1209) For Zoom […]
Mapping Stories Through Textile Cartographies
Join Us for the Opening of Mapping Stories Through Textile Cartographies Message sent on behalf of Dr. Elly Yazdanpanah, Post-Doctoral Fellow I am thrilled to invite you to the opening of “Mapping Stories Through Textile Cartographies,” an exhibition that intertwines cultural origins and reflections through the universal language of textile art. Presented by the Department of […]
The 12th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference
Theme: Cultivating Togetherness: Envisioning Transformative Pedagogy for a Shared Future Friday, March 21, 2025 | 11:30 a.m. onwards | Room 310, Scarfe Building Download a copy of the EGS 2025 poster The Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference, an annual event organized by the students of the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, is set to take place […]
In EDCP | Volume 6: Undisciplined Conversations
Disrupting Norms: Beyond Representation Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. | Room 310, Scarfe Building *If attending in person is not possible, you are welcome to join virtually. For the meeting link or any other inquiries, please email Elly at elly.yazdanpanah@ubc.ca Undisciplined Conversations, a dynamic space for transdisciplinary dialogues between the arts, education and […]
A Collaborative Dialogue on Educational Justice with Dr. Özlem Sensoy
Dr. Özlem Sensoy | Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University Inaugural Director, Cassidy Centre for Educational JusticeAssociate Faculty, Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, SFUAssociate Faculty, Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies, History Department, SFU Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 2:30-4:00 p.m. (PST) | Hybrid | Scarfe, Room 1209 *Note: this seminar is Hybrid (attend via […]
47th 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. […]
18th Canadian Symposium
Home Economics | Family Studies | Human Ecology | Family & Consumer Science Education: Issues & Directions HYBRID SYMPOSIUM | FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 2, 2025 | ONTARIO The Canadian Symposium on Home Economics Education has been held biennially since 1991 in various locations across Canada. It provides a forum for sharing information and research, […]
In EDCP | Volume 5: Undisciplined Conversations
Translating Values in Knowledge, Research, and Archival Production To enthusiasts across all disciplines: Join us for “Undisciplined Conversations,” a dynamic space for transdisciplinary dialogues between the arts, education, and beyond. This event is organized by the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy in collaboration with UBC’s Asian Library. Monday, February 3rd, 2025 | Irving K. Barber […]
Beading + Story + Math = Community
Nico Williams Nico Williams, is Anishinaabe from Aamjiwnaang First Nation currently working in Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang / Montreal where he just completed his MFA at Concordia University. Nico is an active member in the urban Indigenous Montreal Arts community, a board member for the Contemporary Native Art Biennial, and a member of the Contemporary Geometric […]
Book Launch Event | Geographies of the Heart: Stories from Newcomers to Canada
You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of Geographies of the Heart: Stories from Newcomers to Canada (UBC Press, Purich Books, 2024) Thu, Nov 28, 2024 | 12:00 – 11:30 p.m. | West Mall Swing Space (SWNG) – 206, 2175 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 You are invited to a book launch to […]
Myth, Manhood, and Curriculum: Towards Truth, Self-Cultivation, and Reparation
Dr. James P. Burns | College of Education and Human Sciences, University of New Mexico, USA Friday, November 29, 2024 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. (PST) | Via Zoom For Zoom details, please email edcp.educ@ubc.ca View the Seminar Poster Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar Abstract: The current historical moment seems to have coalesced, in the US and […]
In EDCP | Volume 4: Undisciplined Conversations
To enthusiasts across all disciplines: Join us for “Undisciplined Conversations,” a dynamic space for transdisciplinary dialogues between the arts, education, and beyond. Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 | Multipurpose Room, Ponderosa Commons North, PCN 2012 | 2:00 P.M. Undisciplined Conversations is a dynamic space for transdisciplinary dialogues bridging the arts, education, and beyond, organized by the […]
Decolonizing Pedagogies of Complacency
Dr. Hartej Gill | Educational Studies, UBC Dr. Michael Marker | Educational Studies and Director, T`’Skel Graduate Studies, UBC Dr. Özlem Sensoy | Faculty of Education, SFU December 13, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scare 310 View the Seminar Poster No recording available Abstract: This seminar series will explore ‘pedagogy’ as it has been understood […]
Master of Education in Arts-Based Educational Research (ABER)
World-class teaching and hybrid learning designed for working professionals The Master of Education in Arts-Based Educational Research (ABER) is a unique program blending art, research, and teaching to meet contemporary educational needs. Develop expertise in the theories, methodologies, and practices of visual, literary, performative, and digital arts within educational research. Collaborate with World-Class Faculty Engage […]
Walking with Public Art: Immersive Learning as Public Scholars
This course is led by Dr. Anita Sinner This Go Global Seminar offers an innovative approach to knowledge diplomacy, informed by the UN’s Global Citizenship framework, to bring trans-perspectives that advance transdisciplinary, transnational, translanguaging and transmedia approaches to 21st C learning in an experiential art as research learning opportunity. In May 2025, the Bogota Museum […]
In EDCP | Volume 3: Undisciplined Conversations
To enthusiasts across all disciplines: Join us for “Undisciplined Conversations,” a dynamic space for transdisciplinary dialogues between the arts, education, and beyond. Thursday, October 24th | Scarfe Room 310 | 12:00 P.M. ‘Undisciplined Conversations,’ a dynamic space for transdisciplinary dialogues between the arts, education and beyond, will take place in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. […]
Journeying through corn: Articulating a Haudenosaunee consciousness of renewal and curriculum
Dr. Kiera Brant-Birioukov | Faculty of Education, York University Friday, September 27, 2024 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. (PST) | Via Zoom View the Seminar Poster For Zoom details, please email edcp.educ@ubc.ca Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar Abstract: For generations prior to European contact, the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) people of Turtle Island refined an ancient Indigenous knowledge […]
2024 Indigenous Math Education K-12 Symposium
Clayton Gauthier | Sacred Salmon Journey Indigenous Community, Storytelling, and Mathematical Flourishing May 14 and May 21, 2024 | Virtual This powerful mural by artist Clayton Gauthier Cree/Dakelh tells the story of the salmon’s journey from mountain rivers to ocean and back again. It’s a story of risk and strength, of protection and ceremony. It’s a story of inter-relationships, […]
Canvas to Community: The Power of Empathy in Art Education, Sustainability, and Contemporary Art
Dr. Victoria Pavlou | Frederick University, Cyprus Dr. Raphael Vella | University of Malta, Malta Friday, April 26, 2024 | 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. (PST) | Via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Rita Irwin View the Seminar Poster here For Zoom details, please email edcp.educ@ubc.ca Abstract: How can art education help us make sense of global […]
The 11th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference
Theme: Weaving Stories, Creating New Realities for Empowerment and Resilience Friday, March 15, 2024 | 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. | In-person Scarfe 310 (Opening), Scarfe 202 & 1214 (Presentations) Keynote Speakers | Dr. Kedrick James and Dr. Wayne Ross The Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference, an annual event spearheaded by the students of the Department of […]
The Edmonton Queer History Project (EQHP): Heritage Practices Re-Imagined through Community-Engaged Social Justice Research
Dr. Michelle Lavoie | MacEwan University, Edmonton Dr. Kris Wells | MacEwan University, Edmonton Friday, March 22, 2024 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | Via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Anita Sinner View the Seminar Poster here Abstract: Queer histories are often unnamed, undocumented, frequently go unmentioned in historical texts, official public archives, and are […]
46th 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. […]
In EDCP | Volume 2: Undisciplined Conversations
To enthusiasts across all disciplines: Join us for “Undisciplined Conversations,” a dynamic space for transdisciplinary dialogues between the arts, education, and beyond. ‘Undisciplined Conversations,’ a dynamic space for transdisciplinary dialogues between the arts, educaon and beyond, will take place monthly in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. Join us for conversaon and light refreshments as […]
“There’s A Stranger in My house”: A CRT-PVEST Analysis of STEM Education
Dr. Terrell R. Morton | University of Illinois-Chicago Thursday, March 7, 2024 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 (in-person only) Faculty Host: Dr. Samia Khan View the Seminar Poster here Abstract: This presentation engages Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Phenomenological Variant Ecological Systems Theory (PVEST) to unpack and critique the presence and power […]
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 […]
Honouring Dr. Rita Irwin
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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Smallest circles first: Exploring reconciliatory praxis through drama education
Dr. Mindy Carter | Associate Professor, McGill University, Canada Friday, October 20, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Rita Irwin Vie the Seminar Poster Abstract This research focuses on the experiences of elementary and post-secondary pre- and in-service drama teacher’s agency in Montreal, Quebec. It looks at how […]
The Calling of Nonviolence in Curriculum Studies
Dr. Hongyu Wang | Oklahoma State University, USA Friday, September 29, 2023 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract In this presentation, Wang starts with a brief autobiographical inquiry of how nonviolence has become a calling in curriculum studies. She further introduces several major […]
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 […]
Storying A Curriculum Theory in-the-Making
Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | University of Ottawa, Canada Friday, May 5, 2023 | 3:30 – 5:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract What is curriculum theory in-the-making at this place and moment in time? For this presentation, Dr. Ng-A-Fook will draw on Janet L. Miller’s memorable essay English Education […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Enacting critical and place-based pedagogies in Bay Area youth sports projects: A capital and field analysis
Dr. Matthew Atencio | California State University, East Bay, USA Dr. E. Missy Wright | California State University, East Bay, USA Friday, April 29, 2022 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Yuen Sze Michelle Tan View the Seminar Poster Abstract In this discussion, the co-directors of the Center for Sport […]
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, […]
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 in Scarfe 1128 & 1130) 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 […]
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 […]
Portrait of an Antiracist, Hypermasculine Black Male Pedagogue: Race, Gender (Performance), and Antiracist Pedagogy in U.S. Teacher Education
Dr. Esther Ohito | Rutgers University, USA Friday, March 25, 2022 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Harper Keenan View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract Scholarship on antiracist pedagogy has proliferated the white world of U.S. teacher education; however, studies scrutinizing this phenomenon from the perspective of […]
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 […]
Reflective, Transformative, and Relational Practices in Integrating Arts Curriculum
Dr. Yichien Cooper | Washington State University, Tri-Cities, USAChair, Asian Arts and Culture Interest Group, National Art Education Association Friday, November 26, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Sandrine Han View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract This seminar invites participants to discuss how the practice of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Restoring the Soul of Teacher Education: A Soulful Approach to External Pressure
Taken from the writing of a book entitled: Restoring Soul, Passion, and Purpose in Teacher Education: Contesting the Instrumentalization of Curriculum and Pedagogy Dr. Peter Grimmett | Professor Emeritus, SFU and UBC Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract During […]
Art Education and the Limitations of White Liberalism
Dr. Amelia M. Kraehe | Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture Education, Affiliate Faculty in Human Rights Practice, and Co-founder and Co-director of the Racial Justice Studio at The University of Arizona Friday, March 26, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) Faculty Host: Dr. Sandrine Han View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission […]
Cultural Appreciation or Cultural Appropriation? When Cultural Studies Meets Creativity, an Autoethnographic Narrative
Dr. Hsiao-Cheng (Sandrine) Han | University of British Columbia Friday, February 26, 2021 | 11:00 am to 12:30 pm (PST) | via Zoom View the Seminar Poster Abstract From Marcel Duchamp’s portrayal of Mona Lisa with facial hair to Andy Warhol’s painting of Campbell’s Soup Cans, artists have used creative license to appropriate and/or modify […]
On The Practice of Seeing Children: Photographs in Early Childhood
Dr. Tran Nguyen Templeton | Assistant Professor of Early Childhood StudiesUniversity of North Texas Friday, January 15, 2021 | 12:30 to 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Host: Dr. Harper Keenan View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission, in accordance with research participants privacy Abstract “Who is the child on whom [early childhood practice] is […]
Constructivism – the good; the bad; and the abhorrent?
Keith S. Taber | Emeritus Professor of Science Education University of Cambridge Friday, December 11, 2020 | 9:30 to 11:00 am (PST) Host: Dr. Samia Khan Note: rescheduled from October 30, 2020 View the Seminar Poster Abstract Constructivism has been a key referent in education for some decades, and is widely seen across many national contexts […]
The Syllabus as Curriculum and the Poetic Secret of Objects
Dr. Samuel Rocha | Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies, UBC Friday, November 27, 2020 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) Host: Dr. Rita Irwin View the Seminar Poster Abstract Sam Rocha will introduce one of the principal claims of his newest book, The Syllabus as Curriculum. This claim is simply the fact that things are made. […]
Neoliberalism, Critical Education, and Social Justice: A focus on the Current Moment in History
Dr. Alpesh Maisuria | Associate Professor, University of the West of England Friday, September 25, 2020 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Via Zoom Host: Dr. E. Wayne Ross View the Seminar Poster Abstract In this talk, I’ll locate the current Covid-19 crisis in the crises of capitalism. I will argue that education has had, and […]
Curriculum and Structural Violence: Teaching Social Studies in Latin America’s Secondary Schools
Dr. Sebastián Plá | National Autonomous University of Mexico (Visiting Scholar, Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy) Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Scarfe 1214 Host: Dr. E. Wayne Ross View the Seminar Poster Abstract My research seeks to understand how social studies and citizenship education respond to structural violence that characterizes contemporary Latin […]
Celebration of Joy Butler’s Life
There will be a celebration of Professor Joy Butler’s Life (1957-2019) on Thursday, November 7, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Ponderosa Commons Ballroom. Professor Butler passed away at age 62 after battling cancer. Please join us in the celebration of the life of one of the great scholars in EDCP. Please RSVP through […]
9th Family Math and Science Day
Saturday, October 19, 2019 10:00 am – 12:30 pm UBC Math and Science Education Labs 2nd Floor, Scarfe Building, 2125 Main Mall, UBC Registration Link Event Details Link Volunteers Needed | Contact Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin (marina.milner-bolotin@ubc.ca)
STEM Outcomes of Second-Generation Israeli Immigrant Students with High-Skilled Parental Backgrounds
Dr. Svetlana Chachashvili-Bolotin | Ruppin Academic Center, Israel (Visiting Scholar, Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy) Friday, September 20, 2019 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 1209 Host | Dr. M. Milner-Bolotin View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract Israel is a multicultural society that has experienced waves of Jewish immigration since its foundation […]
Canadian Viewpoints: Concealed and Revealed
Natalie LeBlanc, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, EDCP, UBC With Panel | Dr. Rita L. Irwin | Dr. George Belliveau | Dr. Peter Gouzouasis | Dr. Ching-Chiu Lin, Research Facilitator, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University | Dr. William Pinar, Canada Research Chair and Professor, Curriculum Studies, EDCP, UBC | Dr. David Beare, Handsworth Secondary Drama Educator […]
9th Indigenous Math Symposium
M in STEM: Exploring Mathematics in all Kinds of Places Tuesday, May 14, 2019* | 8:30 am – 3:00 pm First Nations Longhouse, Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, 1985 West Mall Please join us for the 9th Indigenous Math Symposium at the First Nations Longhouse, UBC on May 14, 2019. This symposium is an opportunity for teachers, administrators, Ministry representatives, community members, […]
Mathematics, Archaeology, Time and Music
Presented by the David F. Robitaille Professorship in Mathematics & Science Education Sara de Rose | Independent Music Archaeologist April 18, 2019 | 2:15-4:15 p.m. | Scarfe 1223 Faculty of Education, 2125 Main Mall Sara de Rose invented Musicircle (http://musicircle.net/), a tool that teaches modern music theory using geometric shapes and a sequence of seven […]
Leadership and Mentorship: A “Hybrid Configuration of Practice”
Awneet Sivia, Vandy Britton, Sheryl MacMath, Janet Carroll | University of the Fraser Valley Friday, April 26, 2019 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1214 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Host: Dr. P. Grimmett Abstract In the current climate of K-12 educational reform and innovation, […]
Allpanchikpa Shunkun / El Mundo Kichwa / Kichwa World
Tradition, Ceremony and Sustainability in the High Amazon of Peru Monday, April 8, 2019 | Scarfe Room 310 | 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Film screening and discussion hosted by Dr. Peter Cole and Dr. Pat O’Riley to share some of the SSHRC-funded research with Kichwa-Lamista communities in the San Martin district of Peru (High Amazon) […]
Soil, Soul, Society: Regeneration From The Vital-Core
Dr. Heesoon Bai| | Simon Fraser University Friday, March 29, 2019 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 Host | Dr. P. Grimmett View the Seminar Poster Abstract My talk will focus on examining the ontological and epistemological basis for our major cultural practices, such as child-rearing, schooling, and work life. The focus of […]
41st UBC Physics Olympics
March 9, 2019 | UBC, Vancouver Campus Join us at UBC! 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 […]
The Impact of a Shared Vision on the Culture of a School District
Dianne Turner | formerly Superintendent of the Delta School district, Chief Educator for the province of British Columbia, Official Trustee and Special Advisor of the VSB educational leadership consultant Friday, February 22, 2019 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 1214 Host | Dr. P. Grimmett View the Seminar Poster Abstract This presentation will share […]
Gwen E. Leslie Memorial Health Protection Lecture
Dr. Nancy Turner | Emeritus Professor, University of Victoria Febuary 22, 2019 | 7:00 p.m | UBC, AMS Student Nest Faculty Host: Dr. Kerry Renwick View the Seminar Poster No recording permission Abstract Our Food is Our Medicine: Traditional plant food, traditional ecological knowledge and health in a changing environment Presented by | 15th Canadian Symposium […]
Stages of Life and Stages of Career for Education Faculty: A Discussion with Educators
Paul Shaker | Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University Friday, January 25, 2019 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 1214 Host | Dr. E. Wayne Ross View the Seminar Poster View the seminar handout View the Supplemental Materials Abstract Academic careers inevitably are affected by the stages and passages of professors’ lives. Just as the […]
Social Studies Education – Presentation by Dr. Lindsay Gibson, Candidate for Assistant Professor Position
Dr. Lindsay Gibson Thursday, January 17, 2019 | 10:15 – 11:45 am | Scarfe Room 1107 Presentation Title Thinking Historically for Canada’s Future Short Bio Dr. Lindsay Gibson is Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. He has published several journal articles and book chapters about historical […]
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 […]