Solo Exhibition by Dr. Nurhayat Günes Aytaç, EDCP Visiting Scholar
Dear Colleagues and Students, We are pleased to share that Dr. Nurhayat Günes Aytaç solo exhibition is opening at UBC, in the Liu Lobby Gallery at the Liu Institute for Global Issues from December 5 to 19, 2025. There will also be a small reception on December 9th, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. All are welcome. For more information visit the website | Liu Lobby Gallery, Liu Institute for Global Issues Dr. Nurhayat Güneş Aytaç | Visiting Scholar, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Türkiye Short Bio: Dr. Nurhayat Güneş Aytaç is a Visiting Scholar in Art Education at EDCP. She is an Associate […] More
Routledge’s Studies in Curriculum Theory Series | Book Launch Event
You are cordially invited to attend the online launch of two books As part of Routledge’s Studies in Curriculum Theory Series (Edited by Dr. William F. Pinar), the two books’ editors (Ehaab D. Abdou & Theodore G. Zervas) and chapter contributors cordially invite you to join them for the launches and discussions of: Ancient and Indigenous Wisdom Traditions in African and Euro-Asian Contexts1st Edition. (Routledge, 2024). Ancient and Indigenous Wisdom Traditions in the Americas1st Edition. (Routledge, 2024). Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. (EST) | via Zoom* *see the poster for Zoom details Host: William F. Pinar Chair: […] More
From Glaciers and Climate Change to Communication: Using Scientific Data in Public Engagement Projects
GUEST LECTURE UBC Climate Emergency Week | November 17-21, 2025 Please join us this Wednesday Nov 19th 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Scarfe 2108 for a lecture and discussion with Dr. Andreas Linsbauer, Glaciologist, Senior Scientist, and Science Educator, University of Zurich, Switzerland. For educators / future educators: Duration: 30 min presentation with Q&A to followAudience: EDCP colleagues, Graduate Students – all educators, artists, communicators, scientists! Abstract: How can glacier data inspire action? This talk presents projects that turn glacier science into emotional, immersive experiences, from VR hikes to AI reconstructions, and explores how storytelling across disciplines can connect people with climate change in […] More
The Effect of Art-Based Practices on Students’ Empathy and Sympathy Skills in the Context of Intergenerational Communication
Dr. Nurhayat Güneş Aytaç | Visiting Scholar, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Türkiye Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | 12:30 – 2:00 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 Abstract: This seminar focuses on a study that investigates the learning experiences of medical vocational high school students, using an action research and case study design, in developing empathy and sympathy skills through arts-based practices within the context of intergenerational communication. The study group consisted of a total […] More
BC Art Teachers Association (BCATA) Conference
The department is proud to host the BC Art Teachers Association (BCATA) Conference in October, 2025. As a PSA of the BCTF, BCATA fosters generative art education opportunities and provincial connections among art teachers. This year’s keynote speaker is Dana Claxton, acclaimed artist, Professor and Head of AHVA at UBC, and a member of the Wood Mountain Lakota First Nations (SK). Dr. Marie-France Bérard, Art Education/Lecturer in EDCP and BCATA Archivist, is co-chairing the conference. To learn more about the conference and to register visit the BCATA website, or click on the link below. Submitted byDr. Marie-France Bérard More
Perimeter Institute Pro-D day hosted by EDCP
On Saturday, October 18th, 2025 our department hosted a special Professional Development Day for science teachers, organized in collaboration with the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, ON. The event invited educators to explore creative approaches to discussing the nature of science, contemporary research, and climate change, while engaging with innovative teaching methods designed to inspire students’ curiosity. Nearly 30 participants attended, including a large group of teacher-candidates eager to deepen their practice. The day was a tremendous success—not only from a scientific and pedagogical standpoint, but also as a vibrant example of STEM community outreach that strengthens and connects the STEM education network across British Columbia. Many thanks to Prof. Samson Nashon […] More
The Rita L. Irwin Art Teacher Dissemination of Knowledge Awards
We are thrilled to introduce the Rita L. Irwin Art Teacher Dissemination of Knowledge Award, generously donated by Dr. Rita L. Irwin, Professor Emerita in Curriculum and Pedagogy, and proudly sponsored by the Canadian Society for Education through Art (CSEA). This award celebrates the creativity, insight, and pedagogical leadership of art teachers across Canada through 80-minute online conversations as spaces to exchange, reflect, and envision the future of art education. Join us for the inaugural Canadian Art Teacher (CAT) Conversation to think, learn and connect with awardees Date: Thursday, October 16th, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. PSTLocation: Online via ZoomHosted by: Co-editors of the Canadian Art Teacher journal […] More
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. Peter Gouzouasis Abstract: In this presentation I draw on research and creative practice to explore relationships between music, dialogue, and education. Contrary to neoliberal and reductive notions of education, I take dialogue to be multi-modal and intrinsic to experiences in and of music and the arts. […] Dr. David Lines | Professor of Music Education, University of Auckland, Aotearoa New ZealandMore
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 scientific concepts and what that means for teaching. But is it enough? In this talk, I argue that the embodied cognition perspective complements but cannot replace other perspectives. I articulate a broader theory of science concept learning, the Unified Theory of Conceptual Change (UTCC), and situate […] More
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 their identities are shaped, resisted, and redefined—especially through education. As we mark this day of global solidarity, we highlight Afghan women’s resilience amid intersecting struggles, including migration, denial of education, and narratives that often erase their diversity. This event challenges reductive frameworks and foregrounds the voices, […] More
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 pedagogies. Co-led by Dr. Rita L. Irwin and Dr. Shannon Leddy, this project spans Canada, the US, Norway, Australia, and Japan, and is grounded in land-based learning, a/r/tography, and arts-based research as ways for relational and place-based inquiry. The symposium includes speakers from these countries sharing […] More
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 and artifacts. However, the concept of museums as institutions for the preservation, display, and research of artifacts was only introduced to China from Western countries in 1905. In other words, the use of museums to showcase Chinese history and culture is a development of merely a […] More
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 the winter sky? Or perhaps you’ve seen the Northern Lights as “Ancestors Checking in” as painted by Haida artist Billy Yovanovich? Across cultures and millennia humans have looked to the skies, stars, moon and sun for spiritual connection, guidance on living a good life, and direction […] More
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 power, particulary in higher education. The seminar will initially explore ‘The Voice’ campaign in Australia as a form of public pedagogy about Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders 60,000+ years of Indigenous democracy and then move on to explore indigenising Curriculum practices and ways to support successful […] More
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 Abstract: This seminar centers on a research project about visual culture and pedagogical approaches designed to contribute to the in-service training of visual arts teachers in Turkey. The project was carried out with support of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [TÜBİTAK], and took […] More
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 details, please email edcp.educ@ubc.ca View the Seminar Poster Host | Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm Director of the Robert Quartermain Centre for SOGI-Inclusive Excellence in Education, and Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education. Abstract: Join us for the launch of two new […] Dr. LJ Slovin, Dr. Sam StieglerMore
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 once again. We welcome and encourage participation from all departments within the Faculty of Education. The main purpose of the conference is to showcase the work undertaken by graduate students in all its diversity of subjects and conceptual approaches to theory and practice. This event is […] More
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 Zoom, or join us in Scarfe 1209) For Zoom details, please email edcp.educ@ubc.ca View the Seminar Poster Faculty Host: Dr Johnna Montgomerie *SEMINAR CANCELLED | It will be re-scheduled in due course Abstract: This seminar will centre around three essential questions: What is educational justice? How […] Dr. Özlem SensoyMore
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 Learning Centre, Chilcotin Room 256 | 12:00 P.M. *This session is hybrid, and if you are unable to attend in person, we would be delighted for you to join us virtually. For the meeting link or any other inquiries, please reach out to Dr. Elly Yazdanpanah, Post-Doctoral Fellow (NFRF), Art […] More
Master of Education in Science Education
Online program offered by leading UBC professors This graduate program is a perfect opportunity for STEM educators from urban and rural areas to advance their careers through research and practice while collaborating with colleagues across Canada. The MEd in Science Education is ideal for educators interested in science, such as: The program allows students to: Upcoming Info Sessions Download a copy of the Poster More
Master of Education in Mathematics Education
The study of innovative strategies for teaching and learning mathematics with/in community This MEd is a unique, fully-online program exploring approaches for constructing and living mathematics curriculum responsive to place/land and connected to community. The program offers opportunities to study teaching and learning mathematics in diverse community contexts including: Applications are welcome from a wide range of students including early childhood educators, elementary school teachers, secondary and post-secondary school teachers, and educators keen to explore creative and innovative contexts to support and inspire children and youth in mathematical inquiry in community. Upcoming Info Sessions Download a copy of the Poster More
Master of Education in Arts-Based Educational Inquiry (ABEI)
World-class teaching and hybrid learning designed for working professionals The Master of Education in Arts-Based Educational Inquiry (ABEI) is a unique program blending art, inquiry, and teaching to meet contemporary educational needs. Develop expertise in the theories, methodologies, and practices of visual, literary, performative, and digital arts within educational inquiry. Collaborate with World-Class Faculty Engage with leading faculty and scholars who use artistic practices in collecting, analyzing, and mobilizing creative research processes, practice and findings. This program’s hybrid delivery model combines in-person summer intensives, including studio-based courses, with a variety of online options throughout the academic year, fostering a dynamic community […] More
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 many other countries, the political deployment of historic tropes of manhood as integral to the health of the nation-state, particularly regarding imperialist and settler-colonial violence. Examples include the attempted erasure of various histories from curricula, the resurgence of autocratic leaders, moral panics related to immigration, gender, […] More
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 of Modern Art (MAMBO) Research Center will host a collaborative week of activities involving researchers and students from The University of British Columbia (Canada), Helwan University (Egypt), and University of the Andes (Colombia) and key museums in Bogota. This initiative aligns with MAMBO’s mission to foster […] More
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. Join us for conversation and light refreshments as we host invited guests who foster diverse research perspectives and encourage our co-creating beyond our immediate discipline. The nature of conversation is informal as we share in making vibrant ecosystems of learning together. Let us welcome a diverse community of […] More
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 system. This knowledge system is rooted in a relationship with the natural world and Sky World, where the philosophical foundation of Haudenosaunee knowledge emerges. Corn is a central element to Haudenosaunee thought, culture, and ceremony. This seminar invites the audience into an immersive journey through the […] More
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 issues that are so massive that they seemingly exist beyond human comprehension? Ecologist and philosopher Timothy Morton (2013) has referred to these vast issues as “hyperobjects” – problems of such magnitude that they defy explanation and make people feel powerless. Art and art education provide ways […] More
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 largely absent in educational curriculum and public discourse. We brought these hidden histories to light to render queer lives, bodies, cultures, and communities visible. Through the creation of the Edmonton Queer History Project, we sought to: (1) shed light on the origins of Edmonton’s queer (Lesbian, […] More
“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 of structural racism in STEM education research and praxis, including implications for the experiences, decisions, and outcomes of students from racially minoritized groups. Through a CRT-PVEST Framework, we will interrogate the culture of STEM as it manifests through postsecondary institutions, noting how STEM and institutional norms, […] More
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 our creative practice, we aim to build connections and collectively share diverse perspectives through hands-on engagement. View the Patterns and Imaginations” Workshops Poster This initiative contributes to a broader research project investigating Textile Cartographies — a participatory action research project. This workshop will be held on Thursday, March […] More
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 we host invited guests who foster diverse research perspecves and invite co-creaon beyond our immediate disciplines. The nature of conversaon is informal as we share in making vibrant ecosystems of learning together. Let us welcome a diverse community of scholars to enrich our educaonal discourses. In […] 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. Instead, in this seminar, I propose the possibility for an artistic—academic engagement, particularly within ethnographic research. The seminar will examine the artistic characteristics of academic work and will focus on the artistic potential that ethnographic approaches may hold. Engaging with my own fieldwork rooted in physical […] Dr. Yosuke WashiyaMore
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 co-create beyond our immediate disciplines. The nature of conversation is informal as we share in making vibrant ecosystems of learning together. Let us welcome a diverse community of scholars to enrich our educational discourses. In January, we will host Dr. Marie-France Berard, Susana Vargas, and Elham […] 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 than ought questions). This seminar appropriates Aristotelian ethical languages and beyond to re-understand teachers’ practical identities. Grounded in my own teaching narratives, I discuss both the prevalence and inadequacy of teacher identity as technician or guide, tracing back to the Aristotelian intellectual virtues of techne, episteme, […] Dr. Ying MaMore
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 into engaging boys and men in social justice education. Kehler and Knott-Fayle explore three distinct but overlapping projects. The first, conversations with schoolboys and their parents throughout COVID-19 about the social and educative disruption that resulted from the pandemic. These conversations were rich with reflections on […] Dr. Michael Kehler and Dr. Gabriel Knott-FayleMore
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 this agency engages with the educational calls to action (#62 i and #63 i, ii, iii and iv) from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) using drama education and theatre. It is about a quest that is hard to imagine given Canada’s ongoing and historical colonial […] Dr. Mindy Carter, McGill UniversityMore
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 intertwined and tensioned theoretical lenses to formulate nonviolence as a complicated notion of holding tensions and engaging differences in curriculum and education for enabling sustainable pathways. She also interweaves her teaching experiences to explicate how a curriculum and pedagogy of nonviolence can lead to students’ own […] Dr. Hongyu Wang, Oklahoma State University, USAMore
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 decolonisation of knowledge creation; gender and sexuality power dynamics; value of and threats to ancestral knowledge; social (in)justice; memory and conflict and community participation in the context of co-produced projects that incorporate interdisciplinary perspectives. In this seminar we argue that collaborative ways of working have the […] Dr. Mark Vicars, Victoria University, Melbourne and Dr. Jennifer Markides, University of CalgaryMore
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 women. Read more More
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 in-the-Making, to both situate and contextual a response to such curricular inquiries. Dr. Ng-A-Fook will take up certain theoretical concepts and a life writing research methodology to “reactivate” and “reconstruct” the international, national, and provincialized curriculum studies scholarship which has shaped the situated particularities of this current moment […] Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, University of OttawaMore
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 is to showcase the work undertaken by graduate students within the Faculty of Education. View the the EGS Conference archive This year’s theme Crossing Boundaries Beyond Borders challenges us to reflect on the boundaries of our own research in our graduate school journey. We welcome you […] More
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, WA, in this talk Dr. Wayne Au will discuss how teacher actions represent a kind of pedagogy of insurgency that is required when social contradictions reach a particular level. While not all-powerful, it is important to recognize that this kind of pedagogy can have significant local […] Dr. Wayne Au, University of WashingtonMore
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 and social exploration – inside and outside the classroom and in one’s own self and in one’s interactions with other beings – forms the core of the meditative inquiry approach to teaching, learning, researching, creating, and living. In this presentation, Dr. Ashwani Kumar will reflect on […] Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Mount Saint Vincent University, CanadaMore
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 education. In particular, we consider how artistic thought and especially artistic creation can be recognized as specific teaching methods, capable of generating forms of aesthetic thought and action that do not need a verbal translation yet they can also be pedagogically expressed in the different languages […] Dr. Paloma Palau Pellicer, University of Jaume, Castellon, Spain; and Dr. Joaquín Roldán, University of Granada, SpainMore
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 and Social Justice will theorise the roles and practices of social justice organizations working in concert to use community sport as a vehicle to support youth. Using capital and field theories, they will outline various partnerships and cooperative practices that reflect youth sport coaching networks emerging […] Dr. Matthew Atencio, California State University, East Bay, USA; and Dr. E. Missy Wright, California State University, East Bay, USAMore
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 Black teacher educators and Black aspiring teachers are scarce. In this talk, I present a phenomenological study investigating the racialized, sexed, and gendered aspects of antiracist pedagogy. I examine a Black male teacher educator’s theory and practice of antiracist pedagogy, the latter as captured in two […] Dr. Esther Ohito, Rutgers University, USAMore
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 Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) in the Faculty of Education, UBC. The main purpose of the conference is to showcase the work undertaken by graduate students within the Faculty of Education. This year’s theme is Inhabiting In-betweenness. We invited participants to consider the following comments […] More
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 United States has provoked considerable reflection—often uninformed and dehistoricised—on the resurgence of authoritarian populism, or as Masha Gessen has written, the rise of aspiring autocrats. The resurgence of authoritarianism in the US, Europe, Latin America, and India poses significant questions for curriculum scholars, particularly considering discourses […] Dr. James P. Burns | Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education and Human Development, Florida International University, USAMore
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 integrating arts curriculum in education has changed over time. The first focus is to critically exam how an utilitarian approach has been impacting the content and direction of arts integration pedagogy. The second focus is to propose a transformative approach to address cultural competence and social-emotional […] Dr. Yichien Cooper, Lecturer and Field Supervisor, Washington State University, USAMore
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 of a national conversation about knowledges and their production. As each emerging iteration is inclusive of understandings that are both amplified and dampened, it is perhaps unsurprising that this round of curricular attentions appears to echo interactional patterns on social media where speed is understood as […] Dr. Walter S. Gershon, Rowan University, New Jersey, Curricular Reverberations: Articulating an Educational Sound Studies in Theory and PracticeMore
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 on outcomes of international tests, specifically, TIMSS and PISA. I set the study against a framework of teacher professional knowledge, drawing on extant literature. I show what this knowledge might look like in practice, drawing on data I collected from pre-service teachers in England. Next, I […] Dr. Vanessa Kind, School of Education, Durham University, UKMore
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 the 1960s and 1970s, teacher education was seen as a training problem and during the 1980s and 1990s it was conceived of as a learning problem. In today’s 21st century world, the reality is that teacher education is a policy issue; policy makers now control teacher […] Dr. Peter Grimmett, Professor Emeritus, SFU and UBCMore
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 Abstract The art world is a bastion of white liberalism. Whether situated in art museums, the theater, symphony orchestras, or Hollywood, whiteness functions as an invisible yet dominant framework for the arts. In educational institutions, the arts are often part of diversity and inclusion initiatives aimed […] Dr. Amelia M. Kraehe, University of ArizonaMore
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 other’s work for their own interpretation. However, appropriation is not always about purely representing another’s work; it is sometimes tangled in political, economic, global, and cultural hegemony, particularly in virtual worlds where it can create a Third Culture. The Third Culture is a worldwide intercultural mix […] Dr. Sandrine Han, Associate Professor, EDCPMore
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 centered?” posed Dahlberg, Moss, and Pence in 1999, in response to early childhood education’s ‘child-centered’ calling card. Early childhood prides itself on the move away from prescriptive curriculum toward emergent curriculum that responds to young children’s needs, desires, and interests. Yet even within these progressive models, […] Tran Nguyen Templeton, University of North TexasMore
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 as a ‘good’ to be promoted in teacher preparation and development. Constructivism can be seen as the basis of a research-informed perspective on learning that guides principled approaches to course design and teaching. Yet constructivist teaching has also been criticised by some influential commentators as misguided […] Dr. Keith S. Taber, Emeritus Professor, University of CambridgeMore
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. Objects are born through poesis, through making. This claim extends his prior work in Folk Phenomenology into the realm of curriculum theory by suggesting that phenomenological attention to the syllabus as an object in the hand the poetic teacher can reconceptualize the reconceptualization of curriculum. Three distinct, yet interrelated […] Dr. Samuel Rocha, UBCMore
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 will continue to have, a central role for capitalism. Drawing on the example of higher education in England, I will specify three functions that education has in capitalist economies – my provocation will be about how these functions may alter after this historical moment and how […] Dr Alpesh Maisuria, University of the West of EnglandMore
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 America and recognizes or negates new forms of citizen participation. In the last thirty years, after what has been called the return of democracy, some Latin American countries saw a decrease in inequality, but poverty and lack of social and human rights remain constants. In addition, […] Dr. Sebastián Plá, National Autonomous University of MexicoMore
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 https://educ.ubc.ca/drjoybutler/ by October 31st. More
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) More
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 in 1948. Most of the Jewish population in Israel are either immigrants or their offspring. STEM-related careers often open doors to economic upward mobility and financial independence. This research examines between-group differences in Israeli high school STEM enrollment between five groups of Israeli-born Jews. Four of these […] Dr. Svetlana Chachashvili-Bolotin, Ruppin Academic Center, IsraelMore
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 & Sessional Lecturer in Drama Education, LLED, UBC | David Murphy, PhD Candidate, Music Education, EDCP, UBC & Senior Lecturer, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University. Friday, May 24, 2019 12:30 – 2:00 pm Regent College, Dal Schindell Gallery, 5800 University Blvd., UBC Host: Dr. R. […] Natalie LeBlanc, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, EDCP, UBC With PanelMore
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, and academics to connect, explore, imagine and share new ideas, resources and research on Indigenous mathematics education from kindergarten to Grade 12. Together we hope to: Learn about new research in mathematics and Indigenous education Discuss and share approaches, research and educational projects for improving Indigenous math […] More
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, leading and mentoring within the profession are taking on even greater significance. This presentation brings forward a particular vision of leadership and mentorship that aims to enhance education and empower educators in these dynamic contexts. Leadership and mentorship, viewed as a “hybrid configuration of practice” (Gronn, […] Awneet Sivia, Vandy Britton, Sheryl MacMath, Janet Carroll, University of the Fraser ValleyMore
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 numbers. She invented Musicircle years before a 3000-year-old Mesopotamian tablet was understood to relate to music. In fact this ancient tablet portrays the relationship between numbers, music, and geometry that Sara created in her Musicircle! Her work is endorsed internationally and she has recently returned from […] Sara de Rose, Independent Music ArchaeologistMore
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 my examination is to reveal the corrupt and bankrupt state of these cultural practices that manifest what I will frame as phenomenology of dehumanization that includes “Vampire Operation,” “Hungry Ghosts Roaming,” “Machine Impersonation” and so on. My examination will incorporate a reflection on my personal experience […] Dr. Heesoon Bai, Professor, Simon Fraser UniversityMore
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 Astronomy and the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at UBC, is one of the largest and oldest high school physics competitions of its kind in North America. The competition consists of six hands-on events (Heats), of which two are prebuilt by the students in the months […] More
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 the story of a school district’s journey of transformation in teaching and learning and how, in a few short years, a culture of collaborative inquiry, innovation, and continuous improvement has become the norm. The Delta School District has been on this journey since the creation of […] Dianne TurnerMore
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 on Home Economics/Family Studies Education For Further Information:canadiansymposium@gmail.com Sponsored by:Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, EDCPCanadian Home Economics Foundation | www.chef-fcef.ca Short Bio Nancy Turner is an ethnobotanist, Professor Emeritus and former Hakai Professor in Ethnoecology with the School of Environmental Studies, University of […] Dr. Nancy Turner, Emeritus Professor, University of VictoriaMore
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 dominant challenges of one’s university appointment fluctuate and change in fundamental ways, so does each faculty member’s personal journey through his or her stages of life. Values and practices that are germane and productive at one point in time may later on become profoundly maladaptive professionally […] Paul Shaker, Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser UniversityMore
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 thinking, history teacher education, the ethical dimension of history, and assessment of historical thinking. Prior to completing his PhD in Curriculum and Pedagogy at UBC in 2014 Lindsay taught secondary school history and social studies in Central Okanagan Public Schools (Kelowna, B.C.) for twelve years and […] Dr. Lindsay GibsonMore
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 fellow in Leadership in Teacher Education with the Stanford Teacher Education Program. Broadly, his research examines the role of schooling, curriculum, and pedagogy in shaping how power is organized and resources are distributed in society, with a particular focus on history and social studies education. His […] Dr. Harper KeenanMore
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 of British Columbia) and a B. Ed. and B.A (Honours) in History and French (Queen’s University) and has over 20 years of experience teaching social studies throughout Canada. Dr. Anderson’s research interests center on the intersection of history education, museum studies, decolonization, and historical consciousness. She is […] Dr. Stephanie AndersonMore
Doll’s Challenge to Educators: Ferrying the Ghost of Curricular Control to the Other Side, Awakening Inspiriting Curricular Practices
Margaret Macintyre Latta | Professor and Interim Director, Okanagan School of Education, Faculty of Education, UBC Friday, December 14, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1214 Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract William Doll’s attention to what he termed the curricular “ghost of control” is a persistent haunting encounter that continues to thwart and betray a “livelier spirit of control” within curricular enactment across disciplines and interests of all kinds. This is not new thinking, but it is bold thinking that institutions, schools, and communities worldwide persist in avoiding and short-changing. In this presentation, the roles and relations across […] Margaret Macintyre Latta, Okanagan School of EducationMore
Education for the Creative Economy: A Pan-Canadian Conversation on the Role of the Arts in Re-Imagining Teacher Identity
Mr. Mitchell McLarnon, Ms. Layal Shuman, Dr. Pauline Sameshima, Dr. Kathryn Ricketts, and Dr. Sean Wiebe Friday, November 30, 2018 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 1130 Faculty Host: Dr. Rita Irwin View the Seminar Poster Abstract The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) focus on creativity and innovation for driving economic advancement and diversification exerts pressure on teachers who aren’t necessarily prepared to put on entrepreneurship hats and transform classrooms into start-up hubs. Moreover, incidents such as the Ontario government’s decision to revoke the sex education curriculum is a reminder of how politicians use education for political gain without considering learners. […] Mr. Mitchell McLarnon, Ms. Layal Shuman, Dr. Pauline Sameshima, Dr. Kathryn Ricketts, and Dr. Sean WiebeMore
Art Education curriculum in Thailand including Thai traditional art: A reflection on teaching and learning
Dr. Khanobbhorn Sangvanich, Assistant Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Tuesday, November 20, 2018 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 1107 Host | Dr. Rita Irwin View the Seminar Poster Abstract The presentation will begin with a focus on Thailand’s higher education and teacher training system. This will be followed by an overview of Thai traditional art focusing on Lai Thai with a workshop on Lai Thai. Short Bio Khanobbhorn Sangvanich is an assistant professor of art education. She teaches at the Division of Art Education, Department of Art Music and Dance Education. She presented her research in 2012 InSEA/ USSEA Conference, […] Dr. Khanobbhorn SangvanichMore
Transforming Your Practice Through Self-study: Tales of Experience
Dr. Alan Ovens and Dr. Dawn Garbett, University of Auckland Friday, November 16, 2018 | Scarfe 310 | 12:30 – 1:30 pm Host | Dr. Joy Butler View the Seminar Poster Abstract We warmly invite you to a seminar presentation by the Visiting International Research Fellows, Associate Professors Alan Ovens and Dawn Garbett from the University of Auckland. The presentation will explore the provocative questions: There will be a networking drinks reception in … from 1:30pm, following to the lecture.Attendees may also volunteer to participate in a learning community focused on improving teacher education and professional learning through intimate scholarship methodologies Short Bio Dawn and Alan bring considerable […] Drs. Alan Ovens and Dawn Garbett, University of AucklandMore
8th Family Math & Science Day
Saturday, November 3, 2018 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Math & Science labs, 2nd floor, Lecture Block, Scarfe Building, 2125 Main Mall, UBC Presented by the UBC Faculty of Education and Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Science and Math Educators and students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Teacher Education Program and the larger Faculty of Education community at UBC invite guests from 2 to 102 years old to help us celebrate science and math teaching and learning at UBC Faculty of Education through active participation in exciting hands-on and minds-on math and science activities suitable for all […] More
Schooling Lunch: the Pedagogicalization of the Lunchbox
Drs. Deana Leahy and Carolyn Pluim Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Guest Host: Dr. LeAnne Petherick Abstract What children consume in schools has become one of the most popular public health issues of our time (Pike & Leahy, 2012). In this paper, we position lunchtime as a specific curricular phenomenon and critically examine international school lunch policies and practices that guide the enactment of this pedagogical space, with a focus on schools and schooling in the United States and Australia. We […] Drs. Deana Leahy and Carolyn PluimMore
Why “Indigenizing” Curriculum and ‘Pedagogy’ is Vital for Our Survival: An Interactive Engagement with Four Arrows
Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa), aka Don Trent Jacobs Friday, September 28, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 1130 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract This presentation will clarify the various meanings, goals, concerns and potential outcomes relating to school-wide efforts to “teach” the relevance of Indigenous worldview, knowledge and perspectives. This includes giving support to sovereignty while exposing settler hegemony. Ideas on foundational ways to transform learning accordingly are also introduced. Bio Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa), aka Don Trent Jacobs, Ed.D., formerly Dean of Education at Oglala Lakota College, is […] Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa), aka Don Trent Jacobs,More
8th Aboriginal Mathematics Symposium
You are invited to the 8th Aboriginal Mathematics K-12 Symposium: Living Mathematics in our Communities: Listening to the Land Thursday, May 17, 2018 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, First Nations Longhouse 1985 West Mall This symposium is an opportunity for teachers, administrators, Ministry representatives, community members, and academics to connect, explore, imagine and share new ideas, resources and research on Aboriginal mathematics education from kindergarten to Grade 12. Together we hope to: Learn about new research in mathematics and Aboriginal education Discuss and share approaches, research and educational projects for improving Aboriginal math education Develop community connections to facilitate […] More
Children of the Massacre: Public Pedagogy and Italy’s Non-violent Protest Against Mafia Extortion
Dr. Paula Salvio, Professor, University of New Hampshire, USA Friday, April 27, 2018 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract “Children of the Massacre…” offers an examination of the Sicilian grassroots organization Addiopizzo, with a specific focus on Addiopizzo’s public pedagogical commitment to educate residents and citizen in Italy for what they describe as an ethical economy. Building on extensive interviews, fieldwork, and archival research, this paper begins with an introduction to the founding members of Addiopizzo and their use of story-taking and storytelling to curate courageous, non-violent campaigns against extortion. The paper examines Addiopizzo’s curriculum, […] Dr. Paula Salvio, University of New Hampshire, USAMore
Making Academics’ Work Visible
Dr. Mark Selkrig, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University, Australia Dr. Ron “Kim” Keamy, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia Friday, April 6, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 Abstract Universities rely upon the collaborative work of academic staff and students, yet the nature of this work has been undergoing profound and rapid change. Neoliberal ways of operating have come to dominate the political landscape of higher education and in an era of supercomplexity (Barnett, 2000), universities are scrambling to ‘manage’ and control the work academics perform. Barcan (2013, p. 69) describes universities as a “fractured and palimpsestic work world” where three […] Dr. Mark Selkrig and Dr. Ron "Kim" KeamyMore
Teaching in the Ruins: Death, Love and Education in the Age of Trump
Dr. Peter Taubman, Professor, Brooklyn College, USA Friday, March 23, 2018 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract Professor Taubman will focus his remarks on the decades-long education reform movement in the U.S. and its tumultuous culmination in the Trump administration’s education policies. Located in the “no-man’s-land” between the psychic and the social, and the individual and the collective, his talk offers a particular reading of neoliberalism and Freud’s concept of the death drive. Professor Taubman relies on these to explore how the Utopian desire called public education has, in the United States, with its […] Professor Peter Taubman, Professor, Brooklyn College, USAMore
State Officialism and the Leadership Dilemma in Chinese Education
Dr. Leslie N.K. Lo, Professor, Beijing Normal University, China Tuesday, March 20, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract Administrative power of Chinese schools and universities is concentrated in the hands of a few who hold official positions. This phenomenon can be traced back to a millennium-old tradition of state officialism, which has permeated Chinese politics and the education system. Under officialism, teachers normally play the roles of supporters and followers. However the increased complexity of school management and the growing concern over governance issues […] Dr. Leslie N.K. Lo, Professor, Beijing Normal University, ChinaMore
5th EDCP Graduate Students Conference: The Tangle and/or Tango of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Friday, March 9, 2018 | 1:00 – 5:00 pm | Scarfe 310 EDCP Graduate Students (EGS) Conference is an annual conference organized by students and for students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) in the Faculty of Education. We also welcome and encourage participation from all other departments within the Faculty of Education. The main purpose of the conference is to showcase the work undertaken by graduate students within the Faculty of Education, in all its diversity of subjects and conceptual approaches to theory and practice. This event is also intended to provide a community space for participants to receive feedback […] More
Bearing Witness to Teaching and Teachers
Dr. David T. Hansen, Professor, Columbia University, USA Friday, February 16, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract This presentation will draw upon a recently completed, two-year-long undertaking in which I worked with sixteen highly regarded teachers from eight state-funded schools in a large, culturally diverse US metropolis. The study pivoted around two questions: What does it mean to be a person in the world today? and What does it mean to be a person in the role of teacher? The endeavor encompassed extensive classroom […] Dr. David T. Hansen, Professor, Columbia University, USAMore
You Can’t Say That: Teachers and Controversial Issues in American Schools
Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman, University of Pennsylvania, USA Friday, January 26, 2018 12:30 – 2:00 pm Scarfe 310 Guest Host – Dr. Peter Seixas * Light refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm. * Lecture will commence at 12:30 p.m. Abstract In 2003, during a fifth-grade current-events lesson about the United States’ newly begun war in Iraq, a student asked Indiana teacher Deborah Mayer if she had ever attended an anti-war protest. Mayer told the class that she had driven by such a protest a few days earlier, and had honked her horn in support. Her school board declined to renew Mayer’s contract, […] Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman, University of Pennsylvania, USAMore
Pedagogies of Modernity: Re-Educating Canadians for the New Energy Regime, 1880-1940
Dr. Ruth Sandwell | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Tuesday, January 15, 2019 | Scarfe Room 310 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Host | Dr. Penney Clark View the Seminar Poster Abstract As twenty-first century Canadians contemplate their upcoming energy transition away from fossil fuels, this talk will explore the massive and multi-faceted public re-education campaigns of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that attempted, with little initial success, to convince householders to make the transition to modern energy systems. Short Bio Professor Sandwell is a Canadian social historian and history educator who teaches in the […] Dr. Ruth Sandwell, OISEMore
Agency for Learning: Inquiry, Technology and the Pedagogy of Choice
Dr. Jillianne Code | Assistant Professor, EDCP, UBC Friday, December 15, 2017 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 Host | Dr. P. Grimmett View the Seminar Poster Abstract On the axiom that ‘learners are agents’ it follows that an understanding of human agency is necessary in order to fully appreciate learning. Agency is an emergent capability that is manifested in a students’ ability to interact with personal, behavioural, environmental, and social factors in the learning context. Agency enables students as being able to influence and make decisions about what and how something is learned in order to expand their […] Dr. Jillianne Code, Assistant Professor, EDCPMore
What is Open School?
Dr. Lars Knudsen | Dept. of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark Friday, November 24, 2017 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract The recent school reform in Denmark (2013) included what was called the ‘open school program’. The basic idea was to make all schools and all teachers cooperate with the local community such as museums, businesses, associations, clubs etc. to make teaching more relevant to students and to integrate the schools better in society. These forms of corporations are not new and the benefits to the students outcome are well known, but it has mostly been […] Dr. Lars Knudsen , Aarhus University, DenmarkMore
7th Family Math & Science Day
Saturday, November 4, 2017 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Math & Science labs, 2nd floor, Scarfe Education Building, UBC (2125 Main Mall) Presented by the UBC Faculty of Education and Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Science and Math Educators and students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Teacher Education Program and the larger Faculty of Education community at UBC invite guests from 2 to 102 years old to help us celebrate science and math teaching and learning at UBC Faculty of Education through active participation in exciting hands-on and minds-on math and science activities suitable for all those […] More
Creating Space to Conceptualize Different Families
This symposium is part of a series of Graduate Student Symposia hosted by EDCP 601. October 25, 2017 | Scarfe 1209 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Panelists: Matthew Isherwood and Naoki Takemura with Special Guest Speaker Dr. Kedrick James View of download poster. Matthew Isherwood and Naoki Takemura with Special Guest Speaker Dr. Kedrick JamesMore
Materializing the Social: Art Practice, Religion and “What Really Matters”
Dr. Anna Hickey-Moody | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia Thursday, October 19, 2017 | 2:30 – 4:00 pm | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract Anna Hickey-Moody is a Professor of Media and Communication, ARC Future Fellow and VC Senior Research Fellow at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, where she is based in the Digital Ethnography Research Centre. Between 2013 and 2016 Anna was the Director of the Centre for Arts and Learning at Goldsmiths College, London and Head of the PhD in Arts and Learning. Anna has also held teaching and research positions at The University of Sydney, Monash […] Anna Hickey-Moody, RMIT University, AustraliaMore
Re – engaging the Method of Currere: Teachers’ Perspectives
This symposium is part of a series of Graduate Student Symposia hosted by EDCP 601. October 11, 2017 | Scarfe 1209 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Panelists: Kiera Brant-Birioukova, Emmanuel Amoah & Scott Robertson with Special Guest Dr. William Pinar View or download Poster Panelists: Kiera Brant-Birioukova, Emmanuel Amoah & Scott Robertson with special guest Dr. William PinarMore
Re-signifying Curriculum Studies from Indigeneity in the Mexican and Kenyan Contexts
This symposium is part of a series of Graduate Student Symposia hosted by EDCP 601. October 4, 2017 | Scarfe 1209 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Panelists: Maria Jose Athie-Martinez & Philip Kimani Karangu with Special Guest Dr. Samson Nashon To view or download poster. Maria Jose Athie-Martinez, Philip Kimani Karangu & Dr. Samson NashonMore
University Responsibilities, Values, and Value: $cholarship in the Age of Plenty
Dr. Kirk Madison | Associate Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science, UBCDr. Barbara Weber | Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education & Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program, UBC Friday, September 29, 2017 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract What are the University’s responsibilities? To whom is it responsible? And how is its role and value perceived by society? Such questions around the university’s role, values, and value are as old as the institution itself. Yet while they are at the heart of everything we do at […] Drs. Kirk Madison & Barbara WeberMore
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 fairly direct interaction with the more-than-human terrain, often find themselves beset by a deepening malaise when they consider our human future within the biosphere. Other persons who spend a large part of their days engaged with new media or developing new technologies, often feel buoyed by […] Dr. David AbramMore
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 walk along the Fraser River boardwalk. Download Poster. Kimberly Baker, EDCP PhD Candidate & Liu ScholarMore
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 have introduced him to elements, aspects and qualities of the world that would otherwise remain hidden or unavailable to him if it was not for those works of art that he encountered, took an interest in, and experienced. Reading Lutters’ text, one realizes that he brings […] Dr. Dónal O'Donoghue , Professor, EDCPMore
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 commitments to reconciliation through mathematics education. TOGETHER WE HOPE TO: Share promising pedagogical practices that support Indigenous knowledges and pedagogies in mathematics classrooms. Facilitate dialogue on possibilities and challenges deepening understanding of mathematics and Indigenous pedagogies. Expand community connections to facilitate and support respectful relationships toward […] More
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 incorporated the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Deliberate Pedagogical Thinking with Technology frameworks to emphasize that in addition to the relevant knowledge necessary for effective use of educational technologies, teachers have to acquire positive attitudes towards its impact on student learning. The results of this pilot […] Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin, Associate Professor, EDCPMore
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 developed and enacted an online course with 40 teachers in Dadaab refugee camps, who are also students in a teacher education program. The course focused on: the work of Paulo Freire, case studies of challenges in educational contexts in the world (due to war, poverty, and […] Karen Meyer, Cynthia Nicol ...More
The Tyler Rationale, Bureaucracy, and the Banality of Evil
The Peer Advisors are honoured to invite you to an exciting upcoming guest lecture in the department. Details and abstract in the poster below! Dr. Hannah Spector |Penn State University, Harrisubrg March 21, 2017 12-1 pm Scarfe 310 Hannah SpectorMore
Media and Technology Studies Education Search Candidate Presentation
Dr. Jillianne Code “Agency for Learning in Immersive and Virtual Environments” Date: March 15, 2017 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 am Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Dr. Jillianne CodeMore
Media and Technology Studies Education Search Candidate Presentation
Dr. Kelly Bergstrom “Learning, Playing, Designing: Barriers and Gateways to STEAM Participation” Date: March 14, 2017 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 am Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Dr. Kelly BergstromMore
Media and Technology Studies Education Search Candidate Presentation
Dr. Ido Roll “Beyond ‘Faster Classrooms’: Teaching with Technology to Promote Sense-Making and Peer Learning” Date: March 13, 2017 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 am Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Dr. Ido RollMore
Media and Technology Studies Education Search Candidate Presentation
Dr. Douglas Clark “Beyond Medium: The design of digital games and modeling environments for learning” Date: March 10, 2017 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 am Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Douglas ClarkMore
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 rocky shorelines. This presentation provides an overview of recent work by members of the “Clam Garden Network” (www.clamgarden.com), a collaborative team of First Nations knowledge holders, archaeologists, ecologists, geologists, geographers, and resource managers focused on the cultural and ecological importance of this traditional management practice. In […] Nicole Smith and 'the Clam Garden Network'More
“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. Framing her discussion within the Nuu-chah-nulth philosophy of hishuk’ish tsawalk – (everything is one), Dr. Coté will then discuss how her people, the Tseshaht/Nuu-chah-nulth-aht on Vancouver Island, are revitalizing traditional food practices grounded in the principles of iisaak (respect) and uu-a-thluk (taking care of). Short Bio Dr. […] Dr. Charlotte Coté, University of Washington in SeattleMore
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 the conversation by sharing her practice of attuning with a cedar tree in Meditation Park, East Vancouver and hearing the rhythm of the earth. Listening to layers of languages announcing their “belonging-together” in the family of things, she hopes to relate an embodied understanding of Aoki’s […] Dr. Erika Hasebe-Ludt, University of Lethbridge; Patricia Liu Baergen & Joanne Price, EDCP PhD candidatesMore
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, and academics to connect, explore, imagine and share new ideas, resources and research on Aboriginal mathematics education from kindergarten to Grade 12. Together we hope to: • Learn about new research in mathematics and Aboriginal education • Discuss and share approaches, research and educational projects for […] More
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 landscape, amplifying possibilities for information sharing, formal and informal education, and for building community networks locally and globally. Refugee camps are unique and hazardous environments where each limited resource available can have lasting and meaningful implications for individual lives and for the make-up of entire communities, […] Dr. Negin Dahya, University of Washington Information SchoolMore
(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 and superior to all other life-forms and the environments upon which they depend. Drawing from an ecocritical framework in education, I emphasize that because anthropocentrism is cultural rather than inherently natural, it is amenable to social change. As a scholar-activist educator, I take the position that […] Dr. John Lupinacci, Washington State UniversityMore
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 and learning at UBC Faculty of Education through active participation in exciting hands-on and minds-on math and science activities suitable for all those with curious and inquiring minds. Parents, children and teachers are welcome to attend! The event is FREE. Details of the event: http://blogs.ubc.ca/mmilner/outreach/family-math-science-day-at-ubc-faculty-of-education/ Date […] More
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 Guattari as an initial entrée into thinking of the possibilities for creating a different kind of person, he begs the question: are educational theory and the social foundations two intellectual and creative traditions that can help us theorize a new subject for the next century? Utilizing […] Abraham P. DeLeon, University of Texas at San AntonioMore
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 negotiation between diverse actors and institutions with different views on the subject. In order to identify and describe these ideologies, a sequential and recursive methodological device was designed and applied in three stages of production and analysis of information: a documentary compilation around three curricular events […] Renato Gazmuri, Assistant Professor at Universidad Diego Portales (Chile)More
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 within a variety of curriculum studies traditions to discuss curriculum issues in contexts ranging from elementary education to higher education. The seminar will be an opportunity to explore how curricular discourses have implications in educational practices in local, national, and global contexts. Panelists include Dr. Renato […] panelMore
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 Dr. Stephen PetrinaMore
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 United States, history educators are calling for a shift from teaching the memorization of historical events toward knowing what it means, and how to, think historically. Responding to these shifting historical and contemporary disciplinary contexts, a number of scholars and history educators have and continue to […] Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, University of OttawaMore
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 have to fight and kick back, our weapons are to be love, kindness, and beauty. I also referred to Baumann (1995) and Lingis (1994) to theorize human kinship, arguing that difference is not merely unavoidable, but good, precious, and in need of protection and cultivation. Following […] Dr. Peter G. Grimmett, Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and PedagogyMore
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 spaces in which ethics produce and are produced by space. The first is the space of a “transatlantic, creole pedagogical circuit” through which I read the “commons” produced in the common school movement, the normative trope of curriculum history in the United States, specifically in relation […] Dr. Petra Hendry, Louisiana State UniversityMore
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 own, in relation to the histories they confront and construct, in the context of the historical moment in which they find themselves. Participants include senior, international scholars who have been influential in Peter’s career and a roughly equal number of younger scholars who worked with him […] More
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 are included! About the conference EGS is an annual conference organized by students and for students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) in the Faculty of Education. We also welcome and encourage participation from all other departments within the Faculty of Education. The conference […] More
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 avoid illusion and make-believe, to lay aside dreams, moonshine, cure-alls, wonder-workings, pie-in-the-sky—to be realistic.–Tom Crick, the history teacher, in Graham Swift’s Waterland, p. 108 In his EDCP Seminar on January 15, Dr. Wayne Ross challenged commonplace notions of schools, teacher education, the subject of social studies, […] Dr. Peter Seixas, Professor, EDCPMore
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 violence, “real” and symbolic, that saturates social relations in late capitalism. In his play The Balcony (1957), three classic figures of authority – Bishop, Judge, and General – act out carefully choreographed erotic scenarios with prostitutes in a high-class brothel while political insurrection threatens outside. In […] Dr. James Penney, Trent UniversityMore
The Lyric Subject of Psychoanalysis and Autobiographical Curriculum Inquiry
Dr. Brian Casemore | George Washington University January 29, 2016 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | Scarfe 1107 View the Seminar Poster Abstract This presentation explores a concept of lyric subjectivity rooted in psychoanalysis and relevant for autobiographical curriculum inquiry. In this context, the presenter shares an account of the the conceptualization and development of a youth writing organization – DC Miscellanea: A Youth Writing Collaborative. DC Miscellanea is an educational project at George Washington University working in collaboration with local teachers to provide a forum for DC area youth to learn the craft of writing from established writers and to […] Dr. Brian Casemore, George Washington UniversityMore
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 garden-based education programs. For more information, please contact Stacy Friedman @ landed.learning@ubc.ca, 604-822-4842 or visit our websites: http://landedlearning.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/ and http://theorchardgarden.blogspot.ca/. The Intergenerational Landed Learning Project (ILLP) at the UBC Farm is a teaching, learning, and research project in the Faculty of Education that works with community […] More
The Courage of Hopelessness: Democratic Education in the Age of Empire
Dr. E. Wayne Ross| Professor, EDCP January 15, 2016 http://seminars.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/seminars2016/EDCP_Jan_15_2016_seminar.mp4 Short Bio: E. Wayne Ross is Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at UBC. He has written and edited numerous books including: Critical Theories, Radical Pedagogies and Social Education (Sense, 2010); The Social Studies Curriculum: Purposes, Problems and Possibilities (4th Ed., SUNY Press, 2014) and Working for Social Justice Inside and Outside the Classroom (Peter Lang, 2016). He also edits the journals Critical Education, Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor, and Cultural Logic. Abstract: In this talk I argue there is a disconnect between the rhetoric and reality of democracy […] Dr. E. Wayne Ross, Professor, EDCPMore
Folk Phenomenology and the Offering of Teaching
Dr. Sam Rocha | Assistant Professor, EDST December 11, 2015 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract This talk will proceed in three parts. It will begin with some passages from Rocha’s recent book, Folk Phenomenology: Education, Study, and the Human Person (Pickwick, 2015). This reading should begin to describe Rocha’s particular sense of phenomenology, especially in relation to what he calls “the offering.” It will then move into descriptions of this notion of “the offering” through a philosophical understanding of “the offering” and personal stories. These descriptions should provide a sense of justification […] Dr. Sam Rocha, Assistant Professor, EDSTMore
Jo-ann Archibald to lead 601 seminar on TRC’s Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future
For Wednesday’s EDCP 601 meeting (25 November), Associate Dean for Indigenous Education, Jo-ann Archibald, will join us to lead a seminar on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada‘s summary Report, Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future. How do we respond to the Call to Action for Education for Reconciliation? The question for us is then how do we ethically, meaningfully and thoughtfully address this Call? The truths of Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future are extremely difficult and the Call extremely important. Stephen Petrina Professor, Curriculum and Pedagogy Dr. Jo-ann ArchibaldMore
The Curriculum of Character: Poetic Ruminations on Growing Old
Dr. Carl Leggo | Professor, LLED November 13, 2015 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract In The Force of Character and the Lasting Life James Hillman (1999) asks, “why do we live so long?” (p. xiii) He then suggests that “the last years confirm and fulfill character” (p. xiii). Hillman describes aging as “an art form” (p. xv) where the old become bearers of memories, authors of fictions, and characters in stories, their own stories and the stories of others. Hillman promotes the value of life review as “writing your life into stories” […] Dr. Carl Leggo, Professor, LLEDMore
EDCP Graduate Student Halloween Party
Thursday, October 29, 2015 THE DEN (SCARFE 6A) 5:30pm – Pumpkin carving 7:30pm – Halloween themed movie Details: Come to our family friendly EDCP grad student event (kids are welcome). Experience authentic North American traditions of carving pumpkins, eating candy and watching Halloween movies. **Come for all or just part of the event **Candy and snacks will be provided RSVP TO: FLUIDSURVEYS.COM/SURVEYS/PA-TEAM/EDCP-HALLOWEEN-SOCIAL/ (costumes are not necessary) ***Prizes for best carved pumpkin!!!*** More
Family Math & Science Day 2015
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 and learning at UBC Faculty of Education through active participation in exciting hands-on and minds-on math and science activities suitable for all those with curious and inquiring minds. Parents, children and teachers are welcome to attend! The event is FREE. Details of the event: http://blogs.ubc.ca/mmilner/outreach/family-math-science-day-at-ubc-faculty-of-education/ Date […] More
Book Launch: Reconceptualizing Physical Education through curricular and pedagogical innovations
Date: October 16, 2015 Time: 4:30 – 6:00 pm Venue: Scarfe Room 2414 – Staff Lounge The UBC Faculty of Education is pleased to invite you to a reception celebrating the second publication by Physical Education Master’s degree cohort. Reconceptualizing Physical Education through curricular and pedagogical innovations Featuring: -Short presentations by authors -Paperback books available for sale ($15.00) -Drinks and snacks RSVP to joy.butler@ubc.ca by October 2, 2015. Co-sponsored by the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy and Professional Development and Community Engagement More
When Scriptures Hurt: Teaching Violent Sacred Texts
Dr. Ayesha Chaudhry | Radcliffe College and University of British Columbia October 9, 2015 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No recording permission Abstract In this talk, I will discuss a Qur’anic text (Q. 4:34) that has historically been used to justify domestic violence and continues to be used today to prevent the criminalization of domestic violence in several Muslim majority countries. Teaching such a text is a politically fraught endeavour, especially in a geopolitical context in which Islamophobia is a persistent problem. Nevertheless, avoiding such a topic is also out of the question. […] Dr. Ayesha Chaudhry, Radclife College and University of British ColumbiaMore
Workshop by EDCP Peer Advisors
What does it feel like to be a grad student? Workshop by EDCP Peer Advisors Feeling stressed? Feeling alone? Feeling like there is too much to read? Feeling like you don’t belong in grad school? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! In this workshop, your fellow graduate students will share and discuss some of their most challenging experiences of graduate school. Come and join us for conversation and tea (please bring your own mug or cup). More
EDCP Dr. Katharine Borgen Welcome Back Barbecue 2015
You are invited to the annual EDCP Welcome Back Barbecue on Thursday, September 17th, 2015 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Venue is the garden at the west entrance of the Scarfe Building. For catering purposes, please RSVP to nhi.dang@ubc.ca by September 4th, 2015 and note whether you would like the meat or vegetarian option. This will be the second Welcome Back Barbecue since the death of Katharine Borgen. Katharine was a member of the Mathematics Education group who served with much energy and enthusiasm on the department’s social committee. Indeed, her contribution to the annual Welcome Back Barbecue in September was so […] More
“I Love the Terror in A Mother’s Heart”: Stepping Out of the Fray as a Radical Pedagogical Act
Dr. David Jardine | University of Calgary September 11, 2015 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract Within the confines of educational theory and practice, things are becoming, once again, both moribund and panicky, and little is to be done within this fray that won’t simply exhaust attention and devotion. In this talk, I will muse on how curriculum theory needs to step out of this fray, but also turn towards it. This stepping and turning, I suggest, is a radical act and is the reckoning of those entering the orbit of scholarly work. […] Dr. David Jardine, University of CalgaryMore
Tactful Inclusion: Towards a Pedagogical Understanding
Thomas Andreasen, Visiting Scholar, University of Southern Denmark Date: May 19, 2015 Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm Venue: Scarfe room 1209 Event Organizer: Centre for the Study of Teacher Education Abstract: The purpose of this research is to investigate how inclusion as a politically motivated idea intervenes in teachers’ everyday practice. In Denmark the political idea of inclusion in general education means that children with special needs can no longer avail of special needs education. As a result, there has been an intensified political and pedagogical focus on how to understand and manage inclusion. Research projects and books show numerous methods […] Thomas Andreasen, Visiting Scholar, University of Southern DenmarkMore
Reclaiming the School as Pedagogic Form
Dr. Jan Masschelein, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Date: May 12, 2015 Time: 12:00 – 2:00 pm Venue: Scarfe room 1214 Event Organizer: Institute for Critical Education Studies Abstract: In my contribution I will use the word ‘school’ to refer to a specific pedagogic form i.e. a concrete way (including architecture, practices, technologies, pedagogical figures) to gather people and things (arranging their company and presence) so that, on the one hand, it allows for people to experience themselves as being able to take care of things, and, at the same time and on the other hand, to be exposed to something outside of […] Dr. Jan Masschelein, Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenMore
“Somebody’s Got to Tell It Like It Is”: Conjugating James Baldwin and Curriculum
Dr. Warren Crichlow, York University April 10, 2015 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | Scarfe 1107 View the Seminar Poster This seminar is part of the EDCP 2014-2015 Seminar Series “International Perspectives in Curriculum and Pedagogy” hosted by William E. Doll Jr., Donna Trueit and William Pinar. Abstract Throughout 2014-2015, to celebrate what would be James Baldwin’s 90th year, a range of scholarly symposia and creative activity were feverishly planned and convened, to revisit, debate and celebrate Baldwin’s prodigious and prescient lifetime body of work under the sign, “James Baldwin Now”. Although his “telling it like it is” refrain, in […] Dr. Warren Crichlow, York UniversityMore
2nd Annual EDCP Graduate Student (EGS) Conference
We are pleased to invite you to the second annual EDCP Graduate Student (EGS) Conference, which will be held on Friday March 20, 2015 in the Scarfe building. More
A Tangle of Trouble: Boys, Men and Masculinities
Dr. Blye Frank, Dean | Faculty of Education, UBC March 13, 2015 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster This seminar is part of the EDCP 2014-2015 Seminar Series “International Perspectives in Curriculum and Pedagogy” hosted by William E. Doll Jr., Donna Trueit and William Pinar. Abstract This talk takes up the growing concern regarding boys and schooling which is receiving international attention. Critical of the contemporary discourses of ‘panic’ which do not address the complexities and diversity of the lives of boys in schools, and men more generally, the presentation draws on the critical […] Dr. Blye Frank, Dean, Faculty of Education, UBCMore
Interactions in the Classroom: Tensions Between Understanding and Difficulties in Learning Mathematics
Dr. Lucie De Blois | Visiting Professor, Laval University March 4, 2015 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording permission Abstract Our research on interpretation of pupil’s cognitive activities in mathematics (DeBlois, 2003; 2014) and on teacher sensibility towards pupil’s errors (DeBlois, 2006, 2009) showed the emergence of tensions in a class (DeBlois, 2014 in press). We hypothesize that a variety of pupil’s difficulties emerge from interactions in class (DeBlois, 2008, 2012). We chose to enter into this study by the way of behavior of pupils: anxiety, agitation and task avoidance. In this […] Dr. Lucie De Blois, Visiting Professor, Laval UniversityMore
5th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium
The 5th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium will take place on Friday, Feb 27, 2015. More
The CACS 7th Biennial Provoking Curriculum Studies Conference
EDCP is excited to announce it will be hosting The CACS 7th Biennial Provoking Curriculum Studies Conference, on February 20 and 21, 2015 on the UBC campus. More
Bildung, Curriculum and the task of Remembrance
Dr. Norman Friesen | Visiting Professor, Boise State University February 13, 2015 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe 1107 View the Seminar Poster This seminar is part of the EDCP 2014-2015 Seminar Series “International Perspectives in Curriculum and Pedagogy” hosted by William E. Doll Jr., Donna Trueit and William Pinar. Abstract: Franz Kafka opens his intimate “Letter to his Father” by admitting that he simply cannot come to terms with his own upbringing and Bildung –“because… the magnitude of the matter goes far beyond the scope of …memory and understanding.” Nonetheless, the method of currere –like other autobiographical methods– encourages educators […] Dr. Norman Friesen, Visiting Professor, Boise State University More
The Power of Negative Thinking in and for Teacher Education
Dr. Anne Phelan, EDCP, UBC January 9, 2015 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster This seminar is part of the 2014-2015 EDCP seminar series “International Perspectives in Curriculum and Pedagogy” hosted by William E. Doll Jr., Donna Trueit and William Pinar. Abstract: In an anxious world increasingly perceived in terms of risk management, strategies for mapping and articulating knowledge provide a bulwark against uncertainty. In teacher education, a consequence has been a drive for fullness in relation to knowledge about what teachers should know and be able to do, usually conceived in instrumental terms. Indeed, teacher […] Dr. Anne Phelan, EDCP, UBCMore
The Meaning of Curriculum is a Complicated Conversation: The Purpose of Curriculum is to Render a Complicated World View
Dr. Peter Grimmett | Professor and Head, EDCP, UBC December 13, 2014 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe 1107 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: When we are caught off-guard or in our dark moments, we exhibit the secret thoughts that mark our ethical dealings with alterity. A complicated worldview implies we must possess an understanding of our dealings with the “Other” that runs deep in our “Being”, what Heidegger referred to as “das Dasein”. I use the symbolism of water to represent such a worldview. Penelope (in Homer’s Odyssey) had to become as water when she enacted her scheme to ravel […] Dr. Peter Grimmett, Professor and HeadMore
EDCP End of Term Winter Solstice Potluck
Please RSVP to Nhi Dang at nhi.dang@ubc.ca by November 26, 2014. More
Research Stories: A Graduate Forum
How We Learn Media and Technology (across the lifespan),Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, UBC, funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. More
Colours in Refuge: A Curriculum Story
Dr. Karen Meyer | EDCP, UBC November 14, 2014 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: Meyer’s bricolage of poetry, narratives and postscripts sketches a story of place and education. In Dadaab Refugee Camp in Northeastern Kenya, the heart of education relies on promises of school and a living persistence realized within harsh conditions. Within the past two decades, a generation of students has been born in the camp. Short Bio: Karen Meyer is associated professor in the Dept. of Curriculum and Pedagogy here at the University of British Columbia. Recent publications include co-authored articles in […] Dr. Karen Meyer, EDCP, UBCMore
2014 Math and Science Day at UBC Faculty of Education
The 4th Mathematics and Science Family Day will take place on Saturday, November 1st during the UBC Celebrate Learning Week. More
The Medicalized Paradigm of Contemporary Empirical Research and Its Effects on Education Policy & School Reform
Dr. Daniel Tröhler | University of Luxembourg October 30th, 2014 | 4:00-5:30 pm | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: This paper argues that educational research today is subjected to a medicalized paradigm of social reality. It reconstructs, how the catchwords of this paradigm (evidence-based, monitoring, intervention studies) arouse and how they translated into the educational field, and it analyzes, how this paradigm deprives policy from professional experience, common sense, and political deliberation. Short Bio: Daniel Tröhler (Ph.D. and Habilitation, University of Zürich) is Professor of Education and Director of the Doctoral School in Educational Sciences at the University of […] Dr. Daniel Tröhler, University of LuxembourgMore
Intercultural Wisdom & Questions of Loss, Ethics, Hope
Dr. Claudia Eppert | University of Alberta October 17th | 12:30-2:00pm | Scarfe room 1107 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: What are the complexities of hope? What it might mean to remember the future in the context of contemporary environmental loss and trauma? With reference to intercultural wisdom and East-West contemplative studies, holocaust and trauma studies, and Parke Harrison’s compelling series of photographs titled, Architect’s Brother (2000), this presentation attends to the ethical challenges and possibilities of witnessing, healing, and transformation within a liminal educational space of an incomprehensible innocence and experience, past and future. Short Bio: Claudia Eppert is associate professor in the Dept. of […] Dr. Claudia Eppert, University of AlbertaMore
Art, Education and Human Rights in Africa’s Last Colony
Fernando Perez-Martin | Visiting Scholar from University of Granada, Spain Octover 9th, 2014 | 1:00-2:00 pm | Scarfe 1211 View the Seminar Poster No recording permission Abstract: This presentation will shed light on the forgotten conflict of the Western Sahara, the present situation at the Sahrawi Refugee Camps and in the Occupied Territories. It will chronicle the creation and development of the “International Encounters of Art and Human Rights in Western Sahara” and the opening of the “Sahrawi Art School,” the first art school of its kind in such a context. Short Bio: Fernando Pérez-Martin, PhD candidate at the University of […] Fernando Perez-Martin, University of Granada, SpainMore
Welcome Back Barbecue 2014
You are invited to the annual EDCP Welcome Back Barbecue on Thursday, September 18th, 2014 from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. More
Curriculum Studies in India
Dr. William Pinar | Professor and Canada Research Chair September 12th, 2014 | 12:30-2:00pm | Scarfe room 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: To study the state of curriculum studies in India, Pinar worked with five scholars there asking about the intellectual life history and present circumstances of the field in India. Three members of an international panel also participated. Pinar will discuss the project and provide a summary of what he learned. Short Bio: Before coming to the University of British Columbia, Pinar taught at Louisiana State University, where he served as the St. Bernard Parish Alumni Endowed Professor. He […] Dr. William Pinar, Professor and Canada Research ChairMore
Towards a Research-based Pedagogy
Dr. Hua Zhang | Professor & Dean Curriculum Studies, Teacher Education; Foundations of Education Graduate School of Education Studies Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang Province, China August 5, 2014 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. (PST) Short Bio: Zhang Hua, professor and dean in Graduate School of Educational Studies at Hangzhou Normal University; former president of International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (IAACS); the main expert for National Curriculum Reform in China; Fulbright Scholar at Harvard Graduate School of Education. His research interests include curriculum studies, curriculum history, wisdom traditions (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism), curriculum reform, pedagogy, and teacher education. He has published 9 […] Dr. Hua Zhang, Hangzhou Normal University, ChinaMore
Digital Ethnography as a New Trend of Ethnographic Studies in Education in Brazil
Dr. Carmen de Mattos | Associate Professor Department of Applied Studies in Education State University of Rio de Janeiro July 30th, 2014 | 12:30-2:00pm | Scarfe 1107 View the Seminar Poster No recording permission Abstract: Digital Technology and Ethnographic Research are subjects that reflect the demands of education in the postmodern age.Research agencies, researchers, teachers and students emphasize both subjects in order to meet these demands. This presentation illuminates the different nature of these two topics which have been addressed by research in the field of education in Brazil. It will outline the imbrication of the two subjects and introduce the […] Dr. Carmen de Mattos, State University of Rio de JaneiroMore
Looking Into the Hearts of Native Peoples: Nation Building as an Institutional Orientation for Graduate Education
Dr. Bryan Brayboy | Professor School of Social Transformation Culture, Society and Education Arizona State University Tempe, USA July 8, 2014 | 12:00-1:30 | Scare 310 View the Seminar Poster Short Bio: Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy is a citizen of the Lumbee Nation. He is President’s Professor, Borderlands Professor of Indigenous Education and Justice, and Director of the Center for Indian Education at Arizona State University. His research focuses on the experiences of Indigenous students, staff, and faulty in institutions of higher education. More recently, he has been engaged in scholarship that seeks to explore the role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in […] Dr. Bryan Brayboy, Arizona State University, USAMore
Presentation by Michelle Tan, special hire candidate
Exploring teachers’ conceptions and experiences of curriculum and professional development: Implications for policy making Dr. Michelle Tan Research Fellow, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Date: May 13, 2014 Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Abstract: This presentation focuses on research studies I have undertaken over the last two years, exploring teachers’ conceptions and experiences of curriculum and professional development. Framed within the Singaporean context, the studies are aimed at addressing challenges teachers face within curricular and professional development reform efforts. These exploratory studies are designed to surface nuanced understandings that have practical implications for teacher […] Dr. Michelle Tan, Research Fellow, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeMore
Invitation to EDCP Graduate Student Orientation
Welcome to a new academic year in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy! We would like to invite you to the EDCP Graduate Student Orientation on Friday, September 5, 2014, 4-7pm in Scarfe 310. At the Orientation you will have an opportunity to meet faculty members and students, to gather information about academic and practical resources, and to inform us about how we can serve your needs this year. Pizza will be provided! The schedule is as follows: 4:00 Welcome to the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy Introduction to Graduate Studies in EDCP Understanding the roles of: • Graduate Student Council […] More
Some Questions Concerning Ethics
Dr. William E. Doll, Jr. | Visiting Professor at UBC, Emeritus Professor at Louisiana State University April 11th, 2014 | 12:30-2:00pm | Scarfe 1107 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: The literature on Ethics is vast, well beyond the bounds of this paper, or my skills as a curriculum/complexity theorist. My focus then in this talk will be on the relation between ethics and morality: particularly whether a code of ethics helps or hinders one in making a moral choice. In common parlance, ethics and morality are synonymous – one is ethical when one is moral and one is moral when one is […] Dr. William E. Doll, Jr., Louisiana State University, UBCMore
The First Annual EDCP Graduate Student Conference
Research Presentations, Art Installations, Roundtables, Workshops, Posters. Free admission including special farm to fork catering from Agora Cafe. Please RSVP by March 15, 2014. More
Hannah Arendt’s Political Ethics and the Question of Totalitarianism
Dr. Hanah Spector | Pennsylvania State University March 14th, 2014 | 12:30-2:00pm | Scarfe 1107 View the Seminar Poster No recording permission Abstract: This paper considers the ways in which Hannah Arendt’s writings on totalitarianism acts as a warning sign for current political and miseducational circumstances in the United States. Because the term totalitarianism has been used imprudently (largely in the mass media) to express repressive conditions in so-called models of democracy, this paper seeks to both clarify and raise questions concerning its meaning as a form of nation-state sanctioned power and/or economic-technological force. This analysis draws largely from Arendt’s definition […] Hanah Spector, Pennsylvania State UniversityMore
UBC Physics Olympics 2014
Date: Saturday March 8, 2014 Time: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Venue: Department of Physics and Astronomy The UBC Physics Olympics is organized jointly by the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus. It is supported by the Rex Broughton Memorial Fund. Every year teams from high schools across British Columbia will compete for medals in 6 science events, and the school of the team with the highest overall score will receive a trophy and other awards. For […] More
Aboriginal Math Symposium March 7th 2014
The 4th Aboriginal Math K-12 Symposium is an opportunity for teachers, administrators, Ministry representatives, community members, and academics to connect, explore, imagine and share new ideas, resources and research on Aboriginal mathematics education from Kindergarten to Grade 12. More
Curriculum Reform in China: Historic Legacy, Current Debate, and Future Directions
The ongoing curriculum reform in China was formally initiated in 2001, echoing the requirements of knowledge-based economy and the intrinsic calling of educational democracy ... Professor Zhang Hua, Hangzhou Normal University, ChinaMore
Research Presentation by Dr. Kerry Renwick
Research Presentation by Home Economics Education Search Candidate Title: “21st Century Home Economics: critical Southern thinking” Speaker: Dr. Kerry Renwick, Victoria University, Australia Date: Tue, January 28, 2014 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Dr. Kerry RenwickMore
Research Presenation by Dr. Jacqui Gingras
Research Presentation by Home Economics Education Search Candidate Title: “Encounters with Alterity in Health Profession Education” Speaker: Dr. Jacqui Gingras, Ryerson University Date: Fri, January 24, 2014 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Dr. Jacqui GingrasMore
Research Presentation by Dr. Roula Hawa
Research Presentation by Home Economics Education Search Candidate Title:“Clearing Space for Multiple Voices: HIV Vulnerability amongst South Asian Immigrant Women in the Greater Toronto Area” Speaker: Dr. Roula Hawa, Queen’s University Date: Tue, January 21, 2014 Time: 10:30 – 12:00 noon Venue: Scarfe room 1107 Dr. Roula HawaMore
Socially Responsible Approaches to Global Education Initiatives – First, Do No Harm
Dr. Shafik Dharamsi | UBC Faculty of Medicine January 10th, 2013 | 12-2pm | Scarfe 1107 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: Participation in global education and international engagement initiatives can provide students the opportunity to foster a sense of global citizenship, develop global fluency, and a sense of social responsibility to respond to global inequalities. Many opportunities are often set in socioeconomically vulnerable communities in resource-poor settings. In the health and human service disciplines, there is growing concern that international engagement opportunities are frequently used by students as opportunities to practise clinical skills, enhance one’s résumé, and travel to ‘far-away and […] Shafik Dharamsi, UBC Faculty of MedicineMore
End of Term Winter Solstice Party
You’re invited to the EDCP End of Term Winter Solstice Party! Please RSVP to Kalie Fong at kalie.fong@ubc.ca by November 29, 2013. You’re invited to the EDCP End of Term Winter Solstice Party!More
Epistemological Pluralism in Higher Education: Ethical and Epistemological Challenges
Dr. Cash Ahenakew | University of British ColumbiaDr. Vanessa Andreotti | University of Oulu (Finland) Nov 8th | 12:00-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: In this seminar, we explore potential joys, difficulties and paradoxes of introducing epistemological pluralism as a viable curriculum strategy to connect with ways of knowing that have been excluded or marginalized in academic spaces. We focus on a discussion of Aboriginal ways of knowing as an example. The article ‘Epistemological pluralism: Ethical and pedagogical challenges for Higher Education’ (2011) is suggested as background reading for this seminar. Andreotti, V., Ahenakew, C., Cooper, G. […] Dr. Cash Ahenakew, UBC and Dr. Vanessa Andreotti, University of Oulu (Finland)More
Welcome Back Barbecue
You are cordially invited to a Welcome Back Barbecue on Thursday, October 17th, 2013 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. You are cordially invited to a Welcome Back Barbecue on Thursday, October 17th, 2013 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. More
Nonviolent Engagements with Difference: Transforming Relational Dynamics in Education
Dr. Hongyu Wang, Oklahoma State University October 4th | 12:00-2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe 1214 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: Based upon a life history, qualitative study of Chinese professors’ and American professors’ mutual engagement with the counterpart thought, culture, and education, this presentation discusses the central thread of nonviolence and portrays important elements of nonviolent engagements with difference, including organic relationality, non-instrumental engagement, serendipitous play, spiritual openness, and de/education. Short Bio: Dr. Hongyu Wang is a professor in Curriculum Studies at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa. She teaches graduate courses in curriculum studies and multicultural education. Her research areas are nonviolence education, […] Professor Hongyu Wang, Oklamhoma State UniversityMore
Curriculum Studies in China
Dr. William Pinar | Professor and Canada Research Chair September 13th, 2013 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: After briefly discussing the lecture series title, Pinar will discuss his study of curriculum studies in China, involving interviews as well online discussions among the scholar-participants in China and an International Panel composed of scholars from Estonia, Mexico, and the U.S. Pinar will review the process and report conclusions. Short Bio: Before coming to the University of British Columbia, Pinar taught at Louisiana State University, where he served as the St. Bernard Parish Alumni Endowed Professor. He has […] More
Historizing Pedagogy
Gert Biesta | University of Luxembourg Jan 10th, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster The six part Theorizing Pedagogy Seminar Series will explore ‘pedagogy’ as it has been understood historically and as it is lived presently within educational institutions and beyond. Drawing on the thought of curriculum thinkers, indigenous scholars, educational philosophers and cultural theorists, speakers will examine a range of ‘pedagogies’ as they have been construed within diverse disciplinary and wisdom traditions. Abstract: Ever since I moved from the Netherlands to the UK in 1999 I have been fascinated by the differences between the ways in which […] Dr. Gert Biesta, University of LuxembourgMore
The Pedagogical Folds of NIAL-A-PEND-DE-QUACY-IN
Dr. Taylor Webb | Department of Educational Studies, UBC Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser | Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, UBC April 11, 2013 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No recording permission The six part Theorizing Pedagogy Seminar Series will explore ‘pedagogy’ as it has been understood historically and as it is lived presently within educational institutions and beyond. Drawing on the thought of curriculum thinkers, indigenous scholars, educational philosophers and cultural theorists, speakers will examine a range of ‘pedagogies’ as they have been construed within diverse disciplinary and wisdom traditions. Abstracts: The Pedagogical Folds of NIAL-A-PEND-DE-QUACY-IN I […] Dr. Taylor Webb, Dr. Lisa LoutzenheiserMore
Thoughts on Indigenous Pedagogies
Dr. Bryan Brayboy | Arizona State University March 14, 2013 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scare 310 View the Seminar Poster The six part Theorizing Pedagogy Seminar Series will explore ‘pedagogy’ as it has been understood historically and as it is lived presently within educational institutions and beyond. Drawing on the thought of curriculum thinkers, indigenous scholars, educational philosophers and cultural theorists, speakers will examine a range of ‘pedagogies’ as they have been construed within diverse disciplinary and wisdom traditions. Abstract: In this talk, I will offer an initial version of one way of thinking about Indigenous pedagogies. Because I believe that there is […] Dr. Bryan Brayboy, Arizona State UniversityMore
Disciplining Pedagogies: A Conversation
Dr. Scott Goble, Dr. Samia Khan, & Dr. Donal O’Donoghue | EDCP February 14, 2013 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No recording permission The six part Theorizing Pedagogy Seminar Series will explore ‘pedagogy’ as it has been understood historically and as it is lived presently within educational institutions and beyond. Drawing on the thought of curriculum thinkers, indigenous scholars, educational philosophers and cultural theorists, speakers will examine a range of ‘pedagogies’ as they have been construed within diverse disciplinary and wisdom traditions. Pragmatism and Pedagogy in Music Education Scott Goble, EDCP Science Education for the Ne(x)t Generation Samia […] Dr. Samia Khan, Dr. Donal O Donoghue, Dr. Scott GobleMore
The Worldliness of Jane Addams’ Cosmopolitan Education
Dr. William Pinar | Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Education, UBC January 13, 2010 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Green College, UBC View the Seminar Poster No recording permission Centre for Cross-Faculty Inquiry in Education (CCFI) COSMO/POLITICS NOTED SCHOLARS LECTURE SERIES CO-SPONSORED BY: College for Interdisciplinary Studies (CFIS), Critical Studies in Sexuality,Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, and Department of Educational Studies. Abstract: Jane Addams was a social activist and theorist who was born in 1860 in Cedarville, Illinois, and died in Chicago in 1935. It is how she traveled from Cedarville to Chicago that Dr. Pinar will discuss, an educational […] More
Promoting Active and Healthy Lifestyle through the Constructivist Approach: A Hong Kong Experience
Dr. Amy Ha (Chinese University of Hong Kong) Co-hosted by KIN and EDCP December 12, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scare 1214 View the Seminar Poster No recording available Abstract: This presentation based on research conducted on school children and teacher development in Hong Kong, discusses the local Physical Education curriculum reform in order to explore some strategic research plans in promoting active and healthy lifestyle through the Constructivist Teaching Approach. More
Launching the 2012-2013 Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy Seminar Series: Theorizing Pedagogy
Drs. L. Farr Darling, K. Meyer and J. Butler November 14, 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 historically and as it is lived presently within educational institutions and beyond. Drawing on the thought of curriculum thinkers, indigenous scholars, educational philosophers and cultural theorists, speakers will examine a range of ‘pedagogies’ as they have been construed within diverse disciplinary and wisdom traditions. Questions for consideration will include: Why pedagogy? What are the tensions inherent in the notion of “pedagogy”? How is pedagogy […] More
Tracing Lines of Flights: Flows and Intensities of Children Drawing
Dr. Christine Marmé Thompson | School of Visual Arts, The Pennsylvania State University October 29, 2012 | 4:30 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No recording available Abstract: For young children, drawing is a performance: the marks they make are accompanied by gestures, sound effects, narratives, and movements that attract the attention of others, adults and children, who become audiences to evolving works. This active and social process reveals ideas and images in the making, and a sense of the imaginative capacity of children. Short Bio: Dr. Christine Marmé Thompson is Professor of Art Education in the School of […] More
Reflections and questions on the faculty summer visit to Dadaab Refugee camp in North-Eastern Kenya
Drs. Samson Nashon, George Belliveau, Elizabeth Jordan, Joanne Melville, Lisa Loutzenheiser, Karen Meyer, Marina Milner-Bolotin & Cynthia Nicol Thursday, Sept. 29th, 12:30 – 2:00 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Scarfe Rm. 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: In the summer of 2011, a group of eight faculty members from the Faculty of Education at UBC (six of them are from EDCP) visited Dadaab Refugee camp in North-Eastern Kenya. As of September 2011, more than 400,000 refugees are residing in this camp and despite the dire need for education there are only six secondary schools in the camps. Moi University in […] More
Reform of Physical Education in China
Dr. Xiaozan Wang | East China Normal University September 27, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scare 2125 View the Seminar Poster No recording available Abstract: Dr. Wang’s areas of specialization include Physical Education Curriculum and Teaching Reform; Evaluation of Learning in Physical Education; Physical Education Teacher Education; Physique Monitoring and Management of Adolescents; Motor skill of Meta-cognition. Her recent research projects include, “Building on the healthy development of young children in primary and secondary physical education curriculum—applied research on the United States SPARK Physical Education Curriculum in China, Shanghai Pujiang Program”; and “A Study of School Physical Education Reform and Development […] More
Student teachers’ practical knowledge: how to approach the study of mentoring conversations
Dr. Juan-José Mena Marcos | University of Salamanca May 17th, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract: In the last two decades mentoring has been advocated as a genuine way to foster pre-service teachers’ development since it allows them to practice teaching under the supervision of their collaborative teachers. To date research has mainly stressed the process of mentoring (i.e. how to scaffold and guide the student teachers’ –ST- actions) but little we know about the outcomes of this process, i.e. how mentoring helps student teachers to learn the profession by gaining new […] More
Science Student Teachers’ Struggles with and Learning about ClassroomAction Research during Their Field Experiences
Dr. Chatree Faikhamta | Faculty of Education, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand April 4th, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract: A key element in teacher education programs, action research is a learning process in which pre-service teachers inquire, reflect on and improve their teaching practices. This qualitative study sought to understand the struggles and learning that 23 fifth-year pre-service science teachers experienced when engaging in action research during their student teaching. This study drew upon written reflections, focus-group interviews and observations of seminar sessions. Data analysis was inductive, involving categorical aggregation followed by […] More
Social and Epistemological Dimensions of a Social Justice Approach to Teacher Education
Dr. K. Zeichner | University of Washington – Seattle Thursday, March 15th | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract: This talk will explore the different dimensions that make up a social justice approach to teacher education with a particular focus on knowledge and power relations. The presenter will discuss a number of examples of current work where efforts are being made by teacher educators to establish more democratic social and power relationships with schools and communities in the preparation of teachers. Short Bio: Ken Zeichner is the Boeing Professor of Teacher Education […] More
Is there an historical mission for teacher education? Or is it too late?
Dr. Hans Smits | University of Calgary Thursday, March 1st | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract: The topic of the presentation is whether teacher education can be understood to have an “historical” mission. By that I mean whether it has, as a university-based discipline and activity, a responsibility to renew the world, for natality in Hannah Arendt’s terms. The other side of that question is whether teacher education can be contained as the product of science, so to speak, which carries with it the danger of reductionism, and diminishment of the […] More
Standpoints, Ways of Knowing and Other Dangerous Things:A Panel Discussion of Levisohn & Phillip’s “Charting the Reefs: A Map of Multicultural Epistemology*.”
Speakers Peter Cole, Curriculum and Pedagogy, UBC Claudia Ruitenberg, Educational Studies, UBC Peter Seixas, Curriculum and Pedagogy, UBC Janice Stewart, Women’s Studies, UBC Wednesday, February 8th | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.| Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission * Please find copy of Levisohn, J. A. & Phillips, D.C. (2012). Charting the reefs: A map of multicultural epistemology. In C. W. Ruitenberg & D. C. Phillips (Eds.) Education, Culture and Epistemological Diversity. (pp. 39-63). Springer on reserve in the Education Library. More
Professional Autonomy: Discrertion and Responsibility in K–12 Public Education
A Panel Discussion Speakers Sue Ferguson | Senior Labour Relations Consultant, British Columbia Public School Employers (BCPSE) Charlie Naylor | Senior Researcher, British Columbia Teachers Federation (BCTF) Pam Essex | Elementary School Principal, Richmond School District, British Columbia Brigitte Patenaude | Teacher, Prince of Wales Secondary School, Vancouver School District Thursday, January 12th | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster BCPSE Brief entitled, Professional Autonomy: Discretion and Responsibility in K-12 Public Education available at: http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/resources/manuals-and-reports.aspx More