Lei Chen | Current PhD in Curriculum Studies (Art Education) Art Exhibition: Oct 5 – Nov 3, 2023 Location: Lobby Gallery, Liu Institute for Global Issues → The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular building hours, 9am-5pm, and it’s located in the Lobby on the first floor. Learn more About the Exhibit: ‘The Story of Seeds,’ explores the human-nature connection through two parts. Old tables and chairs are transformed into flowerpots, symbolizing the importance of valuing trees. Lei Chen’s work traces the journey from seeds to trees, furniture, and back to seeds, creating a circular narrative. Additionally, […]
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You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of Schooling, Human Capital and Civilization: A Brief History from Antiquity to the Digital Era. 1st Edition (Routledge, 202 Author: Bruce Moghtader, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (PhD in Curriculum Studies, 2021) Date: Friday, October 20, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. (PST) | via Zoom For more information: see the attached Book Launch Poster Host: William F. Pinar Chair: Ying Ma, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (PhD in Curriculum Studies, 2019) Panelists: * The Faculty of Education and UBC seek to foster an environment in which respect, civility, diversity, opportunity and inclusion are valued. UBC Respectful Environment […]
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We are pleased to announce the 2023-2024 Peer Advisor Team: Vicente Regis PhD Student September 2023 – April 2024 Vicente embraced artistic endeavours when he was a child, growing up playing with his brother and friends in the streets of São Paulo, Brazil. His professional life started as a legal educator, working with kids in conflict with the judiciary system. After an intense process of self-examination, he became a music educator and worked in Brazilian Social-constructivist schools for fifteen years. Five years ago, he came to UBC to pursue my graduate studies and raise my children in Canada. He got a […]
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Dr. Jillianne Code, assistant professor and researcher in the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, is featured in a documentary that follows three heart transplant patients over five years. The documentary, My Broken Heart, premiers Sunday, March 26, 2023 at the HeartLife Foundation Canada Fundraiser at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) Centre in downtown Vancouver. For tickets, visit HeartLife Fundraiser: My Broken Heart – Documentary Premiere. Just six weeks before she was to start her PhD, Jillianne Code collapsed from heart failure. Her cardiologist told her she should probably withdraw from school, but she went on to complete her doctorate in […]
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On Saturday, March 4th, 2023 more than 700 secondary students from all over BC travelled to UBC to participate in the 45th Annual UBC Physics Olympics. It was our first face-to-face post-pandemic event and I am so glad to report that it went exceptionally well. The event is a long time (almost half a century) collaboration between the Departments of Curriculum and Pedagogy and Physics and Astronomy. It is the largest hands-on on-campus science event in Canada and probably one of the largest in North America. I also would like to share with your that this year the overall Champion is Eric […]
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The Food Literacy International Partnership (FLIP) Invites you to their third webinar featuring three food literacy scholars ‘What is Food Literacy?’ | Wednesday December 7th, 2022 | 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. *GMT * (Greenwich Mean Time) Time zone converter REGISTER Food literacy is a term that is increasingly being used by a number of varied professionals who have an interest in food. These professionals include educators, home economists, dietitians, and public health workers. Not surprisingly each profession brings their own nuanced interpretation. The Food Literacy International Partnership (FLIP) is offering a series of webinars where food literacy scholars and practitioners […]
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You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of Curriculum Work and Social Justice Leadership in a Post-Reconceptualist Era: Attaining Critical Consciousness and Learning to Become. 1st Edition (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2022). Author | Allan Michel Jales Coutinho (EDCP Doctoral Student)Foreword by | Dr. William F. Pinar Allan Michel Jales Coutinho will demonstrate how the tenets outlined in his recent book Curriculum Work and Social Justice Leadership: Attaining Critical Consciousness and Learning to Become seek to reframe curriculum work into a “collective public moral enterprise.” He seeks to reposition such work so that it prioritizes social justice through […]
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We are pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Peer Advisor Team: Rodrigo Dos Santos PhD Student August – December, 2022 Rodrigo is a Ph.D. candidate in Curriculum Studies. He has taught in public schools in Brazil where he obtained a MA in education and a BA in Biology. His research focuses on teachers’ resistance to educational reforms and teachers’ professional identity. Ian Fraser Alexander PhD Student September 2022 – April 2023 Ian is a third year PhD student studying Social Studies education in international contexts. He is from Canada’s East Coast and has taught Social Studies and English in a number of […]
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