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Institute for Environmental Learning | Events
Apr 13, 2021

EARTH DAY 2021   Dr. Shannon Leddy (IEL Co-Chair) invites you to join The Institute for Environmental Learning, online events celebrating 50 years of Environmental Education. The Institute for Environmental Leaning (IEL) is a cutting-edge educational research group working towards a sustainable future for British Columbia (BC). Earth Day, Invited Panel | April 22nd Social […] Read More

2021 EGS Conference
Mar 26, 2021

The 8th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference is an annual conference organized by the team of Peer Advisors at the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP). This year’s conference has moved online due to the global pandemic. It took place on March 19, 2021.   This conference’s primary purpose is to showcase the work undertaken […] Read More

UBC Virtual Family Math Fair
Mar 18, 2021

Each year the popular UBC Family Math and Science Day, organized by the UBC Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy and Faculty of Education, marks an exciting campus event. This year, due to our current COVID pandemic conditions, our day became a virtual event. The first Virtual Family Math Fair was held February 20, 2021 facilitated […] Read More

41 1/2 UBC Physics Olympics
Mar 10, 2021

UBC Physics Olympics has been a major outreach collaboration between the UBC Department of Physics and Astronomy and UBC Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy aimed at engaging secondary science students for more than four decades. This year the event was completely virtual and it was labeled 41 ½ UBC Physics Olympics. It took place on […] Read More

16th Canadian Symposium – Highlights
Mar 08, 2021

  The Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy hosted the 16th Canadian Symposium – Home Economics on February 27– 28, 2021. The Canadian Symposium on Home Economics Education has been held biennially since 1991 in various locations across Canada. This was the 30 year anniversary. Attended by over 70 delegates the Canadian Symposium on Home Economics […] Read More

Mapping A/r/tography Exhibition Catalogue
Feb 01, 2021

Congratulations to Dr Rita L. Irwin, Principal Investigator and Nicole Y.S. Lee, Editor and Curator on the publication of the Mapping A/r/tography: Exhibition Catalogue, InSEA 2019 World Congress The Mapping A/r/tography Exhibition was held at The University of British Columbia during the InSEA 2019 World Congress. This exhibition featured ongoing artistic, pedagogical, and scholarly works […] Read More

16th Canadian Symposium
Jan 06, 2021

Home Economics | Family Studies | Human Ecology | Family & Consumer Science Education: Issues & Directions Virtual Symposium | February 27-28, 2021   The Canadian Symposium on Home Economics Education will celebrate its 30 year anniversary on 2021. It continues to grow in its representation of Canadian home economists as well as increasingly drawing […] Read More

“We’re all in this together!”
Dec 30, 2020

This year, the UBC Music Education Teacher Candidates of TIME cohort – Teacher Initiative for Music Educators (TIME) created a virtual ensemble (covid theme).  Combining all their unique musical prowesses to create a covid edition performance of songs to celebrate their B. Ed. year in teacher education at UBC. Despite the challenges of not being […] Read More