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Congratulations to Marina Milner-Bolotin
Jan 26, 2016

Colleagues, Marina Milner-Bolotin was last week awarded the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Distinguished Service Citation at their 2016 Winter Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is recognized for her outstanding service as a Section Representative and as a member of the AAPT Executive Board. For more information about the Award and AAPT, please […]
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10th Annual Walkabout Challenge
Jan 14, 2016

Its not too late to join the 10th Annual Walkabout Challenge | January 18 – March 20 The 10th Annual Walkabout Challenge launched yesterday (Jan 13th) in Scarfe Room 310. Over 100 of the almost 300 registrants were there to enjoy a lunch provided by UBC Recreation, sample a smoothy generated by bicycle power, and […]
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New Article by YiFei Wang, Stephen Petrina & Franc Feng
Jan 07, 2016

Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating YiFei Wang, Stephen Petrina and Franc Feng on the publication of their new article in the British Journal of Educational Technology. Yi Fei Wang is a recent PhD graduate and currently Postdoctoral Researcher and Teaching Fellow in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. VILLAGE—Virtual Immersive Language Learning and Gaming […]
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Farewell Party for Basia Zurek
Dec 07, 2015

This past Friday, December 4th, we had the End-of-term Winter Solstice as well as Farewell Party for Basia Zurek. Scarfe 2414 was packed with over 50 students, faculty and staff. After 24 years of service, Basia is retiring. We all had a lovely evening celebrating her career at UBC. Many thanks to those who were […]
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TIME Cohort Performed Flashmob of “Let it Snow”
Dec 04, 2015

During the UBC Community Field Experience lecture on December 3rd, the TIME (teaching initiative for music educators) Cohort of 13 secondary music students performed flashmob of “Let it Snow.” Watch video.
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Chamber Ensemble Music Performances by EDCP 312 Students

EDCP 312 (Instrumental Pedagogy: Secondary) students had 5 chamber ensemble music performances in Scarfe Building on November 26 from 9:00 to 9:45 am. These performances were part of the course requirements involving performance as pedagogical tool for teaching music. Group 1: South Central Jazz   watch video Group 2: Still in Progress   watch video Group 3: 2 Much Sax […]
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New book by David Anderson, Alex de Cosson and Lisa McIntosh
Nov 26, 2015

Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating David Anderson and his co-authors, Lisa McIntosh, and Alex de Cosson on the publication of their new book Research Informing the Practice of Museum Educators: Diverse Audiences, Challenging Topics, and Reflective Praxis. This edited book focuses on informing, broadening and enhancing the pedagogy of museum education and the practices […]
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Dr. Peter Seixas Wins Award from National Council for the Social Studies
Nov 24, 2015

Colleagues, The Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy is extremely pleased to announce that Dr. Peter Seixas has been named by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) as the 2015 Jean Dresden Grambs Distinguished Career in Research Award recipient. Peter will be honored at the 96th NCSS Annual Conference Dec. 2-4, 2016 in Washington, […]
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Congratulations to Marina Milner-Bolotin
Oct 22, 2015

Colleagues, Some of you probably saw this piece in the 24 Hours newspaper this morning – http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2015/10/21/vancouver-prof-fights-mathphobia. Marina Milner-Bolotin was interviewed about the Math for Kids and Parents Workshop she will be leading on Nov. 21st. And here is the info from the UBC web site: http://news.ubc.ca/2015/10/21/math-phobias-fighting-the-fear/. Hearty congratulations, Marina. Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor […]
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Congratulations to Ruth Guo
Oct 15, 2015

Colleagues, I am most pleased to inform you that Ruth X. Guo, one of our doctoral program graduates, (supervisor, Stephen Petrina), is the recipient for the President’s Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creativity at Buffalo State, SUNY. In addition, Ruth was promoted to Full Professor earlier this year.   See details: http://schoolofeducation.buffalostate.edu/news/faculty-and-staff-recognition-ceremony-october-8. Please […]
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