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38th UBC Physics Olympics
Mar 07, 2016

On Saturday, March 5, 2016 once again we organized a very successful 38th UBC Physics Olympics . We had almost 600 students from 59 schools all across BC, 59 physics teachers and many parents and volunteers. It was the biggest and the most successful Physics Olympics event ever. As far as we know it is the […]
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EDCP Headship Presentations
Feb 23, 2016

Four candidates have been shortlisted for interviews between February 29 and March 11, 2016 for the next EDCP Department Head. Staff, faculty and students are encouraged to attend the presentation that each candidate will give on their scholarship and leadership, and provide feedback to the Advisory Committee. A video recording of each presentation will be […]
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New Book Co-edited by E. Wayne Ross
Feb 11, 2016

Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating E. Wayne Ross and his co-editor, Nancye McCrary on the publication of their new book Working for Social Justice Inside and Outside the Classroom: A Community of Students, Teachers, Researchers, and Activists.  This is the second volume in the Peter Lang book series, Social Justice Across Contexts in Education. http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=84903 Hearty […]
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New Journal Article by E. Wayne Ross, Sandra Delgado and Michelle Gautreaux
Feb 10, 2016

Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating E. Wayne Ross and his co-authors, Sandra Delgado and Michelle Gautreaux (Wayne’s PhD students), on the publication of their journal article. Sandra Ximena Delgado Betancourt, Michelle Gautreaux, & E. Wayne Ross. (2016). La literatura infantil como herramienta para enseñar cuestiones relativas al poder, la tiranía y la justicia social […]
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New Book Chapter by Michelle Gautreaux
Jan 26, 2016

Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Michelle Gautreaux, a PhD student in EDCP has had her chapter titled “Neoliberal Education Reform’s Mouthpiece: Education Week’s Discourse on Teach for America” published in the new book News Media and the Neoliberal Privatization of Education (Information Age Press, 2016) edited by Zane Wubbena, Derek R. Ford, and Brad […]
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Congratulations to Marina Milner-Bolotin

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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