Friday, February 13, 2026 | 9:00– 3:30 (PST)
The Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, 2125 Main Mall, UBC
Join us on UBC’s beautiful campus for Social Studies Education professional development workshops on a wide range of pedagogical and curricular topics.
Workshop topics include:
- Teaching geography
- Doing historical inquiry
- Using aesthetic texts in social studies
- Teaching difficult histories and commemoration controversies
- Difficult knowledge, emotion, and affect in social studies education
- How Teacher Candidates can thrive during practicum, and how School Associates can support them
- Selecting effective learning resources in social studies
Tentative Schedule
- Session 1 | 9:00-10:30
- Break | 10:30-11:00
- Session 2 | 11:00-12:30
- Lunch | 12:30-2:00
- Session 3 | 2:00-3:30
- Social, Koerner’s Pub | 3:30-5:30
The full conference program will be available soon. Check back in January 2026!
Free for current Faculty of Education B.Ed. students, B.Ed. School Associates, and current UBC Graduate students; for other attendees $52.50 (includes 5% GST)
* Admission includes coffee, tea, snacks, and all Conference programing. No lunch provided.
More information
- Download a copy of the poster
- For more information about the conference contact Dr. Peter Nelson
- Learn more about the Social Studies Education Program in the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Hosted by | The Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, The University of British Columbia
* The Faculty of Education and UBC seek to foster an environment in which respect, civility, diversity, opportunity and inclusion are valued.