awards and achievements

Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. David Anderson on his receiving the Ohori Satoshi Memorial Award for Development of Museum Management, from Japan Museum Management Academy (JMMA). The award was presented at the annual conference of JMMA, June 4-5, 2022. The Ohori Satoshi Memorial Award is given annually by JMMA (Japan’s National museum Academy) to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of museum management in Japan. The 2022 award was made to Dr. Anderson in recognition and honor of his extensive work and research on Long-term Memories of Museum Experiences over many years, which have […]

Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Rita Irwin who will be receiving the Sir Herbert Read Award from the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) at their upcoming World Congress 2022 to be held later this spring. Sir Herbert Read was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher best known for his many books on art and art in education. One of his best known books is ‘Education through Art’ (1943) where he articulated how every child and adult had creative and artistic capacity that needed to be expressed. Dr. Irwin is selected for this award […]

Dear Colleagues, Dr. Jillianne Code and Mr. Marc Bains, co-founders of the HeartLife Foundation, have received a “World Heart Award for Effective Voice of the Year” from the World Heart Federation for their advocacy and education for the Canadian Heart Failure Patient and & Caregiver Charter of Rights. Sincerely, Samson. Dr. Samson Nashon, EdD Department Head & Professor of Science Education

Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Hartley Banack, EDCP, Faculty of Education, Dr. Mariana Brussoni, Department of Paediatrics & School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, and team, which includes Kailee Hirshe, one of the HOPE MEd students, for being awarded $10,000.00 from the Peter Wall Institute to host virtual roundtables on outdoor learning for Early Childhood Education. Best wishes to Hartley and team! Best, Samson. Dr. Samson Nashon, EdD Department Head & Professor of Science Education

Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Karen Lee who has been awarded the 2020 Killam Sessional and Lecturer Teaching Prize. This prestigious award was presented at the May 7th Faculty Meeting. Once again hearty congratulations, Karen! Best, Samson. Dr. Samson Nashon, EdD Department Head & Professor of Science Education

Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Rita Irwin who has been awarded the National Higher Education Art Educator Award of the Year by the National Art Education Association (NAEA) for her lifetime achievement. The award will be presented to Dr. Irwin at the upcoming NAEA conference in Minneapolis at the end of March 2020. Congratulations, Rita! This is indeed a prestigious Award! Best, Samson. Dr. Samson Nashon, EdD Department Head & Professor of Science Education

Dear Colleagues, It gives me tremendous pleasure to share with you the incredible news that Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue received the 2019 Sam Black Award for Education and Development in the Visual and Performing Arts. The award is given in recognition of faculty who have made outstanding education and development contributions to (and performances in) art, music, creative writing, theatre or film; and outstanding scholarship in the fine and creative arts. Congratulations, Donal on this exceptional achievement! Best, Samson. Dr. Samson Nashon, EdD Department Head & Professor of Science Education

Dear colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Karen Meyer for being selected as one of the recipients of the 2017-2018 Killam Teaching Prize. Dr. Meyer was previously honoured with the Killiam Teaching Prize in 1996-97. It is rare for any faculty member to receive this prize more than once in their career. Dr. Karen Meyer commits to teaching as a life project, walking three paths as an “exceptional” teacher. She has walked alongside urban teachers for two decades through job action, strikes, self-care issues, elevated vulnerabilities inner-city schools encounters, and recycling reform. Dr. Meyer’s second path led her to a refugee […]

Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Joy Butler who has been selected to receive the 2018 R. Tait McKenzie Award.  Presented by Physical & Health Education Canada (PHE Canada), the R. Tait McKenzie Award is geared toward Canadians who have made a significant impact on physical education, health education/promotion, recreation, and dance and who have served the profession over an extended period of time. To qualify, candidates must have at least 20 years’ experience as a teacher, coach, supervisor or administrator, etc.; and have performed distinguished, meritorious service as a recognized leader locally/regionally, nationally, and internationally. The award will be presented […]

Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Rita Irwin who will be receiving the 2018 Tom Barone Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts-Based Educational Research.  This prestigious award will be presented to Dr. Irwin at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) meeting in New York in April, 2018. Congratulations, Rita on this outstanding recognition! Samson Nashon Department Head & Professor of Science Education

Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue who has been awarded the 2018 Pacific Region Higher Education Art Educator Award. Dr. O’Donoghue will also receive the National Art Education Association Distinguished Fellow Award for his many scholarly and professional achievements in art education. These two important awards will be given to Dr. O’Donoghue at the upcoming annual conference to be held in Seattle, Washington, March 22-24, 2018. Congratulations, Dónal on these outstanding recognitions! Best, Samson Samson Nashon Department Head & Professor of Science Education

The Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy is extremely pleased to announce that Dr. Rita Irwin has been appointed as Distinguished University Scholar at UBC. This appointment is made to a select group of exceptional members of faculty at the University who have distinguished themselves as scholars in research and/or teaching and learning. The designation is conferred by the President on the recommendation of a review panel chaired by the VP Research. Congratulations Rita on this outstanding career achievement! Best, Samson Samson Nashon Department Head, & David F. Robitaille Professor of Mathematics and Science Education

Dear all, It is with great pleasure that our department recognizes two Best Paper Awards at the STEM 2016 Conference. Milner-Bolotin, M., & Oh, J. (October 28, 2016). A comparative Study of STEM educators’ views of technology: A case of Canada, China and Korea, Paper presented at the 4th STEM in Education Conference, Beijing, China: Beijing Normal University. Oooko, S.M., Festus, K.B., Nashon, S. & Anderson, D. (October 28, 2016). The impact of Contextualized Science Teaching Workshop on Student Performance in Kenyan National Examinations: The Case of a Girls Science Class and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Examination, Paper presented […]

Dear Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to inform you that Dr. Joy Butler was recently awarded a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the 6th International TGfU Conference in Cologne, Germany by the Teaching Games for Understanding SIG of The Association Internationale des Écoles Supérieures d’Éducation Physique (AIESEP). Joy was also invited to give the Plenary Opening Lecture at the conference. The Teaching Games for Understanding SIG of AIESEP is a globally representative group of associations and individuals committed to the promotion and dissemination of scholarly inquiry concerning ways of knowing, learning and teaching through games centered approaches. Please join me in […]

Colleagues, I am absolutely delighted to announce that Bill Pinar has been selected to receive, in June 2016, an honorary doctorate in Education at the Swedish-language university, Abo Akademi, in Turku, Finland. This represents the third Finnish honorary doctorate to be awarded to members of the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (Bill Doll and Peter Grimmett being prior recipients), extending the reach of this thriving academic unit around the world. Below is the official announcement with an English translation. Professor William Pinar William Pinar är Professor of Curriculum Studies vid University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Kanada. Han är en av världens […]

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, D.C. This annual award recognizes professionals who have made extensive contributions to knowledge concerning significant areas of social studies education through meritorious research over the course of their careers. Hearty congratulations, Peter, on yet another stellar award! Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor and Head, Department of […]

I am most pleased to to inform you that Dr. Samson Nashon has been awarded the David F. Robitaille Professorship in Mathematics and Science Education. The professorship is effective July 1, 2015, for a 3-year term. Please join me in congratulating Samson on this marvelous achievement. Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy