Congratulations: Dr. Jan Hare, Dr. Darren Warburton & Team Receive CIHR Development Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Jan Hare, Dr. Darren Warburton and their team on receiving a Development Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Indigenous Component of Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative.
Conference Board of Canada Report
The History Education Network (Dr. Penney Clark, Director) and the Historical Thinking Project (Dr. Peter Seixas, Director) were featured in a new report from the Conference Board of Canada, Making the Connection: Growing Collegiality and Collaboration Between K-12 and PSE Educators.
World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS) International Conference 2018
Call for proposals is now open for the World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS) International Conference 2018, to be held November 23-26, 2018 at Beijing Normal University. Deadline: June 30, 2018.
40th Annual UBC Physics Olympics
The 40th annual UBC Physics Olympics event was held at UBC’s Vancouver campus on Saturday, March 11, 2018, with a record number of teams and students attending from all over BC.
Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Deschambault and Dr. Reginald D’Silva
The Department of Language and Literacy Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ryan Deschambault to a tenure-track position in Educational Leadership and the promotion of Dr. Reginald D’Silva to the position of Senior Lecturer with tenure.
2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Nominees
The Faculty of Education is pleased to congratulate Education alumni Rosalind Poon (BSc 1999, BEd (Sec) 2000, Dip Ed 2006, MEd 2010), and Colleen Vaughan (BComm 1991, MEd 1998) on being nominated for the 2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards.
Canvas Mass Course Creation for Summer 2018
All Canvas course shells for Summer 2018 courses have been created. ETS will begin scheduling Canvas training sessions in the beginning of April.
Reminder: Feedback on EDST Headship Candidate Presentation
For those of you who attended Dr. Gleason’s presentation or have watched the video of her presentation, the Advisory Committee welcomes your feedback in an online evaluation form. Deadline: Friday, March 9, 2018 at 11:45 p.m.
Congratulations to Dr. David Anderson
Congratulations to Dr. David Anderson and his faculty team (Dr. Lisa McIntosh, Dr. Alex de Cosson, and Dr. Jill Baird) on receiving the 2018 Change Makers Award from the British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA).
2018 QS World University Ranks by Subject
The UBC Faculty of Education is ranked 18th in the world and 2nd in Canada in the 2018 QS World University Rankings by Subject for education. The School of Kinesiology is ranked 4th in the world and 1st in Canada in sport-related subjects.
