Engaging All Learners in the Secondary Years: Interactive Webinar Series, Part 3 – Disciplinary Literacy | April 3, 2023
Join the Edith Lando Virtual Learning Centre and partners for a shared conversation about literacy learning in the secondary years. The session includes a blend of current thinking, examples from practice and time to process and personalize ideas. See how reading, writing and thinking grow from oral language. The final session of this three-part webinar series is on April 3 and will focus on disciplinary literacy with special guests Heather Brown, Tammy Renyard and Vicki Roberts.
Monday, April 3, 2023 | 3:30pm – 5:00pm PT | Learn more and register
Inclusive Makerspace Conference | May 24 and 25, 2023
The maker movement, including creating physical or digital items using no-tech, low-tech and high-tech tools, is a recent phenomenon in education and corporations. Many educators and industry leaders do not know how to effectively infuse, implement, identify and design curriculum content through Makerspace structures, particularly while ensuring the space and content are culturally relevant, responsive and inclusive. As part of its twentieth anniversary celebration, The Master of Educational Technology (MET) program is hosting an Inclusive Makerspace Conference on the UBC Vancouver campus. If you’re a maker, expert, academic, student, or an industrial actor in education at any level and in any setting, we invite you to submit a proposal. Learn more and register
Pre-Conference Celebration | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | 3:00pm – 6:00pm PT
Main Conference | Wednesday, May 24 and Thursday, May 25, 2023 | 9:00am – 4:00pm PT
Doctor of Education – Kelowna Blended Cohort
A new graduate degree offered on the Okanagan campus will allow educators and leaders an opportunity to advance their careers while staying in their local community. The Doctor of Education program, offered by the Okanagan School of Education, is a three-year program is designed to address timely, ever-changing and relevant issues in education. The majority of the coursework will be delivered online with opportunities for students to come to campus for summer intensive sessions. The program will begin accepting applications later this year and the first cohort will start in July 2024. More
Rural and Remote Teacher-Candidates share their experiences
The first ever cohort in the UBC Rural and Remote Teacher Education (RRED) program share their experiences as future certified teachers aiming to serve rural and remote communities. The RRED program provides an innovative solution to a longstanding teacher shortage in BC through a flexible and accessible online and in-person hybrid structure. The 2022–2024 cohort is now one quarter through their studies, and teacher candidates continue to observe how critical this program is to meeting their educational needs and the needs of their communities. More
Peer Mentorship in the Bachelor of Education Program
Helping our students find success in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) program is a community effort in the Faculty of Education. Peer mentors, under the supervision of Learning Design Manager Yvonne Dawydiak, work with teacher candidates in all UBC teacher education program options (in person and remote), to help the students set and meet their goals with planning for practicum in K-12 schools in the Lower Mainland and in rural communities throughout the province. More
LLED Antiracist Caucus
The Language & Literacy Education (LLED) Antiracist Caucus has met monthly since November 2019 to collectively learn about antiracism and intersectional justice. Each month students and faculty discuss a new topic. This year, the role of faculty facilitator has rotated monthly with two graduate student leaders actively supporting activities. Since October, the group has discussed systemic racism as seen in sport, UBC’s Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Task Force (ARIE-TF) Final Report, and racism in and through A.I. and other digital tools.
2020–2022 Research Report
The Faculty of Education just released its 2020–2022 Research Report. Learn about our research centres, scholarly awards and grants, chairs and professorships, and the work of select researchers from across our Faculty. The report focuses on strategic research priorities, community engagement, and contributions to knowledge and social justice in relation to four broad themes of Indigenous community-based research, education as a social good, social and physical sustainability, and digital innovations in education and health. Read the report
Dr. Chris Martin Receives Outstanding Book Prize
Dr. Chris Martin has received the Outstanding Book Prize for The Right to Higher Education: A Political Theory from the North American Associate for Philosophy and Education / Theory and Research in Education. The prize honours excellent scholarship at the intersection of philosophy and education. As the recipient of the prize, Dr. Martin will have the contributions to his author-meets-critics session published as a book symposium in Theory and Research in Education. More
Citizenship Survey Launched by Dr. Catherine Broom
Dr. Catherine Broom, Okanagan School of Education, has launched a survey inviting all Canadians to share their views on Canadian citizenship, identity and citizenship education. She is hoping to gather Canadians’ views, hopes and beliefs about what kind of society they would like Canada to become. More
Graduate Student Conference in Language and Literacy Education: Creating Access for All | April 28 and 29, 2023
The LLED Graduate Student Conference is a biannual student-led academic conference that celebrates and showcases the diversity of research in language, literacy and education while strengthening our collaborative links with other UBC departments and local institutions. Keynote speakers include Dr. Angel Lin, Dr. Suhanthie Motha and Dr. Christopher Hammerly. Attendance at the conference is free and everyone is welcome. Learn more and register
Early Childhood Education Presentation Series
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Wellbeing of Early Educators in British Columbia
Presenters: Dr. Laurie Ford, Fatemeh Arian, Abby Delmacio, Ashleigh Janus, Teija Yli-Renko
This presentation series focuses on health and wellness in early childhood education. Join fellow practitioners, researchers, and graduate students to explore a myriad of topics through these free, online sessions.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | 3:00pm – 4:00pm PT | Learn more and register
Okanagan School of Education: Summer Institute
The Okanagan School of Education located in Kelowna, BC has posted their upcoming Summer Institute in Education courses. The Institute offers excellent learning opportunities for those seeking professional development or are pursuing a certificate, diploma or master’s degree. Courses are offered online, hybrid and in-person. This year, topics include digital literacy, food and environmental sustainability, healing the roots of trauma and building resilience, and using Indigenous assessment practices in the STEAM setting. More
Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity and Decolonization (EDID) Cohort in Secondary Education
In September 2022, the Faculty of Education in collaboration with the Richmond School District launched an Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity and Decolonization (EDID) cohort for secondary education students in the 2022/23 Bachelor of Education program. The cohort is made up of 22 teacher candidates from different curricular areas that focus on approaching pedagogy, planning and learning with an EDID lens. The cohort includes a unique demographic mix of students, including members of the IBPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ communities and year-four students in the Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NITEP). More
