Events

WKTEP Open House | May 9, 2022

Thank you for joining us at WKTEP Open House! We hope you enjoyed the event!   The Teacher Education Office and WKTEP alumni invite you to the WKTEP Open House to enjoy some light refreshments and celebrate 32 years of UBC teacher education in the Kootenays. Date Monday, May 9, 2022 Time 5:00 to 6:30 […] More


Faculty Meeting | May 5, 2022

Chair Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem Date Thursday, May 5, 2022 Time 10:00 am to 12:00 pm PDT Location The Faculty Meeting will take place in a hybrid format. Faculty and staff are invited to attend in person; those who are unable to attend in person are invited to watch the live stream. Coffee […] More


Dean’s Community & Alumni Engagement Series | May 3, 2022

Join UBC’s Dean of Education, Dr. Jan Hare, for an online speaker series focusing on important questions and significant priorities that are engaging educators today, including reconciliation and decolonization in classrooms, taking up climate change matters in education, supporting youth mental health, and addressing race and inequality in school systems. More


2022 Alumni Builder Award Reception

Thank you for joining us at the 2022 Alumni Builder Award Reception! We hope you enjoyed the event. Click here to access the photos.   The Alumni Builder Award recognizes a cross-section of alumni representing both campuses who have significantly contributed to the university and enriched the lives of others, and in doing so, have […] More


An evening with UBC’s newest University Killam Professors

Join UBC’s six newest University Killam Professors for a unique glimpse into the future of their research and learn why the questions they are asking are important for us all. Discover what is inspiring these leading thinkers in diverse areas spanning physical rehabilitation, history, biomonitoring and age dating, multilingual literacy, ocean sustainability and evolutionary biology. […] More


UBC Dean of Education’s Reception at the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) 2022 Conference

Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem, is pleased to host the annual UBC Faculty of Education Reception for faculty, graduate students, alum and friends at the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) 2022 Conference. More


Land Acknowledgements – Why do we do them?

Thank you for joining us at the Discussion Panel! We hope you enjoyed the event. Please see below for a recording.   Date Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | 5:00 PM – 6:30 pm PDT Where Virtually About Although it’s now the norm to begin speeches and events with land acknowledgements, not everyone may understand the […] More


Public Presentation for Reappointment of the Robert Quartermain Professor of Gender & Sexuality in Education – Dr. Harper Keenan

When: Monday, April 4, 2022 | 10:00 – 11:00 am Where: Zoom Reappointment of the Quartermain Professor of Gender & Sexuality in Education: Public Presentation As part of the reappointment process of the Robert Quartermain Professorship of Gender & Sexuality in Education, Dr. Harper Keenan will deliver a public presentation via Zoom in which he […] More


Dean’s Distinguished Lecture: Climate Justice and Educational Responsibility

The distinguished lecture series highlights ongoing work in the Faculty of Education and beyond to address some of society’s most pressing problems. Join Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem of the Faculty of Education, as she engages Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis in conversation. Following the distinguished lecture, the Association of Canadian Deans of Education will launch its Accord on Education for a Sustainable Future, a document that highlights the role of education in preparing for the crisis that is on our doorstep. More


EDCP Research Seminar Series presents Dr. Esther Ohito

Portrait of an Antiracist, Hypermasculine Black Male Pedagogue: Race, Gender (Performance), and Antiracist Pedagogy in U.S. Teacher Education Dr. Esther Ohito Friday, March 25, 2022 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PDT) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Harper Keenan Abstract Scholarship on antiracist pedagogy has proliferated the white world of U.S. teacher education; however, studies […] More


sogiUBC’s Transformative Education Speaker Series (TESS) presents Dr. Shamari Reid

Recognizing the negative schooling experiences of Black 2SLGBT+ youth, the fact that informal 2SLGBT+ curriculum often centers whiteness, and the lack of clarity around what constitutes formal 2SLGBT+ inclusive curricula, in this talk I draw on Queer of Color Critique (QOC critique) to present an approach to designing K-12 2SLGBT+ inclusive curriculum that affirms, celebrates, and reflects the lived experiences of Black 2SLGBT+ youth. In addition, I offer curricular examples from ballroom culture to illustrate how curriculum that is grounded in QOC critique can resist reproducing 2SLGBT+ inclusive curriculum that centers whiteness and damage-centered narratives of 2SLGBT+ individuals More


sogiUBC’s Transformative Education Speaker Series (TESS) presents Dr. Megan Scribe

This lecture meets Indigenous girls situated at the intersection of gender-based violence and targeted attacks on Indigenous children, two eliminatory strategies that subtend Canadian settler colonialism. Indigenous girlhood is foregrounded with the recognition that the Canadian state has access to Indigenous girls in a way it does not once these girls become adults. Participants are called to bear witness to harmful social policies and practices targeting Indigenous girls and how this violence is subsequently narrated in legal and literary accounts. This lecture draws together a unique assemblage of legal and literary texts, including inquests and inquiries, official studies and reports, legislation, and Indigenous prose and poetry. These seemingly disparate texts are more than mere vehicles for knowledge transmission. These texts invariably shape knowledges. This lecture insists that in order to address settler colonialism, we must foreground Indigenous girlhood and critically examine how we talk about Indigenous girlhood and state violence. More


Dean’s Distinguished Lecture: Reconciling History

Reconciling History Colonialism entrenched inequality as a lived reality for many Indigenous peoples around the world. This presentation talks about what colonialism is, how it birthed multi-generational inequality and what can be done, including academically, to achieve justice in change-resistant environments. Event Description The Faculty of Education is pleased to partner with the Janusz Korczak […] More


Spotlight on Alumni Careers: Educational Studies Alumni in the Public Sector

When: Wednesday, October 27th | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PDT Where: Virtually The Diverse Career Paths of Educational Studies Alumni study and initiative is organizing its second panel entitled Spotlight on Alumni Careers: Educational Studies Alumni in the Public Sector The Spotlight on Alumni Careers panel series aims to support Education graduate students in broadening their career […] More


Book Launch: Indigenous Methodologies: Characteristics, Conversations and Contexts

Indigenous Methodologies (University of Toronto Press) is a groundbreaking text. Since its original publication in 2009, it has become the most trusted guide used in the study of Indigenous methodologies and has been adopted in university courses around the world. It provides a conceptual framework for implementing Indigenous methodologies and serves as a useful entry […] More


Reception: Generations Lost: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools

Exhibits Visit the exhibit page. Moderator Angela Wolfe, Director of Indigenous Education, UBC Faculty of Education Host Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem, UBC Faculty of Education Honoured Guest and Keynote Speaker Dr. J. Wilton (Willie) Littlechild, CM AOE MSC QC Dr. Littlechild is a lawyer and Cree Chief who served as Grand Chief of […] More


Exhibits: Generations Lost: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools

The Faculty of Education is honoured to host two groundbreaking exhibits on the residential school system. The exhibits are presented in partnership with UBC Library and on display in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The Faculty acknowledges the generosity of the Legacy of Hope Foundation, creator of the exhibits. More


UTP Talks Presents: Moving Beyond Rankings: Post Pandemic Recovery

Join Michelle Stack, of Global University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge and Professor in the Faculty of Education, along with Dr. André Mazawi, professor in the Faculty of Education, Heather Morrison, Nadiia Kachynska, Glen Jones, and Mayumi Ishikawa, as they discuss university rankings and what they may mean for the future of higher education, […] More


Welcome and Orientation to the Faculty of Education

Format The Office of the Dean invites staff and instructors in the English Language Institute to a Zoom-based, virtual orientation to the Faulty of Education. We will present an overview of the organizational structure of the Faculty of Education, along with focused sessions with our Finance, HR, Marketing and Educational Technology Support (ETS) units, during […] More


Teacher Activism: What Does it Look Like?

Are you wondering what practical teacher activism resembles? Come and learn how educators Monica, Nikitha, Ramona, Trevor and Kenneth are transforming pedagogy and student learning experiences More


The Office of Indigenous Education: Indigenous Peoples Day 2021

The Office of Indigenous Education will be hosting daily sessions online through Zoom in celebration of Indigenous Peoples Month. More


Celebrating Ten Years of Leadership

The Faculty of Education invites faculty, emeriti, staff, students, alum, colleagues and friends to celebrate ten years of the leadership of Dr. Blye Frank, Professor and Dean. More


Place-based learning along the Fraser River

Join our educators as we share strategies for place-based learning that can be applied in your classroom, school grounds, or local parks. Create your own phenology chart and share ideas for adapting the activity for students. More


Tea with the Dean

Faculty and Staff are invited to attend an afternoon of Tea with the Dean and a presentation of the 2020-2021 Staff Excellence Awards. | Nominate a Faculty of Education staff member today! Nomination packages are due on or before April 16, 2021. More


Public Presentation: David F. Robitaille Professorship in Mathematics and Science Education

Dr. Cynthia Nicol will deliver a public presentation in which they will discuss their research interests and achievements, and their vision as the David F. Robitaille Professor. We encourage the Faculty of Education community, including all faculty, students and staff, to attend the presentation and provide feedback through the online form before 4:30 pm on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. More


Faculty Meeting – May 5, 2021

A faculty meeting was held on Wednesday, May 5th from 1:00-3:00 pm via Zoom. More


Frankly Speaking – Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Life Span: Challenges and Solutions

Professors Pat Mirenda, Anthony Bailey, Joe Lucyshyn, and Connor Kerns, will share their knowledge and experience of working to create conditions for people touched by autism to thrive across their life span. More


Faculty-wide Town Hall

All Faculty of Education faculty, sessional faculty and staff are invited to attend the upcoming Faculty-wide town hall discussion of Winter Term 1 (September, 2021). More


Spotlight on Alumni Careers: Educational Studies alumni who forged their own career paths

Date: Thursday, March 25th | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST Where: Virtually The Diverse Career Paths of Educational Studies Alumni study and initiative is launching its first-panel entitled Spotlight on Alumni Careers: Educational Studies alumni who forged their own career paths. The Spotlight on Alumni Careers panel series aims to support Education graduate students in broadening their […] More


Supporting and Representing Black Educators in BC… Where Are We Today?

When: February 17th, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST Where: Virtually As part of the United Nations commitment to the 2015 – 2024 International Decade for People of African Descent, Faculties of Education and School Districts should endeavor to support Black educators and Black student excellence. This commitment is key to the holistic academic success […] More