By domansky
February 6, 2018
The UBC Faculty of Education extends congratulations to New Westminster Secondary School Principal and UBC Faculty of Education alumnus John Tyler (BA ’96, BEd (Sec) ’04 and MEd ’10) on being named one of Canada’s Outstanding Principals for 2018.
The Learning Partnership honours principals from across Canada for exemplary leadership and recognizes the “unique and vital contributions of principals in publicly funded schools.” Principals are nominated by parents, colleagues and community members, and chosen by a national selection committee. This year’s winners will be awarded for their accomplishments at the annual Canada’s Outstanding Principals gala on February 27, 2018, at The Carlu in Toronto, Ontario.
John Tyler is an experienced educator who endeavours to make learning more accessible for his students. John restructured New Westminster Secondary School’s (NWSS’s) Learning Support Services to better support inclusionary practice throughout the school, providing opportunities for all students to learn and improve on individual pathways to success. John champions digital learning as part of 21st Century competencies. NWSS now boasts a Learning Commons, makerspaces, 3D printers, and several hundred laptops in order to better support the effective implementation of the revised Provincial curriculum. John leads by example, integrating technology into practice as a model for enhancing the learning environment. Through John’s commitment to meeting the needs of the modern world and workplace, he supports a range of pedagogies that combine to move student learning forward.
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Have a bright idea to advance equity and inclusion at UBC? Apply to the Equity Enhancement Fund. The fund supports student, staff and faculty projects that enhance equity, diversity, and inclusion at UBC. Up to $25,000 is available.
Apply by February 28, 2018 at equity.ubc.ca/eef.
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By domansky
UBC’s staff make outstanding contributions to the university community. Recognize these individuals and their achievements by nominating them for the 2018 President’s Awards for Staff.
Download the nomination package
Nomination deadline: 4 p.m. on March 16, 2018
President’s Service Awards for Excellence
This award is open to all UBC staff with 10 or more years of service. Up to five recipients are selected each year. The awards are presented during graduation ceremonies, and each recipient receives a medal and $5,000.
President’s Staff Awards
Open to all staff at the Vancouver campus with three or more years of service, the President’s Staff Awards recognize contributions in the following categories:
- Wellbeing (open to individuals or groups)
- Leadership
- Creativity and Innovation
- Enhancing the UBC Experience (open to individuals or groups)
- Community Engagement
- Emerging Leadership
- Advancing Diversity and Inclusion (open to individuals or groups)
Up to 14 recipients are selected each year (two per category), and recipients receive $2,000.
New this year, the wellbeing category recognizes those who demonstrate leadership to advance wellbeing at UBC.
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By domansky
Nathan Matthew and out-going Chancellor Wally Oppal. Photo: CFJC Today, Kent Simmonds.
CFJC Today
By: James Peters/Jill Sperling
February 2, 2018
CFJC Today spoke with Simpcw Chief and UBC Faculty of Education alumnus Nathan Matthew (BPE ’72, MEd ’90) on his appointment as the next chancellor of Thompson Rivers University (TRU).
Matthew views his appointment as evidence of improving relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians.
“An Indigenous person being appointed to such a high position within a university, or any institution, in my grandfathers’ time would have been virtually unthought of … When I think of the kind of biases and prejudice and racism my forefathers and mothers had to deal with, I don’t even know that anymore, I knew it existed. So, this is a real sign of progress,” Matthew said.
Matthew will formally be installed at a convocation ceremony in June.
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By domansky
February 2, 2018
The Faculty of Education is pleased to welcome participants in the 2018 UBC-ECNU Excellent Teacher Training Program to UBC. Thirty-two undergraduate students from East China Normal University (ECNU) have come to learn Canadian teaching practices and theories, focusing on Kindergarten to Grade 12 education in British Columbia. Professor Tom Grant, adjunct professor in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), is the Principal Instructor of the program.
By domansky
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) has opened applications for the 2018 Research Trainee competition, which supports BC health researchers in the training phase of their research career. Each Research Trainee award provides funding for up to three years to help protect time for health research activities, enable career development and support the long-term success of the BC health research landscape.
More information, eligibility requirements, and details on how to apply can be found on the MSFHR website.
The letter of intent deadline is March 1, 2018 with full applications due April 10, 2018.
Please contact Dr. Heather Frost at heather.frost@ubc.ca if you have any questions about this opportunity.
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Maclean’s
By: Catherine McIntyre
February 2, 2018
Maclean’s highlighted UBC’s International Baccalaureate Educator Stream, Canada’s first IB-recognized teacher education program.
The article reported UBC’s Faculty of Education describes the approach as “inquiry-based education.”
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By domansky
The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies is offering International Visiting Research Scholars (IVRS) awards of $15,000 to bring some of the world’s best scholars to UBC.
Exceptional scholars who have achieved the highest levels of distinction in their fields, and whose work has had a broad impact well beyond any one discipline are invited to spend time at UBC and the Peter Wall Institute. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated their commitment to working across disciplinary boundaries.
The Institute will partner with UBC faculties, departments and research centres to attract outstanding scholars to UBC for an extended stay, providing opportunities to foster interdisciplinary academic exchange and catalyze new research directions between UBC and international scholars.
IVRS will spend a minimum of three weeks at UBC, with part-time residence at the Institute, during the academic term from September 2018 – May 2019.
*Host Faculty* All visiting scholars must be hosted by at least two UBC faculty members from different departments.
The deadline for applications is March 1, 2018 at 4 pm PST. If an application deadline falls on a weekend, hard-copy materials are due the next business day. Please contact: the Program Manager, at: internationalprograms@pwias.ubc.ca if you have any questions.
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L-R: Hannah Williams, Julia Ullrich, Ali Watson, Emily Matchette. Photo: Anita Alberto Photography.
Georgia Straight
By: Janet Smith
January 31, 2018
Julia Ullrich, a UBC alumna (BEd ’17) and actor, was highlighted in the Georgia Straight.
Ullrich, who studied acting and education at UBC, will play the lead in Align Entertainment’s production of Legally Blonde: The Musical at Burnaby’s Michael J. Fox Theatre.
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CBC News
By: Clare Hennig
February 4, 2018
CBC News interviewed Dr. Jennifer Shapka, a UBC developmental psychologist in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, about Facebook’s new Messenger Kids app.
Shapka said she is worried about the effect the app is having on kids’ physical and emotional health.
The story also appeared on Yahoo.
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