Installation of the Tiny Orange Shirt Project | October 3, 2022
Join us for the unveiling of the Orange Shirt Project, a new art installation in the Neville Scarfe Building, Vancouver campus. The installation is a collaboration among faculty, students, colleagues and friends as a collective act of recognition, remembrance and reconciling. It is intended to remind all educators of their responsibility to keep Indigenous education at the heart of their teaching practice.
Into the Unknown: Effects of the Pandemic on Children’s Mental Health | October 3, 2022
Attendees will learn about the current research on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on children’s mental health & wellness, and implications for Early Childhood Educators. Strategies for helping children navigate uncertainty and build emotional literacy in the context of the systemic impact of the pandemic will also be discussed.
Developing & Supporting Culturally Responsive School Leadership | October 11, 2022
This virtual session will feature Dr. Jo Lampert of La Trobe University (Australia) and Teresa Downs of Gold Trail School District (B.C.). Together they will explore common challenges that leadership may encounter when building relationships, trust and community within schools and districts, as well as opportunities that may arise.
Scarfe at Sixty: Celebrating 60 Years of the Neville Scarfe Building | October 23, 2022
In honour of the sixtieth anniversary of the Neville Scarfe Building, Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem of the Faculty of Education, invites you to afternoon tea with a keynote presentation and response by distinguished historians Dr. Mona Gleason and Dr. Jason Ellis. Alumni, emeriti, faculty, staff and friends of the Faculty of Education are welcome to attend. RSVP by October 17.
Lunch and Learn: Antiracist Images | September 27, 2022
The lunch & learn workshop series—Antiracist Images: Screening and Discussing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Decolonization (EDID) Values in Canadian Workplaces—is offered to UBC Faculty of Education CUPE and M&P staff as part of our commitment to enhance awareness on race issues. This first lunch & learn features a screening and discussion of Sandamini Rankaduwa’s film Ice Breakers (2019), which depicts Josh Crook’s struggles as a Black hockey player in Canada. Registration closes September 15.
Celebrating the Diverse Career Paths of EDST Alumni Initiative: Looking Back, Moving Forward | September 24, 2022
Celebrating the Diverse Career Paths of EDST Alumni Initiative: Looking Back, Moving Forward Celebrating the end of the Diverse Career Paths of EDST Alumni, a two-year student-led initiative, which drew on EDST alumni’s career experiences to support graduate students in exploring diverse career pathways across sectors, degrees and program areas. Through this initiative, we organized multiple […]
Faculty Meeting | September 20, 2022
Chair Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem Date Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Time 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm PT Location Marine Drive Ballroom, 2205 Lower Mall, UBC In-person attendance is encouraged. For those joining from the Okanagan campus or wishing to participate remotely, the Faculty Meeting will also be livestreamed via Zoom. Light food and […]
Teachers’ Planning Playground Event | August 29, 2022
Thank you for joining us at the Teachers’ Planning Playground Event! We hope you enjoyed the event, please see below for the event recording. In collaboration with our Learning Design Manager in Teacher Education, Yvonne Dawydiak (BEd’91, MET’11), we are pleased to invite you to a Teachers’ Planning Playground! This event is designed to bring together teachers from […]
UBC Decolonization Tour | August 13, 2022
UBC Decolonization Tour The Decolonization Tour is conversational, participation-driven, and we encourage visitors to read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action in advance of the tour for grounding and context. The tour lasts about 90 minutes, beginning in front of the Belkin Art Gallery (1825 Main Mall), and takes place outside, moving between Main Mall, East Mall, and West Mall. […]
Retirement Celebration | June 20, 2022
Faculty, instructors, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and staff are invited to a gathering to celebrate the careers of the Faculty of Education professors retiring this year.
