NITEP at Heiltsuk College

The University of British Columbia’s Native Indian Teacher Education Program (NITEP) is excited to announce Heiltsuk College as the new host of the NITEP rotating field centre as of September 2012! Heiltsuk College and the UBC Faculty of Education’s NITEP will partner to offer arts/science and education courses for the next four years (2012–2016), allowing students to remain in their home community of Bella Bella, for years 1–3. The students will transition to the UBC Vancouver campus for their final year in order to complete their Bachelor of Education Degree.

For more information, please visit the NITEP website.

Contesting White Supremacy

Don’t miss Dr. Tim Stanley, on Tuesday, November 22, when he will present his book Contesting White Supremacy: School Segregation, Antiracism and the Making of Chinese Canadians, new from UBC Press. He will give a presentation on his book and other projects at 12:30–2 p.m. in the Ponderosa G Lounge. That evening there will be a reception and talk at 5–7 p.m. at St. John’s College, UBC Point Grey Campus. See the EDST website and UBC Events calendar for more details.

IOP 2012 – Call for Proposals

Investigating Our Practices 2012. 15th annual conference. Co-sponsored by the Faculty of Education and the BC Teachers’ Federation. Saturday, May 5, 2012, Scarfe Education Building, 2125 Main Mall. Practicing teachers, graduate students, teacher candidates and university educators from different educational contexts convene at UBC to share their investigations, understandings and questions. Proposals for presentations can be submitted online at eplt.educ.ubc.ca/iop-cfp. The deadline for submissions is February 20, 2012. Registration fee: $25, $15 for students. Lunch and refreshments included. For more information, visit www.eplt.educ.ubc.ca/iop or contact Judy Paley at 604.822.2733, judy.paley@ubc.ca.