Dr. Jo-ann Archibald to give 2012 AERA Distinguished Lecture

Dr. Jo-ann Archibald (Professor, EDST) has been invited to give (and she has accepted) the 2012 AERA Distinguished Lecture in Vancouver in April at the American Education Research Association meetings.

EDST alumni video interviews

Dr. Suzanne Scott

We have released two new video interviews featuring EDST alumni. Dr. Suzanne Scott, who completed her PhD in the Department of EDST and graduated in fall 2011, talks about her higher education research, its significance, and what EDST means to her.

We also talked about school segregation and anti-racism with Dr. Timothy J. Stanley. Dr. Stanley is an EDST alumnus and currently a professor and vice dean of academic programs in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. He visited EDST on November 22, 2011, to give a talk about his new book, Contesting White Supremacy: School Segregation, Anti-Racism, and the Making of Chinese Canadians (2011, UBC Press). He talks about what he hopes the reader will gain from the book, and sends a message for students in EDST.

Watch the complete interviews on our website or YouTube channel.

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. 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.

EDST Holiday Dinner

EDST hosted a very successful holiday dinner at UBC on December 13. We welcomed our staff, faculty, students, and a number of professors emeritus to celebrate the EDST community and the year’s achievements.

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.