Three Minute Thesis 2014: Please come out and support your fellow graduate students all while learning about their diverse research programs. 3MT Semi-Finals: Tuesday, March 11th, 1:00 – 2:30 and 3:00 – 4:30 3MT Final: Thursday, March 13th, 4:30 – 6:00 Graduate Student Centre Ballroom. Interested in volunteering for the events (registration support, presentation timer, […]

This is a reminder that registration will be closing on March 15, 2014 for the Oxford Round Table’s 22nd Annual International Conference on Childhood Education and Issues during the dates of July 27 – July 31, 2014 at Brasenose College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. Brasenose College is one of the thirty-eight colleges that […]

When: Thursday, March 13, 2014 | Time: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Where: Neville Scarfe Building, Room 310 Sponsored by the OGPR as part of the Year of Teacher Education. The Office of Graduate Programs and Research is delighted to invite you to the second session of the Education Research and Teacher Practice: Inspiring Educators […]

>Greetings from the SFU Autism and Developmental Disorders Lab (ADDL)! >The ADDL and the Laurel Foundation is co-hosting the final two events of >the three part discussion series entitled, “ASD & Family Quality of Life >Discussion Series.” The 3 themes are: Families and School, Families and >Mental Health, and Families and Transitions. The first event […]

CILS 20th Anniversary Celebrations RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/CILS-20thAnniversaryEvents Tuesday,February 25, 2014 5:30 – 7:30 pm Barber Learning Centre  Room 182 1961 East Mall   Anniversary Lecture byDr. Joerg Roche, Professor, Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet, Munich, Germany “Intercultural Language Studies: Looking Back, Looking Forward.”  Featuring a screening of the CILS Twentieth Anniversary multimedia presentation, and refreshments. Wednesday, February 26, 2014 3:00 – […]

Apologies for the second sending – the link in the previous e-mail was incorrect. Please send this e-mail to your graduate students instead. Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop February 28, March 1, 2, 2014.  Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 24 hour workshop.  Please find attached the new […]

Please note that this seminar is on Tuesday February 18th at 10:30 – 12:00 in the Pon G Lounge.  

The EDCP Peer Advisors invite you to Health Talk entitled: “Impact of stress and strategies for keeping balance during stressful times”. The event in on Friday February 7 in Scarfe 1214 (2nd floor) from 2:00 – 3:30pm. fight or flight or frenzy This talk will explore the role of stress in our everyday lives, covering […]

The U.S. Consulate General Vancouver is hosting a Google Hangout chat on February 19 to answer questions that citizens, residents and visitors may have about visa issues and requirements. This would be our second web chat of this kind, the first one being held in August – the transcript from August is still available to […]

The upcoming meeting of the Community of Practice for Educating the Heart and Mind with the EDCP community. It is a great opportunity for us to engage in a collaborative dialogue to promote teaching and learning that can help us in enriching classrooms by integrating Emotional Intelligence, Contemplation and Personal Ethics. The meeting is scheduled […]

Green College at UBC invites nominations for the O’Riordan Fellowship in Sustainable Development, worth $3,500 p.a. and tenable for up to four years, open to PhD students newly admitted to UBC programs in 2014. Deadline for nominations is Monday 3 February 2014. The nominated student does NOT need to be applying for resident membership of […]

February 20th, 2014, 2:00-3:30pm, Scarfe 310   “What makes a good teacher and what is a teacher good for?: Interdisciplinary thinking about the (im)possibilities of teacher education” Keeping in line with the UBC Faculty of Education’s Year of Teacher Education, this year’s Speaker Series explores the nuances of teacher education through of dynamic and diverse […]

Curriculum Reform in China: Historic Legacy, Current Debate, and Future Directions Professor Zhang Hua, Hangzhou Normal University, China Date:              Wed, Feb 12, 2014 Time:              12:30 – 2:00 pm Venue:           Scarfe 1107 A light lunch will be served at noon in Scarfe 1223.  The lecture commences at 12:30 pm in 1107. Abstract: The ongoing […]

Removing the Invisibility Cloak: The Impact of Professional Schools of Education and Social Work on the Lives of Aboriginal Children and Youth Through Their Instructional and Curricular Choices With Drs. Maggie Kovach, Jeannine Carrier, and Harpell Montgomery Monday January 27th Noon to 2 p.m. Sty-Wet-tan Hall, First Nations House of Learning Lunch Provided If you […]

Just wanted to let you know about this amazing event which will take place March 8.  Early bird registration ends January 31, 2014! Serendipity 2014: Children’s Literature in a Digital Age Saturday, March 8 2014 UBC Education Building: 2125 Main Mall 8am-4pm (lunch is included) From practical advice on using literature-based apps with children to […]