Please join us for this symposium that presents Indigenous perspectives and facilitates dialogue. Friday October 25, 2013 1:00 – 4:30 PM UBC Robson Square Theatre Room C300, Downtown Vancouver Keynote Presenters: Dr. Jaqueline Ottman, University of Calgary Dr. Verna Billy-Minnabarriet, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Attendance is FREE RSVP to roweena.bacchus@ubc.ca for catering purposes by October 16, 2013 Sponsors: The Office of Indigenous Education, Educational Administration and Leadership program, Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy in the UBC Faculty of Education
Category: Speakers
1) HELP FALL RESEARCH EXPO: October 21 at UBC Robson Square
For details and registration please use this address:
http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=3Dff5a335143a00900d87de4831&id=3D3b3309c598&e=3D1d46044efd
(free event)
2) Course for graduate students:
On behalf of Agata Stefanowicz, at HELP, I am forwarding you some information about our HELP seminar course in hopes that perhaps it may be of interest for the students in your department.
SPPH 581M (3) Seminar Series in Early Child Development
This advanced course provides students with a unique opportunity to learn in depth about critical controversies and current research trends in early
child development, from interdisciplinary, applied, cross-cultural, and ecological perspectives.
Term 2: January – April, 2014
Course syllabus:
http://spph.ubc.ca/files/2012/12/SPPH581M.pdf
Course description:
This advanced course provides students with a unique opportunity to learn
in depth about critical controversies and current research trends in early
child development, from interdisciplinary, applied, cross-cultural, and
ecological perspectives. This innovative course combines weekly seminars
with research retreats at one of UBC=B9s world-class interdisciplinary
research consortia, the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP). Students
will be exposed to methodological, ethical, and theoretical debates in
regard to early child development research that draws from life course
paradigms as well as Indigenous Knowledge approaches. The course will be
co-taught by HELP faculty. Emphasis will be placed on critically examining
how current research knowledge can be mobilized into community-based
action and policies.
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Oct 17 – CIRCA
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA)
presents
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in the Preschool Classroom: Infusing Core Language Intervention
Presenter:
Carole Zangari, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor and Director of the Tyler Institute, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Thursday October 17, 2013
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Neville Scarfe Building
2125 Main Mall =AD Room 308A
http://tinyurl.com/MaptoScarfe
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/CIRCA-CZangari
Description: Speech-language pathologists and educators supporting preschoolers with autism and other developmental disabilities often need to infuse AAC interventions into classroom activities and routines. In many therapeutic settings, however, there is not a systematic process for teaching core vocabulary. This presentation describes a curricular approach in which core language is taught using early literacy activities, such as shared reading and writing lessons, typical classroom routines, and play/learning activities.
Please join us for this Circle-Side Chat on Wednesday Oct. 09th from 12:30 to 2:00. Elders Larry Grant and Theresa Neel, along with graduate student, Alannah Young, will be sharing their knowledge of protocols in the post-secondary institution. Indigenous Protocols in the Post Secondary Class Flyer
Miigwech,
Jan Hare
Associate Professor
Professor of Indigenous Education in Teacher Education
CALLING ALL SCHOLARS
RE: The International Gender and Language Association
Upcoming IGALA International Conference will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from June 5th through to June 7th, 2014. It will be held at Simon Fraser University’s downtown campus, Harbour Centre.
We hope the www.IGALA8.com website will be helpful in answering any questions you may have. Please submit an abstract of your own work and/or encourage any colleagues or graduate-level students to do so by November 30, 2013.
The theme of the conference is Shifting Visions to inspire fresh and original thinking and perspectives concerning gender and language research. Every two years, IGALA members from all over the world meet at the IGALA conference. The 2014 conference is the first ever to be held in Canada. It is a great opportunity to connect with others in our field from around the world and challenge our own work in constructive ways.
The IGALA 8 Conference Committee
Looking for Volunteers: If students are interested in getting some international conference experience, this is a terrific opportunity to get involved in a dynamic group of scholars. Please email allyson.jule@twu.ca if available. Such tasks could include publishing tasks, liaison with authors, publisher contact, welcome desk secretary, hospitality coordinator, etc. Preferences given at first come, first serve basis.
Social Justice @UBC Lecture/Lunch Wednesday Oct. 9, 12-1pm Jack Bell Building, 2080 West Mall, Room 028 Directions to Office 038, Jack Bell Building: http://bit.ly/R5WyjE Lunch Provided on RSVP wynn.archibald@ubc.ca Dr. Dory Nason, Assistant Professor, Department of English & First Nations Studies Program, UBC Dr. Dory Nason (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley) is Anishinaabe and an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. She currently holds a joint appointment with the First Nations Studies Program and the Department of English at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. At UBC, Dr. Nason teaches Indigenous Literature and Criticism; Indigenous Theory and Research Methods; and Indigenous Feminisms. Dr. Nason recently received the 2013 UBC Killam Teaching Prize for recognition of excellence in teaching. She is currently at work on her book manuscript, Red Feminist Criticism: Indigenous Women, Activism and Cultural Production Not Your Pocahontas: Activism, Indigenous Women and Violence in Tailfeathers: A Red Girl's Reasoning and Bloodland In this paper, I discuss two recent short films, Bloodland and A Red Girl's Reasoning, by Vancouver-based Blood/ S=E1mi filmmaker Elle-M=E1ij=E1 Tailfeathers. Tailfeathers, a self-identified Indigenous feminist, creates films that address violence against Indigenous women in relation to ongoing forms of settler colonialism. Her choice of experimental and genre filmmaking thwart conventional expectations of Indigenous women in film, and raise interesting questions about activism through independent filmmaking outside of documentary.
It’s a well known fact that the average grad student manages to de-forest a small country, not to mention lose litres of blood due to paper cuts, from the paper they generate during the grad school process. It is possible to manage much of it with technology; different software and apps can help streamline the process of collecting, sorting, and reading literature, and make writing a less stressful process. This workshop is a chance to share tips and tricks, learn about some of these tools, and test out some of the ways you can tame your literature pile into a more manageable beast.
Coffee’ll Fix It! Socials
In addition to providing a much needed tea and coffee break, the Coffee’ll Fix It! social will run every Thursday afternoon from 3pm and include activities such as information sessions, guest speakers, forums, speed dating, and games days.
This week’s topic:
Meet the GSS President and Vice-President Services
Do you have questions about what the Graduate Student Society (GSS) has to offer graduate students? Would you like to become involved? Are you interested in some of our upcoming events including the Halloween Party, Spanish or Zumba classes, or perhaps you would like to find out how to became the representative for your department?
GSS President, Christopher Roach and Vice-President Services, Yuanyuan Liu will be available to answer any questions you may have, or just to say hello!
Please join us:
Thursday, from 3 pm
Seedlings Café, GSS Penthouse
Thea Koerner House 6371 Crescent Road
For enquiries, please contact aa@gss.ubc.ca
As part of Celebrate Learning Week and Year of Teacher Education Join us for Celebrate Science 2013 Making Science Fun! at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. October 26, 2013 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. For teachers, librarians, writers, parents and teens. Come hear Dr. Andrew Trites, UBC scientist who was part of the team that brought the blue whale skeleton to the Beaty. Special tribute to Gordon Gore founder of the Big Little Science Centre in Kamloops. Also learn from science writers for kids and teens as they talk about their books--featuring Shar Levine, Leslie Johnstone, Carol McDougall, E. Paul Zehr, and Claire Eamer to mention a few. Free admission and tour of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum! Register: Go to CelebrateScience.eventbrite.com
Sleep2Treat Networking <http://www.childrenssleepnetwork.org/WP/next-steps/sleep2treat-workshop/sleep2treat-registration-form/> VENUE: UBC Robson Square Theatre Friday, September 27 | 6 - 10 pm Consequence of Sleep Problems in Children with Neurodevelopmental Conditions: How to Improve Clinical Outcomes Saturday, September 28 | 8:30 am - 12:15 pm How to Screen for Chronic Sleep Problems? How to Structure the Public Discussion
"Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) in the Preschool Classroom: Infusing Core Language Intervention" presented by Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA) Presenter: Carole Zangari, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Professor and Director of the Tyler Institute, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Thursday October 17, 2013 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Neville Scarfe Building 2125 Main Mall Room 308A http://tinyurl.com/MaptoScarfe RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/CIRCA-CZangari Description: Speech-language pathologists and educators supporting preschoolers with autism and other developmental disabilities often need to infuse AAC interventions into classroom activities and routines. In many therapeutic settings, however, there is not a systematic process for teaching core vocabulary. This presentation describes a curricular approach in which core language is taught using early literacy activities, such as shared reading and writing lessons, typical classroom routines, and play/learning activities. Contact: pat.mirenda@ubc.ca or joanne.oconnor@ubc.ca
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October 2 – Dr. Pat Tarr, Public Lecture
If the Environment is the "Third Teacher", What is it Teaching Us? Dr. Pat Tarr, University of Calgary October 2nd, 2013, 3:00 - 4:00pm Scarfe 209 One of the key principles of the Reggio philosophy is the creation of an intentional, richly prepared environment that serves as the "third" teacher for the children. This seminar will take participants on a journey through early childhood classrooms beginning with the 1970s and how they reflected the values and beliefs held about children and teaching as a provocation for seminar participants to examine their own early childhood settings. Dr. Pat Tarr, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, University of Calgary. Her research interests currently focuses on classroom environments, pedagogical documentation in Canadian settings, and ethical issues in in documentation. This presentation is based on her book chapter in Thinking Critically About Environments for Young Children: Bridging Theory and Practice edited by Lisa Kuh and Melissa Rivard, published by Teachers College Press due out in late spring 2014.
Dr. Sharon P. Holland, Sept. 23, 4-5pm, UBC. This is one of very exciting events that we are co-sponsoring this year. Hope to see many of you there! (tea, coffee and snacks available from 3:30pm) Note: We will be starting on time, so that those of us doing a Theory Double-Bill can make it to the Vogue Theater for Bruno Latour later that evening ------------- SOCIAL JUSTICE @ UBC NOTED SCHOLARS LECTURE SERIES 2013-2014 The Intimate Public Sphere: Thinking Through the Skin Sept. 23, 4-5pm Liu Institute Multipurpose Room (tea, coffee and snacks available from 3:30pm)
The Erotic Life of Racism Dr. Sharon P. Holland Associate Professor, English and African & African American Studies, Duke University This talk builds upon The Erotic Life of Racism (Duke University Press, 2012) a project that specifically interrogates the relationship among African Americanist, Queer studies and Critical Race theorists. It makes a major contribution to these fields by tracing the very thorny question of the place of race at the table of ideas in what has become to be known as queer theory. The book is a wholly theoretical project that invests itself in articulating where and when queer theory borrows from critical race theory and how this borrowing also intersects with queer theory's roots in feminist studies. What I want to think through in this lecture is the how, why and when of the project by speaking specifically to the various theoretical and experiential roads that led me to the work. Dr. Sharon P. Holland is the author of Raising The Dead: Readings Of Death And (Black) Subjectivity (Duke UP, 2000), which won the Lora Romero First Book Prize from the American Studies Association (ASA 2002). She is also co-author of Crossing Waters/ Crossing Worlds: The African Diaspora in Indian Country (Duke University Press, 2006) and author of The Erotic Life of Racism (Duke University Press, 2012), a theoretical project that explores the intersection of Critical Race, Feminist, and Queer Theory. http://theprofessorstable.wordpress.com/ Co-sponsored by Jane Rule Endowment, CSIS, and the Global Queer Research Group, Liu Institute