Category Archives: Pedagogy

Graduate Symposium on Re-Signifying Curriculum Studies from Indigeneity in the Mexican and Kenyan Contexts

Maria Jose Athie-Martinez & Philip Kimani Karangu organized a thoughtful, engaging, symposium last week on “Indigeneity in the Mexican and Kenyan Contexts.” The symposium provided an overview of the students’ MA theses and hosted Dr. Samson Nashon as a discussant on the Dadaab refugee camp teacher education programs. I appreciate Maria Jose and Philip’s lead here and the outstanding analysis of issues. As well, thanks so much everyone for engaging with the presenters and readings.

Graduate symposium on Exploring curriculum-as-plan and curriculum-as-lived

Alexis Gonzalez, Gerald Tembrevilla, Tsubasa Saito, and Elise (Ling-Hui) Chu organized an exciting, engaging symposium last week on “Exploring Curriculum-as-plan and Curriculum-as-lived in Science and Math Education.” The balance of theory and practice had us thinking and acting throughout out. I also really liked the balance of epistemologies and philosophies, including a very attentive engagement with the work of Ted Aoki.

As well, I would like to extend a heartfelt acknowledgement and appreciation for Prof. Keith Taber, who skyped in and talked with us from Cambridge, and to Prof. Anne Phelan, who interacted with us for the entire symposium and walked us through a really interesting essay by Aoki. Thank you!

601 Graduate Symposium, Wed Oct 26, 1:00

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
1:00-4:00         Scarfe 1214

Exploring Curriculum-as-plan and Curriculum-as-lived in Science and Math Education

Guest Speaker
Dr. Keith Taber (via Skype)
(On Science and Math Education)
Professor of Science Education Chair of Science, Technology & Mathematics Education Academic Group University of Cambridge

Guest Speaker
Dr. Anne Phelan Professor
(On Aoki and Curriculum)
Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy University of British Columbia

Panelists:
Alexis Gonzalez, Gerald Tembrevilla, Tsubasa Saito, (Elise) Ling-Hui Chu

Readings

Taber, K. S., Ruthven, K., Mercer, N., Riga, F., Luthman, S., & Hofmann, R. (2016). Developing teaching with an explicit focus on scientific thinking. SSR, 97(361), 75-85.

Shulman, L. (1986). Those who understand: Knowledge growth in teaching. Educational Researcher, 15(2), 4-14.

Aoki, T. T. (2004). Legitimating lived curriculum: Toward a curricular landscape of multiplicity. In W. F. Pinar & R. L. Irwin (Eds.), Curriculum in a new key: The collected works of Ted T. Aoki (pp. 199-215). New York, NY: Routledge. (Original work published 1993)

References

Aoki, T. T. (2004). Teaching as indwelling between two curriculum worlds. In W. F. Pinar & R. L. Irwin (Eds.), Curriculum in a new key: The collected works of Ted T. Aoki (pp. 159- 165). New York, NY: Routledge. (Original work published 1986)

Fatah, A., Suryadi, D., Sabandar, J., & Turmudi, T. (2016). Open-ended approach: An effort in cultivating students’ mathematical creative thinking ability and self-esteem in mathematics. Journal on Mathematics Education, 7(01), 11-20.

Graduate symposium on ethics in education

Bruce Moghtader, Phuong Huynh, Kshamta Hunter and  Lesley Liu organized an excellent, engaging symposium on Ethics and Education last week. I really liked the scope of the engagement, from ancient history and theory, Buddhist, Confucian, Greek & Taoist, to experimental pedagogy to ethnographic reports of affinity space designs for youth peer relations.

I am grateful for the insightful participation of the 601 PhD students! Special thanks to Professor Samson Nashon for helping us work through ethical questions and dilemmas related to research!

601 Graduate Symposium, Wed Oct 12, 1:00

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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
1:00-4:00         Scarfe 1214

Chained to the Chariot: Bridging Ethics in Education

Guest Speaker: Dr. Samson Nashon

Panelists:

Bruce Moghtader
Ethics from Socrates and Foucault

Phuong Huynh
Morality in Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism

Kshamta Hunter
Ethics to Social Change

Lesley Liu
Ethics of Affinity Spaces

Readings

  1. Aoki, T. T. (2005). Imaginaries of “East and West”: Slippery curricular signifiers in education (1996). In W. Pinar & R. L. Irwin (Eds.), Curriculum in a new key: The collected works of Ted T. Aoki (pp. 313-320). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  2. Fornet-Betancourt, R., Becker, H., Gomez-Muller, A., & Gauthier, J. D. (1987). The ethics of care for the self as a practice of freedom: An interview with Michel Foucault on January 20, 1984. Philosophy & Social Criticism, 12, 112-131.

601 Graduate Symposium, Wed Oct 5, 1:00

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
1:00-4:00         Scarfe 310

Lost in Queer
A Symposium on Queer Theory in Education: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Visual Art

Guest Speaker: Dr. William F. Pinar

Panelists:
Hector Gomez, Joanne Ursino, Kevin Day, Nicole Lee, Xinyan Fan

Readings

  1. King, T. L. (2016). Post-indentitarian and post-intersectional anxiety in the neoliberal corporate university. Feminist Formations, 27(3), 114-138.
  2. Luhman, S. (1998). Queering/queering pedagogy? Or, pedagogy is a pretty queer thing. In Pinar, W (Ed.). Queer theory in education (pp. 141-155). New York, NY: Routledge.
  3. Muñoz, J. (1995). The autoethnographic performance: Reading Richard Fung’s queer hybridity. Screen, 36(2), 83-99.
  4. Pinar, W. F. (2015). Queer theory. Unpublished Work.
  5. Popkewitz, T. S. (1997). The production of reason and power: Curriculum history and intellectual traditions. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 29(2), 131-164.

Resource

  1. Chang, D. (2016, Winter). Shout, shout let it all out. C Magazine, 128, 34–37.
  2. Kher, B. (2016). Matter. Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Art Gallery. (Exhibit, July 9 – October, 10, 2016). Retrieved from: https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/the_exhibitions/exhibit_kher.html

601 Graduate Symposium, Wed Nov 18, 1:00

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
1:00-4:00         Scarfe 1214

Exploring The Relationships and Roles Of Technology, Community, Schools and Families in Children’s Mathematics

Kwesi Yaro & Ting Zhang

1:00pm Welcome everyone, Introduction
1: 05 – 1:45pm Presentation on Constructivism by Dr. Samson Nashon (Guest Speaker)
1:45 – 2:15pm Presentation on Parental Involvement in Children’s math learning by Kwesi Yaro
2.15pm – 2:30pm Break
2:30 – 3:00pm Presentation on Robotics in Math Classrooms by Ting Zhang
3:00-3:45pm

  • Presentation on Families Involvement in Children’s mathematics learning by Dr. Ann Anderson (Guest Speaker)
  • Presentation on Community-based Learning by Dr. Cynthia Nicol (Guest Speaker) 

3:45 – 3:55pm Large group feedback/Reflections -Experience with the speakers and presenters -how does this topic apply to YOUR research / interests?
3:55 – 4:00pm Wrap-up and housekeeping for the class for the upcoming week(s)
4:00pm End of class

601 Graduate Symposium, Wed Oct 28, 1:00

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
1:00-4:00         Scarfe 1214

Gender Education through Health, Science, and Environmental Education Lenses

Mashael Alharbi, Angela R. Katabaro & David Strich

1:00pm Welcome everyone, Introduction
1:05 Video: My journey to start a school for girls in Kenya: Kakenya Ntaiya at TEDxMidAtlantic 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OMgvtWNHp4
1:15 Presentation by Andrea Burk & Kate MacLeod (Looking Glass Foundation) (guest speakers), Q&A
1.45 Presentation by Hartley Banack (guest speaker) on research experience, Q&A
2:00 Break
2:15 Presentation by Kerry Renwick and Sandra Scott (guest speakers) on Health, Science and Environment Education, Q&A
2:45 Presentation on STEM by Samson Nashon (guest speaker), Q&A
3:15 Small group discussion– Respond to a quote from: -the reading/ websites / video / speakers -Sharing
3:35 Large group analysis: [1 min each] -Experience with the speakers -the introductory video -other experiences to share -how does this topic apply to YOUR research / interests?
3:55 Wrap-up and housekeeping for the class for the upcoming week(s)
4:00pm End of class

Graduate symposium on The Role of Narrative in Transformative Education

Jennifer Anaquod, Naomi Kawamura & Saeed Nazari organized and presented in an excellent symposium on The Role of Narrative in Transformative Education. We are all grateful and honoured to have been welcomed to the Longhouse. Special thanks to Jennifer for sharing the story of the Longhouse and arranging with the First Nations House of Learning to host the symposium.

We also extend a kind thank you to Kenthen Thomas who energized and inspired us with the story of how “Bear and Coyote make Day and Night.”

601 Graduate Symposium, Wed Oct 14, 1:00

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015
1:00-4:00         Scarfe 1209 + First Nations House of Learning

The Role of Narrative in Transformative Education

Jennifer Anaquod, Naomi Kawamura & Saeed Nazari