Kick off the weekend with an evening at Koerner’s Pub with the GAAs! Drop by for drink and get to know your fellow EDST students at this casual social event. The GAAs will be booking a table, let us know if you plan to drop through the RSVP link!
Date and time: Friday, November 19th at 5:00pm
Location: Koerner’s Pub (1758 West Mall)
RSVP here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2l3eSI8MvIRTADY
We are organising a Town Hall Meeting this November as a dedicated venue for all the EDST students to come together to share and discuss their questions, concerns, and suggestions with each other and with GAAs. If some of you could not attend the orientation sessions organised earlier, don’t worry. Here’s a chance to get updated on important information. So, bring your lunch or cup of tea, coffee or favorite drink and join us!
Date and time: Tuesday, November 16th at 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
RSVP here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2l3eSI8MvIRTADY
Lecture For Elementary and Middle Years Teacher Candidates
A Candid Conversation About Equity: Using a Cultural Humility Lens
By Beth Applewhite and Kenneth Headley
Location : IRC 2 – Woodward (Instructional Resources Centre-IRC) (WOOD) – 2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z3
Time: November 18th, 2021, 11am – 12.30pm
No Registration Required
Speakers:
Beth Applewhite is the acting District Principal of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with the Burnaby School District. B.C. born and raised. She has been unrelenting in her determination to challenge the status quo and create equitable experiences and spaces that both acknowledge racial bias and celebrate personal and cultural identities. Beth recognizes that most folks value diversity, equity and inclusion. The challenge is encouraging them to be vulnerable enough to explore and reflect on their own biases, practices and rituals that contribute to school/district culture. Beth has been recognized for her work, including the B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Community Achievement Award (2019). She was nominated for a YWCA Women of Distinction Award (2020) and has been nominated for a Premier’s Award in Education (2020/2021). She has also been named one of the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women (2020/2021).
Kenneth Headley is the District Vice Principal of Racial Inclusivity and Equity in the Maple Ridge School District. He is also a Vice Principal at Maple Ridge Secondary. Kenneth completed his Bachelor of General Studies in Canadian Studies and Sociology at SFU. He completed his B.Ed. at SFU as well as his master’s degree in Educational Practice, looking at integrating cultural narratives. Kenneth has been a moderator on #bcedchat for 6 years moderating conversations on race. Kenneth taught in Surrey for 9 years before becoming a Vice-Principal in Maple Ridge.
Description:
Beth and Kenneth draw on lived experiences to inform their practice in antiracism education. In their presentation, they seek to move beyond definitions and awareness to honest personal reflection and authentic personal goals. Participant voice is encouraged, appreciated, and respected. The speakers look forward to walking alongside UBC teacher candidates, learn and grow together.
Funding for this initiative was provided by the UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund
Many thanks to the EDST Department and TEO for their support.
Research and Activism: Lessons learned from the Last Warning educational campaign to draw attention to ecocide and genocide in Brazil
The Amazon holds a unique place within the living fabric of the Earth. Its significance to the climate emergency and the wider extinction crisis is attested by science, while its role in the cultural imagination of environmental movements is unparalleled. An educational campaign about the importance of, as well as threats to, the Amazon rainforest and Indigenous rights in Brazil was lunched last summer. The Last Warning educational initiative is an extension of a long-term research collaboration between the Huni Kui Indigenous People’s Federation in the Amazon and researchers from the Department of Educational Studies at UBC, including Dr. Vanessa Andreotti, Dr. Cash Ahenakew, and Dr. Sharon Stein.
Join Dr Andreotti, Dr. Ahenakew, and Dr Stein, as they share insights from this important collaboration!
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 10th at 2 pm.
Location: Ponderosa Commons 1306A
RSVP here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2l3eSI8MvIRTADY
It with great pleasure that we announce that EDST PhD Student, Orkhon Gantogtokh, has been selected as Fellow of The Institute of Asian Research (IAR) Program for 2021-2022.
The Institute of Asian Research Fellows Program brings together UBC graduate students with an interest in advancing research that addresses a broad range of issues — particularly those with relevance to policy or global affairs — and is based on engagement with and deep knowledge of Asia.
For more details, please click on the following link: https://sppga.ubc.ca/news/the-institute-of-asian-research-fellows-program-2021-22-call-for-applications/
Orkhon Gantogtokh’s research examines locally established doctoral research training in Mongolia and its links between knowledge production and social development. Her research will more specifically explore how research training is shaped within the unique historical, economic, and cultural context of Mongolia. It is dedicated to improving the quality of research training in Mongolia to build up a strong research university in Central Asia in the future.
Congratulations to Orkhon Gantogtokh for this wonderful achievement and the research opportunities it carries with it!
On behalf of EDST,
André
It with great pleasure that we announce that EDST PhD Student, Yeonjoo Kim, has been selected as a Fellow of The Institute of Asian Research (IAR) Program for 2021-2022.
The Institute of Asian Research Fellows Program brings together UBC graduate students with an interest in advancing research that addresses a broad range of issues — particularly those with relevance to policy or global affairs — and is based on engagement with and deep knowledge of Asia.
For more details, please click on the following link: https://sppga.ubc.ca/news/the-institute-of-asian-research-fellows-program-2021-22-call-for-applications/
Yeonjoo Kim’s research examines the narratives of South Korean “Millennials” and delves into the changing relationships among their education, work, and life.
Congratulations to Yeonjoo Kim for this wonderful achievement and the research opportunities it carries!
André
