“Turning Pages, Shifting Perspectives” is a reflective, community-centered book club that invites participants to explore powerful texts that challenge assumptions and broaden understanding. Together, we’ll read, discuss, and unpack stories that prompt us to question dominant narratives, shift our thinking, and grow—individually and collectively. This book club is open to all Faculty of Education faculty, […] Read More
ECPS is pleased to welcome Dr. John Lum as an Assistant Professor in the School and Applied Child Psychology Program Prior to joining UBC, Dr. Lum served as the District Psychologist with the Vancouver School Board, where he conducted autism spectrum disorder and psychoeducational assessments for students requiring intensive support. He also consulted with teachers […] Read More
ECPS is pleased to celebrate the publication of an article by graduate student Afrah Noor Khan (M.Ed. Human Development, Learning, and Culture) in Teacher Magazine (BC Teachers’ Federation publication) In her article, “Teachers can’t pour from an empty cup: But what keeps emptying it?”, Khan examines how teacher burnout is often framed as an individual […] Read More
EPSE 604A | Advanced Topics in Human Development, Learning, and Culture: Phenomenology, Technology and the Human Experience Professor: Dr. Barbara WeberWinter Term 1 | Mondays 4:30-7:30pmFormat: In-person Learning never occurs in abstraction. As social-emotional, embodied beings, we move, perceive, and feel; we are engaged with tools and technologies and are situated in socio-cultural-historical environments. From […] Read More
On April 7, 2026, more than 100 students, faculty, staff, and university leaders gathered at the Ponderosa Ballroom for UBC Vancouver’s first Faculty Wellbeing Champions Recognition Event. The event celebrated the vital role faculty play in supporting student wellbeing in teaching and learning environments. A total of 124 faculty members, nominated by students, were recognized […] Read More
NITEP and HDLC are proud to celebrate their collaborative initiative, Roots of Connection. Designed to support Indigenous teacher candidates throughout their professional journey, this 8-month long project brought together NITEP, HDLC, and students to create a beautifully crafted Teacher Planner grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing and social-emotional learning. These planners were professionally printed and gifted to each and every Indigenous […] Read More
Together We Grow (TWG): Gardening for Ecological Awareness, Food Literacy, and Indigenous Wisdom Project Who? Three HDLC Graduate students—Sangeeta Bhonsale, Fei Fung and Eduardo Moran Jiminez—worked with the Stride Avenue Community School (SACS) Coordinator, an Indigenous Elder and Knowledge Keeper and SACS students and their parents. This initiative was made possible through funding from a […] Read More