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Okanagan School of Education
The University of British Columbia
EME Tower 1, 3rd Floor (Engineering, Management & Education Building)
1137 Alumni Ave.
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7

General Inquiries and Undergraduate Programs:

Office: EME 3121
Phone: 250.807.9176
Fax: 250.807.8084
Email: education.ubco@ubc.ca

Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Programs (MEd, MA,PhD):

Office: EME 3119
Phone: 250.807.8203
Fax: 250.807.8084
Email: lindsay.cox@ubc.ca

MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

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Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education; Metacognition; Growth Mindset and Academic Success; Curriculum & Program Development; Instructional Design; Enhancing Learning with Technology.

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Physical Education; Health Education; Early Learning; Children's Physical Activity; Action Research.

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Conceptualizations of kindness in children and adolescents; Measuring kindness in schools; Social and Emotional Learning; Canine-assisted interventions; Assessment of therapy dogs; University student well-being

Courses & Teaching: Research Methods Social and Emotional Learning Child and Adolescent Development

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Leadership in Higher Education, Critical Policy Studies, Change Management, Emotional Labour and School Choice

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Citizenship; Social Studies Methods; History Education; History of Education and Curriculum; Culture and Education; Alternative and Holistic Educational Practices from an Ecological Perspective.

Courses & Teaching: Graduate level courses including: Global Education, Citizenship, and Cross-Cultural Conceptions of Teaching and Learning; Curriculum Issues and Theories; and Readings and Discourse in Education Bachelor of Education, focus areas include social studies; holistic education; anti-racist and critical pedagogy.

Joanne Brunel | French Educator Network Facilitator, B.C. Southern Interior | Education | joanne.brunel@ubc.ca

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Educational Technology; Instructional Design; Curriculum Development; Technology Innovation; Integration.

Jessica Chan | Assistant Professor | Education | jessica.chan@ubc.ca

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Language and Literacy Development; Oral Language and Math Development; Reading Development and Disorders; Community-based initiatives; Literacy and Numeracy

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Leadership, professional learning and development, educator well-being; learning communities and school organizing; reflective practice.

Courses & Teaching: Educational leadership; Diversity and Inclusion in Education

Bill Cohen | Assistant Professor | Education | billy.cohen@ubc.ca

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: My research interests are extended family pedagogies informed by traditional Indigenous knowledge: particularly a Syilx children-centred model informed by capti̓kʷɬ stories to transform schools to be more appreciative and sustaining of place-based relationships and cultural and ecological diversity.

Colombe Cormier | BEd French Pathways Advisor | Education | colombe.cormier@ubc.ca

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Teaching English as an Additional Language (TEAL); Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL); Applied Linguistics; English Language Teaching (ELT); Curriculum and Materials Design; English for Academic Purposes (EAP); English Language Learning (ELL); Short-Term Study Abroad; Post-Secondary English as an Additional Language (EAL) Teaching and Learning; Adult EAL Teaching and Learning

Courses & Teaching: Undergraduate Courses EDUC 407 Concept Studies Module 1—Developing Instructional Strategies ESL/FSL EDUC 436 Developing Curricular Vision for a Democratic Society EDUC 459 ESL in Secondary Education Post-Baccalaureate Courses LLED 494 Introduction to Additional Language Teaching and Learning LLED 495 Curriculum and Materials Design in Additional Language Teaching and Learning LLED 496 Theory and Practice in Additional Language Teaching and Learning Graduate Courses EDUC 560 Directed Studies in Education: TESOL Inquiry IGS 620 Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies: TESOL Frameworks EDUC 524 Language Teaching and Learning EDUC 562 Special Topics in Education: TESOL Materials

Lynne Gibson | Field Advisor | Education | lynne.gibson@ubc.ca

Chantal Gosselin | French Recruitment and Communications Coordinator | Education | chantal.gosselin@ubc.ca | EME 3147

Kyle Hamilton | Field Advisor | Education | kyle.hamilton@ubc.ca

Research Interests: Curriculum; Democracy and Education; Critical Pedagogy; Citizenship Education; Cosmopolitanism

Research Interests: Digital Pedagogy; Technology-Enhanced Learning; Online Learning; Interdisciplinary Learning; Instructional Design

Research Interests: Motor Learning; Physical Education; Curriculum & Program Development; Health Education; Preservice Teacher Education

Research Interests: Mathematics Education; Mathematical Growth Mindset; Problem Solving; Teaching and Learning; Assessment; Mentoring

Danielle Lamb | Program Manager, Doctor of Education | Education | danielle.lamb@ubc.ca | 250.807.9658

Amanda Lamberti | Communications Manager | Education | amanda.lamberti@ubc.ca

Jennifer Laminger | Lecturer | Education | jennifer.laminger@ubc.ca

Research Interests: Numeracy and Mathematics Education, Numeracy through Literacy, Teacher Pro-D, Curriculum development and implementation, Critical Thinking, School culture

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Fostering Pedagogical Relationships, Seeing and Acting on Innovation’s Renewing Potential—The Fecundity of Genuine Learning Contexts, Curriculum as Lived in Classrooms, Teacher Education and Professional Development Reform Efforts.

Research Interests: Aboriginal perspectives and representation; Inquiry teaching and learning; Competency-based assessment and STEAM.

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Philosophy of education; educational ethics; the aims of higher education; education for democracy

Courses & Teaching: Philosophical Inquiry in Education Controversial Issues in Education Conceptions of Teaching and Learning Policy and Education

Amber McLeod | Lecturer | Education | amber.mcleod@ubc.ca | 250 807 9323

Courses & Teaching: EAP 103

Karen Ragoonaden | Associate Dean | Education | karen.ragoonaden@ubc.ca

Research Interests: Mindfulness and Well-Being, Conceptions of Teaching and Learning, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Carl Ruest, PhD | Lecturer | Education | carl.ruest@ubc.ca

Murray Sasges | Field Advisor | Education | murray.sasges@ubc.ca

Sumer Seiki, PhD | Associate Professor | Education | sumer.seiki@ubc.ca | EME 3161

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Science education; narrative inquiry; social justice

Courses & Teaching: EPSE 468 (3) Creating Positive Learning Environments for Inclusive Education

Research Interests: Literacy Coaching as a Tool for Professional Development; Differentiated Instruction; Quality Instructional and Assessment Practices.

Courses & Teaching: Courses in the Post Bac Program, Summer Institute in Education and in the Master's Program

Courses & Teaching: English, English for Academic Purposes (EAP 104)

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