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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
Email: education.ubco@ubc.ca

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

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

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Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education; Metacognition; Mindsets and Academic Success; Curriculum & Program Development; Instructional Design; Enhancing Learning with Technology; Ethical use of Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Teaching, Learning and Research.

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Early Learning; Health Education; Physical Education; 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; Literacy and Numeracy; Language-based Disorders; Community-based initiatives; Family Literacy

Courses & Teaching: English Language Arts and Literacy Literacy in Action Foundations of Reading Development Inclusive Education

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, Indigenous Knowledges | 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.

Graduate student supervisor. Focus: EAL Teaching and Learning in Adult and Post-Secondary Contexts.

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

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

Robert Grant | Lecturer | Education | robert.grant@ubc.ca

Freya Green | B.A.R.K. Program Coordinator | B.A.R.K., Education | fllgreen@mail.ubc.ca | EME 3118

Kyle Hamilton | Lecturer | Education | kyle.hamilton@ubc.ca

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

Research Interests: Arts-Based Research; Digital Literacies; Digital Research Methods; English Language Arts; Environmental Theory and Practice; Literacy Education; Literature and Poetry; Teacher Education

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

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

Research Interests: Project Management; Fostering Reciprocal Relationships; Leadership; Professional Development; Métis and Chicano/a Literature

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

Jennifer Laminger | Field Experience Coordinator | 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

Amber Lavoie | Lecturer | Education | amber.lavoie@ubc.ca | 250 807 9323

Courses & Teaching: EAP 103

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.

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

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

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

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

David Trumpower | Education | david.trumpower@ubc.ca | 250.807.8106 | EME3101

Research Interests: Concept maps; Conceptual knowledge; Assessment Cognitive and learning theories; Mathematics and sciences; Statistical reasoning

Anita Veal, MA | Sessional Lecturer | Education | anita.veal@ubc.ca

Research Interests: Second Language Acquisition, community engagement

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

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