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Reconciling Pedagogies: Accounts from Places across Canada

Reconciling Pedagogies: Accounts from Places across Canada

On Feb. 3, 2020, the Okanagan School of Education will be hosting a panel discussion on reconciling pedagogies.

Recipient Sydney Fender next to Bob Bissell, Kiwanis Society

Sydney Fender receives Inaugural Kiwanis Legacy Major Entrance Award

Fender received $10,000 as part of the Kelowna Kiwanis Legacy Major Entrance Award in Education

Graduate Student Spotlight: Camille Rousseau

Graduate Student Spotlight: Camille Rousseau

“I’m really thankful for the program that is offered here and how it allows me to expand the depth and breadth of my expertise. There is really nothing like what we do here at B.A.R.K.”

Award winning educators share innovative practices

Award winning educators share innovative practices

We’re hosting an interactive panel discussion on Nov. 26.

Take a Pause: Mindfulness in the workplace

Take a Pause: Mindfulness in the workplace

“It’s easy to overlook taking care, and thinking, of yourself; but self-care is very important”

Graduate Student Spotlight: Q&A with Andrew Pulvermacher

Graduate Student Spotlight: Q&A with Andrew Pulvermacher

Congratulations to Andrew Pulvermacher for receiving a Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council – Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Program grant!

Speaker Series: Dr. Jerome Cranston

Speaker Series: Dr. Jerome Cranston

Dr. Jerome Cranston, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Regina will be presenting his recent book, Beyond the Classroom Walls: Teaching in Challenging Social Contexts.

Graduate Student Spotlight: Q&A with Jennifer Kelly

Graduate Student Spotlight: Q&A with Jennifer Kelly

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Kelly who graduated with her PhD in June 2019.

Graduate Student Spotlight: Award Recipient & Recent Graduate Donna Kozak

Graduate Student Spotlight: Award Recipient & Recent Graduate Donna Kozak

Our 2019 Doctoral Studies Outstanding Dissertation Award recipient is Donna Kozak with her dissertation on Parents with teachers re-authoring the home-school interface: a critical participatory action research study. A familiar face around UBCO, Donna Kozak (or Dr. Donna Kozak we can officially say!) has been an adjunct professor co-teaching a literacy course for our Bachelor […]

Graduate Student Q&A:  Award Recipient Spotlight on Leslie Shayer

Graduate Student Q&A: Award Recipient Spotlight on Leslie Shayer

Our 2019 Outstanding Master-Level Graduate Student Award recipient is Master of Arts student, Leslie Shayer. An award that’s not often bestowed, Leslie has gone above and beyond since joining us at the Okanagan School of Education (OSE). She is a Grad Student Representative, the Secretary for the Stress, Coping, and Resilience Special Interest Group in […]