Spotlight

Living the Curriculum from the Inside Out with Kim Ondrik

Living the Curriculum from the Inside Out with Kim Ondrik

Join Kim Ondrik, Head Learner, Mill Bay Nature School for a late afternoon presentation and discussion on innovative teaching practices.

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 […]

Graduate Student Q&A: Award Recipient Spotlight on Kelly Hanson

Graduate Student Q&A: Award Recipient Spotlight on Kelly Hanson

Our 2019 Stephen Daniel Pope Graduate Award recipient is PhD candidate, Kelly Hanson.

Director Announcement

Director Announcement

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Margaret Macintyre Latta has been appointed Director of the Okanagan School of Education.

Convocation is a time of celebration at UBCO

This week UBC Okanagan celebrates its students as it hosts six separate graduation ceremonies over two days. More than 1,725 students will cross the stage, earning their undergraduate degrees while 215 students will receive their master’s degree and 40 their doctorates.