UBC Teacher Education

Dear New Teacher Candidates in the 2024/25 BEd program!⁠

You're invited to attend the mandatory online event, "Navigating the BEd & Alumni Panel." This event will provide valuable insights from BEd students from 2023/24 about their experiences in the program.

Details:
Date: August 29, 2024
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am | Zoom
(Zoom Link was sent via the BEd Newsletter email on July 18)

Make sure to attend to hear firsthand what the BEd students thought about their program and their experiences. It’s a great opportunity to get a preview of what lies ahead in the coming academic year!

teach.educ.ubc.ca/students/orientation/

UBC Education faculty, BEd instructors and faculty advisors are invited to an orientation for the 2024/25 Bachelor of Education program on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at the University Golf Club. RSVP closes this Sunday, August 18. https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/2024-faculty-orientation/

Our series of admissions webinars for 2024/25 opens with an info session for Indigenous applicants to the 11-month Bachelor of Education program.

Register online: https://e1.envoke.com/ext/pages/5c7108488ff7d2dcef466a81e79b2b16.

View the full schedule at https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/admissions/info/

Upcoming webinar on Bachelor of Education Program Admission and Q&A – Thursday, August 22, 2024 | 2-3pm | Zoom. ⁠
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Register and view all webinar topics for 2024/25 at https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/admissions/info/

UBC Education faculty, BEd instructors and faculty advisors are invited to an orientation for the 2024/25 Bachelor of Education program on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at the University Golf Club. RSVP requested by August 18. https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/2024-faculty-orientation/

Next week, the TEO and NITEP will be co-hosting a webinar for prospective Indigenous applicants to the 11-month Bachelor of Education Program.

Thursday, August 15
2-3pm (PT) via Zoom

Sign up here and see the full list of upcoming webinar topics for 2024/25 along with in-person info sessions: https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/admissions/info/

Photos from the WKTEP & RRED End-of-Year Celebration in Nelson 🎉

In the first three pics:
✨ 1: 2024/25 WKTEP teacher candidates
✨ 2: RRED TCs of the inaugural 2-year Rural and Remote Teacher Education Program (2022-2024)
✨ 3: 2024 Rural Master of Education students

Congratulations to all on completing your BEd and MEd programs!

There are many ways to get involved and make a difference in the BEd program!

The Education Students' Association (ESA) is made up of 12 representatives, with six representing Elementary & Middle Years and six for Secondary. The specific roles will be assigned after the election, which will be held later in September.

The council executive positions are:

⟶ President
⟶ Director of Internal Affairs
⟶ Director of External Affairs
⟶ Director of Administration
⟶ Director of Finance
⟶ Communications Coordinator
⟶ Academic Coordinator
⟶ ESA Ombudsperson
⟶ ESA AMS Representative

Additionally, there are several committee chairperson positions, including Grad Coordinator, Social Coordinator, Sales Coordinator, Athletics Coordinator, NITEP Representative, and WKTEP Representative.

Nominate yourself to be part of the 2024/25 ESA! https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/esa

Call for Nominations: 2024 Murray Elliott Service Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Teacher Education Program 📣

This award recognizes full-time and sessional faculty, staff and other persons associated with the Faculty of Education who have made an outstanding contribution to the teacher education program at UBC.

The nomination package should include three letters of nomination that address the following criteria:

✨ The recipient will have shown exceptional dedication, leadership skills, and commitment to the ongoing improvement of the UBC teacher education program over an extended period of time.
✨ A detailed overview of the nominee’s accomplishments and/or contribution to the teacher education program.

Nomination in one year does not restrict the individual from being nominated in subsequent years; however, an individual may only receive the award once.

Call for nominations closes Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Nominators are encouraged to submit nominations as early as possible.

https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/call-for-nominations-murray-elliott-service-award/

Are you currently seeking a teaching position? ⁠

ICYMI, the TEO website's career page lists various job openings for educators in locations throughout the province of BC, across Canada, and internationally. Many public and independent school administrators submit teaching opportunities on a regular basis throughout the year. ⁠

Find a position for fall! Access the TEO Job Board at https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/careers/education

Congratulations to all the teacher candidates completing the BEd program this week! What an incredible milestone. Remember to take a moment to celebrate all your hard work and dedication that brought you to this point.

Enjoy this special time and best wishes for your future endeavors as educators!

📣 New students starting the 2024/25 BEd program this August/September — A newsletter will be going out today with information for the Student Orientations (for UBC Vancouver campus students), along with other important items. We are so looking forward to meeting you!

View the Orientation Day schedules for UBC Vancouver Elementary & Middle Years and Secondary teacher candidates here: https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/students/orientation/

UBC teacher candidate Tanya Coghill wrote, illustrated and self-published a children's art and inquiry book titled Scared Bear. The story tells the adventure of a bear who learns about friendship and kindness, using vivid imagery painted in the style of 10 art masters. Tanya is a secondary BEd TC in Art Ed and the EDI-D cohort, along with being a member of the Education Students' Association. Read more and purchase your own copy here: https://tanyateearttlc.com/

The Education Students’ Association is here at the I e Cream Social! Drop by the ESA’s table for a chance to spin the wheel for free swag courtesy of the TEO ✨ 😎🍦

Secure Your Connection! Starting on July 22, 2024, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) will be required for our campus VPN. Your online safety matters to us! Find step-by-step instructions at it.ubc.ca/mfa. Questions? Contact the IT Service Centre.

Today, June 21, marks National Indigenous Peoples Day. The cultural and heritage celebrations of numerous Indigenous groups and communities have traditionally taken place on June 21 or during a similar time period because of the significance of the summer solstice as the longest day of the year. ⁠
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In the Teacher Education Office, within the Faculty of Education and across the UBC campuses, we recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples across the country. ⁠
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As members of the UBC community, let's come together and explore different ways we can express solidarity and support on this important day.

http://ubc.ca/indigenous-history-month/

Teacher candidates completing the Bachelor of Education program in July 2024 can now apply for graduation. Due to the transition to Workday, teacher candidates must apply for graduation by July 31, 2024. The application is available online via the SSC (not Workday).

In order to be recommended to the Ministry of Education Teacher Regulation Branch for certification, and receive the UBC BEd degree, you must apply for graduation—even if you do not plan to attend the ceremonies in November 2024 .

🚨 Teacher candidates, please ensure you apply to graduate by July 31, 2024. 🚨 This is a hard deadline and late applications will not be accepted by the university. If you miss the deadline, you will have to apply to graduate next year (May 2025). Therefore, it is strongly advised that TCs apply for graduation as soon as possible, if completing the program this July.

Questions about your graduation application can be sent to [email protected].

https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/apply-for-fall-2024-graduation-july-31-deadline/

We are excited to welcome back Elementary & Middle Years teacher candidates to the Vancouver campus in a few weeks. They will be joining the Secondary TCs, who returned to campus last week, after completing their extended practicum and community field experience.

Current 2023/24 BEd teacher candidates, please join us in front of Scarfe on Thursday, July 4 for the TEO's annual end-of-year event, the Ice Cream Social! RSVP closes June 23 (pls let us know if you prefer dairy or plant-based 🙏 – and yes, the ice cream is on us!). 🍦 🎉 😎

Look for the RSVP link in the June 13th BEd Newsletter.

UBC BEd teacher candidates in the International Baccalaureate-Diploma Programme (IB-DP) cohort pictured with Christopher Usih, Superintendent of Schools for the Richmond School District, at yesterday's IB cohort presentation.

https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/bachelor-of-education-program/international-baccalaureate/

Many thanks to Christopher Usih, Superintendent of Schools with the Richmond School District, for speaking with UBC teacher candidates at the inquiry cohort presentation today! Mr. Usih is pictured here (centre) with May Ng, IB-DP Faculty Advisor and Adjunct Teaching Professor, and TEO Director, John Yamamoto.

Photos from today’s End-of-Year Celebration and Faculty Advisors Meeting where we said thank you and goodbye to our colleagues in the Faculty of Education: Megan Brevner, Mike Johnson, Ellen Hsu and TEO’s very own Cynthia Clerc. Many thanks are also extended to Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem, and Dr. Lynne Tomlinson, Assistant Dean, PDCE for their presentation on the Enhancing Practicum for Indigenous Teacher Candidates (EPITC).

On Monday, June 10, BEd Elementary & Middle Years teacher candidates will start their three-week Community Field Experience (CFE). We have TCs completing their CFE in various locations such as the Lower Mainland, rural areas of British Columbia, across the country, and even internationally.

Best of luck to everyone on their CFE!📣 Share your CFE experience by tagging us !

We extend our sincere gratitude to the community partners near and far who have participated in the UBC Community Field Experience over the years. Here are a few pics from the CFE Partners Recognition Event held last night at the Sheraton Wall Centre.

We would also like to give a special thank you to Dr. Jan Hare, Dean pro tem, for taking the time out of her hectic schedule to participate. Music was performed by the amazingly talented jazz pianist Josh Krushel, who is also a 2023/24 UBC BEd secondary teacher candidate! ✨👏

Thank you for your continued support of UBC's teacher education program!

✿ Flower appreciation post — the Common Camas ✿

If you have been on campus over the past couple months, you may have noticed a cordoned off patch of grass in front of the Reconciliation Pole on Main Mall. A meadow has been planted to attract local pollinators — some of the plant varieties include field chickweed, nodding onion, farewell to spring, California oatgrass, yarrow, and the common camas. While no flowers have bloomed as of yet, the plants are thriving.

Camas is an herb that produces a beautiful blue-purple flower. It grows wild in the West Kootenays, and WKTEP staff have shared photos with the TEO over the years whenever this rare bloom is spotted (slides 3-5). According to the Kootenay Native Plant Society's website: "Camas was a dietary staple for many Indigenous peoples wherever it grew, and has been called a ‘cultural keystone species’."

Seeing this meadow planted for the pollinators and UBC community, in this special location, is a spot of delight and appreciated. Stop by to see how the plants develop and bloom as the days become warmer. Some other places on campus to see camas growing is by the Beaty Biodiversity Museum and right in front of Brock Hall. 🙏

To learn more about this plant and others, visit https://kootenaynativeplants.ca/our-work/camas/.

The annual End-of-Year Celebration and Faculty Advisors Meeting is an opportunity to thank our colleagues who are leaving, to debrief/share experiences, and to review the year and look ahead.

Monday, June 10, 2024
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Ponderosa Ballroom and Scarfe 205 & 209

We kindly ask invitees to RSVP by June 2, 2024.

https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/end-of-year-celebration-and-faculty-advisors-meeting-june-6-2024/

Teach in Nunavut!

Join the best. Be the best. 😎

🌟The Department of Education is hiring for a variety of teaching positions across Nunavut.

More details below ⬇️
www.gov.nu.ca/en/education-and-schools/teach-nunavut

Prospective students, we are at the Cranbrook Hiring & Post-secondary Education Expo today! Drop by to learn about the West Kootenay Rural Teacher Education Program (WKTEP) or Rural and Remote Teacher Education Program (RRED) at our booth. Melanie from WKTEP is available to answer your questions about the program options, the curriculum, and teaching profession.

Thursday, May 30, 2024
Cranbrook Curling Centre
11:00 am - 3:00 pm

https://teach.educ.ubc.ca/bachelor-of-education-program/wktep/

Congratulations Class of 2024—you did it! Don’t forget to download your personalized graduation video clip. Find yours to share with friends one week after your ceremony at https://ubc.stageclip.com/

WEST KOOTENAY RURAL TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM (WKTEP) will be at Secondary Education Expo 2024 ! Drop by our booth, pick up some goodies, and chat with WKTEP team.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? - Anyone looking for a new career or post-secondary education options.

Date: May 30, 2024
Time: 11 AM – 3 PM
Location: Cranbrook Curling Centre, Cranbrook, B.C.

REGISTER HERE:
https://events.blackpress.ca/cranbrook-2024