Past
International Symposium - Shared Challenges and Future Directions
Monday, may 12th, 2025, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
大象传媒 Vancouver Campus, Harbour Centre Room 2270
Panelists:
- Dr. Lilach Marom
- Dr. Guofang Li
- Prof. Dr. Anatoli Rakhkochkine
- Dr. Hanna Ragnarsd贸ttir
- Dr. Randolph Wimmer
- Dr. Megumi Nishida
- Dr. Han Xu
About
Becoming a certified teacher can be a challenging process, rife with shifting expectations as governments make unique decisions reflective of their priorities for the teaching profession. These policies and priorities are increasingly shaped in a global neoliberal educational arena. A critical thread in teacher education research explores the policies surrounding teacher mobility and migration and the diversification of the teacher workforce. These questions are also closely associated with the expectation of enhancing teachers鈥� competencies in addressing the needs of a culturally, linguistically, and racially diverse student body. This panel delves into the experiences of internationally educated teachers (IETs) in a comparative perspective, drawing on recent research investigating IETs鈥� experience in Canada, Iceland, and Germany. The presenters explore the policies and practices concerning IETs and examine their connections to the national and international discourses on internationalization and teacher professionalism. Join us for a rich discussion about the current landscape of teacher professionalism and IETs鈥� experience in Canada and beyond.
This event is hosted by the Centre for Research and Practice in Teacher Education.
A Lecture and Conversation with Dr. Jen Gilbert
Friday, February 28, 2025
Time: 4:30-6:00 pm
大象传媒 Vancouver campus, Harbour Centre Room 7000
A Lecture and Conversation with Dr. Jen Gilbert
Friday, February 28th, 2025, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
大象传媒 Vancouver Campus, Harbour Centre Room 7000
Dr. Gilbert鈥檚 Bio:
Jen Gilbert is Professor and Chair of the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. Gilbert鈥檚 research focuses on issues related to sexuality and gender in education, including controversies in sex education, and LGBTQ+ issues in schools. Gilbert is author of the book Sexuality in School: The Limits of Education (University of Minnesota Press) and co-lead researcher on the Beyond Bullying project, a research and storytelling project that explores the circulation of LGBTQ+ sexuality and gender through U.S. and Canadian high schools and For the Record, an international, mixed-method study of queer, trans, and racialized young women and nonbinary youth鈥檚 experiences of navigating risk during COVID-19. They are currently working on a book manuscript tentatively titled Sex Education for Beginners: Keywords for a Queer Future.
WestCAST Conference Opening Reception
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 6:00 鈥� 8:00pm
大象传媒 Burnaby Campus, Education Building Rooms 8620 & 8515
- For registration and more information: WestCAST 2025 - 大象传媒
DARE Seminar: A Cyclical Journey: Student Teachers Navigate Social Justice Education
October 28, 2024
Presenters
- Pooja Dharamshi
- Amrit Cojocaru
- Shaghayegh Bahrami
About
In this talk, we explore the lives of student teachers within a social justice-oriented teacher education program: how they navigate key moments of learning, discomfort, and transformation while developing pedagogies as student teachers. Situating this work within the interrelated scholarship of social-justice teacher education and culturally sustaining practices, we discuss how the experiences of student teachers are not just a precursor to becoming "real" teachers. Rather, this period is a critical phase in their growth, a time they can be immersed in the complexities and subtleties of being a student teacher. Findings from our research highlight a cyclical process of looking backward, inward, and forward. Student teachers reflect on their experiences, critically engage with their current positionalities, and envision their future practices and commitments as student teachers. We suggest this dynamic process is significant to their development as educators who are culturally responsive and socially just.
A Conversation on Racial Literacy, Identity, and Belonging
Date: October 30, 2024
Speakers:
Dr. Jabari Mahiri, Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson
Facilitators:
Dr. Pooja Dharamshi, Dr. Robyn Ilten-Gee
Event Organizers:
Dr. Beth Marshall, Dr. Pooja Dharamshi, Dr. Robyn Ilten-Gee, Dr. Suzanne Smythe
About
A dynamic and thought-provoking discussion with renowned scholars and Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson as they explore the complex themes of racial literacy, identity, and belonging. This conversation highlighted the synergies within their groundbreaking work and offer new perspectives on how racial identity is formed and understood.
Dr. Mahiri, author of Deconstructing Race, investigates the disparity between how society perceives individuals and how they perceive themselves, probing questions like, 鈥淗ow does society see you?鈥� and 鈥淗ow do you see yourself?鈥� In her work, Dr. Gilpin-Jackson explores the developmental journey from the question 鈥淲hat are you?鈥� to 鈥淲here do I belong?鈥� drawing from her personal experiences and her collection of short stories.
Both scholars are deeply influenced by storytelling and literature. Mahiri weaves the works of Joseph Conrad and Toni Morrison into his research, while Gilpin-Jackson uses her fiction to foster dialogue. Together, they engaged in a lively conversation hosted by Pooja Dharamshi and Robyn Ilten-Gee from the Faculty of Education.