UBCV and UBCO are collaboratively hosting the 14th Annual Celebrate Learning Week (CLW) online and in-person from May 2–9, 2023.
The theme of this year’s campus-wide showcase is celebrating the Power of Place in Teaching and Learning. UBC faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate in the professional development opportunities. Sessions demonstrate the connections between the power of place in teaching and learning with strong ties to the goals and actions laid out in UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan.
Featured events
May 2 | snk̓l̕ip’s power to make the world safe for the peoples to be: Coyote Stories so we can all have a future
UBCO Keynote Speaker: Bill Cohen, a Syilx Okanagan artist and educator, speaks about snk̓l̕ip’s (Coyote) role in Syilx pedagogy and praxis, including humanizing Indigenous Peoples and learning about the potential for healthy, sustaining cultural and ecological diversity.
May 8 | Positionality: How History and Place Inform your Teaching Practice
Workshop: Learn about the impact of sharing positionality on teaching practice and building stronger relationships.
May 8 | Teaching from Place: Land as an Educator
Discussion: Join a conversation on the role of the land as a teacher and kin, rooted in Indigenous sovereignty and LandBack as a framework for understanding our relationship with the land.
May 9 | Working Alongside: Collaborative Pathways to Decolonize/Indigenize Teaching and Learning
Closing Plenary Panel: This panel features educators from across UBC as they share their experiences and strategies for decolonizing and Indigenizing curriculum and teaching practice.
