2018 Summer Institutes – Registration Now Open!

The Professional Development and Community Engagement (PDCE) office in the UBC Faculty of Education is excited to announce that registration for the 2018 Summer Institutes is now open!

There are over a dozen unique, short-term, summer programs running this year that address a variety of themes, ideas, and skills for teachers and educators, ranging from Agriculture in the Classroom, to First Peoples Principles of Learning, to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity education and leadership. Programs are running primarily at UBC Vancouver, with a few also being held in Abbotsford and Nelson, BC. Start dates range from May to August, and these courses typically run daily for the duration of 1-2 weeks.

Visit the summer institutes webpage for more information: pdce.educ.ubc.ca/summer-institutes and feel free to share the PDF poster with anyone you know who may be interested!


Questions? Get in touch!

Susan Currie, Senior Program Assistant
604 822 1876 | susan.currie@ubc.ca

 

2018 Summer Institutes

Agriculture in the Classroom

Integrating agricultural literacy and sustainability into classrooms

  • July 16 – 20
  • Abbotsford, BC
  • Apply by: June 8

Assessment & Positive Behaviour Support in School & Community Settings

For persons who engage with challenging behavior in school and community contexts

  • July 16 – 27
  • Nelson, BC
  • Apply by: June 11

Clinical Supervision of Teaching

A focus on mentorship, as requested by school advisors!

  • July 16 – 20
  • UBC Vancouver
  • Apply by: June 11

Educational Gerontology

Optimizing learning for older adults

  • July 30 – August 3
  • UBC Vancouver
  • Apply by: June 15

Exploring BC’s Re-Designed Curriculum – Primary

For early learners (Kindergarten to Grade 3)

Advisors’ Choice!

Alumni Choice!

  • July 30 – August 3
  • UBC Vancouver
  • Apply by: June 25

Exploring BC’s Re-Designed Curriculum – Intermediate

For intermediate and middle school learners

Advisors’ Choice!

Alumni Choice!

  • July 30 – August 3
  • UBC Vancouver
  • Apply by: June 25

First Peoples Principles of Learning

Teaching and learning through First Peoples Principles

Advisors’ Choice!

Alumni Choice!

  • July 3 – 13
  • UBC Vancouver
  • Apply by: May 29

Garden-Based Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education

Open(ing) spaces for learning

  • July 9 – 14
  • UBC Vancouver
  • Apply by: June 1

Inquiry and Innovation for School and System Leaders

Making inquiry-informed and innovative practices a way of life

Advisors’ Choice!

  • July 5 – 6
  • UBC Vancouver
  • Apply by: May 31

Practical Foods

Experience prepping and cooking a range of meals and build understanding about the science of food

  • August 13 – 18
  • UBC Vancouver
  • Apply by: July 9

Safe is Not Enough: SOGI

Sexual orientation and gender identity education and leadership

  • July 5 – 6
  • UBC Vancouver
  • Apply by: May 30

Teaching to Diversity

UDL, mental health, and the new BC curriculum

  • July 9 – 20
  • UBC Vancouver
  • Apply by: June 1