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Family Math & Science Day @ UBC Faculty of Education
Family Mathematics & Science Day will take place @ UBC Faculty of Education on Saturday, October 15, 2016 (10:00 am – 12:30 pm).
Science and Mathematics Educators and students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Teacher Education Program and the rest of the Faculty of Education community at UBC invite guests from 2 to 102 years old to help us celebrate mathematics and science. The Mathematics and Science Family Day will focus on exciting hands-on and minds-on mathematics and science activities suitable for all those with curious and inquiring minds. Mathematics and Science Days have become a great tradition that connects our faculty members, students, Teacher-Candidates and community at large with the excitement of mathematics and science learning and teaching. Parents, grand-parents, children, community members, and teachers are welcome to attend!
Registration: If you are interested in attending, you have to register here (the event is free but the registration is required!)
Original post: http://blogs.ubc.ca/mmilner/outreach/family-math-science-day-at-ubc-faculty-of-education/
The Great Reads Collection at UBC Education Library
This leisure reading collection includes more than 400 great books – literary classics, fiction and non-fiction bestsellers and more!
The UBC Education Library has a curated selection of teacher education books as well as classic children’s books.
Find it on the main level of our branch, past the information desk.
Click here to find out more: http://greatreads.library.ubc.ca/
20 books every Canadian should read before high school
CBC just published a fabulous selection of 20 books every Canadian should read before high school. http://www.cbc.ca/books/2016/08/15-books-to-read-before-high-school.html
We have included the list below and added the link to our holdings in the UBC Library catalogue. All are available at UBC Education Library!
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai
One in Every Crowd by Ivan E. Coyote
Susceptible by Geneviève Castrée
What World Is Left by Monique Polak
Skraelings by Rachel and Sean QitsualikTinsley
Son of Interflux by Gordon Korman
Goodbye Buffalo Bay by Larry Loyie and Constance Brissenden
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Between Sisters by Adwoa Badoe
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
Nobody Cries at Bingo by Dawn Dumont
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
Congratulations to children’s science writer Shar Levine on being awarded Order of Canada
Congratulations to Shar Levine (children’s science writer extraordinaire) who has been awarded the Order of Canada.
Shar Levine was given this award “for her contributions to making science easier for children to understand through her hands-on workshops and for her work to involve parents, teachers and librarians in science education.”
Here at UBC Shar has given generously of her time presenting to all our elementary teacher candidates as part of Authorfest, initiated and presented at Celebrate Science (supported by IKE Barber Center) and as part of iSchool courses.
This is wonderful news for children’s writers, for science writers and especially for women and science!
The Order of Canada, one of our country’s highest civilian honours, was established in 1967, during Canada’s centennial year, to recognise outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.
Library closed on July 1st for Canada Day
Please note that all UBC library branches will be closed for Canada Day.
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