20th Annual IOP Conference
UBC Vancouver
Saturday, May 6, 2017
8:30am – 1:30pm
Teaching is demanding and complex work, made more difficult if we try to do it in isolation or without sharing and exploring our understandings together. In order to better understand and improve our practice, many of us engage in classroom, program or institution-based investigations focusing on the what, the how and the why of our practice.
On May 6, 2017, UBC hosts the 20th Annual IOP Conference where practicing teachers, university educators, graduate students and student teachers from different educational contexts (schools, universities and colleges) come together to share their questions, investigations and understandings about their practice.
The IOP conference stresses dialogue among participants; presentations are intended to provoke and inform discussion. These exchanges typically fall within the following areas of inquiry:
- the preparation of practitioners
- the ongoing education of practitioners
- the focus on classroom practice
- the context of practice (e.g., social, political and cultural analysis of practice)
- researching practice (e.g., teacher inquiry/action research)
This annual conference is offered by UBC Faculty of Education and the BC Teachers’ Federation.
The call for proposals is now closed - thank you to all who submitted! The committee will begin reviewing proposals soon, and we'll be in touch with authors by March 10.
In the spirit of IOP, if you are chosen to present your work at the conference, we hope that you will also attend other presentations offered at the conference.
We suggest that all those who present their work at the conference provide a simple one-page summary of their work for distribution at the conference (20 copies should suffice).
Submissions & Timeline
Submit your proposal to present using the online submission form:
- Call for Proposals opens: December 9, 2016
- Submission Deadline: Tuesday, February 28
- Presenters Notified by: Friday, March 10
- Early Bird Registration: Friday, April 7
Presentation Guidelines
When organizing IOP, the committee has a limited number of rooms and often more applications to present than can be accommodated. The varying formats (presentations, roundtables, posters) and time allocations provide the committee with some flexibility to maximize the number of proposals accepted. Please consider which format best suits your needs but also indicate whether others are acceptable should the committee not be able to meet your first choice.
IOP is intended to foster dialogue and discourse. In order to do that, we request that presenters limit their delivery and allow time for discussion. All sessions will be chaired and the Chair will enforce time limits. If you submit a proposal to IOP, the assumption is that you have accepted the time limits for presentation outlined below.
In the spirit of IOP, if you are chosen to present your work at the conference, we hope that you will also attend other presentations offered at the conference.
We suggest that all those who present their work at the conference provide a simple one-page summary of their work for distribution at the conference (20 copies should suffice).
- We want challenging, relevant, interactive presentations that showcase how you have been investigating some dimension of teaching practice.
- Session time should be divided equally between provoking discussion by providing access to your understandings, and providing opportunity for others to discuss your conclusions.
- Individual presentations are allotted 20 minutes. The formal aspect of the presentation (e.g., PowerPoint) should last for a maximum of 10 minutes, with 10 minutes for discussion.
- Panel/group presentations are allotted 40 minutes. The formal aspect of the presentation (e.g., PowerPoint) should last for a maximum of 20 minutes, with 20 minutes for discussion.
- Proposals: maximum of 350 words.
- You have a critical question you would like to discuss with other practitioners and you are willing to initiate and moderate a conversation, perhaps based on your own experience or research.
- IOP roundtables are intended to encourage sharing and networking among participants interested in a specific theme or issue. Roundtables are not intended to include lengthy or formal presentations. The idea is to introduce a topic briefly and informally — and then to invite participants to share what they may be doing and thinking in relation to that topic.
- For example, a presenter could introduce a topic by raising one or two questions and/or providing some background information on a one-page handout. The introduction should last no longer than five minutes, leaving 15 minutes for conversation.
- The poster format is ideal for the visual presentation of research results, a program of research or research activities of a group.
- Poster sessions will be organized in two 15-minute time slots, where presenters are available to answer questions.
- For information on creating an effective poster, visit: www.ncsu.edu/project/posters.
2017 registration is closed
Registration fees include the conference, refreshments and a delightful lunch, plus an opportunity to win an assortment of door prizes!
Registration fees are paid through our secure online payment gateway via credit card or accepted interac cards (BMO, RBC, ScotiaBank, TD CanadaTrust). Please note we are unable to accept Visa Debit cards.
Early Bird Rates
Early Bird rates apply to full payment of fees received on or before . If you do not wish to make your payment online, you may select to pay "in-person" on the registration form. To receive the Early Bird rates, you must submit fees in cash (personal cheques are not accepted) at the PDCE Office (Scarfe, room 1304) and are required to bring the exact amount (no change is available on site).
- All payments made after April 7 will be at the regular full rate and must be paid at the registration table on May 14 (they will not be accepted in the PDCE Office).
NOTE: the registration and payment page will open in a secure Faculty of Education ePayment site.
All participants and conference presenters are required to register and pay fees.
Early Bird Fees - ends April 7
- Regular Rate | $25
- Student Rate | $15
Regular Fees - begins April 8
- Regular Rate | $30
- Student Rate | $20
- There is a 20% handling fee for cancellation of registrations received in writing (email) on or before Friday, April 22.
- No refunds will be issued for cancellations received from Saturday, April 23 onward.
Need Assistance?
If you require assistance with registration, contact pdce.educ@ubc.ca or call 604.822.2013.
Join us for the 20th Annual IOP Conference!
IOP Decorum:
We'd like to highlight the following to reminders for all IOP Participants:
- Arrive early or on time for all sessions, particularly after the poster presentation and nutrition breaks.
- Stay for the full session, it’s important to encourage and support all presenters!
8:30-9:00 | - | Registration (Scarfe Lobby) & Refreshments |
9:00-9:40 | - | Session A - Presentations |
9:45-10:00 | - | Session B - Posters (2nd floor corridor) & Refreshments |
10:05-10:45 | - | Session C - Presentations |
10:45-11:00 | - | Session D - Posters (2nd floor corridor) & Refreshments |
11:05-11:45 | - | Session E - Presentations |
11:50-12:30 | - | Session F - Presentations |
12:35-1:30 | - | Catered Lunch, Door Prizes, & Conference Evaluations |
- This event is generously organized for IOP participants by the presenters of Science Creativity Literacy Symposium: Impact on Students’ Perceptions of Science and Creativity.
It's here, the line-up for the 20th Annual IOP Conference!
Click on the presentation titles to view the full abstract online. You can also download the PDF Schedule.
SESSION A | Presentations | 9:00 - 9:40
ROOM 304 A
ROOM 308 A
Cindy Andrew, Mahboubeh Asgari
Helping Support Young People’s Health through Inquiry (not facts, stats, or scare tactics)
ROOM 310
Elizabeth Greenwood
Constructing Outcomes: Using Backwards Design to Create Effective Classroom Environments
Jovana Durica, Kathleen Walsh
Increasing Teacher Knowledge of Research-Based Small-Group Interventions In Mathematics
ROOM 1003
ROOM 1004
Christine Bridge, Sara Davidson
Exploring Themes of Reconciliation through Indigenous Art
Maya Tracy Borhani
Elizabethan Lingo: Public Speaking with the Bard
ROOM 1005
Miriam Miller
Supporting Effective Self-Assessment of the Redesigned Curriculum's Core Competencies
Kristen Hudec, Miriam Miller, Amori Mikami, Julie Owens
Making Socially Accepting, Inclusive Classrooms (MOSAIC) Program: Integrating Classroom Behavioural Strategies within Existing SEL Programs
ROOM 1328
Erika Thauberger, Kathleen Walsh
How to Increase Treatment Acceptability of Youth Mental Health Services?
Juliane Dmyterko
The Role of Educators in Addressing Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Youth
SESSION B | Posters | 9:45 - 10:00
Posters in Main Corridor, 2nd Floor | Refreshments in Room 209
Darcie-Anne Bailey, Juliana Stifelmann
The Importance of Social Skills and Free Evidence-Based Techniques to Address Them
SESSION C | Presentations | 10:05 - 10:45
ROOM 304 A
ROOM 308 A
Catherine Broom
Youth Civic Engagement is Our Responsibility to Foster
Negar Khodarahmi, Laurie Ford
The Refugee Child in the B.C. Classroom
ROOM 310
Michèle Pellan Cheng, Sonja Saqui
Don’t Stress: How to Identify Anxiety in the Classroom
Michèle Pellan Cheng, Sonja Saqui
Michèle Pellan Cheng, Sonja Saqui
Michèle Pellan Cheng, Sonja Saqui
ROOM 1003
ROOM 1004
ROOM 1005
Reetika Khanna, Stefan Honisch
In Search of a Phenomenological Way of Being: Living in and outside of Pedagogy
ROOM 1328
Alexis Birner
Mobile Devices Can Change Assessment Methods
Meaghan Storey
Teaching between the lines: Social and Emotional Learning in the Curriculum
SESSION D | Posters | 10:45 - 11:00
Continuation of Session B above; second opportunity to view posters
Posters in Main Corridor, 2nd Floor | Refreshments in Room 209
SESSION E | Presentations | 11:05 - 11:45
ROOM 304 A
Amber Moore
"Going There": Strategies for Teaching Trauma Literature in High School English
Magdalena Vergara, Alexis Birner, Teresa Dobson
Whose Canada is This That We are Presenting? Deconstructing the Role of Nation with Third Grade Students
ROOM 308 A
ROOM 310
Kathryne Wakeman, Maryam Adrangi,Tanya Noble, Emily Macalister, Latika Raisinghani, Sean Chorney
Mathematics for Social Justice: Teachers’ narratives and reflective encounters
ROOM 1003
Yoriko Gillard
KIZUNA: Voices from Liminal Spaces
Gerald Tembrevilla
Tangible Vsualization as a Bridge for Barkhausen Effect
ROOM 1004
ROOM 1005
ROOM 1328
Jenalee Kluttz
Using Digital Tools to Teach Climate Change in Grade 9-12 Classrooms
Harini Rajagopal
Multimodality and BC’s Redesigned Curriculum
SESSION F | Presentations | 11:50 - 12:30
ROOM 304 A
Sonja Saqui, Michelle Cheng
Enhancing Reading Fluency is Not a Lost Cause
Aloysius Anyichie
Classroom Practices for Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners’ Success
ROOM 308 A
Janice Valdez, Margaret McKeon, Diana Ihnatovych, Kyle Stooshsnov
Confronting Shameful Shadows of Learning
ROOM 310
ROOM 1003
Hélène Frohard-Dourlent, Lori Macintosh
Teacher Education for All! : Building Capacity for Sexual and Gender Diversity in a Teacher Education Program
Steve Mulligan
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Education: As Easy As 123!
ROOM 1004
ROOM 1005
Latika Raisinghani, Colin Dring, Carrie James, Francisco Gomez, Will Valley
Learning to Teach/Teaching to Learn in Contexts of Uncertainty
ROOM 1328
Bonnie Nish, Lorraine White-Wilkinson
Embodied Space through Poetry and Dance
Sandra Filippelli
Ekphrastic Poetry Writing for Teachers
Lunch | 12:35 - 1:30
IOP Conference Lunch - served in Room 209