UBC - Office of Professional Learning

Supporting Indigenous student success requires intentional, relational leadership 🌿

Join Kristy Crnkovich for a featured session in UBC’s Igniting Relational Leadership series focused on strengthening practices that uplift Indigenous learners.

This session invites K–12 school leaders to reflect on how relationships, cultural responsiveness, and community rooted approaches shape student success.

📅 November 17, 2026
⏳ Registration closes September 25, 2026
➡️ Learn more and register https://opl.educ.ubc.ca/ignite/

AI is all around us. With new tools at our fingertips, educators need strong critical literacy and ethical frameworks to use them well. 🤖 📲

Critical AI in the Classroom gives practical strategies to confidently integrate GenAI into your teaching.

🗓️ Register by September 22 to join this UBC micro-credential: https://opl.educ.ubc.ca/ai-micro-credential/

Take the next step in your leadership journey with Ignite!

Elementary Principal and established leader Mandy Wong will be delivering the session ‘Instructional Leadership and Capacity Building.’ Mandy is committed to creating a school community where everyone feels seen, empowered and welcome.

Join the conversation to discover how to build capacity across your school.

📅 Tuesday November 3, 2026
🕑Registration closes Friday September 25, 2026
💡Learn more and register: https://opl.educ.ubc.ca/ignite/

Develop the critical literacies and technical skills you need to navigate GenAI in education with ‘Critical AI in the Classroom,’ a UBC micro-credential.

You’ll learn directly from Yvonne Dawydiak, a long-established Post-Secondary Educator who is passionate about designing inclusive learning experiences that cultivate responsible AI use.

Register by September 22, 2026: https://opl.educ.ubc.ca/ai-micro-credential/

Supporting Indigenous student success requires intentional, relational leadership 🌿

Join Mandy Wong for a featured session in UBC’s Igniting Relational Leadership series focused on strengthening practices that uplift Indigenous learners. This session invites K–12 school leaders to reflect on how relationships, cultural responsiveness, and community rooted approaches shape student success.

📅 November 3, 2026
⏳ Registration closes September 25, 2026
➡️ Learn more and register https://opl.educ.ubc.ca/ignite/

Discover how to use GenAI confidently in your teaching through 'Critical AI in the Classroom,' an interactive 10-week online program.

You’ll have the freedom to learn while you work. You’ll dedicate approximately 5 hours per week to the program, combining live online sessions with self-paced learning.

Explore GenAI in the classroom and reflect on how the ideas apply to your own teaching practice.

Register by September 22, 2026: https://opl.educ.ubc.ca/ai-micro-credential/

GenAI can help bring creative ideas to life. If you’re looking to include AI in your teaching practice, 'Critical AI in the Classroom' is an ideal program to start learning how.

Designed to improve your GenAI literacy, this micro-credential from UBC equips educators to use AI thoughtfully, responsibly, and inclusively.

Register by September 22, 2026: https://opl.educ.ubc.ca/ai-micro-credential/

LAST CALL to sign up for SOGI in the Classroom workshops!

📆 July 18 (Early Years) & 25 (Secondary)
⏰ 9 - 11AM PT
📍 Online
🍎 $75 + GST

These workshops provide a non-judgemental space to practice responding to SOGI issues and build skills for engaging proactively with SOGI content.

Limited spots available: https://opl.educ.ubc.ca/sogi-workshop/

Igniting Relational Leadership tackles current leadership challenges, offering the tools, connection, and critical reflection needed to thrive in today’s complex school environments.

You’ll explore topics such as how to:

• Use your values as a leader in your daily practice
• Curate a thriving, innovative school culture
• Strengthen your ability to lead and transform
• Build meaningful relationships with Indigenous learners
• Practice ethical leadership
• Build professional networks
• Sustain your wellbeing to find balance and joy in your work
• Reflect on your learning and set professional goals

Ready to take the next step? Discover Ignite: https://opl.educ.ubc.ca/ignite/

There’s still time to sign up for SOGI in the Classroom workshops!

📆 July 18 (Early Years) & 25 (Secondary)
⏰ 9 - 11AM PT
📍 Online
🍎 $75 + GST

Presented by Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm, learn strategies for developing an inclusive learning environment across different stages of development.

Sign up now: https://opl.educ.ubc.ca/sogi-workshop/