Rural and Remote Teacher Education Program: An innovative hybrid approach

The project looked at embedding the principles of disability justice throughout the program, including, but also beyond the foundational required inclusive education course. Funded by UBC’s Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund, we were able to create videos for the project to support prospective and new teachers. Two videos have been created:

Inclusive Education: Student and Parent Voice in IEP’s Video

Parents and students are critical partners for inclusive education and in the creation of IEPs (Individual Education Plans).

Inclusion: Disability Justice Video

Disability justice disrupts colonial visions of exclusion and ableism and nurtures a more inclusive education system for all.

Papers related to the study were presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education’s 2024 annual conference in Montreal, the 2025 International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement in Melbourne, Australia, and the American Educational Research Association’s 2025 annual meetings in Denver, Colorado. Research articles have been submitted to Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry and Journal of Digital Life and Learning. GRAs for this project include Nina Pak Lui, Amy Caesar, Andrea Kellaway, Lee Iskander, Bonny-Lynn Donovan, Belinda Chi, and Nadia Galvan Hernandez.