30-second bio: Derek Gladwin
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February 8, 2021
Name:
Derek Gladwin
Title:
Assistant Professor
Department/Unit:
Language & Literacy Education
Location:
Vancouver
Year I started working at UBC:
2018
Describe what you do at UBC in 10 words or less:
Promote cultural and environmental literacy to enhance public citizenship.
What is the best thing about your work/role at UBC?
Working with teacher candidates in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) program because K-12 teachers continue to inspire me in how they help produce generations of socially responsible citizens.
What trait do you most admire in others?
Integrity supported through resilience and motivated by compassion.
What do you do regularly to invest in your mental and/or physical health?
I practice Shinrin Yoku (forest bathing), which is the act of walking slowly through trees or forests to increase health, happiness, and well-being.
What quote inspires you?
“We’re all storytellers, really. That’s what we do. That is our power as human beings. Not to tell people how to think and feel and therefore know – but through our stories allow them to discover questions within themselves.” – Anishinaabe author Richard Wagamese
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