Career Exploration Series: Beyond Teaching—Careers in Education
November 3 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Real talk with professionals making a real difference
Join this Career Development event designed to foster meaningful conversations between students and experienced professionals working in a variety of roles in education. This panel-style session brings together school counsellors, educational consultants and more to help students explore the wide variety of career paths within education that extend beyond teaching K-12.
Through an engaging panel discussion and informal networking, attendees will gain valuable insight into different roles, career trajectories, education pathways and the real-world significance of working in education.
Panelists include
- Kendra Jacobs
- Founder of Mathematizing 247, a company focused on facilitating numeracy education with students and teachers. Also brings experience as a classroom teacher, learning assistant, resource teacher and district consultant.
- Christina Pulice-Smith
- A career educator who has progressed from teacher to school counsellor to inclusive educational consultant across multiple school districts
- Tess Perry
- Part of Central Okanagan’s Learning & Innovation team. An alumus of UBCO MEd program that brings years of teaching experience and deep knowledge around teacher development
This event is open to UBCO students and UBC alumni.