Jan Hare facts for kids

Jan Hare, born in 1965, is an Anishinaabe scholar and educator. She is a professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC). There, she teaches about language, reading, and writing. She also focuses on Indigenous education for future teachers. Jan Hare holds a special title as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Pedagogy. This means she is a leading expert in Indigenous teaching methods.

Jan Hare's Early Life and Education

Jan Hare was born in 1965 in Northern Ontario. She grew up in the M'Chigeeng First Nation community. Her father, Joseph Hare, was a former Chief of their community.

Jan went to the University of Guelph and earned a degree in child studies. After that, she studied at Nipissing University to become a teacher. She then completed her master's degree at the University of Western Ontario. Later, she moved to British Columbia to get her PhD from the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Jan Hare's Career and Contributions

After finishing her PhD, Jan Hare became a professor at UBC. She worked with groups that support early learning for Indigenous children. She helped create a program to teach language immersion for young kids. She also developed a national program for Indigenous family and community literacy.

In 2009-2010, Jan took a break from teaching. During this time, she wrote a book about how Indigenous knowledge helps young Indigenous children learn to read and write.

Leading Indigenous Education Initiatives

In 2013, Jan Hare became the first Professor of Indigenous Education for Teacher Education at UBC. In this new role, she led a big online course. It was called "Reconciliation through Indigenous Education." The course taught teachers how to include Indigenous knowledge and teaching styles in their lessons. It also showed them how to change school programs to be more inclusive.

Because of this course and her workshops, Jan Hare received an award in 2015. It was called the Murray Elliott Award. This award recognized her amazing work in the Teacher Education Program. In 2016, she became the Associate Dean of Indigenous Education at UBC. She was also nominated for a special award in 2017. This award honored women who make a big difference in education.

Recent Achievements and Leadership

In 2020, Jan Hare was named a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Pedagogy. This is a very important title for top researchers. She also received money for a project to make UBC's campus recreation more Indigenous-focused. The goal was to make campus spaces more welcoming for Indigenous people. It also aimed to support Indigenous self-determination.

In July 2021, Jan Hare became the interim Dean of the UBC Faculty of Education. She continued in this role into 2022. During this time, she received a grant for a project about Indigenous-led teacher education. She also became a Full professor, which is the highest rank for a professor.

Selected Publications

Jan Hare has written several important books and articles. Here are a few of them:

• Good Intentions Gone Awry: Emma Crosby and the Methodist Mission on the Northwest Coast (2006)
• Learning, Knowing, Sharing: Celebrating Successes in K-12 Aboriginal Education in British Columbia (2017)
• Trickster Comes to Teacher Education (2021)