UBC Okanagan

Stephen Berg, B.Ed. M.Ed. Ph.D. (Alberta)
Assistant Professor

Office: EME3169
Phone: 250.807.9682
Email: stephen.berg@ubc.ca
Research and Teaching Areas: Physical Education, Health Education, Early Learning, Preservice Teacher Education, Children's Physical Activity, Action Research

Background: Dr. Stephen Berg is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus where he teaches courses in a number of areas including Physical Education, Health Education and Early Learning. Stephen has teaching experience in the K-12 school system, colleges, and universities in both British Columbia and Alberta, and received awards for excellence in teaching.

Research Interests: Dr. Berg is currently collaborating with professors from Wales and New Zealand regarding how preservice teachers perceive play in early learning environments. Stephen is also looking at international comparisons between Slovenia and Canada in terms of physical education teaching practices and curriculum. Further, Dr. Berg is co-investigating the effects of an integral education yoga program in elementary school classes.

Scholarly Contributions/Professional Development: Professionally, Dr. Berg is the co-author of three books in the areas of Health Education and Physical Education. He is also involved with the organization Right to Play , where he assisted in the development of the teaching resource Learning to Play, Playing to Learn, launching across Canada in September 2011. Stephen has presented at numerous conferences at the international, national, and provincial levels and has been an invited speaker by the University of Maribor, Slovenia and the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Community Engagement: Dr. Berg serves on the Teaching Effectiveness Committee at UBC's Okanagan campus, is the faculty representative for the Education Student Council, and is a reviewer for Physical and Health Education Canada PHENex Journal .

Physical Education can provide children with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to lead active, healthy lives. The purpose of this course is to prepare future teachers to plan for and implement quality physical education programming for their students.