The Power of Place

Glen Thielmann's career as an educator spans 30 years, with the first 22 years spent teaching secondary social studies in Prince George, B.C. His current work at the University of Northern British Columbia, where he is a lecturer in the School of Education and a PhD candidate in environmental studies, centres on the living curriculum model and how identities are shaped by connections to people, place, and land. Thielmann is a member of the BC Social Studies Teacher’s Association executive and a director of the Pacific Slope Educational Consortium. He was a recipient of a Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2017 and a UNBC Teaching Excellence Award in 2024. His personal website is www.thielmann.ca.