Dr. Tim Waddington possesses over 25 years of experience as a public school educator and advocate for children and youth. With advanced degrees in Education Leadership and the Philosophy of Education, Tim infuses a rich and creative understanding of Imaginative Education into both his teaching and research. In addition to his work with CIRCE and imaginED, Tim currently holds a position of Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at UBC. For CIRCE he leads work on Imaginative Historical Inquiry, with particular interest in Philosophic and Ironic Understandings. His ongoing research is centered upon theories of imagination, irony, ethics in curriculum, and possible existential outcomes for both teachers and learners alike.