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The ultimate aim of a high functioning school system is high quality learning for every student and every employee. Such quality learning depends on the abilities of highly qualified educators, the programs they design and deliver and the infrastructure we collaboratively build to support our intentions. As we move forward with an examination of the principles of Andy Hargreaves’ Fourth Way, we accept the responsibility of ensuring quality learning opportunities for all students within a framework. That framework is guided by our mission or dream and our connections to our various publics. We will examine the Principles of Professionalism where we as educators feel empowered to be the best we can be and are trained to a rigorous intellectual and practical standard. We will learn together in cultures of collaboration, trust and responsibility. The obvious connections to success is the professional learning we undertake both for ourselves and with others. Through professional learning we enhance our professional skills, develop as leaders in the system, connect to networks and find multiple ways to make coherent connections between the various parts of our wonderful school district. Thanks to all of our employees for their efforts in making this a wonderful system. I wish to commend and thank all the members of the Staff Development Department and Student Services who find ever increasing and magical ways to support and facilitate our learning. We appreciate their passion, enthusiasm and knowledge and I hope we continue to take advantage of opportunities facilitated by our colleagues in these departments. Tom Grant Superintendent of Schools School District 43
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How to Use Connecting Lively Learning Communities Features
For ease in navigation, the Table of Contents on page 3 enables the location of sessions according to broad subject or specialty area. The Index on page 140 enables sessions to be located by more specific criteria, such as by topic. Several features have been included for the convenience of those using Connecting Lively Learning Communities. These include a Directory of Contacts beginning on page 4. In addition, a guide to District Meeting Dates (page 137) provides meeting details by title, while the Year-At-A-Glance (page 139) is a guide to dates by month.
Sections
The incredible range of sessions in the Calendar has been made available in sections, beginning with “Areas of Focus”. Sections include “Diverse Learners”, “New and Beginning Teachers”, “Leadership” and “Post-Graduate Opportunities”, in addition to many more. Connecting Lively Learning Communities also contains detailed information about “structures”. The section on Learning Communities Structures (page 6) includes definitions of the district structures that are currently being employed. Structures currently in use by our partner groups can be found on page 134.
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January 28 Location: Elm Room, Winslow Campus
Teaching Social Responsibility Through Music Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 8 educators
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Presenter: Annette Coffin In this session registrants will participate in activities which weave social responsibility... Contact: Annette Coffin, acoffin@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6388.
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Registration: Contact Sylvia Byers at the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381.
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At the top of each session is time and location information. See the bottom of this page about how to receive updates to this information.
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The specified contact person or the registration contact can provide more information about a session. However, registration may be through another person or online.
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Although an audience is usually specified, anyone can attend sessions that are open for registration.
Registration When registering for a Staff Development Department session you must include the session number. It is the number before the title and begins with #PD_____. Some registration may be done online, at http://tinyurl.com/SD43ProD.
Updates Session information is continually updated throughout the year. The Staff Development Department professional development opportunities are updated on the Staff Development page on my43. Visit http://my43.sd43.bc.ca and click on “Staff Development”.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Using Connecting Lively Learning Communities ......
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French: Core French ...............................................
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Directory ................................................................
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French: Immersion Française ..................................
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Événements en français ..........................................
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Healthy Living .........................................................
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Leadership ..............................................................
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Library ....................................................................
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Library Events .........................................................
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Library and Learning Resources .............................
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New and Beginning Teachers .................................
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Social Responsibility ...............................................
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Webcasts ................................................................
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ABORIGINAL EDUCATION .....................................
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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ...............................
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ADULT EDUCATION ...............................................
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DIVERSE LEARNERS Student Services Two-Day In-Service ......................
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Anxiety Prevention .................................................
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Assistive Technology and Autism ...........................
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ESL .........................................................................
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Gifted .....................................................................
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STRUCTURES Learning Communities Structures ............................
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Learning Partner Biographies .................................
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Professional Network Series ................................... 10 Specialist Network Opportunities ........................... 10 Learning Teams ...................................................... 11 2008-2009 Learning Teams ................................... 12 OPTIONS AND INNOVATIONS IN LEARNING Transition Programs ................................................ 14 CABE and Continuing Education ............................ 17 Customized Learning Centre .................................. 18 Coquitlam Open Learning ...................................... 18 AREAS OF FOCUS Literacy ................................................................... 20 Literacy Events ........................................................ 29 Numeracy ............................................................... 30 Assessment ............................................................. 31 Completion Rates and Social Responsibility ........... 35 IMPLEMENTION OF NEW CURRICULA, PROGRAMS AND REPORT CARDS Partial IRP Implementation Schedule ....................... 36 District Report Card Template ................................. 36
Learning Disabilities ................................................ 110 Non-Violent Crisis Intervention ............................... 111 Resource and Skill Development ............................
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Transition Planning .................................................
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Community and Provincial Resources .....................
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professional development days ..................
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post-graduate opportunities ........................
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Mathematics ........................................................... 40 Science ................................................................... 42
partner groups Cta ........................................................................
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Technology: my43 .................................................. 44
cpvpa and CUPE ...................................................
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DPAC and SLC .......................................................
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English Language Arts IRP ...................................... 37 Graduation Program .............................................. 38 Health and Career Education IRP ........................... 39
professional learning opportunities Early Learning and Kindergarten ........................... 46 Educational Technology ......................................... 50 Fine Arts ................................................................. 55
district meeting dates ...................................... 137 year-at-a-glance ...............................................
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DIRECTORY school district 43 STAFF DEVELOPMENT TEAM Maureen Dockendorf, Assistant Superintendent of Schools
604-937-6381 mdockendorf@sd43.bc.ca
604-937-6381
sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca
604-937-6392
ncarl@sd43.bc.ca
604-937-6395
acoffin@sd43.bc.ca
604-937-6388
Heather Daly, Library and Information Coordinator
hdaly@sd43.bc.ca
604-937-6380
Martine Duby, Technology Innovations Coordinator
mduby@sd43.bc.ca
604-937-6411
fgigliotti@sd43.bc.ca
604-937-6417
dogordon@sd43.bc.ca
604-937-6397
sleclair@sd43.bc.ca
604-937-6416
jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca
604-937-6400
jreid@sd43.bc.ca
604-937-6398
Sophie Bergeron, French Programs Coordinator Nancy Carl, Elementary, Literacy and Early Learning Coordinator Annette Coffin, Elementary and Middle Music Coordinator
Frank Gigliotti, Transition Education Coordinator Don Gordon, Middle and Numeracy Coordinator Sharon LeClair, Social Responsibility and Healthy Living Coordinator James McConville, Curriculum and Technology Coordinator Jill Reid, Secondary and Adult Literacy Coordinator
learning support teachers Elspeth Anjos Nicole Daneault Andrea Hunter (Early Learning) Sylvie Karsenti
604-937-6381 enjos@sd43.bc.ca ndaneault@sd43.bc.ca ahunter@sd43.bc.ca skarsenti@sd43.bc.ca
Debbie Nicholson
dnicholson@sd43.bc.ca
Shirley-Ann Rubis
srubis@sd43.bc.ca
Anita Strang
astrang@sd43.bc.ca
Pat Symonds
psymonds@sd43.bc.ca
COQUITLAM OPEN LEARNING Sarah Husband, District Principal, Grade 10 to Adult Lois Eaton, Principal, Grade K-9
604-936-4261 shusband@sd43. bc.ca leaton@sd43.bc.ca
Stephen Whiffin, Vice-Principal, Grade 10 to Adult
swhiffin@sd43.bc.ca
Kim Cuellar, Academic Advisor
kcuellar@sd43.bc.ca
Dean Whitson, Secondary School Apprenticeship Teacher
dwhitson@sd43.bc.ca
Customized learning centre (Grade 8-12) Sarah Husband, District Principal Jocelyn Reeves, Counsellor
COQUITLAM CONTINUING EDUCATION
604-936-4261 shusband@sd43.bc.ca jreeves@sd43.bc.ca
604-936-4261
Montgomery Centre
604-936-4261
Coquitlam Learning Opportunity Centre (CLOC)
604-945-4211
Sarah Husband, District Principal Randy Manhas, Vice-Principal
shusband@sd43.bc.ca rmanhas@sd43.bc.ca
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school district 43 STUDENT SERVICES
604-937-6386
Dave Taylor, Director of Instruction
dtaylor@sd43.bc.ca
Elaine Boisson, Coordinator of Programs and Services
eboisson@sd43.bc.ca
Mike Pledge, Coordinator of Counselling/Rehabilitation Services
mpledge@sd43.bc.ca
Val Green, East Zone Coordinator
vgreen@sd43.bc.ca
Anita Young, North Zone Coordinator
ayoung@sd43.bc.ca
Christy Areshenko, Zone Coordinator
careshenko@sd43.bc.ca
Margaret Mary Deck, Coordinator of Aboriginal Programs
mdeck@sd43.bc.ca
Louise Malfesi, Gifted Education Coordinator
lmalfesi@sd43.bc.ca
Dale Shea, ESL Coordinator
DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM
dshea@sd43.bc.ca
School Board Office: 604-939-9201
Tom Grant, Superintendent of Schools
tgrant@sd43.bc.ca
Rick Humphreys, Secretary-Treasurer
rhumphreys@sd43.bc.ca
Dan Derpak, Assistant Superintendent of Schools Maureen Dockendorf, Assistant Superintendent of Schools
604-945-7386
dderpak@sd43.bc.ca mdockendorf@sd43.bc.ca
Julie Pearce, Assistant Superintendent of Schools
jpearce@sd43.bc.ca
Sylvia Russell, Assistant Superintendent of Schools
srussell@sd43.bc.ca
Jamie Ross, Director of Human Resources
jaross@sd43.bc.ca
Dave Taylor, Director of Instruction, Student Services
dtaylor@sd43.bc.ca
Patricia Gartland, Director — International Education
pgartland@sd43.bc.ca
Cheryl Quinton, Manager of Communications and Corporate Services
cquinton@sd43.bc.ca
INTERNATIONAL eDUCATION
604-936-5769
Patricia Gartland, Director — International Education
pgartland@sd43. bc.ca
Ross Davidson, Principal
rdavidson@sd43.bc.ca
Geoffrey Johnston, Coordinator
gjohnston@sd43.bc.ca
Jean Wong, Coordinator
jwong@sd43.bc.ca
Wendy Clark, Business Manager
wclark@sd43.bc.ca
Robert Lajoie, Marketing Manager
rlajoie@sd43.bc.ca
Angela Jeoung, Korean Youth Worker Yulan Lee, Chinese Youth Worker
ajeoung@sd43.bc.ca ylee@sd43.bc.ca
COQUITLAM TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION Kathleen Thomson, President
604-936-9971 lp43@bctf.ca
district parent advisory council Heidi Hass-Gable, President
604-939-3690 dpac43@telus.net
coquitlam principals’ and vice principals’ association Bryan Cass, President
bcass@sd43.bc.ca
604-942-1835
student leadership council TBA, President
canadian union of public employees, local 561
604-936-4545
Dave Ginter, President
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learning communities structures “Structures” refers to the organization of people, in time, with a point of inquiry, in order to support student learning. The purpose of offering organizational structures is to increase knowledge capacity, shared understandings and strategy amongst all educators in School District 43. School District 43 offers numerous structures to support the increasing of curriculum, assessment and instructional capacity with the intention of improving student engagement and learning. Learning Teams small groups of educators that meet regularly to engage in a professional growth experience focused on improving instructional practice and student learning. Implementation Teams a representative community of educators brought together to identify and plan the process for cross-district development of shared understandings regarding new BC Ministry of Education and SD43 programs, policies and curricula for the purpose of cross-district implementation. Learning Partners recognized leaders in various fields of education who work in partnership with SD43 offering insight, advice, perspective, current research perspectives, professional development and feedback. Professional Network Series / Specialist network opportunities a series of professional days organized for whole-school communities or groups of specialist teachers who wish to be deeply immersed in shared professional inquiry. Networks communities of educators currently implementing Ministry or district curricula, programs, or policies who meet regularly to build capacity together, share knowledge and resources and communicate successes, needs and challenges to the Staff Development Department. design teams communities of educators with a term-specific task such as designing a curricular implementation model. Focus Groups communities of educators sharing a common area of expertise or specialization brought together for the purpose of identifying and supporting their colleagues through the provision of documents, professional development, etc. Review Teams (Resource/IRP) – a community of educators brought together to review curriculum or resources in order to make recommendations for improvement (IRP review) or to identify suitable resource materials (Resource review) from a broader based selection. Community of schools clusters of elementary, middle and secondary schools sharing a common group of students for the purpose of establishing a “continuum of care” from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Communities collaborate on articulation between levels, parent education initiatives, professional development opportunities and the identification of shared issues. Project Schools schools affiliated with an outside institution, agency or individual engaged in powerful and focused learning.
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Learning Support Teachers district- or school-based educators with the focus of providing instructional coaching and support to their colleagues in a defined context in order to develop shared knowledge and skills capacity across School District 43. Learning Support Teachers have schools of responsibility that they work with on a regular basis and can also be contacted in areas of expertise particular to the individual LST. Areas of expertise include: early learning, refugee students, Universal Design for Learning, novice teachers, English as a Second Language and more. Coordinators district educators with a broad-based mandate to provide support and leadership in identified contexts. The primary responsibility of Coordinators is to maintain a consistent and on-going focus on increasing student learning by designing support models that develop cross-district coherences by building networks/communities of educators. District Advisory Committees offer a forum for partner groups to come together to share information while reviewing, advising and making recommendations regarding priorities, plans and processes. There are currently six District Advisory Committees reporting to the Superintendent: Student Services, Aboriginal Education, Student Achievement, French, Educational Technology and Transition Education.
LEARNing partner biographies Dr. Sharon Jeroski Dr. Sharon Jeroski is a researcher, writer and speaker with special interest in assessment and evaluation, English Language Arts and action research. She provides professional development workshops on topics in assessment and evaluation, as well as instruction in English Language Arts and the development of socially responsible schools. She also facilitates action research projects. As Research Director for Horizon Research & Evaluation, she directs the development of instructional and evaluational resources in the areas of reading, writing, numeracy and social responsibility. She has recently examined the effects of wireless technology on student writing at Grade 5 to 7. RAY APPEL Ray Appel has taught Grade 2 to 7, has been a Faculty Associate at Simon Fraser University (with a K to 12 Module) and has recently been a District Math/Science Coordinator (K to 12). Ray has also written extensively for Pearson (Math Makes Sense Grade 4 to 7, in various provinces across Canada) and continues to do Math Makes Sense workshops, writing and online video clips for Pearson. Ray loves learning! He continues to push himself. It was exciting for Ray to complete two Post-Baccalaureates (one in Classical History, the other in Curriculum Studies), his studies during the Professional Development Program (SFU) and a recent Masters in Education with a focus on Curriculum from SFU. dr. brenda morrison Dr. Brenda Morrison is a Co-Director of the Centre for Restorative Justice and an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminology at SFU. She is a social psychologist with field experience. Dr. Morrison is Co-Chair of the Safe Schools and Communities Special Interest Group of the American Education Research Association, is a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Observatory of Violence in Schools and has also chaired panels on restorative justice and schools for the World Congress of Criminology. She is the author of the first international review of restorative justice and schools in the Handbook of Restorative Justice (Johnstone and VanNess, 2007) and Restoring Safe School Communities: A Whole School Response to Bullying Violence and Alienation (Willan, 2007). Dr. Peter Liljedahl Dr. Peter Liljedahl is an Assistant Professor of Education at Simon Fraser University. His main areas of research include the “AHA� moment in learning and problem solving. Peter also researches in the area of pre-service Math teacher preparation. Prior to attaining his doctorate, Peter taught secondary school Mathematics in Vancouver for five years.
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DR. KIMBERLY SCHONERT-REICHL Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, Faculty of Education, The University of British Columbia. She began her professional career first as a middle school teacher and then as a secondary school teacher at an alternate school for adolescents designated as “at-risk”. She received her M.A. in Educational Psychology/Human Development from the University of Chicago and her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at the University of Iowa. Before arriving at The University of British Columbia, Dr. Schonert-Reichl was National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Postdoctoral Fellow in the Clinical Research Training Program in Adolescence at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University Medical School. Her duties at The University of British Columbia include teaching graduate seminars in such areas as the social and emotional development of children and adolescents in school settings. Dr. Schonert-Reichl’s most recent work focuses on risk and resiliency in adolescence and the role of schools in fostering positive development. Faye brownlie Faye Brownlie provides staff development in B.C., across Canada and internationally. She has long been an advocate of improved literacy for all students, especially in inclusive classroom settings. Faye has co-authored many teacher resources, including Visual and Verbal Thinking with Kit Grauer, Assessment and Instruction of ESL Learners with Catherine Feniak and Vicki McCarthy and the District Assessment of Reading Team (DART) with a consortium of B.C. districts. She was also a member of B.C.’s Student Achievement Task Force. One of Faye’s most rewarding experiences was her recent time in Latvia as a member of the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project. Faye clearly has a strong research base, but she also has wonderful teacher intuition and her lessons show artful mediation between students and the material to be learned. She continues to teach one day a week in Richmond School District. DR. ANDY HARGREAVES Andy Hargreaves, Ph.D., is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. Previously, he was the founder and Co-Director of the International Centre for Educational Change at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Until he moved to North America in 1987, Dr. Hargreaves taught primary school and lectured in several English universities, including Oxford. He has held visiting professorships and fellowships in England, Australia, Sweden, Spain, the United States, Hong Kong and Japan. He was awarded the Canadian Education Association/Whitworth 2000 Award for outstanding contributions to educational research in Canada. His book Teaching in the Knowledge Society: Education in the Age of Insecurity (2003) received outstanding writing awards from the American Educational Research Association and the American Library Association. Dr. Hargreaves initiated and coordinated the editing of the International Handbook of Educational Change (1998). His most recent books are Sustainable Leadership (2006) with Dean Fink and The Fourth Way (2009, Corwin Press/Ontario Principals’ Association) with Dennis Shirley. He is founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Educational Change. Dr. Hargreaves work has been translated extensively into more than a dozen languages. His current research interests include the emotions of teaching and leading and the sustainability of change and leadership in education, business, sport and health. carole saundry Carole Saundry is a curriculum coordinator in Richmond School District and an executive member of the BCAMT. She has presented extensively to teachers, parents and students about problem solving, written for Pearson’s Math Makes Sense program and co-authored two BCMAT resources on problem solving: Intermediate Investigations to Inspire and Primary Problems to Ponder. Adrienne gear Adrienne Gear has worked in the Vancouver School District for over eighteen years. After four years working as a Literacy Mentor supporting teachers and students throughout the district, she is happy to be “back home” teaching part-time in a classroom. Adrienne developed Reading Power six years ago and has since been working with teachers in many districts throughout the province presenting workshops and giving demonstration lessons. She is the author of Reading Power – Teaching Students How to Think While They Read (Pembroke, 2006) and Nonfiction Reading Power (Pembroke, 2008).
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PAMELA QUIGG Pamela Quigg has been a primary educator for thirty-six years. She is currently a Kindergarten classroom teacher in Victoria. During her career she taught overseas in Germany for two years, was a sessional instructor at the University of Victoria and worked as an Elementary Curriculum Consultant for a period of five years with School District 63. She has authored numerous articles and books. She was a member of several author teams writing Science, Social Studies and Math materials for a variety of publishers. She was a member of the primary writing team for Rick Hansen’s BC Life Skills program. Pamela has a particular interest in science education. She has presented workshops across Canada. dr. stuart shanker Dr. Stuart Shanker is a Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at York University and currently serving as Director of the Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative (MEHRI), an initiative whose goal is to build on new knowledge of the brain’s development and help set children (including those with developmental disorders) on the path towards emotional and intellectual health. MIRIAM TREHEARNE Miriam Trehearne has been a classroom teacher, resource teacher, program specialist (exceptional needs students) coach, Literacy Specialist and University Associate. She presently devotes much for her time to researching literacy best practices, presenting to teachers, literacy coaches and school administrators at conferences and writing books and journal articles. She has published in several professional journals, has authored student resources and was senior author of The Language Arts Kindergarten Teacher’s Resource Book (Nelson Learning Ltd), the 2006 AEP award winning Language Arts Grades 1-2 Teacher’s Resource Book and The Comprehensive Literacy Resource for Preschool Teachers. lori Jamison rog Lori Jamison Rog, M.Ed. is a teacher, curriculum consultant and author. In addition to her life work as a classroom teacher, Lori spent ten years as K to 12 Language Arts Consultant in Regina, Canada and has also served as a reading assessment specialist with the Saskatchewan Department of Education, leading the development of a large-scale reading test. The author of several books and articles on teaching reading and writing, Lori has developed many professional materials for teachers. She is presently the educational consultant for High Interest Publishing in Toronto, Canada. Lori is one of the few classroom practitioners to have served on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association. She currently speaks at conferences and consults with school divisions across Canada and the U.S. nancy bertrand Nancy Bertrand is a Professor of Elementary and Special Education at Middle Tennessee State University, where she teaches courses in literacy education and research methodology. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Childhood Education and as co–chair of the Media Committee of the College Reading Association. For the last fifteen years, Drs. Bertrand and Stice have collaborated in the study of children’s literacy development and performance and have authored several publications. dr. shelley hymel Dr. Shelley Hymel is a Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education at The University of British Columbia. Dr. Hymel has published several articles on peer rejection, harassment and bullying and school-based intervention strategies. She is currently co-writing a book on bullying and co-leading a three-year Canadian Initiative for the Prevention of Bullying funded by National Crime Prevention. janine reid Janine Reid is a popular workshop presenter in the province. She has been a classroom teacher at all elementary grades and a founding mentor in Vancouver’s Early Literacy Project. Janine has repeatedly been a Faculty Associate and sessional instructor in literacy at Simon Fraser University. She has co-authored Writing Anchors and What’s Next for This Beginning Writer? and is on the Canadian writing team for Literacy Place for the Early Years by Scholastic.
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Mel MacLeod, B.Sc., M.Ed., spent a majority of his career in the K to 12 education system starting as a secondary school Science teacher in Ottawa and ending up as a Superintendent of Programs for the Toronto District School Board. He was attracted to a career in education after teaching the adult technicians that worked with him while he was a research chemist in industry. His interest in adult education continued throughout his career with administrative positions for adult basic literacy and numeracy, adult ESL and evening and daytime credit classes for adults. Taking an early leave allowed him to do consulting contracts in the area of executive coaching, leadership development and team building. One of these contracts is with Royal Roads University where he teaches both in the online and residency programs. Mel’s focus in the Residency programs is facilitating adult learning seminars. He holds a Bachelors degree in Chemistry and Biology, a Masters degree in Educational Administration and has undertaken Doctoral studies in Adult Education.
professional network series The Staff Development Department will again offer the Professional Networks Series for school communities during 2009–2010. The learning intention of the Professional Networks Series is to provide opportunities for school communities to engage in deep learning through focused inquiry throughout the school year. The Professional Networks Series is defined by several school communities across the district, and in some cases, across levels, which come together in focused inquiry. The Professional Networks Series continues to be a structure designed to support a deliberate change process generating learning for innovation happening within an affirmative framework. The Professional Networks Series will have a variety of focus strands such as Formative Assessment, Literacy, Numeracy and Social Responsibility/Social and Emotional Learning. Educators are invited to commit to a strand and engage in deep learning over time on the three Professional Networks Series dates: September 25, January 22 and April 16 (other dates may be scheduled depending on the strand). a
specialist network opportunities Beginning in 2009-2010, the Staff Development Department will also offer Specialist Network Opportunities. The learning intention of the Specialist Network Opportunities is to provide opportunities for educators to engage in deep learning around aspects related to a speciality area. The Specialist Network Opportunities will have a variety of focus strands such as Educational Technology and Library and Learning Resources. Educators may attend one or all of the sessions within a strand. Educators are invited to engage in a strand and explore aspects related to a speciality area on the two Specialist Network Opportunities dates: October 23 and February 12. In addition, additional dates may be scheduled depending on the strand. a
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learning teams Learning teams are small groups of educators that meet to engage in a professional growth experience focused on improving instructional practice and student learning. Learning teams are facilitated by a variety of educators who have expertise in the topic/curricular area and in facilitation. Two to three-hour meetings occur six times in the year and take the following format: individual write, sharing, discussion, work-time, reporting back and a commitment for the next meeting. Learning team participants will determine the meeting dates and times. All learning teams provide a demonstration of their learning at the Learning Team Celebration, which will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2009. Learning Teams choosing to continue for more than one year will be supported. THREE TYPES OF LEARNING TEAMS EXIST:
– SCHOOL-BASED learning teams – TARGETED learning teams – MENTORSHIP learning teams
School-Based Learning Teams: these learning teams are small groups of teachers and administrators, usually from the same school site, that meet regularly to engage in professional growth. A learning team may choose a Targeted Learning Team topic as the focus of their inquiry. To apply for a learning team submit a proposal using the web form that can be found at http://tinyurl.com/pjth9x. Proposal submissions are due by Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Targeted Learning Teams: for individual educators or smaller groups who wish to join with colleagues from other sites who share an interest in a particular point of inquiry as identified below. The points of inquiry offered are based upon previous in-service and professional development offered at the district level and/or areas of need as identified in Action Plans for Learning and/or the District Achievement Contract. Targeted Learning Teams will be created combining the educators into groups of eight to twelve individuals. Targeted Learning Teams offered in 2009-2010 include: • • • • • • •
Formative Assessment Student Engagement Instructional Practice Curricular area instruction Student Services Healthy Living Adult Education
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Social Responsibility Literacy: Early or Adolescent French Immersion Numeracy Technology Assisted Instructional Practice Restorative Practices Early Learning
Mentorship Learning Teams: small groups of educators new to their discipline or assignment who meet regularly to engage in a professional growth experience focused on increasing their knowledge capacity and shared understandings in their area. These teams will be facilitated by experienced educators in the discipline who will provide guidance around “best” and “promising” practices and procedures in their area. Mentorship Learning Teams offered in 20092010 include: • • • •
Library New Administrators Student Services Distributed Learning
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New or Beginning Teachers Teachers with Student Teachers Kindergarten
PROPOSAL FOR LEARNING TEAMS 2009/10 Individuals are now to apply through a web form which can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/pjth9x
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2008-2009 learning teams This section provides a summary of the focused inquiry from the 2008-2009 Learning Teams. The purpose of including the summaries is to provide educators with project and contact information to enhance networking between individual educators, learning teams and/or schools. If you require more information about a Learning Team Project, email the contact person or visit the Learning Team Reports at http://tiny.cc/SD43LearningTeams2009.
Elementary Schools Alderson Elementary: Numeracy at Grade 4/5 Contact: Dave Dunnigan, ddunnigan@sd43.bc.ca
Mundy Road Elementary: 1:1 Wireless Contact: Kim Kroeker, kkroeker@sd43.bc.ca
Aspenwood Elementary: Formative Assessment Contact: Tanya Schienbein, tschienbein@sd43.bc.ca
Pleasantside Elementary (two teams) Topics: Technology, and Social Responsibility Contact (both): Kim Tompkins, ktompkins@sd43.bc.ca
Birchland Elementary: Universal Design for Learning Contact: Anita Strang, astrang@sd43.bc.ca Cape Horn Elementary: Social Responsibility Contact: Shalini Mehra, smehra@sd43.bc.ca Castle Park Elementary: Technology/SMARTBoards Contact: Wendy McNally, wmcnally@sd43.bc.ca Heather Davis, hdavis@sd43.bc.ca
Roy Stibbs Elementary: PC Tablet Initiative Contact: Stephen Mackenzie, smackenzie@sd43.bc.ca Seaview Community: Formative Assessment Contact: Ken Wilks, kwilks@sd43.bc.ca Walton Elementary: Healthy Living Contact: Bill Marsh, bmarsh@sd43.bc.ca
Coquitlam River Elementary: Literacy Contact: Leanne Kemp, lkemp@sd43.bc.ca
Middle Schools
Glenayre Elementary: Technology Contact: Jason Hewlett, jhewlett@sd43.bc.ca
Banting Middle: Technology Contact: Chris Blizzard, cblizzard@sd43.bc.ca
Glen Elementary: Technology Contact: Cari-Lee Denton, cdenton@sd43.bc.ca
Hillcrest Middle: Technology Contact: Cynthia Clerc, cclerc@sd43.bc.ca
Harbour View Elementary: Literacy (Writing) Contact: Paul Berry, pberry@sd43.bc.ca
Maillard Middle: Leadership Contact: Tom Nguyen, tnguyen@sd43.bc.ca
Irvine Elementary: Technology Contact: Anne Leslie, aleslie@sd43.bc.ca
Maple Creek Middle: Writing Contact: John Mann, jmann@sd43.bc.ca
Kilmer Elementary: Technology Contact: Remi Collins, rcollins@sd43.bc.ca
Minnekhada Middle: Numeracy Contact: Bruce Carabine, bcarabine@sd43.bc.ca
Kilmer and Mary Hill Elementary: Literacy Contact: Dawn Twerdoff, dtwerdoff@sd43.bc.ca
Montgomery Middle: Numeracy Contact: Tige Rains, trains@sd43.bc.ca
Leigh Elementary: Technology and Teaching Contact: Jacquie Bischoff, jbischoff@sd43.bc.ca
Moody Middle: Technology Contact: Steve Roos, sroos@sd43.bc.ca
Meadowbrook Elementary: Social Responsibility Contact: John Andrews, jandrews@sd43.bc.ca
Scott Creek Middle (two teams) Technology: Frank Pearse, fpearse@sd43.bc.ca Healthy Living: Jeff Tvergyak, jtvergyak@sd43.bc.ca
Mountain Meadows and Hampton Park Elementary Topic: Technology/SMARTBoards Contact: Krissy Eppele, keppele@sd43.bc.ca
Summit Middle: Social Responsibility Contact: Natalie Swanson, nswanson@sd43.bc.ca
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Secondary and Adult CABE: Technology and Alternate Education Contact: Shane Ford, sford@sd43.bc.ca Centennial Secondary: Social Responsibility Contact: Diether Malakoff, dmalakoff@sd43.bc.ca Continuing Education: Technology for Adult Educators Contact: Marg Koetsier, mkoetsier@sd43.bc.ca Coquitlam Open Learning: Online Teachers Contact: Stephen Whiffin, swhiffin@sd43.bc.ca Gleneagle Secondary: English Contact: Kelly Cooper, kecooper@sd43.bc.ca Heritage Woods Secondary (two teams): Formative Assessment: M. Reid, mreid@sd43.bc.ca Technology: M. Schoenhals, mschoenhals@sd43.bc.ca Port Moody Secondary (seven teams): Assessment: J. Tsui, jtsui@sd43.bc.ca Math/Science/Student Services: bmclean@sd43.bc.ca Student Services/Behaviour: whawkin@sd43.bc.ca Formative Assessment: aciolfitto@sd43.bc.ca Secondary Structures: achapman@bctf.ca Health and Well-Being: J. Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca Social Responsibility: W. Chang, wchang@sd43.bc.ca Riverside Secondary (two teams): Science with Technology: jbrown@sd43.bc.ca Mathematics: Mark Rao, mrao@sd43.bc.ca Terry Fox Secondary (two teams): English Department: S. Marino, smarino@sd43.bc.ca Multiple Departments: D. Wong, dwong@sd43.bc.ca
district teams Mentoring Matters (six teams): Mentoring Matters Team: N. Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca Kindergarten Konnections: ndaneault@sd43.bc.ca Primary: Lynn Nielsen, lnielsen@sd43.bc.ca Intermediate: Frances Friend, ffriend@sd43.bc.ca Middle: vroyle@sd43.bc.ca, chunter@sd43.bc.ca pgreveling@sd43.bc.ca TOC: Paige Olson, polson@sd43.bc.ca Coast Metro Science (two teams): Grade 4: Jason Hewlett, jhewlett@sd43.bc.ca Science 9: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca Early Learning Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca
Student Services (two teams) Skill Development: alenarczyk@sd43.bc.ca Student Services, J. Eastman, jeastman@sd43.bc.ca Music (three teams) Topics: Elementary, Middle and Secondary Contact: Annette Coffin, acoffin@sd43.bc.ca Administrators Topic: Working with Laptops Contact: Kelly Zimmer, kzimmer@sd43.bc.ca Elementary Technology Contact: James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca English as a Second Language Contact: Ying Hoh, yhoh@sd43.bc.ca Primary Literacy (Writing) Contact: Janine Reid, janinereid@shaw.ca Social Responsibility Design Team Contact: Zofia Higo, zhigo@sd43.bc.ca Mindfulness Education Team Contact: Sharon Midgley, smidgley@sd43.bc.ca Restorative Practices Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca Strong Classrooms, Strong Schools Contact: M. Dockendorf, mdockendorf@sd43.bc.ca Supporting Secondary Reading Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca Physical Education IRP Implementation Contact: Lance Castonguay, lcastonguay@sd43.bc.ca Engaging Kindergarten Parents Contact: Andrea Hunter, ahunter@sd43.bc.ca 1:1 Writing Project Contact: Dave Sands, dsands@sd43.bc.ca Elementary PE Contact: Sheila Plummer, splummer@telus.net Secondary Teacher-Librarians Contact: Jo-Anne Leblond, jleblond@sd43.bc.ca Learning Through The Arts Contact: Annette Coffin, acoffin@sd43.bc.ca Secondary Art Contact: Annette Coffin, acoffin@sd43.bc.ca Network of Performance-Based Schools Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca
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transition programs Transition Programs are designed to help students explore careers while still in secondary school and move seamlessly to post-secondary or to work. For more information, visit http://public.sd43.bc.ca/district/transitions/ or contact Frank Gigliotti, fgigliotti@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6417.
apprenticeship programs PROGRAM Cook/Chef Training
POSTSECONDARY PARTNER PROPEL
Completion of Planning 10
ITA
Students take 7 courses plus English 12 or Communications 12 as well WEX 12A WEX 12B. Students also need 700 hours in a Hair Salon
Dual credit with completion of the Level 1 Exam
10 months at Gleneagle
Completion of Grade 11
ITA
Students will take 2 courses in the second semester of Grade 11 followed by work experience in the summer. Students will take courses in the Fall of their Grade 12 year to complete the program
Dual credit with eligibility to complete Level 1 Red Seal Exam in January
February to January at Dr. Charles Best
Math 11 and Physics 11. Math 12 to be taken prior to graduation
ITA
Students take 4 courses in Grade 12 plus Work Experience 12A and 12B or SSA
Dual credit with eligibility to complete Level 1 Red Seal Exam in June
Terry Fox – 2 blocks a day all year long; Centennial – 4 blocks second semester
Completion of AT11 and AT12 (C+), English 12 or Communications 12, Math 11 Essentials (B), or completion of Math 11 Principles or Applications, “L” drivers license, working knowledge of computers
UA TRADE SCHOOL
Students will complete this program in 6 weeks from mid-June to the end of July
Dual Credit with eligibility to complete Level 1
UA Trade School Annacis Island
Grade 12, Math 11 Essential (C+)
ACE-IT
Plumbing
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Courses can be taken in one semester in Grade 11 or 12 at Centennial, Riverside and Gleneagle
ACE-IT
Automotive Service Technician
LOCATION
Dual credit for secondary school and Level 1 Industry Training
ACE-IT
Construction Electrician
CREDENTIALS
Upon completion of the program students will find excellent opportunities in the Hospitality/Tourism industry
ACE-IT
Hairdressing
PROGRAM DETAILS
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apprenticeship programs, Cont’d PROGRAM Joinery
POSTSECONDARY PARTNER BCIT
ACE-IT
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
PROGRAM DETAILS
CREDENTIALS
LOCATION
Students take 3 courses in Grade 12 plus Work Experience 12A and 12B or SSA. The program includes fifteen weeks of course work, beginning mid-June at BCIT
Dual credit with eligibility to complete Level 1 and 600 hours towards their apprenticeship
Dr. Charles Best and Riverside
Wood 11(B), Math 11 if Essentials (B minimum) and completion of English 11 or Communications 11. Drafting 11 recommended
VCC, High school and Level 1 credit with 600 hours of WBT
VCC Downtown Campus
Foodsafe Level 1, English 11
Baking and Pastry
VCC
24 weeks with intakes in February or March. Class time is 1:00pm to 7:15 p.m. Mon. to Thur. Cost is $700
Carpentry
KWANTLEN
Students will take 4 Dual credit and Level 1 industry courses plus 4 weeks at Kwantlen from the middle credit of June to onwards
Terry Fox – 4 blocks second semester
Math 11 Essentials and the physical ability to do the job.
Steel Fabrication
BCIT
23 weeks starting in February
BCIT
Completion of Grade 11, Principles of Math 10 or Pre-test
Dual credit with eligibility to complete Level 1 and 690 hours towards their apprenticeship
transition programs while attending school PROGRAM Headstart to Art
Computer Information Systems
POSTSECONDARY PARTNER Emily Carr
BCIT
PROGRAM DETAILS
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
CREDENTIALS
LOCATION
An Emily Carr Institute offers one of their foundation courses in each semester. Drawing in the first semester and Creative Processes in the second semester
3 university credits for each course plus portfolio review
Taken at Gleneagle Tuesday night 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Must be recommended by home school Art teacher and must meet admission requirements
The CIST program is the first year of a 2-year program. Students learn computer networking, system maintenance and computer hardware
Dual credit for secondary school and first year for BCIT’s two-year Diploma program
Starts in February 2010 for students who have not graduated and ends in January 2011 at Riverside
Principles of Math 11 (60%), English 12 (60%)
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transition programs while attending school, Cont’D PROGRAM Concurrent Courses
POSTSECONDARY PARTNER Douglas College
PROGRAM DETAILS
CREDENTIALS
Courses begin September and January
3 university credits and secondary school credit
LOCATION David Lam and New West Campus
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Open to Grade 12 students
transition programs for graduating students PROGRAM Health Sciences
POSTSECONDARY PARTNER Douglas College
PROGRAM DETAILS
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
CREDENTIALS
LOCATION
Reserved Seating in Registered Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Dental Assisting, Dispensing Optician, Health Care Support Worker, Health Information Management
Diploma and Degree Programs
Both Campuses
Student must meet entry requirements, plus work experience, check calendar
Animal Health Technology
Douglas College
Upon completion of this program students will find excellent opportunities working at an animal hospital or for a veterinarian
Diploma program Six seats reserved
Coquitlam Campus
Biology 11 (C+), or Biology 12 (C); Chemistry 11 (C+) or Chemistry 12 (C); Grade 12 Science (C); Principles of Math 11 (C+); English 12 (B); WEX 12A (B)
Bachelor of PE
Douglas College
Student can use this course as part of the Degree program
Dual credit for Fitness 11 and Fitness 12 credit for SPSC 1103
Both campuses
PE 12 (C+) Fitness 12 (C+)
CISY1110
Douglas College
With completion of BCA 11 students can write an assessment test in June to obtain course exemption
Course exemption
N/A
Must score at least 70% on assessment test.
Hospitality and Restaurant Management (HORM)
Douglas College
This program provides students with employment in the tourism industry including hotel and restaurant management. This is B.C.’s second largest industry
Tourism 11, Tourism 12 and SSA students’ preferential admission points. ACE-IT Level 1 Cook Training credit for HORM 1135, BCA 11 credit for HORM 1120 with exemption exam
David Lam Campus
English 12 (C) and completion of Principles of Math 11
Two-year diploma program with transfer in a degree program at several universities
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Coquitlam alternate basic education Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education (CABE) is an alternative secondary school offering courses in Grade 10 to 12 that enables students to acquire a Dogwood or Adult Graduation certificate. CABE is the smallest enrolling secondary school in SD43 with approximately two hundred students who choose this setting for its smaller class sizes and more personalized approach to student learning. Many of the students who attend CABE have experienced social and behavior issues in previous educational settings. However, other students have made CABE their school of choice because of its operational philosophy. CABE is also intended as a “re-entry” program to a regular secondary school for many students who have experienced difficulties in the past. Courses at CABE are self-paced with most set up to be completed within two to three months. As previously mentioned, all courses completed at CABE satisfy Ministry of Education requirements towards secondary school completion.
continuing education Continuing Education programs are tuition free for most students including graduated adults. Program offerings are designed for many types of adult learners including students who wish to: • • • • •
Improve their English skills Improve their basic English and Math skills to prepare for secondary school academic course work Complete secondary school credit courses in order to graduate Graduate by completing the GED secondary school equivalency exam Upgrade a course mark (students who have graduated from secondary school) PROGRAM
DETAILS
LOCATION
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Secondary School Credit
Tuition free to both graduated and nongraduated adults
Montgomery Centre, CLOC, Gleneagle Night School
Students should book an appointment with an academic advisor
Adult Basic Education
Courses leading to Grade 11
Montgomery Centre, CLOC, Terry Fox Library, Port Moody Public Library, Coquitlam Public Library
None
ESL
Fee-paying program for ESL Canadian citizens and visitors
Montgomery Centre
None
ELSA
Free ESL and settlement program for newcomers to Canada; assessment completed externally
Montgomery Centre, Gleneagle Night School
Must be assessed and referred through ELSA Assessment Centre
Business Certificate Programs
Computer; Administrative Assistant, Computerized Accounting, Computerized Office, Interior Decorating, Building Service Worker
Montgomery Centre, CLOC (computer and office programs); Montgomery Centre, Gleneagle Night School (other programs)
Grade 12 or related training and experience and good understanding of written/oral English
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customized learNing centre The Customized Learning Centre (CLC) is a flexible, individualized learning environment for students in uniquely challenging learning circumstances. Instruction is highly individualized and based upon a culture of attachment and care. Students are referred to the CLC by school and district-based teams.
coquitlam open learning Coquitlam Open Learning offers three types of learning environments, allowing students to choose the course format that works best for them: Online Blended: These courses will have specific start dates (either first semester, second semester or full year) and students will need to attend some regularly scheduled classes, with most of the course being completed online. Students will be required to travel to specific schools for face-to-face sessions which will be held up to once a week, outside of the regular school day. The face-to-face classes will be used for seminars, group discussions, labs and extra support. Continual Entry Online: These courses allow students to enter at any point between September and March (no new registrations after Spring Break) and are flexibly-paced. As these courses are designed to support students in dayschools, they end in June and must be completed by that time. Students registering for one of these courses must be prepared to do the majority of communication with their teacher using online tools, such as email and chat. Learning Centers: These courses are offered at our two drop-in learning centres. These courses allow students to enter at any point during the year and are self-paced. Depending on the course and student preference, these courses could be either online or paper-based.
COQUITLAM OPEN LEARNING K to 9 PROGRAM Coquitlam Open Learning K-9 Program is a distributed learning program that offers students from Kindergarten to Grade 9 a unique full-time option tailored to the needs of each student. Distributed learning programs meet the provincial learning outcomes for each grade level under the direction and supervision of a certified teacher. Coquitlam Open Learning K-9 Program provides students and their parents with resources, support and instructional assistance to ensure student success. We draw upon the resources and expertise within our district to design and deliver an educational program that will maximize each student’s potential. Parents work with Coquitlam Open Learning teaching staff to support their child’s learning and development while at home. Coquitlam Open Learning is able to support all types of students. We have a broad range of students that include those who are gifted, have full-time athletic commitments, dramatic pursuits, have identified special needs or just want to learn outside of a regular school environment. Families who choose to participate in “Coquitlam Open Learning K-9” need to be committed to their child’s learning on a full-time basis. Students have significant learning to complete with the support of their parents at home. Students who are successful in a Coquitlam Open Learning setting are eager to learn, can work independently and have a strong relationship with the parent that will be supporting their learning. K-9 Teachers: Nicole McKenzie, Nicoletta Ricci and David Brear See more: http://online.sd43.bc.ca/K-9_program.htm
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COQUITLAM OPEN LEARNING GRADE 10-12 COURSE LIST Accounting 11 Accounting 12 Animation 12 BC First Nations 12 Biology 11 Biology 12 Business Computer Applications 11 Calculus 12 Career and Personal Planning 12 A Chemistry 11 Chemistry 12 Communications 11 Communications 12 Comparative Civilizations 12 Computer Networking (Cisco CCNA 11 and 12) Data Management 12 Drafting 11/12 Earth Science 11 English 10 English 11 English 12 Family Studies 12 French 12 History 12 Information Technology Management 11 and 12 Japanese 12 Korean 11/12 Law 12 Literature 12 Mandarin 12 Marketing 12 Math 10 Essentials Math 11 Essentials Math 10 Principles Math 11 Principles Math 12 Principles Math 12 Principles Upgrade (limited eligibility)
Continual Entry Online
Anywhere Anywhere Anywhere
Dr. Charles Best Gleneagle Riverside Heritage Woods Dr. Charles Best Port Moody Gleneagle
Anywhere
Physical Education 10
Anywhere
Physical Education 11
Anywhere
Physics 11 Physics 12 Planning 10
Anywhere
Planning 10 Cohort Classes Psychology 12 Science 10 Science and Tech 11 Social Studies 10 Social Studies 11 Secondary School Apprenticeship (up to 16 credits – requires placement in eligible workplace) Work Experience 12 Writing 12
Delivery Options Online Learning Center Blended Self-Paced CLOC CLOC Heritage Woods Pinetree CLOC Gleneagle CLOC CLOC CLOC CLOC CLOC Gleneagle CLOC CLOC CLOC CLOC Riverside CLOC Riverside CLOC
Anywhere
Centennial Port Moody / Riverside Port Moody / Riverside Gleneagle Gleneagle / Port Moody / Terry Fox Gleneagle
Anywhere Anywhere
CLOC CLOC CLOC
CLOC CLOC CLOC CLOC CLOC CLOC CLOC
CLOC CLOC CLOC
CLOC CLOC CLOC
Anywhere
Gleneagle
CLOC CLOC
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Areas of Focus:
Literacy Literacy is the desire and ability to make and share meaning in order to gain access and make a contribution to valued resources of the culture. Literate individuals seek, understand, internalize and apply new information for environmental, occupational, informational and recreational purposes. Literacy adopts the belief that the reading, writing, speaking, listening, representing and viewing processes are intertwined.
Quick Comprehension Assessment (QCA) / Reading Assessment (RAD) Using the QCA/RAD The QCA is a research-based tool for effectively assessing reading comprehension to provide data to guide instruction. If your school is interested in a session on using the QCA/RAD, contact: K-5: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. 6-8: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. 9-12: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
Borrowing the QCA/RAD To borrow sets of the QCA/RAD from the Staff Development Department, contact: Gilda Whitworth, gwhitworth@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6381.
Marking the QCA/RAD If your school is interested in group marking the QCA/RAD, contact: Maureen Dockendorf, mdockendorf@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6381. See also: Ressource d’Évaluation de la Lecture en Immersion (RELI) in the French Immersion section. #PD1
“What Kind of Global Citizen Are You?”
September 22 and September 30 Location: Scott Creek Middle (Sept. 22); Fir Room, Winslow Campus (Sept. 30)
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade 8 teachers
Presenter: Vivienne Royle, who is currently teaching Grade 8 Humanities at Minnekhada Middle. In her last assignment, Vivienne worked as a Middle School Learning Support Teacher (Literacy). Are you looking for a unit that will stimulate and motivate your Grade 8 students in Language Arts? Vivienne will share her experiences with teaching such a unit — “Global Citizens”. Selections from the new Nelson Literacy 8 resources will be used to stimulate discussion of global issues and promote social responsibility and activism with your students. There will be new ideas to take away and personalize for your own classrooms. The teaching of reading, writing and listening and speaking will be a breeze when your students are so engaged! All participants will receive a free package of Nelson Literacy 8 resources to help you teach this unit. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Learning Team Opportunities: Teaching Writing in Grade 1-2 and 3-5
Audience: Primary teachers (session limited to thirty) Facilitator: Janine Reid, a popular workshop presenter throughout SD43 and the province, will facilitate learning teams of teachers in Grade 1 and 2 and 3 to 5 on enhancing student writing. Within the learning team teachers will gain insight into numerous text forms, the Traits of Writing and ways to scaffold writing across the curriculum with oral language, teacher demonstration and formative assessment. Janine’s experience in teacher development includes involvement in Vancouver’s Early Literacy Project and four years as a Faculty Associate and sessional instructor in literacy at SFU. Additionally Janine brings extensive practical experience from teaching at all elementary grades. Janine is co-author of What’s Next for This Beginning Writer? for Grade K and 1 and Writing Anchors for Grade 2 to 5 and is a contributing writer for Scholastic’s Literacy Place for the Early Years. There will be three learning teams: two for Grade 1 and 2 (at Heritage Mountain Elementary and at Kilmer Elementary) and one team for Grade 3 to 5 also at Kilmer. The Heritage Mountain group is open for new registrations. The first meeting for this group will be Thursday, October 8 after school at Heritage Mountain Elementary (please register in advance). The Kilmer Group is limited to teachers from Mary Hill, Kilmer and Hazel Trembath and will have its first meeting for the primary group on October 6th after school. The intermediate group will have its first meeting in the afternoon of October 6th. Both meetings will be held at Kilmer. Grade 1 and 2 Using Janine Reid’s books What’s Next for This Beginning Writer? and Writing Anchors, this learning team will pursue inquiry into developing confidence, engagement, risk-taking, skill and joy in young writers. Janine will be on hand to offer suggestions, facilitate sharing and risk-taking with teachers. The team who participated in the 2008-2009 learning team reported: “This learning team has renewed my enthusiasm for teaching! It has completely changed my approach to writing. I enjoy it more and so do my students. THEY CAN REALLY WRITE!” Another participant said, “My students and I have learned a whole new language…the language of writing!” Grade 3 to 5 Using Janine Reid’s book Writing Anchors, this learning team will pursue inquiry into elements of the writer’s craft (including The Six Traits) that make writing fresh and original. Janine will be on hand to facilitate discussion and provide examples of ways to create a supportive classroom, model writing lessons, create enthusiasm and develop writing skills across the curriculum. Teachers who use Writing Anchors say, “I never imagined MY kids could write LIKE THIS!” Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Teachers must register to be part of these learning teams and commit to six meetings throughout the year. Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
English Language Arts K-7 IRP Webcasts: K-7 English Language Arts K-7 IRP Orientation Part 1: K-3 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20070214/ English Language Arts K-7 IRP Orientation Part 2: 4-7 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20070418/
Introduction: These webcasts on the English Language Arts K-7 curriculum are intended to support your professional growth over time and have been made available for viewing and re-viewing.
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Professional Network Series Three-Part Literacy Series September 25, January 22, April 16 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA
Series for Kindergarten/Grade One Literacy through Science Presenter: Pamela Quigg
Note: Participants are asked to confirm registration with Sylvia Byers, sbyers@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6381 as materials/activity kits will be provided so an exact count is necessary. Session One: Pooters, Ear Guitars and a Whole Lot More Explore some hands-on, inviting ways to have your students respond to non-fiction endeavours. These activities are guaranteed to be teacher-friendly with minimum preparation and exciting and motivating for your students, particularly for boys! Conversation flows and minds are ignited as your students will make mini-magnifiers, bug boxes, pooters, wind helicopters, sea scapes, ear guitars, flying drums and MUCH MORE! There is a “make and take” component to this session so you will leave with samples for your classroom. Please bring scissors, scotch tape and paper clips. Some memorable and fantastic book titles will be shared throughout. This session will be energizing, hands-on and fun! A comprehensive handout will be supplied. Session Two: Outside the Classroom and Onto the Playground Explore ways to go outside and expand your students’ minds as they do sound walks, puddle search predictions and problem-solving activities on your playground. Have you laid down Mother Nature’s Quilt outdoors or looked at miniworlds with a loop of string? Have you ever worn Dr. Spock ears? For these possibilities and many more come to this session and receive comprehensive handouts and some novel, innovative ways to engage your students in listening, speaking and recording tasks in authentic situations. Some guidelines will be shared for managing students’ behavior productively when outside. All activities are easy to execute and garner maximum results for your students’ learning. Session Three: Cook Up A Little Magic For Your Students This culminating session in the series will provide timely activities for use in the final term. Participants will make a glove of seeds, use 3D presentation formats and learn magical potions to “cook up”. Pamela will include and share her “Five All Time Favorite” classroom activities for you to try. Some unique writing formats will be offered for your students to emulate in learning logs and journals. Several assessment “treats” will be shared. Work smarter, not harder and still offer five-star activities. Series for Grade K to 3 Writing Presenter: Lori Jamison Rog Lori Jamison Rog is a teacher, author and K-12 Language Arts Consultant. She has served on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association, one of only nine Canadians in the fifty-year history of the Association and the only Canadian from a school district. In addition to many articles and teachers’ guides, Lori has written books for teachers: Guided Reading Basics (Pembroke/Stenhouse, 2003), Early Literacy Instruction in Kindergarten (IRA, 2001), Marvelous Mini lessons for Teaching Beginning Writing (IRA 2006), The HIP Reading Assessment (High Interest Publishing, 2007) and The Write Genre (Pembroke/Stenhouse), co-authored with her husband, author Paul Kropp.
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Series for Grade K to 3: Writing with Lori Jamison Rog, cont’d Session 1: WRITE from the Start in K to 3 Writing Workshop is one of the most powerful tools we have for supporting ALL the language arts! In this session, we will discuss the three key elements of Writing Workshop and share ideas for modeled, shared, interactive and guided writing. We’ll analyze actual samples of student writing and discuss practical ideas for each stage of writing development. In addition, you’ll pick up tricks such as sticky dot details, WOW words and bubble gum writing. Session 2: MORE Marvelous Mini Lessons for Teaching K to 3 Writing This session will offer dozens of teacher-tested ideas, organized around the six traits of writing. You’ll meet the “Trait Mates”—Donna Details, Willy Word Choice and Sammy Sounds Good—and their pals and see how these characters can help young writers understand and apply the elements of effective writing. Session 3: Learning to Write, Writing to Learn Reader response activities, learning logs and dialogue journals are all tools for supporting writing as a means of organizing, clarifying and expressing our thinking. This session will focus on ideas for supporting the reading-writing connection, with literature springboards for writing as well as writing activities to support content area learning.
Series for Grade 4 to 8 Reading Comprehension Presenters: Kathy Pantaleo and Adrienne Gear Kathy Pantaleo has been a teacher in the Richmond School District for eleven years. She has her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, with a focus on Literacy. Adrienne Gear has worked in the Vancouver School District for over eighteen years. After four years working as a Literacy Mentor supporting teachers and students throughout the district, she is happy to be “back home” teaching part-time in a classroom. Adrienne developed Reading Power six years ago and has since been working with teachers in many districts throughout the province presenting workshops and giving demonstration lessons. She is the author of Reading Power – Teaching Students How to Think While They Read (Pembroke, 2006) and Nonfiction Reading Power (Pembroke, 2008). Session 1: Literature Circles with Kathy Pantaleo In this workshop participants will not only learn how to use Literature Circles in their classroom, but also how to motivate and evaluate student participation. Participants will have an opportunity to look at a wide range of novels and information articles that Kathy uses in her class. Session 2: “Nonfiction Reading Power” with Adrienne Gear This session will include a brief review of the key concepts of Reading Power and the five strategies for reading non-fiction: ZOOM IN, CONNECT, MAIN IDEA, QUESTION/INFER and TRANSFORM. Teachers will then examine how to begin bringing the world of non-fiction into their classes, from read alouds to introducing text structures. This session will end with a focus on two strategies: Zoom-In (to non-fiction features) and Connect. Session 3: “Nonfiction Reading Power” with Adrienne Gear This session will begin with sharing some lessons teachers have tried in their classrooms. Then teachers will continue looking at strategies for reading for information with a focus on Main Idea, Question/Infer and Transform (Synthesize). For more information about the Literacy Professional Network Series, contact Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604937-6395.
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Professional Network Series formative assessment September 25, January 22, April 16
All Sessions: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Formative Assessment and Quality Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms and Schools: A Community of Professionals Presenter: Faye Brownlie This Professional Network Series continues to support SD43’s ongoing focus on formative assessment as key to improving student learning. The purpose of this series is to bring groups of educators together in a community to deeply focus on increasing learning and student ownership of learning. Internationally recognized presenter Faye Brownlie offers a framework for understanding learning in classrooms and schools, with content that connects to powerful practices across grades and curriculum. These sessions will be tailored to the grade levels in attendance and will be applicable to elementary, middle and secondary settings. With the focus on assessment to guide instruction and support learning, this series will deepen the work of teachers and school staffs. This three part series is limited to 200 participants and is intended for whole school staffs or large groups from a staff (i.e ten to fifteen). Limited registration is still available. For more information about the Formative Assessment Professional Network Series, contact Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
Literacy Learning Teams Learning teams are small groups of educators from one or several schools who have come together to pursue a particular point of inquiry. If you have an area of interest in literacy and would like to join with a group but do not have a network for meeting colleagues at other schools with similar interests, please either contact your Learning Support Teacher, or one of the Coordinators listed below. They will help you make a connection with colleagues wishing to explore the same area. Groups of teachers from the same school are also welcome to submit proposals. The application form must be submitted by Wednesday, September 30. The electronic application form can be found at http://tinyurl.com/pjth9x. Contact: K-5: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. 6-8: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397 9-12: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
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KPALS/POPS Network: Parents as Learning Supporters Also listed under Early Learning and Kindergarten
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 3 teachers
September 28 Location: James Park Elementary Presenters: Pat Symonds, Debbie Nicholson, Andrea Hunter
KPALS (Kindergarten Parents as Learning Supporters) and POPS (Parents of Primary Students) are programs designed to guide and support K to 3 teachers in welcoming and working alongside parents and caregivers to support their children’s development. The KPALS program consists of ten one-hour sessions delivered in the classroom during or after the school day. Session topics include: ABCs; Storybook Reading; Print in Our Community; Linking Literacy and Play; Learning to Read; Learning to Write; Early Numeracy; Riddles, Raps and Rhymes; Tiny Techies; and Outdoor Play. The POPS program Parents of Primary Students grew out of PALS (Parents as Literacy Supporters - Anderson, Morrison, 2000). Due to the success of the program and the relationships that were formed within the community, parents asked to continue to meet in order to extend the home/school partnership throughout the primary grades. The POPS program consists of four one-hour sessions delivered in the classroom during or after the school day. Session topics are: reading, math, writing/spelling and working with non-fiction text in Science and Social Studies. This network will focus on supporting teachers in implementing these programs into regular classroom routines. Teachers will be able to modify and adjust the program to meet the needs of their own students. All participants will receive a personal copy of the ten session (or four session) program suited to their grade level. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Teachers must register for this network and commit to attending six dinner meetings throughout the year (dinner will be provided free of charge at each meeting). Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Words Their Way
September 30, October 14, November 4 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Audience: Grade 1 to 7 teachers (but applicable up through Grade 12)
Presenter: Carole Stickley, a retired New Westminster Learning Facilitator, who currently works as a provincial presenter of literacy topics and a series consultant for the Language Arts resource, Literacy in Action. If your class has a wide range of reading and writing capabilities including students who struggle with basic decoding and spelling, Words Their Way is a program that will interest you. Words Their Way is a research-based word study program that provides an easy-to-manage assessment, a developmental continuum of letter and word knowledge and a hands-on instructional approach. This program supports students to: • Compare and generalize about letter patterns • Discriminate when looking at words and build a bank of words that are automatically recognized • Decode more fluently and spell with greater confidence • Increase their vocabularies Three ninety-minute sessions will enable participants to give the assessment, teach their class the daily routines and provide differentiated instruction that meets student needs. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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K-3 Learning Team — From Themes to Projects: Taking Learning Deeper Also listed under Early Learning and Kindergarten
First Date October 7, others TBD
Location: Panorama Heights Elementary
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 3 teachers and StrongStart Facilitators
Facilitators: Nicole Daneault, Nurdeep Thiara and Jeevan Sandhu This network will bring together K to 3 and pre-school educators who would like to incorporate an enhanced view of the child, a responsive curriculum and the use of “Learning Stories” into their regular practice. Teaching from a responsive curriculum is the practice of building a learning program in response to the needs, interests and developmental abilities of the students in one’s class. “Learning Stories” are a form of assessment in which the careful observation of children at play/work during “ordinary moments” informs a teacher’s practice and provides opportunities for moving learning forward from where the child is at. Some of the questions that will be explored in the six sessions include: how can teachers implement formative assessment practices using Learning Stories? How does observing children “differently” impact everyday teaching and how does it change understandings of what learning is? What is an enhanced view of the child? What are the commonalities between the BC Early Learning Framework and The Primary Program? What is a responsive curriculum? How does a responsive curriculum fit within the context of the Early Learning Framework, the Primary Program and the current K-3 Integrated Resource Packages? What are Learning Stories? Why might a teacher choose to use this form of assessing children’s learning? Educators/teachers will have an opportunity to look at exemplars that use the Early Learning Framework and The Primary Program to inform understandings of student learning. Teachers will engage in conversation with colleagues in order to recognize how “ordinary moments” can become dynamic opportunities for teachers to engage with students in the inquisitive process, as teachers guide students forward in their understanding of the world around them. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395, or, Nicole Daneault, ndaneault@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6381. Registration: Teachers must register for this network and commit to attending six dinner meetings throughout the year (dinner will be provided free of charge at each meeting). Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Journaling ..and all that Jazz: A Full Year of Fresh Journaling Ideas
October 7 Location: Scott Creek Middle
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Audience: Grade 4 to 8 teachers
Presenter: Diana Cruchley, an award winning author and educator who has taught at both the elementary and secondary level and whose workshops across British Columbia, the Yukon and the U.S. are always enthusiastically received. She is a recipient of the Governor General’s Flight to Freedom Literacy Award. In Language Arts/English and across the subject areas, journals help meet two of the biggest challenges in improving Grade 4 to 8 writing-building: FLUENCY and VOICE. But…how do you keep your journal program fresh and engaging for students long enough to build fluency and voice? Diana has developed twenty-four unique strategies in a “ready to go” package you can duplicate for your students. Each provides a model for more examples you can create to add to your repertoire. Leave with an entire year’s program—and a detailed handout—in this engaging and practical workshop. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Making Social Studies Stick and De-Bugging Reading in Social Studies
October 14 and 28 (Two-Part Series) Location: Fir Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade 4 to 8 teachers
Presenter: Linda O’Reilly, who is passionate about literacy and brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to her workshops. Linda spends her time consulting with schools and teachers who are changing their literacy practice and currently works as the literacy consultant for Nelson Literacy, a new literacy resource for Grade 3 to 6. She helped create the Adolescent Literacy Network in partnership with Simon Fraser University. From the Social Studies unit at their grade level, participants will receive at least one book, four leveled reading cards, a Teacher Resource for one unit and a coloured transparency set. Part 1: Making Social Studies Stick! Would you like to improve your chances of helping kids understand and remember Social Studies content? Linda will share with you eye-opening and surprisingly simple strategies for making ideas stick and how to weave them into your Social Studies lessons. Ideas for integrating oral language and low-stakes writing into your Social Studies lessons will also be shared. Part 2: De-bugging Reading in Social Studies This lively presentation will keep you laughing and learning at the same time. Join Linda to learn strategies to “take the bugs” out of reading informational text. Strategies used by proficient readers such as how to use text features, determine importance, make inferences and ways to teach critical vocabulary will be shared. Participants will receive a FREE CD with mini PowerPoint presentations to teach the strategies and Linda’s new study skills booklet. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Boy Writers: 24 Sure-Fire Ways to Engage Your Boy (and Girl) Writers
November 4 Location: Scott Creek Middle
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Audience: Grade 4 to 8 teachers
Presenter: Diana Cruchley, an award winning author and educator who has taught at both the elementary and secondary level and whose workshops across British Columbia, the Yukon and the U.S. are always enthusiastically received. She is a recipient of the Governor General’s Flight to Freedom Literacy Award.
“Please don’t make me write. Writing is a girl thing.” Whether your boys don’t want to write, write the minimum, or don’t write well, both boys and girls in the end need writing skills for the 21st-Century. But, the average GRADE 12 BOY still writes only as well as the average GRADE 8 GIRL. What genres do boys like? How can we adapt any genre to be “boy friendly” without alienating our girls? How do we turn boys from reluctant writers to eager writers? How do we make writing more engaging, fun and novel for boys while integrating across the curriculum? What are some ideas for using electronic media and visuals? This practical workshop includes more than two dozen great ideas for writing that your students (both boys and girls) will love. Leave with tons of ideas you can use as models for your own additional boy-friendly (and girl-friendly) lessons. Detailed handout included. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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FOCUS DAY LITERACY SESSIONS January 22 Time and Location: TBA
Developing Oral Language in K-2: Proven Strategies and Mini Lessons that Work! Audience: K to 2 teachers Presenter: Miriam Trehearne Miriam Trehearne has been a classroom teacher, resource teacher, program specialist (exceptional needs students) coach, Literacy Specialist and University Associate. She presently devotes much for her time to researching literacy best practices, presenting to teachers, literacy coaches and school administrators at conferences and writing books and journal articles. She has published in several professional journals, has authored student resources and was senior author of The Language Arts Kindergarten Teacher’s Resource Book (Nelson Learning Ltd), the 2006 AEP award winning Language Arts Grades 1-2 Teacher’s Resource Book and The Comprehensive Literacy Resource for Preschool Teachers. Discover how to successfully engage young children in developmentally appropriate and engaging research-based activities and approaches that develop phonological awareness, build oral language (including vocabulary), improve comprehension and support reading and writing for all learners, including ESL/ELL. Participants will leave with assessment tools that can be used on the run, engaging mini-lessons and activities (including playbased learning) that teachers and parents alike can use to effectively support literacy learning. For more information about the Focus Day Literacy Sessions, contact Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395.
Language Arts Strategies Observations Also listed under Diverse Learners
November 24-5; March 2-3; June 8-9 Location: Teaching and Evaluation Centre, Birchland Elementary School
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Audience: Grade K to 12 educators
The Teaching and Evaluation Center is for students with learning disabilities (LD) in Language Arts. At the end of each term, observations are held for visiting teachers. A variety of Language Arts strategies useful for classroom and small group instruction are demonstrated and students present information about strategies that have helped them become more successful learners. Students from Grades 4 through 8 attend the T and E; however the strategies demonstrated would be useful for students with learning challenges from Grades 1 through 12. There will be resources on display and handouts will be available. • Sessions on November 24 (limit of 5) or November 25 (limit of 10) – students are from Grade 4 and 5. • Sessions on March 2 (limit of 5) or March 3 (limit of 10) – students are from Grade 6 to 8. • Sessions on June 8 (limit of 5) or June 9 (limit of 10) – students are from Grade 4 and 5. Contact/Registration: Limited Registration. Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386.
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Literacy: EVENTS District Public Speaking Festival Audience: Grade 4 to 9 educators November 25 March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5 May 3-May 7
Secondary Spoken Word Festival Elementary East Zone Elementary South Zone Elementary North Zone All Middle Schools Secondary Spoken Word Festival
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See Also: Finales du Concours d’Art Oratoire in the French Immersion section. There is a District Public Speaking resource booklet available upon request from the Staff Development Department. It contains both informal and formal speaking experiences for classroom implementation and a section on preparing for the Festival itself. Please make all participating students aware of the assessment rubric/adjudication form, how to prepare a successful speech and festival rules as described in the booklet. Also, please remember that this district event is conducted in the spirit of a true festival. All student speakers will receive descriptive feedback for both encouragement and improvement and will be recognized for their achievements. For the 2009-2010 school year secondary schools are again invited to have students participate in a multiple-genre Secondary Spoken Word Festival (includes traditional public speaking, poetry slam and “This I Believe” categories). Adjudication criteria and genre options will be sent to all secondary English teachers early in first term. Contact for Elementary and Middle: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. Contact for Secondary: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, 604-937-6398.
Journal of Writing / Concours Plume d’Or Submission Deadline: April 16, 2009 Audience: Elementary (Grade 3 to 5), middle, secondary and adult level teachers and students The Journal of Writing is a tradition in School District 43. The Journal will once again be produced by the Staff Development Department in May. Typically over 100 pieces are chosen from over 1000 entries. All submissions must meet the following criteria (all criteria for the Concours Plume d’Or remains the same as for the English entries): • Submitted to the Staff Development Department at Winslow Campus by the due date: April 16 • Published quality: edited, proofread, word processed and sent via email as a Word attachment to sbyers@sd43.bc.ca • The title, the student’s first and last names, grade and school on each piece • Individual selections only (no class sets of assignments) • Either poetry or prose (prose includes short stories and non-fiction pieces such as essays, articles and character analysis) • Two entries per student maximum • A maximum of 350 words for Grade 3; a maximum of 500 words for Grade 4 and 5; a maximum of 750 words for Grade 6 to 8; a maximum of 1500 words for Grade 9 to adult This year will be the fourth year that the Journal of Writing will include writing from students in both the English and French programmes (Late and Early Immersion). English Selection Committee will meet April 21, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If you are interested in participating, contact Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, 604-937-6398. French Selection Committee will meet at the end of April. If you are interested in participating, contact Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6392.
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Numeracy Specific opportunities, such as Math Makes Sense, Grade 9 MathLinks and curriculum design and implementation opportunities, are detailed in the “Mathematics” section under Implementation of New Curricula, Programs and Report Cards section. Mathematics opportunities are also available through participation in the Grade 5, Grade 8 and Grade 9 District-Wide Numeracy Assessments. Information about the District-Wide Numeracy Assessments is available in the “Assessment” section.
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Professional Network Series Numeracy NETWORK SERIES January 22, February 12, April 16
All Sessions: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA The Numeracy Network Series will focus on instruction and formative assessment in the new Math curriculum, allowing for deeper learning into these pedagogical shifts. Teachers can work with the following presenters who are frequently Learning Partners for SD43: Primary k to 3 Presenter: Carole Saundry
intermediate/middle Presenter: Ray Appel
intermediate/middle Presenter: Trevor Caulkins
Carole is the Math/Science Coordinator in Richmond School District and is an executive member of the BCAMT. Ray is a presenter in numeracy, literacy and assessment who worked as a District Math/Science Coordinator. Trevor Caulkins is the author of Power of Ten, Mastering the Basics and Mathematics as a Teachable Moment. For more information about the Numeracy Network Series, contact Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397.
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Secondary Mathematics Curriculum Implementation Team
Also listed under Mathematics
TBA Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Audience: Mathematics lead teachers
Facilitators: Jill Reid and Don Gordon This group will work together to design an implementation and support plan for teachers across secondary schools for the two new Grade 10 Mathematics courses—Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 10 and Foundations of Mathematics and Precalculus 10—which will be implemented in September 2010. Success Criteria (learning expectations in kid language) and sample problems will be written for each curricular area. Available resources will be reviewed. In-service opportunities will be made available and instructional practices and assessment tools developed and shared to enhance student engagement and learning in Mathematics. A district virtual classroom will also be built by teachers with expertise in each of the curricular strands to be made available to a few teachers in Spring 2010 for review and feedback and then released to all teachers for September 2010. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-9398, or, Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397.
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assessment ASSESSMENT..Systemic gathering of information about what a student is able to do and is working toward achieving. Assessment activities take one of two forms: FORMATIVE or SUMMATIVE. FORMATIVE assessments as and for learning are used to inform classroom instruction to improve student learning. • Assessments for learning seek and interpret evidence for teachers and students in order to know where learners are, where they need to go and how to get there • Assessments as learning involve the purposeful use of assessment activities to directly inform learning, e.g. developing criteria with students and then examining work in progress SUMMATIVE assessments of learning generally occur at the end of a teaching cycle and are primarily used to report progress to parents/guardians and then to inform instruction and improve student learning • Assessments of learning include judgments, or decisions, about the merit of student performance in relation to a set of expectations (usually external) or standards of performance • Beginning in Grade 4 letter grades are used to represent summative learning and in Grade 10 these letter grades are further defined by a related percent Assessment and evaluation are dependent on teacher judgment based upon a wide variety of evidence and compared to an external measure (PLOs, Performance Standards). Assessment evidence is collected in the following three ways: • Conversations with students • Observations of students and their work • Products produced as evidence of learning
Quick Comprehension Assessment (QCA) / Reading Assessment (RAD) Using the QCA/RAD The QCA is a research-based tool for effectively assessing reading comprehension to provide data to guide instruction. If your school is interested in a session on using the QCA/RAD, contact: K-5: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. 6-8: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. 9-12: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
Borrowing the QCA/RAD To borrow sets of the QCA/RAD from the Staff Development Department, contact: Gilda Whitworth, gwhitworth@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6381.
Marking the QCA/RAD If your school is interested in group marking the QCA/RAD, contact: Maureen Dockendorf, mdockendorf@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6381. See also: Ressource d’Évaluation de la Lecture en Immersion (RELI) in the French Immersion section.
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district-wide assessment 2009-2010 will be our eighth year for District-Wide Assessment in the following areas: Numeracy Grade 5, 8 and 9 and Writing Grade 9. Teachers will come together to review the performance tasks and the procedures for administering and assessing the tasks. #PD9
Grade 5 and 8 Numeracy Task Design Team Also listed under Areas of Focus: Numeracy
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Audience: Interested Grade 3 to 8 teachers
October 1, others TBA Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus Facilitators: Dr. Peter Liljedahl and Don Gordon
Interested in designing and using numeracy tasks in your classroom? This Design Team will explore the process of creating numeracy tasks. Over the course of five sessions the team members will create the tasks for the Grade 5 and 8 Numeracy District-Wide Assessments. The Design Team will also create practice tasks for Grade 3 to 8 that will be distributed to schools for teachers to use. The team will focus assessment on the BC Performance Standards to help teachers assess students in authentic ways. Contact: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register. This year, at the request of teachers to use the District Tasks for formative assessment, the District-Wide Assessment tasks for Grade 5 and 8 will be conducted both in the Fall and Spring. Teachers will be released for a whole day for the Task Marking sessions and will receive their class results that day. Teachers can also join the Grade 5 and 8 Numeracy Task Design Team to create tasks. These tasks are also available in French. Teachers interested in participating should email Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca. GRADE 5 DISTRICT-WIDE NUMERACY ASSESSMENT
GRADE 8 DISTRICT-WIDE NUMERACY ASSESSMENT
fall Task Sharing Once teachers email Don Gordon of their interest in using the task, tasks will be delivered to schools by September 18
fall Task Sharing Once teachers email Don Gordon of their interest in using the task, tasks will be delivered to schools by October 9
fall Assessments Completed Between September 21 and October 2
fall Assessments Completed Between October 9 to October 22
fall Group Task Marking October 6 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
fall Group Task Marking October 30 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
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Spring Task Sharing Once teachers email Don Gordon of their interest in using the task, tasks will be delivered to schools by March 18
Spring Task Sharing Once teachers email Don Gordon of their interest in using the task, tasks will be delivered to schools by March 18
Spring Assessments Completed Between March 18 and April 8
Spring Assessments Completed Between March 18 and April 8
Spring Group Task Marking April 13 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Spring Group Task Marking April 12 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
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grade 9 district-wide writing assessment Audience: All Grade 9 English teachers Facilitator: Jill Reid All Grade 9 English teachers are invited once again to participate in the Grade 9 District-Wide write. For the second year a six-point assessment scale based upon the scale utilized to assess provincial writing tasks will be used. All materials will be delivered to schools prior to the beginning of each semester. Jill Reid will visit any schools interested in an information session regarding the process and materials at their request. Please contact her at your convenience. Participating teachers will receive release time from the Staff Development Department for exemplar setting. Each school is asked to have ONE English teacher bring all completed tasks to the Exemplar Setting session on September 30th. ALL TEACHERS who gave the write to their students are released for a FULL DAY to work together with their colleagues in a marking session. Other English teachers may attend to work with their department.
GRADE 9 SEMESTER I WRITE
GRADE 9 SEMESTER II WRITE
exemplar Setting September 30 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
exemplar Setting February 24 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
FULL DAY group Marking Session October 2 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campusa
FULL DAY group Marking Session February 26 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
grade 9 district-wide NUMERACY assessment Audience: All Grade 9 Mathematics teachers Facilitator: Jill Reid All Grade 9 Mathematics teachers are invited to participate in the Grade 9 District-Wide Numeracy Assessment. This real-life problem solving task is intended to provide a formative assessment regarding our students’ abilities to apply their classroom learning so that we may better plan our instruction and provide them with feedback for improvement. The BC Performance Standards are used as the assessment tool. All materials will be delivered to schools prior to the beginning of second semester. Jill Reid will visit any schools interested in an information session regarding the process and materials, at their request. Please contact her at your convenience. Participating teachers will receive release time from the Staff Development Department for exemplar setting. Each school is asked to have ONE Mathematics teacher bring all completed tasks to the possible Exemplar Setting session on April 19th. ALL TEACHERS who gave the numeracy assessment to their students are released for a FULL DAY to work together with their colleagues in a marking session. Other Math teachers may attend to work with their department. Exemplar Setting April 19th 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
FULL DAY Group Marking Session April 23rd 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: TBA
Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
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classroom assessments based on teacher judgment Classroom Assessments Based On Teacher Judgment (BC Performance Standards) In April, Kindergarten teachers and Grade 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 teachers are asked to indicate where their students are in specific curricular areas with reference to the BC Performance Standards. We call this the “Classroom Assessments Based on Teacher Judgment (BC Performance Standards)”. Participation by teachers is voluntary. Unlike the District-Wide Assessment data, the “Classroom Assessments Based on Teacher Judgment…” data does not represent a snapshot of student performance, but is rather the professional judgment of the student’s classroom teacher which has developed over time, in reference to an external provincial standard. This is a teacher who has known and worked with the student and who takes all learning experiences with the student into account when making a professional judgment. Teachers are encouraged to use the information as formative assessment to inform their classroom instruction. Our district relies solely on classroom assessments based on teacher judgment. The information that teachers provide is used to help teachers and administrators make informed decisions about resource allocation, staff development and professional development. For example, if many students are “Not Yet Within Expectations” in Reading for Information, resources and staff may be allocated in this area.
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Professional Network Series formative assessment September 25, January 22, April 16
All Sessions: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Formative Assessment and Quality Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms and Schools: A Community of Professionals Presenter: Faye Brownlie This Professional Network Series continues to support SD43’s ongoing focus on formative assessment as key to improving student learning. The purpose of this series is to bring groups of educators together in a community to deeply focus on increasing learning and student ownership of learning. Internationally recognized presenter Faye Brownlie offers a framework for understanding learning in classrooms and schools, with content that connects to powerful practices across grades and curriculum. These sessions will be tailored to the grade levels in attendance and will be applicable to elementary, middle and secondary settings. With the focus on assessment to guide instruction and support learning, this series will deepen the work of teachers and school staffs. This three part series is limited to 200 participants and is intended for whole school staffs or large groups from a staff (i.e. ten to fifteen). Limited registration is still available. For more information about the Formative Assessment Professional Network Series, contact Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
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completion Rates SD43 consistently has high transition and completion rates. Transition rates from Grade 6 through to Grade 11 are currently 94 to 97% and are 90% from Grade 11 to 12. The six-year Dogwood completion rate indicates that 92% of students (excluding non-residents) are graduating within six years. 74% of our students have transitioned to post-secondary institutions in B.C. (this statistic does not include students who transition to institutions outside of B.C.) two years after graduation. School District 43 ranks as one of the highest districts for post-secondary transition, graduation and completion rates in British Columbia. In all cases, rates for School District 43 are above the provincial rate. To further improve transition rates the district has introduced offerings that increase customized and personalized learning profiles for meeting graduation requirements, particularly for our most vulnerable learners, such as the Customized Learning Centre (CLC) and Coquitlam Open Learning. Year 1 of a project to better identify, monitor and support students at-risk for not graduating has just ended. For more information about professional opportunities under this Area of Focus, see the “Graduation Program” section (page 38).
Areas of Focus:
social responsibility Research tells us that when students feel safe and connected to their school, academic achievement improves. Caring, socially responsible communities support and increase student success. “Students who feel ‘safe, valued, confident and challenged’ have higher attendance, more school attachment and engagement and better behavior”. — Black, 2006 Social responsibility includes citizens’ contributions to the community, solving problems in peaceful ways, valuing of diversity and defending human rights and exercising democratic rights and responsibilities. Social and emotional learning is the process of developing social and emotional skills in the context of safe, caring, well-managed and engaging learning environments and includes self-awareness, selfmanagement, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making. Social justice involves working for social change for the betterment of humanity. For more information about professional opportunities under this Area of Focus, see the “Social Responsibility” section (page 85).
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implementation of new curricula, PROGRAMS and report cards This section is organized to coincide with the implementation schedule stated by the Ministry of Education. As the Ministry takes a new course to optional or full implementation the Staff Development Department will support teachers in that subject area.
Ministry of Education Partial IRP Implementation Schedule (list is subject to frequent change) complete list is at: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp.htm 2009-2010 Math K-9 Apprenticeship & Workplace Math 10 Foundations of Math and Precalculus 10 Apprenticeship & Workplace Math 11 Foundations of Math 11 Literacy Foundations Pre-calculus 11 and 12 Physical Education Fine Arts Home Economics - Foods & Nutrition, Textiles - Family Studies Applications of Physics 11 and 12 Science & Technology 11 Sustainable Resources 11 and 12
K-9 Full (District Mandate)
2010-2011
2011-2012
Full Full Full Full Full Full Full
K–10 Full Pending; use 1995 IRP
K–7 Optional
11 Full; 12 Optional
12 Full
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district report card template The Ministry of Education in 2005 issued a new Ministerial Order on Reporting which requires all districts to be in compliance with the provincial policy. SD43 created a Report Card Design Team with CTA and CPVPA members representing teachers and administrators. The Design Team met with Anita Chapman of the BCTF to develop the District Report Card Templates that were piloted in 2006-2007. On June 26, 2007, the Board of Education approved the District Report Card Templates for use. As of September 2007, the templates are mandatory for elementary (primary/intermediate) and middle schools.
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english language arts irp #PD10
Secondary Novel Review Team
Audience: All secondary and Adult Education English teachers Facilitator: Brad Edgington SD43 hosts a standing novel review team representing all secondary sites and grade levels. The Secondary Novel Review Team operates like a book club. Six to eight reading selections are chosen each year. The intent is to introduce appealing new books and ideas to teachers and students. The readings and the meetings are structured to be intellectually engaging and fun. Books are reviewed and discussed for recommendation to the Board during dinner meetings supported by the Staff Development Department. When new members are needed a “call out” will be broadcast to all English teachers and teacher-librarians in the Spring of each year. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
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Secondary Spoken Word Festival Implementation Team (formerly Public Speaking Festival)
October 12 and March 2 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus Audience: One English teacher from each secondary site Audience: One English teacher from each secondary site Facilitator: Jill Reid and Team In response to the recognition that speaking in front of others takes many forms and after an extremely successful pilot semester that saw the participation of thirty-one student speakers, the Secondary Spoken Word Festival will be fully implemented as a district-wide festival in both semesters, replacing the traditional public speaking festival. Students will have the opportunity to showcase their powerful communication skills in three categories: Public Speaking, Poetry Slam and/or “This I Believe”. To support the implementation of this innovative opportunity for students a representative from the English department at each secondary site will come together to discuss the overall format of the festival along with the assessment processes and to review the video exemplars from previous semesters. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
English Language Arts K-7 IRP Webcasts: K-7 English Language Arts K-7 IRP Orientation Part 1: K-3 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20070214/ English Language Arts K-7 IRP Orientation Part 2: 4-7 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20070418/
Introduction: These webcasts on the English Language Arts K-7 curriculum are intended to support your professional growth over time and have been made available for viewing and re-viewing.
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Secondary School Focus Group
Also listed under Leadership
Early October, Early December, Early February, April and June Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: Secondary school leadership teams
Facilitator: Sylvia Russell and Jill Reid The SD43 Secondary School Focus Group will include a leadership team from each secondary school working in collaboration with representatives from DPAC and CTA, facilitated by the Staff Development Department and the District Leadership Team. In the first year the purpose of this group will be to identify and articulate our current level of student success to our broader community along with the underlying principles and values that have led to this success. The team will also work with the information in the recent non-completer research to establish protocols for the categories of students most at-risk for not achieving graduation. Finally the group will work together to establish a better understanding of current levels of student engagement within our secondary schools and identify the impact that diversifying learning opportunities and programs is having on improving student engagement with a focus on increasing engagement for all students in their daily learning regardless of context. Schools will be asked to include students on their team. The work of Andy Hargreaves—as related to highly successful organizations—will form the framework for the Focus Group. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398. Registration: Closed.
#PD13
Graduation Completion Project
Early October, Early December, Early February, April and June Time: morning meetings that will likely be attached to afternoon Secondary Focus Group meetings Location: TBA Audience: Teacher leaders, administrators, Counseling Department Head or lead, students Facilitator: Dr. Sharon Jeroski and Jill Reid The purpose of this project is to bring together a small team from each secondary school, along with district leadership and the Staff Development Department, to review the non-completer research report prepared by Dr. Sharon Jeroski and the Staff Development Department. Schools will then identify students they have at-risk for not graduating currently and determine whether this reflects an accurate identification in the report as of June 2009. Once these caseloads have been identified the teams will work together to identify common barriers to graduation, surface the practices currently in place across the district to support these students in meeting graduation requirements, evaluate the effectiveness of these practices and identify and implement new practices needed. A report to the district will be prepared for June 2010 with a formal strategic SD43 approach to supporting students at-risk for not graduating being written for June 2011. This group will integrate with the Secondary School Focus Group and report their work to this group for action and support. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
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Planning 10 Mentorship Learning Team
Six meetings as per Learning Team model Location: TBA
Time: TBA Audience: Any new Planning 10 teachers
Facilitator: Jill Reid and one Planning 10 Lead Teacher The purpose of this Mentorship Learning Team is to facilitate new Planning 10 teachers in meeting regularly to manage the challenges of teaching this important curriculum. The team will meet regularly to discuss solutions to team member generated questions and challenges regarding assessment, reporting, finding resources and/or engaging instructional practices. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
health and career education irp For additional opportunities, see the “Healthy Living” section (page 64). #PD15
K-7 Health and Career Education IRP Implementation Team
Also listed under Healthy Living
September 23 (1:00 p.m.), October 13 (3:45 p.m.), October 27 (1:00 p.m.), November 12 (3:45 p.m.), November 25 (1:00 p.m.), December 10 (3:45 p.m.) Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus This team of educators will continue to support elementary and middle schools with the implementation of the Health and Career Education curriculum. This new IRP was to be fully implemented in the Fall of 2008. The team will be creating a timeline and suggested resource guide for teaching Health and Career Education. This document will be distributed to schools in February 2010. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Closed. #PD16
District PE (K-7) Implementation Team
Also listed under Healthy Living
September 30 Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
This team of educators will continue to support elementary and middle schools with the implementation of the PE K-7 curriculum. Full implementation of this IRP is scheduled for the Fall of 2009. The team will continue to develop workshops and resources and offer their expertise to classroom teachers. Please email Sharon LeClair to find out more about how the team can support you and your school. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Closed.
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mathematics In September 2009 the Mathematics IRP K-9 is to be implemented district-wide.
#PD17
Kindergarten–Grade 1 Math Makes Sense Focus Group
October 26, December 1, January 11 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Audience: Any Kindergarten–Grade1 teachers using Math Makes Sense
Facilitator: Carole Saundry The three part Kindergarten–Grade 1 Math Makes Sense Focus Group will focus on direct in-service and personal investigation into planning, teaching and assessing with Math Makes Sense and the new Math curriculum. Contact: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
#PD18
Grade 2 and 3 Math Makes Sense Focus Group
October 19, November 9, December 7 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Audience: Any Grade 2 and Grade 3 teachers using Math Makes Sense
Facilitator: Carole Saundry The three part Grade 2 and 3 Math Makes Sense Focus Group will focus on direct in-service and personal investigation into planning, teaching and assessing with Math Makes Sense and the new Math curriculum. Contact: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
#PD19
Intermediate (Grade 4 and 5) Math Makes Sense Focus Group
October 9, November 4 (Location: TBA), December 2 Time: 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus Audience: Any Grade 4 and 5 teachers using Math Makes Sense Facilitator: Ray Appel The Intermediate (Grade 4 and 5) Math Makes Sense Focus Group will focus on direct in-service and personal investigation into planning, teaching and assessing with Math Makes Sense and the new Math curriculum. Sessions will be hands-on and will explore teaching with manipulatives. Contact: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Grade 6 and 7 Math Makes Sense Focus Group
October 5, November 16, December 8 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Audience: Any Grade 6 and 7 teachers using Math Makes Sense
Facilitator: Ray Appel The Grade 6 and 7 Math Makes Sense Focus Group will focus on direct in-service and personal investigation into planning, teaching and assessing with Math Makes Sense and the new Math curriculum. Sessions will be hands-on and explore teaching with manipulatives. Contact: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
#PD21
Grade 8 Math Makes Sense Focus Group
October 14, November 13, December 9 Location: Fir Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Audience: Any Grade 8 teachers using Math Makes Sense
Facilitator: Ray Appel The Grade 8 Math Makes Sense Focus Group will focus on direct in-service and personal investigation into planning, teaching and assessing with Math Makes Sense and the new Math curriculum. Sessions will be hands-on and explore teaching with manipulatives. Contact: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
#PD22
Grade 9 Mathematics Curriculum Implementation Team
September 15, October 28, November 30, January 12, January 29 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: Grade 9 teachers using MathLinks
Facilitator: Carol Saundry The Grade 9 Mathematics Curriculum Implementation Team is open to all Math 9 teachers as they work to implement the new curriculum. Sessions will be interactive and involve planning, teaching and assessing with MathLinks print and online resources and the new Math curriculum. While a majority of teachers will be using MathLinks the instructional and assessment conversations will be relevant to all Math 9 teachers. The series may also be continued in the second semester: February 23, March 16 and April 20. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-9398, or, Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. Registration: Will be done via Department Heads or via school contact to Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca.
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MATHEMATICS, cont’d #PD23
Secondary Mathematics Curriculum Implementation Team
Also listed under Areas of Focus: Numeracy
TBA Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Audience: Mathematics lead teachers
Facilitators: Jill Reid and Don Gordon This group will work together to design an implementation and support plan for teachers across secondary schools for the two new Grade 10 Mathematics courses—Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 10 and Foundations of Mathematics and Precalculus 10—which will be implemented in September 2010. Success Criteria (learning expectations in kid language) and sample problems will be written for each curricular area. Available resources will be reviewed. Inservice opportunities will be made available and instructional practices and assessment tools developed and shared to enhance student engagement and learning in Mathematics. A district virtual classroom will also be built by teachers with expertise in each of the curricular strands to be made available to a few teachers in Spring 2010 for review and feedback and then released to all teachers for September 2010. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-9398, or, Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397.
science #PD24
Science 10 Assessment and Instruction Focus Group
October 7 Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Audience: Secondary Science lead teachers
The new Science 10 curriculum is proving to be challenging for many students. For those students who do not achieve graduation (very few), more than 30% have not passed Science 10. The purpose of this Focus Group is to work across schools to identify barriers to student success in Science 10. The team will analyze district and provincial data and report to colleagues in time for second semester. Second semester will see a team inquire into current practices across our secondary schools and identify those practices that address the particular challenges faced by SD43 students in achieving a high level of success in Science 10. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-9398
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Science 9 or 10 Learning Teams Audience: All Grade 9 and 10 Science teachers Science 9 and 10 teachers are invited to participate in an inquiry process to work together on implementing the new curricula as effectively as possible. Team members will have the opportunity to meet within school time and after school with an external facilitator to discuss challenges and approaches to teaching the new curricula with a focus on enhancing student engagement and achievement. The electronic application form can be found at http://tinyurl.com/pjth9x. Teachers can also choose to be part of the Grade 9 Science Performance Tasks Design Team. The purpose of this team is to inquire into the effectiveness of tightly designed performance tasks reflective of multiple curricular outcomes in engaging students and enhancing the retention of learning. See below for more information. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
#PD25
Grade 4, Grade 6, or Grade 9 Coast Metro Science Performance Standards Network
September 8 and April 26 (Network Meetings), Other In-District Team Meetings TBA Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Schou Education Centre, Burnaby Audience: Grade 4, Grade 6 and Grade 9 Science teachers The Coast Metro Consortium of districts will begin its fifth year of working together to develop BC Performance Standards in Science. In the Fall the piloting of the Grade 1 to 6 performance tasks will take place throughout the Lower Mainland districts. This year there will be two aspects to the project in SD43. Grade 4 and Grade 6 Science Performance Tasks Pilot Teams Teachers will use both the performance tasks and the rubric in their classroom and then provide the students’ completed work and teachers’ feedback to the Metro team. In order to set a province-wide standard, thousands of samples of student work are required to establish the characteristics of student learning in Science appropriate for each grade level. Team members are also invited to design other performance tasks to add to the project. Grade 9 Science Performance Tasks Design Team Teachers are invited to design and evaluate performance tasks in order to generate a standard performance scale for assessment based upon the work of B.C. students. In between the September and April meetings teachers will meet to examine the effectiveness of their performance tasks in enhancing student learning and to use and revise performance scales based on characteristics of student work at each grade level. Contact: Grade 4 & 6: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-9376397
Grade 9: Jill Reid, jreid43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
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Technology:
my43
See also the information in the section of this book on Educational Technology (page 50). For more information contact James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412. #PD26
my43 Implementation – Phase I
September, January and April - Specific Dates TBA Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: TBA Audience: Thirty-six elementary schools needing to develop their virtual school site (Intranet) Facilitators: Martine Duby, James McConville and IS Web Technologists These three work sessions will provide an introduction to the my43 learning portal, district protocols around this digital environment and detailed instructions for setting up and using its learning and administrative tools. Educational technology teacher leaders from thirty-six elementary schools will be brought together to develop district perspectives required to enhance student learning with technology in the my43 environment. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411. Registration: Administrators and Site Contacts will receive a formal email invitation in the Fall. #PD27
my43 Implementation – Phase II
October and May - Specific Dates TBA Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: TBA Audience: Thirty-two secondary, middle and elementary schools who have undergone Phase I Facilitators: Martine Duby, James McConville and IS Web Technologists These touchback sessions will provide a continuation of the my43 learning portal implementation and the use of its learning tools. Educational technology teacher leaders from each school level site will be brought together to develop district perspectives required to enhance student learning with technology in the my43 environment. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411. Registration: Administrators and Site Contacts will receive a formal email invitation in the Fall. #PD28
my43 Teacher Website and Virtual Classroom Implementation - Round I
October, November and December - Specific Dates TBA Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Staff Development Computer Lab Audience: Priority for elementary teachers who do not have my43 sites Facilitator: Martine Duby and James McConville These teams will be comprised of twelve teachers interested in setting up a teacher website (external) and a virtual classroom (internal) to support the implementation of the my43 learning portal. These teacher leaders will meet to learn the various tools at their disposal to enhance teaching and learning and hopefully lead their colleagues in a school-based implementation. There will be three sets of teams offered in Round I (three teams of twelve teachers = thirty-six teachers). Note: the Staff Development Computer Lab is in the basement of Winslow Campus beside Library Processing. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411, or, James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412. Registration: Online on the ProD Signup Site @ http://tinyurl.com/SD43ProD.
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my43 Teacher Website and Virtual Classroom Implementation - Round II
January, February and April - Specific Dates TBA Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Staff Development Computer Lab Audience: Priority for elementary teachers who do not have my43 sites Facilitators: Martine Duby and James McConville These teams will be comprised of twelve teachers interested in setting up a teacher website (external) and a virtual classroom (internal) to support the implementation of the my43 learning portal. These teacher leaders will meet for three mornings to learn the various tools at their disposal to enhance teaching and learning and hopefully lead their colleagues in a school-based implementation. There will be three sets of teams offered in Round II (three teams of twelve teachers = thirty-six teachers). Note: the Staff Development Computer Lab is in the basement of Winslow Campus beside Library Processing. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411, or, James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412. Registration: Online on the ProD Signup Site @ http://tinyurl.com/SD43ProD.
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my43 Elementary Administrators Implementation Team
October and ongoing Location: TBA
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: Elementary principals and vice-principals
Facilitators: Martine Duby and James McConville To support formal school-based leaders with the my43 learning portal implementation, this team will be comprised of principals and vice-principals interested in learning its various tools and leading their colleagues in a school-based implementation and use of my43 to enhance teaching and learning. Administrative tools such as e-forms will be introduced this year. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411. Registration: Online on the ProD Signup Site @ http://tinyurl.com/SD43ProD.
my43 Individual School Support As requested Audience: Teachers and administrators from all levels Educators and administrators are encouraged to contact Martine Duby to address and design SharePoint solutions specific to your school or classroom needs. Meetings can be booked for a Pro-D Day, during collaborative/department/prep time or before/after school. Foci for these sessions could include my43 site contact personalized training, designing custom lists, designing InfoPath forms and more. Release time could be made available if budget allows. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411.
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early learning and kindergarten See also the two-part “Learning Stories: A New Lens for Understanding in the Early Years (Age 0-8)” workshop on October 23 and February 12 under “Professional Development Days” (page 124). #PD31
Early Primary Network: Learning Through Play
September 22 (Location: Eagle Ridge), November 10, January 12, March 2, May 11 Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Audience: Interested Kindergarten and Grade 1 teachers, StrongStart Facilitators and Early Childhood Educators Facilitators: Fiona Morrison and Pat Holborn from 2010 Legacies Now The theme of the Early Primary Network series this year will be a focus on “play”. The themes will include: Block Play (September), Artistic and Expressive Play (November), Word Play (January), Number Play (March) and Outside Play (May). At the end of the first meeting each new early primary teacher in attendance will receive a FREE set of Play Posters designed by School District 43 to display in classrooms as a way of informing parents of the value of play and the learning that is going on at each centre in the class. Block Play Blocks are an essential component of an early childhood environment. Come to this session to explore a variety of highquality materials designed to enhance young children’s learning. Identify the links to curricular areas that are directly tied to the block centre. Leave with specific, child-friendly assessment ideas to document young children’s growth as they play with blocks. Come prepared for a hands-on, interactive session. Expressive and Artistic Play Found materials are a wonderful way to bring language and literacy into the early learning environment. In this workshop, you will explore ways bring these materials into your unique setting through expressive and artistic play. Come prepared for a hands-on and interactive session and leave with an extensive handout to use in your setting. Word Play In this workshop you will experience a learning-centres approach as you explore ways to incorporate oral language development throughout an early learning program. We will also discuss how oral language development can be observed, assessed and supported within the context of children’s play. Number Play Early numeracy concepts are developed through hands-on materials and rich conversation that relates to everyday activity. In this workshop, you will explore ways to combine the idea of play and math in order to bring new ideas into your setting and open up the opportunities to share these ideas with families. Come prepared for an interactive session and leave with a comprehensive handout to use in your setting. Outside Play Children are naturally curious, creative and interested in learning. Outside play offers many opportunities for rich learning while children observe and explore. Outside play promotes physical and cognitive development as well as literacy, while offering opportunities for valuable social interactions. Explore practical ideas to engage children in outside play activities. Share ideas on how families can be encouraged to make outside play an important part of their everyday lives. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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K-3 Learning Team — From Themes to Projects: Taking Learning Deeper Also listed under Literacy
First Date October 7, others TBD
Location: Panorama Heights Elementary
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 3 teachers and StrongStart Facilitators
Facilitators: Nicole Daneault, Nurdeep Thiara and Jeevan Sandhu This network will bring together K to 3 and pre-school educators who would like to incorporate an enhanced view of the child, a responsive curriculum and the use of “Learning Stories” into their regular practice. Teaching from a responsive curriculum is the practice of building a learning program in response to the needs, interests and developmental abilities of the students in one’s class. “Learning Stories” are a form of assessment in which the careful observation of children at play/work during “ordinary moments” informs a teacher’s practice and provides opportunities for moving learning forward from where the child is at. Some of the questions that will be explored in the six sessions include: how can teachers implement formative assessment practices using Learning Stories? How does observing children “differently” impact everyday teaching and how does it change understandings of what learning is? What is an enhanced view of the child? What are the commonalities between the BC Early Learning Framework and The Primary Program? What is a responsive curriculum? How does a responsive curriculum fit within the context of the Early Learning Framework, the Primary Program and the current K-3 Integrated Resource Packages? What are Learning Stories? Why might a teacher choose to use this form of assessing children’s learning? Educators/teachers will have an opportunity to look at exemplars that use the Early Learning Framework and The Primary Program to inform understandings of student learning. Teachers will engage in conversation with colleagues in order to recognize how “ordinary moments” can become dynamic opportunities for teachers to engage with students in the inquisitive process, as teachers guide students forward in their understanding of the world around them. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395, or, Nicole Daneault, ndaneault@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6381. Registration: Teachers must register for this network and commit to attending six dinner meetings throughout the year (dinner will be provided free of charge at each meeting). Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
#PD32
Kindergarten Konnections: New K and K/1 Teachers Mentoring Also listed under New and Beginning Teachers
Six two-hour meetings in the year as established by facilitators and members. After you register you will be contacted with details of the time, date and location of the first meeting. Time and Location: TBA Audience: Teachers new to Kindergarten and K/1 Presenters: Debbie Nicholson, Nicole Daneault, Robin Shaw, Paige Olson, Hanna Miskiman New Kindergarten and K/1 teachers will have the opportunity to be supported throughout the year by experienced Kindergarten teacher/facilitators. This group will meet six times throughout the year at local schools. The interests and concerns of the group will determine topics for discussion. Topics could include, for example, assessment and reporting, day plans, talking to parents, behaviour management, setting up classroom centres with purpose in mind, action songs and games. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Teachers must register for this network and commit to attending six dinner meetings throughout the year (dinner will be provided free of charge at each meeting). Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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KPALS/POPS Network: Parents as Learning Supporters
#PD3
Also listed under Literacy
September 28 Location: James Park Elementary
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 3 teachers
Presenters: Pat Symonds, Debbie Nicholson, Andrea Hunter KPALS (Kindergarten Parents as Learning Supporters) and POPS (Parents of Primary Students) are programs designed to guide and support K to 3 teachers in welcoming and working alongside parents and caregivers to support their children’s development. The KPALS program consists of ten one-hour sessions delivered in the classroom during or after the school day. Session topics include: ABCs; Storybook Reading; Print in Our Community; Linking Literacy and Play; Learning to Read; Learning to Write; Early Numeracy; Riddles, Raps and Rhymes; Tiny Techies; and Outdoor Play. The POPS program Parents of Primary Students grew out of PALS (Parents as Literacy Supporters - Anderson, Morrison, 2000). Due to the success of the program and the relationships that were formed within the community, parents asked to continue to meet in order to extend the home/school partnership throughout the primary grades. The POPS program consists of four one-hour sessions delivered in the classroom during or after the school day. Session topics are: reading, math, writing/spelling and working with Science and Social Studies non-fiction text. This network will focus on supporting teachers in implementing these programs into regular classroom routines. Teachers will be able to modify and adjust the program to meet the needs of their own students. All participants will receive a personal copy of the ten session (or four session) program suited to their grade level. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Teachers must register for this network and commit to attending six dinner meetings throughout the year (dinner will be provided free of charge at each meeting). Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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FVRL “All Aboard for Kindergarten”
Audience: Port Coquitlam Kindergarten teachers, teacher-librarians, principals and all interested teachers Choo Choo! Welcome aboard the All Aboard for Kindergarten train. For the third year, Fraser Valley Regional Library is launching its special literacy program aimed at Kindergarten children and their parents. The goals of All Aboard for Kindergarten are: •
To encourage Kindergarten students and their families to obtain a library card and visit the public library
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To encourage regular family reading
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To strengthen partnerships with local schools
The All Aboard for Kindergarten literacy package will be distributed through the schools in September. We have had a very successful two years and are grateful for the ongoing support of Kindergarten teachers in helping to promote this excellent literacy program. We look forward to working with you again this year! Contact: Anna Chabada, Librarian, Terry Fox Library, 604-927-7999 or Kelly Woods, Literacy Coordinator, Fraser Valley Regional Library, 604-514-2850 ext. 8959.
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PALS (Parents as Learning Supporters) Orientation Meeting
TBA Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Kindergarten teachers, administrators
PALS is a school-based program supported financially by the Staff Development Department for parents of children who are registered for the Fall 2010 Kindergarten program. Currently twenty of our elementary schools participate in this program. The program is designed to support parents by enhancing their child’s school readiness with learning activities that can be followed up at home. When parents have the opportunity to take an active role in their children’s education, they are better prepared to support their child’s learning and to support school programs. Parents learn valuable ways to help their children by reinforcing skills taught at school. Children also see their parents in the school setting as partners with the school. Added benefits of the program include: providing parents with the opportunity to meet other parents, allowing them to share their skills and challenges and to create a network of support to help increase their children’s school success and allowing children and their parents to get to know their Kindergarten teachers and principal in a friendly, supportive environment before the beginning of the school year. The program also provides an opportunity to do some early speech, language, hearing and vision screening. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395, or, Andrea Hunter, ahunter@sd43.bc.ca. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381. School District 43 how has twenty-one elementary schools offering the Welcome to Kindergarten™ Program. #PD35
Welcome to Kindergarten™
Principal meeting: November 16, 11:00 to 12:00, Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus School Team Meeting: April 14, 1:00 to 3:00, Gallery Room, Winslow Campus Time and Location: TBA Audience: Kindergarten teachers, administrators, parents School based event dates chosen by each individual school usually in late May or early June. The Learning Partnership’s newest program initiative, Welcome to Kindergarten™ (WTK), has been developed to provide pre-school children (and their families) with the resources and experiences to begin their formal education with a foundation in early learning nurtured in their homes. In the Spring before starting Kindergarten, three- and four-yearold children are given preparatory resources and experiences to position them for school success and lifelong learning. Parents/caregivers and children are invited to attend a Welcome to Kindergarten™ orientation at their neighbourhood school where they receive the early learning resources in the Welcome to Kindergarten™ Bag and learn strategies for using the resources at home. At the orientation, families connect with Kindergarten teachers, school resource personnel and staff from community support agencies. These early years educators provide training on why family-planned activity using the resources in the Welcome to Kindergarten™ Bag will help their children be better prepared for school and learning. The goal of Welcome to Kindergarten™ is to provide pre-school children with the resources and experiences to begin their formal education with a foundation in literacy nurtured in their home. Before starting school, children across Canada are given preparatory resources and experiences to position them for school success and lifelong learning. Parents/caregivers are invited to attend a workshop at their neighbourhood school where they receive early literacy resources as part of the Welcome to Kindergarten™ program and learning strategies for using the resources with their child. In early Spring, Kindergarten teachers and administrators attend a half-day workshop on implementing Welcome to Kindergarten™. Also in the Spring, resources for the Welcome to Kindergarten™ bags and the parent orientation workshop are delivered to schools. Schools invite parents to Welcome to Kindergarten™ orientation sessions at Kindergarten registration. At the parent orientation meetings, families receive the resources for the Welcome to Kindergarten™ program and learn activities to do with their children to help them get ready for school. Web Information: http://www.thelearningpartnership.ca Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381.
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EducationAl technology See also the information in the section of this book on my43 support and implementation (page 44). For more information contact Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411.
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Elementary New Computer Site Contact Learning Team
TBA Location: Staff Development Computer Lab
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: Beginning/new computer teachers and Site Contacts
Presenter: James McConville This session will assist beginning and new computer teachers to gain familiarity with the software available from the district in their computer labs. The focus will be on supporting technology and curriculum integration using the tools available. Time will also be spent understanding how to troubleshoot computer issues. Note: the Staff Development Computer Lab is in the basement of Winslow Campus beside Library Processing. Contact: James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412.
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Elementary Computer Use Learning Team
October 13, Other Meetings TBA Location: Staff Development Computer Lab
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Audience: Elementary computer using educators
Facilitator: James McConville This group is a collaborative network focusing on all educational uses of computer technology, including podcasting, Kidspiration, Sharepoint virtual classrooms, collaboration, programming, multimedia, research and presenting. Participants are encouraged to bring materials and resources to share. Registration may be limited to one person per school. Note: the Staff Development Computer Lab is in the basement of Winslow Campus beside Library Processing. Contact: James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412. Registration: Online on the ProD Signup Site @ http://tinyurl.com/SD43ProD.
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Wireless 1-1 Writing Project
TBA Location: TBA
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: Educators from elementary and middle with 1-1 laptops for their students
Facilitators: Dave Sands, Brian Kuhn and James McConville This group will work to continue the focus of improving the writing of all students using laptop computers. Other topics the group will explore include: classroom culture, descriptive feedback, collaboration, Performance Standards, student engagement and assessment. Contact: James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412.
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Paper-free Classroom Challenge Time: TBA Audience: Elementary and middle educators
TBA Location: Staff Development Computer Lab Facilitators: Mark Clay, Martine Duby and James McConville
Classroom teachers are invited to join this group to look at their current paper use and then explore the various digital options from my43; no prior technology experience needed. The goal is to increase student engagement and parent communication while reducing the use of paper. We will look at InfoPath as an information collection tool, my43 virtual classrooms for posting information as well as e-Report Cards. The participants will be encouraged to share their ideas and leadership to support the goal of reducing paper use across the district. Note: the Staff Development Computer Lab is in the basement of Winslow Campus beside Library Processing. Bonus: There are a limited number of laptop computers that will be given to participating educators. Contact: James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
ICT Learning Teams The unique characteristic of ICT Learning Teams is that the point of inquiry chosen by the group of individuals on the team will be related to meaningfully integrating technology into a defined curricular area in order to improve student learning. The structure will allow time for educators with various levels of technology experience to find strategies that improve their instructional skills involving technology while positively impacting student learning. The electronic application form can be found at http://tinyurl.com/pjth9x. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411, or, James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412.
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Instructional Technology Network Facilitators
October and April Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Audience: Educational technology leaders from all levels
Facilitator: Dr. Sharon Jeroski These lead educators will support schools with their ongoing implementation of educational technology such as my43, Smart Boards and software. The aim of this group is to recognize the rapid expansion of innovative technologies that enhance and engage students in their learning. The Staff Development Department will support schools by training one school-based facilitator in the inquiry-based approach to professional learning. Facilitators will come together and share their practices in working with their colleagues regarding the instructional use of technology in classrooms across their schools. There may be an opportunity for these educators to facilitate ICT Learning Teams. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411, or, James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412.
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Specialist network opportunity technology integration focus September 25, October 22-24, January 22, February 12, April 16 Times and Location Vary
september 25 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: Maple Creek Middle Topic: Getting to know your computer. This session is targeted to teachers who have a new laptop and want to get the most out of it for use in their classroom and at home. Bring your laptop and your questions to this hands-on session. There will also be sessions on accessing the district recommended software website, databases, assistive technology and more. October 22-24, with a full day of sessions on Friday the 23rd 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Location: Sullivan Heights, 6248 144 Street, Surrey, B.C. Topic: Turning the Classroom…on the Edge of 2.0. This conference is a provincial event hosted by the Computer Using Educators of BC (http://cuebc.ca). It will feature more than thirty sessions be educators from K to 12 demonstrating how they integrate technology to engage students. There will also be an exhibitor trade show, door prizes and hands-on sessions. Keynotes: Steve Hargadon and Chris Kennedy. Registration: $100, http://cuebc.ca/horizons2009/ January 22 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Topic: Technology in your classroom. Details to follow. february 12 All Day, Location: TBA This is the CTA/CUPE Professional Development Day. There will be a number of sessions related to educational technology. Registration: Posted at http://cta43.org April 16 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Topic: Technology in your classroom. Details to follow. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411, or, James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412.
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specialist network opportunity “Learning the tools� focus October 1, October 29, November 26, December 10 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Location: Staff Development Computer Lab
Description: These sessions will assist teachers in gaining familiarity with various uses of educational technology across our district. The focus will be on learning the tools and their instructional integration. October 1 Topic: Email with Microsoft Outlook. Learn the tricks and tips to make the most out of your email such as attachments, distribution lists and sorting messages. October 29 Topic: Podcasting with Audacity. Learn how to capture voice and music and edit the tracks in this free software that students and teachers can use. November 26 Topic: Screencasting. Learn how to capture images from your computer screen to share with students. For example: capture a Math lesson and post on a website. December 10 Topic: Introduction to InfoPath. Learn how to create forms that can gather information from students and/or parents. A great tool for a paper-free classroom/school. Other topics and sessions will be added as requested. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411, or, James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
Individual School Support As requested Audience: Teachers and administrators from all levels Educators and administrators are encouraged to contact Martine or James for an exclusive session on technology integration, training or issues. Meetings can be booked for a Pro-D Day, during collaborative/ department/prep time or before/after school. Foci for these sessions could include departmental inservice, my43 site contact customized training, SMARTBoard in-service, teacher laptop orientation and more. One day of release may be possible. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411, or, James McConville, jmcconville@ sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412.
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SMARTBoard Forum Series
Monthly Meetings, First Date in Mid-October, Others TBA First Location: Library, Birchland Elementary School
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Audience: Educators from all levels
Facilitator: Anita Strang This forum series will be an opportunity for educators (teachers, SEAs, principals, etc.) who are using SMARTBoards as teaching tools to share, discuss and collect ideas about using them as teaching and learning tools. These sessions are open to all educators who are using SMARTBoards from beginners to advanced users. Each session will include breakout groups based on experience level, grade level, or topic areas. Educators looking into the purchase of SMARTBoards are also welcome to attend. Contact: Anita Strang, astrang@sd43.bc.ca, or, James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412.
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & SMARTBoard Tours
Monthly Tours, First Date in Mid-October, Others TBA Location: Birchland Elementary School (meet at office)
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Audience: Educators from all levels
Facilitator: Anita Strang These tours will involve visits to classrooms and the resource room to discuss ways for classroom and learning specialist teachers to build lessons that meet the needs of all students within the classroom setting. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) utilizes technology as a tool for differentiating instruction in order to better match the learning needs, styles and preferences of students. Birchland teachers and students will demonstrate how they are using SMARTBoards and other technologies in their classrooms and in the resource room. Contact: Anita Strang, astrang@sd43.bc.ca. Registration: Please contact Anita to register to attend one of these tours.
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Technology Purchase Fair 2010
April 8 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: All those involved in technology purchases at their school
Presenter: James McConville, Purchasing Department and Information Technology Department This event will provide detailed information on the district recommended technology products that are available to be used in classrooms. Whether you are purchasing some of these products now or at a future date, come along to find out more information. This event coincides with the April 30th purchase window deadline for this school year. The intent is to have the devices ready to use by September 2010. Information and samples of the following products will be available: pre-owned desktops, laptops, SMARTBoards, tablets, wireless access points, data projectors and software. Contact: James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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FINE ARTS See also sessions on Dance and Movement in the “Healthy Living” section (pages 67 and 69).
Workshops for Teachers Fall Sessions: October 7, October 14, October 21, October 28 Spring Sessions: February 3, February 10, February 17, February 24 Location: Evergreen Cultural Centre
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Audience: Educators from all levels
Sessions (four classes): Wednesdays, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. These workshops are designed for teachers who want to incorporate arts into their classrooms. This year, performing arts workshops have been added to the mix of educational opportunities for teachers. Keep your drama skills sharp and explore some theatre games and techniques designed to encourage creative exploration in your classroom. Please find details on page three of “ARTS Education Program 2009/2010” at Evergreen Cultural Centre. Cost: $100.00 – teachers are eligible for $80.00 reimbursement through the CTA. Registration: Contact Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam; Telephone: 604-927-6552; Fax: 604-927-6559, Monday to Saturday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; boxoffice@evergreenculturalcentre.ca. #PD44
Choral Music EdVentures
Fall, Winter and Spring Location: TBA
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: Ten SD43 teachers, each bringing ten choral students
Presenters: Annette Coffin, Guest Conductors and Coastal Sound Music Academy Ten teachers per session will be released for a day to attend with ten of their most focused singers, five girls and five boys if possible. Teachers attending will be observing vocal warm-ups, rehearsal techniques, performance/choreography/ instrumental ideas for young choirs and will have the option of trying some techniques. The day will close with a concert presentation for parents/guardians and the host school. Two elementary schools have expressed interest in hosting and one spot remains available. Please discuss hosting possibilities with your administrator and staff and contact Annette Coffin immediately if you are able to bring this terrific opportunity to your school! Contact: Annette Coffin, acoffin@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6388. Registration: Limited. Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register. #PD45
Singing English and Playing With Children
Fall, Winter and Spring Location: TBA
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Elementary teachers teaching music and ESL teachers
Presenters: Annette Coffin and Dr. Fleurette Sweeney Using the song/game approach, Annette Coffin and Dr. Fleurette Sweeney will guide teachers in the fundamentals of studying music and singing English. If you are seeking approaches to teaching English or teaching music by “engaging listening”, you are invited to attend any of these sessions. All sessions will feature seasonal music and handouts with assessment/evaluation suggestions. If you would like to host this any of these sessions at your school, please contact Annette Coffin in early September. Contact: Annette Coffin, acoffin@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6388. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Fine arts, cont’d #PD46
Teaching Social Justice Through Music Also listed under Social Responsibility
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 8 educators
October 15 Location: Elm Room, Winslow Campus Presenter: Annette Coffin
There is a huge repertoire of music that lends itself to explicit teaching around issues of social justice. In this session, participants will be introduced to some of these pieces and will be given an opportunity to explore ways in which music can be the medium to supporting students’ thinking about how they can contribute and make a difference in the world. Contact: Annette Coffin, acoffin@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6388. Registration: Contact Sylvia Byers at the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381.
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Teaching Social Responsibility Through Music Also listed under Social Responsibility
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 8 educators
January 28 Location: Elm Room, Winslow Campus Presenter: Annette Coffin
In this session registrants will participate in activities which weave social responsibility into music seamlessly. The activities introduced will help foster self-awareness, emotional competency and relationship skills in students. Handouts will be provided. Contact: Annette Coffin, acoffin@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6388. Registration: Contact Sylvia Byers at the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381.
CORE FRENCH #PD48
Core French Activities for Elementary Teachers
October 28 Location: Winslow Centre
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Audience: Grade 5 to 8 Core French teachers
Facilitator: Sophie Bergeron A workshop for elementary and middle school Core French teachers who want to become more familiar with teaching strategies to meet the Core French IRP. A resource package will be distributed to participants. Contact/Registration: RSVP with Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, or by phone at 604-937-6392.
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french for teachers October to December 2009, January to March 2010 and April to June 2010 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Location: TBD
Audience: Core French teachers Instructor: Catherine Lisimaque beginner This course is geared for teachers who need to learn or review the basic elements of French. Grammar points such as the present, past and future tenses will be covered. The focus will be on oral French and vocabulary development. The course will model teaching strategies that can be used immediately in FSL classrooms. This course promises to be fun and practical! advanced This course is for French teachers who already have basic oral and written communication skills but wish to improve, practice and develop their abilities. This course will model dynamic teaching strategies that teachers can use in their own classrooms. Advanced grammar points will be taught, reviewed and practiced such as le subjonctif, les pronoms, le conditionnel, le plus-que-parfait, etc. Teachers will have fun, gain confidence and broaden their vocabulary. french conversation This course is an opportunity for French teachers with basic or advanced communication skills, to practice in a relaxed setting. The course will consist of open discussions and a few conversation-starting games such as role plays or Taboo. Contact/Registration: RSVP with Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, or by phone at 604-937-6392.
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Preparing for Verbathon
January 15 Location: Winslow Campus
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade 6 to 8 Core French teachers
Facilitator: Emmanuel Escueta Come to familiarize yourself with this exciting game and take away information on how to organize a class or school Verbathon tournament. Contact/Registration: RSVP with Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, or by phone at 604-937-6392.
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Immersion Française #PD50
Rencontre immersion
17 septembre Lieu: à déterminer
Heure: 15h30 à 18h00 Auditoire ciblé: Les enseignants, aide-enseignants et administrateurs des programmes d’immersion
Cette rencontre permettra à tous les enseignants de l’immersion de faire connaissance et de se familiariser avec les grandes orientations du conseil scolaire en matière de l’enseignement du français langue seconde. Un goûter sera servi. Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392. #PD51
Rencontre aide-enseignants
24 septembre Lieu: Centre Winslow
Heure: 13h00 à 15h00 Auditoire ciblé: Tous les aide-enseignants d’immersion
Facilitatrice: Sophie Bergeron Cette rencontre a pour objectif de familiariser les aide-enseignants avec les buts du programme d’immersion, les activités pour l’année, etc. Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392. #PD52
Mentorat en immersion
29 septembre Lieu: Centre Winslow
Heure: 13h00 à 15h00 Auditoire ciblé: Nouveaux enseignants d’immersion et mentors
Facilitatrice: Sophie Bergeron Jumelage de nouveaux enseignants avec un mentor qui pourra les accompagner tout au cours de l’année scolaire. Les personnes qui participent à ce programme auront du temps de relâche sera afin de pouvoir se rencontrer. Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392. #PD53
Rencontres de planification au secondaire
21 septembre et 4 février Lieu: Centre Winslow
Heure: 9h00 à 12h00 Auditoire ciblé: Enseignants d’immersion de 9 , 10e, 11 et 12e année e
Facilitatrice: Sophie Bergeron Ces sessions ont pour but de permettre aux enseignants du secondaire de se rencontrer afin de partager les grandes lignes de leurs programmes communs (français, sciences humaines) ainsi que de leurs cours au choix. Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
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#PD54
Session d’orientation pour les parents de la maternelle
Septembre et octobre Lieu: Écoles élémentaires d’immersion
Heure: 19h00 Auditoire ciblé: Parents des élèves d’immersion précoce
Facilitatrice: Sophie Bergeron Qu’est-ce que le programme d’immersion précoce? Quels sont les objectifs du programme? Ces sessions d’information permettront aux parents de se familiariser avec les attentes du programme d’immersion. Les écoles intéressées peuvent contacter Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
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Réseau maternelle
6 octobre Lieu: École Glen
Heure: 15h30 à 17h00 Auditoire ciblé: Enseignants de la maternelle
Facilitatrices: Sylvie Karsenti et Lorna Wou Ces rencontres mensuelles permettront aux enseignants oeuvrant dans des classes de maternelle ou M/1 de se rencontrer afin de partager des ressources ainsi que des idées pédagogiques. Les rencontres se tiendront dans les différentes écoles d’immersion tout au cours de l’année de manière à voir l’éventail de ressources disponibles. Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
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Rencontre des chefs de département (intermédiaire et secondaire)
8 octobre, 3 décembre, 11 février, 8 avril, 10 juin Lieu: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Heure: 13h00 à 15h00 Auditoire ciblé: Chefs de département d’immersion
Facilitatrice: Sophie Bergeron Ces rencontres permettront aux chefs de département de coordonner les activités entre les différentes écoles intermédiaires et secondaires et de discuter des enjeux auxquels font face les enseignants d’immersion. Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
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Rencontre des chefs de département (élémentaire)
7 octobre, 2 décembre, 10 février, 7 avril, 9 juin Lieu: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Heure: 13h00 à 15h00 Auditoire ciblé: Chefs de département d’immersion
Facilitatrice: Sophie Bergeron Ces rencontres permettront aux chefs de département de coordonner les activités entre les différentes écoles élémentaires et de discuter des enjeux auxquels font face les enseignants d’immersion. Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
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Rencontres de transition 5e–6e Heure: 9h00 à 12h00 Auditoire ciblé: Enseignants d’immersion 5e et 6e année
15 octobre et 16 juin Lieu: Centre Winslow Facilitatrice: Sophie Bergeron
Les enseignants de 5e et 6e année auront l’occasion de se rencontrer et de discuter de leurs programmes afin de faciliter la transition des élèves de l’école élémentaire à l’école intermédiaire. Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
#PD59
Rencontres de transition 8e–9e
14 octobre et 17 juin Lieu: à déterminer
Heure: 9h00 à 12h00 Auditoire ciblé: Enseignants d’immersion 8e et 9e année
Facilitatrice: Sophie Bergeron Les enseignants de 8e et 9e année auront l’occasion de se rencontrer et de discuter de leurs programmes afin de faciliter la transition des élèves de l’école intermédiaire et secondaire. Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
#PD60
DELF : Diplôme d’Études en Langue Française
29 octobre Lieu: Centre Winslow
Heure: 15h30 à 18h00 Auditoire ciblé: Enseignants d’immersion de la 6e à la 12e année et de français de base de 11e et 12e année
Facilitatrice: Sophie Bergeron Cette session permettra aux enseignants de se familiariser avec cet outil d’évaluation et de discuter du plan pour son implantation à Coquitlam. Un goûter sera servi. Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
#PD61
RELI : Ressource d’évaluation de la lecture en immersion
30 septembre Lieu: Centre Winslow
Heure: 15h30 à 18h00 Auditoire ciblé: Enseignants d’immersion 1ère à 5e année
Facilitatrice: Sophie Bergeron Cette session permettra aux enseignants de se familiariser avec cet outil d’évaluation de la lecture développé par des collègues de Coquitlam. Un goûter sera servi. Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
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Français pour enseignants Octobre à décembre 2009, janvier à mars 2010, avril à juin 2010 Heure: 16h00 à 18h00, Lieu: à déterminer
Auditoire ciblé: Enseignants d’immersion Instructrice Catherine Lisimaque Débutant Ce cours est pour les enseignants qui doivent apprendre ou réviser les éléments de base du français. Les points de grammaire tels que, les verbes au présent, au passé et au futur seront étudiés. L’accent sera mis sur le français oral et l’enrichissement du vocabulaire. Ce cours présentera aussi des stratégies d’enseignement qui pourront être utilisées immédiatement dans une salle de français de base. Ce cours se veut amusant et pratique! Avancé Ce cours est destiné aux enseignants de français qui possèdent déjà des habiletés de communication, à l’oral et à l’écrit, et qui désirent les améliorer. Ce cours présentera des stratégies d’enseignement dynamiques que les enseignants pourront utiliser dans leur salle de classe. Des éléments de grammaire avancés tels que, le subjonctif, les pronoms, le conditionnel et le plus-que-parfait seront enseignés, révisés et pratiqués. Les participants auront l’occasion d’enrichir leur vocabulaire et d’être plus à l’aise en français tout en s’amusant. Conversation en français Ce cours offre la chance aux enseignants qui ont une maîtrise de base ou plus avancée de la langue française de pratiquer dans un cadre relaxant. Ce cours se développera autour de conversations ouvertes et présentera aussi quelques jeux de mise en scène tels que des jeux de rôle ou Tabou. Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire: RSVP auprès de Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
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Sessions d’information : Programme d’immersion Auditoire ciblé: Parents intéressés à inscrire leur enfant en immersion précoce ou tardive Facilitatrice: Sophie Bergeron Programme d’immersion précoce 19, 20, 26 et 27 janvier Heure: 19h00 Lieu: Écoles Glen, Glenayre, Porter et Kilmer
Programme d’immersion tardive 23 et 24 février Heure: 19h00 Lieu: Écoles Pitt River et Banting
Soirée d’information sur le programme d’immersion tardive pour tous les parents qui envisagent inscrire leur enfant en 6e année immersion tardive pour l’année scolaire 2010-2011. Personne contact: Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
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Événements en Français Tournois de Pétanque Lieu: Centre Winslow
Auditoire ciblé: Élèves des classes d’immersion
Tournoi de mini-pétanque (maternelle à la 3e année) 22 juin, Heure: 9h30 à 11h30 et 12h30 à 14h30 Tournoi de pétanque (4e à la 7e année) 24 juin, Heure: 9h30 à 11h30 et 12h30 à 14h30 Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
Festival du Film Francophone Octobre ou novembre Lieu: Cinémas SilverCity Auditoire ciblé: Élèves des classes d’immersion de 1ère à 12e année Personne contact / Pour vous inscrire, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
Visites des Écoles Secondaires Février Lieu: Dr. Charles Best et Riverside
Auditoire ciblé: Élèves d’immersion de 8e année
Théâtre la Seizième Pièces Grand Public: Du 20 au 31 octobre Du 20 au 23 janvier Les 2 et 3 février Du 14 au 17 avril Pièce Jeune Public: Du 22 avril au 21 mai Du 21 avril au 5 mai
Le Périmètre Coma Unplugged Le Dragon Bleu de Robert Lepage Les Médecins
Comment Devenir Parfait en Trois Jours (élémentaire) BANG BOY, BANG! (secondaire)
Autres événements en français Place Maillardville Festival du Bois Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver Alliance française de Vancouver Festival International du Film de Vancouver (Du 1er au 16 octobre)
http://www.placemaillardville.ca http://www.festivaldubois.ca http://www.lecentreculturel.com http://www.alliancefrancaise.ca http://www.viff.org
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Concours Plume d’Or 16 avril Auditoire ciblé: Élèves d’immersion de la 3e à la 12e année Afin de souligner la créativité de nos élèves en langue française, un recueil sera produit à partir des oeuvres soumises. Tous les textes doivent répondre aux critères suivants: • Soumis à la Coordonnatrice des Programmes Français avant le 16 avril • Texte rédigé en français et prêt à être publié : édité et corrigé • Sélection individuelle (pas de travaux de toute une classe) • Œuvre de poésie ou de prose (nouvelle, récit, conte, article, essai, etc.) • Maximum de 2 soumissions par élève • Longueur des textes: 3e année: maximum de 350 mots; 4e et 5e année: maximum 500 mots; 6e à 8e année: maximum 750 mots; 9e à 12e année: maximum 1500 mots Personne contact / Pour inscrire vos élèves, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
Finales du Concours d’Art Oratoire Auditoire ciblé: Élèves d’immersion de la 2e à la 12e année 12 avril, 9h00 à 12h00 13 avril, 9h00 à 11h30 4 mai, 10h30 à 12h00 4 mai, 13h00 à 14h30
6e à 8e année 9e à 12e année e e 2 et 3 année 4e et 5e année
Lieu: Kwayhquitlum Lieu: Banting Lieu: Glen Lieu: Glen
Vois aussi: District Public Speaking en le Section Literacy Personne contact / Pour inscrire vos élèves, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
Tournoi Verbathon 6 mai Lieu: Centre Winslow
Heure: 9h00 à 12h00
Auditoire ciblé: Élèves des classes d’immersion de la 2e à la 7e année Personne contact / Pour inscrire vos élèves, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
Foire des Sciences Humaines 26 mai Lieu: Centre Winslow
Heure: 9h00 à 12h00
Auditoire ciblé: Élèves d’immersion de la 4e à la 11e année Lors de cette exposition, les élèves ont l’occasion de montrer ce qu’ils ont appris dans le domaine des sciences humaines. Les projets individuels ou d’équipe doivent répondre à certains critères et les élèves doivent être en mesure de les expliquer devant des juges, en français. Personne contact / Pour inscrire vos élèves, contactez Sophie Bergeron, sbergeron@sd43.bc.ca, ou par téléphone au 604-937-6392.
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healthy living “The true measure of a nation’s standing is how well it attends to its children – their health and safety, their material security, their sense of being loved, valued, and included in the families and societies into which they are born”. — UNICEF 2007 Report Card
A Health Promoting School:
• Promotes the health and well-being of students. • Enhances the learning outcomes of students. • Upholds social justice and equity concepts. • Provides a safe and supportive environment. • Involves student participation and empowerment. • Links health and education issues and systems. • Addresses the health and well-being issues of all school staff. • Collaborates with parents and the local community. • Integrates health into the school’s ongoing activities, curriculum and assessment standards. • Sets realistic goals built on accurate data and sound scientific evidence. • Seeks continuous improvement through ongoing monitoring and evaluation. — Achieving Health Promoting Schools: Guidelines for Promoting Health in Schools
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SportFit™
September 17 Location: Roy Stibbs Elementary
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Elementary and middle educators
Facilitator: Drew Mitchell (SportFit™) SportFit™ is an online sport education and fitness motivation program that helps students discover where their interests and skills can lead them. As a fitness motivation and sport education program, SportFit™ is promoting healthy, active lifestyles in Canadian children and youth. SportFit™ enables children and youth to discover new ways of being physically active by identifying sports matching each participant’s personal preferences and physical abilities. SportFit™ helps children and youth discover new places their interests and skills can lead them – to an ice arena, ski slope, soccer field or swimming pool. SportFit™ also contains a sport directory linking children and youth to sport clubs and facilities in their area and showcases seventy-eight Olympic and Paralympic sports with multimedia lessons for students and teachers. This Fall, there will be an Olympic ticket incentive program. Any school participating in SportFit™ which has their students enter their data on the SportFit™ website will automatically be entered into a draw for four tickets to an Olympic event! Web Information: For more information, please visit http://www.sportfitcanada.com. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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International Walk to School Week (iWalk 2009) October 5-9, Register before September 18th This is a community-driven event that promotes and celebrates the benefits of walking. Schools can also incorporate this as part of their healthy living activities throughout the school year. All registered schools will receive planning resources from DASH in early September to help them organize an iWalk event in their learning community. To register – http://www.dashbc.org
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K-7 Health and Career Education IRP Implementation Team Also listed under Health and Career Education IRP
September 23 (1:00 p.m.), October 13 (3:45 p.m.), October 27 (1:00 p.m.), November 12 (3:45 p.m.), November 25 (1:00 p.m.), December 10 (3:45 p.m.) Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus This team of educators will continue to support elementary and middle schools with the implementation of the Health and Career Education curriculum. This new IRP was to be fully implemented in the Fall of 2008. The team will be creating a timeline and suggested resource guide for teaching Health and Career Education. This document will be distributed to schools in February 2010. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Closed. #PD16
District PE (K-7) Implementation Team Also listed under Health and Career Education IRP
September 30 Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
This team of educators will continue to support elementary and middle schools with the implementation of the PE K-7 curriculum. Full implementation of this IRP is scheduled for the Fall of 2009. The team will continue to develop workshops and resources and offer their expertise to classroom teachers. Please email Sharon LeClair to find out more about how the team can support you and your school. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Closed. #PD63
Teaching the “Nuts and Bolts” of PE: Building Basic Movement Skills
October 20 Location: Ranch Park Elementary
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Interested teachers and administrators
Presenters: Don Hutchinson and Karen Lange This session will focus on teaching Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) and how to incorporate them in a TGFU (Teaching Games for Understanding) model. There will also be an introduction to the Run, Jump, Throw Program and suggestions about how one can incorporate the program in your class or school. Please bring your “Teaching the Nuts and Bolts of PE: Building Basic Movement Skills” resource with you (these were handed out with the MOVING FORWARD PE Binders last Fall). Copies of the PE Achievement Indicators will be provided. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Teaching Gymnastics at Elementary School
October 21 Location: Seaview Elementary
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Audience: Generalists teachers at the elementary level
Presenter: Sheila Plummer This session has been designed to support the generalist teacher with explicit instruction in gymnastics. Registrants will participate in the activities – please come dressed to actively participate. Each participant will receive a gymnastics unit to take back to their school. Participants will be encouraged to share their learning with interested teachers in their buildings. Some release time may be provided – registration will be limited. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Limited. Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
Educational Gymnastics: A Multi-Day, School-Based Workshop for Teachers and Students As Requested Audience: Elementary school teachers and students Presenter: Sheila Plummer The workshop will be tailored to fit the needs and context of the school. It will include movement education based demonstration lessons for gymnastics floorwork, small apparatus and large apparatus. These units provide a safe physical education learning experience for all students. Cost: There is a fee for this in-service. Contact: For more information, please contact Sheila Plummer at splummer@shaw.ca!
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Get IN TOUCH With Your Breath! Also listed under Social Responsibility
October 29 Location: Gym, R.C. MacDonald Elementary
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Teachers and administrators
Presenter: Ronnie Olund
“Breath! Let go. And remind yourself that this moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” Oprah Winfrey Mindfulness Education (now MindUp) trainer Ronnie Olund has been teaching Kundalini yoga for twelve years. Long deep breathing can change how you feel, make you less reactive and bring you into a deep place of tranquility. This session will help you get in touch with your breath through a variety of breathing and yoga exercises. These same exercises and breathing techniques can be taught to the children in your classes. Please bring a blanket and wear loose clothing! Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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B.C. Healthy Schools Network The B.C. Healthy Schools Network (HSN), a voluntary organization of public, independent and band schools was established in 2006 to address a variety of academic, social and emotional concerns of students through a comprehensive school health approach. Those “Healthy Schools” that join the Network embrace and recognize that all aspects of the life of the school community are potentially important in the promotion of health and that schools, families, the health sector and the community share responsibility for children’s healthy growth and intellectual development. Healthy schools put into practice the comprehensive school health approach, incorporating policies and practices that support students’ health and overall well-being. Effective comprehensive school health approaches make a major contribution to schools achieving their educational and social goals. SD43 schools which have been in the Healthy Schools Network one or more years include: Mary Hill, Eagle Ridge, Seaview, Hillcrest, Montgomery, Scott Creek and Summit. New schools joining the HNS will be announced in September 2009.
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Teaching Creative Dance at Elementary School
November 4 Location: Heritage Mountain Elementary
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Interested teachers and administrators
Presenters: Gary Leuvekamp and Shannon Ogilvie This session has been designed to support the generalist teacher with instruction in dance. It covers the movement elements in dance with an eight lesson unit and participants will be encouraged to share their learning with interested teachers in their buildings. Movement is the key to all physical activity; you will learn to teach students to use their body in various, creative ways to move throughout the gym, as well as create shapes and balances. Registrants will participate in activities so come dressed with appropriate clothing and footwear. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Hop to It! Inspiring Elementary Students to SKIP!
March 11 Location: Harbour View Elementary
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Interested teachers and administrators
Presenters: Karen Lange, Don Hutchinson, Shannon Ogilvie There is a lot more to skipping than basic jump rope! This session has been designed to support elementary teachers with ideas to boost interest and fun with skipping at your school. Introducing your students to Tinikling, Chinese Jump Rope or other variations of skipping will challenge them and keep them excited about skipping. They will have fun jumping their way to healthier hearts, muscles and bones. Registrants will participate in activities so come dressed with appropriate clothing and footwear. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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run, jump, throw January 22
Session: 8:30 a.m. to12:00 p.m., Location: Ranch Park Elementary Four Hour Run, Jump, Throw Workshop Key presentation points: • Briefing on how RJT fits in with General Athletic Development • Overview of the basic biomechanics of running, jumping and throwing • Technical progressions of run, jump and throw • Fun and games with RJT practical applications Schedule (Includes classroom and gym work): Time 8:30 – 9:00 9:00 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:15 10:15 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:30 11:30 – 12:00 Wrap Up
Module Welcome, Introduction & Course Description Why RJT? and General Athletic Development BREAK Biomechanics of a Run, Jump & Throw Teaching progressions for Run, Jump & Throw RJT Lessons and Games with practical application How to gain RJT Certification, Options for workshops and Delivery of RJT
You will receive: • RJT Sample Lesson Plans • BC Athletics Calendar of Events • Long Term Athlete Development Information • RJT Promotional Materials • *RJT Teacher Resource Manuals available at additional cost ($35 each)
Note: Completion of this course DOES NOT provide training for NCCP Certification. Cost: $50.00 per person (BC Athletics Members—School, Club, or Individual—receive 20% off workshop) Contact: For workshop information, email runjumpthrow@bcathletics.org or call 604-333-3554. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
Action Schools! BC will be presenting two workshops on February 12 as part of the CTA Day. See the “Professional Development Days” section for more information (page 130).
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international dance workshop January 22 or February 12
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Teachers and administrators Presenter: Kathy Bramley I.DT.A.B.B. I.D.M.A. N.Z.D.T.A. A.D.T.A. Dancing improves the memory, boosts self-confidence, increases social skills and enhances listening skills. Many students who struggle to participate in other aspects of Physical Education enjoy the fun of dancing. Learn all the latest Western Line Dances, Latin Dances, Rumba, Samba, Cha Cha, Mambo, Salsa, Swing and Ballroom Dances. The session may include Tango, taught as couples, and Foxtrot and Waltz (time permitting). All the Latin dances will be taught as line dance or with partners. Sheets will be provided for the Western dances, but not for the Ballroom and Latin, due to the technique of the dances. You may video the Ballroom and Latin dance steps if you wish. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604 937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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local specialist and athletic associations K-5 PE LSA
Meetings October 13, 3:45 p.m., Location: Heritage Mountain Elementary January 26, 3:45 p.m., Location: Harbour View Elementary April 13, 3:45 p.m., Location: TBA Events Como Lake Relays, April 21, 22 Elementary Track and Field, May 25-28 Contact: Gary Leuvekamp (Heritage Mountain Elementary), gleuvekamp@sd43.bc.ca
Equipment Elementary Gymnastics Equipment Contact: Darren Steele (Roy Stibbs Elementary), dsteele@sd43.bc.ca Middle PE LSA Contact: Cam Comeau (Summit Middle School), ccomeau@sd43.bc.ca Secondary PE LSA Contact: Lance Castonguay (Heritage Woods Secondary), lcastonguay@sd43.bc.ca Coquitlam Athletic Association Contact: Brenda Martel (Moody Middle School), bmartel@sd43.bc.ca
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Leadership Unlimited
An Inclusive and Integrated Model for Educational Leadership A Design Team representing the District Leadership Team, the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association, the Coquitlam Principals’ and Vice-Principals’ Association and the Coquitlam Management Group have been meeting to design an innovative approach to professional leadership learning. The dream of this Design Team is that a variety of leadership learning opportunities will be open to anyone who is interested across district associations. For example, a series planned by the CPVPA might enroll members of the CTA, the CMG and CUPE. Below is an outline of a few of the long-term leadership development initiatives available to SD43 educators: 1. The Fraser Network Leadership Development Programme enrolls thirty of Coquitlam’s principals and vice principals in a two year program coordinated by the British Columbia Education Leadership Council. Coquitlam administrators will be in a cohort with participants from Langley, Maple Ridge and Burnaby. 2.
The CTA Teacher Leadership Series enrolls twenty teachers and will be comprised of a six-session series offered throughout the school year. Sessions will take place on a combination of release days and non- instructional days and will have some days in common with a second teacher leadership series being sponsored by the British Columbia Education Leadership Council.
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The British Columbia Education Leadership Council Teacher Leadership Series enrolls thirty teachers in a two year program being co-developed and presented by the BCELC and SD43. It will be held on three to four Friday evenings and Saturdays during the day over a two year period. As noted above, some sessions will be shared with the CTA group.
4. Confidential Coaching for Principals and Vice Principals: A group of ten administrators will explore coaching in-depth throughout the Fall. Coaching provides a process for helping educational leaders to make optimal use of their unique talents in achieving desirable outcomes. Detailed information about registration for each of these strands of leadership will be available in the early Fall.
Confidential Coaching for Principals and Vice-Principals Duration: Mid-September to December
Audience: Maximum number of participants: ten
Coaching provides a process for helping you as an educational leader deliver on your best intentions. Through the coaching relationship participants optimize their unique gifts. The process is designed to assist participants to then use these gifts in service of achieving their specific goals so they generate the consistent and outstanding results they desire. In a coaching session participants can expect to address powerful questions and participate in specifically chosen activities that focus on inviting purposeful action. As a result, coaching breeds passion and accountability: passion because the more people are recognized for their true talents, the more confident, committed and competent they become; accountability because coaching asks people what stake they hold in the success or failure of any given project or task that requires their contribution. Time commitment: one hour weekly, telephone conference time TBD and one monthly group coaching call.
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CTA teacher leadership series
September 25, October 23, January 22, February 11-13, April 16, May 18 Time and Location: TBA
This five-part, seven-day series is offered to twenty SD43 teachers to investigate their capacity to build their teacher leadership skills in order to create and sustain a culture of learning in the schools in which they work. The series will focus on teacher leadership as part of the change process in the areas of: Building Leadership Capacity, Group Analysis and Processes, Facilitation Skills, Instructional Leadership and Mentorship.
Selection of Participants: • Active CTA members • Balance of teachers with experience from elementary, middle and secondary schools as well as a variety of curriculum areas • Gender Balance
Dates and Topics: Date(s) September 25 October 23 January 22 February 11-13 April 16 May 18
Topic Building Leadership Capacity Group Analysis and Processes Facilitation Skills Instructional Leadership Mentoring Teachers District Learning Team Celebration
Commitment: Participants would be committed to attending all sessions and participate in an teacher inquiry project. Contact/Registration: Chris King at the CTA office, pd43@bctf.ca, or 604-936-9971.
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Student Leadership Council (SLC) General meetings monthly beginning September 30 The Student Leadership Council (SLC) has represented the student voice in School District 43 since 1993. The SLC mandate is to develop leadership skills, abilities and attributes in elementary, middle and secondary students throughout the district. With representation from all thirteen middle schools and each of the eight secondary schools the SLC is truly the voice of the students. The SLC functions as the primary link between the students and the Board of Education, with the intention of building strong bonds with the other partner groups of our district. The council strives to further the effect of the established student forum by increasing the presence of the student voice at the highest levels of decision-making in our district while seeking to strengthen the network between our schools and the schools in other districts across British Columbia.
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coquitlam principals’ and vice-Principals’ association The following opportunities will be available for administrators in 2009-2010: CPVPA Learning Teams CPVPA Book Club
New Administrator Learning Teams Building Leadership Capacity
Further information about the CPVPA is available in the Partner Groups section.
Coast Metro Consortium: Dr. Andy Hargreaves October 8 and November 18 (Two Day Session) Location: Westwood Plateau Audience: School and district level administrators and teacher leaders Once again the Coast Metro Pro-D Committee will be hosting a workshop series for all Coast Metro School Districts. Dr. Andy Hargreaves will present his latest work The Fourth Way: The Inspiring Future for Educational Change. Cost: The cost for the two days is $200.00. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398. Registration: Very Limited; SD43 only has access to fifteen seats so participation will be determined by lottery. Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 if you are interested. It is possible we will be able to have more seats.
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Middle School Focus Group
October 1, October 29, December 3, March 18 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Fir Room, Winslow Campus Audience: One teacher and one administrator from each middle school Presenter: Middle School Focus Group Committee The Middle School Focus Group will meet four times to discuss and act on current middle school issues. A focus for this year will be two fold: 1. Implementing the “Coquitlam Believes” statements from the Engaging Middle Learners with Purpose and Passion project and 2. Implementing the work of Andy Hargreaves and the Fourth Way. The group provides a forum for sharing ideas and suggestions to address common problems and concerns around all aspects of middle school and support school-based professional development. Members liaise with staff in their schools, providing information on current and upcoming initiatives and opportunities such as the Middle Matters Mini Conference and the MYABC Conference. Contact: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
Beginning in Coquitlam this Fall, Simon Fraser University is presenting the Teachers as Leaders and Mentors Graduate Diploma. See “Post-Graduate Opportunities” (page 132) for more information.
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Middle School Team Leader Network
October, Others TBA Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Audience: All middle school team leaders
Facilitator: Don Gordon The Team Leader Network is a forum where team leaders can discuss and learn skills and strategies to facilitate and lead excellent teams. The focus of this discussion will be on building, leading and maintaining strong teams in a culture of change. Dinner will be provided. Contact: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Secondary School Focus Group
Also listed under Graduation Program
Early October, Early December, Early February, April and June Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: Secondary school leadership teams
Facilitator: Sylvia Russell and Jill Reid The SD43 Secondary School Focus Group will include a leadership team from each secondary school working in collaboration with representatives from DPAC and CTA, facilitated by the Staff Development Department and the District Leadership Team. In the first year the purpose of this group will be to identify and articulate our current level of student success to our broader community along with the underlying principles and values that have led to this success. The team will also work with the information in the recent non-completer research to establish protocols for the categories of students most at-risk for not achieving graduation. Finally the group will work together to establish a better understanding of current levels of student engagement within our secondary schools and identify the impact that diversifying learning opportunities and programs is having on improving student engagement with a focus on increasing engagement for all students in their daily learning regardless of context. Schools will be asked to include students on their team. The work of Andy Hargreaves—as related to highly successful organizations—will form the framework for the Focus Group. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398. Registration: Closed.
District Professional Development Focus Group September, November, January, May Location: CTA Office
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
With representation from the Staff Development Department, the Student Services Department, CTA, CUPE, CPVPA and DPAC, this group meets to discuss professional development opportunities being offered in the district and seeks ways to connect members of these partner groups where appropriate. Contact: Maureen Dockendorf, mdockendorf@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6381, or, Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397, or Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Closed.
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LIBRARY Visit the Teacher Librarian & SD43 Library System SharePoint site for additional and updated information, news and opportunities: http://public.sd43.bc.ca/district/library
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New Teacher-Librarian Orientation Series
Three Dates in September and Ongoing as Requested Time: TBA Location: Winslow Campus Audience: Grade K to 12 beginning/new to district teacher-librarians The New Teacher-Librarian Orienation Series is designed to provide new and returning teacher-librarians with as full an orientation as possible to SD43 school libraries. Session one will focus on mandate and role, teaching in the library and literacy and information literacy. Session two will focus on technical service, including the organization, selection, acquisition and care of learning resources of all formats. Session three will focus on how to use the Destiny Library System. This session will cover Cataloguing, Back Office and more. This series is an intense immersion with limited registration and is intended for those currently in temporary or continuing elementary, middle and/or secondary teacher-librarian roles (of any amount of FTE). If you are not currently in a teacherlibrarian position and are considering a career in Library, please see “Thinking of Becoming a Teacher-Librarian?” (page 75) for more. Contact: Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6380. Registration: Closed.
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Library TOC Survival Guide
September 30, January 14, April 21 Location: Staff Development Computer Lab, Winslow Campus
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Audience: Teachers on call
Presenter: Heather Daly Learn to effectively TOC in our district’s school libraries! This session will cover Destiny circulation basics and will provide information on running a library in the short-term. Note: the Staff Development Computer Lab is in the basement of Winslow Campus beside Library Processing and the January and April sessions are repeats of the September session. If you are considering a career as a teacher-librarian, please see “Thinking of Becoming a Teacher-Librarian?” (page 75) for more. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
Teacher-librarian coursework is available at UBC (Certificate, Diploma, or Masters degrees; online and/or on- and off-campus) and the University of Alberta (Masters degree, online). Library Assistant coursework is available at the University of the Fraser Valley and Langara College (online and/or on- and off-campus). Contact Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6380 for more.
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LA I and LA II Information Sessions
Spring Location: Staff Development Computer Lab, Winslow Campus
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Audience: Library Assistant Is and IIs
Presenter: Yvonne Jovanovic, Library Technician II One or more information sessions for Library Assistant Is and Library Assistant IIs will be offered during the year. Topics being presented will include Circulation, Back Office and Cataloguing (LA I) and Back Office and Cataloguing (LA II). Note: the Staff Development Computer Lab is in the basement of Winslow Campus beside Library Processing. Contact: Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6380. Registration: Closed. #PD73
Thinking of Becoming a Teacher-Librarian?
May Location: TBA
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Audience: Teachers considering becoming teacher-librarians
This is an information session for those teachers considering becoming teacher-librarians. Learn more about what is involved in the role, including both the library program (teaching role) and the library’s resources and services. Learn more about what supports are available to new teacher-librarians and ask any questions you may have! Contact: Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6380. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
erac (Educational resource acquisition consortium), http://www.bcerac.ca, offers many resources for schools including the new database Toolkits at http://www.bcerac.ca/toolkit/. The ERAC video sale takes place twice a year with the main sale now in the Spring (passwords for the ERAC ordering site, through which textbooks may also be ordered, will be sent to schools in the Fall). Additionally, ERAC offers information on provincial copyright agreements such the agreement with SOCAN around music performance as well as access to reviewed and recommended resources including the ERAC Novel List, available at http://www.bcerac.ca/Resources/EvaluatedResources/Novels/recommendednovels.aspx.
Group Library Supply Ordering FOLLETT BARCODES There will be three group orders of barcodes. The deadlines are firm: October 9, February 5 and May 7 (for Aurora barcodes, please contact Library Processing). Ordering information will be sent to teacher-librarians approximately one month prior to the deadline. Security Strips There will be one group order of security strips in March. Information will be available in the Spring.
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Teacher-Librarian Learning Teams
Six 2 to 3 hour meetings in the year as established by facilitator and team Teacher-Librarian Mentorship Learning Team
First Meeting: November 17, 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus This Mentorship Learning Team is designed for new teacher-librarians who would like the opportunity to engage in conversation and development together throughout the year. Sessions will allow participants time to work on issues together and to benefit from the experience of teacher-librarian guest speakers. Teacher-Librarian ICT Learning Team First Meeting and Location: TBA ICT Learning Teams are related to meaningfully integrating technology into a defined curricular area as chosen by the group of individuals on the team in order to improve student learning. For teacher-librarians K to 12, this could involve the integration of SharePoint/my43 sites, collaboration, programming, multimedia, research and presentation tools, or the integration of software such as Kidspiration/Inspiration into library services or into the library program. Contact/Registration: Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6380.
Literacy and Technology Sessions Additional opportunities that may be of interest to teacher-librarians are available under the “Literacy”, “Educational Technology” and “Aboriginal Education” sections.
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specialist network opportunity library resources and learning September 25, October 22-24, February 12 september 25 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: Maple Creek Middle Topic: Databases. Two teacher-librarian trainers will provide an overview to using the databases available at every school (off the Destiny home page) and on the B.C.-teacher-librarian developed database Toolkits. The Toolkits offer information on curriculum integration and promotion of the databases. october 22-24, with full day of sessions on October 23 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Location: Richmond Secondary School Topic: BCTLA Annual Conference. Multiple sessions on a variety of library- and literacy-related topics will be available, with keynote Roch Carrier, author and former National Librarian of Canada. february 12 Time and Location: TBA Topic: Information Literacy, TBA. Contact: Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6380.
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Middle and Secondary Teacher-Librarian Networks As Requested Middle and secondary teacher-librarians who wish to organize sessions with their colleagues are encouraged to contact Heather Daly for meeting support. Network opportunities may include, for example, middle school teacher-librarian planning meetings for Battle of the Books or secondary teacher-librarian sharing sessions. Contact: Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6380.
Individual School Library Support As requested Teacher-Librarians and administrators are encouraged to contact Heather Daly for a one-on-one session and/or a school visit. Meetings can be booked during school hours or before/after school. Contact: Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6380.
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coquitlam teacher-librarians’ association The Coquitlam Teacher-Librarians’ Association (CTLA) is a chapter of the BCTLA and a local specialist organization (LSA). The CTLA provides a network of support for teacher-librarians, offering professional development and the opportunity for teacher-librarians to come together socially. The CTLA works to advocate for healthy school libraries in SD43. Teacher-librarians are invited to please consider joining the CTLA, attending CTLA meetings and participating via the teacher-librarian district email distribution list.
Meetings September 29, 4:00 p.m., Location: Moody Middle November 5, 4:00 p.m., Location: Scott Creek (Hogwild Distribution and Annual Survey) December 1, 4:00 p.m., Location: TBA January 14, 4:00 p.m., Location: Hillcrest Middle March 9, 4:00 p.m., Location: Pinetree Secondary April 22, 4:00 p.m., Location: TBA May 25, 4:00 p.m., Location: TBA Contact: Tu Loan Trieu, ttrieu@sd43.bc.ca, or, Karen Ferguson, kferguson@sd43.bc.ca.
Winter Tonic (Vancouver Teacher-Librarians’ Association) Spring Location: TBA, Vancouver
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Audience: Teacher-librarians
SD43 teacher-librarians are invited to the Vancouver Teacher-Librarians’ Association’s annual “Winter Tonic” professional development evening which features workshops, book displays and a gala dinner. More information TBA. Contact: Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6380.
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hogwild about reading A Motorcycle Ride for Literacy Sunday, September 13 The 10th Annual Hogwild About Reading motorcycle ride will be held on September 13. Registration begins at Moody Middle at 8:30 a.m. with the ride to Harrison Hot Springs starting at 10:00 a.m. In ten years, the Hogwild About Reading ride has promoted reading raised over $110,000 for SD43 school library resources. Visit http://www2.sd43.bc.ca/hogwild/ or contact Ross Davidson, for more!
Drop Everything and Read Challenge (B.C. School Library Day) October 26 On October 26, everyone across B.C. is challenged to Drop Everything and Read! for twenty minutes in celebration of the joy of reading and B.C. School Library Day.
Battle of the Books Organizing meetings through Fall; Battles from January; Finals in Early April Audience: Grade 6 to 8 Middle school teacher-librarians, please contact Tu Loan Trieu (Scott Creek Middle School), ttrieu@sd43.bc.ca, or, Karen Elkan (Summit Middle School), kelkan@sd43.bc.ca, or, Karen Ferguson (Moody Middle School), kferguson@sd43. bc.ca, if you are interested in becoming involved with Battle of the Books in 2009-2010!
Reading Link Challenge Invitation to Schools in Fall; In-School Challenges in February-March; Finals in March-April Audience: Grade 4 to 5 Reading Link is a “battle of the books” experience for Grade 4 and 5 students organized by Coquitlam Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam. For more information, visit http://readinglink.bclibrary.ca or contact the children’s librarians at either Coquitlam Public Library or Terry Fox Library. Note: Registration may be limited.
Red Cedar Book Awards Begins in November; Voting in April; Gala Award Celebrations in May Audience: Grade 4 to 7 Celebrating the best of Canadian children’s literature, the Red Cedar Book Awards are B.C.’s student choice awards. Students read nominated fiction and non-fiction titles and vote for their favourites. Gala award events held in May provide the opportunity for students to meet the authors of the nominated books and participate in author readings and other events. There is a small cost to register teams. Visit http://www.redcedaraward.ca for more.
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Stellar Award Begins in November; Voting in April Audience: Grade 8 to 12 Celebrating the best of Canadian young adult literature, the Stellar Award is B.C.’s student choice award for students in Grade 8 to 12. Students read nominated titles and vote for their favourite. For more information, visit http://www.stellaraward.ca/.
Author and Illustrator Events Vancouver International Writers’ Festival (http://www.writersfest.bc.ca/) • Festival, October 18-25 Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable (http://www.library.ubc.ca/edlib/table/index.htm): • Fall Breakfast, October 17, with Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked • AuthorFest, February 2 • Serendipity, TBA • Spring Breakfast, March 27 CHILDREN’S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS OF B.C. (http://www.cwill.bc.ca) • Fall Book Harvest, October 16, North Vancouver City Library • Spring Book Hatching, TBA • Author and Illustrator Visits — information available at http://www.cwill.bc.ca/search/list?member_type=4
Historica Fair Spring; Regional Fair in Early May Audience: Grade 4 to 9 Historica Fairs (http://www.histori.ca/fairs) provide the opportunity for students to engage with Canadian history and to celebrate their learning with others. Projects can interpret aspects of Canadian heritage on a local, provincial, national, or international level in English and/or in French. Schools are invited to choose projects to represent SD43 at the Rivers to Sea Regional Historica Fair in early May at the Burnaby Village Museum. Several awards are available and projects will be chosen to represent the region at the B.C. and the National Historica Fairs. Registration: To register a class or school, contact Pat Markley, Historia Coordinator, Burnaby Village Museum, pat.markley@burnaby.ca.
Summer Reading Club and Teen Reading Club Summer Reading Club Talks in May/June with Events Through July-August; Teen Reading Club Throughout Year B.C.’s annual Summer Reading Club (http://www.kidssrc.ca/) involves over 85,000 students. Local children’s librarians are usually available in late Spring to talk with students about Summer Reading Club. The Teen Reading Club (http://teenrc.bclibrary.ca) operates throughout the year online and includes a moderated forum and the ability to submit book reviews, post writing samples and participate in author and genre chats. other dates and events of interest International Literacy Day (September 8) Raise-A-Reader Day (September 23) Word on the Street (September 27) BCTLA Conference (October 22-24)
Family Literacy Day (January 27) Freedom to Read Week (February/March) Canada Book Day (April 23) BC Library Conference (Penticton, April 22-24)
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Library processing Services for School Libraries Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays, September through June Contact: Yvonne Jovanovic, yjovanovic@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6382, or, Trudy Braidwood, tbraidwood@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6385, or, Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6380. In addition to providing telephone and email support in all areas involving library operations, library technology, ordering and discarding, Library Processing currently offers the following services for school libraries: Cataloguing and Classification Services Record Refinement: Library Processing will refine brief, incomplete, or inaccurate bibliographic records for schools. A full, complete and accurate record will result. Call Number Suggestion: If you are unsure of what call number to assign to a resource, contact Library Processing. MARC Record Entry: Library Processing will check and upload MARC records downloaded from sources such as AMICUS or purchased from vendors. If submitting downloaded records, please also submit a title list of the records that are in the file to be uploaded. A title list is desired, but not required, for records bought from vendors. Web Resources and Multilingual Materials: Library Processing will catalogue and classify web resources and library materials in languages other than English. Videos, DVDs, Kits and Non-Print Materials: Library Processing will catalogue and classify any Videos or DVDs in addition to Kits and Non-Print Materials. Additional Services for Elementary Schools Library Processing provides “Full Processing” to Elementary schools. “Full Processing” is a service which results in library materials being returned to schools shelf-ready, through the provision of additional services such as barcoding and spine labelling. Teacher-librarians may choose which of these services, if any, they wish for each individual submission of library materials to Library Processing. Scholastic materials: Library Processing will add Scholastic ISBNs to existing records. Laminating Library Processing laminates library book covers for schools. No forms are necessary. There is no limit to how many book covers can be sent in each year; generally all sizes of book covers can be laminated. Before sending book covers to be laminated to Library Processing, ensure that all undesired stickers are removed and please stamp the name of your school on the inside of the cover. Inventory Library Processing provides inventory support and equipment to schools. To book an inventory, please contact Library Processing. Inventory does not have to be performed every year, but it must be done on a regular basis. Book well in advance if you desire to perform inventory in June. Maintenance (Union Catalogue) Library Processing maintains the Union Catalogue for all schools. In maintaining the Union Catalogue, Library Processing refines poor records, merges duplicate records and adds authority records. Automation Testing and Upgrades As required, Library Processing tests and upgrades information management products and solutions for schools, including textbook management solutions. Ordering Assistance Library Processing provides assistance with the ordering of library supplies and offers group ordering of barcodes and security strips several times in the year.
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library and learning resources Access District e-Resources Three Ways to Access District e-Resources: • Via http://destiny.sd43.bc.ca (choose a school from list) • Via http://public.sd43.bc.ca/district/library (click on “Databases” ) • Via http://www.sd43.bc.ca (click on “Resources”) User Names and Passwords are NOT REQUIRED from school (access is automatic) but REQUIRED from home For more information, contact Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6380.
Search All Libraries and Submit Book Reviews Online
Search for books and videos in all school libraries and the Aboriginal Education Library via the Destiny Library Manager system. Students can log in to see their own library records and when logged in can also add book reviews and recommendations. Digital textbook support sites and e-Books (secondary level) are also available or will be available. For more, visit your school library webpage or http://destiny.sd43.bc.ca.
Search for Professionally Reviewed Websites
The SD43 Digital Library is a searchable catalogue of over 50,000 professionally selected websites, organized by subject and viewable by grade level. For more, visit http://destiny.sd43.bc.ca and click on “SD43 Digital Library”.
Search District Databases and Online Encyclopedias
In SD43, students and staff have access to 28 student and staff research databases and online encyclopedias including the World Book Online Reference Suite (in English and French). Some of the other available databases include: Academic Search Premier, Canadian Reference Centre, Consumer Health Complete, NoveList, MiddleSearch and PrimarySearch. Specifically for educators is the Professional Development Collection featuring thousands of educational journals including Reading Teacher and Educational Leadership.
Streaming Video and Media Awareness Resources
Search for and show the National Film Board-Office National du Film du Canada’s documentary and animated films in the classroom through the National Film Board Online Screening Room/ La salle de visionnement de l’Office National du Film du Canada. In addition, media awareness resources from Media Awareness Network/ Réseau Éducation Médias are coming soon!
Public Performance Rights (Copyright)
Through district licenses with two companies, ACF and VEC (Criterion), all schools are provided with Public Performance Rights needed to legally show movies in the classroom. For more, visit http://www.acf-film.com/en/studios.php and/or http://www.criterionpic.com/CPL/lcl_studiosproducers_new.html. Contact: Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6380.
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NEW and BEGINNING TEACHERS See also the Student Services Two-Day In-Service “Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners” in the “Diverse Learners” section (page 102-4).
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Beginning Teachers Reception
September 28 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Beginning teachers, TOCs and teachers new to SD43
Hosts: Superintendent of Schools: Tom Grant; Assistant Superintendent: Maureen Dockendorf; Coordinators: Nancy Carl, Don Gordon, Jill Reid, Sharon LeClair, Heather Daly, James McConville, Annette Coffin, Sophie Bergeron, Frank Gigliotti, Martine Duby Come and find out about the variety of professional development opportunities available to you in School District 43. You will hear about Learning Teams, Implementation Teams, Design Teams, Focus Groups, after-school workshops, mentoring opportunities and much more. Staff Development Coordinators will facilitate this session and be available to answer your questions. There will also be refreshments and door prizes. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Mentoring Matters: Beginning Teachers Mentoring Network for TOCs
Six two-hour meetings in the year as established by facilitators and members of the group. You will be contacted regarding the initial meeting time and location at the time of your registration. Time and Location: TBA Audience: New (or nearly new) TOCs Facilitators: Melody Li, Amanda Long The Staff Development Department is offering new TOCs the opportunity to join district mentor teachers in collaborative conversation around classroom practice. This group will meet six times throughout the first half of the school year. The current interests and concerns of the group will determine topics. Topics may include topics such as classroom management, planning throughout the year, assessment and reporting, meeting with parents and sharing of resources, lessons plans and teaching tips. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Kindergarten Konnections: New K and K/1 Teachers Mentoring Also listed under Early Learning and Kindergarten
Six two-hour meetings in the year as established by facilitators and members. After you register you will be contacted with details of the time, date and location of the first meeting. Time and Location: TBA Audience: Teachers new to Kindergarten and K/1 Presenters: Debbie Nicholson, Nicole Daneault, Robin Shaw, Paige Olson, Hanna Miskiman New Kindergarten and K/1 teachers will have the opportunity to be supported throughout the year by experienced Kindergarten teacher/facilitators. This group will meet six times throughout the year at local schools. The interests and concerns of the group will determine topics for discussion. Topics could include, for example, assessment and reporting, day plans, talking to parents, behaviour management, setting up classroom centres with purpose in mind, action songs and games. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Teachers must register for this network and commit to attending six dinner meetings throughout the year (dinner will be provided free of charge at each meeting). Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Mentoring Matters: Beginning Teachers Mentoring Network for Primary Teachers
Six two-hour meetings in the year as established by facilitators and members of the group. You will be contacted regarding the initial meeting time and location at the time of your registration. Time and Location: TBA Audience: New (or nearly new) primary teachers Facilitators: Lynne Nielsen, Elisa Jung, Hannah Miskiman The Staff Development Department is offering new (or nearly new) primary teachers the opportunity to join experienced teachers in collaborative conversation around classroom practice. This group will meet six times throughout the school year. The current interests and concerns of the group will determine topics. Topics may relate to things such as classroom management, planning throughout the year, assessment and reporting, meeting with parents and sharing of resources, lessons plans and teaching tips. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
Speciality Area Orientation Sessions For sessions for beginning French Immersion teachers see page 58. For sessions for beginning Core French teachers, see page 56-7. For sessions for beginning Student Services (Gifted, Resource, Skill Development, Learning Assistance, ESL) teachers, see page 102-4 and other opportunities in the “Diverse Learners� section. For sessions for beginning Teacher-Librarians, see page 74 and page 76. For sessions for beginning Computer Site Contacts, see page 50.
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Mentoring Matters: Beginning Teachers Mentoring Network for Intermediate Teachers
Six two-hour meetings in the year as established by facilitators and members of the group. You will be contacted regarding the initial meeting time and location at the time of your registration. Time and Location: TBA Audience: New (or nearly new) intermediate teachers Facilitators: Paul Berry, Francis Friend, Darrin Clarke The Staff Development Department is offering new (or nearly new) intermediate teachers the opportunity to join experienced teachers in collaborative conversation around classroom practice. This group will meet six times throughout the year. The current interests and concerns of the group will determine topics. Topics may relate to things such as classroom management, planning throughout the year, assessment and reporting, meeting with parents and sharing of resources, lessons plans and teaching tips. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Mentoring Matters: Beginning Teachers Mentoring Network for Middle School Teachers
Six two-hour meetings in the year as established by facilitators and members of the group. You will be contacted regarding the initial meeting time and location at the time of your registration. Time and Location: TBA Audience: New (or nearly new) middle school teachers Facilitators: Chris Hunter, Robin Charbonneau, Vivienne Royle The Staff Development Department is offering new (or nearly new) middle school teachers the opportunity to join experienced teachers in collaborative conversation around classroom practice. This group will meet six times throughout the year. The current interests and concerns of the group will determine topics. Topics may relate to things such as classroom management, planning throughout the year, assessment and reporting, meeting with parents and sharing of resources, lessons plans and teaching tips. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Mentoring Matters: Beginning Teachers Mentoring Network for ESL Teachers
First Meeting: October 1 Location: Winslow Campus
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Audience: New (or nearly new) ESL teachers
Facilitators: Barb Frayne and Doug McSavaney The Staff Development Department is offering new (or nearly new) ESL teachers the opportunity to join experienced teachers in collaborative conversation around classroom practice. This group will meet six times throughout the year. The current interests and concerns of the group will determine topics. Topics may relate to things such as classroom management, planning throughout the year, assessment and reporting, meeting with parents and sharing of resources, lessons plans and teaching tips. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Focus on Awareness – Take Action!
October 2009 – Homelessness Awareness
February 2010 – Welcome the World with Kindness and Gratitude
May 2010 – Water in Our Lives
June 2010 – World Hunger Awareness: Christmas in June
For resource information and details about how to get involved, please go to: http://public.sd43.bc.ca/district/socialresponsibility/
Teach them! Know them! Live them! BC Performance Standards for Social Responsibility
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September 2 -3 (8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) and September 14 (3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus This new team of experienced educators will specialize in supporting teachers in learning more about the four aspects of the BC Performance Standards for Social Responsibility. The team will be developing workshops and lesson plans during their “Summer Institute” and will be available to work with educators in learning communities who are interested in increasing their skills and knowledge around how to explicitly teach, assess, report on and model the descriptors in these standards. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or call 604-937-6416.
The four aspects of the BC Performance Standards for Social Responsibility include: Contributing to Community Solving Problems in Peaceful Ways Valuing Diversity and Defending Human Rights Exercising Democratic Rights and Responsibilities http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/perf_stands/social_resp.htm
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Mindfulness education (mind up) Dates, Times and Location Vary
Mindfulness Education (MindUp)—sometimes called attention training—teaches students (and adults) to become more aware of their own state of mind. It equips people with simple, practical tools to help reduce stress and anxiety, improve concentration and academic performance, understand the brain science linking emotions, thoughts and behaviour, manage emotions and behaviour more effectively and develop greater empathy for others and the world. We have come to recognize that, “academic success, as with success in life, rests on a foundation of social and emotional competencies. A growing body of research suggests that teaching children skills of mindfulnessbased awareness, actually improves academic performance and bolsters confidence, optimism and enthusiasm for learning”.
Teacher In-Service OPPORTUNITIES September 3, Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Location: Fir Room, Winslow Campus September 25, Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Location: Central Community School October 23, Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Location: TBA January 22, Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Location: TBA February 12, Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Interested teachers and administrators Presenters: Sharon Midgley, Ronnie Olund and Tricia Vozza
Newly trained teachers are required to attend at least one “Touchback” session during the school year.
“Touchback” Sessions October 15, November 17, February 9, March 16, April 20 Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Locations: TBA Audience: Teachers who have taken ME (MindUp) training Facilitators: Coquitlam Mindfulness Trainers and/or Sharon LeClair This session is offered as a support to newly trained teachers who have questions or would like to share their experiences with other teachers. Newly trained teachers are requested to attend at least one Touchback session after the initial Teacher In-Service. Teachers trained in previous years are welcome to join the group. Please bring student reflections, photos, samples of student work and any lesson extensions you have created as you work with the students in your classes and schools. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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We Day!
September 29, Time: 9:30 to 2:00 p.m., Location: GM Place Audience: Selected students and teachers from middle and secondary schools Offered by Free the Children, We Day is an annual event featuring inspirational and motivational speeches and performances by leading activists, speakers and entertainers. We Day is a celebration of the power of young people to change the world. It is also the official kick-off to youth led world-changing actions. Web Information: http://www.freethechildren.com/metoweday
We DAy! district network September 16, Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Location: Fir Room, Winslow Campus, Audience: Middle and secondary “We Day” contacts and administrators This network of educators will collaborate with students from their schools to design the follow-up plan, create the activities, leadership training and goal setting exercises to support “We Day”. Taking a systemic approach, the focus will be on supporting students to, “be the change they want to see in the world”. There will be three additional meetings scheduled during the year, which will align with the student follow-up sessions scheduled for November, February and April.
We DAy! Follow-Up Session October 20, Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Location: TBA This in-service is facilitated by Free the Children and is provided to two students and one teacher (from each middle and secondary school) who attended We Day on September 29th. The goal for this day is to provide leadership training and resources to help school teams create a year-long action plan which will guide youth to “be the change they want to see in the world”.
We DAy! District student touchback sessions November 24, Time: 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Location: TBA February 12, Time: 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Location: Gleneagle Secondary April 22, Time: 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Location: TBA The Touchback Sessions will be open to all students who attended We Day on September 29th. The purpose of the first two sessions is to support students with their action plans and provide ongoing leadership training. The sessions will provide opportunities for students from different schools to share their learning, discuss their challenges and find solutions regarding the actions they are taking to make their school, community and/or the world a better place. The final session in April will be a time for school teams to showcase their learning and accomplishments and celebrate their successes. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Closed.
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Take Action, Make A Difference – Pilot Opportunity
September 28 Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade 4, 5, 6, 7 teachers
Presenter: Pearson representative This resource can be used to support students as they undertake a “real-life” project OR it can be used if students are working hypothetically to learn and practice the skills required to venture into a project action plan. Curriculum connections can be found in the English Language Arts, Social Studies and Health and Career Education IRPs. Please attend this session if you are interested in finding out more about the resource and the pilot opportunity. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Life in Action – Eat, Play, Care!
September 30 Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Middle school Life in Action teachers
Presenters: Life in Action facilitator and Sharon LeClair
“Eat! Play! Care!” This is an orientation and planning session for teacher leaders participating in the Life in Action program (offered by “Free the Children”). This program’s focus is on healthy eating, physical activity and social responsibility. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs!
October 1 Location: Fir Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade 5 to 8 teachers
Presenter: Bill Roche Make it real with PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs. Your students will have fun gaining real-life career experience as they explore the world of business. They will support each other in achieving goals, building confidence and developing practical life skills. The young entrepreneurs will create products, business plans and marketing materials and then will interact with customers and earn money at a dynamic showcase event. They will also explore their abilities to make a difference in their communities by donating a portion of their profits to charity. This highly engaging program brings social responsibility and health and career education alive in the classroom and is easily integrated into a variety of other subject areas. Easy-to-use resources include scripted lesson plans, games, activity sheets, parent information and student workbooks. The upcoming information session will highlight the successes of local teachers and illustrate the value of experiential learning. Web Information: For more information, please visit http://www.powerplay4success.com. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Granbuddies Programme / Les Grands Amis
October 6 Location: Glen Elementary
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 8 teachers and administrations
Presenters: Pam Hagen, Vicki Reese, Rebecca Boudreau, Crystal O’Doherty and Brenda Graham The “Granbuddies Programme” was developed by Pam Hagen and Brenda Graham, two Coquitlam teachers. The programme’s primary goal is to offer opportunities for youth to establish relationships with senior citizens in our community. It is an innovative way of supporting students with meeting some of the outcomes from the Health and Career Education IRP and some assessment indicators from the BC Performance Standards for Social Responsibility. This information session will introduce the program, provide logistical guidance and highlight success stories and feedback from the perspectives of children, teachers, parents and seniors. Committed teachers and administrators can register for touchback sessions at the end of this introductory workshop. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416, or, Pam Hagen, phagen@sd43.bc.ca. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
“A socially responsible learning community integrates the academic, social, emotional and ethical dimensions of teaching and learning. This fosters the ongoing development of human qualities—such as empathy, fairness, interconnectedness, peaceful coexistence and respect for human life—that become a way of being.” — Draft definition – Social Responsibility Design Team, 2007
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Social Responsibility Design Team
October 6, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. October 26, 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. November 9,1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. November 26, 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. December 8, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. January 14, 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. January 26, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Locations: TBA The Design Team will continue working to develop the systemic plan for supporting schools across SD43 in increasing the social responsibility of our learning communities. Developing a shared understanding of the role of social and emotional learning (SEL), social justice and academic achievement in creating caring, socially responsible school communities built upon what is currently happening in all of our schools will be central to the group’s work. The Design Team is comprised of teachers and administrators from secondary, middle and elementary schools that have social responsibility as a focus or goal. Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl (UBC) will be consulting on this project. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Closed.
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Restorative Approaches Focus Group
October 14 Location: Elm Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: Educators in schools participating in the Empowering Youth project
Co-Facilitators: Dr. Brenda Morrison (SFU) and Sharon LeClair This Focus Group on restorative approaches in schools is open to teachers and administrators interested in exploring how restorative justice principles encourage responses to harm and discipline issues that are needs-based and promote healing and accountability. These sessions will support participants in applying the theory and research on restoratives action into classroom/school practices. Six sessions will be scheduled at the first meeting on October 14th and some release time may be provided. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Limited. Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
“Restorative justice is a dynamic and innovative way of dealing with conflict in schools, promoting understanding and healing over assigning blame or dispensing punishment. It can create an ethic of care and justice that makes schools safer and happier, not only through reducing conflict but in terms of developing active citizenship skills, good self-esteem, open communication and team work in students.” — Hopkins, 2004
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Teaching Social Justice Through Music Also listed under Fine Arts
October 15 Location: Elm Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 8 educators
Presenter: Annette Coffin There is a huge repertoire of music that lends itself to explicit teaching around issues of social justice. In this session, participants will be introduced to some of these pieces and will be given an opportunity to explore ways in which music can be the medium to supporting students’ thinking about how they can contribute and make a difference in the world. Contact: Annette Coffin, acoffin@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6388. Registration: Contact Sylvia Byers at the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381.
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Unleashing Socially Responsible Hidden Heroes Through Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking!
October 19 Location: Staff Development Department, Winslow Campus
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 7 teachers
Presenter: Bill Robinson “Our Hidden Heroes Education Program” has been developed by teachers for teachers. This social responsibility program is based on a theme of empowerment, motivating ordinary students of all ages to take small, positive actions that make a difference either in their own lives or the lives of people around them. The program reflects learning outcomes from a variety of IRPs and assessment indicators as outlined in the BC Performance Standards for Social Responsibility. Please attend the session if you are interested in piloting the program. The resource will be provided free of charge by Rotary Clubs in B.C. Web Information: For more information on this program go to http://www.ourhiddenheroes.org Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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UNICEF – UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and Rights Respecting Schools
October 27 Location: Cape Horn Elementary
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Elementary and middle teachers and administrators
Presenters: Kelly Quinlan, UNICEF BC Education Manager, Global Classroom; Cape Horn Staff and students Children can improve the quality of their lives, both at school and at home, if they learn about their rights and responsibilities through exploring the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. By engaging in a deep, action-oriented and school-wide exploration of the Convention, children can experience making informed decisions and everyday life choices, which will help them on the road to becoming confident, active citizens. In this session you will learn about Cape Horn Elementary School’s journey to introduce the UNCRC, become a “Rights Respecting School” and celebrate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child’s twentieth birthday this November. Practical ideas about how to introduce the UNCRC to your class/school and celebrate National Child Day on November 20th will be shared. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416, or, Pam Hagen, phagen@sd43.bc.ca. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
“Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, children are not only citizens of the future, but also citizens of the present with the right to express themselves in the present and to participate in decisions that affect them now. Knowledge of their rights is fundamental to children’s practice of citizenship.” — Empowering Children: Children’s Rights Education as a Pathway to Citizenship, R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell (Co-Directors of the Children’s Rights Centre at the University College of Cape Breton)
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Empowering Youth! Conversation Peace and Talking Peace: Restorative Peer Mediation Programs Touchback Sessions Time: 9:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
October 28, January 27, April 20 Location: Gym, Winslow Campus Facilitators: Gerry Baragar (CERA) and school champions
All students trained in Restorative Peer Mediation with Communities Embracing Restorative Action (CERA) as well as sponsor teachers and all other interested staff members from participating schools are invited to these Sessions. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Closed.
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Get IN TOUCH With Your Breath! Also listed under Healthy Living
October 29 Location: Gym, RC MacDonald Elementary
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Teachers and administrators
Presenter: Ronnie Olund
“Breath! Let go. And remind yourself that this moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” Oprah Winfrey Mindfulness Education (now Mind-Up) trainer Ronnie Olund has been teaching Kundalini yoga for twelve years. Long deep breathing can change how you feel, make you less reactive and bring you into a deep place of tranquility. This session will help you get in touch with your breath through a variety of breathing and yoga exercises. These same exercises and breathing techniques can be taught to the children in your classes. Please bring a blanket and wear loose clothing! Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Creating Cultures of Peace for Children and Youth: Acts of Transformation from War Toys to Peace Art
November 3 Location: Library, Moody Elementary
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 8 teachers
Presenter: Susan Ruzic This interactive workshop provides resources for teachers and their students to create peaceful learning communities. Activities incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and discuss the effects of war and violence on children and youth, including child soldiering. Examples highlighting the “transforming war toys to peace art” process will be shared as a model to build cultures of peace for children and youth. This project has been recognized as a Gift of Peace by UNESCO to close out the UN decade of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World. Registrants will receive a copy of the new resource guide. Contact: Susan Ruzic, sruzic@sd43.bc.ca, or, Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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NATIONAL CHILD DAY November 20 This day marks the adoption by the United Nations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1989. The Convention spells out the basic human rights to which children (under the age of 18) everywhere are entitled. More information about the Convention: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncd-jne/edu-eng.php. In 1993, the Government of Canada enacted Bill C-371, otherwise known as the Child Day Act, and designated November 20th of each year as a national day of the child in order to promote awareness of the Convention in Canada. Information about the UNCRC is available at: http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm.
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Practical Mindfulness (Mind-Up)
January 19 Location: Kilmer Elementary
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Elementary educators
Presenter: Zofia Higo This workshop will present one primary classroom’s “transformational experience” as a result of introducing the Mindfulness Education Program (now called Mind-Up). The program focuses on stress reduction and self awareness in order to reduce anxiety and conflict and to increase attention span. It produces internal benefits for children and creates a positive classroom learning environment. You will leave with many practical examples of how you can integrate MindUp with existing curriculum (with a focus on social and emotional learning), so that SEL becomes embedded in classroom practice and a “way of being” for the students. Note: This session is not a Mind-Up Training program. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416, or, Zofia Higo, zhigo@sd43.bc.ca. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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Teaching Social Responsibility Through Music Also listed under Fine Arts
January 28 Location: Elm Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 8 educators
Presenter: Annette Coffin In this session registrants will participate in activities which weave social responsibility into music seamlessly. The activities introduced will help foster self-awareness, emotional competency and relationship skills in students. Handouts will be provided. Contact: Annette Coffin, acoffin@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6388. Registration: Contact Sylvia Byers at the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381.
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Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) Final Presentations March 24, Dr. Charles Best Secondary, Contact: Mary O’Neill, moneill@sd43.bc.ca March 25, Heritage Woods Secondary, Contact: Marilyn Nunn, mnunn@sd43.bc.ca April 15, Riverside Secondary, Contact: Elizabeth Bancroft, ebancroft@sd43.bc.ca April 23, Gleneagle Secondary, Contact: Krista Bogen, kbogen@sd43.bc.ca April 30, Port Moody Secondary, Contact: Simon Quinto, squinto@sd43.bc.ca May 13, Centennial Secondary, Contact: Terri Peach, tpeach@sd43.bc.ca The Toskan Casale Foundation’s Youth and Philanthropy Initiative is a national classroom-based program that encourages and empowers Grade 10 students to recognize, understand and respond to social needs in their own communities. Focused on helping local grassroots social service organizations, the YPI project requires students to research and act as advocates for a chosen charity in their community. Students visit the charities and prepare grant proposal presentations on their behalf. At each school a youth-led judging panel determines which charity represented by the students will receive a $5,000 grant from the Toskan Casale Foundation. If you are interested in attending or judging the YPI Final Presentations as outlined above, please contact the respective school contacts. For more information about YPI go to http://www.toskancasale.org. Contact: If you would like to get involved, please contact Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416.
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“Opening Week” Focused on Social Responsibility Themes
April 13 Location: Elm Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Elementary “Opening Week” planning teams
Facilitator: Sharon LeClair “Opening Week” is a structure many SD43 schools are using to frame the first week of school in September. In this session, teams will share their experiences with “Opening Week.” New ideas for theme weeks will be shared by school representatives/teams. Theme week packages will be distributed. If you have a package you are willing to share, please send it to Sharon LeClair before April 5th. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416, or, Zofia Higo, zhigo@sd43.bc.ca. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
Making Connections, an annual conference on school-wide positive behaviour support, will be held on November 4-6 in Richmond. This year’s theme is, “Creating and Sustaining Positive Futures: Everyone Has a Role to Play”. Dr. Rob Horner from the University of Oregon will be the keynote speaker. For more information, visit the conference website at https://mail.sd35.bc.ca/~BC-PBS or contact Kathy Champion, kchampion@sd38.bc.ca, or 604-668-6063.
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LifeWork - SFU Social Responsibility/Social Justice Module 405 fall module September 24, October 1, October 8, Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: LifeWork 405 student teachers and their school associates/school administrators Workshops are being developed for these sessions and will include the following topics: social and emotional learning environments, formative assessment, meeting the needs of exceptional learners and adaptations and modifications. 401/2 January Module November 12, Time: 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Location: Elm Room, Winslow Campus Audience: Interested school associates and school administrators We are looking for a group of committed teachers and administrators to help lead the way in establishing a new direction for teacher education and mentoring programs in our district. This joint initiative between SFU and SD43 is in its second year. A new module based in Coquitlam will begin in January 2010. The focus for the module is social justice/social responsibility. The module will consist of thirty-two student teachers who will complete both practicum (401/02 and 405) in our district. We are looking to place student teachers in minimum clusters of four per school. The school associates, student teachers and administrators will be invited to participate in a number of district-based professional development opportunities. Upon graduation from PDP in December 2010, these student teachers will have trained alongside teachers involved in our locally based programs. Please attend this session if you are interested in our first semester (January to April 2010.) Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
“When teachers have structured opportunities to explore the nitty-gritty challenges of their practice through thoughtful exchanges with colleagues and in relation to relevant research, they rediscover the passion for learning and their own personal and professional growth that brought them into teaching in the first place”. — Andy Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley, The Fourth Way (2009)
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webcasts In 2009-2010, the Ministry of Education in conjunction with the BC Education Leadership Council will continue to provide a series of webcasts that districts will be able to view in real time over the Internet. Each of the webcasts will be made available through the Ministry of Education website following the live session.
Presentations from 2005-2009 All webcasts will continue to be available on the Ministry website at: http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation. Here are some of the sessions:
Assessment Assessment: Going Deeper with Caren Cameron http://bcelc.insinc.com/webcastseries/20090121/ Back to School with Assessment For Learning http://bcelc.insinc.com/webcastseries/20081001/ Assessment For Learning from the Voices of Experience – Ownership http://bcelc.insinc.com/webcastseries/20090401/ Assessment, Instruction and Learning in Secondary Schools with George Clulow http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20050407/ and http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20050519/
Literacy English Language Arts K-7 IRP Orientation Part 1: K–3 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20070214/ English Language Arts K-7 IRP Orientation Part 2: 4-7 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20070418/ French: Teaching French in the Intermediate Years http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20070123/ Literacy in the Middle Years with Faye Brownlie – Part 1 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20041007/ Literacy in the Middle Years with Faye Brownlie – Part 1 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20041118/
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Numeracy Introduction to the Mathematics K to 7 IRP (Grade 4-7) http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20070308/ Implementing the New Mathematics Integrated Resource Package (IRP) (Grade K-3) http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20070405/ Mathematics as a Teachable Moment with Trevor Calkins – Part 1 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20060112/ Mathematics as a Teachable Moment with Trevor Calkins – Part 2 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20060220/ Assessing and Supporting Early Numeracy with Heather Kelleher – Part 1 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20050113/ Assessing and Supporting Early Numeracy with Heather Kelleher – Part 2 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20050222/
Other Topics Learning That Lasts with Dr. Bruce Bearisto http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20050504/ Teaching Children to Care by Alfie Kohn http://www.workingtv.com/alfiekohn-cta.html School Planning Councils – 2006 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20060222/ School Planning Councils – 2007 http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20061206/ Interactive Innovations: Keynotes 2006. Fred Renihan, Jeffery Wilhelm, Ken O’Connor, Jane Bertrand, Jennifer James http://www4.insinc.com/interactiveinnovations/ Interactive Innovations: Keynotes 2007. Emery Dosdall, Fred and Patrick Renihan andy Hargreaves, Marco Torres, Stephanie Hirsch, David Sousa, Michael Fullan http://www4.insinc.com/interactiveinnovations2007/ Webcasts from the Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum and the Online Literacy Forum Conference http://bcliteracyforum.ning.com (click on Webcasts; password may be required)
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aBoriginal education View our resources available for loan through the Library Services webpage on the district website, or contact the Aboriginal Education Office, 604-945-7386, for more information.
Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement Signed on April 2, 2007, the Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement is a five-year commitment between SD43, the Ministry of Education and the local Aboriginal community. The Aboriginal Education Program is dedicated to assisting schools and teachers meet the following goals: 1. Increase knowledge and respect for Aboriginal culture and history for all students; 2. Increase the number of Aboriginal students reporting feelings of safety and a sense of belonging; 3. Improve Aboriginal students’ achievement; and 4. Improve Aboriginal students’ grade-to-grade transition rate and six-year Dogwood completion rate.
Novel Study: Spirit of the White Bison September 29 Location: Aboriginal Education Office
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Audience: Intermediate and middle Language Arts teachers, teacher-librarians
Presenter: Terri-Mae Galligos, Aboriginal Support Teacher This novel study was developed by teachers who wish to enhance the reading experience of the novel Spirit of the White Bison by Beatrice Cullenton. This is a novel that students enjoy reading. It is based on historical facts and speaks from the unique perspective and voice of a buffalo. The novel study includes pre- and post-reading ideas, vocabulary activities, chapter activities and black-line masters. A class set of the novel is available through our Aboriginal Education Library. Contact: Margaret Mary Deck, mdeck@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-945-7386. Registration: Contact the Aboriginal Education Office (12abedinvites@sd43.bc.ca ) at Central Community School or call 604-945-7386 by Tuesday, September 22nd to register.
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High Interest Strategies for Aboriginal Theme Books (NEW RESOURCE!) October 27 Location: Aboriginal Education Office
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Audience: Elementary and middle Language Arts teachers, teacher-librarians
Presenter: Terri-Mae Galligos, Aboriginal Support Teacher This new resource focuses on Aboriginal texts that are rick in imagery and contain distinctive Aboriginal themes. The kit is intended for use by classroom and resource teachers. The wide variety of strategies allow teachers flexibility that will engage the learner and encourage rich discussion of the texts. Values, beliefs, traditions, history and language of Aboriginal Peoples are demonstrated throughout this session. The kit is available for borrowing through our Aboriginal Education Library. Contact: Margaret Mary Deck, mdeck@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-945-7386. Registration: Contact the Aboriginal Education Office (12abedinvites@sd43.bc.ca ) at Central Community School or call 604-945-7386 by Tuesday, October 20th to register.
Novel Study: The Yellow Line November 24 Location: Aboriginal Education Office
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Audience: Grade 8 LA, Grade 9 & 10 English & Social Studies teachers
Presenters: Terri-Mae Galligos, Aboriginal Support Teacher
“Like the solid double lines that divide highways, these invisible barriers mark the social and ethno-cultural realities”, for the characters of The Yellow Line. This very “real” novel is recommended for struggling readers at the secondary level or as a read aloud for Grade 8 classes and is intended to generate discussion. The teacher reference material includes suggestions and strategies for character analysis, poetry writing, problem solving and literature circles (warning: the novel contains swearing and reference to a rape incident). Several copies of the novel are available for loan through our Aboriginal Education Library. Contact: Margaret Mary Deck, mdeck@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-945-7386. Registration: Contact the Aboriginal Education Office (12abedinvites@sd43.bc.ca ) at Central Community School or call 604-945-7386 by Tuesday, November 17th to register.
K to 3 Aboriginal Content Resources
January 26 Location: Aboriginal Education Office
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 3 teachers
Presenters: Terri-Mae Galligos, Aboriginal Support Teacher and Margaret Mary Deck, Aboriginal Education Coordinator Are you wondering how to include Aboriginal content in your curriculum? Come and learn about the various resources available to help cover the Aboriginal content requirements at the primary level, including books, videos, Science and Math kits, art activities and more. Contact: Margaret Mary Deck, mdeck@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-945-7386. Registration: Contact the Aboriginal Education Office (12abedinvites@sd43.bc.ca ) at Central Community School or call 604-945-7386 by Tuesday, January 19th to register.
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international education International Education Coordinator Meeting September 17 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Audience: Middle and secondary international coordinators
Network with other coordinators and discuss issues and school policies surrounding international students. Review the roles and responsibilities of a coordinator. Review the school-based coordinator’s handbook. Discuss resources and support available to schools. Contact/Registration: Jean Wong, jwong@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-936-5769.
Facilitating Student Success at the Secondary School Level Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade 9 to 12 educators
November 5 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Learn strategies for assisting new international students adapting to school life in Canada. Discuss cultural differences, learning differences and teaching strategies to promote student success. Contact/Registration: Geoffrey Johnston, gjohnston@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-936-5769.
Supporting International Students in our Schools Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 8 educators
January 28 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Discuss instructional tips and strategies for supporting international students in our schools, including both academic and social/emotional considerations. Contact/Registration: Jean Wong, jwong@sd43.bc.ca,, or 604-936-5769.
International Education Coordinator Appreciation Lunch June 22 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Audience: Middle and secondary international coordinators
Discuss highlights of the school year with Patricia Gartland. Share student orientation information packages, network and discuss current trends. Contact/Registration: Geoffrey Johnston, gjohnston@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-936-5769.
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Adult Education: Teaching to Type
September 10 and 11 Location: TBA
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (lunch provided) Audience: All Continuing Education adult educators
Facilitator: Mel MacLeod The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a tool that helps us to gain an understanding of how we like to gather information and how we make decisions based on that information. It also measures whether we like closure during the process or whether we like to keep our options open and helps us determine where we find our energy for the process. The MBTI is an extremely useful and practical tool for identifying our natural preferences and strengths as well as helping us to understand the differences of others when teaching. Participants receive an individualized eighteen page report which will be distributed to participants as a pre-workshop activity. The first day will be focused on the application of the MBTI to communication, learning and teaching. The second day will focus on different learning styles and teaching strategies. The relationship between our learning styles and teaching styles will be explored. Practical instructional strategies to meet varied learning styles will be demonstrated and suggested. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398, or, Alison Whitmore, awhitmore@sd43.bc.ca, for more information.
Learning Teams in Adult Education Audience: All Adult Educators Facilitator: Jill Reid Learning teams are small groups of educators that meet to engage in a professional growth experience focused on improving instructional practice and student learning. Two to three-hour meetings occur six times in the year and take the following format: individual write, sharing, discussion, work-time, reporting back and a commitment for the next meeting. Learning team participants will determine the meeting dates and times. All learning teams provide a demonstration of their learning at the Learning Team Celebration. Learning Teams choosing to continue for more than one year will be supported. The electronic application form can be found at http://tinyurl.com/ pjth9x. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
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diverse learners Student Services Two Day In-Service: “Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners” Time: 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
September 22-23 Location: Winslow Campus
Audience: Resource/Skill Development teachers, ESL teachers, Gifted Education Contacts, Behaviour Resource teachers, Counsellors, Aboriginal Education Contacts, Beginning Instructional Support teachers and Secondary Work Experience Contacts Presenters: Student Services and ESL personnel This fifth annual two-day in-service is intended to convey critical information required to meet individual student needs and Ministry expectations for accountability. In years past, teachers assigned to more than one specialty area have been required to attend a number of after school meetings throughout September. This two-day option replaces some of the after school sessions, in the interests of better timing and convenience for busy professionals. Complete program information will be sent out to all schools the first week of September. We request that internal coverage be arranged so that teachers can attend the specific sessions related to their responsibilities. Principals should address scheduling inquiries with their Zone Coordinators or the district contact person. Administrators are welcome to attend any session and are also asked to register. The following Conference Schedule is tentative:
Tuesday, September 22 Time 8:45 12:00
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Counsellor Orientation
Update and overview of counselling priorities for the year. Presented by the Counsellors’ LSA.
Navigating Psychoeducational Assessments
Audience: Resource teachers. What is a psych-ed assessment? Why do we give them? Who, how and when should you refer? What tests are commonly used? What do all those numbers mean? What do we do with the results (funding categories, district programs and services, adjudication, etc.)? There will be opportunities to apply this information to real life situations. Presented by: Patti Weiss and Carol Anne deBalinhard, School Psychologists.
Aboriginal Education
What is success for Aboriginal students in our schools? Learn about the goals of the Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement and second year report as well as the Aboriginal targets in the District Achievement Contract. Learn about the variety of resources, workshops and presenters available through the Aboriginal Education Program. Presented by: Margaret Mary Deck, Aboriginal Education Coordinator.
ESL - Elementary Focus
This session is for elementary teachers new to ESL. The focus will be on answering your questions about ESL in SD43, including services, strategies, resources and Ministry documentation. Presented by: Dale Shea, District ESL Coordinator.
Transition Planning and Work Experience for Secondary Skill Development
Participants will receive an overview of the program that supports students in Skill Development programs in secondary schools. There is a classroom and a worksite component. Presented by: Cindy Lee, Work Experience Facilitator.
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10:30 12:00
Gifted Education Contacts’ Orientation
This session will cover documentation and IEPs for elementary and middle gifted students, as well as pull-out program ideas and resource orientation sign-outs. A “must” for all Gifted Education Contacts, especially those new to the role. Presented by: Louise Malfesi, Gifted Education Coordinator.
1:00 2:30
Overview and Demonstration of Assistive Technology Software
Audience: Resource Teachers/Skill Development Teachers/Learning Assistance Teachers. Student Services teachers supporting low and high incidence students from K to12, as well as students attending learning assistance, can learn more about specialized software programs to support reading and written output skills. Quick demonstrations will be given for a variety of programs. A cost-sharing opportunity for SD43 schools will also be presented. Presented by: Carol Todd, District Resource for Assistive Technology and Anya Bayley, Augmentative and Assistive Communication Resource
1:00 4:00
Beginning Student Services Teachers (Elementary)
This is an in-service opportunity for beginning elementary Resource and Skill Development teachers. This session will include: district and provincial programs and services, getting started in a Resource or Skill Development Program, special education resources and school-based service delivery. A library visit will also be available for those who are interested. Presented by: Val Green, Anita Young and Christy Areshenko, Zone Coordinators.
WEDNEsday, September 23 Time 8:45 10:15
10:30 12:00
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Category H (Behaviour) Paperwork
What schools need to know about documentation requirements, IEP/IBP and (Behaviour) documentation for further referrals. Bring your questions! Presented by: Suzanne Harrison, Itinerant Behaviour Team
Aboriginal Education
What is success for Aboriginal students in our schools? Learn about the goals of the Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement and second year report as well as the Aboriginal targets in the District Achievement Contract. Learn about the variety of resources, workshops and presenters available through the Aboriginal Education Program. Presented by: Margaret Mary Deck, Aboriginal Education Coordinator.
Gifted Education Contacts’ Orientation
This session will cover documentation and IEPs for elementary and middle gifted students, as well as pull-out program ideas and resource orientation sign-outs. A “must” for all Gifted Education Contacts, especially those new to the role. Presented by: Louise Malfesi, Gifted Education Coordinator
Transition Planning and Work Experience for Secondary Skill Development
Participants will receive an overview of the program that supports students in Skill Development programs in secondary schools. There is a classroom and a worksite component. Presented by: Cindy Lee, Work Experience Facilitator
Threat/Risk Assessment Protocol Overview for Administrators & Counsellors
An introduction to district protocol and an overview of the process. How does the assessment process work in schools? Presented by: Mike Pledge, Counselling & Rehab Services Coordinator and District Threat Assessment Team Chair
ESL - Middle Focus
This session is for middle school teachers new to ESL. The focus will be on answering your questions about ESL in SD43, including services, strategies, resources and Ministry documentation. Presented by: Dale Shea, District ESL Coordinator.
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WEDNEsday, September 23, Cont’d Time 1:00 2:30
Name of Session
Description
Gifted Orientation for Secondary
We will look at what “giftedness” is and what the Contact role involves at the secondary level. Discussion of IEPs, documentation and programs. Presented by: Louise Malfesi, Gifted Education Coordinator
Overview and Demonstration of Assistive Technology Software
Audience: Resource Teachers/Skill Development Teachers/Learning Assistance Teachers. Student Services teachers supporting low and high incidence students from K to12, as well as students attending learning assistance, can learn more about specialized software programs to support reading and written output skills. Quick demonstrations will be given for a variety of programs. A cost-sharing opportunity for SD43 schools will also be presented. Presented by: Carol Todd, District Resource for Assistive Technology and Anya Bayley, Augmentative and Assistive Communication Resource
ESL Secondary Focus
This session is for secondary school teachers new to ESL. The focus will be on answering your questions about ESL in SD43, including services, strategies, resources and Ministry documentation. Presented by: Dale Shea, District ESL Coordinator.
1:00 3:00
Executive Function a new Paradigm for Understanding Behaviour
This session is for teachers, counsellors or anyone who has a behaviour student in their class. Research-based information will help us understand common behaviour problems such as impulsivity, aggression, disorganization, rigidity and difficulty initiating. Strategies that can assist students will be discussed. Presented by: Joyce Shebib, Itinerant Behaviour Team Teacher
1:00 4:00
Navigating Psychoeducational Assessments
Audience: Resource teachers. What is a psych-ed assessment? Why do we give them? Who, how and when should you refer? What tests are commonly used? What do all those numbers mean? What do we do with the results (funding categories, district programs and services, adjudication, etc.)? There will be opportunities to apply this information to real life situations. Presented by: Patti Weiss & Carol Anne deBalinhard, School Psychologists.
Beginning Student Services Teachers (Middle/ Secondary)
This is an in-service opportunity for beginning Resource and Skill Development teachers at the middle and secondary levels. This session will include: district and provincial programs and services, getting started in a Resource or Skill Development Program, special education resources and school-based service delivery. A library visit will also be available for those who are interested. Presented by: Val Green, Anita Young and Christy Areshenko, Zone Coordinators.
Registration: Fax the registration form (sent out in early September) to the attention of Joanne Giampa at 604-936-5451.
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anxiety prevention - friends program October 23, January 22, February 12 Times: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Locations: TBA
FRIENDS is a school-based anxiety prevention and resiliency-building program designed to help children develop greater skills in understanding and managing stress and worries. FRIENDS FOR LIFE – Grade 4/5 In-Service Audience: Grade 4 and 5 teachers, elementary counsellors and administrators Facilitator: Hazel Neill, Ministry of Children and Family Development This workshop will provide an overview of anxiety and introduce the FRIENDS program. Participants will receive a step-by-step Leaders’ Manual and a sample Children’s Workbook. After taking the full day of training, participants will be eligible to receive workbooks to implement the ten week program with their Grade 4 or 5 students. FRIENDS FOR LIFE – Grade 6/7 In-Service Audience: Grade 6 and 7 teachers, middle school counsellors and administrators Facilitator: FRIENDS Trainer from the Ministry of Children and Family Development This workshop will provide an overview of anxiety and introduce the new Youth (middle-school-age appropriate) FRIENDS program. Participants will receive a step-by-step Leaders’ Manual and a sample Student’s Workbook. After taking the full day of training, participants will be eligible to receive workbooks to implement the program with their Grade 6 or 7 students. Contact: Mike Pledge, mpledge@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6386. Registration: Contact Student Services, 604-937-6386, to register.
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Assistive technology Carol Todd, ctodd@sd43.bc.ca, is the District Resource Teacher - Assistive Technology. Carol is available for demonstrations and consults related to the use of Assistive Technology in schools to support students with learning challenges. Support is available for all students who would benefit from using technology to meet their learning outcomes and IEP goals using technology.
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Clicker 5 October 23
Time: TBA, Location: SET-BC Classroom, Harbour View Elementary Audience: Educators who have students using Clicker 5 Presenters: Various specialists The session is a make-and-take session on Clicker 5 and is intended for educators who have students using Clicker 5 and have some experience using Clicker. This session will provide hands-on experience and practice. Teachers will leave this session ready to implement their programs in a practical effective way with their students. Contact/Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386 to register.
AUTISM POPARD Five-Day Autism Spectrum Disorders In-Service June 26, 29, 30 and July 2, 3 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Audience: SEAs, Skill Development teachers, classroom teachers
Presenter: Zuhra Teja, Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders The training program focus is participant practical hands-on training through instructor demonstration and coaching and application exercises of critical elements in teaching students with autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Contact: Christy Areshenko, careshenko@sd43.bc.ca. Registration: Contact Fran Rees, frees@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6386, to see if space is available in the course.
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esl Ministry Requirements for ESL Supplementary Funding Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: ESL teachers
September 15 Location: TBA, Winslow Campus Presenter: Dale Shea This session will focus on the documentation required to claim ESL students for funding. Contact: Dale Shea, dshea@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6399. Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386.
Working With Later-to-Literacy Students September 17 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: Any teacher working with refugee students
Presenter: Dr. Sylvia Helmer Some refugee students arrive without strong first language skills. Dr. Sylvia Helmer will discuss approaches to help these students acquire strong English language skills. Contact: Dale Shea, dshea@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6399. Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386.
Teachers New to ESL – Methods and Strategies September 29 Location: TBA, Winslow Campus
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 12 ESL teachers
Presenter: Dale Shea This session is for teachers of ESL who have no experience or training in the area. Contact: Dale Shea, dshea@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6399. Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386.
Working With Beginners and Pre-Beginners October 6 Location: TBA, Winslow Campus
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 12 ESL teachers
Presenter: Dale Shea Beginning ESL students and refugees have many needs. Strategies, resources and cultural considerations will be shared. Contact: Dale Shea, dshea@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6399. Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386.
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esl, cont’d See also the Mentoring Matters: Beginning Teachers Mentoring Network for ESL Teachers in the “New and Beginning Teachers” section (page 84).
Sharing ESL Lessons, Units and Strategies (Swap Shop) Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: ESL teachers
October 20 Location: TBA, Winslow Campus Presenter: Dale Shea Need ideas for teaching? Come swap lessons, units and strategies. Contact: Dale Shea, dshea@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6399. Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386.
Approaches to Vocabulary Building Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 12 teachers, ESL teachers
November 10 Location: TBA, Winslow Campus Presenter: Dale Shea
This session will focus on ideas for teaching vocabulary. Come gather tips for inspiring writing. Contact: Dale Shea, dshea@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6399. Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386.
gifted If you are looking for announcements, resources and ideas pertaining to gifted education, contact Louise Malfesi, Coordinator of Gifted Education and/or check out our SharePoint site for teachers involved in gifted education: http://my43.sd43.bc.ca/departments/studentservices/giftededucation/default.aspx.
Gifted Education Contacts’ Orientation September 22-23 Part of Student Services Two Day In-Service Opportunity Gifted Education Contacts will be presented with an overview of their roles and responsibilities, including Ministry documentation, Individual Education Plans and program planning. Contact: Louise Malfesi, lmalfesi@sd43.bc.ca. Registration: Please refer to the Student Services Two Day In-Service “Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners” outline for registration information and specific dates and times.
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gifted, cont’d High End Differentiation! September 24 Time: TBA Location: TBA Audience: Grade K to 8 classroom teachers, Gifted Education Contacts and other interested educators Presenter: Mary Ruth Coleman, Director of Project U-STARS (Using Science Talent and Abilities to Recognize Students) at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has a joint appointment with the School of Education, where she is an Associate Professor of Special Education. This high-end differentiation workshop will focus on adjusting activities in a mixed-ability classroom so that they are appropriately challenging for the students in the highest ability groups where the need for differentiation may be intense. During this session, participants will work through five techniques: pre-assessment, learning centres/stations, higher level thinking, compacting and tiering. Contact/Registration: Contact Louise Malfesi, lmalfesi@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6386 for more information.
Gifted IEP In-Service and Writing Sessions October 7 and 15 Location: Coquitlam River Elementary
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 8 classroom teachers, Gifted Education Contacts
Presenter: Louise Malfesi, Gifted Education Coordinator These sessions will provide teachers assistance in getting started writing Gifted IEPs. Since these will be working sessions, teachers are asked to bring materials needed to begin writing. The sessions will take place at Coquitlam River Elementary in the school’s computer lab. Come to one or both if you wish. Contact: Louise Malfesi, lmalfesi@sd43.bc.ca. Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386 to register.
Doing Individualized Projects with Gifted Students November 18 Location: Winslow Campus
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 8 classroom teachers, Gifted Education Contacts
Presenter: Louise Malfesi, Gifted Education Coordinator Individualize learning in your Challenge Program or classroom by facilitating individual projects. Students create, plan and carry out projects that reflect their individual strengths and interests. Teachers need to know how to orchestrate these experiences, so plan to attend! Contact: Louise Malfesi, lmalfesi@sd43.bc.ca. Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386 to register.
More opportunities in Gifted Education are available on Professional Development Days. See the “Professional Development Days” section for more (page 130, near top).
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gifted, cont’d SHARP - Students of High Ability in the Regular Program Open to all committed classroom teachers (Grade 3 to 8) who have chosen to enrol a cluster grouping of three to six gifted students as part of their regular classroom and who have committed to a series of five to six sessions throughout the year. SHARP teachers will select and strategize resources and materials that address the particular academic and socio-economic needs of each of the gifted students in the cluster. Support is provided to these teachers in the form of individual consultation as well as bimonthly in-service and networking sessions. SHARP is sponsored by Student Services, the Staff Development Department and Louise Malfesi, Gifted Education Coordinator. Contact: Louise Malfesi, lmalfesi@sd43.bc.ca.
learning disabilities The Teaching and Evaluation Centre (T&E Centre) is located at Birchland Elementary School. It is intended for students in Grade 4 through 8 with a significant, diagnosed learning disability in the area of Language Arts. School-Based Teams are invited to refer students to the Teaching and Evaluation Centre using a referral form and checklist available the Student Services Zone Coordinators.
Language Arts Strategies Observations Also listed under Literacy
November 24-5; March 2-3; June 8-9 Location: Teaching and Evaluation Centre, Birchland Elementary School
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Audience: Grade K to 12 educators
The Teaching and Evaluation Center is for students with learning disabilities (LD) in Language Arts. At the end of each term, observations are held for visiting teachers. A variety of Language Arts strategies useful for classroom and small group instruction are demonstrated and students present information about strategies that have helped them become more successful learners. Students from Grades 4 through 8 attend the T and E; however the strategies demonstrated would be useful for students with learning challenges from Grades 1 through 12. There will be resources on display and handouts will be available. • Sessions on November 24 (limit of 5) or November 25 (limit of 10) – students are from Grade 4 and 5. • Sessions on March 2 (limit of 5) or March 3 (limit of 10) – students are from Grade 6 to 8. • Sessions on June 8 (limit of 5) or June 9 (limit of 10) – students are from Grade 4 and 5. Contact/Registration: Limited Registration. Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386.
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Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training
The ultimate goal of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training is to provide the best Care, Welfare, Safety and Security for the students and staff we work with. The Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Program, developed by the Crisis Prevention Institute (C.P.I.) not only teaches staff to respond effectively to warning signs that someone is beginning to lose control, but also addresses how staff can deal with their own stress, anxieties and emotions when confronted with these challenging situations. The training will help you avoid and take control of a potentially out-of-control situation. Types of (CPI) Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training courses: • Six-hour “Basic” Nonviolent Crisis Intervention course: This is a pre-requisite to all other CPI training courses • Three-hour Nonviolent Crisis Intervention “Refresher” course (must have completed a six-hour Basic course within the last two years • Six-hour “Autism Spectrum Disorders: Applications of Non-violent Crisis Intervention” (must have completed a six-hour Basic course within the last two years) • Six-hour “Enhancing Verbal Skills: Applications of Life Space Crisis Intervention Training” course (must have completed a six-hour Basic course within the last two years) If you have any questions or are seeking information regarding training opportunities please contact any of the trainers listed below. Trainers: Christy Areshenko, careshenko@sd43.bc.ca Rhonda Jones, rjones@sd43.bc.ca Anna Lenarczyk, alenarczyc@sd43.bc.ca Marna Omichinski, momichinski@sd43.bc.ca Mike Pledge, mpledge@sd43.bc.ca Joyce Shebib, jshebib@sd43.bc.ca
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C.P.I. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training for Administrators Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: Administrators
June 29 or June 30 Location: Winslow Campus Presenters: Christy Areshenko, Rhonda Jones, Mike Pledge, Joyce Shebib
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention developed by the Crisis Prevention Institute (C.P.I.) teaches individuals to effectively respond to warning signs that someone is beginning to lose control and addresses how they can deal with their own stress, anxieties and emotions when confronted with these challenging situations. Contact/Registration: Contact Fran Rees, frees@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6386.
C.P.I. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training for K to 12 Teachers Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: Grade K to 12 Teachers
August 31 Location: Fir Room, Winslow Campus Presenters: Christy Areshenko, Rhonda Jones, Mike Pledge, Joyce Shebib
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention developed by the Crisis Prevention Institute (C.P.I.) teaches individuals to effectively respond to warning signs that someone is beginning to lose control and addresses how they can deal with their own stress, anxieties and emotions when confronted with these challenging situations. Contact/Registration: Contact Fran Rees, frees@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6386.
C.P.I. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training for SEAs and Youth Workers September 1 or 2 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: SEAs and Youth Workers
Presenters: Christy Areshenko, Rhonda Jones, Anna Lenarczyk, Mike Pledge, Joyce Shebib Non-Violent Crisis Intervention developed by the Crisis Prevention Institute (C.P.I.) teaches individuals to effectively respond to warning signs that someone is beginning to lose control and addresses how they can deal with their own stress, anxieties and emotions when confronted with these challenging situations. Contact/Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386.
C.P.I. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training for IBS SEAs September 9 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Audience: Intensive Behaviour Support SEAs
Presenters: Christy Areshenko, Rhonda Jones, Anna Lenarczyk, Mike Pledge, Joyce Shebib Non-Violent Crisis Intervention developed by the Crisis Prevention Institute (C.P.I.) teaches individuals to effectively respond to warning signs that someone is beginning to lose control and addresses how they can deal with their own stress, anxieties and emotions when confronted with these challenging situations. Contact/Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386.
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resource and skill development Ministry Funding Information – September 30 1701 Count September 17 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Audience: Student Services team leaders
Presenters: Zone Coordinators This meeting regards identification, documentation and Ministry funding and will help to clarify the process for reporting students in Ministry funding categories for the September 30 count. Any questions you have regarding funding issues can be addressed at this meeting. Note that information on Behaviour, Gifted and ESL funding will also be presented at this time. Each school must send a representative to this session. Please arrange for internal coverage as release time will not be provided. Contact/Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386 to register.
Beginning Student Services Teachers September 22-23 Part of Student Services Two Day In-Service Opportunity This is an in-service opportunity for beginning Resource and Skill Development Teachers. This session will include: district and provincial programs and services, getting started in a resource or skill development program, special education resources and school-based service delivery. A library visit will also be available for those who are interested. Registration: Please refer to the Student Services Two Day In-Service “Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners” outline for registration information and specific dates and times.
Beginning Teachers IEP Workshop September 29 Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Audience: Student Services Personnel
Presenters: Zone Coordinators This is an introductory in-service opportunity pertaining to Individual Education Plans. Topics to be covered include an overview of Ministry of Education/district requirements, information on how to access district online templates, an IEP time line and sample IEPs. Please arrange for internal coverage as release time will not be provided. Contact/Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386 to register.
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resource and skill development, cont’d KTEA II TBA Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. OR 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Audience: Student Services personnel
Presenter: Sandra Wilson (Psycan) This in-service will provide an overview of the administration and scoring of the KTEA II. Sandra Wilson from Psycan will be facilitating this very practical and informative workshop. This workshop may be of interest for beginning Resource Teachers or Resource Teachers who have not previously had an opportunity to attend. Please arrange for internal coverage as release time will not be provided. Attendance is limited so please be sure to register. A memo with finalized information will be distributed in the Fall. Note: participants are asked to bring their KTEA II kit to the session. Contact/Registration: Limited. Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386 to register.
transition planning
Transition Fair April 22, 4:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m., Location: Gym and Gallery Room, Winslow Campus Audience: Parents, students, teachers, administrators and counsellors who want to become more familiar with services available to students with intellectual , physical and developmental disabilities after secondary school Sponsored by: Simon Fraser Society for Community Living and School District 43 The focus of the Fair is to provide information and an overview of resources available after Grade 12 for individuals with intellectual, physical and developmental disabilities. Presenters include Community Living BC, Ministry of Housing and Social Development, Douglas College, Vancouver Community College and Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Contact: Cindy Lee, Work Experience Facilitator, clee@sd43.bc.ca, or Christy Areshenko, Zone Coordinator, careshenko@sd43.bc.ca, or Helen Stovell, Transition Planner, Simon Fraser Society for Community Living, 604-525-9494. Registration: No registration required.
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transition: parent information meetings Sponsored by: Simon Fraser Society for Community Living and School District 43 Presenter: Rachel leNobel, Family and Individual Support Worker, Simon Fraser Society for Community Living and a panel of School District 43 teachers, administrators and Student Services staff including Cindy Lee, Work Experience Facilitator
Entering Kindergarten parent information meeting
January, Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus Audience: Parents whose children with intellectual or developmental disabilities will begin Kindergarten in September 2010 This evening will provide information about support services offered by School District 43, the transition process and what parents can do to prepare themselves and their children.
elementary to middle school parent information meeting
January, Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus Audience: Intended for parents whose children with intellectual or developmental disabilities will begin middle school in September 2010 This evening will provide information about the middle school model, the transition process and what parents can do to prepare themselves and their children.
middle to secondary school parent information meeting
January, Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus Audience: Intended for parents whose children with intellectual and developmental disabilities will begin secondary school in September 2010 The evening will provide information about secondary schools in School District 43, the transition process and what parents can do to prepare themselves and their children.
Transition to and through adulthood parent information meeting January, Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Location: Gallery Room, Winslow Campus
Audience: Families who have a secondary school-aged son or daughter who has an intellectual or physical disability and secondary school teachers who will be supporting students with intellectual or physical disabilities through the transition process This evening will follow the “Transition Timeline� from age 16 to 19 and beyond. Parents will receive a folder filled with resources and guidelines to support the transition process. Contact: Helen Stovell, Transition Planner, Simon Fraser Society for Community Living, 604-525-9494. Registration: RSVP to Simon Fraser Society for Community Living, 604-525-9494.
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community and provincial resources Autism Tri-Cities Autism Tri-Cities is a local group whose purpose is to provide high quality information and support for family members who support children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), para-professionals and professionals who work with children with ASD. Monthly meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month during the school year from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Family Resource Centre, Westwood Elementary School, 3610 Hastings Street, Port Coquitlam. Some meetings include a guest speaker who provides autism-related information and some meetings are set aside for parent networking and support. All meetings are free. No registration required; come when you wish. Contact: Clair Schuman, Volunteer Facilitator, cschuman@actcommunity.net, or 604-205-5467 (M to F, 9 to 5).
Tri-Cities Gifted Children’s Association (GCA) The Tri-Cities Gifted Children’s Association is a support group for parents of gifted, talented, or “fast brained” kids. Fast Brained Kids of Coquitlam meets on a monthly basis throughout the school year and features presentations on helping your child to succeed academically and socially, gifted teen panels and gifted education researchers. FBK Coquitlam also runs a concurrent children’s program where your child can connect with like-minded peers. Check out the FBK Coquitlam blog at http://www.fastbrainedkids.blogspot.com/for meeting dates, times, locations, upcoming events and links to other resources. Contact: For more information, email fast.brained.kids.coquitlam@gmail.com.
Learning Disabilities Association of BC — Fraser North Chapter Visit the LDA at the Family Resource Centre located at Westwood Elementary School, Room 14, 3610 Hastings Street, Port Coquitlam. The Centre is open Monday through Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Please call ahead to ensure staff is available to greet you. Contact: Telephone: 604-464-1187; Fax: 604-464-1287.
Simon Fraser Society for Community Living The Simon Fraser Society for Community Living serves children who require extra support, adults with intellectual disabilities and their families. The SFSCL is located at 204 Blue Mountain Street, Coquitlam, B.C. Contact: For more information, contact 604-525-9494.
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SET-BC SET-BC is a Ministry of Education Provincial Resource Program established to assist school districts in educating students whose access to the curriculum is restricted primarily due to the following disabilities: physical disability, visual impairment and autism. SET-BC lends assistive technologies (reading, writing and communication tools) where required to ensure students’ access to educational programs and assists school districts in providing the necessary training for students and educators in the use of these technologies. Contact: Visit the SET-BC website at: http://www.setbc.org.
PISP PISP is the Provincial Integration Support Program, funded by the BC Ministry of Education and hosted by BC School District 61 (Victoria). PISP is designed to assist school teams and families in developing meaningful and functional programs for students with severe/profound cognitive and multiple physical disabilities within inclusive schools K to 12. Contact: Please visit the PISP website for information on strategies, learning modules and other resources aimed at maximizing student learning at http://www.pisp.ca.
Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders The Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders (POPARD) is an educational organization that provides consultation, training and support services to all public and independent schools across the province of British Columbia with a primary focus on increasing the capacity of school district staff to support students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Registration through the POPARD website gives viewers access to e-Learning lessons and videos demonstrating best practices for students with an ASD. Contact: Please visit the POPARD website to access information about ASD at http://www.autismoutreach.ca/.
Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder The Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (POPFASD) provides services to assist teachers, parents, students and others to develop their understanding of FASD. Through consultation with teachers and other experts in the field of FASD, the POPFASD website is a vehicle for providing information about the effects of FASD on student learning and behaviour. POPFASD shares current research, ideas, strategies, training and resources in order to build capacity in school districts for students with FASD and their teachers. Contact: Please visit the POPFASD website at: http://www.fasdoutreach.ca/.
Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired The Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI) is a Ministry of Education Provincial Resource Program hosted by the Vancouver School Board (VSB). The primary function of the PRCVI is to provide British Columbia school districts and Group 1 & 2 Independent schools with alternate formats of provincially recommended learning resources and with specialized equipment to support the educational needs of students with visual impairments. A second responsibility is to support school districts by providing training and in-service opportunities for teachers of students with visual impairments. Thirdly, PRCVI provides to schools, on a cost recovery basis, access to its audiotape and e-text collection for use by students with a print disability. Contact: Please visit the PRCVI website at: http://www.prcvi.org/.
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professional development days september 25: District Day Professional Network Series THREE-PART literacy
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Grade K to 8 educators Three series for Kindergarten/Grade 1 (Literacy Through Science); Grade K to 3 (Writing); Grade 4 to 8 (Reading Comprehension). See the “Literacy” section, page 22-3, for more information. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395.
formative assessment
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Grade K to 12 educators This series, with presenter Faye Brownlie, continues to support SD43’s ongoing focus on formative assessment as key to improving student learning and will deepen the work of teachers and school staffs. For school staffs or large groups; limited registration. See the “Literacy” section, page 24, or the “Assessment” section, page 34, for more information. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
Focus Day/Specialist Network Opportunities technology FOCUS DAY: Technology integration & library and learning resources Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: Maple Creek Middle School
Technology topic: Getting to know your computer. This session is targeted to teachers who have a new laptop and want to get the most out of it for use in their classroom and at home. Library and Learning Resources Topic: Databases. Teacher-librarian trainers will provide an overview to using the databases available at every school (off the Destiny home page) and an overview on the B.C.-teacher-librarian developed database Toolkits. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411, or, James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412, or, Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6382.
CTA Teacher Leadership Series part 1: BUILDING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY Time and Location: TBA
Audience: Limited to twenty teachers with application required; contact CTA for more information. The series will focus on teacher leadership as part of the change process in the areas of: Building Leadership Capacity, Group Analysis and Processes, Facilitation Skills, Instructional Leadership and Mentorship. See the “Leadership” section, page 71, for more information. Contact/Registration: Chris King at the CTA office, pd43@bctf.ca, or 604-936-9971.
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Training Sessions mindfulness (mind up)
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Location: Central Community School Audience: Interested teachers and administrators Mindfulness Education (MindUp)—sometimes called attention training—teaches students (and adults) to become more aware of their own state of mind. See the “Social Responsibility” section, page 86, for more information. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
october 23: psa Day Conferences B.C. Social studies teachers’ association (bcssta) Location: Riverside Secondary, Port Coquitlam, B.C. Audience: Interested teachers and administrators This year’s theme is, “Media, Mass Culture and Historical Thinking” with keynote speaker Dr. Stuart Poyntz. Visit the BCSSTA website at http://www.bctf.ca/bcssta for keynote, workshop and registration information. Contact: Raquel Chin, Riverside Secondary, raquelchin1@hotmail.com, or 604-941-6053, ext. 124.
B.C. teacher-librarians’ association (bctla) Location: Richmond Secondary, Richmond, B.C.
Audience: Interested teachers and administrators This year’s theme is ,“Champions of Literacy” with keynote Roch Carrier, author and former National Librarian of Canada. Includes social event and tour at the Richmond Olympic Oval. For more information: http://bctf.ca/bctla/conference/index.html.
B.C. Teachers of English Language Arts (BCTELA) Location: Burnaby, B.C.
Audience: Interested teachers and administrators BCTELA hosts the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Northwest Regional Conference. The conference theme is ,“Asking the Right Questions: Engaging Today’s Learners”. For more information: http://www.bctela.ca.
Computer-Using Educators of B.C. (CUEBC)
Location: Sullivan Heights Secondary School, Surrey, B.C. Audience: Interested teachers and administrators CUEBC’s Horizons 2009 Fall Conference has the theme, “Turning the Classroom...On the Edge of 2.0.” The conference will feature over 50 presentations, 20 vendors and 500 participants. For more information: http://www.cuebc.ca.
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October 23 PSA Day Conferences, Cont’d B.C. Association of Math Teachers (BCAMT) Location: Whistler, B.C.
Audience: Interested teachers and administrators BCAMT hosts the 2009 Northwest Mathematics Conference with the conference theme, “Going for Gold: Let the Mathematics Begin”. The keynote speakers include Trevor Calkins, Carole Saundry and Peter Liljedahl. For more information: Visit http://www.bctf.ca/bcamt/nw2009.
Association Provinciale des Professeurs d’Immersion et du Programme Francophone (APPIPC) Lieu: Richmond, C.-B.
Auditoire ciblé: Les enseignants intéressés et les administrateurs Le thème de cette année est: «De l’APPIPC aux Olympiques». Pour plus d’informations: http://www.congresappipc.ca/.
learning assistance teachers’ association (LATA) Location: Burnaby, B.C.
Audience: Learning Assistance teachers, Special Education teachers, Resource teachers and Math teachers This year’s conference has the theme, “Why Math is Failing Our Children” and features keynote Shad Moarif. This presentation will summarize difficulties with math and possible solutions. For more information: http://bctf.ca/lata/conference/events.htm
b.c. science teachers’ association (BCscTA) Location: Vancouver, B.C.
Audience: Interested secondary teachers and administrators The BCScTA conference features a tour of the “Geee! In Genome” exhibition as the BCScTA hosts the, “Discover the Geee! In Genome”conference at Science World in Vancouver. For more information: Visit the BCScTA website at http://www.bcscta.ca/ for more details.
physical education in british columbia (Pe-bc) Location: New Westminster, B.C.
Audience: Interested teachers and administrators PE-BC presents the 23rd annual Quality Day of Physical Education (QDPE) conference at Douglas College with over fifty workshops and keynote speakers. Contact: Denise Rutherford, rutherfd@douglas.bc.ca, or 604-527-5492 for brochures and/or more information.
EDucators against racism (EAR)
Location: Queen Elizabeth Secondary, Surrey, B.C. Audience: Interested teachers and administrators The Educators Against Racism PSA presents, “Anti-Racism Education: Building Something Greater”. Contact: Michael Aaku, aakutoto@shaw.ca, or 604-588-3418, ext. 2129.
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October 23 PSA Day Conferences, Cont’d b.C. primary teachers’ association (bcpta) Location: Abbotsford, B.C.
Audience: Interested primary educators The annual B.C. Primary Leadership Conference features multiple workshops and seminars and a keynote concert by Charlotte Diamond with the theme, “The Joy of Singing Leads to a Love of Language”. For more information: Visit http://www.bctf.ca/bcpta or contact Sandra Huggett, shuggett@sd57.bc.ca.
Provincial Intermediate Teachers’ Association (pita) Location: Surrey, B.C.
Audience: Interested intermediate educators The Provincial Intermediate Teachers’ Association conference, with the theme, “Growing Ideas”, will feature over sixty workshops and seminars. For more information: Visit http://www.pita.ca or contact Ray Myrtle, president@pita.ca.
The Association for Educators of Gifted, Talented and Creative Children in B.C. (AEGTCCBC) Location: Vancouver, B.C.
Audience: Interested teachers and administrators The Association for Educators of Gifted, Talented and Creative Children in B.C. presents keynote Dr. Joanne Foster at this year’s annual AEGTCCBC conference with the theme, “Being Smart About Gifted Students”. For more information: Visit http://www.aegtccbc.org.
B.C. Culinary Arts Specialist Association (BCCASA) Location: Harrison Hot Springs
Audience: Interested teachers and administrators The B.C. Culinary Arts Specialist Association presents, “Slow Food Movement and Sustainable Farming” with local and artisan food producers in Harrison Hot Springs. For more information: Visit http://web.me.com/lesgau/BCCASA/Conference.html.
B.C. Teachers for Peace and Global Education (PAGE) Location: Esquimalt Secondary, Victoria, B.C.
Audience: Interested teachers and administrators PAGE presents “The Green Challenge” conference with keynote speaker Elizabeth May. The conference will include workshops and a forum with panelists including David Orchard. For more information: Visit http://www.pagebc.ca for more.
English as a Second Language Provincial Specialist Association (eslPSA) Location: John Oliver Secondary, Vancouver, B.C. Audience: Interested teachers and administrators The theme of this year’s conference is, “Diversity: Expect, Respect and Celebrate”. Contact: Joy Wild, joywild@hotmail.com.
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October 23 PSA Day Conferences, Cont’d Association of B.C. Drama Educators (ABCDE) Location: Crofton House, Vancouver, B.C.
Audience: Interested teachers and administrators “Panoramas 2009”, ABCDE’s conference will feature multiple sessions and keynote speaker Max Reimer, Artistic Director at the Vancouver Playhouse. Contact: Robert Morgan, rmorgan5@shaw.ca, or, Larry Bauer, lbauer13@hotmail.com.
British Columbia Music Educators Association (BCMEA) Location: Surrey, B.C.
Audience: Interested teachers and administrators This year’s theme is “Giocoso 2009” celebrating a playful approach to music education! For more information: http://bctf.ca/bctla/conference/index.html.
B.C. Business Education Association (bcbea) Location: Burnaby, B.C.
Audience: Interested teachers and administrators The BCBEA celebrates their 50th anniversary with the conference theme, “Celebrating 50 Years of Teaching Business Skills” with keynote speakers, workshops, award presentations and exhibitors. For more information: Vist http://www.bcbea.ca.
Teachers of Home Economics Specialist Association (THESA) Location: G.W. Graham Middle-Secondary, Chilliwack, B.C. Audience: Interested teachers and administrators The Teachers of Home Economics Specialist Association presents, “Footprints in the Valley”with seminar sessions and other events, including a fashion show. For more information: Visit http://www.thesaconference.ca or contact Paula, paula_aquino@sd33.bc.ca.
B.C. Dance Educators’ Association (BCDEA) Location: Gladstone Secondary, Vancouver, B.C.
Audience: Grade 4 to 8 teachers and administrators The B.C. Dance Educators’ Association presents, “Just Dance 2009” for all generalist and specialist teachers of dance in Grade 4 to12. For more information: Visit http://www.bctf.ca/bcdea or contact Linda Medland, lindamedland@shaw.ca.
B.C. Art Teachers’ Association (BCATA)
Location: Prince of Wales Secondary, Vancouver, B.C. Audience: Interested teachers and administrators The B.C. Art Teachers’ Association and the Canadian Society for Education Through Art present, “Inside-Out 2009” with two days of sessions and receptions at the Vancouver Art Gallery and UBC’s Museum of Anthropology. For more information: Visit http://bcata.wikispaces.com/Conferences.
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October 23 PSA Day Conferences, Cont’d encompass conference
Location: Burnaby Mountain Secondary, Burnaby, B.C. Audience: Interested teachers and administrators SRCLE (Social Responsibility and Collaborative Learning Environments) presents the Encompass Conference, focussing on social responsibility, social justice and social and emotional learning with keynote Michele Borba. For more information: Visit the SRCLE website at http://srcle.net/.
CTA Teacher Leadership Series part 2: GROUP ANALYSIS AND PROCESSES Time and Location: TBA
Audience: Limited to twenty teachers with application required; contact CTA for more information. The series will focus on teacher leadership as part of the change process in the areas of: Building Leadership Capacity, Group Analysis and Processes, Facilitation Skills, Instructional Leadership and Mentorship. See the “Leadership” section, page 71, for more information. Contact/Registration: Chris King at the CTA office, pd43@bctf.ca, or 604-936-9971.
Training Sessions mindfulness (mind up)
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Interested teachers and administrators Mindfulness Education (MindUp)—sometimes called attention training—teaches students (and adults) to become more aware of their own state of mind. See the “Social Responsibility” section, page 86, for more information. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
Workshops anxiety prevention - friends for life grade 4/5 IN-SERVICE Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Location: TBA
Audience: Grade 4 and 5 teachers, elementary counsellors and administrators Facilitator Hazel Neill will provide an overview of anxiety and introduce the FRIENDS program. Participants will receive a Leaders’ Manual and a sample Children’s Workbook and after the training, participants will be eligible to receive workbooks to implement the program. See the “Diverse Learners” section, page 105, for more information. Contact: Mike Pledge, mpledge@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6386. Registration: Contact Student Services, 604-937-6386, to register.
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October 23 PSA Day Workshops, Cont’d anxiety prevention - friends for life grade 6/7 IN-SERVICE Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Location: TBA
Audience: Grade 6 and 7 teachers, middle school counsellors and administrators Facilitator Hazel Neill will provide an overview of anxiety and introduce the the new Youth FRIENDS program. Participants will receive a Leaders’ Manual and a sample Student’s Workbook and after the training, participants will be eligible to receive workbooks to implement the program. See the “Diverse Learners” section, page 105, for more information. Contact: Mike Pledge, mpledge@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6386. Registration: Contact Student Services, 604-937-6386, to register.
clicker 5
Time: TBA, Location: SET-BC Classroom, Harbour View Elementary Audience: Educators who have students using Clicker 5 The session is a make-and-take session on Clicker 5 and is intended for educators who have students using Clicker 5 with and have some experience using Clicker. This session will provide hands-on experience. Contact/Registration: Contact Joanne Giampa at jgiampa@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6386 to register. a
Learning Stories: A New Lens for Understanding in the Early Years (Age 0-8)
October 23 and February 12 Time and Location: TBA
Sponsored by the K-5 LSA Facilitator: Dr. Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Early Years Specialization in the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria and the Co-Director of the Investigating Quality Project and the BC Early Learning Implementation Framework Project. She has worked professionally in the field of early childhood education for over fifteen years and taught at different levels in a variety of educational settings in Argentina and Canada. This two-part workshop series will engage educators working with young children in ECE settings and in the early primary grades in thinking about the process of “pedagogical narrations” – documenting children’s “learning stories” in the context of the BC Early Learning Framework (a curriculum document, similar to the Primary Program, used by teachers of young children to inform teaching and learning). Some of the questions that will be explored include: What are Learning Stories? Why might teachers choose to use this form of assessing children’s learning? What are the commonalities between the BC Early Learning Framework and The Primary Program? How can teachers implement formative assessment practices using Learning Stories? How does observing children “differently” impact everyday teaching and how does it change understandings of what learning is? Educators will have an opportunity to look at exemplars that use the Early Learning Framework to inform understandings of student learning and to engage in conversation with colleagues in order to recognize how “ordinary moments” can become opportunities to move learning forward. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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january 22 Please note that January 22 is not a district-wide professional development day. Schools may or may not choose this day as one of their professional development days.
Conferences Engaging Middle Learners Mini Middle Conference Time and Location: TBA
Audience: Grade 6 to 8 educators This year’s Mini Middle Conference, building on the work of the Engaging Middle Learners with Purpose and Passion Project, will support professional development for the “Coquitlam Believes” statements. There will be a joint focus on the social-emotional and intellectual needs for middle school teachers. Along with the keynotes, who include Dr. Stuart Shanker, Distinguished Research Professor, York University and Dr. Kimberly SchonertReichl, Associate Professor, The University of British Columbia, there will be sessions that support middle school teachers in all aspects of the classroom and school including: teaming, curriculum integration, effective assessment, technology integration and others. Cost: $10/per SD43 middle school educator ($35 for SD43 elementary/secondary educators). Contact: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397. Registration: Register through your middle school’s Middle School Focus Group representative by December 1.
Focus Days Developing Oral Language in K-2: Proven Strategies and Mini Lessons that Work! Time and Location: TBA
Audience: Grade K to 2 educators With presenter Miriam Trehearne, discover how to successfully engage young children in developmentally appropriate and engaging research-based activities and approaches that develop phonological awareness, build oral language (including vocabulary), improve comprehension and support reading and writing for all learners, including ESL/ELL. See the “Literacy” section, page 28, for more information. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395.
Four Hour Run, Jump, Throw Workshop Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Location: Ranch Park Elementary This workshop includes a briefing and overview of the basic biomechanics of running, jumping and throwing, technical progressions of run, jump and throw and fun and games with RJT practical applications. Participants will receive numerous materials including lesson plans. See the “Healthy Living” section, page 68, for more information. Contact: For workshop information, email runjumpthrow@bcathletics.org or call 604-333-3554. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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January 22 Professional Network Series, cont’d Professional Network Series THREE-PART literacy
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Grade K to 8 educators Three series for Kindergarten/Grade 1 (Literacy Through Science); Grade K to 3 (Writing); Grade 4 to 8 (Reading Comprehension). See the “Literacy” section, page 22-3, for more information. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395.
formative assessment
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Grade K to 12 educators This series, with presenter Faye Brownlie, continues to support SD43’s ongoing focus on formative assessment as key to improving student learning and will deepen the work of teachers and school staffs. For school staffs or large groups; limited registration. See the “Literacy” section, page 24, or the “Assessment” section, page 34, for more information. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
NUMERACY NETWORK SERIES
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Grade K to 8 educators The Numeracy Network Series will focus on instruction and formative assessment in the new Math curriculum featuring Carole Saundry, Ray Appel and Trevor Caulkins. See the “Numeracy” section, page 30, for more. Contact: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397.
Specialist Network Opportunities technology integration
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Topic: Technology in your classroom. Details to follow. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411, or, James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412.
CTA Teacher Leadership Series part 3: FACILITATION SKILLS Time and Location: TBA
Audience: Limited to twenty teachers with application required; contact CTA for more information. The series will focus on teacher leadership as part of the change process in the areas of: Building Leadership Capacity, Group Analysis and Processes, Facilitation Skills, Instructional Leadership and Mentorship. See the “Leadership” section, page 71, for more information. Contact/Registration: Chris King at the CTA office, pd43@bctf.ca, or 604-936-9971.
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January 22 Workshops, cont’d Training Sessions mindfulness (mind up)
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Interested teachers and administrators Mindfulness Education (MindUp)—sometimes called attention training—teaches students (and adults) to become more aware of their own state of mind. See the “Social Responsibility” section, page 86, for more information. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
Workshops anxiety prevention - friends for life grade 4/5 IN-SERVICE Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Location: TBA
Audience: Grade 4 and 5 teachers, elementary counsellors and administrators Facilitator Hazel Neill will provide an overview of anxiety and introduce the FRIENDS program. Participants will receive a Leaders’ Manual and a sample Children’s Workbook and after the training, participants will be eligible to receive workbooks to implement the program. See the “Diverse Learners” section, page 105, for more information. Contact: Mike Pledge, mpledge@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6386. Registration: Contact Student Services, 604-937-6386, to register.
anxiety prevention - friends for life grade 6/7 IN-SERVICE Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Location: TBA
Audience: Grade 6 and 7 teachers, middle school counsellors and administrators Facilitator Hazel Neill will provide an overview of anxiety and introduce the the new Youth FRIENDS program. Participants will receive a Leaders’ Manual and a sample Student’s Workbook and after the training, participants will be eligible to receive workbooks to implement the program. See the “Diverse Learners” section, page 105, for more information. Contact: Mike Pledge, mpledge@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6386. Registration: Contact Student Services, 604-937-6386, to register.
International dance workshop
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Teachers and administrators Dancing improves the memory, boosts self-confidence, increases social skills and enhances listening skills. Learn a wide range of dances with Presenter Kathy Bramley. See the “Healthy Living” section, page 69, for more information. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604 937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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february 12: cta/cupe/cpvpa day Conferences cupe pd day Location: TBA
For more information: http://www.cupe561.ca
CTA PD Day: CREATIVE CONNECTIONS Location: TBA
For the second year, the CTA PD Day will have the theme “Creative Connections”. This year’s keynote speaker will be artist and educator Robert Kelly. Contact: Chris King, pd43@bctf.ca, or 604-936-9971.
Professional Network Series NUMERACY NETWORK SERIES
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Grade K to 8 educators The Numeracy Network Series will focus on instruction and formative assessment in the new Math curriculum featuring Carole Saundry, Ray Appel and Trevor Caulkins. See the “Numeracy” section, page 30, for more. Contact: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397.
Specialist Network Opportunities technology integration focus Time and Location: TBA
Topic: Numerous sessions related to educational technology. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411, or, James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412.
library and learning resources Time and Location: TBA
Topic: Information Literacy, TBA. Contact: Heather Daly, hdaly@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6382.
CTA Teacher Leadership Series part 4: instructional leadership Time and Location: TBA
Audience: Limited to twenty teachers with application required; contact CTA for more information. The series will focus on teacher leadership as part of the change process in the areas of: Building Leadership Capacity, Group Analysis and Processes, Facilitation Skills, Instructional Leadership and Mentorship. See the “Leadership” section, page 71, for more information. Contact/Registration: Chris King at the CTA office, pd43@bctf.ca, or 604-936-9971.
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Training Sessions mindfulness (mind up)
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Interested teachers and administrators Mindfulness Education (MindUp)—sometimes called attention training—teaches students (and adults) to become more aware of their own state of mind. See the “Social Responsibility” section, page 86, for more information. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
Workshops anxiety prevention - friends for life grade 4/5 IN-SERVICE Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Location: TBA
Audience: Grade 4 and 5 teachers, elementary counsellors and administrators Facilitator Hazel Neill will provide an overview of anxiety and introduce the FRIENDS program. Participants will receive a Leaders’ Manual and a sample Children’s Workbook and after the training, participants will be eligible to receive workbooks to implement the program. See the “Diverse Learners” section, page 105, for more. Contact: Mike Pledge, mpledge@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6386. Registration: Contact Student Services, 604-937-6386, to register.
anxiety prevention - friends for life grade 6/7 IN-SERVICE Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Location: TBA
Audience: Grade 6 and 7 teachers, middle school counsellors and administrators Facilitator Hazel Neill will provide an overview of anxiety and introduce the the new Youth FRIENDS program. Participants will receive a Leaders’ Manual and a sample Student’s Workbook and after the training, participants will be eligible to receive workbooks to implement the program. See the “Diverse Learners” section, page 105. Contact: Mike Pledge, mpledge@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6386. Registration: Contact Student Services, 604-937-6386, to register.
International dance workshop
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Teachers and administrators Dancing improves the memory, boosts self-confidence, increases social skills and enhances listening skills. Learn a wide range of dances with Presenter Kathy Bramley. See the “Healthy Living” section, page 69, for more. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604 937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register
learning stories: A New Lens for Understanding in the Early Years (Age 0-8) Time and Location: TBA
Part 2 of the “Learning Stories” series with Dr. Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw will continue to examine learning stories and why might teachers choose to use this form of assessing children’s learning. For more information, see the description in the October 23 Professional Development Day section, page 124. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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February 12 Workshops, Cont’d Identification of Gifted Students Time and Location: TBA
Audience: Elementary, Middle and Secondary Gifted Education Contacts and any interested educator Louise Malfesi, Gifted Education Coordinator, will explain how to systematically screen and identify students for gifted education and how to order, administer, score and interpret the Canadian Test of Cognitive Skills and other screening tools that are approved by the Ministry. This session is a must for new Gifted Education Contacts. Contact: Louise Malfesi, lmalfesi@sd43.bc.ca.
action SCHOOLS! BC February 12
Time and Location: TBA Audience: Healthy Eating: Grade K to 7 teachers; DPA Refresher: Grade K to 8 teachers Action Schools! BC is a best practices model designed to assist schools in creating individualized action plans to promote healthy living. Participants will receive a copy of the Action Schools! BC Classroom Healthy Eating Action Resource, Planning Guide and Action Pages! – a guide to B.C. and Canadian healthy living resources.
Action Schools! BC Classroom Healthy Eating Workshops
Looking for ideas to incorporate healthy eating into your classroom and school? The Classroom Action Zone will be highlighted with a focus on vegetable and fruit consumption. After the workshop, your school may be sent complimentary Action Schools! BC Classroom Healthy Eating Action Packs filled with tools for food preparation in addition to resources for classroom learning, tracking, tasting and snacking activities. Come and learn implementation ideas and action tips to provide more opportunities for more children to make healthy choices more often.
BC Supporting DPA Refresher Workshop (2-3 hours)
Looking for ideas to enrich the Daily Physical Activity experience for your students? This session elaborates on the activities in the Action Schools! BC Classroom Action Resource with a focus on achieving “ten minutes” of movement that meet the Ministry’s DPA requirements. Activities include Chair Aerobics, Fit Kids’ Workouts, Head-to-Toe Stretches and BrainDance. Teachers may qualify for their schools for an additional complimentary Classroom Action Bin. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416 or Shana Alexander, info@actionschoolsbc.ca, or 604-738-2468.
april 16: district day Professional Network Series THREE-PART literacy
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Grade K to 8 educators Three series for Kindergarten/Grade 1 (Literacy Through Science); Grade K to 3 (Writing); Grade 4 to 8 (Reading Comprehension). See the “Literacy” section, page 22-3, for more information. Contact: Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395.
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April 16 Professional Network Series, Cont’d formative assessment
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Grade K to 12 educators This series, with presenter Faye Brownlie, continues to support SD43’s ongoing focus on formative assessment as key to improving student learning and will deepen the work of teachers and school staffs. For school staffs or large groups; limited registration. See the “Literacy” section, page 24, or the “Assessment” section, page 34, for more information. Contact: Jill Reid, jreid@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6398.
NUMERACY NETWORK SERIES
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA Audience: Grade K to 8 educators The Numeracy Network Series will focus on instruction and formative assessment in the new Math curriculum featuring Carole Saundry, Ray Appel and Trevor Caulkins. See the “Numeracy” section, page 30, for more. Contact: Don Gordon, dogordon@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6397.
Specialist Network Opportunities technology integration and library and learning resources Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Location: TBA
Topic: Technology in your classroom. Details to follow. Contact: Martine Duby, mduby@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6411, or, James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6412.
CTA Teacher Leadership Series part 5: mentoring teachers Time and Location: TBA
Audience: Limited to twenty teachers with application required; contact CTA for more information. The series will focus on teacher leadership as part of the change process in the areas of: Building Leadership Capacity, Group Analysis and Processes, Facilitation Skills, Instructional Leadership and Mentorship. See the “Leadership” section, page 71, for more information. Contact/Registration: Chris King at the CTA office, pd43@bctf.ca, or 604-936-9971.
Workshops WATER, SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Time and Location: TBA
Audience: Middle and secondary educators Kelly Quinlan, Education Manager, Global Classrooms UNICEF BC, will lead participants through an exploration of a variety of lessons focusing on global sustainability, water and climate change. Teachers will have an opportunity to link the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to environmental issues. The session finishes with a cumulative activity focusing on student action. Teachers will take away a resource guide titled “Climate Change, Children and Youth: Local Connections to Global Issues” which includes curricular connections for Grades 9 through 12, but is easily adapted for Grade 6 to 8. Contact: Sharon LeClair, sleclair@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6416. Registration: Contact the Staff Development Department (sbyers@sd43.bc.ca) or 604-937-6381 to register.
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teachers as leaders and mentors Simon Fraser University, Graduate Diploma
Note: Deadline for applications is now November 6, 2009. Simon Fraser University, in partnership with School District 43 and the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association is pleased to offer the Teachers as Leaders and Mentors Graduate Diploma program, starting in Fall 2009 and ending in August 2011. Program themes include: connecting educational purposes, beliefs, values and practices; building and sustaining collaborative learning communities; understanding and facilitating learner-focused relationships; understanding theories and principles of adult learning; investigating teacher leadership/mentorship and its place within educational change; examining theories and principles of leadership and mentorship; examining frameworks to support student learning and understanding the issues of social justice and an ethic of care. Web Information: Visit http://www.educ.sfu.ca/fp/. Contact: For general information, contact Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca, or 604-937-6395, or, Chris King, pd43@bctf.ca, or 604-936-9971. For specific program information, contact Dianne Gordon at the Field Programs office, d_gordon@sfu.ca, or 778-782-5830.
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LTT – Learning and Teaching with Technology Simon Fraser University, Graduate Diploma
Next cohort start date: TBD and will be announced by email to all district teachers. Simon Fraser University, in partnership with School District 43 is pleased to offer a PB+15 program that can now be expanded to a Master of Education. The PB+15 Graduate Diploma takes two years to complete. It has a two week summer institute and bi-weekly meetings during the first semester of the program. The program is focused on and uses technology to enhance classroom instruction and assessment. Teachers in the LTT program are encouraged to integrate their learning into their current teaching assignment therefore the program is very practical for working educators. The mentors are teacher leaders from the district who work to ensure the success of every student. Web Information: Visit http://www.educ.sfu.ca/fp/ and http://www.educ.sfu.ca/fp/documents/lttsum.pdf. Contact: For general information, contact James McConville, jmcconville@sd43.bc.ca. Registration: For further registration information, visit the SFU Field Programs website at http://www.educ.sfu.ca/fp/ or contact the Field Programs office at 778-782-4892 or 778-782-5830.
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Douglas College Douglas College offers post-graduate programs that may be of interest to educators, including the Post-Degree Diploma in Physical Education Instruction (http://www.douglascollege.ca/programs/pe-specialist/; next intake: Fall 2009) and the Early Childhood Education Program (http://www.douglas.bc.ca/programs/early-childhood-education.html). For information about available programs, visit http://www.douglas.bc.ca/programs.html.
Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University offers many off-campus and community-based programs for educators. Visit http://www.educ.sfu.ca/fp/ and http://cgp.educ.sfu.ca/ for more information.
The University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia offers many on- and off-campus programs. Visit http://educ.ubc.ca/graduate.html and http://www.eplt.educ.ubc.ca/ for more information.
University of Victoria The University of Victoria offers graduate and continuing education programs for educators. For more information, visit http://www.educ.uvic.ca/programs/ and http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/csie/.
Royal Roads University Royal Roads University offers several programs of interest to educators, including the Master of Arts in Leadership and Master of Arts and Graduate Certificate in Learning and Technology. The leadership program is one of the largest in North America. The Learning and Technology programs are designed in part for teachers interested in the effective integration of technology. For more information, visit http://www.royalroads.ca/programs/.
University of Northern British Columbia The University of Victoria offers on-campus graduate and continuing education programs for educators throughout northern B.C. For more information, visit http://www.unbc.ca/education/.
University of Oregon For over fifteen years, University of Oregon has offered a Master of Educational Leadership in partnership with School District 43. For more information, visit http://education.uoregon.edu/field.htm?id=120.
University of Phoenix University of Phoenix’s Vancouver campus offers a Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) Program. Two specializations are available: Curriculum and Instruction and Administration and Supervision. Frequent information sessions are held throughout the year, both face-to-face in Coquitlam, and online.
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cta pd structures Professional Development (PD) Committee The PD Committee is responsible for the PD policies of the CTA. Members are appointed upon applying to the CTA Executive Committee. Some examples of the responsibilities of the Committee are to establish general PD procedures; initiate, organize and support PD; provide training for the PD Reps, and handle funding appeals. Professional Development (PD) Day Committee The PD Day Committee is responsible for all aspects of planning and producing the CTA District PD Day each year in February. It is comprised of five CTA members and a CPVPA representative. School Professional Development (PD) Representatives (Reps) Each school has a PD Rep who is usually the chair of the School PD Committee. PD Reps are elected each year by the staff at their school. The PD Reps receive 1-1/2 days of training each year. The release time to attend the training is provided by the BCTF and the CTA. School Professional Development (PD) committees Each school has a PD Committee, usually chaired by the PD Rep. The committee is responsible for PD activities and the school-based PD fund. Local Specialist Association (LSA) The LSAs are groups of teachers who meet to discuss PD and other issues affecting their area. The LSAs are open to all teachers. They promote and advocate PD in their areas. Their activities include such diverse activities as advocating for PD in their area, arranging workshops for PD Day, bringing in speakers to talk to teachers, responding to Ministry of Education curriculum and working with beginning teachers and surveying members. There are currently 17 LSAs.
It’s Elementary K-5 LSA The K-5 LSA is alive and well and welcoming new members to join the Executive. This LSA is open to any elementary teacher who would like to volunteer his or her time to be member of this dynamic group. Members will elect theire executive at the first meeting in September. Date and location TBA in the Fall through district email. The focus of this LSA is to support elementary teachers in the district by providing opportunities to get together such as the annual Swap and Share and to offer ideas for District PD days in October and February. For more information, contact Chris King, pd43@bctf.ca, or Julie Eastman, jeastman@sd43.bc.ca, or Nancy Carl, ncarl@sd43.bc.ca. Local Specialist (LSA) Council The LSA Council is comprised of one representative from each LSA and the District PD Chairperson. The Council acts as an advocate for professional development, deals with PD and other issues affecting all teachers and provides direction to the PD Committee. The LSA Council meets three times per year.
Visit http://www.cta43.org for more information.
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cta funding The Joint Professional Development (PD) Fund The CTA and the Board of Education jointly provide money each year to CTA members to help offset the cost of their PD activities (conferences and workshops). CTA members apply on the yellow PD application form (available at their schools or the CTA Office) and submit it to the CTA Office. The fund pays some of the costs for the registration fees and some of the travel and accommodation costs for activities outside the Lower Mainland. For further information contact your school PD Chair. The Course Fee Assistance (CFA) Fund The Board of Education provides money each year to CTA members to help offset the cost of teachers’ credit and noncredit courses. CTA members apply on the green CFA form (available at their schools or the Board Office) and submit it to the Board office. For further information contact Chris King at the CTA Office, 604-936-9971. School-based Professional Development (PD) Funds The Board of Education provides each school with funds. The funds are dispersed by the PD Committee for use by teachers in the schools. See your school PD Rep for more information.
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cpvpa The Coquitlam Principals’ and Vice Principals’ Association (CPVPA) works collaboratively with all partner groups within School District 43 to support the professional growth of all its members. The Pro D Committee works with various stakeholders to build leadership capacity in new and aspiring administrators, as well as working with existing administrators to further their personal and professional goals. Opportunities are provided to encourage new administrators to further develop their leadership skills, build collegial school and district cultures and create an understanding of the professional standards for effective school leadership. The CPVPA offers ongoing professional development to all administrators to encourage life-long learning and to support excellence in all aspects of their education practice. As part of our ongoing pursuit of professional growth of practice administrators will embark upon a new aspect of learning through personal professional growth plans. The CPVPA Pro D Committee will continue to offer support through programs such as dinner meetings, the annual Fall Conference, Book Clubs, collaboration with the District Leadership Team at Superintendent’s Meetings as we explore Andy Hargreaves’s Fourth Way and numerous learning teams established to examine practice through action research. As an association we will continue to align Pro D opportunities around goals and themes that support our learning throughout the year. Our members are extremely supportive of the mentoring process and work closely with teacher leaders in the district to ensure learning across all levels and throughout our associations. We are looking forward to embarking on new leadership development opportunities through Leadership Unlimited, a new approach to creating sustainable leadership practices across all aspects of our district. For more information please feel free to contact our CPVPA President, Bryan Cass, bcass@sd43.bc.ca, or CPVPA Pro D Co-Chairs Mark Clay, mclay@sd43.bc.ca, or Judy Robb, jrobb@sd43.bc.ca.
cupe CUPE organizes an event for their members on February 12. Visit http://www.cupe561.ca for more information.
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dpac District 43 Parent Advisory Council (DPAC)’s mission, “is to facilitate, support and advocate for the effective involvement of parents as partners working towards excellence in education”. As such, DPAC offers many opportunities for parents, students and educators. Please see the District Meetings section for a complete list of meeting times and/or visit http://www.dpac43.org for more information. General Meetings General Meetings occur the last Wednesday of every month except September and December, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Gallery Room, Winslow Campus. See the District Meetings section for a complete list of General Meetings. Orientation Meetings for DPAC Representatives Each year, DPAC holds Orientation to assist parents to better understand the roles and responsibilities of and interactions and expectations between DPAC, DPAC Representatives and PACs. This year, Orientation will be held October 1, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Seaview Elementary School (1215 Cecile Drive, Port Moody). DPAC representatives from PACs, PAC Executives and interested parents are invited to attend. Participants must RSVP by calling 604-939-3690 or emailing dpac43@telus.net. Contact: Email dpac43@telus.net or visit http://www.dpac43.org for more information.
slc The Student Leadership Council (SLC) is a representative body of student leaders from across the district. They are the student voice that creates dialogue, instills vision and supports youth initiatives in schools and in the community. The SLC mandate is to develop leadership skills, abilities and attributes in all levels of students throughout the district. The SLC functions as the primary link between students and the Board of Education, with the intention of sustaining strong, mutually supportive relationships with all other partner groups in our district. The Council strives to further the effect of the established student forum by increasing the presence of the student voice at the highest levels of decision-making in our district while seeking to strengthen the network between our schools and the schools in other districts across British Columbia. As we move forward in our work with Andy Hargreaves, his commentary in The Fourth Way suggests that student voice is a critical point by which districts move forward. He suggests that the students need to be engaged in all aspects of district decision-making with powerful voices in lively learning communities. Through our work with students and SLC we create learners for life and a deeper connection through networks of area-based collaboration and a real student voice. Student Leadership Council Executive will be considering new structures to support the highest level of communication and collaboration in student leaders from Kindergarten to Grade 12. New executive members will be announced during our first meetings in September. Student Leadership Council Meetings will be scheduled for the third Wednesday of every month starting with our first meeting on September 23. Contact: Please contact our Student Leadership Executive Council Sponsors Cheryl Quinton, Stacey Parmar, Mark Clay, Jill Reid, or Don Gordon, if you have any questions regarding the mandate of SLC and the processes for deciding on SLC members from your schools.
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board of education Regular Board meetings will be held every three weeks and will commence at 7:30 p.m. at the Board Office. All other meetings start at 7:00 p.m. BOARD MEETINGS SEPTEMBER 09
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cta The Coquitlam Teachers’ Association will hold meetings on the following dates:
CTA/CPVPA Retirement Reception
September 24
Representative Assembly
October 7, November 18, January 13, February 24, May 26
General Meetings
October 21, December 2, January 27, April 14
BCTF Annual General Meeting
March 6-9
CTA Annual General Meeting
June 2
dpac The District Parent Advisory Council will hold General Meetings beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Gallery Room, Winslow Campus. Orientation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Seaview Elementary School.
DPAC Orientation
October 1
General Meetings October 28, November 25, January 27, February 24 March 24, April 28, May 26
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district operational and superintendent’s meetings The District Leadership Team will meet approximately twice a month with Principals and Vice-Principals. The meetings will be held between 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in the Gallery Room at Winslow Campus. Operational Meetings
September 17, October 15, November 12, December 10 January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8, May 6, June 10
Superintendent’s Meetings
October 1, October 29, November 26, January 28 February 25, April 22, May 20
student leadership council Student Leadership Council Meetings will be scheduled for the third Wednesday of every month. Meeting Dates
September 23, October 21, November 18, January 21 February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20
technology committees The Educational Technology District Advisory Committee will meet beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Staff Development Department office on the following dates. The Technology Work Partners will meet on the same dates at the School Board Office beginning at 2:00 p.m. Meeting Dates October TBA, November 23, February 8, March 8 April 12, June 14
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year-at-a-glance September 8th Schools Open 15th Board of Education Meeting 15th District-Wide Write for Grade 9 Begins 21st District-Wide Assessment for Grade 5 Begins 23rd Student Leadership Committee Meeting 24th CTA/CPVPA Retirement Reception 25th PD Day 30th Learning Team Proposals Due October 1st Board of Education Special Public Meeting 1st DPAC Orientation 6th Board of Education Meeting 7th CTA Representative Assembly 9th District-Wide Assessment for Grade 8 Begins 12th Thanksgiving 21st Student Leadership Committee Meeting 21st CTA General Meeting 23rd Provincial PD Day 27th Board of Education Meeting 28th DPAC General Meeting November 11th Remembrance Day 17th Board of Education Meeting 18th Student Leadership Committee Meeting 18th CTA Representative Assembly 25th DPAC General Meeting 25th Secondary Spoken Word Festival Begins December 2nd CTA General Meeting 8th Board of Education Meeting 21st Winter Vacation Begins January 4th Schools Re-Open 12th Board of Education Meeting 13th CTA Representative Assembly 21st Student Leadership Committee Meeting 22nd Focus Day and Professional Networks Series 22nd Mini Middle Conference 27th CTA General Meeting 27th DPAC General Meeting
February 2nd Board of Education Meeting 2nd District-Wide Write for Grade 9 Begins 12th PD Day: CTA/CUPE/CPVPA PD Day 18th Student Leadership Committee Meeting 23rd Board of Education Meeting 24th CTA Representative Assembly 24th DPAC General Meeting March 2-4th District Public Speaking Festival (Elem.) 5th District Pubic Speaking Festival (Middle) 16th Board of Education Meeting 18th Student Leadership Committee Meeting 18th District-Wide Write for Grade 5 and 8 Begins 24th DPAC General Meeting 26th Spring Vacation begins April 2nd Good Friday 5th Easter Monday 6th Schools Re-Open 13th Board of Education Meeting 14th CTA General Meeting (tentative) 15th Student Leadership Committee Meeting 16th Journal of Writing/Concours Plume d’Or due 16th PD Day 21st Como Lake Relays Begin 28th DPAC General Meeting May 3rd Secondary Spoken Word Festival Begins 4th Board of Education Meeting 18th Learning Team Celebration 20th Student Leadership Committee Meeting 24th Victoria Day 25th Board of Education Meeting 25th Elementary Track & Field Meets Begin 26th CTA Representative Assembly 26th DPAC General Meeting June 2nd CTA Annual General Meeting 15th Board of Education Meeting 30th Schools Close
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Index Aboriginal Education: enhancement agreement, 98; orientation, 102-104; sessions, 98-99 adult education, 101 apprenticeship, 14-15 anxiety prevention, 105 art. See fine arts assessment: classroom based on teacher judgment, 34; definition, 31; DistrictWide, 32-33; formative, 34; tools, 31, 60; webcasts, 96 assistive technology: orientation, 102-104; sessions, 106 autism: resources, 116-117; sessions, 106 beginning teachers, 82-84. See also orientation business education, 122 CABE (Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education), 17 community of schools, 6 Como Lake Relays, 69 computers. See educational technology Continuing Education, 17 coordinators, 7 Coquitlam Open Learning, 18-19 counsellors, 102 CPVPA, 135 crisis intervention, 111-112 CTA: dates, 137; PD Day, 128; funding, 135; structures, 134; Series, 71 culinary arts, 121 CUPE: PD Day, 127; structures, 135 Customized Learning Centre, 18 dance. See fine arts Daily Physical Activity (DPA), 130. See also healthy living design team, 6 distributed learning. See Coquitlam Open Learning District Advisory Committees: dates, 138; description, 7 District Public Speaking Festival, 29 District-Wide Assessment, 32-33 DPAC: dates, 137; structures, 136 drama. See fine arts early learning and early primary: conference, 121; sessions, 46-49 educational technology: advisory committee dates, 138; conference, 119; LTT diploma, 132; orientation, 50; sessions, 50-54; specialist network opportunities, 52. See also assistive technology Elementary Track and Field Meets, 69 English Language Arts: conference, 118; sessions, 37 ERAC (Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium), 75 ESL: conference, 121; orientation, 102-104; sessions, 107-108 fair: des sciences humaines, 63 ; Historica, 79; technology purchasing, 54; transition (diverse learners), 114 festival du film francophone, 62 fine arts: conferences, 122; sessions, 55-56, 67, 69 focus group, 6 formative assessment: professional network, 34; webcasts, 96 French: conference, 120; Core sessions, 56-57; événtements, 62-63; immersion française sessions, 58-63; webcasts, 96 gifted: conference, 121; orientation, 102-104; resources, 115; sessions, 108-109; SHARP, 110 graduation program, 38-39 gymnastics: equipment, 69; sessions, 66 healthy living: Athletic Association, 69; conference, 120; LSAs, 69; PE diploma, 133; sessions, 64-69, 130 Hogwild About Reading, 78 home economics, 122 IEP: orientation, 102-104; gifted, 109; beginning teachers, 113 implementation team, 6 International Education, 100 IRP: English Language Arts, 37; Health and Career Education, 39; Mathematics, 40-41; partial implementation schedule, 36; Science, 42
Journal of Writing, 29 Kindergarten: parent information meetings, 59, 61, 115; sessions, 46-49 leadership: post-graduate opportunity, 132; sessions, 70-73 learning disabilities: resources, 116; sessions, 110 learning partners: biographies, 7-10; description, 6 learning support teachers, 7 learning teams: contacts for 2008-2009, 12-13; description, 11 library: events, 78-79; group supply ordering, 75; Processing, 80; resources, 81. See also teacher-librarians literacy: definition, 20; events, 29; professional network, 22-23; Focus Day, 28; sessions, 20-28; webcasts, 96 LSA: description, 134; K-5, 134; PE, 69; teacher-librarian, 77 Math Makes Sense, 40-41. See also numeracy mentoring: French Immersion, 58; intermediate, 84, Kindergarten, 47; middle, 84; Planning 10, 39; primary, 77; teacher-librarian, 76; TOCs, 82. See also orientation middle: conference, 125; focus group, 72; team leader network, 73 mindfulness (mind-up), 86, 93 music. See fine arts my43, 44-45 network, 6 new teachers. See beginning teachers numeracy: conference, 120; District-Wide Assessment, 23-25; professional network series, 30; sessions, 40-41; webcasts, 97 online learning. See Coquitlam Open Learning orientation: computer site contact, 50; Student Services, 102-104; teacherlibrarian, 74. See also mentoring parents: learning supporters, 25; French Immersion information sessions, 59, 61; diverse learners transition sessions, 115; webcasts, 97. See also DPAC physical education. See healthy living Planning 10, 39 professional development days, 118-131 professional network series: description, 10; formative assessment, 34; literacy, 22-23; numeracy, 30 project schools, 6 PSA conferences, 119-122 public speaking: Concours d’Art Oratoire, 63; Festival, 29 QCA/RAD, 20 Reading Power, 23 report cards, 36 RELI, 60 resource teachers: orientation, 102-104; sessions, 113, resources, 116-117 review team, 6 science: conference, 120; sessions, 22, 42-43 secondary: focus group, 73; graduation completion project, 38 skill development: orientation, 102-104; sessions, 113; resources, 116-117 SMARTBoards, 54 social responsibility: definitions, 35, 89; Encompass, 123; performance standards, 85; sessions, 85-95 social studies: conference, 119; Historica Fair, 79; sessions, 27 specialist network opportunities: description, 10; library, 76; technology, 52 Student Leadership Council: dates, 138; structures, 136 Student Services: community and provincial resources, 116-117; orientation, 102-104; sessions, 105-115 teacher-librarians: conference, 119; dates, 78-79; LSA, 77; orientation, 74; sessions, 74-77; specialist network opportunities, 76. See also library technology. See educational technology Tournoi: Verbathon, 63; de pétanque, 62 transition: district programs, 14-16; diverse learners, 114-115; French Immersion, 60 webcasts, 96-97 We Day, 87 work experience (diverse learners): orientation, 102-104; transitions, 114
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