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List of workshops
List of BCTF workshops
Workshops at a glance
The BCTF provides workshops in three areas: School Union Representative Training (SURT), Professional and Social Issues (PSI), and Health and Safety (H/S). Some workshops are offered in more than one area as indicated below. Parent presentations are available as well at bctf.ca/ParentPresentations. For a detailed listing of workshops, go to the BCTF website and pick your desired program area.
*Also available in French.
Aboriginal Education workshops
• 215: Honouring the Children Buried at Kamloops Indian Residential School • Deconstructing Myths* • Disrupting Anti-Indigenous Racism • Employment Equity for Aboriginal Teachers Action Plan • Gladys: The life of a child in a BC residential school (Elementary and Secondary) • Infusing Aboriginal Content * • Introduction to Employment Equity for Aboriginal Teachers • Project of Heart • Secret Path: An interdisciplinary exploration of Indian residential schools using the BC secondary curriculum • Sixties Scoop • The BC Blanket Exercise: Exploring historical relationships between Indigenous and Non-
Indigenous Peoples* • Their Voices Will Guide Us • UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
Health and safety workshops
• Ergonomics • Violence in the Workplace
French Education workshops Ateliers spécifiques sur les programmes de français
• Ateliers spécifiques sur les programmes de français • Core French: Where Do I Start? • Équilibrer les cinq compétences dans mon eneignement • Exploration des rapports entre l’autorégulation et la <la franco-salade> • Le <succès> vient en parlant • Vive la cultures
School and Classroom Issues Workshop
• Addressing Ableism • Assessment Issues in the Secondary Classroom: Challenges and Possibilities* • BCTF Code of Ethics: Understanding the professional relationship* • Classroom Management • Creating a Culture of Professionalism* • Creating Positive School Culture • Education for All: 21st century inclusion for students with special needs • Effective School Staff Committees* • Exploring Placed-based Learning • Exploring the Connections between Classroom Practice and Self-Regulation • Exploring Play in K and Beyond • Having Conversations • How to be an Antiracist in our Schools, Unions, and Communities • Managing Conflict* • Managing Personal Devices and Social Media in the Classroom • Marking up the Wrong Tree? Conversations about teaching, assessment, and reporting • Navigating Difficult Waters: Relationship building at the school level • Professional Boundary Issues: Teacher/student relationships • Reframing Challenging Behaviour through a Trauma-informed Lens • Role and Function of the PD Rep* • School Goal Setting • Self-Directed PD Planning: The autonomous professional • Social Media 3 hours* • Social Media 5 hours* • Student Inquiry: Putting students in charge of their own learning • Student Self-Assessment: The journey starts here • Working Together with Parents is Good for Kids and Teachers: Practical strategies to build positive teacher/parent relationships
Social Justice workshops
• Antiracist Strategies for Educators • Assertive Communication* • Bafa Bafa (Secondary)/Rafa Rafa (Elementary) • Building a Stronger Union through a Local Equity Audit • Creating a Gender Inclusive School Culture • Creating Cultures of Peace • Creating Inclusive Spaces: Applying an equity and inclusion lens to your local, schools, and classrooms • Advocating to Break the Cycle of Cyberbullying* • Engaging Men and Boys to Prevent Gender-Based Violence • Global Education: Using the Aboriginal Ways of Knowing and Being to Bring Global Perspectives into your classroom • Help End Child Poverty in BC's Classrooms, Schools and Local Communities
• In the Shoes of the Bully, the Bystander, and the Victim: Building self-awareness, social awareness, and empathy • Organizing and Mobilizing for Change • Poverty is a Classroom Issue* • Promoting Healthy Youth Relationships: Educating against gender-based violence • Role and Function of the Social Justice Contact* • Sexual Health Education: It's fun! • Social Justice in Every Classroom* • Social Justice through the Arts • Strategies for Discussing Controversial Issues • Teaching in a Time of Climate Crisis: Creating systemic change for seven generations • Taking Action for Climate Justice • Teaching Green workshops: Food Security and Water Security
Teachers Teaching On Call (TTOC) workshops
• Classroom Management for TTOCs • Contract Awareness for TTOCs • Dealing with Stress in the Workplace • Employment Insurance: Navigating the EI claim process • New Teachers • Reality 101: A day in the life of a TTOC* • Survival Skills for Itinerant Teachers • TTOC Life: A student teacher workshop • Work-life Balance for TTOCs
* also available in French
New Teachers workshop
• New Teachers
Aboriginal Education workshops
• 215: Honouring the Children Buried at Kamloops Indian Residential School • The BC Blanket Exercise: Exploring historical relationships between Indigenous and Non-
Indigenous Peoples • Decolonizing • Deconstructing Myths * • Employment Equity for Aboriginal Teachers Action Plan * • Infusing Aboriginal Content • Legacy of Indian Residential Schools * • Project of Heart
Staff Representative workshops
• Advocating for Public Education: A conversation between parents, teachers, and trustees • Bargaining in 2019: An action plan for locals NEW • Building a Stronger Union through a Local Equity Audit • Capacity Building: Developing the school leadership team • Contract Awareness: Know your RESTORED Collective Agreement * • Education Change: The big picture * • Drawing on Our Analytical Toolbox: Dealing with difficult issues • Having Conversations • Investigations and Discipline: Knowledge is Power • Is it a Grievance? Problem-solving at the school level * • Mentorship: Building an integrated community of practice • Organizing and Mobilizing for Change • Preparing for Local Bargaining • Role and Function of the Staff Rep * • The School-Based Team and the Restored Collective Agreement • Union Mentorship • Women in Negotiations
Ateliers disponibles en français pour les représentants syndicaux du personnel enseignant
• Connaissances avancées de défense de droits • Devoirs et responsabilités du représentant syndical • Est-ce un sujet de grief ? Résoudre des problèmes au niveau de l'école • Ingérence du gouvernement dans la vie des enseignantes et enseignants d’hier à aujourd’hui • La privatisation dissimulée. Quelle est la force qui contrôle réellement vos conditions de travail? • Recherche-action • Sensibilisation contractuelle-familiarisez-vous avec votre convention collective restaurée • Tournants pédagogiques : une vue d’ensemble • Une réunion bien gérée!
PD Representative workshops
• Creating a Culture of Professionalism (also PSI)* • Creating Opportunities for Teacher Inquiry in your Local • Education Change: The Big Picture • Engaging Members through Professional Issues: Unveiling the OECD’s Global Policy Agenda • Marking Up the Wrong Tree: Conversations about teaching, assessment, and reporting • Mentorship: Building an integrated community of practice • Role and Function of the PD Rep: Keep your hands off my PD • Self-Directed PD Planning: The autonomous professional (also PSI) • Teacher Inquiry Program (TIP): How to implement TIP in the district/school
Ateliers disponibles en français pour les représentants du perfectionnement professionnel du personnel enseignant
• Tournants pédagogiques : une vue d’ensemble • Créer une culture de professionnalisme • Recherche action : Des enseignants collaborant dans un apprentissage professionnel autodirigé • Devoirs et responsabilités du représentant du perfectionnement professionnel
Social Justice Representative workshops
• Building a Stronger Union through a Local Equity Audit • Creating Inclusive Spaces: Applying an equity and inclusive lens to your local, schools, and classroom • Role and Function of the Social Justice Contact (also PSI) *
Ateliers disponibles en français pour les représentants en justice sociale
• Devoirs et responsabilités du représentant en justice sociale
Health and Safety Representative workshops
• An In-Depth Look at Joint Health and Safety Committee • Ergonomics (also PSI) • Health and Safety During COVID: Your Rights, Roles, and Responsibilities • Incident Investigation and Reports • Incident Reporting • Joint Health and Safety Committees/Worker Representatives * • Occupational Health and Safety Program* • OH & S Health and Safety Training for New Committee Members/Workers’ Representatives • Refusal of Unsafe Work * • Role and Function of the School Site Health and Safety Rep (given as a SURT only) • Safety Inspections • Violence in the Workplace: A focus on schools (also PSI) • Violence Prevention and Worker Safety Plans
Ateliers disponibles en français pour les représentants en santé et sécurité
• Module 1— Aperçu du programme de santé et sécurité au travail • Module 2— Comités mixtes sur la santé et la sécurité des travailleurs • Module 3— Les inspections de sécurité • Refus d’effectuer un travail dangereux
School Leadership Team workshops
• BCTF Code of Ethics: Understanding the professional relationship (also PSI) * • Capacity Building: developing the school leadership team • Creating Inclusive Spaces: Applying an equity and inclusive lens to your local, schools, and classroom • Drawing on Our Analytical Toolbox: Dealing with difficult issues • Effective School Staff Committees (also PSI) * • Having Conversations • Managing Conflict (also PSI) *
• Professional Boundary Issues: Teacher/Student relationships (also PSI) • School Goal Setting (also PSI) • Social Media (3-hour or 5-hour) (also PSI) * • The School-Based Team and the Restored Collective Agreement
Ateliers de leadership pour l’équipe de l’école disponibles en français
• Le code de déontologie de la FECB • Des comités du personnel enseignant efficaces • La gestion de conflits • Médias sociaux
