WVTA Professional Development Committee
The WVTA ProD Committee meets regularly and includes representatives from each school site. A focus of these meetings is for ProD reps to share what is occurring at each site, and to support ProD reps in acquiring leadership skills to facilitate and support the school-based professional development at their school.
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Fall 2019 Professional Development Opportunities
2019 BCTELA (BC Teachers of Language Arts) PSA Day Conference
Seeing Self in Story: Holding space for identity and perspectives
Oct 24th-25th, Surrey, BC
BCTELA’s annual conference brings together passionate educators who are committed to teaching practices that respect, engage, and include all learners. Join K-12 educators to explore topics that connect to identity, story, assessment, diversity, First Peoples, and a variety of exciting possibilities in ELA 10-12.
Keynote Speaker: David A. Robertson, award-winning author who educates as well as entertains through his writings about Indigenous Peoples in Canada. To Register:www.bctela.ca
2019 BCMEA Conference
Oct 25-26, Richmond, BC
The BCMEA Conference is the annual professional development opportunity of the British Columbia Music Educators Association, endeavoring to connect music educators of all types from across BC and beyond. Join music educators at the River Rock Resort for two full days of sessions. Website: bcmeaconference.com
LATA Conference 2019
Making Connections – Supporting Students
Oct 25, Vancouver, BC
Keynote speaker will be Katie Keiser, renowned co-author of “Catching Readers Before They Fall”. Confirmed workshops include: Indigenous responses to challenging behaviours; Indigenous responses to learning challenges; Play is the Way; understanding ADHD; assistive technology apps, alaernative and augmented communications devices; co-teaching and many more. Facilitators include Paul Pantaleo, Dr. Candice Murray, Dr. Marnie Ginsberg, Sarah Cohen, Julianne Harvery, and Dr. Sarah Wright-Cardinal.
Contact psac53@bctf.ca. Website www.latabc.com
ABCDE 2019 Fall Drama Conference –
“Breaking Through”
Oct 25 to Oct 26, Vancouver, BC
ABCDE is excited to be offering their conference once again in Vancouver at the SFU Contemporary Arts Campus. Workshops offered will include Dram K-12, Theatre Production, and film. Contact Gordon Hamilton ghamilton@sd35.bc.ca . Visit abcde.ourconference.ca for updates and registration.
2019 Physical and Health Education Conference
Oct 25, New Westminster, BC
PHEBC and Douglas College have partnered together again to provide a conference with a wide variety of sessions that will engage both the general and specialist teacher.. Sessions will include Physical Education (active, assessment, and coaching), and Health (physical, mental, and sexual) sessions. Contact: psa54@bctf.bc.ca
2019 BCScTA Catalyst Conference
Oct 25, Richmond, BC
The year the BC Science Teachers’ Association once again brings the Catalyst conference to the Lower Mainland. This year’s theme, “CONVERGENCE: Bringing Perspectives Together” explores the common ground in School Science, Indigenous Knowledge, and Contemporary Science. Conference keynote, Jo Chrona, will highlight the opportunities to understand the common benefit that is realized when learning involves both traditional views of Science, as well as Aboriginal Perspectives. The them is further explored in several workshops for all grade levels. Website www.bcscta.com.
John Munro John.munro@abbyschools.ca.
myPita Fall Conference 2019
Provincial Intermediate and Middle Years Teachers’ Conference
Friday and Saturday, October 25-26, Rick Hansen Secondary, Abbotsford
Register now for two fabulous full days of:
Registration closes noon October 20th. This conference sells out early!
The next Provincial PSA Day is October 25th, 2019. Many of the PSA conferences being offered can now be previewed on the BCTF PD Calendar link: Provincial PSA Day 2019
2019 BCTELA (BC Teachers of Language Arts) PSA Day Conference
Seeing Self in Story: Holding space for identity and perspectives
Oct 24th-25th, Surrey, BC
BCTELA’s annual conference brings together passionate educators who are committed to teaching practices that respect, engage, and include all learners. Join K-12 educators to explore topics that connect to identity, story, assessment, diversity, First Peoples, and a variety of exciting possibilities in ELA 10-12.
Keynote Speaker: David A. Robertson, award-winning author who educates as well as entertains through his writings about Indigenous Peoples in Canada. To Register:www.bctela.ca
2019 BCMEA Conference
Oct 25-26, Richmond, BC
The BCMEA Conference is the annual professional development opportunity of the British Columbia Music Educators Association, endeavoring to connect music educators of all types from across BC and beyond. Join music educators at the River Rock Resort for two full days of sessions. Website: bcmeaconference.com
LATA Conference 2019
Making Connections – Supporting Students
Oct 25, Vancouver, BC
Keynote speaker will be Katie Keiser, renowned co-author of “Catching Readers Before They Fall”. Confirmed workshops include: Indigenous responses to challenging behaviours; Indigenous responses to learning challenges; Play is the Way; understanding ADHD; assistive technology apps, alaernative and augmented communications devices; co-teaching and many more. Facilitators include Paul Pantaleo, Dr. Candice Murray, Dr. Marnie Ginsberg, Sarah Cohen, Julianne Harvery, and Dr. Sarah Wright-Cardinal.
Contact psac53@bctf.ca. Website www.latabc.com
ABCDE 2019 Fall Drama Conference –
“Breaking Through”
Oct 25 to Oct 26, Vancouver, BC
ABCDE is excited to be offering their conference once again in Vancouver at the SFU Contemporary Arts Campus. Workshops offered will include Dram K-12, Theatre Production, and film. Contact Gordon Hamilton ghamilton@sd35.bc.ca . Visit abcde.ourconference.ca for updates and registration.
2019 Physical and Health Education Conference
Oct 25, New Westminster, BC
PHEBC and Douglas College have partnered together again to provide a conference with a wide variety of sessions that will engage both the general and specialist teacher.. Sessions will include Physical Education (active, assessment, and coaching), and Health (physical, mental, and sexual) sessions. Contact: psa54@bctf.bc.ca
2019 BCScTA Catalyst Conference
Oct 25, Richmond, BC
The year the BC Science Teachers’ Association once again brings the Catalyst conference to the Lower Mainland. This year’s theme, “CONVERGENCE: Bringing Perspectives Together” explores the common ground in School Science, Indigenous Knowledge, and Contemporary Science. Conference keynote, Jo Chrona, will highlight the opportunities to understand the common benefit that is realized when learning involves both traditional views of Science, as well as Aboriginal Perspectives. The them is further explored in several workshops for all grade levels. Website www.bcscta.com.
John Munro John.munro@abbyschools.ca.
myPita Fall Conference 2019
Provincial Intermediate and Middle Years Teachers’ Conference
Friday and Saturday, October 25-26, Rick Hansen Secondary, Abbotsford
Register now for two fabulous full days of:
- 60+ hands-on, and experiential workshops for middle school and gr. 4-9 teachers and EAs.
- Morning coffee, tea, fruit and pastries
- Catered lunch of gourmet sandwiches
- A welcome bag of teacher goodies
- myPITA membership including newsletters and password access to online teaching resources
- Featuring: Gary Anaka, Diana Cruchley, Bryan Gidinski and more.
Registration closes noon October 20th. This conference sells out early!
The next Provincial PSA Day is October 25th, 2019. Many of the PSA conferences being offered can now be previewed on the BCTF PD Calendar link: Provincial PSA Day 2019