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.
The Professional Development Fund now includes what was previously called the School Effectiveness Fund, and the criteria guiding the allocation of the Professional Development Fund has been broadened accordingly. Please review the new criteria on the second page of the ProD Funding Application Form.
Need a WVTA ProD Funding Application Form? Professional Growth Plan Template?
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2020-21 Professional Development Opportunities
Develop New Teachers. Become a School Associate.
SFU’s Faculty of Education, Professional Programs has multiple opportunities for elementary and secondary teachers to mentor student teachers in their teacher education programs – PDP, PLP. PQP and HEART.
If you are an experienced educator who’s willing to collaborate and share your classroom with one of BC’s brightest future educators, please speak to your school administrator or contact the Placement team. More Information Here
Place and Nature-based Experiential Learning
(Sunshine Coast) - Spring 2021
A Graduate Diploma in Advanced Professional Studies in Education (GDE) two-year program has been developed in partnership with SD 46, Sunshine Coast for educators looking to deepen their understanding of how place and nature-based learning can influence educational decisions and interactions. Completion of the diploma allows educators to move from TQS category 4 to 5 or from category 5 to 5+. Program Overview here.
La Maison Française ONLINE
June 28 to July 30, 2021
LMF is a five-week, non-credit French immersion program designed for adults at all levels of proficiency, from those who have little to no French to those who have near-native fluency. The program takes place entirely in French and is led by a team of dynamic Francophone language instructors, cultural assistants and invited guests. BC teachers who successfully meet all program requirements receive a Certificate of Completion.
Program Requirements:
Beginning now, offering first round of BC Teacher Bursaries.
Further questions? Please contact:
Geneviève Lemay
Program Assistant / Assistante de programme
Language Programs / Programmes de langues
Division of Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
Email uvcs.languages@uvic.ca
Web continuingstudies.uvic.ca
Facebook facebook.com/uviccontinuingstudies
Twitter twitter.com/uviccontinuing
myPita & BCATML proudly present Spring Conference 2021
Friday, May 21, 2021 - Enjoy a great lineup if presenters from home or away.
Workshops from myPITA and BCATML presenters will be relevant, immediately applicable, and many will include hands-on participation plus interaction with other attendees.
Conference details:
Many conferences being offered can be previewed on the BCTF PD Calendar link: https://bctf.ca/PDCalendar/
Develop New Teachers. Become a School Associate.
SFU’s Faculty of Education, Professional Programs has multiple opportunities for elementary and secondary teachers to mentor student teachers in their teacher education programs – PDP, PLP. PQP and HEART.
If you are an experienced educator who’s willing to collaborate and share your classroom with one of BC’s brightest future educators, please speak to your school administrator or contact the Placement team. More Information Here
Place and Nature-based Experiential Learning
(Sunshine Coast) - Spring 2021
A Graduate Diploma in Advanced Professional Studies in Education (GDE) two-year program has been developed in partnership with SD 46, Sunshine Coast for educators looking to deepen their understanding of how place and nature-based learning can influence educational decisions and interactions. Completion of the diploma allows educators to move from TQS category 4 to 5 or from category 5 to 5+. Program Overview here.
La Maison Française ONLINE
June 28 to July 30, 2021
LMF is a five-week, non-credit French immersion program designed for adults at all levels of proficiency, from those who have little to no French to those who have near-native fluency. The program takes place entirely in French and is led by a team of dynamic Francophone language instructors, cultural assistants and invited guests. BC teachers who successfully meet all program requirements receive a Certificate of Completion.
Program Requirements:
- Formal French language instruction using the Online Hybrid delivery method (a mix of synchronous and asynchronous learning) Monday to Friday morning
- Workshops on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (including special sessions specifically designed for educators)
- ·Optional sociocultural activities (i.e. historical tours, music night, improvisation activities, etc.) are also available. While we strongly encourage BC Teacher Bursary recipients to participate in as many activities as their schedule permits, these are not mandatory for their funding nor for their Certificate.
Beginning now, offering first round of BC Teacher Bursaries.
- To be conditionally offered a bursary, teachers must contact our office at 250-721-8630 or by email at languages@uvic.ca. We will send an official email with instructions on how to accept the conditional bursary and pay the $275 registration fee to confirm their spot in the program.
- Later in the spring, when the Ministry of Education confirms any additional bursaries allocated to this program, we will contact teachers on our bursary waitlist until we have reached our quota of bursaries or have exhausted the waitlist.
Further questions? Please contact:
Geneviève Lemay
Program Assistant / Assistante de programme
Language Programs / Programmes de langues
Division of Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
Email uvcs.languages@uvic.ca
Web continuingstudies.uvic.ca
Facebook facebook.com/uviccontinuingstudies
Twitter twitter.com/uviccontinuing
myPita & BCATML proudly present Spring Conference 2021
Friday, May 21, 2021 - Enjoy a great lineup if presenters from home or away.
Workshops from myPITA and BCATML presenters will be relevant, immediately applicable, and many will include hands-on participation plus interaction with other attendees.
Conference details:
- 8 great sessions to choose from, featuring Leyton Schnellert (Self-Regulated Learning), Kendra Harte, Tanya Campbell (Core French), Jan Palmer, Regan Rankin (Socio-Emotional and Behaviour), and Jennifer Moroz (Portfolios and Assessment).
- Lunch time socials, discussion topics, and work alikes
- Online marketplace with exhibitors ready to chat with you
- Membership in your choice of myPITA or BCATML PSAs that may include:
- Newsletters and digital communications from the PSA chosen
- Access to exclusive members-only and continually -expanding collection of teaching resources
Many conferences being offered can be previewed on the BCTF PD Calendar link: https://bctf.ca/PDCalendar/