2017

Neighbourhood Learning Centre

46361 Yale Road, Chilliwack, BC

Learning Together

Friday, February 24th, 2017

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Registration Information

School District 33 Employees: Please register via Perfect Mind

Out-of-District Participants: Please register via email with Brandee Jersak at brandee_jersak@sd33.bc.ca Cost is $20.00

Registration closes on Sunday, February 19th, 2017

Shape of the Day

Presented by: SD 33 Chilliwack, Learning Services Department

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Full Day Sessions Session Time Presenter(s) Stress Survival Kit 9:00am – 2:00pm Dr. Ken Nedd

Outdoor Education 8:00am – 2:30pm Tracey Dobbs

Aided Language Modeling 8:30am – 2:00pm Grietha van Gameren

Jennifer Buckley

Universal Design for Learning 8:30am – 2:00pm Elyssa Derban

Lena Ling

Prevention & Early Intervention for Youth Sexual Exploitation

8:30am – 3:00pm Kev Lescisin Victor Porter

First Aid (Red Cross: 3-year Certificate) 8:30am – 4:30pm Primary Care First Aid

Session 1 – 8:30am – 10:00am (with a few exceptions) Presenter(s) Making the Most of Your Pension (8:00am – 10:00am) Debbie Blandford

Beaded Flowers (8:30am – 11:45am) Sheryl Picco

Diane Baginski

First Aid Re-Certification (8:30am – 11:45am) Primary Care First Aid

Annual Glucagon Training/Re-Training (8:45am – 11:45am) Chilliwack Public Health

Indigenous History – Canadian Classrooms Flavio Caron

Painting with Jerry Whitehead Jerry Whitehead

RTI Show and Share Danielle TeBrinke

Alya Beacom

Exploring and Befriending Emotions: Anxiety Steve Woolf

Pictograph Storytelling, Games & Science Anastasia Hendry

Christine MacKenzie

Staying Gold: Moving Beyond the Novel Study to Foster a Love of Literacy & Literature for Adolescent Readers

Lisa Kean Jeanie Calver

What the Heck is A Rekenrek? Christine Blessin

Introduction to Fresh Grade Meredith Schuurman

MyEducation for Elementary Clerical Niki Wiens

Kelly Thiessen

Mindfulness: Possibilities in Education Eileen Burkholder

Using myBlueprint to Support the New BC Curriculum Sierra Holtzheuser

Microsoft 365 for Teachers and Education Assistants TBD

Financial Literacy for Senior Math Christian Dy

Graphic Novels: A Literary SuperHero! Kristi Johnston

Coding: A Closer Look at some Simple Techniques to Bring Coding and Computational Thinking into the Classroom

Dennis Miller

Thinking Classrooms Part 1 (Introduction) Michael Pruner

Help! I have to teach coding?! Kris Sward

Scott Gregory

At A Glance…

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Session 1 continued…

Field Trip Opportunities in the Lower Mainland See session description

below

Professional Boundaries, Ethics, and Social Media Lee-Anne Clarke

Carol Petek

Fun Ways of Using Word Study to put Balance back into Balanced Literacy in your Primary Classroom

Jaimee Charlie Jackie Schott

Student Self-Assessment of Core Competencies in Primary Hollie Redden

The Art of George Littlechild George Littlechild

Session 2 – 10:15am – 11:45am Presenter(s) Indigenous History – Canadian Classrooms Flavio Caron

Thinking Classrooms Part 2 Michael Pruner

Authentic Farm Experiences as Inter-Disciplinary Learning Lucy Johannsohn

Salmonids in the Classroom: Making Connections to the New Curriculum Steve Ball

Parks Canada Rita Bruneau

Microsoft 365 For Teachers and Education Assistants TBD

Clicker 6 Training Angela Cheung

Exploring the “Makey Makey” Clayton Willms

Exploring and Befriending Emotions: Anger Steve Woolf

Fresh Grade for Experienced Users Meredith Schuurman

Financial Literacy for Senior Math Christian Dy

Classroom Activities to Support SNAP Christine Blessin

Kathleen Mitchell

MyEducation for Middle/Secondary Clerical Niki Wiens

Kelly Thiessen

Animal Education and the Transformed BC Curriculum: How the Greater Vancouver Zoo can Help Educators with Curricular Connections

Barbara Lafresnaye

Exploring Place-Based Learning with the Chilliwack Museum and Archives Stephanie Clinton Shannon Bettles

Laurie Benton

Storytelling, Games & Social Studies through Drumming & Rattles Anastasia Hendry

Christine MacKenzie

Exploring Place-Based and Ecological Themes for 21st Century Learning David Zandvliet Donna Boucher

“The Secret Path”: A Resource for Teachers Jeanie Calver

Lorisse Humphries Marissa Despins

HELP! I have to teach coding?! Kris Sward

Scott Gregory

Creating a Culture of Inquiry by using both Fiction & Non Fiction Resources Kristi Johnston

Transformational Learning with Voices into Action! Jodi Derkson

Hands-On Agriculture Learning for your Classroom Glenda Johnston Emma Sweeney

Leaps and Bounds Grade 1/2 Selina Millar

Read a Story: Explore the Math Sandra Ball

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Session 3 – 12:30pm – 2:00pm (with one exception) Presenter(s) Creating a better Understanding of First Nation History and the Resulting Impacts Dr. Allyson Cushing

Tasks, Tasks and More Tasks Michael Pruner

Storytelling, Games & Math using Masks Anastasia Hendry

Christine MacKenzie

Starting a New Teaching Assignment in the Middle of the School Year Diego Testa

Programming with Sphero SPRK Justin Moore

Exploring and Befriending Emotions: Sadness Steve Woolf

Number Talks Kathleen Mitchell

Short Fiction Inquiry in Middle/Secondary English Krystie Coutu

Exploring Local History Kits – Chilliwack’s Chinatown Stephanie Clinton

Integrating Content and Language Objectives and the New Curriculum Amy Green

Cheryl Lacey

Painting with Jerry Whitehead Jerry Whitehead

Breakout EDU Lorisse Humphries

Transformational Learning with Voices into Action! Jodi Derkson

The Art of George Littlechild George Littlechild

History and Literacy Kits for Middle School Marissa Despins Hollie Redden Nikita Tournier

Launching the Writer’s Workshop – Set up and Routines for the K-2 Classroom Karen Allan

Natasha Kononoff

Salmon Dissection Bev Bowler

Microsoft 365 for Clerical TBD

Clicker Apps Training Angela Cheung

First Aid Re-Certification (12:30pm – 3:45pm) Primary Care First Aid

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Feature Presenter

Stress Survival Kit

9:00am – 2:00pm Presenter: Dr. Ken Nedd, International Stress Control Centre

Dr. Nedd is a practicing medical doctor, international keynote speaker, bestselling author, and highly sought after expert on stress and happiness. In addition to medicine, Dr. Nedd shares his care, compassion, and inspiring messages with audiences worldwide as a corporate keynote speaker. He began public speaking at age 16 and throughout his career has engaged audiences across North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. He has received rave reviews from organizations such as the American Hospital Association, American Airlines, Barclay’s Bank, Alcan, Telus, AT&T, Shoppers Drug Mart, Insurance Bureau of Canada, and many more. Dr. Nedd has also been called upon to present to Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and Mayors of the United States.

Come laugh and learn as we explore the latest scientific information on practical happiness and stress. In this session, you will laugh, learn and leave inspired with the passion to transform your responses to the stressors and difficulties you face during everyday life. Dr. Nedd will present you with 5 scientific keys that will enable you to live a happier life. Target Audience: All Staff

Outdoor Education 8:00am – 2:30pm Presenter: Tracey Dobbs, Outdoor Education Director from Stillwood Camp

Stillwood Camp and Conference Centre is pleased to be able to welcome teachers, TTOCs and EAs of all grades from the Chilliwack School District to come and experience our new Outdoor Education Program. Designed to meet the requirements of the BC Curriculum from grade K-12, our program is aimed at providing students with an experiential approach to learning about science and the environment outside of the classroom. Our free workshop provides an opportunity for educators to come and get “hands-on” knowledge and experience of the program by actively partaking in some of the modules we offer. After lunch, participants will also be able to try some of the activities that we have available on site including archery, climbing walls and the Sky High Adventure ropes course. Participants need only to bring closed-toed shoes for activities and gum boots for traipsing around in the forest and at the creek. Lunch and all supplies are provided. Please dress appropriately for all weather conditions. Target Audience: K-12 Teachers, TTOCs and EAs *If you have any dietary restrictions, please call 604-858-6845 and ask to speak to the kitchen. This session will be held at Stillwood Camp - 44005 Watt Road, Lindell Beach

Aided Language Modeling 8:30am – 2:00pm Presenters: Jennifer Buckley and Grietha van Gameren, Student Services/SLP Department

Aided Language Modeling is a training on how to talk with students that are minimally verbal or non-verbal. Jennifer and Grietha will teach you strategies on how to implement students’ goals. This session is a fun, hands-on way to experience what these students encounter every day with access to difference devices (low and high tech). Target Audience: LATs, RTs, and EAs who work with non-verbal or minimally verbal students

Full Day Sessions

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Universal Design for Learning 8:30am – 2:00pm Presenters: Elyssa Derban and Lena Ling, SET-BC

“Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn” (see www.cast.org). In this workshop, the presenters will guide participants through a combination of discussions and hands-on activities designed to increase understanding of UDL principles while providing practical resources for use in a range of classroom environments. Target Audience: Teachers

Prevention & Early Intervention for Youth Sexual Exploitation 8:30am – 3:00pm Presenters: Kev Lescisin and Victor Porter, Children of the Street Society and Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

A prevention-based workshop designed for Teachers, Administrators, Education Assistants and service providers. This workshop includes a comprehensive overview of youth sexual exploitation in British Columbia, case studies and trends of youth exploitation, tips on collaboration, working with police and an over view of legal issues surrounding sexual exploitation. Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators and Education Assistants

First Aid (Red Cross: 3-year certification) 8:30am – 4:30pm Presenters: Primary Care First Aid

Basic First Aid for Clerical, Supervision Assistants, Education Assistants, Chef Assistants and any other job description that requires First Aid. CASUAL STAFF who require First Aid are welcome to attend (cost is $70.00). Please send your cheque to the SDO Attn: Cheryl Moore. Cheques are payable to SD 33 Chilliwack. Target Audience: Staff as per session description

Session 1

8:30am – 10:00am (with a few exceptions noted in red)

Making the Most of Your Pension *Please note this session runs from 8:00am – 10:00am Presenter: Debbie Blandford, Member Services, BC Pension Corporation

Maximize your pension by understanding how the decisions you make throughout your career can affect your pension when you retire. Your pension is an investment in your future. It is important for new and mid-career members to know how the decisions you make today can affect your future pension. Attend this new, 2-hour workshop to learn more about:

How your Member’s Benefit Statement is a valuable planning tool

Purchase of service

Transfer of service Target Audience: All CUPE Staff

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Beaded Flowers *Please note this session runs from 8:30am – 11:45am Presenters: Sheryl Picco and Diane Baginski, Strathcona Elementary School

Learn how to make delicate beaded flowers using glass beads. Take your skills back to your students, they will be in awe at their ability to create these beautiful flowers. Working with patterns has never been so fun! In our experience from years of doing this project with students in grades 4-6, the students at first look at you like there's no way they can do this activity and by the end they have such a sense of pride for the flower that they have created! Target Audience: All Staff

First Aid Re-Certification *Please note this session runs from 8:30am – 11:45am Presenters: Primary Care First Aid

This is a re-certification course for staff who have already been certified with the Emergency First Aid (full day course). This course is appropriate for staff who are required to maintain first aid certification as part of their job description. This will not provide full qualification for WorkSafeBC First Aid Attendants who must have Level 1 or Level 2 training. CASUAL STAFF are welcome to attend (cost is $70.00). Please send your cheque to the SDO Attn: Cheryl Moore. Cheques are payable to SD 33 Chilliwack. Target Audience: As per session description

Annual Glucagon Training/Re-Training *Please note this session runs from 8:45am – 11:45am Presenters: Chilliwack Public Health

Participants will learn when glucagon needs to be given, why it is to be given, and how to administer an intramuscular injection (IM). Hands on practice. Short video. Q&A session. Certification provided. Yearly recertification is expected.

It is recommended that two people per school be trained; both permanent staff, or one temporary staff and one permanent staff. This way if staff moves around, the school still has trained personnel on site. Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Education Assistants, Clerical

Feature Presenter

Indigenous History – Canadian Classrooms Presenter: Flavio Caron, Indigenous Corporate Training Inc.

Flavio’s life has been immersed in all aspects of entrepreneurship, through the operation of many businesses to the training of others to succeed in their ventures and believes that the ability to communicate - whether between individuals or between cultures - will always provide the foundation for success.

As an entrepreneurship and cross-cultural trainer Flavio hopes that we all embrace the need to understand and be understood. The respect and trust that we strive to achieve in our personal and professional lives comes first and always from understanding.

Contributing to the success of thousands of individuals and organizations – he is honoured with each and every opportunity. Relationship-building is the cornerstone to his training philosophy: where individuals, organizations, communities and Nations learn and prosper through this spirit.

Leading or consulting with projects involving some of the most respected organizations and corporations in the world, Flavio trusts that inspired people - inspired educators - embracing new knowledge and ideas – will always succeed.

In this session, Flavio will share significant events in history together which, to this day, frame the perspectives of Indigenous Peoples and students in Canada. Target Audience: All Staff

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Painting with Jerry Whitehead Presenter: Jerry Whitehead, Artist

Free flowing painting involving some techniques with emphasis on individual creativity. Target Audience: All Staff

RTI Show and Share Presenters: Danielle Tebrinke and Alya Beacom, Central Elementary Community School

Learn about possibilities for team time, formative assessment for grouping, record keeping, scheduling, templates, double-dose time, common learning outcomes (across a grade team) and other opportunities for supporting all learners (tier 1 to 3). We hope you will walk away with examples of how to use team time effectively, be inspired by the ideas that are currently in practice around our school district and leave with a renewed perspective on how to incorporate RTI strategies into your classroom. Target Audience: Primary Teachers

Exploring and Befriending Emotions: Anxiety Presenter: Steve Woolf, Turning Towards Essence

When we are gone what will be left behind is the impact that our relationships have had on others. We all do our best to manage our own emotions, but sometimes they can be overwhelming to one degree or another. When this happens, these emotions tend to spill into relationships. In some sense. This is a call for help. Sometime the calls are louder than others. This workshop provides an experiential exploration into the core of a specific emotion to help us become more comfortable with it. Please bring writing and drawing materials (paper and crayons are best, but pencils or pastels, etc permitted). No drawing experience is necessary! Target Audience: All Staff

Pictograph Storytelling, Games & Science

Presenters: Anastasia Hendry and Christine MacKenzie, Yuklaanas

In this workshop, participants will learn how to incorporate First Nations Art & Culture and the curriculum together. Using First Nations Principles of Learning, participants will learn how to fuse Science with First Nations Visual Arts; exploring, identifying and creating images. This workshop is hands on and participatory. Participants will play a First Nations game, do a storytelling activity and then leave with an art project that can be used immediately in the classroom. The materials and activities used during this workshop are easily accessible to schools with materials on hand. Target Audience: Elementary Teachers and Education Assistants (Middle/Secondary Teachers/EA’s are welcome and will be given ideas for adapting to their grade level)

Staying Gold: Moving Beyond the Novel Study to Foster a Love of Literacy & Literature for Adolescent Readers

Presenters: Lisa Kean, Unsworth Elementary School and Jeanie Calver, Mount Slesse Middle School

Small group strategy instruction, reader’s workshop and guided reading can be incorporated into your middle school or high school English class to teach critical literacy skills while still fostering a deep love of literature. This fun and hands on workshop will include engaging practices to motivate and challenge the adolescent reader as well as practical tips for management and organization. Join Jeanie and Lisa as they share their ‘work in progress’ approach to teaching reading to adolescent learners. Target Audience: Intermediate, Middle and Secondary Teachers

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What the Heck is A Rekenrek?

Presenter: Christine Blessin, Math/Science Helping Teacher

Are you looking for a math tool that does it all? The magnificent & mighty “Math Rack” builds computation skills and teaches students to visualize quantities, compose/decompose numbers to 20, subitize, add, subtract, recognize benchmarks of 5 and 10, balance equations, problems solve and so much more. If you are a fan of Ten Frames, you will love the kinesthetic & visual qualities of these contained manipulatives. This session will highlight connections to math curricular competencies, hands-on use of rekenreks, a resource with black line masters to get you started and a simple make-and-take to build your own rekenrek!

Target Audience: Teachers, K-3

Introduction to Fresh Grade

Presenter: Meredith Schuurman, Customer Success Manager, Fresh Grade

Session description to come. Target Audience: Elementary Teachers

MyEducation for Elementary Clerical Presenters: Niki Wiens, MyEducation Project Manager and Kelly Thiessen, Administrative Assistant

In this session, we will be looking at pretransitions and contacts. Target Audience: Clerical (Elementary)

Mindfulness: Possibilities in Education Presenter: Eileen Burkholder, University of the Fraser Valley

This experiential and interactive session explores what mindfulness is, what possibilities it offers and how it is being introduced to adults and young people in education in England and the possibilities for Chilliwack. Find out about an 8-week training called “.b Foundations” which is designed specifically for teachers and adults in the school community who wish to learn the foundations of mindfulness. The training has been trialed and proven effective in over thirty schools across the UK. The objectives of “.b Foundations” is for teachers to be able to use mindfulness to:

Feel happier, calmer and more fulfilled

Get along better with others, including pupils and colleagues

Increase resilience in the face of stress and difficulties Target Audience: All Staff

Using myBlueprint to Support the New BC Curriculum

Presenter: Sierra Holtz, myBlueprint Education Planner

myBlueprint.ca is a powerful career and post-secondary planning tool provided by the Toronto District School Board for students. By inputting completed courses into the built-in ‘High School Planner’, students are able to see which College, University, Apprenticeship and Work Sector options they are eligible to pursue, including information about entrance requirements, salary, career outlook and personal suitability. Feedback from our BC partners has allowed us to improve the design and functionality of myBlueprint.ca. This session will cover the connection of myBlueprint to the new BC Curriculum, the mobile-friendly student account and how you can use your own teacher account to assess student learning and progress. The session will end with time to explore your own teacher account and demo student account. Target Audience: Grade 7-12 Teachers, Counsellors and Administrators

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Microsoft 365 for Teachers and Education Assistants

Presenters: TBD

Create new content that can be used for your school with apps that are brand new. Learn what Microsoft Office 365 has to offer and what is being done at other sites for student engagement and involvement. Use Microsoft Office 365 to provide more information to your students in a password protected and FOIPPA safe environment. Collaborate with us to make this solution work for your school and classroom! Target Audience: Teachers and Education Assistants

Financial Literacy for Senior Math

Presenter: Christian Dy, Dr. Charles Best Secondary School

Introducing a financial project and lessons to improve financial literacy and support the new curriculum. Target Audience: Senior Math Teachers (Foundations 12 & Pre-Calculus 12)

Graphic Novels: A Literary SuperHero!

Presenter: Kristi Johnston, Teacher Librarian at Hatzic Middle Secondary School

Making connections and inferences, asking questions, developing deeper understandings, synthesizing the “big ideas” in a graphic novel? Yes! This exciting and compelling literature format has the ability to entice a struggling reader and challenge a gifted reader. In this workshop, Kristi will demonstrate how she uses graphic novels as part of a literature study, and how she uses them to teach narrative and descriptive writing. Target Audience: Grades 4-12, English & Social Studies Teachers, Learning Support Teachers, Teacher Librarians

Coding: A Closer Look at some Simple Techniques to Bring Coding and Computational Thinking into the Classroom

Presenter: Dennis Miller, Fraser Valley Distance Education School

This session will look at simple and easy techniques that teachers can use to bring coding and computation thinking into the classroom. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring a personal device as we will explore various programs that will aid teachers to teach the applied design, skills and technologies (ADST) component of the elementary curriculum. In addition, participants will look at how to teach and program the Dash that was included in the district technology kits. Bringing one of your school’s Dash robots will help you explore the programming more efficiently. Target Audience: Teachers, grades 1-7

Thinking Classrooms Part 1 (Introduction) Presenter: Michael Pruner, BC Association of Mathematics Teachers

Are our classrooms populated by students who engaged in mathematics and deep thinking for the duration of class? This session will explore what a thinking classroom looks like and how to create a thinking classroom in mathematics. We will learn about some changes that you can apply right now to shift the culture of your classroom towards one where students are engaged, enthusiastic and independent in their learning. Target Audience: Math Teachers, gr. 6-12

HELP! I have to teach coding?! Presenters: Kris Sward, Unsworth Elementary School and Scott Gregory, Yarrow Elementary School

Integrating the ADST curriculum will help you to teach your students to think computationally. Don’t worry – coding is not required until grade 9, but in this session we will give you the basics of what you need to know to effectively implement the ADST curriculum in your classroom and make use of the district starter kits. Target Audience: Elementary Teachers

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Field Trip Opportunities in the Lower Mainland

Presenters: Eco Dairy, Greater Vancouver Zoo, Parks Canada, Park Society and the Chilliwack Museum

A great deal of learning, engagement and excitement can come from outside the classroom walls. This session will highlight 5 locations near Chilliwack where your students can learn in informal spaces. Each presenter will share the key components of their site/program and how it connects to curriculum. Come learn about field trip possibilities as we connect our lessons to place-based education. Target Audience: All Teachers

Professional Boundaries, Ethics and Social Media

Presenters: Lee-Anne Clarke, AD Rundle Middle School and Carol Petek, Vedder Middle School

Teaching in the 21st century is an ethical minefield. Teachers are increasingly asked to include a wide variety of technology in their teaching practices while at the same time they are required to maintain clear professional boundaries. Social media can sometimes blur these professional boundaries. How can teachers create a balance between helping students learn and maintaining professional boundaries? This session will explore these issues as well as other ethical issues facing teachers today. Target Audience: New and early career teachers

Fun Ways of Using Word Study to Put Balance Back into Balanced Literacy in your Primary Classroom

Presenters: Jaimee Charlie, Robertson Elementary School and Jackie Schott, Watson Elementary School

Balanced literacy has 5 components. This session will provide real life, fun examples of ways to incorporate the “Word Study” component of Balanced Literacy into your primary classroom. Target Audience: Teachers, K-2

Student Self-Assessment of Core Competencies in Primary

Presenter: Hollie Redden, Elementary Helping Teacher

At the end of this year, all students will be required to do a self-assessment on core competencies. This session is intended to bring early primary teachers together to explore meaningful ways for students to do that and how to communicate those assessments to parents. Please join Hollie as she guides participants through a process of generating ideas. Target Audience: Primary Teachers

The Art of George Littlechild Presenter: George Littlechild, Artist

The art of George Littlechild explores the depth of First Nations Social and Political issues. He explores the injustices First Nations, Inuit and Metis have faced since colonization and the jurisdiction of the impact of the Canadian Government’s policies. Themes Littlechild addresses are:

The Reserve Systems

Residential School

The Sixties Scoop

Colonization His art acts as a catalyst for First Nations and Non First Nations, as we broach awareness and understanding of Canadians Relationships with First Nations communities and peoples. George’s art is strong, colorful and bold. It allows the viewer a window into reconciliation and the breadth of the last centuries years since contact/colonization. Target Audience: All staff

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Session 2

10:15am – 11:45am

Feature Presenter

Indigenous History – Canadian Classrooms Presenter: Flavio Caron, Indigenous Corporate Training Inc.

Being the son of an Anishnabe mother and Italian-Canadian father, Flavio has grown up in two worlds, and is honoured for what both have bought him.

Flavio’s life has been immersed in all aspects of entrepreneurship, through the operation of many businesses to the training of others to succeed in their ventures and believes that the ability to communicate - whether between individuals or between cultures - will always provide the foundation for success.

As an entrepreneurship and cross-cultural trainer Flavio hopes that we all embrace the need to understand and be understood. The respect and trust that we strive to achieve in our personal and professional lives comes first and always from understanding.

Contributing to the success of thousands of individuals and organizations – he is honoured with each and every opportunity. Relationship-building is the cornerstone to his training philosophy: where individuals, organizations, communities and Nations learn and prosper through this spirit.

Leading or consulting with projects involving some of the most respected organizations and corporations in the world, Flavio trusts that inspired people - inspired educators - embracing new knowledge and ideas – will always succeed. In this session, Flavio will share significant events in history together which, to this day, frame the perspectives of Indigenous Peoples and students in Canada. Target Audience: All Staff

Thinking Classrooms (Part 2) Presenter: Michael Pruner, BC Association of Mathematics Teachers

This session is intended for those who have already begun implementing a thinking classroom or for those who attended the earlier “introduction” session. Here we will explore some of the fine tuning strategies for promoting a Thinking Classroom including assessment, questioning and discussion techniques. Target Audience: Math Teachers, gr. 6-12

Authentic Farm Experiences as Inter-Disciplinary Learning Presenter: Lucy Johannsohn, EcoDairy

Discover how EcoDairy has developed a project based learning program for middle school and high school students using the farm environment to facilitated learning in STEAM. Target Audience: Teachers, gr. 6+

Salmonids in the Classroom: Making Connections to the New Curriculum Presenter: Steve Ball, Bernard Elementary School

Explore a number of resources in order to connect salmon with the new curriculum at varying grade levels. Participants will each receive their own copy of the book “Run Salmon Run,” written by Bobs and LoLo. Target Audience: Elementary Teachers, Salmonid Program Participants

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Parks Canada

Presenters: Rita Bruneau, Reservation Coordinator, Interpretation Office/Coordinator II, Parks Canada/Government of Canada

In this session, Rita will give an overview of the school programs that they offer. More details to come. Target Audience: TBD

Microsoft 365 for Teachers and Education Assistants

Presenters: TBD

Create new content that can be used for your school with apps that are brand new. Learn what Microsoft Office 365 has to offer and what is being done at other sites for student engagement and involvement. Use Microsoft Office 365 to provide more information to your students in a password protected and FOIPPA safe environment. Collaborate with us to make this solution work for your school and classroom! Target Audience: Teachers and Education Assistants

Clicker 6 Training

Presenter: Angela Cheung, SET BC Provincial Teacher

The topic for this workshop is an introduction into Clicker 6, a multimedia literacy support tool for students. The aim of this workshop is to examine Clicker 6 as a supportive classroom tool. In this hands-on workshop we will explore basic tools and features of Clicker 6, where to find ready-made resources and how to create customizable activities for students to gain access across the curriculum. Participants of all levels are welcome. Target Audience: All Teachers, Learning Assistant Teachers, Resource Teachers and Education Assistants

Exploring the “Makey Makey”

Presenter: Clayton Willms, F.G. Leary Fine Arts Elementary

In this session, participants will explore a device called the “Makey Makey” to engineer and test a simple electronic invention. This session will be primarily hands-on exploration with very little front loading. Clayton will provide materials and some design challenges to get you going. Come prepared to learn through trial and error! Visit the website for more details http://www.makeymakey.com/ Target Audience: Intermediate and Middle School Teachers

Exploring and Befriending Emotions: Anger Presenter: Steve Woolf, Turning Towards Essence

When we are gone what will be left behind is the impact that our relationships have had on others. We all do our best to manage our own emotions, but sometimes they can be overwhelming to one degree or another. When this happens, these emotions tend to spill into relationships. In some sense. This is a call for help. Sometime the calls are louder than others. This workshop provides an experiential exploration into the core of a specific emotion to help us become more comfortable with it. Please bring writing and drawing materials (paper and crayons are best, but pencils or pastels, etc permitted). No drawing experience is necessary! Target Audience: All Staff

Fresh Grade for Experienced Users Presenter: Meredith Schuurman, Customer Success Manager, Fresh Grade

Session description to come. Target Audience: Teachers who are currently using Fresh Grade

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Financial Literacy for Senior Math

Presenter: Christian Dy, Dr. Charles Best Secondary School

Introducing a financial project and lessons to improve financial literacy and support the new curriculum. Target Audience: Senior Math Teachers (Foundations 12 & Pre-Calculus 12)

Classroom Activities to Support SNAP

Presenters: Christine Blessin and Kathleen Mitchell, Math and Science Helping Teachers

Oh, SNAP! During your formative assessments and class’ practice time, have you noticed that your students are challenged by certain parts of the Number Sense and Operations SNAP? Are you looking for some engaging strategies to help with targeted practice that use visual, kinesthetic and hands-on methods? In this session, we will provide teachers with suggested activities and online resources to reinforce skip counting, number lines, real-life connections to numbers, estimating and computation strategies. All participants will receive some handouts and ideas that can be implemented right away! Target Audience: Teachers, gr. 2-7

MyEducation for Middle/Secondary Clerical Presenters: Niki Wiens, MyEducation Project Manager and Kelly Thiessen, Administrative Assistant

In this session, we will be looking at timetabling and build view. Target Audience: Clerical (Middle/Secondary)

Animal Education and the Transformed BC Curriculum: How the Greater Vancouver Zoo Can Help Educators with Curricular Connections Presenter: Barbara Lafresnaye, Greater Vancouver Zoo

Using animal artifacts and visual aids, this presentation will provide participants with tools and practical ideas on how to teach students about life stages, adaptations, classification and conservation. Target Audience: All Teachers

Exploring Place-Based Learning with the Chilliwack Museum and Archives Presenters: Stephanie Clinton, Shannon Bettles and Laurie Benton, Chilliwack Museum & Archives

The Chilliwack Museum and Archives Archivist will take you on a tour of our archival and artifact collection. Learn how to use your local archives as a resource for teaching and find out about a new archives based program for middle and high school students based on ‘Mapping Chilliwack’. Target Audience: Middle and Secondary Teachers

Please note: This session will be held at the Chilliwack Archives, 9291 Corbould Street.

Storytelling, Games & Social Studies through Drumming & Rattles

Presenters: Anastasia Hendry and Christine MacKenzie, Yuklaanas

In this workshop, participants will learn how to incorporate First Nations Art & Culture and the curriculum together. Using First Nations Principles of Learning, participants will learn how to fuse Social Studies with First Nations Visual Arts; exploring, identifying and creating images.

This workshop is hands on and participatory. Participants will play a First Nations game, do a storytelling activity and then leave with an art project that can be used immediately in the classroom. The materials and activities used during this workshop are easily accessible to schools with materials on hand. Target Audience: Elementary Teachers and Education Assistants (Middle/Secondary Teachers/EA’s are welcome and will be given ideas for adapting to their grade level)

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Exploring Place-Based and Ecological Themes for 21st Century Learning Presenters: David Zandvliet, Simon Fraser University and Donna Boucher, EEPSA Exec. Rep and Sardis Elementary School

The new curriculum offers opportunity for educators to reclaim “place” as an integrating theme for learning and teaching across subjects and grade levels. Join in on a dialogue that will change the way you think about teaching and learning. Target Audience: Teachers interested in Place-Based Education (any discipline) and teachers interested in Environment related Teaching Themes

“The Secret Path”: A Resource for Teachers Presenters: Jeanie Calver, Mount Slesse Middle School, Lorisse Humphries, Chilliwack Middle School, and Marissa Despins, Literacy Helping Teacher

This session will highlight an approach to teaching about residential schools and reconciliation using Gord Downie’s book “The Secret Path”. Teachers will leave with a complete unit to use and adapt for their own class. Target Audience: Middle and High School Teachers

HELP! I have to teach coding?! Presenters: Kris Sward, Unsworth Elementary School and Scott Gregory, Yarrow Elementary School

Integrating the ADST curriculum will help you to teach your students to think computationally. Don’t worry – coding is not required until grade 9, but in this session we will give you the basics of what you need to know to effectively implement the ADST curriculum in your classroom and make use of the district starter kits. Target Audience: Elementary Teachers

Creating a Culture of Inquiry by using both Fiction & Non Fiction Resources Presenter: Kristi Johnston, Teacher Librarian at Hatzic Middle Secondary School

How can we encourage curiosity? How can we encourage students to develop their own questions in order to interact with a variety of texts in meaningful ways? In this workshop, Kristi will share strategies she has used to help students formulate their own inquiry questions and then investigate them using a variety of resources. Target Audience: Teachers, gr. 4-12

Transformational Learning with Voices into Action!

Presenter: Jodi Derkson, FAST – Fighting Antisemitism Together – Voices into Action

Building more inclusive communities involves students’ understanding and involvement in the world they live in – both near and far, past and present. Teachers will be introduced to a profoundly transformative, ERAC approved, online resource which is cost-free and aligns well with the new BC Curriculum. With Voices into Action students look at historical and contemporary hatred and discrimination to decipher what we can learn from them today – how we can truly honour everyone’s human rights. We also celebrate historical heroism to inspire students to speak out when witnessing injustices of any kind. The powerful presentation (with videos) includes an in-depth look into: Aboriginal history, Islamophobia, The Holocaust, Komagata Maru, immigration and more. Participants will leave with tools to foster profound learning experiences for their students. Together, with heart, we can put our Voices into Action! Target Audience: Middle and Secondary Humanities Teachers

Hands-On Agriculture Learning for your Classroom Presenters: Glenda Johnston and Emma Sweeney, BC Agriculture in the Classroom

Spuds in Tubs and Climate Action, Pencil Patch Garden for Learning, Planting a Promise (Daffodils) and the Harvest Bin are all programs offered by BC Agriculture in the Classroom that bring learning to life for you and your students. Learn about these free programs as well as some of the resources that BC Agriculture in the Classroom has to offer. Target Audience: Teachers, K-9

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Leaps and Bounds Grade 1/2 Presenter: Selina Millar, Surrey School District

Leaps and Bounds is a mathematics intervention resource carefully developed to help teachers diagnose student difficulties and intervene appropriately at the early grades. Based on research on how students learn developmentally, Leaps and Bounds 1/2 gives teachers a tool for individual or small-group remediation. Diagnostic assessments allow teachers to identify where students’ abilities or difficulties lie, and intervention activities help close learning gaps for those students who may be struggling. Join us to discover how Leaps and Bounds 1/2 can support primary-level students by closing gaps before they interfere with progress and future success. Target Audience: Teachers, gr. 1-3

Read a Story: Explore the Math

Presenter: Sandra Ball, Surrey School District

Everyone loves a good story. Teachers love reading them and students love hearing them. What better way to set the stage for a math lesson? Read a Story: Explore the Math is a resource which promotes the teaching of important math concepts through the exploration of delightful picture books. Many of these books are newly published and all have the potential for students to engage in math and provide opportunities to explore in meaningful ways. We hope that this resource will provide ideas for possibilities to pair stories with mathematical investigations that will inspire rich mathematical thinking in your students. Come and explore the math in these books with Cuisenaire rods, dominoes, two-sided counters, ten frames and dice. Target Audience: Teachers, K-3

Session 3

12:30pm – 2:00pm (with one exception noted in red)

Feature Presenter Creating a better Understanding of First Nation History and the Resulting Impacts

Presenter: Dr. Allyson Cushing

Allyson grew up in a small fishing town in rural Nova Scotia. She moved to British Columbia in 1993 with a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology and has since completed her Doctorate in Psychology with a specialty in Trauma. Allyson has worked in the field of Trauma psychology for over two decades. She was introduced to First Nation communities in 1993 when she began working as a Therapist for Xyolhemeylh (The Sto:lo Child and Family Services Program).

Allyson continues to work with First Nation communities throughout British Columbia. She strongly advocates that people in the helping field “walk their own talk.” She has worked with numerous First Nation and Non First Nation Social Service Agencies to promote Self-Care. In addition to her private practice, she is well known for her presentations on Historical Trauma, Trauma, Attachment Disorders and Compassion Fatigue.

In this session, Dr. Allyson Cushing will be discussing the significance of First Nations history and it’s role in attachment and trauma responses. Target Audience: All Staff

Tasks, Tasks and more Tasks Presenter: Michael Pruner, BC Association of Mathematics Teachers

Competency tasks are problem solving tasks that bring out or emphasize the curricular competencies. Let's investigate why we should be using competency tasks in all math classrooms, what makes a good competency task and where to find them. Target Audience: Math Teachers, gr. 6-12

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Storytelling, Games & Math using Masks Presenters: Anastasia Hendry and Christine MacKenzie, Yuklaanas

In this workshop, participants will learn how to incorporate First Nations Art & Culture and the curriculum together. Using First Nations Principles of Learning, participants will learn how to fuse Math with First Nations Visual Arts; exploring, identifying and creating images.

This workshop is hands on and participatory. Participants will play a First Nations game, do a storytelling activity and then leave with an art project that can be used immediately in the classroom. The materials and activities used during this workshop are easily accessible to schools with materials on hand. Target Audience: Elementary Teachers and Education Assistants (Middle/Secondary Teachers/EA’s are welcome and will be given ideas for adapting to their grade level)

Starting a New Teaching Assignment in the Middle of the School Year Presenter: Diego Testa, District Principal of Human Resources

Many temporary contract assignments begin part way through the school year. Picking up where the absent teacher left off can be a challenge or even overwhelming, especially in your first few weeks. So what are the most effective priorities? This session will use Jennifer Gonzalez’s podcast: The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Teaching Job Mid-Year as a starting point for a discussion and sharing on priorities, strategies and resources related to this topic.

Target Audience: TTOCs

Programming with Sphero SPRK Presenter: Justin Moore, Vice-Principal of Curriculum (acting)

Meet Sphero SPRK, the spherical robot that adds tons of fun to programming. Join Justin to explore the district’s new robot kits. In this session, you will learn how students can use Spheros for programming, computation thinking and design thinking while working within the ADST curricular competencies. Be prepared to have a “BALL”! Target Audience: Teachers, gr. 3-9

Exploring and Befriending Emotions: Sadness Presenter: Steve Woolf, Turning Towards Essence

When we are gone what will be left behind is the impact that our relationships have had on others. We all do our best to manage our own emotions, but sometimes they can be overwhelming to one degree or another. When this happens, these emotions tend to spill into relationships. In some sense. This is a call for help. Sometime the calls are louder than others. This workshop provides an experiential exploration into the core of a specific emotion to help us become more comfortable with it. Please bring writing and drawing materials (paper and crayons are best, but pencils or pastels, etc permitted). No drawing experience is necessary! Target Audience: All Staff

Number Talks Presenter: Kathleen Mitchell, Curriculum Math/Science Helping Teacher

In this session, you’ll learn how to implement one of the most effective strategies in improving students’ number sense and fluency. A number talk is a 10-15 minute routine where students solve arithmetic problems mentally and share their strategies. The focus of the number talk is not on the answer, but on all of the possible methods of finding the answer. Students will develop mental math skills and learn to view math as an open subject. You’ll come away from the session ready to start this no-prep routine the next day. Target Audience: Teachers, gr. 4-9

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Short Fiction Inquiry in Middle/Secondary English

Presenter: Krystie Coutu, GW Graham Middle Secondary School

An inquiry-based approach to teaching short fiction in the middle/secondary English classroom. Target Audience: English/Humanities Teachers, gr. 7-12 (most applicable to gr. 9-12)

Exploring Local History Kits – Chilliwack’s Chinatown Presenter: Stephanie Clinton, Chilliwack Museum and Archives

Learn how to use our new local history kit on Chilliwack’s Chinatown in the classroom! Partnering with teachers across different grades, we’ve created lessons and activities that are designed to address Big Ideas, Curricular Competencies and Content in a variety of subjects and grades. When teachers use this kit in their classroom, students will be developing critical thinking skills while using meaningful, relevant, local materials. The kit comes complete with all of the primary sources, lessons created by Chilliwack teachers and all the supplementary materials you will need. Target Audience: Elementary Teachers

Integrating Content and Language Objectives and the New Curriculum Presenters: Amy Green and Cheryl Lacey, SD33 ELL/ESD Teachers

This session is geared toward Elementary Teachers and EAs who work with low language and/or culturally diverse students. Teachers will learn effective strategies, activities and tools to integrate language and content objectives with the new curriculum. Teachers will come away with a variety of “take-aways” that can be immediately applied to their classroom. Target Audience: K-6 Classroom Teachers and EAs

Painting with Jerry Whitehead Presenter: Jerry Whitehead, Artist

Free flowing painting involving some techniques with emphasis on individual creativity. Target Audience: All Staff

Breakout EDU Presenter: Lorisse Humphries, Chilliwack Middle School

Can’t take your class to an escape room? Why not bring an escape room-like activity to your class? Breakout EDU creates ultra-engaging learning games for people of all ages. Breakouts teach teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking, and troubleshooting by presenting participants with challenges that ignite their natural drive to problem-solve.

In this engaging session, participants will actively try to solve a breakout activity, learn key components of a breakout, have access to a full library of K-12 Breakouts and leave with the confidence to take it to their classroom! Target Audience: Teachers, all grades

Transformational Learning with Voices into Action! Presenter: Jodi Derkson, FAST – Fighting Antisemitism Together – Voices into Action

Building more inclusive communities involves students’ understanding and involvement in the world they live in – both near and far, past and present. Teachers will be introduced to a profoundly transformative, ERAC approved, online resource which is cost-free and aligns well with the new BC Curriculum. With Voices into Action students look at historical and contemporary hatred and discrimination to decipher what we can learn from them today – how we can truly honour everyone’s human rights. We also celebrate historical heroism to inspire students to speak out when witnessing injustices of any kind. The powerful presentation (with videos) includes an in-depth look into: Aboriginal history, Islamophobia, The Holocaust, Komagata Maru, immigration and more. Participants will leave with tools to foster profound learning experiences for their students. Together, with heart, we can put our Voices into Action! Target Audience: Middle and Secondary Humanities Teachers

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The Art of George Littlechild Presenter: George Littlechild, Artist

The art of George Littlechild explores the depth of First Nations Social and Political issues. He explores the injustices First Nations, Inuit and Metis have faced since colonization and the jurisdiction of the impact of the Canadian Government’s policies. Themes Littlechild addresses are:

The Reserve Systems

Residential School

The Sixties Scoop

Colonization His art acts as a catalyst for First Nations and Non First Nations, as we broach awareness and understanding of Canada’s Relationships with First Nations communities and peoples. George’s art is strong, colorful and bold. It allows the viewer a window into reconciliation and the breadth of the last centuries years since contact/colonization. Target Audience: All staff

History and Literacy Kits for Middle School Presenters: Marissa Despins, Literacy Helping Teacher, Hollie Redden, Elementary Helping Teacher, and Nikita Tournier, Mount Slesse Middle School

This session will introduce teachers to a variety of kits available for sign out from the district office to help support classroom instruction. Literacy Kits, Literature Circle Kits and History Kits will be presented, with time given for teachers to explore them further. All kits presented target middle school learners. Target Audience: Middle and Secondary Teachers

Launching the Writer’s Workshop – Set up and Routines for the K-2 Classroom Presenters: Karen Allan and Natasha Kononoff, Evans Elementary School

Writer’s workshop is a method of instruction developed by Lucy Calkins. This method focuses on the goal of fostering lifelong writers. Let’s talk about how to get your K-2 students started writing about their own lives, using a consistent process, which fosters writing independence. Target Audience: Teachers, K-2

Salmon Dissection Presenter: Bev Bowler, Lower Mainland Education Coordinator for Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Current Participants of the Salmon Program are invited to join Bev Bowler for a salmon dissection demonstration. Bev will lead you through the ins and outs of dissecting a salmon. You will leave the session with the skills and confidence to run a dissection in your classroom. Bev will also be giving each participants a dissection fish for their classroom. Target Audience: Current participants of the Salmon Program

Microsoft 365 for Clerical Presenters: TBD

Create new content that can be used for your school with apps that are brand new. Learn what Microsoft Office 365 has to offer and what is being done at other sites for student engagement and involvement. Use Microsoft Office 365 to provide more information to your students in a password protected and FIOPPA safe environment. Collaborate with us to make this solution work for your school and Classroom! Target Audience: Clerical

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Clicker Apps Training

Presenter: Angela Cheung, SET BC Provincial Teacher

The topic for this workshop is an introduction into Clicker Apps on the iPad, multimedia tools used to support a wide range of students’ needs in literacy. The aim of this workshop is to help familiarize you with the features of Clicker Apps and to provide you with ideas on implementation in the classroom. In this workshop we will examine the similarities and differences all four clicker apps and spend time exploring resources and pre-made activities. Target Audience: All Teachers, Learning Assistant Teachers, Resource Teachers and Education Assistants

First Aid Re-Certification *Please note this session runs from 12:30pm – 3:45pm Presenters: Primary Care First Aid

This is a re-certification course for staff who have already been certified with the Emergency First Aid (full day course). This course is appropriate for staff who are required to maintain first aid certification as part of their job description. This will not provide full qualification for WorkSafeBC First Aid Attendants who must have Level 1 or Level 2 training. CASUAL STAFF are welcome to attend (cost is $70.00). Please send your cheque to the SDO Attn: Cheryl Moore. Cheques are payable to SD 33 Chilliwack. Target Audience: As per session description

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