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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONNECTIONS

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 2 Produced by

Learning Services

CONTENTS PAGE

Registration Information.....................................................1,2

ACTIVE LEARNING

The Private Eye Teachers’ Resource Book Club............................2

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

The Well Managed Classroom..................................................3

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

Managing Conflict in the Workplace...........................................3

LITERACY

Literacy & Other Strategies for Student Success in Secondary.............4

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Prof Book Club - (Sec).....4,5

Session 1 with Karen Hume: Whole Class Differentiation (Sec)..........5

Session 2 with Karen Hume: Engaging the Disengaged (Sec)...........5,6

MISCELLANEOUS

Concussion in the Classroom..................................................6

RESOURCE TEAMS

Resource Team Orientation Sessions.....................................7-26

SCIENCE

Smarter Science Program.................................................26,27

Science Book Club: Inquire Within...........................................27

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

FRIENDS Child Training (Grade 4,5)...........................................28

Second Step Training..........................................................28

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Beyond Personal Interest Projects.........................................29

TEACHERS-ON-CALL

Finding Joy in Every Assignment - Starting Out.............................29

Finding Joy in Every Assignment - Classroom Management.............29

Finding Joy in Every Assignment - Growing as a Teacher.................30

TECHNOLOGY

21 Century Learning: Web-based Tools for the Classroom...............31st

PROVINCIAL PRO-D DAY - October 19, 2012

(also see Technology)

A Day of Fun PE.............................................................32-33

Animating History..............................................................34

BC Hydro’s Energy Explorers Program for K Teachers...................35

Classroom Healthy Eating with Actions Schools BC.......................35

Fun Family Phonics............................................................36

Great Start to Teaching........................................................37

Hands -on Clay..................................................................38

Hands on Science Activities for the Classroom............................39

Historical Chinatown Tour...................................................40

Intro to Ricepaper Watercolour Painting..................................41

Junkology.........................................................................42

MREPBC K-3 Integrated Resource Unit: Kids and Rocks..................43

MREPBC Grade 5 Integrated Resource Unit on Mining....................44

MREPBC Grade 7 Resource Unit: Earth Sciences...........................45

Science Made Fun.............................................................46

Simple/Striking Painting & Drawing........................................47

Teaching in the Outdoor Classroom........................................48

World Music for the Classroom.............................................49

PSA CONFERENCES ........................................................49-52

EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES ...............................................53-54

SCHOOL-BASED PRO-D OPPORTUNITIES .............................55-58

MISCELLANEOUS..............................................................58

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:

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1. Click on the workshop title link(s) to register.

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Information Regarding

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

& EOC REQUESTS

L PLEASE REGISTER BY THE DEADLINE DATE!

EOC requests cannot be processed less than 6working days prior to all workshops

PLEASE REMEMBER TO

CANCEL WHEN YOU CAN’T

ATTEND A WORKSHOP

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to cancel)

Once you are confirmed in a workshop, yourattendance is expected. If you are not able toattend, please remember to CANCEL at least twodays in advance. There are often waiting lists, aswell as catering expenses. Thanks! Yourcooperation is appreciated.

“The Private Eye” Teachers’ Resource Book Club

PLEASE REMEMBER

TO KEEP YOUR

ONLINE PROFILE

UP TO DATE!

Thank you!

Go to the Pro-D section of the website. www2.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/Prod

Go to Current Pro-D.Click on any workshop title link. LOG IN.

You will see a row of icons on the top of thescreen. Click on MY PROFILE and

update your grade/subjects, email, etc.

You may also view your registration historyby clicking on MY HISTORY.

This lively and interactive series of sessions will focus onlearning & using strategies from this excellent resource,The Private Eye, subtitled A Guide to Developing theInterdisciplinary Mind. We will discuss how to apply theideas from The Private Eye to accelerate students’ thinkingskills, creativity, literacy and scientific literacy. This userfriendly guide integrates Art, Writing, Science, Math andSocial Sciences. It contains over 200 lesson plans, ideas andticklers to enrich the five core disciplines. It is inquiry atits best, and is also a fabulous way to develop writers of allages! Participants will receive a complimentary copy of theresource.

Participants must pay a $25 deposit for the book at the firstmeeting which will be refunded at the end of the session.First session will be at the VSB Education Centre,Subsequent sessions will be held at a variety of schoollocations, depending on participants’ preference.

Audience: Grade 3-7 TeachersPresenter: Mary Filleul, Peer to Peer ConsultantDates: Wednesday, 2012 November 21 - VSB

Education Centre, Room 106Tuesday, 2012 January 15 - TBATuesday, 2013 February 12 - TBAWednesday, 2013 March 13 - TBAWednesday, 2013 April 17 - TBAWednesday, 2012 May 15 - TBAParticipants must commit to attending allsessions

Time 3:45 - 5:15 Light refreshments will beprovided at each session

Information: Mary Filleul, Peer to Peer Consultant,[email protected], 778-229-9578

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Nov 8 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod

ACTIVE LEARNING




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The Well Managed Classroom Managing Conflict: Building Capacity to Deal withDifferences in the Workplace

How do you create a dynamic, engaging, safe

and respectful learning environment?

This session will examine the fundamental elements ofa well managed classroom as well as case studies andstrategies to work with more challenging learners.Emphasis will be on problem prevention through thecreation of a relationship based, positive learningenvironment.

Audience: Elementary & Secondary Teachers

Presenters: Mary Filleul, Peer to Peer Consultant, Jacob Martens, Peer to PeerConsultant

Date: Tuesday, 2012 November 6

Time: 3:45 - 5:30 Parking vouchers/light snacks will be provided

Location: VSB Education Centre, Room 400

Information: Mary Filleul, [email protected] 778-229-9578Jacob Martens, [email protected],778-228-1997

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Opportunities, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. Click on workshop link; Log in andfollow prompts.

This session explores the various styles we have inapproaching conflict. The workshop is designed todevelop active listening skills, to introduce positivestrategies to challenging situations and humandynamics and to recognize and understand the role ofemotion in conflict. Participants will also exploreaspects of their own personal style for managingconflict. There are 15 spaces available for teachers and15 for SSA’s. School Teams are encouraged.

Audience: Elementary and Secondary Teachers,particularly those who interactregularly with SSAs in the classroom

Presenters: Mary Filleul, Peer to Peer Consultant Jacob Martens, Peer to PeerConsultantJoey Lau, Peer to Peer Consultant,School & Student Services

Date: Thursday, 2012 November 1Time: 8:45 - 11:30 (TOCs/parking passes

will be provided)Location: VSB Education Centre, Room 400 Information: Mary Filleul, 778-229-9578

Joey Lau, 778-233-6633

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod SSAs must register directly throughJoey Lau ([email protected]) or 778-233-6633

CLASSROOM

MANAGEMENT

CONFLICT

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Literacy & Other Strategies forStudent Success in Secondary School

Mindset: The New Psychology ofSuccess Professional Book Club

This interactive and dynamic session will includestrategies to use with students to enhance academicsuccess during their transition years from elementaryto secondary. Areas to be covered include readingcomprehension of fiction & non fiction texts, studyskills, organizational skills, characteristics & attitudesof young teens, perceived gender differences,promoting self esteem, etc.

Audience: Grade 6-8 Teachers

Presenters Mary Filleul, Peer to Peer ConsultantLynn Price, Literacy Mentor

Date: Thursday, 2012 October 4

Time: 8:45 - 11:30 TOCs will be provided


Information: Mary Filleul, [email protected],778-229-9578

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Sept 27 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod Go to Current Opportunities, LITERACY. Click on workshoplink; Log in and follow prompts.

Have you ever encountered a brilliant student whorefuses to take on a challenge because it might ruin hisor her straight ”A” report card? Or had students whowere convinced they couldn’t do Math? Or write anessay? Or play soccer? Or do anything? Carol Dweck,world-renowned Stanford University psychologist andauthor of this book, writes with authority and throughanecdote about how changing from a fixed to a growthmindset can alter your life as a teacher, a student, acoach, and a parent.

Audience: Secondary Teachers

Presenter: Pamela Hansen, LD/LiteracyConsultant

Details: Session #1: The MindsetsWednesday, 2012 October 10Room 106, VSB Education Centre

Session #2: The Truth about Abilityand AccomplishmentTuesday, 2012 November 13 - TBA

Session #3: The Mindset of aChampion/LeaderWednesday, 2013 January 16 - TBA

Session #4: Relationships: Parents,Teachers, CoachesWednesday, 2012 February 20 - TBA

Session #5: Changing MindsetsTuesday, 2012 April 16 - TBA

LITERACY LITERACY

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Session 1 with Karen Hume: Whole Class Differentiation

Session 2 with Karen Hume: Engaging the Disengaged

Time: 3:45-5:15 Light refreshments will beprovided

Location: VSB Education Centre - October 10Subsequent sessions will be held at avariety of school sites, depending onparticipants’ preference.

Cost: Participants will receive acomplimentary copy of the book ifthey attend all sessions. $20refundable deposit required at firstmeeting.

Information: Pamela Hansen, [email protected], 604-355-6719

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Oct1 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Opportunities, LITERACY. Click on workshoplink; Log in and follow prompts.

When differentiating your instruction, every task is setup to be engaging and challenging and leads to thesame Learning Outcomes for every student. This doesnot mean an IEP for every student, but it does meanplanning for the different abilities in your classroom.How do you do that? Karen Hume will show you how.

Presenter: Karen Hume, author of 6 books includingStart Where They Are: Differentiating for Success withthe Young Adolescent, and Tuned Out: Engaging the21st Century Learner, is a well-known Canadianteacher, administrator, author, speaker, and workshopleader. The winner of three “Teacher of the Year”awards, Karen has taught all but four grades in K-12(she especially enjoyed Grades 7 and 8), and has alsobeen a teacher-librarian.

As an administrator, Karen worked in a high-needs K-8school and then led her district’s efforts in re-culturingschools to meet the needs of at-risk and struggling

learners in Grades 7-12.

Karen has been a frequent speaker to teachers andadministrators in the Lower mainland, most recently atthe Coast Metro series, 2011-2012.

Date: Friday, 2012 November 30

Time: 8:30 - 11:00

Location: Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan St.

Cost: $10 (payable to VSB) Send cheque to Pat Dymond, c/o Learning Services by October 22,2012. If cheque is not received byOct. 22nd, your registration will bewithdrawn in order for people on thewaiting list to attend.

Information: Pamela Hansen, LD/LiteracyConsultant, 604-713-5601,[email protected]

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Oct 15 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod Go to Current Opportunities, LITERACY. Click on workshoplink; Log in and follow prompts.

What causes so many students (and some of theirteachers) to disengage from learning, and what can wedo about it? Author and educator Karen Hume willprovide an overview of five aspects of engagementwhere the actions we take can help all learners be moreinvolved in their work and achieve greater success.

Presenter: Karen Hume, author of 6 books includingStart Where They Are: Differentiating for Success withthe Young Adolescent, and Tuned Out: Engaging the21st Century Learner, is a well-known Canadian

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Concussion in the Classroom

teacher, administrator, author, speaker, and workshopleader. The winner of three “Teacher of the Year”awards, Karen has taught all but four grades in K-12(she especially enjoyed Grades 7 and 8), and has alsobeen a teacher-librarian.

As an administrator, Karen worked in a high-needs K-8school and then led her district’s efforts in re-culturingschools to meet the needs of at-risk and strugglinglearners in Grades 7-12.

Karen has been a frequent speaker to teachers andadministrators in the Lower mainland, most recently atthe Coast Metro series, 2011-2012.


Time: 12:30 - 3:00

Location: Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan St.

Cost: $10 (payable to VSB) Send cheque to Pat Dymond, c/oLearning Services by October 22,2012. If cheque is not received byOct. 22nd, your registration will bewithdrawn in order for people on thewaiting list to attend

Information: Pamela Hansen, LD/LiteracyConsultant, 604-713-5601,[email protected]

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Oct 15 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod Go to Current Opportunities, LITERACY. Click on workshoplink; Log in and follow prompts.

Concussion is a hot topic these days. Evidence hasestablished that children and youth are more vulnerableto the effects of traumatic brain injury, includingconcussion. Any adverse event that impairs the brain’sfunction, temporarily or permanently, poses asignificant threat to learning. It is paramount tounderstand how a concussion can impact a student’sparticipation and performance at school. Participantswill learn about the brain and its functions; symptomsof a concussion, the recovery process, and concussionmanagement; and return to school and sport protocol.

Audience: Elementary and Secondary SchoolTeachers, Coaches, Support Staff andStudent Teachers

Presenters: Robyn Littleford, Dept. Head, G. F.Strong School Program; Kathy Wong, Occupational Therapist,G. F. Strong Rehab Centre

Date: Friday, 2012 October 19Time: 9:00 -12:00 Location: Auditorium, G. F. Strong Rehab

Centre, 4255 Laurel St.

L Videoconferencing at your local health unit canbe made available to participants who live outside ofthe lower mainland. Please specify a request forvideoconferencing on your registration application.

Information: Yvonne Van Tunen, 604-737-6248

Registrations: Email [email protected] or online at

www.gfsschoolprogram.weebly.com

DISTRICT

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L Please seePro-D websitefor upcoming JUMP MATHworkshops.

MISCELLANEOUS

PROVINCIAL

PRO-D DAY




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Hey! My Brain Doesn't Work That Way!Understanding Sensory Processing

Promoting Self-Regulation SupportingStress Management

#484.0 2-Day CPI Training

Presenter: Marc Landry, Occupational Therapist

Audience: SSA's, Classroom Teachers, ResourceTeachers, Psychologists, Parents,Counselors, Support Staff, AutismInterventionists, SLPs, Administrators


Time: 9:00 - 3:00

Location: Queen Alexandra Elementary, 1300 E. Broadway

Cost: $40 (light lunch of samosas included)

Registration: Register by emailing Corinna Liew([email protected]) or Kim Folk([email protected]). Payment inadvance by cheque or money orderpayable to Queen AlexandraElementary - due by Friday,November 23. Drop off, mail, or bluebag your payment to QueenAlexandra Elementary.

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training demonstrates®

how to use empathic listening skills, verbalintervention strategies and limit-setting techniques tocalm hostile and agitated individuals. This 2-Daytraining is focusing those who have not had CPItraining in the past.

If verbal hostility turns into physical aggression, thesafe, organized approach to intervention presented inthis program shows you when, and how, to usephysical intervention to maximize the safety of allinvolved. As a professional, you can benefit fromguidelines on forming crisis response teams, breakingup fights, and determining when to use physicalintervention. You also learn how to re-establishcommunication with the individual after the crisis isover, thereby creating the opportunity for constructivechange to occur.

Audience: Resource Teachers, Teachers, SSAs,Administrators

DISTRICT

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RESOURCE TEAM

ORIENTATION 2012

L TO REGISTER for the

Resource Team Orientation sessions,

please visit the Pro-D website at

www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod

Go to Current Pro-D Opportunities/

Resource Team Orientation

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Learning Services: An Introduction

#484.3 Resource Teacher Timeline 101

Presenters: VSB CPI Trainers

Dates: Thursday & Friday, 2012 September 6 & 7SSAs - Contact [email protected] torequest EOC coverage.

Time: 9:00 - 3:00 Lunch is not included

Location: VSB Education Centre

Information: Suzette Magri, [email protected]

Come one, come all Resource Teachers!

Knowing who to call in Learning Services is animportant part of supporting students, teachers andparents during the school year. This session willintroduce your colleagues in Learning Services and theprocedures required to access their services. Theirexpertise covers the following areas:

• Aboriginal • Abuse Prevention • Antihomophobia• Antiracism• Alternate Ed• Behaviour• Early Intervention• Early Learning• ESL• Gifted• Inclusion • Learning Disabilities• Library • Literacy • Peer to peer • Transition • Social Responsibility • School psychologist• SLP and AAC-SLP

Recent Ministry of Education directions will also bepresented.

Audience: Resource Teachers andAdministrators

Presenters: Learning Services TeacherConsultants, District Principals andDirector of Instruction

Details: #484.1 Elementary Focus Monday, 2012 September 10 Room 400 9:00 -11:00#484.2 Secondary Focus

Tuesday, 2012 September 25 Room 102/104 1:00 - 3:00Please choose appropriate session

Information: [email protected]

Following the calendar year, RT responsibilities andactivities will be presented and discussed. Resourcesand strategies will be provided to help organize theRT’s year into manageable steps.

Time Line will include:• School start up: creating a case load• Class portraits/profiles and supporting CTs• Assessment• Managing Files• Intro to planning and creating an IEP from

A-P• Working with SSAs• ESL students • Supporting LAC students and the required

Learning Plan (GEP)• DLS support• Reporting

Audience: Elementary Resource Teachers New to Role

Presenter: Myrne Ross, P2P Elementary RTConsultant and others

Date: Tuesday, 2012 September 11



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#484.4 Universal Design for Learning: TheKey to Inclusive Education (Elementary)

#484.5 Universal Design for Learning: TheKey to Inclusive Education (Secondary)

Time: 9:00 - 3:00 Lunch will not beprovided


Information: Myrne Ross, [email protected]

This workshop will introduce the principles thatunderline Universal Design for Learning (UDL), anapproach that supports the inclusion of all students ingeneral education classrooms. UDL implementationfor students at the elementary level will be illustratedwith videotaped and graphic examples, with emphasison students with developmental disabilities.

Pat Mirenda is a Professor in the Department ofEducational and Counselling Psychology and SpecialEducation at the University of British Columbia, whereshe has been on faculty since 1996. She is also aBoard Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). In 2004,Dr. Mirenda received the Killiam Faculty TeachingPrize in the Faculty of Education at UBC and wasnamed a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In 2008, she was named aFellow of The International Society for Augmentativeand Alternative Communication. In 2009, she becameDirector of The Centre for Interdisciplinary Researchand Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA) at UBC.

Audience: Resource Teachers, Teachers, SSAsand Administrators

Presenter: Pat Mirenda, PhD; Professor in theFaculty of Education, UBC


Time: 9:00 - 12:00



This workshop will introduce the principles thatunderlie Universal Design for Learning (UDL), anapproach that supports the inclusion of all students ingeneral education classrooms. UDL implementationfor students at the secondary level will be illustratedwith videotaped and graphic examples, with emphasison students with developmental disabilities.

Pat Mirenda is a Professor in the Department ofEducational and Counselling Psychology and SpecialEducation at the University of British Columbia, whereshe has been on faculty since 1996. She is also aBoard Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). In 2004,Dr. Mirenda received the Killiam Faculty TeachingPrize in the Faculty of Education at UBC and wasnamed a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In 2008, she was named aFellow of The International Society for Augmentativeand Alternative Communication. In 2009, she becameDirector of The Centre for Interdisciplinary Researchand Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA) at UBC.


Presenter: Pat Mirenda, PhD; Professor in theFaculty of Education, UBC


Time: 1:00 - 3:00





http://circa.educ.ubc.ca


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Documentation and Designations ESL Resource Teacher Orientation (ForExperienced Resource Teachers)

This workshop will review all of the Ministry ofEducations Special Education designations and thedocumentation required when requesting designations.IEP goals to reflect designations and the levels ofintervention will be discussed.

Audience: Resource Teachers andAdministrators

Presenter: Eleanor Cramb, DLS Case Manager

Dates: #484.6 Wednesday, September 12 OR#484.7 Friday, September 14

Time: 9:00 - 12:00


Information: Eleanor Cramb, [email protected]

These half day orientations for experienced ESLresource teachers will focus on new documents such asthe ELAR, as well as provide you with an update onaudit expectations. There will also be opportunities toshare insights, strategies, and resources with colleaguesand look at ways of meeting students’ unique needs asthe role of the resource teacher becomes ever morechallenging.

This will also be an opportunity to meet others whowill be available to support you in your role. If you are signing up for the two-day orientation, it willnot be useful to attend this session as well.

Audience: Resource Teachers, Teachers, andAdministrators

Presenter: Janice Lam, ELL Consultant,Elementary

Dates: #485.0 Wednesday, September 12 9:00 - 12:00

#485.1 Thursday, September 20 1:00 - 3:00

#485.2 Monday, September 24 9:00 - 12:00 Please choose one session

Location: District Reception and PlacementCentre (DRPC)

East Wing of Moberly Elementary 1000 East 59 Ave., Room 163th

Please be respectful of the residentswhen parking. There is plenty ofparking near the park.

Information: Janice Lam, [email protected]

L REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod

Go to Current Opportunities/ RESOURCETEAM ORIENTATION. Click on workshop

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#485.3 Social Emotional Learning: PeerMediated Friendships & Students with

Special Needs

#485.4 Introduction to School-Based Team

Roles and Responsibilities

This workshop focuses on understanding the peermediated friendship approach in building socialemotional learning in both typical students andstudents with special needs. The workshop bridgesMinistry learning outcomes with key features of socialemotional learning and the link between typicalstudents and students with special needs. Audience: Resource Teachers, Teachers, SSAs

and Administrators

Presenter: Nancy Bradshaw, PhD, Awardwinning author and producer

Date: Wednesday, 2012 September 12

Time: 9:00 - 12:00



Strategies, hints and tools to facilitate effective

School-based Team meetings

Presenters: Ornella Ioril, SLP Kathy Grimm, School Psychologist

TBA, Area Counsellor

Date: Thursday, 2012 September 13Time: 9:00 -12:00Location: VSB Education Centre, Room 108


Often there are many school district staff involved inproviding support services for a special needs students(CT, SSA, RT, Itinerant Specialist). To ensure successfor students, a co-operative, respectful workingrelationship is essential. This session will focus onidentifying and elaborating on the roles andresponsibilities of the various positions. Also, theprocess of allocating SSA support to schools will beoutlined.

Audience: Resource Teachers, SSAs andAdministrators

Presenter: Cathy Hasley, District Principal,Special Education

Jennifer Andersen, Manager, StudentSupport Services

Details: #485.5 Thursday, 2012 September 13 1:00 - 3:00 - VSB Room 108#485.6 Friday, 2012 September 14 1:00 - 3:00 - VSB Room 120#485.7 Thursday, 2012 September 27

9:00 - 12:00 - VSB Room 120 (SECONDARY focus)Please choose one session

Information: Cathy Hasley, [email protected]




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Supporting Learners with FetalAlcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

#486.0 Self-Regulation Using Literatureand Super Flex by Michelle Garcia Winner

#486.1 CPI Refresher: Applications to ASDand other Low Incidence Designation

This workshop provides a foundation for increasingunderstanding of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder andits educational implications. Participants will learn touse our LEIC planning page, a tool that assists with theeducational planning for our individual learners. Theworkshop will also present ideas for resource teachersaround supporting classroom teachers in their schools.Current resources, research and strategies will beshared.

Stacey Wakabayashi has spent the majority of his 23-year career teaching grades two to six in PrinceGeorge. He has also worked as a RT for five years atboth the elementary and secondary levels. Stacey iscurrently a full-time teacher consultant with POPFASDand has been with the program since 2006.


Presenter: Stacey Wakabayashi, TeacherConsultant, POPFASD

Dates: #485.8 Thursday, 2012 September 13

VSB Education Centre, Room 120#485.9 Friday, 2012 September 14 VSB Education Centre, Room 400Please choose one session

Time: 9:00 - 12:00

Information: Diana DiCesare, [email protected]

This session will focus on using elements of the SuperFlex program developed by Michelle Garcia Winner,children’s literature and cognitive behavioral typestrategies to support students’ self- regulation.

Audience: Resource Teachers, Teachers,Counsellors, SSAs andAdministrators

Presenters: Carol Thornton, Behaviour StrategiesConsultant/ Behaviour Programs Ali Thomas, Special EducationTeacher, Inpatient Child PsychiatryProgram, B.C Children’s Hospital

Date: Thursday, 2012 September 13

Time: 1:00 - 3:00




how to use empathic listening skills, verbalintervention strategies and limit-setting techniques tocalm hostile and agitated individuals. This Refreshercourse is for those who wish to renew their existingCPI Training with an Autism/Low Incidence focus.


Presenter: VSB CPI Trainers



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#486.2 Gifted Ed 101

Beyond Personal Interest Projects

Dates: Friday, 2012 September 14, and Monday, 2012 September 17Participants are expected to attendboth dates

Time: 9:00 - 3:00 Lunch is not included



This workshop provides an overview of programs andsupports for Gifted and Twice Exceptional students.Geared to early career RTs and new Gifted Contacts,topics will include identification and designation (To‘P’ or not to ‘P’), developing IEPs, resources andsupports for classroom teachers, and enrichmentopportunities for students outside the classroom.Workshop includes hands-on introduction to forms,timelines, and application procedures.


Presenter: Gifted Education Team: Rosemary Burd, Gifted Ed Consultant;Megan Chrostowski, TwiceExceptional Outreach Teacher; Marielle Wiesinger, Challenge CentreOutreach Teacher; Teresa Milden, Mentorship/FPSOutreach Teacher

Date: Monday, 2012 September 17SSA’s - Contact [email protected] torequest EOC coverage.

Time: 9:00 - 12:00

Location: Location TBA

Information: Rosemary Burd, [email protected]

Many activities from our Challenge Centres andOutreach programs can be adapted for use byclassroom and resource teachers. In this hands-onworkshop, you will have the chance to try out activitiesthat offer intellectual and creative challenges for highlyable students. Take away materials and resources tosupport gifted learners through in-school enrichmentopportunities.


Presenter: Gifted Education Team: Rosemary Burd, Gifted Ed Consultant;Megan Chrostowski, TwiceExceptional Outreach Teacher; Marielle Wiesinger, Challenge CentreOutreach Teacher; Teresa Milden, Mentorship/FPSOutreach Teacher

Details: #486.3 Monday, 2012 September 17 VSB Education Centre, Room 108 OR#486.4 Tuesday, 2012 September 18 VSB Education Centre, Room 106Please choose one session

Time: 1:00 - 3:00










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#486.5 Behaviour IEP’s

#486.6 New ESL/ELL Resource Teacher Orientation

All behaviors serve a function. Behaviour IEP’saddress the function of the (mis)behavior and introducereplacement behaviours we need to teach and reinforce.

Audience: Resource Teachers, District ProgramTeachers

Presenters: Jacqueline MacLennan, MSW &Carol Thornton, MEd, BehaviourTeacher Consultants

Date: Monday, 2012 September 17

Time: 1:00 - 3:00


Information: Jacqueline MacLennan, [email protected]

This session is for newly appointed ESL/ELL resourceteachers, or if you have been a resource teacher for 2years or less and did not attend last September.Participants are expected to attend both days.

The following topics will be covered during the two-day session:

• People available to help you in your new role• Strategies and resources that will help in your

work with English language learners• The files that are required for each ELL

student

• ELL assessment and reporting on ELLstudents and how to use the ELAR (EnglishLanguage Assessment Rubric)

• Working collegially with school colleagues

There will be opportunities to interact with colleaguesas we seek to establish some consistency in ourapproach to meeting the needs of these diverselearners. You will have time to find answers toquestions that concern you in your new position, andhopefully we can meet again during the school year towork through the issues that will inevitably arise.

Audience: Resource Teachers, Teachers, andAdministrators

Presenter: Janice Lam, ELL Consultant,Elementary

Date: Monday & Tuesday, 2012 September 17 & 18Participants are expected to attendboth sessions

Time: 9:00 - 3:00 Lunch will not beprovided

Location: District Reception and PlacementCentre (DRPC)

East Wing of Moberly Elementary 1000 East 59 Ave., Room 163th

Please be respectful of the residentswhen parking. There is plenty ofparking near the park.

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#487.5 Gifted Ed 300

#486.7 Working with your School Psychologist

#486.8 Orientation to Speech-Language Pathology Services

in the VBE

How can we best provide support for our highly ablestudents? What role can/should district programs playin developing programming and IEPs for designatedGifted and Twice Exceptional students? Thisworkshop for experienced RTs and Gifted Contactsoffers a brief survey of best practices for identifyingand supporting Gifted and Twice Exceptional learnersstudents inside and outside the classroom, followed byfocused break-out groups addressing real life questionsand issues from your schools. Bring student profiles todiscuss. Audience: Experienced Resource Teachers,

Gifted Contacts, and Administrators

Presenters: Gifted Education Team: Rosemary Burd, Gifted Ed Consultant;Megan Chrostowski, TwiceExceptional Outreach Teacher; Marielle Wiesinger, Challenge CentreOutreach Teacher; Teresa Milden, Mentorship/FPSOutreach Teacher


Time: 9:00 - 12:00



This session is intended to help school staff learn howto make the most effective use of their schoolpsychologist. It will cover the role of a schoolpsychologist, ideas on how to screen students forreferral and make effective referrals, and the process

and purpose of a psychoeducational assessment.


Presenter: Helga Wisheu, M.Ed, R. Psych Kathy Grimm, Ed.D


Time: 9:00 - 12:00



Participants will learn about:

• The role of a Speech-Language pathologist(SLP)

• Normal speech and language development• How, when and why to refer a student to the

school-based SLP• How to interpret a SLP Report

Audience: Elementary Resource Teachers

Presenters: Carol Westdal and Ornella Iorio,SLPs


Time: 1:00 - 3:00


Information: Ornella Iorio, [email protected]




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Self-Regulation Strategies & Resourcesfor Primary and Intermediate Students

#487.2 Supporting Students withMultiple and Complex Needs

#487.3 DIBELS Training for FrenchImmersion Research Project Schools

This interactive session will examine some reasons forthe lack of sel-regulatory strategies in many childrenand the implications of this for the classroom. Anumber of practical instructional strategies andresources will be presented to support those learners(and their teachers) which can be incorporated intodaily routines.

Audience: Elementary Resource Teachers,Elementary Classroom Teachers,SSAs

Presenter: Mary Filleul, P2P Support Consultant

Dates: #487.0 Tuesday, 2012 September 18 1:00 - 3:00#487. 1 Friday, 2012 September 21 9:00 - 12:00Please choose one session


Information: Mary Filleul, [email protected]

Participants will explore ideas and strategies toincorporate the learning abilities of our children withcomplex needs in the inclusive classroom, through thedevelopment of effective IEPs, curriculumdevelopment, communication strategies and socialopportunities. Participants will also gain ideas on howto assist SSAs in including students in an inclusivesetting.


Presenter: Linda Mamer, Provincial Consultantfor Deaf/blindness


From: 9:00 - 3:00



This workshop is a follow-up to the two-day IDAPELworkshop for French Immersion Research Projectschools. Teachers will be provided with an overviewof the English reading assessment tool, DynamicIndicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) andtrained in the assessment tasks. Audience: French Immersion Resource Teachers

and Classroom Teachers at QEA, JQ,Selkirk, Secord, L’Ecole andKerrisdale Schools Involved inFrench Immersion Research Project






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#487.4 Functional BehaviourAssessment for Inclusive Education

#487.6 Supporting Every Learner: FreeDigital Tools for a UDL Approach - Part 1

Presenters: Jennifer Caros, School Psychologist,Jillian Morgan, School Psychologist,Nancy Waltham, ShaughnessyResource Teacher


Time: 9:00 - 3:00



Reframing your view of behavioural challenges willassist you in supporting your students with specialneeds. A functional behaviour assessment looksbeyond the behaviour itself to determine the underlyingpurpose of the actions. It examines the social, affective,cognitive and environmental factors contributing to theoccurrence and maintenance of behaviours.


Presenter: Mariko Tachi, M.Ed. BCBA, SeniorBehavioural Consultant, FamilyCentred Practices Group


Time: 9:00 - 3:00


Information: Diana DiCesare, InclusionConsultant, [email protected]

This session will begin with an overview of UniversalDesign for learning as a pedagogical framework formeeting the diverse range of learning needs in today’sclassroom. The balance of the workshop will offer anexploration of free digital resources that are readilyavailable to support learners in a universally designedclassroom. This exploration will begin with a look atthe wide range of tools that can facilitate access forlearners who struggle with decoding text, writtenoutput, seeing the screen, and other challenges.


Presenter: Paul Hamilton, SetBC Consultant forCourtney, BC


Time: 9:00 - 12:00

Part 1 may be attended as a single workshop; thoseinterested in going deeper should register for part 2as well.






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#487.7 Supporting Every Learner: FreeDigital Tools for a UDL Approach - Part 2

#488.0 Early Intervention Timeline

#488.1 What is PEIR? What is Early Intervention?

This session will be a continuation of Part1, offeredduring the morning. It will be organized around the 3fundamental principles of UDL that facilitate theflexible approach to learning tasks that is required if alllearner are to succeed.

• Multiple Means of Representation• Multiple Means of Expression• Multiple Means of Engagement

Free digital tools and options for representation,expression and engagement will be examined anddiscussed.


Presenter: Paul Hamilton, Set BC Consultant forCourtney, BC


Time: 1:00 - 3:00

Part 1 may be attended as a single workshop; thoseinterested in going deeper should register for part 2as well.



The Early Intervention Model works on theunderstanding that we use the information fromassessments to help us to differentiate our instructionin order to meet the needs of individual learners.

Come to expand your understanding of the flow of theEarly Intervention timeline from Kindergarten throughGrade One. You will come to a deeper understandingof why we have chosen the assessment tools we useand how to use the information that these tools provideto inform student groupings and teaching decisions.

Audience: Reading Recovery Teachers, PrimaryResource Teachers, Kindergarten andGrade One Teachers, andAdministrators

Presenter: Barbara McBride, Reading RecoveryTeacher Leader / Early InterventionCoordinator

Date: Friday, 2012 September 21

Time: 9:00 - 12:00


Information: Barb McBride, [email protected]

PEIR is the Provincial Early Intervention Resourceprogram hosted by the VSB. PEIR is a fairly newprogram for primary students with learning disabilities.Our program launched in February 2009. PEIR is ademonstration classroom and provincial outreachresource for teachers in BC. The PEIR team is eager toconnect with teachers in a variety of ways. Come tolearn more about PEIR and how we can work togetherto support young, struggling learners in our schools.

Early Intervention is a Vancouver school-based projectdesigned to ensure we are meeting the learning needsof all young learners. Identification of students, whomay be at risk of literacy failure, begins inkindergarten. Students are assessed in January of theirKindergarten Year and identified students receiveexplicit instruction in the areas where weakness is



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#488.2 IEP 300

#488.3 ASD IEP Orchestration

#488.4 Developing FunctionalCurriculums For Students who haveComplex Diagnosis (A designated)

noted. Children’s achievement is consistentlymonitored and instruction is targeted to individualneeds. In Grade One the most vulnerable learnersreceive Reading Recovery. Others who are fallingbehind receive small group instruction four times aweek. At present Early Intervention is in 33Vancouver Elementary schools. It is provided in boththe English and French streams. School's receiveadditional FTE to train a Reading Recovery teacherand provide support to their most vulnerableKindergarten and Grade One students. Come and learnmore about this flexible Intervention model.


Presenter: PEIR TEAM, Reading RecoveryTeam


Time: 1:00 - 3:00



How seldom we get to meet as a group of experiencedRTs?

We know a tremendous amount about prepping,planning and writing IEPs and yet we can continue tofeel insecure, knowing that there must be easier waysto plan and program for our students with Ministrydesignations.

Please join me for a learning session centred on adiscussion of the Ministry’s polices and directions aswe share ideas, formats and templates to assist us withIEP orchestration. Audience: Elementary Resource Teachers

Facilitator: Myrne Ross, P2P Resource Teacher


Time: 9:00 - 12:00

Location: Location TBA


Participants will be walked through the requirementsof an ASD IEP. The Ministry Planning Tool will bepresented to help guide the orchestration of measurablegoals and objectives. This workshop offers a practicalstep by step approach.


Presenter: Virginia MacKinnon


Time: 1:00 - 3:00



The Provincial Integration Support Program , is aprovincial multi-disciplinary outreach team ofprofessionals dedicated to working with students withsevere/profound cognitive and severe multiple physicaldisabilities, funded by the B.C. Ministry of Education.During the 2012 - 2013 school year, two of their teammembers will provide training in key features andskills needed to work with A designated students. Thisoverview will encompass an opportunity to make a




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Skills Centres

#488.7 Phonemic and PhonologicalAwareness

plan for the year and to learn about assessment, IEPwriting, reporting progress, curriculum modification,communication/social skills, and transition planning.This will be a practicum workshop so teachers (orteams) must have a student who fits the PISP mandateto work with throughout the year, to apply the practicalactivities. This is the main source of learning in thisexperience. September 2012 - May 2013: Total of 6Modules with 5 on-site presentations/workshops. Audience: Resource Teachers, Teachers, SSAs

and Administrators

Presenters: Terry Wendorf, Program Coordinator,Teacher/Consultant, UniversityInstructorSue Batstone, Speech and LanguagePathologist/Consultant, UniversityInstructor

Date: Monday, 2012 September 24 - firstinservice

Time: 9:00 - 12:00


Information: Terry Wendorf, Module Coordinator,[email protected]

The first part of this workshop will provide skills andstrategies for Skills Centre teachers to aid theirstudents in becoming more organized, learning how tostudy and take tests, learning how to read non-fictiontext (largely textbooks) including how to read in aparticular subject area (MA, SC, SS), as well asworking towards becoming more independent learners.The afternoon will focus on Skills Centre modelsaround the district, sharing ideas about how we canbest serve Skills Centre students.

Audience: Skills Centre Teachers, SecondaryResource Teachers

Presenter: Pamela Hansen and others

Details: Monday, 2012 September 24#488.5 Skills and Strategies9:00 - 12:00#488.6 Skill Centre Models1:00 - 3:00

Location: Magee Skills Centre

Information: Pamela Hansen, LD/Teacher LiteracyConsultant, [email protected]

Participants will learn about phonological andphonemic awareness - theory and practice:• how phonological awareness skills fit into the

schema of reading development• research concerning phonological and

phonemic awareness and the importance ofearly intervention

• the continuum of phonological and phonemicawareness skills

• producing sounds accurately for phonemicawareness activities

• teacher tools for assessment of phonologicaland phonemic awareness

• important principles for teachingphonological and phonemic awareness

• teacher resources, web and print-based








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#488.8 Understanding Psycho-Educational Assessments

#488.9 Building Reading Fluency Skillsfor Reluctant Readers

#489.0 Transition Planning for our Students with

Developmental Disabilities

Presenters: Debra Creighton, In-Centre Teacher,and Carol Westdal, Speech-LanguagePathologist, Provincial EarlyIntervention Resource Program(PEIR), Collingwood NeighbourhoodSchool


Time: 9:00 - 3:00



Understanding psycho-educational assessments andeducational recommendations for common cognitiveand academic weaknesses, suggested strategies andresources.


Presenter: Hadas Av-Gay


Time: 9:00 - 12:00



From reading sub-sills to connected text: Class-wideand small group activities and resources aimed atbuilding students reading fluency skills in the primaryto early intermediate grades.


Presenter: Renée Gowdy, M.A. Reading andLearning Disabilities; In CentreTeacher, PEIR program (ProvincialEarly Intermediate Resource)


Time: 9:00 - 12:00


Information: Renee Gowdy, [email protected]

This workshop will provide the framework to developan effective transition plan for our students as theytransition from elementary to secondary, and fromsecondary to adult services, post secondary educationor paid employment. Our key note speakers willhighlight the services and support provided by CFA,MCFD and CLBC. Dr. Paul Malette will join thepanel to discuss the implementation of person-centeredplanning and customized employment that will soon bepiloted in several Vancouver high schools.

Audience: Resource Teachers, Administrators




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#489.1 Informal Assessment (Level A)

#489.2 Disability Awareness: How to ‘Demystify’ the Designation and

Involve Peers in Building an InclusiveClassroom Community

Presenters: Andrea Harstone, Centre for AbilityLinda Henderson, Child & YouthSpecial Needs Team Leader, MCFDJohn Davies, Manager, VancouverCommunity Living Centre, CLBCDr. Paul Malette, Clinical Director ofCBI Consulting


Time: 1:00 - 3:00


Information: Pat Skykes, [email protected]

This workshop will cover informal assessmentinstruments (Level A) for specific reading (e.g., sightword, word decoding, reading fluency, readingcomprehension), writing (e.g., spelling, alphabetwriting, coping and writing fluency) and math skills(e.g., math computation and math problem solving).

Audience: Resource Teachers, Administrators

Presenters: Jillian Morgan and Ellen Curran,VSB School Psychologists


Time: 9:00 - 12:00



It is important to educate peers about having a studentwith special needs in their class. There are many localprograms and resources that can help you do this insimple and effective ways. Resources will be sharedthat will help you talk to your peers and help involvethem in the process of including all students withdifferent abilities in their community.


Presenter: Pam Neuman, M. Ed. (Autism EarlyIntervention Outreach Teacher-VSBand former Inclusion TeacherConsultant)


Time: 1:00 - 3:00


Information: Pam Neuman, [email protected]








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#489.3 Meeting the Needs of AllStudents: Differentiating Curriculum

#489.4 Strength Based Approach toSupporting Children’s Mental Health

#489.5 Dual Diagnosis: SupportingStudents with Mental Illness and

Developmental Disabilities

This workshop will address the Resource Teacher’srole in adapting/modifying curriculum for the inclusionof special needs students using DifferentiatedInstruction. Reference will be made to the works ofKaren Hume, Cindy Strickland and Carol AnnTomlinson. Some topics to be discussed:

• What Differentiated Instruction is/is not• Assessment for Learning and Special

Education• Backward Design• Guiding principles for Differentiated

Instruction;• Promoting self advocacy (resource from

Alberta Learning Center)

Audience: Intermediate/Secondary ResourceTeachers

Presenter: Pamela Hansen, LD/LiteracyConsultant


From: 9:00 - 12:00


Information: Pamela Hansen, [email protected]

This work shop will look at children’s mental healththrough a strength-based lens. Audience: Resource Teachers, Teachers,

Counsellors, SSA & B’s andAdministrators

Presenter: Dr.Mervin Gilbert, PhD is a clinicalpsychologist working at BCChildren’s Inpatient Child PsychiatryProgram and in private practise.


Time: 1:00 - 3:00



Developmental Disability Mental Health Services.(DDMHS) is part of the Fraser Valley Health Authorityand is a Mental Health program that providesspecialized mental health consultation and treatmentservices for individuals with developmental disabilities(DD) age 12 years and older.

The purpose of the team is to: • provide specific, accurate diagnosis which

encompass the global clinical issues; • determine the best intervention plan; • collaborate with the client's support team on

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#489.6 Surviving an Audit: SecondaryResource Teachers

#489.7 CDBC and Executive Functioning: What Does It Mean to Me?

#489.8 CPI - Refresher

• achieve the best quality of life for theindividual

The presentation will provide an overview of themental health needs of youth living withdevelopmental disabilities. As such, we will provideeducators with information that will help indistinguishing behavioural from mental healthsymptoms, and focus on proactive and reactivestrategies that can help educators provide optimalsupport to their students.


Presenter: Dr. Mark Weinberg, BehaviourPsychologist Theresa Grech, Counsellor andEducatorSilvia Kuntze, Clinical NurseEducator


Time: 9:00 - 12:00


Information: Pat Sykes, [email protected]

Focusing on documentation in special education files:reflecting on effective practices and meeting legislativeand policy requirements for special education.


Presenter: Eleanor Cramb, Case Manager ofLearning Disabilities


Time: 1:00 - 3:00


Information: Eleanor Cramb, [email protected]

This workshop will explore the following: What isCDBC? How Does the CDBC program work? Whatis executive functioning? How can we help kids withpoor executive functioning? Audience: Resource Teachers, Counsellors,

Teachers, SSA & B’s andAdministrators

Presenter: Dr. Christine Lilley, PhD, RegisteredPsychologist, Clinical Lead for FASDComplex Developmental BehaviouralConditions Team Sunny Hill HealthCentre for Children


Time: 1:00 - 3:00




how to use empathic listening skills, verbalintervention strategies and limit-setting techniques tocalm hostile and agitated individuals. This Refreshercourse is for those who wish to renew their existingCPI Training.





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#489.9 Understanding ADHD

#490.0 Aboriginal Education

Presenter: VSB CPI Trainers

Date: Thursday, 2012 September 27SSAs - Contact [email protected] torequest EOC coverage.

Time: 9:00 - 3:00 Lunch is not provided



Dr. Candice Murray and team members from theNeuropsychiatry Clinic & Provincial ADHD Clinic atBC Children’s Hospital will lead educators to a deeperunderstanding of ADHD.


Presenter: Dr. Candice Murray, PhD, ClinicalPsychologist BC Children’s Hospital


Time: 9:00 - 12:00



Introduction:• Aboriginal Education Enhancement

Agreement • Connections Tool• How to best utilize Aboriginal Enhancement

Workers

The Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreementwas signed in June 2009, by the Vancouver Board ofEducation, the BC Ministry of Education, MusqueamFirst Nation, Métis Nation BC, and the UrbanAboriginal community, and marked the school district'scommitment to enhancing Aboriginal students’academic success in Vancouver schools from K-12.

Goals of the agreement entail: • Create a sense of belonging • Mastery of new skills • Cultural enhancement and connections in the

community

Connections Tool• Introduction to the Connection Tool• How to use it as a resource for the Aboriginal

students • Why it is in a wheel/circle format• The information will be collected for data

purposes

Aboriginal Enhancement Workers • School assignment• How to book specific workshops,

presentations, or presenters


Presenter: Renee Diemart, Learning andDevelopment Consultant AboriginalEducation


Time: 1:00 - 3:00


Information: Renee Diemart, [email protected]





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#490.1 Partners In Education

Smarter Science Training

Have you ever wondered and/or been confused aboutthe myriad of inter-agency and inter-ministerialservices available to support your students with speciallearning challenges?

Come and meet representatives from a number of ourpartners in education, hear about the services theyprovide and more importantly, how you can accessthese services. There will be a panel presentation,general question period and then an opportunity toconnect with these individuals in a carousel style walkaround.

We have invited representatives from the Ministry ofChild and Family Development-Children and Youthwith Special Needs, Vancouver Regional PediatricTeam, Child and Adolescent Response Team (CART),Centre for Ability, Developmental Disabilities MentalHealth Services and MOMS (a parent support group)and SET BC Vancouver.

Audience: Resource Teachers, Teachers,Counsellors, Administrators

Presenter: District Learning Services Staff


Time: 9:00 - 12:00


Information: Diana DiCesare, [email protected]

During the 2012/2013 school year 20 teachers fromaround the province will be participating in a series ofSmarter Science Workshops (hosted by VancouverSchool District, held at the VSB Ed Centre andorganized by Jacob Martens at the request of VSBScience Department Heads).

Smarter Science is a framework for teaching andlearning sciences in grades K to 12. It is part of YouthScience Canada’s program and was developed byschools for engaging students in science. Moreinformation is available at http://smarterscience.ca

Smarter Science promotes inquiry and investigation tohelp students learn to think and act like scientists. Formore information, explore the following website:http://smarterscience.youthscience.ca

Teachers attending the Smarter Science sessions willwork with a trained facilitator as detailed below:

• Complete a survey before Session 1• Session 1 (Saturday October 13 )th

• Session 2 (on-line module completed at ownpace between session 1 and 3)

• Session 3 (Saturday November 24 )th

• Session 4 (Saturday Feb 9 & Sunday Febth

10 -“Train the Trainer Workshop”)th

Two elementary and two secondary teachers fromVancouver are able to attend this series. These fourteachers will co-plan and co-present workshops forother VSB teachers on May 10, 2013. There may alsobe opportunities to provide professional developmentduring the 2013-2014 school year.




SCIENCE


http://smarterscience.ca

http://smarterscience.youthscience.ca


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Science Book Club: Inquire Within

Application:

Please email the following information to JacobMartens, [email protected] by September 12, 2012.

• Your name, school name, and email address• Grade level(s) you teach• Area(s) of science that interest you• Please describe one of your lessons in which

your students “learned a lot about science” and really enjoyed the activity ( 200 words orless )

Audience: Elementary & Secondary Teachers

Presenter: Mike Newnham

Dates: Saturdays, 2012 October 13,November 24, 2013 February 9, Sunday, 2013 February 10

Time: 8:30 - 4:00

Location: VSB Education Centre

Information: Jacob Martens, [email protected],778-228-1997

This interactive series focuses on learning about andusing strategies from Inquire Within by DouglasLlewellyn – strategies that support science literacy forIntermediate & Junior Secondary students.

This user-friendly resource helps clarify what is meantby the term “inquiry”, a popular buzzword, andthrough detailed classroom-ready examples, self-assessments, and rubrics, assists teachers in making thetransition from traditional practice to inquiry-basedpractice. It is of particular value to intermediateteachers who want to increase engagement in science.

The first session in this six-part series will be held atthe VSB Education Centre. The participants willdetermine the location(s) of subsequent sessions. Theywill also receive a copy of Llewellyn’s book and areexpected to attend all of the subsequent sessions. Thebook club is facilitated by Jacob Martens who has 16years experience teaching science.

Audience: Grades 6 - 8 TeachersPresenter: Jacob Martens, Peer-to-Peer

ConsultantDates: Wednesday, 2012 October 24

VSB, Room 102 (parking vouchersprovided)Wednesday, 2012 November 21 Location TBAWednesdays, 2013 January 16,February 13, March 13, April 17 Location TBA

Time: 3:45 - 5:15Information: Jacob Martens, [email protected],

778-228-1997

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod Go to Current Opportunities, SCIENCE. Click on workshop link;Log in and follow prompts.





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FRIENDS-Child Training

Second Step Learning: K - 3

FRIENDS is a universal school-based anxietyprevention and resiliency-building program designedto help children develop greater skills in understandingand managing stress and worries. These importantSocial and Emotional (SEL) skills help with self-awareness and emotion management. Teachers are trained to guide students through 10lessons plus 2 booster sessions that teach emotionalresilience, as well as skills for peer networking,problem solving, conflict management, andcommunication. Participants will receive the Teachers’Manual and can order the student workbooks in Frenchor English at no cost. For more information on theprogram, check the website www.friendsinfo.net

Audience: Grade 4 and 5 Teachers, French andEnglish, Area Counsellors, Youth and Family Workers.Those taking this workshop must be able to teach orco-teach the complete program to a class during the2012/2013 school year.

Presenter: FRIENDS-Child Trainer

Date: Monday, 2012 September 24

Time: 9:00 - 3:00 Lunch will be provided. Parking is available on site.

Location: Byng Secondary, 3939 W. 16th Ave.

Information: Lisa Pedrini, Manager, SocialResponsibility & Diversity, 604-713-5216, [email protected]

An opportunity for primary teachers to receive and usethe new Fourth Edition Second Step program. (Note:Schools will receive a free Second Step kit.) Check thePro-D website for further details.

The new program teaches:• Skills for learning• Self-regulation• Empathy• Emotion Management• Problem Solving

And it offers:• Academic integration activities• On-line resources for teachers and parents• Full colour picture cards• An easy to use, research-based approach to

Social and Emotional Learning

Audience: Primary Teachers

Presenter: Jan Sippel and Lisa Pedrini, SocialResponsibility Team

Details: TBA

Information: Jan Sippel, [email protected] Lisa Pedrini, [email protected]

Registration: See website for registration formwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod

SOCIAL

RESPONSIBILITY

http://www.friendsinfo.net





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Beyond Personal Interest Projects

Finding Joy in Every Assignment -Starting Out

Many activities from our Challenge Centres andOutreach programs can be adapted for use byclassroom and resource teachers. In this hands-onworkshop, you will have the chance to try out activitiesthat offer intellectual and creative challenges for highlyable students. Take away materials and resources tosupport gifted learners through in-school enrichmentopportunities.


Presenters: Gifted Education Team: Rosemary Burd, Gifted Ed Consultant;Megan Chrostowski, TwiceExceptional Outreach Teacher; Marielle Wiesinger, Challenge CentreOutreach Teacher; Teresa Milden, Mentorship/FPSOutreach Teacher


Time: 4:00 - 5:30

Location: TBA


Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Sept 17 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod Go to Current Opportunities,SPECIAL ED. Click on workshoplink; login and follow prompt.

This is the first of three workshops providingresources, strategies, and support for TOCs. Thissession will focus on organizational skills specific tothe TOC role, key elements of a TOC Tool Kit,expectations of the classroom teacher, and on-lineresources specific to TOCs. Teachers are encouraged,but not required, to attend all three workshops.

Audience: Elementary & Secondary TOCs

Presenters: Mary Filleul & Jacob Martens, Peer to Peer Consultants


Time: 3:45 - 5:15


Information: Mary Filleul, [email protected] 778-229-9578

Jacob Martens, [email protected] 778-228-1997

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Sept 19 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Opportunities, TEACHERS-ON-CALL. Click onworkshop link; Log in and followprompts.

SPECIAL

EDUCATION

TEACHERS-ON-CALL






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Finding Joy in Every Assignment -Classroom Management

Finding Joy in Every Assignment -Growing as a Teacher

This is the second of three workshops providingresources, strategies, and support for TOCs. Thisworkshop will focus on classroom management forteachers teaching in the TOC role. General strategiescommon for K-12 will be presented and as well asPrimary, Intermediate, and Secondary specificstrategies.


Presenters: Mary Filleul & Jacob Martens, Peer to Peer Consultants

Date: Wednesday, 2012 October 17

Time: 3:45 - 5:15

Location: General Wolfe - Library

Information: Mary Filleul, [email protected],778-229-9578Jacob Martens, [email protected], 778-228-1997

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Oct 10 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod Go to Current Opportunities, TEACHERS-ON-CALL. Click onworkshop link; Log in and followprompts.

This is the third of three workshops providingresources, strategies, and support for TOCs. Thisworkshop will focus on sound teaching practices forteachers teaching in the TOC role with an emphasis onengagement, sharing learning goals, and descriptivefeedback. Part of the workshop will involvediscussions of case studies.


Presenters: Mary Filleul & Jacob Martens, Peerto Peer Consultants

Date: Wednesday, 2012 November 14

Time: 3:45 - 5:15

Location: General Wolfe - Library

Information: Mary Filleul, [email protected],778-229-9578Jacob Martens, [email protected],778-228-1997

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Nov 7 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Opportunities, TEACHERS-ON-CALL. Click onworkshop link; Log in and followprompts.







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21st Century Learning ~ Web-basedTools for the Classroom Teacher

~ The Basics

We are all struggling with moving into the 21st centuryas our children seem to learn technology withunconscious ease. How do we keep up? How do weengage them differently now? I believe that we, asteachers, must move with them.

In this workshop you will be introduced to some basicson how to access and use FREE web-based programsthat will help you and your students in the classroomand beyond. You will be encouraged to explore how tobuild and use your own website to enhance yourcommunication, organization, and teaching. You willbe provided with information and tools that may makeyour job a bit easier and/or more interesting.

In this workshop, you will:

• Set up a Gmail account for your class• Set up a website

• This is ‘discovery learning’ experience whereyou will be able to explore ways you can useyour own website and web-based programs toenhance your classroom, communication andsharing

• For an example please visit:

www.mrsmithsplace.com or

www.vsbtechworkshop.weebly.com

By the end of the day, you will have fewer fears abouton line communication, more options for yourstudents, and a functioning website you can use thenext day.

If you like you may bring your own laptop andheadphones.

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Date: Friday, 2012 October 19

Time: 9:00 - 3:00 (Bring your own lunch)

Location: Vancouver Technical Secondary,2600 E. Broadway, Room 223

Information: Sean Smith, [email protected]

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE at www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Opportunities, TECHNOLOGY. Click onworkshop link; Log in and followprompts.

TECHNOLOGYPROVINCIAL

PRO-D DAY



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REGISTER ONLINE now at

www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodto hold your spot.

Space is limited! Drop-ins will not be accepted!

L Please send your cheque for Pro-DDay workshops (payable to the

Vancouver School Board - unlessotherwise indicated) to:

VSB District Professional Developmentby October 15 or youmay lose your spot.

L Cheques will notbe cashed until just prior to

the Pro-D Day and the receipts will be sent out within three weeks.

L If you register online and decide not to attend, please

cancel immediately by email [email protected]

There are usually waiting lists.

Please allow us timeto fill your spot! Thank you!

SORRY, NO REFUNDS FORCANCELLATIONS LESS THAN TWO DAYS

PRIOR TO THE PRO-D DAY

A Fun Day of PE

Come on out for a day of fun PE Pro-D. Theworkshops are designed for ALL elementary teacherslooking for a few new ideas for their PE program.Wear your runners! PLEASE SIGN IN at ChurchillSecondary (regardless of the location of your firstsession) between 8:30-9:00.

Aussi X: Learn the basics of Netball, Cricket andother exciting new games.

Basketball: Learn the basics of this sport so you canteach fundamentals to your class.

Badminton: Learn the basics of badminton skills andrules.

Dodgeball variations: Learn new variations that willhave your students even more excited to play this oldfavourite.

Games K-3: Cooperative games involving little or noequipment. Learn new games to use with primaryclasses. Instructor: Craig Thomas

How to Organize a PE Class: This session is gearedfor the (K-7) generalist teacher.

Intermediate Cooperative Games: Learn new andexciting cooperative games that will have intermediatestudents working together and having fun.

Long Term Athlete Development (primary): Learngames and drills revolving around agility, balance andcoordination.

Mini-Handball: Mini-Handball is an ideal synthesisof three fundamental athletic disciplines- running,jumping and throwing.

PROVINCIAL PRO-D DAY

OCTOBER 19, 2012

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A Fun Day of PEFriday, 2012 October 19

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Mini Volleyball (4-7): Mini volleyball is a fun andengaging game. This session will teach you how to usea skill based method that guides students through aseries of steps which make volleyball more accessibleto all students. Instructor: Ken Costea

More Doable Dances: Boogie down with your K-3students. Learn a variety of new dances that will haveyour students actively engaged! Instructor: Caroline Cho

Soccer (Intermediate): These sessions will includethe basics of soccer and will give you some great ideasfor warm up games and drills. Instructor: Gene Gallant

Team Games: A variety of team games and skillbuilding will be introduced and explored. Instructor:Ken Costea

Ultimate: This unit will teach the basics of this fastmoving game. Your students will love the teamworkinvolved in learning this great sport. Instructor: Joe Mergens

Yoga for Students: Learn the basics of how to teachYoga to elementary students. If possible please bringa yoga mat.

Date: Friday, 2012 October 19Time: PLEASE SIGN IN at Churchill

Secondary (regardless of the locationof your 1 session) between 8:30-9:00st

Location: Churchill Secondary & LaurierElementary

Cost: $35 - VSB employees $25 - Student Teachers$45 - Out of District Teachers(Payable to VEPAA) Refreshments provided

Information: Craig Thomas, Beaconsfield, 604-713-4605; Joe Mergens,[email protected]

REGISTER ONLINE NOW TO HOLD YOUR SPOT!

Go to www.vsb.bc.bc/vsbprograms/prod Click onProvincial Pro-D day; Click on the PE workshop

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9:15-10:30� #181.0 Mini Handball (K-7)

� #181.1 More Doable Dance (K-3)

� #181.2 Athlete Development (K-3)

� #181.3 Yoga

� #181.4 Mini Volleyball (4-7)

10:45-12:00� #181.5 Basketball

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� #181.8 Soccer Intermediate (4-7)

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Animating History - CelebratingVancouver’s History

The Museum of Vancouver and the Reel 2 Real FilmFestival for Youth present a full day Instant Animationworkshop for teachers. Learn to use cut out animationtechniques to tell the story of the 1907 Anti-Asian Riotas shown in the Museum of Vancouver’s early historygallery.

You will learn the steps required to help your studentscreate a short animated film by participating in allaspects of production: researching, storyboarding thefilm’s plot, character creation, camera-work, and theuse of animation and sound effect software.

The aim of the workshop is to experience how studentscan have fun learning about historical fiction througha cooperative artistic process. You will also get usefultips in how to use animation across the curriculum asan interdisciplinary teaching tool suited to engagingstudents with a wide range of learning styles.

Instructors: Reel 2 Real Animators; Venay Felton(Director of Reel 2 Real) and JaneLougheed, Museum of Vancouver


Time: 9:00 - 2:30

Location: Museum of Vancouver 1100 Chestnut St. Parking - metered lot $10 all day flat rate

Cost: $45 per person (includes morningcoffee and muffins) Please bring your lunch

Information: www.museumofvancouver.ca

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Oct. 15 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod tosave your spot! Go to PROVINCIALPRO-D DAY; Click on workshoplink; Log in and follow prompts.

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(payable to Vancouver Museum Society) to:

Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut St.

Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9


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BC Hydro’s Energy Explorers Programfor Kindergarten Teachers

Classroom Healthy Eating with Action Schools! BC

Energy Explorers is BC Hydro’s new programspecifically developed and designed for kindergartenteachers. It is a hands-on, thematic program thatintroduces young children to energy and discoveringsimple energy-saving actions that they can do to helpcare for the Earth.

Full-time kindergarten teachers attending ourworkshop will receive program materials, including:

• An Educator Resource Binder• A Big Book of Energy• A poster telling the story of where electricity

comes from• Flashcards, game cards, buttons, stickers and

a puppet• Take-home activities• Class set of student handbooks

Audience: Kindergarten Teachers


Time: 1:00 - 3:00


Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Oct. 15 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod tosave your spot! Go to PROVINCIALPRO-D Day.

Looking for ideas to incorporate healthy eating intoyour classroom and school? Action Schools! BC is abest practices model designed to assist schools increating individualized action plans to promote healthyliving while achieving academic outcomes.

This recently updated workshop now highlightsincreasing vegetable and fruit consumption, reducingintake of sugary drinks, reducing sodium intake, andenhancing media awareness.

Participants will receive a complimentary copy of theAction Schools! BC Classroom Healthy Eating ActionResource, Planning Guide, and Action Pages! - a guideto healthy living resources from British Columbia andacross Canada. After the workshop, your school maybe sent complimentary Action Schools! BC ClassroomHealthy Eating Action Packs filled with tools for foodpreparation, and other resources for classroomlearning, tracking, tasting and snacking activities.

Audience: K - 7 Educators, Administrators,Support Staff

Presenter: Action Schools! BC Regional Trainer


Time: 1:00 - 3:00


Cost: No cost

Information: Shana Alexander, [email protected]

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Oct. 15 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod tosave your spot! Go to PROVINCIALPRO-D DAY.




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Fun Family Phonics

#102.5 Fun Family PhonicsFriday, 2012 October 19

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This K-3 program is a very creativeand multi-sensory way to teachphonics as a central part of yourLanguage Arts program, or you canuse our complete Language Artsprogram. Kids love it! This programis very useful for ESL students.

In Books 1 and 1A (new), humorous stories about"Detective Dave" and his family link the sounds andshapes of the alphabet letters. You will see howsinging alphabet songs, for the lower and upper caseletters along with a Dave puppet, pictures, games andactions, makes learning easy and enjoyable.

In Book 2 "Dave" discovers word building throughrhymes and songs. DVD #1 is the easy-to-followteacher's guide for this part of the program.

In Book 3, Dave has all the phonetic family groupscome to life in the play areas of Fun Family Fair. TheCD of sing along songs, the large poster, the teachingpictures and the worksheets, make learning to read anexciting adventure. The NEW 98 Fun Family FairStories Binder helps children practice each phonetic structure.

The NEW Language Arts program includes 20 FunFamily Story Books, beautifully illustrated The Readyto Read binder containing the lessons to go with thesebooks includes Spellings, Creative writing, Readers'Theatre and Word Sheets for each book. SentenceStrips and flash cards for this program are now available.

You will be amazed at how quickly children learn thecomponents of this Language Arts program and howmuch they enjoy the learning experience.

All the materials will be available to purchase (cashor cheques).


Presenter: Muriel Endersby, Author of FunFamily Phonics, retired PrimaryTeacher

Date: Friday, 2012 October19

Time: 9:30 - 2:30 Lunch will be provided


Cost: $30 - VSB staff$60 - out of district


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Great Start to Teaching

#176.1 Great Start to TeachingFriday, 2012 October 19

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• Information filled session ideal for any teacher(new or used) wanting some fresh ideas.

• Strategies for more meaningful lessons, andtips for maintaining an ideal work/life balance.

• Important financial lessons to incorporate intoyour life, and possibly your teaching.

During this session, the following will be addressed:

• Innovative ideas for the Great TeacherWays to make your years of teachingSuccessful vs. Stressful

• Financial Success: Where to start/Mistakes toavoid

The presenter is Christian Dy, (2003) BC OutstandingTeacher Award recipient, financial advisor, andvolunteer team leader. He holds four degrees, teacheshigh school and college Economics and Mathematics,leads teams to developing countries, while advising fora financial practice downtown.


Time: 1:00 - 4:00


Cost: $10 - VSB Staff$20 - external participants



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Hands-on-Clay

In this handbuilding workshop teachers will have anopportunity to learn handbuilding techniques andcomplete two different projects. Information aboutvarious clays, finishing/glazing and kiln firing will bepresented.

This is a fun workshop for all levels of ceramicsexperience.

Presenter: Phyllis Schwartz, Ceramic Artist



Location: Tupper Secondary, 419 E. 24 Ave.,th

Room 107

Cost: $40 - VSB Staff$30 - Student Teachers$75 - Out of District Participants


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Hands-on Science Activities for Elementary Classrooms with

Follow-up School Visit#158.3 Hands-on Science Activities

Friday, 2012 October 19

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Try out low-cost hands-on science activities that havebeen found to work well in elementary schoolclassrooms (new activities since last year's workshop).Documentation includes materials lists, curriculumlinks, student worksheets and links to a database ofscience activities and lesson plans. If your school is inVancouver or nearby, registration includes a follow-upvisit to your classroom to assist in running these orother science activities.

Presenter info:Ingrid Sulston has 18 years experience in developinghands-on science activities for children and families.Since completing her PhD in biology, Ingrid hasworked in a variety of science centres, botanicalgardens, and elementary schools in Vancouver andNew York, developing and teaching hands-on scienceactivities.



Time: 1:00 - 4:00

Location: Gordon Elementary School Gym




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Historical Chinatown Tour

The Chinese in British Columbia are now the singlelargest ethnic group, comprising over 30% of MetroVancouver’s population, 58% of the Vancouver-Kingsway residents, and more than 45% of Richmond.It is very important for teachers to have a betterunderstanding of their Chinese students, parents,colleagues, and neighbours both culturally andhistorically. For this reason, this Chinatown tour willencompass learning about the history of Chinese inCanada …

• Their contributions to the foundations ofCanada: building the Canadian Pacific Railwayand their enlistment in the Second World War,which led to the franchise of all ChineseCanadians;

• How this history fits into the context of theChinese diaspora:

• significant individuals like merchants Yip Sangand Chang Toy; the Father of Modern China,Dr. Sun Yat-sen; Douglas Jung, the firstChinese Canadian Member of Parliament, etc.

• Information about Chinatown’s heritagebuildings: Wing Sang, the oldest building inChinatown and one of the oldest buildings inVancouver; Sam Kee’s building recognized asthe narrowest building in the world by theGuinness Book of World Records.

• Clan and County association buildings, theFreemasons, Guomindang, Chinese BenevolentAssociation, etc.;

• Details about important events, the evolution ofthe community, and how Chinatown hassurvived and been revitalized into a culturalcentre for Vancouver tourism and education.

In addition to the street tour, there will be visits to the:

• Mah Society of Canada building;• Yue Shan Society building, historically

significant because of its central courtyardwhich borders Pender Street and Market Alleyand the only remaining courtyard for residentialuse in Chinatown;

• Chin Wing Chun Association building; and• the Chinese Tea Shop, to learn about the

culture of making and drinking tea.

Facilitator Info:Judy Lam Maxwell is a Vancouver-born Canadian ofChinese and European heritage. Judy has a Masters inHistory from the University of British Columbia and isa History instructor at Kwantlen PolytechnicUniversity, specializing in Chinese TransnationalMigration, Modern Jewish History, and Japanese in theAmericas. She is a lifetime member of the ChinatownSociety Heritage Buildings Association and a memberof the Vancouver Chinatown RevitalizationCommittee. Judy has a wealth of experience in ChineseCanadian history and in giving Chinatown tours.


Time: 9:30 - 12:30 OR 1:00 - 3:30

Location: Meet at Starbucks @ Tinseltown,International Village - Corner ofKeefer & Abbott

Cost: $40 per person - Please pay tourfacilitator with exact change

Parking is available at the Chinatown Plaza Parkade.The Stadium-Chinatown Skytrain Station is atKeefer and Abbott. Please arrive at least 30 minutesearly.

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Oct 15 at www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Pro-D Opportunities/PROVINCIAL PRO-D DAY; Clickon workshop link; Log in and register.


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Introduction to Rice PaperWatercolour Painting &

its Adaptation to Mixed Media on Canvas

#109.5 Introduction to Rice PaperWatercolour Painting & its Adaptation to

Mixed Media on Canvas Friday, 2012 October 19

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Besides learning the unique brush stroke expression inChinese painting, this 1-day workshop will take youbeyond this traditional art form, onto the imaginativejourney of mixed media painting.

During this workshop we will cover the following:

• General knowledge of tools in Chinese Brushpainting

• How to choose paper and brushes• Technique of holding the brush and mixing

colours• Learn the application of brushstrokes in a

variety of subjects such as flowers, birds,animals, and landscapes.

• Background technique• Wet-mounting technique to give a smooth

finish to the work • Applying rice paper painting onto canvas for

an alternative way of presenting the paintingwithout using glass and frame

• Explore the many ways of mixed mediapainting with rice paper painting using acombination of watercolour and acrylic paints

**Please bring a 11" x 14" canvas and a similar sizecardboard or wooden board, a small water container,a mixing plate, one medium round and one flatacrylic brush. S, M, L Chinese brushes (or they canbe borrowed from Instructor during class).

Presenter: Eileen Fong, Artist




Cost: $60 - VSB Staff$100 - out of district

Information: http://chinese-watercolor.com/eileen

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Oct. 12 at www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Opportunities;PROVINCIAL PRO-D DAY; Clickon workshop link; Log in and followprompts.

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Junkology: Creative Re-use of Man-made Refuse

#105.5 Junkology: Creative Re-use of Man-made Refuse


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“Doctor RECYCLE” Oliver Samonte, also known asthe “Mad RECYCLIST,” will present his wacky andinnovative ideas to help you explore the endlesspossibilities of creative recycling.

His presentation includes over 50 project ideas, such asjumping frogs, spiders, snakes, and monkeys out offilm canisters. He turns bottle caps into yoyos andpuzzles. He makes tambourines, knight’s helmets andspelling games out of ice cream buckets. Hisimaginative approach to re-using and recycling willshow you ways to inspire your students to lookdifferently at the things they usually throw away.

Oliver has written two books on recycling crafts andhas invented a board game that helps kids think ofsimple ways to help the environment.

Audience: Anyone interested

Presenter: Oliver Samonte


Time: 9:00 - 11:30


Cost: $15 - VSB staff$10 - student teachers$25 - external participants

Information: www.junkology.com

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Oct. 12 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod to save your spot! Go toPROVINCIAL PRO-D DAY; Clickon workshop link; Log in and followprompts.


received by the deadline, you may lose your spot.


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MREPBC K-3 Integrated Resource Unit:Kids and Rocks

#106.3 MREPBC K-3 Integrated ResourceKids and Rocks


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The Mineral Resources Education Program of BC(MREPBC), in collaboration with the VancouverSchool Board, is pleased to present once again itspopular K-3 Integrated Resource Unit: Kids andRocks In-Service Workshop at the VSB October 19th

Provincial Pro-D Day.

Children are fascinated with ROCKS! So, use rockthemes to engage your students in learning across thecurriculum! This workshop introduces a teacher-written resource which uses geological themes (e.g.rocks, fossils, soil, volcanoes, earthquakes, mining,crystals, etc.) to address learning outcomes in languagearts, social studies, science, math, music, art, personalplanning, and drama. BC curriculum correlations forthis unit may be downloaded from the MREPBC Website: http://www.bcminerals.ca/s/KidsAndRocks.asp

The kit includes: an instructional binder withBlackline Masters; B&W and colour photos of mining;a support package with several posters; colouringbooks, It Comes From a Mine, Gold Fever Trail, Rocks& Soils, Let’s Go Rock Collecting, Mining Community:Elkford, BC (books); A Field Guide to theIdentification of Pebbles (5x), four rocks, one mineral,a streak plate; and one video on DVD, bookmarks andmore!

NOTE: Your registration fee must be received in orderto guarantee your spot. Please come prepared with abackpack or sturdy bags and be prepared to take awaya large amount of resources and your kit!

Presenters: MREPBC teacher-partner Ann Brace,a life-long primary teacher inBurnaby, and Laura Estrada, ageologist and Coordinator of theMREPBC

Audience: K-3 TeachersPlease indicate if you are a TOC or astudent teacher

Date: Friday, 2012 October 19Time: 8:30 - 12:00Location: VSB Education Centre, Room 400Cost: $50 per teacher. Please make your

cheque payable MREPBCInformation: Laura Estrada, MREPBC Program

Coordinator, [email protected],604-681-4321 ext. 108;http://www.bcminerals.ca/s/KidsAndRocks.asp

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Oct. 12 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodto save your spot! Go toPROVINCIAL PRO-D DAY; Clickon workshop link; Log in and followprompts.

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MREPBC Grade 5 Integrated Resource Unit on Mining

#106.4 MREPBC Grade 5 Resource UnitFriday, 2012 October 19

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The Mineral Resources Education Program of BC(MREPBC), in collaboration with the VancouverSchool Board, is pleased to present once again itspopular Grade 5 Integrated Resource Unit on MiningIn-Service Workshop at the VSB October 19th

Provincial Pro-D Day.

The Grade 5 Integrated Resource Unit on Mining iswritten with a thematic approach to mining, integratinglearning across the curriculum. The lessons aredeveloped around the past, present and future ofmining. The resource unit is intended to increasestudents' knowledge of mineral resources, how they areextracted, and their relevance in daily life. It isintegrated into language arts, science, social studies,and art and has many extended activities. BCcurriculum correlations for Grade 5 may bedownloaded from the MREPBC Web site:www.bcminerals.ca/s/Grade5UnitOnMining.asp.

The kit includes: an instructional binder; BlacklineMasters and student activities; two sets of B&Whistorical slides from Britannia on DVD; colour photocards; a support package with several posters andmineral information pamphlets; Pit Pony, MiningExplained, A Field Guide to the Identification ofPebbles (5x), colouring books; hand samples (class set)of seven rocks, five ore minerals, and five streakplates; and eleven videos on two DVDs and more.


Presenters: MREPBC teacher-partner AndreaEisler, a Grade 5 teacher at InmanElementary in Burnaby, and SheilaStenzel, a geologist and Director ofthe Mineral Resources EducationProgram of BC

Audience: Grade 5 Teachers Please indicate if you are a TOC or astudent teacher


cheque payable to MREPBC.

Information: Laura Estrada, MREPBC ProgramCoordinator, [email protected],604-681-4321 ext. 108;http://www.bcminerals.ca/s/KidsAndRocks.asp




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MREPBC Grade 7 Resource Unit: Earth Sciences

#106.5 MREPBC Grade 7 Resource UnitFriday, 2012 October 19

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The Mineral Resources Education Program of BC(MREPBC), in collaboration with the VancouverSchool Board, is pleased to present once again itsNEW Grade 7 Resource Unit: Earth Sciences In-Service Workshop at the VSB October 19 Provincialth

Pro-D Day.

This new Earth Sciences resource unit, developed byPinetree Secondary science teacher Kerry Lockwood,provides a collection of engaging and instructiveactivities and demonstrations, plus a wealth of supportmaterials, to help teach students the fundamentals ofgeology and to introduce plate tectonics and history ofthe Earth.

The resource unit kit provided in this workshopincludes: a 300 page instructional binder with teacherinformation, activities, demonstrations and references;a resource unit CD with a supportive collection ofimages and graphics; several posters (Journey ThroughTime with BC’s Fabulous Fossils, A Rock Chart forEarth Science Educators, Natural Hazards of Canada:A Historical Mapping of Significant Natural Disasters,Mining in BC, Mining Works Posters, Cutting Edge,Northern Lights to Urban Trails, Minerals AcrossCanada, Vancouver Rocks, Northern BC: GeologicalLandscapes Highway Map); A Field Guide to theIdentification of Pebbles; hand samples (class set) often minerals (3 each), twelve rocks (3 each), coal (1)and five streak plates; silly putty; and eleven videos ontwo DVDs!


Presenter: Ms. Lockwood, who will introduceyou to rocks and minerals, engage youin several of the creative learningactivities in each of the main units,

and familiarize you with all thecontents of the kit.

Audience: Grade 7 Science Teachers ONLY.Please note that we cannot accept anystudent teachers for this workshop atthis time.


cheque payable to MREPBC.Information: Laura Estrada, MREPBC Program

Coordinator, [email protected],604-681-4321 ext. 108;http://www.bcminerals.ca/s/KidsAndRocks.asp








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Science Made Fun

#158.2 Science Made Fun!Friday, 2011 October 19

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Join the HT- Science Made Fun scientist and makescience in your primary classroom memorable. In thishands on workshop you will learn and try out someexciting experiments that will WOW your students andcapture their interest. We’ll also show you someexperiments you can do with your classroom that relateto the primary curriculum. Our goal is to get you andyour students excited about science!

Audience: Primary Teachers


Time: 1:00 - 3:30


Cost: $20 - VSB staff$30 - External participants





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Simple and Striking Drawing /Painting Combinations

#108.5 Simple and StrikingDrawing/Painting


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This workshop willinclude two differenttake-home projectsg u a r a n t e e d t os t i m u l a t e y o u rstudents to their bestefforts. Inspired bymyths and music,techniques such asa b s t r a c t c o l o u rapplications, figuredrawing and animalimagery will bee x p l o r e d u s i n gcharcoal, chalk pastels

and liquid tempera paints. Shading, scumbling(layering of colours), blending and texturingtechniques will also be used to achieve luscious andexciting pictures.

Along with her classes for adults and children instudio, the presenter Marta Robertson-Smyth hastaught for the VSB, Artstarts in Schools, the RoyalToronto Conservatory (Learning Through The Arts)and Arts Umbrella. Her extensive teaching experienceincludes well over a hundred residencies throughoutthe Lower Mainland and many Pro-D workshopssponsored by individual schools.



Time: 9:00 - 3:00

Location: Tupper Secondary, Room B110

Cost: $70 - VSB staff$110 - External participants





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Teaching in the Outdoor Classroom ~ Evergreen Learning Grounds

#116.4 Teaching in the Outdoor Classroom


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• Want to venture outside to teach in yourschool yard, but would like some training?

• Do you want to expand your repertoire ofactivities, learn tips on how to manage yourclass outside, and spark some newenthusiasm for teaching?

Join us for some fun and laughs as we learn about treesand nature on school grounds through role play, art andcreative writing. Also, learn about how Evergreen canhelp you transform barren school grounds into greener,delightful spaces for play and learning.

Audience: K-7


Time: 1:00 - 3:00





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World Music for Classroom Teachers K-12

World Music has become one of the main influences ofpopular music and culture today. This workshop usesthis popular and diverse form of music to creativelylink modern languages, social studies and mathcurriculums.

What you will see:• a wide variety of instruments• whole group participation• cooperative and active learning

What you will learn:• history, influences, and the development of

South American culture and civilization.• to play percussive instruments using

techniques and rhythms from Africa, Brazil,Cuba & Spain, ensemble dynamics &melodic rhythm patterns

What you will experience• enjoyment and exploration of playing a

variety of genres with musical instruments• diversity: self expression, culture, musical

styles• music dynamics• a fun filled session

At the end of the workshop, participants will be ableto:• apply practical ideas for improved class

listening/communication skills• understand diversity of different cultures• demonstrate teamwork, through ensemble

playing• communicate through different rhythm calls

and responses• express themselves through music• make connections between diverse genres of

music, cultures and curriculum

Audience: K - 12 Teachers

Presenter: David DiTamaso


Time: 1:00 - 3:00

Location: Garibaldi Annex, Multi-purposeRoom

Cost: $20 - VSB staff$30 - out of district participants

Information: David DiTomaso, [email protected]

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by Oct. 12 atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to PROVINCIAL PRO-D DAY;Click on workshop link; Log in andfollow prompts.

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Truth, Healing and Reconciliation:

The Legacy of Residential Schools

Visit our blog to see updates on the conferencehttp://aboriginaled.blogspot.ca/ or [email protected]

Date: Friday, 2012 October 19Location: Fort Langley Elementary

Sur la route de L’appipc

Dates: Thursday - Saturday, 2012 October 18-20

Conférencière: Michèle Marineau, auteure

Location: La conférence aura lieu à l'hôtelExécutive Airport Plaza, 7311Westminster Highway, Richmond

Information: Sophie Bergeron,[email protected] ouinscrivez-vous en ligne auwww.congresappipc.ca

51st Northwest Mathematics Conference:

Math in Bloom

The three-day long Northwest Math Conference is heldin BC every three years. With three well-knownkeynotes and many thought-provoking workshops, itwill be a great chance to learn some new ideas, sharethoughts with colleagues and have some greatdiscussions about teaching and learning mathematics.

Keynotes: Dan Meyer, Catherine Fosnot,Patrick Vennebush


Location: Victoria Conference Centre andFairmont Hotel, Victoria

Registration: www.nwmc2012.comInformation: Jack Showers, conference chair,

[email protected]

Celebrating Languages

A broad range of workshops, with topics of interest toteachers of all languages: Curriculum and the CEFR,culture, technology, communication strategies,assessment and more. New this year: "World Café"discussion forums structured on Edcamp model.

Date: Friday, 2012 October 19 Location: Delta Burnaby Hotel,

4331 Dominion St, BurnabyInformation: Stacey Seistrup, [email protected]: Rome Lavrencic

[email protected], or go to:www.bcatml.org

Aboriginal Education Association (AEA)

Annual Fall Conference

PROVINCIAL SPECIALIST

ASSOCIATION (PSA)

CONFERENCES

Association Provinciale des Professeurs

de l'Immersion et du

Programme-Francophone BC (APPIPC)

Conférence annuelle

BC Association of Mathematics Teachers

(BCAMT)

BC Association of Teachers of Modern

Languages (BCATML)

http://aboriginaled.blogspot.ca


http://www.congresappipc.ca




http://www.bcatml.org

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Digital Learning Tools: Everyone's Business

Keynote: Darren Weeks from Rich Dad,Poor Dad

Dates: Thursday & Friday, 2012 October 18-19

Location: Thompson Rivers University,Kamloops

Registration: www.bcbea.ca Information: Ishtar Litt, [email protected],

Terry Downton, 250-309-1867 [email protected]

Social and Emotional Learning in Our Schools:

What do we know? What do we do?

Co-sponsored by BCCLA (BC Co-operative LearningAssociation), SRCLE (Social Responsibility inCollaborative Learning Environments) and the DalaiLama Center for Peace and Education.

This conference is being offered as a collaborativeprofessional development opportunity by a network ofLower Mainland educators and educational researchersfocusing on Social Emotional Learning. Keynote byDavid Osher (American Institute of Research/CASEL),followed by a panel discussion. Afternoon breakoutsessions are co-facilitated by local teachers working tobring theory into practice. Themes includemindfulness-based approaches, restorative practices,classroom climate and co-operative learning.

Date: Friday, 2012 October 19 Location: Michael J. Fox Theatre, BurnabyInformation: Mike Galliford at

[email protected]

The Mighty Fraser

It is a guided river safari up the Fraser River in aheated boat. Explore the shores of the river forwildlife, listen to stories passed down over the yearsand learn about the history that carved a rich legacy forthe province. Part of the adventure will take you toKilby Historic Site to tour the museum and farm. Wewill end by meeting at Mission Springs for a talk fromOcean Wise on sustainable fish and seafood. OurAGM will also be there. Rooms are available at thehotel across the street.

Date: Friday, 2012 October 19Location: Mission, BCInformation: Brian Smith, [email protected]

Unison 2012:

Coming together for Music Education

As educators we strive to promote higher learningand development! Join us at Unison 2012 where wehope you will be inspired and challenged while wecome together as one.

Keynote: Dr. Tim LautzenheiserDates: Thursday - Saturday, October 18-20Location: River Rock Conference Centre,

RichmondRegistration: www.bcmeaconference.comInformation: [email protected]

BC Business Education Association

(BCBEA) Annual Fall Conference

BC Co-operative Learning Provincial

Specialist Association (BCCLPSA)

BC Culinary Arts Specialist Association

(BCCASA) Annual Fall Conference

BC Music Educators' Association

(BCMEA)

http://www.bcbea.ca





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Connect '12

Workshops, intensive sessions, and social/professionalgatherings for elementary and high school counsellors.

Keynote: Dr. Stuart Shanker, distinguishedpsychologist from York University

Dates: Thursday & Friday,2012 October 18 & 19

Location: Coast Plaza Hotel, Comox at Denman

Information: [email protected], or visitwww.bcscaconference.ca

We're In! Inquire, Inspire, Innovate

Keynote speakers, including Dr. David Loertscher(San Jose State University School of Library &Information Science), a Thursday night social event,vendor display, and over 50 sessions on learningcommons, inquiry, technology, media, authors, andmore.

Dates: Thursday & Friday, October 18, 19

Location: Riverside Secondary School, Port Coquitlam

Information: http://bctlacoquitlam2012.weebly.com

Teaching for Joy and Justice:

Re-Thinking Language Arts

Featuring Darren Lund, Faye Brownlie, SharonJeroski, Susan Crichton, and Carl Leggo. Eventsinclude wine and cheese evening, main conference,and Saturday Institutes.


Location: Cariboo Hill Secondary School, 8580 16th Ave, Burnaby

Information/Registration: http://www.bctela.ca

How to Make a Better World

Two sets of morning workshops, followed by theAGM.


Time: 8:30 - 1:30

Location: Eric Hamber Secondary, 5025 Willow St.

Information: Susan Ruzic at [email protected] orwww.pagebc.ca

BC School Counsellors Association

(BCSCA) Annual Fall Conference

BC Teacher-librarians' Association

(BCTLA ) Annual Fall Conference

BC Teachers of English Language Arts

(BCTELA )

BC Teachers for Peace and Global

Education (PAGE) Annual Fall Conference


http://www.pagebc.ca

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Gearing Up for the future

This exciting PD opportunity will include workshopson surfboard building, VEX robotics, the RichmondCravers Society and Makers from the Hacker spacein Vancouver.


Location: Cambie Secondary, 4151 Jacombs RdRichmond

Information: Allan Byres, 604-668 6430, Randy Grey, [email protected]

Registration: www.bctea.org

I'm More Than a Colouring Person:

Empowering English Language Learners

Keynote: Dr. Margaret Early


Location: West Vancouver Secondary School,1750 Mathers Avenue, West Vancouver

Information: Marc Tremblay, [email protected]

Healthy Minds Matter:

Education and Youth Mental Health

Featuring Don Buchanan along with others from BCChildren's Hospital.


Location: Bryne Creek Secondary, 7777 - 18th St, Burnaby

Information: Alan Peterson,[email protected]

BC Technology Education Association

(BCTEA)

English as a Second Language Provincial

Specialist Association (ESLPSA)


Learning Assistance Teachers'

Association (LATA)


mailto:[email protected].

http://www.bctea.org//



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Coming Back to our Senses: Succeedingwith the Angry & the Apathetic

Day Trip to Rockridge Canyon Brought to you by DESTINATION SNOW:

An adventure in excellence

While the Vancouver School Board has notbeen involved in the development andevaluation of the following offerings,

teachers and other staff may find them of interest.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the simplest, mosteffective ways to engage and motivate your mostchallenging students. Attend this one day seminar andreceive access to an exclusive video as well as aneducational newsletter and article (a $100 valueincluded with your registration).

Featuring international expert Dr. Reggie Melrose,author of the groundbreaking books Why StudentsUnderachieve and You Can Heal Your Child. Learnmore about this dynamic Speaker a twww.drmelrose.com


Time: 9:00 - 3:00

Location: Holiday Inn, 771 W. Broadway,Vancouver

Cost: $199.00

Registration: www.drmelrose.com/opted

We are pleased to offer BC teachers an opportunity tocome and view RockRidge Canyon, a beautiful, fullservice resort designed specifically for large youthgroups. RockRidge is a perfect facility for schoolgroups as it is located on private property in a secludedsetting overlooking Inspiration Lake and offers avariety of great activities year round.

Located near Princeton, only 3 hours from Vancouver.

DAY INCLUDES: • Transportation on deluxe motor coach • Lunch • A thrill ride on the Zip Line • Tour of facility and grounds • Prizes and give-aways on the bus


Cost: FREE

Registration: Destination Snow, 604-532-1088 Maximum of 3 teachers per schoolmay attend this event

Information: www.destinationsnow.com

EXTERNAL

OPPORTUNITIES

ITINERARY:

Pick up #1 8:00 am 8-rinks, Burnaby Pick up #2 8:20 am Langley Park n’ Ride Time at RockRidge 12-4 pm Lunch, ride on thezip line, tour Return Arrival #1 7:00 pm Langley Park n’ Ride Return Arrival #2 7:20 pm 8-rinks, Burnaby

http://www.drmelrose.com

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Social and Emotional Learning in Our Schools:

What Do We Know? What Do We Do?

Health & Wellbeing in Children, Youth and Adults with

Developmental Disabilities: Challenging Behaviour: The Tip of the Iceberg

18th Annual Provincial Conference on Aboriginal Education:

Reconciliation Through Education

BC is on the leading edge of the world-wide movementto address the needs of the whole child. Thisconference for educators profiles important work beingdone right here in BC to develop our students’ socialand emotional competencies and offers highlights ofcutting edge research, inspiration, and practicalstrategies for our schools and classrooms.

Co-sponsored by BC Cooperative LearningAssociation, the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and

Education and VSB/SRCLE

Featuring: Dr. David Osher (American Institute forResearch and CASEL), Drs. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, Shelley Hymel, Amori Mikami (UBC) and Dr.Brenda Morrison (SFU) and local educators who willshare their work.

Audience: Elementary and Secondary Teachers


Location: South Burnaby Secondary School andMichael J. Fox Theatre

Cost: $95 for teachers/$80 for TOCs andstudent teachers

Registration: Register online at http://bctf.ca/bccla

Conference objectives: To promote best practices inphysical and mental health for individuals withdevelopmental disabilities; recognize the multifactorialdeterminants of challenging behavior; recognize therole of traumatic experiences in understandingchallenging behavior; maximize health and wellbeingin order to minimize disability and improve quality oflife; and share knowledge and common experienceswith others working in the field.

Dates: Thursday - Saturday, 2012 November 15-17

Location: The Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites,Vancouver

Information: www.interprofessional.ubc.ca, [email protected], 604-827-3112

Dates: Thursday - Saturday, 2012 November 22-24

Location: Westin Bayshore, Vancouver

Information: www.fnesc.ca/events

http://bctf.ca/bccla


http://www.fnesc.ca/events

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Theatre for Living Workshops

Evergreen Learning Grounds Program

To arrange one of the following sessions,please see contact details below.

The Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds programbrings school communities together to transform

barren school grounds into healthy, natural and creative outdoor classrooms.

These outdoor classrooms provide students with ahealthy and safe place to play and learn whiledeveloping a genuine respect for nature and for eachother.

Learning Grounds offers:• Professional Development Workshops for

teachers and administrators on school groundgreening projects and teaching in the outdoorclassroom that supports your curriculumneeds

• An online Teacher’s Corner, where educatorscan share ideas and experiences

• Expert Assistance for your project from ourVancouver Design Consultant

• An extensive resource library with fact

• sheets, how-to guides, lesson plans and more

• A Native Plant Database and recommendedlists to help you choose species for yourproject

• Financial support for school greeningprojects, ranging from $500 to $2,000 forpublicly funded Canadian schools (K-Grade12) and $500 to $1,000 for not-for-profitdaycares.

Types of greening projects include:• Outdoor Classrooms• Shade Trees• Food Gardens• Habitat Enhancement

By planting trees and shrubs, and adding shade, seatingand heritage vegetable gardens, learning opportunitiescome alive. We make nature education fun andengaging because we want to plant the seeds ofecological stewardship in the next generation.

Theatre for Living has evolved from Augusto Boal's“Theatre of the Oppressed” and David Diamond’sinterest in and commitment to a ‘systems view’ of theworld. If we embrace the idea that a community is aliving organism, how do we consciously work with thelarger consciousness, using a primal language (thetheatre) to help it tell its stories? Once the story isacted onstage, the living community engages ininteractive Forum Theatre, creating a true community-based dialogue. Theatre for Living is aboutempowerment, about people being the experts in theirown lives and being able to use theatre to makechange. The process gives a community theopportunity to develop “emotional intelligence” using

SCHOOL-BASED

PRO-D OPPORTUNITIES

L Contact Dolores Altin

at 604-990-1599 or

[email protected] to book

your workshop.

For more information on

Learning Grounds please

visit www.evergreen.ca


http://www.evergreen.ca

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World Music Workshop: A Cross-curriculum Hands on Session

a symbolic language to investigate alternativeapproaches to difficult issues. This is a step towardsdealing with challenging topics in an active andentertaining way, moving towards opencommunication within communities. HeadlinesTheatre conducts Theatre for Living workshops acrossB.C., Canada, and the world.

Applying Theatre for Living in the Classroom

Theatre for Living enhances the teacher’s vocabularyso they can approach teaching from a different type ofcreative perspective. It also allows for an expandedlearning experience for the student. Many teachers whohave undergone Theatre for Living training note thatpracticing the principles in the classroom empowersstudents in their individual learning experiences.Theatre for Living promotes and develops criticalthinking skills that students can apply, not only inevery school subject, but also in their non-academiclives. It encourages students to use their brainscreatively and supports their problem-solving abilities.Of course, Theatre for Living is not just beneficial forstudents, it is also a useful tool for teachers and allother positions in a school environment. Becauseparticipants choose their workshop’s focus, issues andchallenges that teachers, administrators, students, andparents experience within the educational setting areoften brought to light. It offers an opportunity, in anon-traditional context, for the issue to be explored ina creative and engaging way. Theatre for Living alsooffers opportunities for teachers and students to learnempathically. Regardless of the entrenched perspectiveof any individual, Theatre for Living can illuminate themotivation behind certain behaviours through concrete,theatrical exercises. The participants end upuncovering and deconstructing their own behaviours aswell as those of people they are often unable tounderstand. In this way, Theatre for Living canstimulate dialogue between parties that may feeldisconnected on the surface and help reach mutual understanding.

Cost: Half day workshops are $65 per personFull Day workshops are $100 per personInformation: Erin Offer, Office/Production Manager604-871-0508; email: [email protected]

World Music has become one of the main influences ofpopular music and culture today. This workshop usesthis popular and diverse form of music to creativelylink modern languages, social studies and mathcurriculums.

Workshop Objectives: Listening, Communication,Diversity, Teamwork, Respect, Participation,Expression, Improvisation, Unity, Humanity, Culture,History, Civilization, Fractions, Subdivisions,Enjoyment. Workshop length: 1-2 hours

What you will see:• a wide variety of instruments• whole group participation• cooperative and active learning

What you will learn:• history, influences, and the development of

South American culture and civilization• to play percussive instruments using

techniques and rhythms from Africa, Brazil,Cuba & Spain

• fractions, subdivisions, ensemble dynamics &melodic rhythm patterns

What you will experience:• enjoyment and exploration of playing a

variety of genres with musical instruments• diversity: self expression, culture, musical

styles• music dynamics• a fun filled session

At the end of the workshop, participants will be ableto:• apply practical ideas for improved class

listening/communication skills• understand diversity of different cultures• demonstrate teamwork, through ensemble

playing


http://www.headlinestheatre.com

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Pro-D Workshops offered by the Richmond Art Gallery

Custom-designed art workshops available to teachers of

Grades K - 12 anytime throughout the school year. Try a

variety of art techniques, learn visual art basics, or create

projects based on a particular theme. Book your school in for

workshops on drawing, painting techniques, printmaking,

Artist Trading Cards, book-arts, sculpture or any other art

practice you may be interested in. All workshops are

designed with the classroom in mind, to better facilitate

successful art lessons for your students.

Fee Schedule: Full day (9:30-3:00) $35/per person

Half day (9:30-12:00 or 12:30 - 3:00) $20/per person

Fee includes detailed Teachers Guides, all art materials,

and light refreshments.

For more information contact Kathy Tycholis at

604-247-8316 or [email protected]

or visit website at:

www.richmondartgallery.org/prodworkshop.php

Would you like to

promote your workshop in

Professional Development

CONNECTIONS?

Email your Pro-D submissions to

[email protected]

The deadline for

submissions for the

October 2012 issue

is September 21

VSB Learning Services

1580 W. Broadway,

Vancouer, BC V6J 5K8

604-713-5201

• communicate through different rhythm callsand responses

• express themselves through music• make connections between diverse genres of

music, cultures and curriculum Relevant to: K-12 Social Studies, Mathematics,Modern Languages, Generalists & Fine Arts

Information: David DiTomaso, 604-254-2315, [email protected]

Common non-instructional days for Pro-D

2012-2013

Monday, September 24

Friday, October 19 - PSA Day

Friday, November 30

Monday, January 21

Friday, April 19

Friday, May 10


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