This is an ever-growing record of the professional growth activities I have engaged in over the years.
I also share out from my professional development activities in a highlight reel on Instagram @mme.jarvis
- 2022 (the Pandemic continues...)
- Mental Health First Aid Basic (Modules 1, 2, 3) Two-Day Program / 12.0 hours. Surrey Mentorship Pilot. Facilitated by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. February 10th-11th. https://www.mhfa.ca/en/course-type/basic
In the MHFA course, you will gain a solid understanding of the 5 basic actions of ALGEE:
Assess the risk of suicide and/or harm
Listen non-judgmentally
Give reassurance
Encourage professional support
Encourage other supports
"MHFA Basic is intended for adults interacting with adults (18 years and older). This course focuses on the four most common mental health disorders including substance related, mood related, anxiety and trauma related, and psychotic disorders. Participants who take this course are well prepared to interact confidently about mental health with their family, friends, communities, and workplaces. "
- Engaging All Learners in the Middle Years: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - https://elvlc.educ.ubc.ca/initiatives/middle-years/ - Tuesday, February 15th from 3:15-4:45pm featuring:
- Miriam Miller: "Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and... SEL ?" "How does SEL continue to perpetuate colonization, exclusion, inequity, and racism?" How to apply some 'criticality' to SEL. How do we teach SEL in ways that are responsive to the current socio-economic context? references Cultivating Genius by Gholdy Muhammed. How do I focus on the beauty and brilliance of the youth in my class? How can our learning help students to discover more about themselves and others? Co-creating community agreements. The field of 'transformative SEL' that connects students' cultural assets and resources to academic concepts and skills, etc. References Principled Spaces (Hanalei Ramos) www. YCEI.org CASEL, Dr. Laura Jimenez "Our Working Assumptions" Liberate Ed @liberated_SEL
- Shaheen Musani: "Embracing the Mindset of Cultural Humility" (Archived sessions are recorded here https://elvlc.educ.ubc.ca/workshops/middle-years/ ) Passages to Canada / https://www.vancouverimmigrationpartnership.ca/newcomers-resources/passages-canada-share-your-story/ Interdisciplinary numeracy, using infographics and graphs from Statistics and Immigration Canada to connect with place
- Mehjabeen Datoo "Questioning lenses and narratives"
- Engaging All Learners in Secondary Schools. https://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/engaging-secondary/
Greater Victoria School District 61 and the Rural Education Advisory invite educators in BC to join in a conversation about engaging all learners in secondary years. This three-part interactive webinar series will feature leading BC educators and examples from across the province.Social & Emotional Learning in Secondary Schools - October 20, 2021 | 3:15-4:30pm PST. Miriam Miller and Leyton Schnellert Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Secondary Schools
- November 16, 2021 | 3:15-4:30pm PST. Beth Applewhite and Leona Prince Nurturing Student Agency through Assessment Practices
- February 23, 2022 | 3:15-4:30pm PST Trevor MacKenzie, Emma Milliken and Leyton Schnellert - Student Agency through Assessment Practices
In this third installment, we will focus on nurturing Student Agency through Assessment Practices and welcome special guest speakers, Trevor MacKenzie, Emma Milliken and Leyton Schnellert. The session will begin at 3:15 p.m. (PST) and will be accessible via the Zoom link below: - "See Us, Learn Us: Teaching About the Black Canadian Experience." Nelson Education. 9 part webinar series facilitated by Greg & Colleen Birkett. . https://webinars.nelson.com/series/see-us-learn-us-teaching-abo1/series_summit?bmid=cdd432ab9a96 . My notes & takeaways are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sgz_rJBAjyfTFLMlYUEImKKZWfeEP7-T8c03p_ASN6E/edit?usp=sharing
This webinar will provide educators with information, multi-media resources, and ideas to promote a cross-curricular approach and desire to have the Black Canadian experience represented in the education of Canadian students.
Session 1 – First Comers: Matthieu D, the Enslaved, the Black Loyalists, and the Jamaican Maroons - Wed, Feb 2, 2022 3:30-5:00
• Why the Black Canadian experience?
• The first Black Man in Canada
• There was slavery in Canada?
• Who were the Black Loyalists?
• Jamaicans in Nova Scotia in 1796 - Shelley Moore's "Five Moore Minutes" Book club via Instagram Live: Saturday Feb 12th Book: "The Reason I jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-year-old boy with Autism." by Naoki Higashida
- "Decolonizing Education & Institutionalizing Cultural Safety" - Len Pierre - https://www.lenpierreconsulting.com/ STA Focus Day - Friday Feb 25th 2022 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
"Len Pierre is Coast Salish from Katzie (kate-zee) First Nation. Len is an educator, consultant, TEDx Speaker, social activist, traditional knowledge keeper, and cultural practitioner. He is in the final stages of his Master of Education degree from Simon Fraser University focusing on curriculum and instructional design. His experience includes Indigenous education and program leadership from various health organizations including the First Nations Health Authority, Fraser Health Authority, and the Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Addiction. As an agent for change, Len leads and advises for systemic transformation in universities across North America. He specializes in the development of educational programs and services with decolonization and reconciliation as its core values. He comes to us with an open heart and open mind and hopes to be received in the same way." - Climate Change in Action - Sutton, Craig / Rai, Mandeep - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM - STA Focus Day - Friday Feb 25th 2022 "Currently there is a big push from online influencers to put climate change in the hands of young people. Recent movements include #teamtrees (planting 20 million trees) and #teamseas (removing 30 million pounds of trash from oceans). This workshop will explore learning activities using the power of technological influence that not only teach about climate change but also call students to meaningful action that will have local and global impact. Tech tools covered in this workshop include: Scratch Coding, Makey Makey, Micro:bit, Minecraft, and more!"
Resources mentioned: Team Seas (on social media) https://teamseas.org/ - two vloggers that share environmental initiatives connected to science Mark Rober videos & Mr BEast robot that cleans seas, etc. #TeamSeas The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Goal to take out 30 million pounds of trash, goal to plant X # of trees. BC Green Games. http://flashlightpress.com/the-mess-that-we-made/ Great picture book and link to resources on this topic. Fridays for Future - Greta thunberg. https://www.bcgreengames.ca/getting_started - Craig Sutton says "You can find my Google Drive under the Resources TAB at www.surreyschools.ca/science " ADST / STEAM . Surrey for Future, the local branch of Fridays for Future, and Sustainabiliteens, both amazing, active groups - "Teaching Black Studies 12: A Decolonial and Anti-Racist Approach" by Scheuer, Melanie / Mander, Manvir / Musherure, Michael - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM - STA Focus Day - Friday Feb 25th 2022
"Black Studies 12 is a newly approved BAA Course for Surrey Schools. This workshop is facilitated by the creators of Black Studies 12 and it is vital for those who are interested in teaching the course in the 2022/2023 school year. The session will begin with an anti-oppression 101 lesson that will address intersectionality, with a focus on race and settler-colonialism, followed by interactive activities that are designed to help participants unpack, understand, and apply the curricular competencies and content from Black Studies 12 in their own classrooms." - Surrey Teachers Convention - Online - 8:00am - 2:30 pm Friday May 6th 2022
Keynote - Teachers as Partners: Advancing Wiser Practices in Teacher Preparation - Dr. Shauneen Pete - 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Keynote - Sara F. Davidson. 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM
Addressing Secondary Eco-Anxiety Through Solutions-Focused Challenges10:50 AM - 12:20 PM
BC History: The Stories of Working People1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Monday May 30th Surrey Regional Hub Spring Celebration - Farm to School BC hosted by A Rocha Farms Education, Conservation, Agriculture. 10 am - 1 pm
A Rocha Canada1620 192 Street Surrey, BC V3Z 9V2
Welcome – Chief Harley Chappell, Semiahmoo First Nation, Farm to School BC Pollinator Award, 2 hands-on workshops for educators in Surrey delivered by the A Rocha Farm team including Food Garden Basics: getting started and From the Ground Up & Soil Health & Planning your Garden for the Seasons, Microgreen stations displayed by SuperGrotec Inc –Learn how to grow indoors!, Taybeh Syrian cuisine, Tour of A Rocha Organic Farm - "Indigenous Allyship: How do we grow our antiracism practice beyond performance and land acknowledgements?" BCTF Summer Leadership Conference: Wednesday August 24th 2022. 1.5 hours. Mary Hotomanie & Lee, members of the Committee for Action on Social Justice, Jody Polukoshko, member of the Provincial BCTF Executive CommitteeThis workshop will be grounded in ideas and strategies that settlers may use to navigate settler colonialism. Join us for a conversation about allyship and its role and limitations in working towards an intersectional understanding of Indigenous allyship and solidarity.
- Teaching in a time of Climate Crises: Creating Systemic Chance for the next 7 Generations. Ditta Cross and Tara Ehrcke, members of the Committee for Action on Social Justice. BCTF Summer Leadership Conference: Friday August 26th 2022. 1.5 hours. This elective is designed to help teachers increase their climate literacy and work towards systemic change. Following the principle of consideration for seven generations, in the tradition of the Indigenous stewards of this land, we will explore ways that we can use our role as workers in the education system, to identify and work towards just and equitable decarbonization in our schools and school districts.
- Opening plenary - 215 - A year later - Chief Rosanne Casimir, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc CTF Summer Leadership Conference: Tuesday August 23rd 2022.
- A panel conversation on Recovery & Reconnection (1 hour) CTF Summer Leadership Conference: Friday August 26th 2022. with Cheyenne Stonechild, Advisory member at the FREDA Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children, Dr. Melissa Lem, Canadian Association of Physicians, Gurleen Dhiel Sanga, Clinical Counsellor/Diversity Trainer & Consultant, Salima Samnani, Legal Services Director at the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic
- Farm to School BC webinar - School Garden Mentorship Program: Winterizing Your Garden and Planning - Tuesday October 18th 2022
- Traditional Indigenous Foods 101. Jared Qwustenuxun William with Surrey Schools. Tuesday Nov 15th 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
A discussion about how traditional Indigenous food systems not only created a food surplus, but directly benefited the ecosystem. Explaining how foods are harvested, processed, preserved, and eaten, to show how food systems impact the functioning of any society and the world it lives in. With a look at the lived experience of an Indigenous chef trying to bring Indigenous foods to the table in the province of so-called British Columbia. Examining how modern food regulations interact with traditional Indigenous foods. - Spuds in Tubs seminar - Thursday Nov 17th
- PSA Council Friday & Saturday November 18th-19th (All Day)
- UPCOMING:
- "See Us, Learn Us: Teaching About the Black Canadian Experience." Nelson Education. 9 part webinar series facilitated by Greg & Colleen Birkett. . https://webinars.nelson.com/series/see-us-learn-us-teaching-abo1/series_summit?bmid=cdd432ab9a96 . My notes & takeaways are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sgz_rJBAjyfTFLMlYUEImKKZWfeEP7-T8c03p_ASN6E/edit?usp=sharing
This webinar will provide educators with information, multi-media resources, and ideas to promote a cross-curricular approach and desire to have the Black Canadian experience represented in the education of Canadian students. - Session 2 – Freedom and Opportunity: From the Underground Railroad to the Coal Mines of Nova Scotia - Wed, Feb 16, 2022 · 3:30 PM
• The Underground Railroad and Early Black Settlements
• How fugitive slaves arrived
• Black settlements throughout Canada
• Influx of Caribbean immigrants
• Coal mines in Nova Scotia and housekeepers in Quebec - "See Us, Learn Us: Teaching About the Black Canadian Experience." Nelson Education. 9 part webinar series facilitated by Greg & Colleen Birkett. . https://webinars.nelson.com/series/see-us-learn-us-teaching-abo1/series_summit?bmid=cdd432ab9a96 . My notes & takeaways are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sgz_rJBAjyfTFLMlYUEImKKZWfeEP7-T8c03p_ASN6E/edit?usp=sharing
This webinar will provide educators with information, multi-media resources, and ideas to promote a cross-curricular approach and desire to have the Black Canadian experience represented in the education of Canadian students.
Session 3 –The Caribbean and African Presences Grows (mid-20th Century on)- Wed, Mar 2, 2022 · 3:30 PM
Session 3 – No Session Description posted - "See Us, Learn Us: Teaching About the Black Canadian Experience." Nelson Education. 9 part webinar series facilitated by Greg & Colleen Birkett. . https://webinars.nelson.com/series/see-us-learn-us-teaching-abo1/series_summit?bmid=cdd432ab9a96 . My notes & takeaways are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sgz_rJBAjyfTFLMlYUEImKKZWfeEP7-T8c03p_ASN6E/edit?usp=sharing
This webinar will provide educators with information, multi-media resources, and ideas to promote a cross-curricular approach and desire to have the Black Canadian experience represented in the education of Canadian students.
Session 4 – Diversity in Historic Black Canadian Communities - Wed, Mar 23, 2022 · 3:30 PM
• Historic and Present Black cultures created based on location
• Hogan’s Alley, Strathcona (Vancouver)
• St. Antoine/Little Burgundy (Montreal)
• Amber Valley (Alberta)
• Eldon District/Mayes family (Saskatchewan)
• Eglinton Avenue - “Little Jamaica” (Toronto - "See Us, Learn Us: Teaching About the Black Canadian Experience." Nelson Education. 9 part webinar series facilitated by Greg & Colleen Birkett. . https://webinars.nelson.com/series/see-us-learn-us-teaching-abo1/series_summit?bmid=cdd432ab9a96 . My notes & takeaways are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sgz_rJBAjyfTFLMlYUEImKKZWfeEP7-T8c03p_ASN6E/edit?usp=sharing
This webinar will provide educators with information, multi-media resources, and ideas to promote a cross-curricular approach and desire to have the Black Canadian experience represented in the education of Canadian students.
Session 5 – Canada's History of Anti-Black Racism - Wed, Apr 6, 2022 · 3:30 PM
• Personal anecdotes
• Definitions of terms such as anti-Black racism, discrimination, stereotyping, prejudice, microaggressions
• Oppression of Black Canadians for over 400 years
• Slave trade
• “Keep Canada white” rhetoric and ideology
• Segregation practices
• Streaming of Black students, policing, inequitable housing - "See Us, Learn Us: Teaching About the Black Canadian Experience." Nelson Education. 9 part webinar series facilitated by Greg & Colleen Birkett. . https://webinars.nelson.com/series/see-us-learn-us-teaching-abo1/series_summit?bmid=cdd432ab9a96 . My notes & takeaways are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sgz_rJBAjyfTFLMlYUEImKKZWfeEP7-T8c03p_ASN6E/edit?usp=sharing
This webinar will provide educators with information, multi-media resources, and ideas to promote a cross-curricular approach and desire to have the Black Canadian experience represented in the education of Canadian students.
Session 6 – Get Up, Stand Up! Black Canadian Resistance and Civil Rights Movements Wed, Apr 20, 2022 · 3:30 PM •
• Fighting individually and collectively
• Marie-Joseph Angelique, Chloe Cooley, “Joe”, and others
• John Brown’s revolt planned in Chatham
• Railway Car Porters, Negro Citizenship Committee
• National Unity Association—Dresden Desegregation
• Black Church in Canada
• Black Action Defense Committee and more - "See Us, Learn Us: Teaching About the Black Canadian Experience." Nelson Education. 9 part webinar series facilitated by Greg & Colleen Birkett. . https://webinars.nelson.com/series/see-us-learn-us-teaching-abo1/series_summit?bmid=cdd432ab9a96 . My notes & takeaways are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sgz_rJBAjyfTFLMlYUEImKKZWfeEP7-T8c03p_ASN6E/edit?usp=sharing
This webinar will provide educators with information, multi-media resources, and ideas to promote a cross-curricular approach and desire to have the Black Canadian experience represented in the education of Canadian students.
Session 7 – The Diversity of Black Communities in Canada Today - Wed, May 4, 2022 · 3:30 PM
• Language/Dialect
• Code Switching
• Hair Politics - "See Us, Learn Us: Teaching About the Black Canadian Experience." Nelson Education. 9 part webinar series facilitated by Greg & Colleen Birkett. . https://webinars.nelson.com/series/see-us-learn-us-teaching-abo1/series_summit?bmid=cdd432ab9a96 . My notes & takeaways are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sgz_rJBAjyfTFLMlYUEImKKZWfeEP7-T8c03p_ASN6E/edit?usp=sharing
This webinar will provide educators with information, multi-media resources, and ideas to promote a cross-curricular approach and desire to have the Black Canadian experience represented in the education of Canadian students.
Session 8 – Black Canadian Achievements in Sports, Creative Arts, and Business -Wed, May 18, 2022 · 3:30 PM
• Sports
• The Arts
• Business - "See Us, Learn Us: Teaching About the Black Canadian Experience." Nelson Education. 9 part webinar series facilitated by Greg & Colleen Birkett. . https://webinars.nelson.com/series/see-us-learn-us-teaching-abo1/series_summit?bmid=cdd432ab9a96 . My notes & takeaways are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sgz_rJBAjyfTFLMlYUEImKKZWfeEP7-T8c03p_ASN6E/edit?usp=sharing
This webinar will provide educators with information, multi-media resources, and ideas to promote a cross-curricular approach and desire to have the Black Canadian experience represented in the education of Canadian students.
Session 9 – Black Canadian Achievements in Effecting Change Wed, May 25, 2022 · 3:30 PM
This last session will highlight achievements of Black Canadians in the fields of:
• Education
• Science and Medicine
• Politics and Law - Surrey Focus Day 2022 - Feb 25th: Keynote Len Pierre, Knowledge Keeper & Cultural Practitioner, Coast Salish from Katzie (kate-zee) First Nation: "Decolonizing Education & Institutionalizing Cultural Safety". Session one: Climate Change in Action (10:00 AM - 11:30 AM), Session Two: Teaching Black Studies 12: A Decolonial and Anti-Racist Approach (12:00 PM - 1:30 PM)
- Engaging All Learners in the Middle Years: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - https://elvlc.educ.ubc.ca/initiatives/middle-years/ Tuesday, April 26, 2022 – Beth Applewhite and Bryan Gidinski (Archived sessions are recorded here https://elvlc.educ.ubc.ca/workshops/middle-years/ )
- Engaging All Learners in the Middle Years: Nurturing Student Agency through Assessment Practices - February 23, 2021 | 3:15-4:30pm PST - Trevor MacKenzie, Emma Milliken and Leyton Schnellert (Archived sessions are recorded here https://elvlc.educ.ubc.ca/workshops/middle-years/ )
- March 8th: #WomenEd via Twitter
- PSAC March 3-4 2022 Professional Specialist Association Council meeting.
- Postponed to 2022-2023 school year due to Omicron:
Monday February 7 2021. "Learning, Sharing, Networking Session For SD36 Leadership Teachers and Activities Sponsor Teachers." Facilitated by Marc England & Sarah Daintrey.Topics: Teaching and facilitating student leadership, Examining school culture and climate, Sharing sessions on “what we teach and do”, including lesson sharing and networking, Theory about service learning and events, “Meet the Pros” sharing, Efficiently and effectively following policy, Communication and other big themes of leadership
2021 (the Pandemic continues...)
- PSAC Meeting on behalf of the B.C. Early Career Teachers' Association via Zoom.
- BCSSTA hosted a #bced Social Studies Teachers' Sip & Chat on Tuesday Jan 12th, 2021 at 4:30pm, via Zoom link to talk about what's on your mind and discuss "Socials" with your colleagues. "We thought it might just be nice to connect in the New Year and open some space for a chat about how things are going in your classrooms. We have space for 30 or 300, and will have some door prizes, too."
- Tuesday, January 12, 2021 6:00 PM (PST) Math and Learning Disability with Dr. Daniel Ansari. Organized & Hosted by Dyslexia B.C.
- Tech Tools for Reluctant Readers and Writers. Michel Gagnon, Yolanda Duncan, Shenny Nanji & Cori Penner - helping teachers with Surrey Schools SD36. Hosted by English, Socials, Humanities and LST, this 2-part after school workshop explores how assistive technologies and digital tools can support the diverse range of learners in your classroom, whether online or face to face.
January 13th 2021 session (1 hour): A) Office 365 – Using tools readily available such as immersive reader, dictation, translation, closed captioning and others, B) Digital Resources – Discover tools already embedded in digital resources such as World Book and Discovery
January 20th 2021 session (1 hour) A) Using Read&Write for Google Chrome. Practical Strategies will be presented on how this powerful Google Chrome extension can support all learners. Tools to help with reading, writing, ELL support, teaching research and more. *All attendees will receive a free license to Read&Write for Google - Lessons to Introduce the Curricular Competencies in Social Studies. Cori Penner - Surrey Social Studies Helping Teacher. January 21, 2021 from 3:15-4:00 pm for this virtual session where we will focus on easy and thoughtful introductory lessons for the Social Studies Curricular Competencies grades 6-12 from “The Critical Thinking Consortium”. "In the session we will look at the 6 introductory lessons that TC2 has created for the Social Studies curriculum. I will share some materials that I have created (for example: the competencies turned into ‘I can’ statements). We will explore a more open approach to interpreting the curricular competencies."
- Shelley Moore's "Five Moore Minutes" Book club via Instagram Live Sunday Jan 24th Desmond Cole's The Skin We're In
- Edcamp Core Competencies B.C. 9-11:30 Saturday January 23rd, via zoom. Two sessions: "Making the Core Competencies Visible" and "Bringing in families and communities for Core Competency development"
- January 28th Blended Learning 101 (9:30 – 10:30 am) Surrey SD 36 Helping Teachers via MS Teams videocall.
This session is designed for teacher’s who are teaching blended learning for the first time or interested in exploring schedules and routines in their blended learning class. Michael, Pauline and Roxanne will share their own schedules within Secondary Math, Science, Socials and English classes. The session will provide an overview of a week, day, as well as model a few blended learning strategies. - January 28th Blended Class Models (12:30 – 1:30 pm) Surrey SD 36 Helping Teachers via MS Teams videocall.
This session will review 3 blended learning models – station rotation, flipped classroom and playlist. It will include a brief overview of each model as well as examples from a variety of subject areas, including Science, Math and English. Participants will receive planning templates for each blended learning model - "A Conversation with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer". Friday January 29th 2021, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm. Hosted by UBC Library.
UBC Library presents, in partnership with UBC Forestry and the Simon K. Y. Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre, a conversation with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer on Friday, January 29 (1:00 -2:30 p.m. PST). The acclaimed author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants will be joined by moderators, Dr. Daniel Heath Justice and Corrina Sparrow to discuss the author’s influence on multidisciplinary understandings of her work and how readers can integrate this into our connections with land and each other through our respective disciplinary lenses.
Special thanks to Xwi7xwa Library for their contributions to this event in providing honoraria to the event’s moderators. - "Stay Lit 2021" Conference via Zoom. Saturday January 30th 2021 Speakers / Presenters: Dr. Jody Carrington, Jesse Lipscombe, Jesse Thistle, Shelley Moore, Laurie McIntosh, Jessica Janzen (Olstad & Ronnie Olstad, George Couros http://www.drjodycarrington.com/staylit-2021/
- BIPOC Representation in the classroom: NFB resources promoting diversity and inclusion (all grades) . Ross Johnstone, National Film Board of Canada. Thursday, Feb 4, 2021, 3:15 – 3:45 via Teams Videoconference.
The NFB has a long tradition of sharing stories from under-represented communities across Canada. This session will highlight films that celebrate Black History, as well as resources that share stories from Indigenous and other diverse communities in Canada. Ross Johnstone from the NFB will be your host for this live session, and will highlight new productions from BIPOC artists, as well as teacher tools to engage your students, including, study guides, digital resources and CAMPUS, the NFB’s education streaming service available to all Surrey Teachers. Featured films included: 19 Days (Featuring Immigration stories), Window Horses, Angel Peacock, Welcome to Canada (Syrian Refugees' stories in Canada), Unarmed Verses, and various Environmental films. https://www.onf.ca/education/https://www.onf.ca/education/ - Designing Thinking Classrooms (2 full day virtual sessions) Surrey Schools. February 16 Virtual Full Day Session 1: Building a Community of Thinkers, April 6 Virtual Full Day Session 2: Framing Critical Inquiry Questions and Tasks. Get to work with a colleague at your school. 3 free resources (we are focusing on 2), Time to think through your practice, Time to get ideas from a group of interested and thoughtful educators. Resources: Using Thoughtbooks to Sustain Inquiry 978-0-86491-396-8, Framing Critical Inquiry Questions and Tasks ISBN 978-1-77287-018-3, Building a Community of Thinkers ISBN 978-1-77287-043-5 (© TC2: The Critical Thinking Consortium)
- Safe Harbour 3 session workshop series - Nicole Curtis – Inclusive Practices/SOGI Helping Teacher, Surrey School District 36 - Feb 4, 11, 18th 2021
This multi-day workshop is for SD36 Sta who want to support the development of inclusive school environments, specifically to create a “safe harbour” for LGBTQ2+ students. Safe Harbour designates act as touch points for students and staff that identify as LGBTQ2+. Safe Harbour designates may o er a variety of supports, such as empathe c listening, and basic knowledge of LGBTQ2+ challenges and needs, as well as work to ac vely disrupt discrimina on in schools. Join facilitator Nicole Curtis in exploring how schools can support Surrey’s LGBTQ2+ students. All 3 sessions are mandatory for completion. Attendees will be provided with related resources. Please note: this session is not specific to curriculum or teaching practice, but instead focusses on community and relationship- building, as well as learning about challenges BC’s LGBTQ2+ students may face, and how we can better meet their needs. - "How to maintain equilibrium: COVID and beyond" Dr. Gabor Maté - Keynote, STA Convention 2021 via Zoom Friday May 7th 2021
INDIGENOUS Settler-Indigenous Relations - Bruce Miller, UBC professor - STA Convention 2021 via Zoom Friday May 7th 2021 "Participants will learn about the history of contact between the settler population and Indigenous peoples, with an emphasis on our immediate area and the Coast Salish peoples of British Columbia. This history includes the use of gun ships to pacify villages and exclusion from parts of cities. But it also includes innoculation programs established by the HBCo. I will use a powerpoint to show images for my talk and participants are free to ask questions. I will include details from my own research with Coast Salish communities over the last forty years and in giving expert testimony in human rights tribunals and courts regarding treaties, fisheries, and other issues. I also consider repatriation and reconciliation. In addition, I address key questions which people may ask, such as "what tools do instructors need to discuss and clarify these questions in a coherent and respectful manner?" and "What is the importance of status and why is there status? Does it mean people with status have special rights?"
Mining in BC - A (secondary) resource unit designed for students in Social Studies, Geography, Earth Science and Geology. - Kiloh, David / Pavan, Kim - STA Convention 2021 via Zoom Friday May 7th 2021 This workshop will be an online presentation of the recently developed, teacher-written learning resource on one of our provinces main industries. This programme addresses many of the big ideas and core competencies of the current BC curriculum for Social Studies, Geography, Earth Science and Geology. For example in the the unit, as well as learning about mining, students will be challenged to address environmental, cultural (eg. First Nations) and ethical implications associated with mine development in our province. The culmination of the unit is the process surrounding community engagement within a student role play that includes all the stakeholders. A learning resource package will be provided to each participant. - BC Performance Standards Project, Committee, Ministry of Education
- National Film Debut: "Understanding and Finding our Way: Decolonizing Canadian Education" Hosted by the Saskachewan Teachers' Federation with Dr. Verna St. Denis and Shelly Tootoosis. 4:00 pm 5:30 pm PST via Zoom to June 21st (National Indigenous Peoples' Day) https://www.stf.sk.ca/professional-resources/events-calendar/understanding-and-finding-our-way-decolonizing-canadian Historically, colonial education systems and schools have not been safe spaces for Indigenous children or families. Register for the national debut of Understanding and Finding Our Way – Decolonizing Canadian Education, an impactful and timely film exploring racial inequities in Saskatchewan’s education system and beyond, but from the perspective of Indigenous people.
The 32-minute film was directed by award-winning filmmaker Alison Duke. It was produced by Dr. Verna St Denis, an internationally renowned educator and scholar in anti-racist education, following appropriate protocols and under the guidance of Elder Mary Lee. Photos to support the film were provided courtesy of Leah Arcand. It takes a hard look at the challenges Indigenous teachers, students and families continue to experience today. This film was created in partnership with the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation and the Universities of Saskatchewan and Waterloo and through the support of Dr. Jennifer Simpson, Principal Investigator of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council grant: Building and Mobilizing Knowledge on Race and Colonialism in Canad
Following the event, participants are invited to discuss the film and ways we can work together to disrupt the colonial system to create an education system that works for everyone. - Mental Health & Secure vs. non-secure Attachment – Dr. Linda Uyeda. - On-site at École Salish Secondary. Wed Sept 1st 2021.
ACE's study, dose response curves. The 4 S's of secure attachment: Safety, Security, being Seen and Soothed. Safe Haven, Secure Base. Attachment across the lifespan. Parenting styles, early years. Authoritarian --> Narrowly successful. Permissive --> Poor impulse control, low frustration tolerance, poor social skills. Authoritative ---> Emotionally and socially mature & fulfilled. Happier underneath.
Patterns of Stress (Dr. Bruce Perry) vulnerable vs. resilient. Having a toolbox with which you can reset to baseline. BCTI for insomnia (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia). Path to Wellness booklet. Indigenous Wellness Wheel - FNHA (First Nations Health Authority) = a road map. Physical, Emotional, Mental, Spiritual. (Self-audit). Eating well as medicine. Movement as medicine.
Dr. Marten Brokenleg's circle of courage. Bounce Back. Starling Minds. Name things to tame things. Mindfulness practice. Drinking guidelines & relationship between alcohol and systems of the human body. Sleep Hygiene tips www.anxietycanada.com/sites/default/files/SleepHygiene.pdf Causation between lack of quality sleep & Disease risk. Min 30 min equivalent of power walking. "23 and a half hours" on Youtube: https://youtu.be/aUaInS6HIGo . Importance of self care aligning with the 4S's. Early Encoding. Explicit learning (What we know we remember) vs. Implicit (subconscious learning). Mindsight or Mentalizing. Video: It's not about the nail. Does someone want to be fixed, or do they want to feel heard & validated? https://youtu.be/-4EDhdAHrOg Emotional Coaching & Empathy. Bringing the prefrontal cortex back 'online'. What to say to kids when nothing seems to work (Book - Adele LaFrance PhD, Ashley Miller MD) *Dr. Uyeda has co-authored some papers with Ms. Miller). Box Breathing, Square breaking. 5 minutes, 3 times a day. Use stop signs and red lights as a cue, cell phone stickers. Parasympathetic rest and digest system. In-4, Hold - 7, out- 8. You can't count, breathe and worry at the same time. Good for initiating sleep. Meditation - using prayer bowls. Quiet room for tea, low lights. - Rendez-vous numérique: Flipgrid - Surrey SD36 - Virtual Workshop - Chantal Goguen, Beverley Bunker, Rachel Hare - Thursday October 27 2021
- KEYNOTE Leah-Simone Bowen - Co-host of The Secret Life of Canada Podcast - The Power of Story - BCSSTA (BC Social Studies Teachers' Association) Conference - Friday, October 22, 2021
- "Engaging students in curatorial thinking" Gini-Newman, Garfield - BCSSTA (BC Social Studies Teachers' Association) Conference - Via Zoom Friday, October 22, 2021
"In a digital world where learners have access to boundless sources of information, being able to curate their learning is an increasingly essential competency. Curatorial thinking involves three distinct phases: selecting reliable sources; sense making; and creation/sharing. Thoughtful integration of both digital tools and intellectual tools creates a powerful foundation for curatorial thinking and open rich opportunities for framing learning around future-oriented thinking. " - Narrative Art & Visual Storytelling in Holocaust and Human Rights Education - Andrea Webb & 3 Teacher Candidates - - BCSSTA (BC Social Studies Teachers' Association) Conference - Via Zoom Friday, October 22, 2021
"Directly connected with the BC Social Studies and English Langauge Arts curriculum, this workshop will share an ongoing project using the graphic narratives, co-created with Holocaust survivors, as the foundation for teaching materials.
The study of genocides help students think about the use and abuse of power, and the roles and responsibilities of individuals, nations, and states when confronted with issues of social justice and human rights violations. Teaching through testimony interjects personal, palpable emotion into the telling of history and disrupts the flow of typical historical narratives. These eyewitness accounts give a face and a voice to victims, to which students can relate. It helps students to grasp the reality of an unreal event. Testimonies help to demonstrate the human and personal dimension of history without dramatizing the effects of historical events on survivors.
As a society, we have to prepare ourselves for a time when survivors will no longer be able to visit classrooms or meet with students. While it is impossible to replace the influential experience of hearing a Holocaust survivor, the powerful use of testimony can inspire students. A survivor’s testimony is not simply a recollection or story, students become stewards of history – entrusted with the knowledge of someone else’ experience.
This project uses Holocaust survivor testimonies as the foundation for graphic narratives. These graphic narratives are the center of adaptable and flexible educational resources, created by teachers. In this workshop, we will share the resources and invite teachers to pilot them in their classrooms." - "Diversifying the Development Narrative: Teaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals through gamification and community-engaged learning" - Vandermeer, Craig - - BCSSTA (BC Social Studies Teachers' Association) Conference - Via Zoom Friday, October 22, 2021
"At Insight Global Education, storytelling is at the heart of what we do. We foster global citizenship in youth through in-school, community-based and international experiential education. We believe that in order to begin making change in the world, you must first understand it’s intricacies. Through simulation and game-based curriculum, relationship building opportunities, and meaningful community experiences, we believe that the power of story can shape future leaders.This workshop will first highlight the two key ways that Insight has made experiential sustainable development education more accessible to teachers; through game-based curriculum and community-engaged learning. We will then explore the power of diverse narratives, community connection and gamification as tools to teach complex concepts like climate justice, and social inequality.
Workshop attendees will take part in an immersive, virtually compatible exercise to showcase how gamification can bring social justice learning to life with storytelling and empathy. We will also review how educators can engage community based organizations here in Metro Vancouver, allowing them to contextualize local social issues for their students.
All attendees will take home a number of fully comprehensive game-based lesson plans from our sustainable development curriculum, complete with slide decks, worksheets, and other resource materials. " - UBC Dean's Distinguished lecture series: Dr. Cindy Blackstock - Webinar / live lecture. Monday November 15th 2021
"Dean's Distinguished Lecture: Reconciling History" The recording of the webinar will be posted within the week. To view the video visit: https://educ.ubc.ca/deans-distinguished-lecture-reconciling-history/
- Networks of Inquiry & Indigenous Education (NOIIE) Learning Burst via Zoom November 18th 4:00pm-4:30pm Pacific Time
- 2021-22 Speaker Series: Engaging All Learners in Secondary Schools. - Via Zoom - https://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/engaging-secondary/
This year, Greater Victoria School District 61, in partnership with the Rural Education Advisory(UBC), invite educators in BC to join in a conversation about engaging all learners in the middle years. This four-part interactive webinar series will be hosted by Dr. Leyton Schnellert with features leading BC educators and examples from across the province. - Engaging All Learners in Secondary Schools. Tuesday, October 19, 2021 – Shelley Moore and Leona Prince
- Engaging All Learners in Secondary Schools. Wednesday, November 17, 2021 – Sara Florence Davidson
2020 (aka 'the first pandemic year')
- The Canadian Teachers' Institute on Parliamentary Democracy - 6 days - Ottawa - Parliament - February 23rd-29th 2020
Workshops:- Indigenous Peoples' Map of Canada - National Geographic Canada
- Elections Canada Educational Resources - Rachel Collishaw
- Surrey Teachers' Association E-Convention - Keynote - Ryan McMahon - May 1st 2020 via Zoom during the Pandemic
- INTERMEDIATE Current Events: Where Do You Stand? - Coaching students on how to make better decisions in repsonse to real-world questions like "How should Vancouver respond to rising sea levels over the next 100 years - Joanne Calder, Delta Teacher grades 6-7, on critical thinking skills, core values, Myers-Briggs, value-based decision-making frameworks, and forming informed opinions- May 1st 2020 via Zoom during the Pandemic
"Use a decision framework to take the "Current Events Report" to a whole new level. Take away a series of lessons that helps students identify their core values and apply them in a presentation where they give their opinions on the issues behind the headlines. There is a strong focus on connecting to all core competencies. These decision skills lessons are the result of a collaboration between decision scientists and Delta teachers. - Joanne Calder has been teaching for over 20 years and is currently a grade 6 & 7 classroom teacher in Delta. Her passion is justice education and teaching her students to think critically about current events and big issues."
Resources mentioned: https://deltalearns.ca/decisions/
Newsele.com
What in the World? by Les Plans
CBC Kids
Flipgrid / padlet
MyPITA Justice Education resources, French translations are in the works. Grade 5-6-7 units and mock trial scripts.
Example questions to explore beyond the typical binary "Harry and Megan - should they be allowed to settle in BC?" "Don Cherry - Should he be fired?" "Should TRU students be allowed free parking?" "Should the dog park be allowed to be near the school playground?" - #5mmbookclub with Shelley Moore - March - June 2020 (Kids These Days, Uniquely Human, Potlatch as Pedagogy)
- Surrey Teachers' Association E-Convention - "K-12 My teacher training didn't cover this, now what ?"- Rachel Williams & Mandi Sharkey - May 1st 2020 via Zoom during the Pandemic.
Understanding neurodiversity and twice-exceptionality in the classroom and how to approach students in a strength-based manner that will support your entire classroom. "Rachel Williams - Rachel is Principal and Special Needs Coordinator at E2 Academy for Twice-Exceptional Learners in Edmonton, Alberta. She has a Masters in Special Education (Autism-Children) as well as extensive additional professional qualifications from Low Arousal Approaches to Triple P parenting. Mandi Sharkey - BA MST is the Neurodiversity Consultant for E.P.I.C. Consulting Collaborative in Alberta/BC and the Special Needs Coordinator for E2 Academy in Edmonton, Alberta. Her wide variety of experience as a trainer for the Low Arousal Approach along with advanced training in Collaborative Proactive Solution and Natural Play Therapy in addition to providing wrap-around support and advocacy services for families and school leadership afford her an interesting and effective approach to supporting a trauma-informed and low arousal classroom. - Ideas Cross-Pollination Event -Priority Practices: Curriculum Design, Instructional Strategies, Assessment, SEL. "15-minute learning rotations through teacher table-talks where your colleagues share their practice with you." - Antonio Vendramin - Surrey SD36 - April 2, 2020 - 3:30-7:00 CANCELLED DUE TO PANDEMIC
- FASD Info video: https://www.fasdoutreach.ca/resources/all/0-9/8-keys-at-home-routine
- POPFASD podcast: https://www.fasdoutreach.ca/resources/all/p/popfasd-talked-e06-dr-esmail
- Webinar: "Supporting IEPS at Home" - Shelley Moore - 2 hours - May 25th 2020
- "Engaging All Learners in the Middle Years" - Dr. Leyton Schnellert and Shelley Moore - organized by Dave Shortreed SD61, Denise Whener and Tammy Reynard SD61 - Session #3 of #3 - Interactive Webinar via Zoom - Wed 27 May 2020 3pm – 4:30pm (PDT) Click for my session notes
- Webinar: Working for Justice, Equity and Civic Agency in Our Schools: A Conversation with Clint Smith 4pm-5pm - Facing History - June 3rd 2020
Issues of equity and education have long existed in our country and continue to manifest today. How can writing and the power of one's voice help us respond to these disparities? Join us for a conversation with writer and educator, Dr. Clint Smith, where we will hear his poetry and reflections on working for justice, equity, and civic agency in our schools. Dr. Clint Smith is a writer, teacher, and Emerson Fellow at New America. He is the author of the poetry collection, Counting Descent, and the forthcoming nonfiction book How the Word is Passed. His writing has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Poetry Magazine, The Paris Review and elsewhere. He received his B.A. from Davidson College and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
Sarah Stuart is a Senior Program Associate who provides site-based coaching for teachers implementing Facing History and plans and facilitates workshops and seminars each year. Prior to joining the Facing History staff, Sarah taught the Facing History Elective and AP Psychology for five years at a legacy Memphis City School. She received her B.A. in Humanities and Psychology from the New College of California and an M.A. in Instruction and Curriculum Leadership at the University of Memphis.
Sarah Shields is a Senior Program Associate in the Chicago office of Facing History and Ourselves. Prior to joining Facing History in 2013, she served as an assistant principal and nationally board-certified high school social studies teacher in Chicago Public Schools. Sarah's work in CPS focused on drop-out prevention, successful matriculation to high school, and cross-cultural relationships in schools. Sarah earned a B.A. in History from UCLA, a Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary Social Studies from The American University in Washington, DC, and an Education Specialist degree from National-Louis University in Chicago. - EdWeb Webinar - Digital Equity Strategies for Learning Beyond the Classroom (1 hr) - Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley School District, CA; Dr. Steven Webb, Superintendent, Vancouver Public Schools, WA; and Dr. Donna Wright, Director of Schools, Wilson County Schools, TN. - Program Host and Moderator: Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN Empowered Superintendents Initiative - Monday, June 8, 2020
- EdWeb Webinar - Bringing Students Back to the Page: Using Digital Resources to Accelerate Learning- Presented by Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert, Author of Scholastic W.O.R.D., President and CEO of TextProject.org, Research Associate at the University of California, Santa Cruz - Tuesday, Jun. 9 @ 3 pm ET
- Interdisciplinary Inquiry - Daniela Cauduro - Wednesday Sept 2nd 2020
- "Creating the Future, Partnerships for Inclusive Learning 2020" UBC Inclusion Conference POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST 23-25, 2021 – UBC, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
- Historical Thinking Summer Institute - WInnipeg - July 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO PANDEMIC
- Navigating Block B (Grades 10-12) in the Secondary Quarter System - SOCIAL STUDIES BREAKOUT - SD 36 Cori Penner - Mon Sept 28
- "Responsive Teaching", Series: Engaging All Learners in the Middle Years. Dr. Leyton Schnellert, Nikki Lineham, Kristin Wiens. Victoria SD 61 via Zoom. #engagingMYlearners Oct 29 3:15 PM PST – 4:45 PM "Hi Everyone, A huge thank you to everyone who was able to attend and contribute to the provincial conversation in our Engaging All Learners in the Middle Years webinar series! Please visit this link to access the archived videos and slides of our first webinar:
http://learn.sd61.bc.ca/webinar Our next webinar is titled “Designing for Diversity and Deeper Learning” and will be on Thursday, December 3rd from 3:15pm – 4:45pm. This webinar will be hosted by Dr. Leyton Schnellert with special guest Shelley Moore. We will send you an email the week of the webinar with information and link for you to join us. If you know others who would like to join us, please share the registration link above. We encourage folks to continue to share ideas/reflections on twitter using the hashtag #engagingMYlearners. Please let us know if you have any questions, - Dave Shortreed and Tammy Renyard, District Learning Team - "How do I Teach Using our Digital Resources?"- Microsoft Teams Office 365 - Breakout sessions will include exploring National Film Board, Discovery Education, DR for Social Studies, DR for the Diverse Classroom, Everfi among others. - Friday Nov 6 8:45 AM - 11:30 AM
- Different Ways to Assess in a Blended Learning Environment, with Angela Kailley & Lindsey Frederickson, Surrey SD 36 - Tuesday Dec 1st
"Assessment in a Blended Learning Environment"
The shift to the quarter system (10-week course/term) has not only accelerated the pace of teaching and learning but also the pace and frequency of assessment. This session will touch on the importance of quality assessment and strategies to capture evidence of learning in a blended learning model. : Points of progress requirements, Quality assessment, Success criteria, Responsive Instruction: triangulating evidence of learning, Tools (Sway, Flipgrid, Padlet, Poll Everywhere...) - OHASSTA AESHO Workshop "Elections Canada Webinar" with Elections & Democracy educational resources from Elections Canada. Led by Rachel Collishaw, Zoe Flatman. (OHASSTA-AESHO = Ontario History and Social Science Teachers' Association – Association des enseigant.es des sciences humaines de l'Ontario ) Thursday Dec 3rd 2020 Voting Rights Through Time: How Inclusive is our Democracy?
Looking for ideas to keep the inquiry going in your blended, online or traditional classroom? Interested in ready-made lessons that incorporate rich, non-partisan content? Elections Canada will show you how to use our new blended learning guides to support your students, no matter what your learning environment. Participants will get a chance to try out some of the new blended learning tools. Help your students explore the history of the vote through case studies of Japanese Canadians, women, youth, and now First Nations Peoples. - To support secondary staff with blended learning, Education Services will begin offering 30-minute virtual sessions at the start of second quarter. Below is the schedule for ongoing Tuesday afternoon offerings.
Tuesday, November 17 (2:30 – 3:00) Designing a 10-Week Course – Curriculum Planning (Shenny Nanji, Alicia Logie & Craig Sutton)
Tuesday, November 24 (2:30 – 3:00) Designing a 10 Week Course – Interacting and Collaborating with Students (Marc Garneau, Chris Hunter & Cori Penner)
Tuesday, December 1 (2:30 – 3:00) Different Ways to Assess in a Blended Learning Environment (Angela Kailley & Lindsey Frederickson)
Tuesday, December 8 (2:30 – 3:00) What’s Working? Subject Specific Examples (Various Classroom Teachers) - "Designing for Diversity & Deeper Learning" Series: Engaging All Learners in the Middle Years. Tammy Renyard, Dr. Leyton Schnellert, Shelley Moore, Nikki Lineham, John Harris, Miriam Miller, Kristin Wiens. Victoria SD 61 via Zoom. #engagingMYlearners Dec 3rd . The webinar will be offered in 3 chunks – Leyton will present for approximately 20 min for the first chunk, followed with a time to connect/reflect. Then Shelley Moore will present for approximately 20 mins and then you will have time to connect/reflect again. How fun! Then you will hear from Shelley Moore once more for the last 20 minutes. We encourage folks to share ideas/reflections on twitter using the hashtag #engagingMYlearners. Please share the registration page https://learn.sd61.bc.ca/webinars/ so that others will also receive the zoom link and calendar invite the day before.
- What’s Working? Examples from Secondary Teachers, with Roxanne Pope (English, Social Studies & Humanities) and Michael Ho (Science & Math) - Digital Session via Surrey SD 36 - Monday December 7th 2020
2019
- Forming A Growth Mindset: Nurturing Resilience in Our Learners - SD36 Workshop by Taunya Shaw & __________ - February 2019
- #BCEdAssessment Series with Tom Schimmer - 3 sessions 2018-2019 Surrey SD36
- EdcampBCCC (Edcamp BC Core Competencies) - École McRoberts Secondary - Saturday January 19th - Richmond, BC
- #BCedchat meetup - Satuday January 19th - Steveston, BC
- Introduction to Halkomelem - Susan Russell, Paula James & Gordon Powell - Simon Cunningham Elementary, Surrey BC - 2019
- Priority Practices Dinner Series - Surrey School District - Faye Brownlie & Leyton Schnellert - October 17 2018, January 30, April 17 and May 8 2019
- Sparking Today's Learner - Surrey School District - April 10th 2019
- Building Competencies through Project Based Learning (PBL) - Tammie Stockli - Priority Practices Dinner Series - Surrey School District - Wed April 17th 2019
- Edvent2019: #alIVe - What’s keeping you alIVe in your education practice? How is learning coming alIVe in your classroom? - Like EdCamps and Ignite Nights, an “Edvent” is an extracurricular pro-D event for K-12 educators and pre-service teachers throughout the lowermainland. Participants have 4 slides and 4 minutes to share their story. For more info see www.edvent.net - Burnaby BC - Tuesday April 30, 2019.
- "Learn about The Teacher's Institute on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy" -Samara Bassett and Lindsay Hutchison - Surrey Teachers' Association Convention - May 3rd 2019
- "Achieving engaging and interesting Social Studies units and projects - 10 practical tips for new teachers" -Andrew Aikenhead - Surrey Teachers' Association Convention - May 3rd 2019
- Ideas Cross-Pollination Event -Priority Practices: Curriculum Design, Instructional Strategies, Assessment, SEL. "15-minute learning rotations through teacher table-talks where your colleagues share their practice with you." - Antonio Vendramin - Surrey SD36
- Webinar: National Council for the Social Studies - " Teaching the Holocaust through Primary Sources; Curation Decisions" - May 7th 2019 - https://www.socialstudies.org/professional-learning
- A Closer Look at Project-Based Learning (PBL) - Tammi Stockli - Priority Practices Dinner Series - Surrey - May 8th 2019
- BCTF New Teachers' Conference - Plenary Activity with BCECTA Executive www.bcecta.ca - Nanaimo - May 10th 2019
- Quality Assessment & CSL: The Power of Learning Continuums in Assessment & Instruction, Angela Kailley & Shenny Nanji, SD36 District Helping Teachers, dinner session by Katie White, author of Softening the Edges: Assessment Practices that Honour K-12 Teachers and Learners - May 15, 2019
- Communicating Student Learning: Exploring Digital Portfolios in Secondary Classrooms - SD36 Priority Practices - Angela Kailley and Lindsey Frederickson - May 14th 2019
- Historical Thinking Summer Institute 2019 - 5 days - Ottawa - Canadian Museum of History and Canadian War Museum - July 15–19, 2019
- Guest Workshops: Collishaw, Rachel - Elections Canada - Civic Action: Then and Now
- Camp Suzuki at Chá7elkwnech - 4 days - Gambier Island, Camp Fircom - David Suzuki Foundation and the Squamish Nation. Environmental Ed & Indigenous Ed - August 12-16 2019
- The Inaugural BCECTA "Ignite your Passion" Dinner Event - Milestones Coquitlam - October 24th 2019 (co-organizer/host)
- B.C. Social Studies Teachers' Association 2019 PSA day Conference "Sharing Lands and Reconciling Narratives" - Keynote Ryan McMahon, Vancouver - October 25th 2019
- Workshops:
- "Cycles of Hate - Make it Stop!" - Jodi Derkson - Voices into Action
- "No time like now: Holistic Learning for Global Sustainability" - Be the Change Earth Alliance - Maureen Jack-LaCroix, Michael Iachetta
- Shared Leadership and Vision (3 sessions) - Leadership, vision, safety, trust, collaboration, team development, self-awareness - Gloria Sarmento - Surrey SD36 - Fall 2019
- Coaching as a Learning Partnership (4 sessions) - Coaching, mentorship, leadership, listening, questioning - Gloria Sarmento - Surrey SD36 - Fall 2019
- Leadership Mindset - Leading Ourselves (2 Sessions) - leading ourselves, leadership, mindset, core values, feedback - Gloria Sarmento - Surrey SD36 - Fall 2019
- Edcamp BC Core Competencies (#Edcampbccc on Twitter) - McRoberts Secondary School - Saturday January 19th 2020
- BCTF New Teachers' Conference - Plenary Activity with BCECTA Executive www.bcecta.ca - Richmond - January 29th 2019
2017
- Énergiser, dynamiser et innover votre enseignement: Immersion, Français intensif et Français de base - Aug 30 2017
Focus M à 12e - Presenté par Nathalie LaRoche, Alicia Logie & Shauna Néro
Une journée active et amusante en français pour outiller les enseignant(e)s des programmes de français. À travers des sessions plénières et des ateliers diversifiés, les participants approfondiront leurs habiletés et connaissances par le biais de situations d'apprentissage pratiques pour la salle de classe.
Au choix: perspectives autochtones, développement de la communication orale et écrite, évaluation et communication des apprentissages, code informatique et approche enquête. Créons des réseaux de soutien professionnel tout en se préparant pour une année scolaire exceptionnelle. Ensemble, nous sommes plus forts!
2018
- Teacher in Transition - The poems and stories serve as a springboard for activities and discussions that shed light on what it is like for gender diverse individuals in school. The workshop will provide clarity to the vast and ever-changing vocabulary associated with SOGI (LGBT) identities and offer best practices for all levels of education from everyday classroom environments through to district policies. Participants will learn about gender transition, what to do if someone comes out to you, and the difference between gender identity, gender expression, sex assigned at birth and sexuality. - Trevana S. - STA Restoring Common Grounds Conference - Saturday April 7th 2018 - Sullivan Heights Secondary
- "Why you should have a Pride Prom" This workshop is an exploration of the importance of having an explicitly queer space for students to be celebrated and is based on logistics to my own experience planning and hosting the first Pride Prom in BC. Target teacher audience: Secondary teachers. - H. Kelly, - STA Restoring Common Grounds Conference - Saturday April 7th 2018 - Sullivan Heights Secondary
- "How a Struggle Became a Journey: Intersecting Conversations of Mental Health and Gender Identity" - Shilpa Narayan - STA Restoring Common Grounds Conference - Saturday April 7th 2018 - Sullivan Heights Secondary
- Exploring Race and Gender In Your Classroom: Facilitating Dialogue (not debate) & Moving People Forward. - Ryan Cho - STA Convention - May 4th 2018 - Kwantlen Park Secondary School
- Problem-Solving and Developing Competencies through BreakoutEDU - Christina Smith - STA Convention - May 4th 2018 -Kwantlen Park Secondary School
- "Keep Our Students Safe" - Safe Schools-M.Bhogal & G. Dosanjh - Panorama Ridge Secondary - May 28th 2018
- Master's in Educational Leadership K–12, Restarting Relationships: Educational Leadership in Challenging Times M.Ed. – (September 2016 - August 2018), Simon Fraser University
- DesignCampBC - featuring Dr. Kaleb Rashad (Director, High Tech High, San Diego California) and Dr. Eric Chagala (Principal, Vista Innovation and Design Academy, San Diego California) as keynote speakers - Sessions: Joe Tong (@teachertong) on Design Thinking, Ellen Deutscher (@lndeutsch) on _____________ Thomas Haney Secondary School, Maple Ridge, Saturday Sept 29 2018
- Lightning Talk Speaker @ BCEdAccess presents "Struck by Inclusion" - a premiere pre-conference series of Lightning Talks by leaders passionate about inclusion and education October 5th 2018, Surrey
- "The power of Self-Advocates" - Conrad Tyrkin of BC People First - BCEdAccess Annual Conference - Advocacy: Strategies and Solutions - October 6th 2018 - Surrey City Hall
- "The Power of Community - Nicole Kaler- BCEdAccess Annual Conference - Advocacy: Strategies and Solutions - October 6th 2018 - Surrey City Hall
- "Trauma & Mental Health" - Theresa M. Grech, MC, CCC, CPRP Canadian Certified Counsellor UBC Clinical Faculty, Developmental Disorders Program. - TMG Consulting & Education - BCEdAccess Annual Conference - Advocacy: Strategies and Solutions - October 6th 2018 - Surrey City Hall
- "Section 11 & Advocating to the School Districts" Karen Nordquist & John Gaiptman of BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils (BCCPAC) - BCEdAccess Annual Conference - Advocacy: Strategies and Solutions - October 6th 2018 - Surrey City Hall
- "Advocacy and Inclusive Education" Tina Dam and Audry Deutschmann of Inclusion BC - BCEdAccess Annual Conference - Advocacy: Strategies and Solutions - October 6th 2018 - Surrey City Hall
2016
- EdCamp35 2016
- Organizing Committee, BC Association of Teachers of Modern Languages Conference 2016 (Co-presenters' contact, Webmaster, Programme Graphic Design)
- Founding Vice President, BC Early Career Teachers' Association, 2015-present.
- Summer Institute, Surrey School District 36, August 2016 - Learning Maps, Redesigned Curriculum
- Learning by doing: Comprehensible Input in the Language Classroom - Adriana Ramirez - Burnaby South Secondary, Oct 21st 2016
- Member of ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages" 2016-present
- Learning Forward 2016- Vancouver - Building an Effective Teacher Leadership Program (full day) - Harrison, Cindy Instructional Improvement Group Darnell, Justin Sr. Manager Teacher Leadership, Denver Public Schools - Saturday Dec 3rd 2016
- Spiral of Inquiry: For Equity and Quality; Kaser, Linda Kaser & Halbert Consulting Halbert, Judy Halbert and Kaser Leadership Consultants - Dec 2016
2015
- Catherine Ouesselin - "Tech for language education_ / App smashing: Chirbit & more!" WAFLT Conference 2015 - Mount Vernon, Washington, USA
- Transformation through collaboration, & Planning framework for the new curriculum. Delta Edcamp (2 sessions), Sands Secondary School, North Delta, Saturday October 5th 2015
- Continual online Coursework / Professional Development:
- Teaching using Technology in the French Classroom | Shauna Nero @MmeNero French Immersion (Français Langue et Sciences Humaines), Core French and Spanish teacher at École Kwantlen Park Secondary, SD36 http://mmenero.edublogs.org/
mmenero.wordpress.com http://mptca.teachers.ab.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/Program/Using%20Technology%20in%20the%20French%20Classroom.pdf - Digital Portfolios for Elementary Classrooms
- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1INNQGIscRHpzXzbjF8qcNHlR4jHpvNyby05fB257-a0/edit#slide=id.p Trevor Mattea | @tsmattea | High Tech Elementary Chula Vista | October 17, 2015
- Presentation Resources: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1b1-KZW_CcsKrJMqZzXpqQwIVKmcy_ppVUIM8lAIERPg/edit#slide=id.p
- Teaching using Technology in the French Classroom | Shauna Nero @MmeNero French Immersion (Français Langue et Sciences Humaines), Core French and Spanish teacher at École Kwantlen Park Secondary, SD36 http://mmenero.edublogs.org/
- OMLTA Spring #Talk2Moi Conference in Toronto (3 days)
- I have more from 2015 but I forgot to add them and now I can't remember what I did!
2014
- PSA Executive Committee Member 2013-2014 (Punjabi Language Rep, Webmaster, Conference Committee, Social Media) - BCATML - BC Association of Teachers of Modern Languages
- BCTF Facilitator: Social Media Ethics & Boundaries Workshop, Getting to Know your Collective Agreement, Lessons from the Line.
- I have more from 2014 but I forgot to add them and now I can't remember what I did!
2013:
- TED Talk: "Restorative Practices to Resolve Conflict & Build Relationships" - TEDxWestVancouverED 2013 - Katy Hutchison
- 5 techniques to speak any language: Sid Efromovich at TEDxUpperEastSide
- #Langchat on Twitter: video explaining how ti join #langchat here:http://spanish4teachers.org/techblog/foreign-language-professional-development-from-home/
- "Sketchnoting" Brad Ovenell-Carter on how to use #Sketchnote @Braddo, May 8th 2015, MyPita / BCATML / BCRSSTA Conference, Whistler BC
- Handprinting / writing / doodling maintains more creativity. Typing faster helps students get their ideas out faster. We need different cognitive tools in our kit. Metcognition - thinking about thinking. Charles Weiner and Richard Feynman. David Weinberger. Nancy Duarte sketchnoted Steve Jobs' presentatons.
- Visual representations of knowledge