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10th Annual BCTF North Central Zone Conference • April 4th, 2014

Prince George Secondary School2901 Griffiths Ave., Prince George, BC

Par$cipa$ng Locals: •Cariboo-‐ChilcoAn (27)•Quesnel (28)• Prince George (57)

Conference Website and Registra$on: hIp://springflingconference.weebly.com

Conference Hashtag: #edfling

Conference Schedule: 8:00 RegistraAon and Refreshments, EducaAonal Marketplace Opens8:45 Welcome and Keynote in Vanier Hall10:00 NutriAon Break10:30 Session I12:00 Lunch (on your own)1:30 Session II3:00 Sessions End4:00 EducaAonal Marketplace closes

83 Diverse Workshops: professional development for K-‐12 teachers and our educaAonal communiAes

Keynote Speaker: Chris Wejr (plenary, a.m., and p.m. sessions)

Special Guest: Ta’Kaiya Blaney (p.m. session), 12-‐yr old First NaAons acAvist and arAst

PITA: Provincial Intermediate Teaches AssociaAon mini-‐conference (a.m. and p.m. sessions)

Educa$onal Marketplace: vendors displays and publishers’ tables (open all day)

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Welcome to the SPRING FLING, the 10th Annual BCTFNorth Central Zone Educa@onal Conference.

The Spring Fling is for educators in SD57 (Prince George), SD27 (Cariboo-‐ChilcoAn), and SD28 (Quesnel), plus other educaAonal professionals, advocates, specialists, and community members from Prince George and beyond. This conference takes place on the tradiAonal territory of the Lheidl T'enneh First NaAon. With the involvement of PITA (Provincial Intermediate Teachers’ AssociaAon), local and guest workshop presenters, special speakers and trainers, vendors, publishers, and partners in the educaAonal community, we have put together one of the largest and most varied K-‐12 conferences in BC.

This conference is the result of the cooperaAve efforts from the following PD Chairs and their commiIees from these BCTF locals: • Shirley Giroux, PD Chair, Cariboo-‐ChilcoAn BCTF local 27• Carlie BorreI, PD Chair, Quesnel BCTF local 28• Glen Thielmann, PD Chair, Prince George BCTF local 57

The Spring Fling is made possible through professional development funds from each local, and is also supported by contribuAons from CUPE local 3742, the PGPVPA (local Administrators AssociaAon), and the SD57 Aboriginal EducaAon Department. The success and quality of this conference can be aIributed to the ongoing support of the PD CommiIee Chairs, the numerous volunteers who contribute their Ame and energy, presenters and facilitators who willingly give of their Ame to share their knowledge, publishers who present their materials and provide door prizes, and District PD CommiIees that enable each of the locals to share this common Professional Development Day.A reminder: parking is limited. Parking is limited at PGSS. Please consider carpooling, walking, or alternate transportaAon. We are discouraged from using Pine Centre Mall as overflow parking. Do not park against the PGSS building (e.g. under the overhang) or you may be towed. Your efforts to minimize parking problems are appreciated.

On behalf of all involved, I trust you’ll have a great day and come away challenged and refreshed. It has been great to work with everyone involved in creaAng a conference of this magnitude. Enjoy the conference!

Glen ThielmannConference Coordinator

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Conference overview ................................... 3PITA Mini-‐conference ................................... 4Keynote -‐ Chris Wejr ..................................... 5Session Workshops at a Glance .................... 6Session DescripAons and Presenter Bios ..... 10AccommodaAon and Travel InformaAon ..... 32

SPRING FLING OVERVIEW

Conference Website and Registra$on: hIp://springflingconference.weebly.com

REGISTRATION OPENS Friday February 28th, 2014 for SD 27, 28, and 57 staff. All others may register as of March 5th. Early bird draw is March 12th -‐-‐ prizes include a night at the Treasure Cove or Four Points Sheraton and 2 Ackets to the Dr. Ewert Memorial Dinner on April 5th featuring speaker Cmdr. Chris Hadfield.

FEES:• BCTF members (including TTOCs) in sponsoring districts (SD27, SD28, SD57): free• Administrators, support employees (EAs, YCWs, etc.), student teachers, PAC & DPAC members, trustees in sponsoring districts: free

• Others (including BCTF members in non-‐sponsoring districts: $75 (for the whole day) -‐-‐ cheque payable to PGDTA please

Conference Schedule: 7:30 Pre-‐Conference Yoga acAvity (see session A01)8:00 RegistraAon and Refreshments, EducaAonal Marketplace Opens8:45 Welcome and Keynote in Vanier Hall10:00 NutriAon Break10:30 Session I12:00 Lunch (on your own)1:30 Session II3:00 Sessions End4:00 EducaAonal Marketplace closes

note: some sessions run at slightly different Ames -‐-‐ see workshop descripAons

Keynote Speaker: Chris Wejr -‐-‐ see p. 5

Special Guest: Ta’Kaiya Blaney (apernoon presentaAon in Vanier Hall -‐-‐ session P02)

“It is one thing to chase your dream, it is another to chase your future.”

12 year old Ta’Kaiya Blaney is Sliammon First NaAon from B.C., Canada. Along with singing, songwriAng, and acAng, she is concerned about the environment, especially the preservaAon of marine and coastal wildlife. She travels and speaks on protecAng indigenous lands worldwide from unsustainable development. Please acquaint yourself with her powerful and moAvaAng message and art at hIp://www.takaiyablaney.com.

Conference Hashtag: #edfling -‐-‐ adding this to twiIer post allows others to see what is happening during the day and provides a “backchannel” to discuss professional learning topics that emerge from the keynote and breakout session. Adding your own district hashtag focuses these social media discussions for your local colleagues -‐-‐ #sd27 #sd28 or #sd57

Educa$onal Marketplace: vendors displays and publishers’ tables (open all day)

SCENT FREE please -‐-‐ respect those with sensi$vi$esSORRY... NO FOOD OR DRINK IN VANIER HALL, please




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For the 10th year, representa$ves of PITA have come to the North to offer professional learning on a variety of topics relevant to Intermediate and o\en Grade 8-‐9 classes. A^ending any one of these workshops will automa$cally provide par$cipants with one year’s memebership in PITA. Here are some highlights: Nadine KeyworthA03 Technology in Math -‐ Beyond a CalculatorFind out how to creaAvely uAlize Web 2.0 Tools in math to engage students and to assess student learning. P06 Journey Through Time Again (Humani$es Units)Come and walk away with comprehensive humaniAes units for the Mayans, Ancient India, and the Romans.

Bryan Gidinski A04 Say What? Developing Characters Using Dialogue in Stories Learn a variety of strategies to help students develop and add complexity to the characters they create in stories. P07 Prac$cally Perfect Poetry: From Brainstorm to Form Bryan will share a variety of strategies to brainstorm language and content for poetry and then engage students in finding the appropriate form and structure to best showcase their vision.

Nimi SidhuA05 Chris Van Allsburg in the Intermediate Classroom (repeated in the a\ernoon -‐-‐ P10) Walk away with a comprehensive, engaging unit on Chris Van Allsburg; includes lessons that reinforce inference and connecAng strategies. In addiAon, it contains lessons that reinforce and teach many literary terms and devices including metaphor, irony, symbolism, and theme.

Katherine Mulski A06 Fun and Easy FSL & Core French in the ClassroomExplore and play games that help enhance second language learning. Laptops, iPhones, and iPads welcome! A discussion of tried and true Apps, sopware and hardware for PC and Mac will also be covered. P09 Web 2.0 in the FSL & Core French Classroom Explore and play with the use of Web 2.0 in the FSL classroom. Generate QR Codes, oral language target apps and helpful wriAng websites will be discussed.

Lori Villeneuve A07 iNovelCreate a complete novel unit that will engage even the most reluctant reader. Learn how to implement Adrienne Gear’s Reading Power strategies, literature circles, create a mock iPhone, wallet, video game cover and shadow box; projects your students will love making and you will enjoy marking!P11 Crashing Into Inquiry Does the “I” word scare you? This workshop is a pracAcal step-‐by-‐step recipe for the Inquiry process. Spark some delicious curiosity with your students using this inquiry method. It’s Ame to Just Do It!

Gallit Zvi A08 Genius Hour (repeated in the a\ernoon -‐-‐ P08)Are we giving students enough opportuniAes to be creaAve? Do they have Ame to learn about the things they are passionate about or the things that they wonder about? I believe that a key part of fostering a love for learning is giving students some autonomy and some Ame to be creaAve! Genius Hour gives students the opportunity to develop their own inquiry quesAons and is a set Ame for students to work on their own passion projects.


PLENARY SESSION -‐ KEYNOTE SPEAKER -‐ CHRIS WEJR

Star@ng With Strengths: The Stories We Build

If the stories we tell about our lives help to shape our idenAAes, we need to consider the stories that our students are sharing about themselves with regards to their experiences in our classrooms.

Chris Wejr will reflect upon the current status of educaAon and challenge us to work to create the condiAons for students’ stories from school to become a more posiAve narraAve -‐ one in which they are aware of their strengths, challenges, passions and idenAty. He will share Canadian and US examples to highlight the power of a learning environment and community in which we key in on the strengths and interest of students.

These stories from K-‐12 show how connecAng students to authenAc audiences and pracAcing inquiry helps students become more confident and

engaged. Chris will challenge teachers to think about how their assessment and recogniAon of students makes their Ame in our schools more meaningful and allows all of us to build posiAve stories and idenAty around ourselves as learners and the work we do.

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Chris is a father of 3 year old twin girls and a former high school PE/Science/Math teacher and volleyball coach. He currently works as a teacher/principal of James Hill Elementary in Langley, BriAsh Columbia. Previous to this, he worked as a teacher/principal in the community of Agassiz, BriAsh Columbia in which he worked with the staff to create posiAve changes in school culture, student moAvaAon, assessment, technology, passion-‐based learning, and parent engagement. He also advises and works on commiIees with the BriAsh Columbia Ministry of EducaAon and other agencies to create educaAonal change in areas such as curriculum, assessment, and technology. As a leader in educaAon and professional learning, Chris learns and shares with others in his network on TwiIer at @chriswejr as well as on his blog at chriswejr.com.

Chris is a strong believer in the power of social media to share stories that drive educaAonal change and has presented online as well as in Western Canada and the United States. In addiAon to his keynote address, Chris will facilitate breakout sessions in the morning and apernoon:

A02 Keynote Follow-‐up: Q & A with Chris Wejr P01 Social Media in EducaAon: Playing in the TwiIer Sandbox


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https://twitter.com/ChrisWejr

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http://chriswejr.com/

MORNING WORKSHOPS AT A GLANCE10:30 am -‐ 12:00 pm unless otherwise noted in descripAons;

see workshop session descripAons and presenter biographies for full informaAon

Code Presenter/s Workshop Title Audience Page

A01 Anne Saar Intro to Yoga: short self-‐regulaAon acAviAes for teachers and students

general interest 10

A02 Chris Wejr Keynote follow-‐up: Q&A with Chris Wejr general interest 10

A03 Nadine Keyworth Technology in Math -‐ Beyond a Calculator Gr. 6-‐8 10

A04 Bryan Gidinski Say What? Developing Characters Using Dialogue in Stories

Gr. 4-‐9 10

A05 Nimi Sidhu Chris Van Allsburg in the Intermediate Classroom Gr. 4-‐8 11

A06 Katherine Mulski Fun and Easy FSL & Core French in the Classroom FSL Gr. 5-‐12 11

A07 Lori Villeneuve iNovel Gr. 4-‐8 11

A08 Gallit Zvi Genius Hour Gr. 3-‐9 11

A09 Brad Fraser Student Engagement Through AcAve-‐Adventure Learning

general interest 12

A10 Muriel Endersby Teaching Children to LOVE reading with Fun Family Phonics (Part 1)

K-‐1 12

A11 Niki Lindstrom, Jennifer Pighin

IntroducAon to Lheidli T’Enneh: A Dialogue with Elders general interest 12

A12 Catherine Hansen McCarthy

Theatre and Drama Games for young minds K-‐8 12

A13 Sue Macdonald TradiAonal Outdoor/Playground Games with AcAon Schools BC!

K-‐7 13

A14 Al Rempel How is a Poem: A Poet’s Crap general interest 13

A15 Angela Zummack SupporAng Self-‐RegulaAon in the classroom K-‐7 13

A16 Barb Dean A Fling with FicAon: Stories for the Facebook GeneraAon Gr. 4-‐12 14

A17 Barbara McKinley Bring BC Biology 12 into your classroom 12 14

A18 Brian Hatcher, Marie Fanshaw, Sillia Dalla Lana

How/why/when/where should I use these manipulaAves? (Primary)

K-‐3 14

A19 Carolyn Holmes The Daily Draw (Art, body-‐brain connecAon) K-‐7 14

A20 Carri McMullen Brayer Techniques Workshop Art K-‐12 15

A21 Dave Bakker Urban Bears: Awareness and EducaAonal Resources general interest 15

A22 Eleanor Taylor Healthy Living Plan -‐ Planning 10 and Grad TransiAons 10-‐12 15

A23 Jerry Bleecker Flipping the Classroom -‐ Start Small, Learn Big Gr. 6-‐12 15

A24 Kevin Zakresky Choral DemonstraAon with Student Choir (9:00-‐11:45 at Quinson)

K-‐12 choral and music

16

A25 Kim Briggs Smartboards in the Elementary Language Arts Classroom

K-‐7 16

A26 Lea WarkenAn French Core: Yes We “Can Do” with Nelson Explorosité 5-‐7 16

A27 Leona Prince, Monica Berra

Accessing Aboriginal Resources K-‐5 16

A28 Lister Chen Beginning Sign Language general interest 17



A29 Mary Gale Smith ConnecAng a New GeneraAon to the Foods Classroom Gr. 9-‐12 17

A30 Sue Schleppe Using Text Sets to Enrich Literature Circles in Secondary Language Arts

Gr. 8-‐12 17

A31 Tracy Wiebe, Deborah Koehn

Day & Night Skies: AFL, MetacogniAon, First Peoples Principles of Learning

K-‐7 17

A32 Will Cadell Geographic Storytelling Gr. 3-‐12 17

A33 Cheryl Cawsey EdCamp on Ruby Payne’s Framework for Understanding Poverty

all, parAcularly Gr 8-‐12

18

A34 ScoI McKay Goodbye Google! BeIer Ways for Building Learning Resources

general interest 18

A35 Steve Chase Project Based Learning: Why? What? How? general interest 18

A36 Rob Ziegler Mindfulness MeditaAon & Qi Gong Workshop general interest 18

A37 Erin Priddle Welcome to MathleAcs K-‐12 Math 19

A38 Rob Fergeron Street Drugs Gr. 8-‐12, YCW 19

A39 Jessica Fisher Write 2B Together: ConnecAng Youth and Seniors through Anecdote WriAng

Gr. 8-‐12 19


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AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS AT A GLANCE1:30 pm -‐ 3:00 pm unless otherwise noted in descripAons;

see workshop session descripAons and presenter biographies for full informaAon


P01 Chris Wejr Social Media in EducaAon: Exploring Stories, ConnecAon and Meaning

general interest 20

P02 Ta’Kaiya Blaney Chasing Your Future: Special Message and Performance general interest 20

P03 Lister Chen Beginning Tai Chi general interest 20

P04 Anita Doherty, Ken Cox, Lauren Phillips

IntroducAon to Gym Climbing and Belaying (1:15-‐3:15 at the PGGCC OVERhang)

all (esp. Phys Ed) 20

P05 Brad Fraser A Day in the AcAve Adventure Learning Program general interest 21

P06 Nadine Keyworth Journey Through Time Again (HumaniAes Units) Gr. 6-‐8 21

P07 Bryan Gidinski PracAcally Perfect Poetry: From Brainstorm to Form Gr. 4-‐9 21

P08 Gallit Zvi Genius Hour Gr. 3-‐9 21

P09 Katherine Mulski Web 2.0 in the FSL & Core French Classroom FSL Gr. 5-‐12 22

P10 Nimi Sidhu Chris Van Allsburg in the Intermediate Classroom Gr. 4-‐8 22

P11 Lori Villeneuve Crashing Into Inquiry Gr. 4-‐8 22

P12 Shauna Lothrop Early Literacy and Lovin’ It K-‐1 22

P13 Anna-‐Marie Lawrie 20 Ways in 20 Days (Art & ObservaAon) K-‐7 23

P14 Sue Macdonald Circuits and StaAons with AcAon Schools BC! K-‐7 23

P15 Niki Lindstrom, Jennifer Pighin

IntroducAon to Lheidli T’Enneh: A Dialogue with Elders general interest 23

P16 Angela Zummack SupporAng Self-‐RegulaAon in the classroom K-‐7 24

P17 Muriel Endersby Teaching Children to LOVE reading with Fun Family Phonics

Gr. 1-‐2 24

P18 Brian Hatcher How/why/when/where should I use these manipulaAves? (Intermediate)

Gr. 4-‐7 Math 24

P19 Carri McMullen Brayer Techniques Workshop Art K-‐12 24

P20 Eleanor Taylor Healthy Living Plan -‐ Planning 10 and Grad TransiAons 10-‐12 25

P21 Michael Pruner Enhance Your Knowledge and Employability Classroom cancelled 25

P22 Jerry Bleecker Who Needs Clickers? Easy FormaAve Assessment with Google Forms

Gr. 6-‐12 25

P23 Kevin Zakresky Individual ConducAng Sessions (1:00-‐3:00 at Quinson) K-‐12 choral, music 26

P24 Laurie Bryce, Harmony WaIs

Focussed Math Assessment: Puzng Students in the Driver’s Seat

general interest 26

P25 Laurie Todd, Kim Briggs Smartboards in the Elementary Math Classroom K-‐7 26

P26 Steve Chase Learning Together: CollaboraAve Feedback for Students and Teachers

general interest 26

P27 ScoI McKay, Maizie Bernard

Juggling, Balloons, Magic, and More! general interest 27

P28 Andy Bellamy Thought/Feeling ConnecAon general interest 27

P29 Erin Priddle MathleAcs: Advanced Training Session K-‐12 Math 27

P30 Jessica Fisher Write 2B Together: ConnecAng Youth and Seniors through Anecdote WriAng

Gr. 8-‐12 27


ALL-‐DAY WORKSHOPS AT A GLANCE10:30 am -‐ 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm -‐ 3:00 pm unless otherwise noted in descripAons;see workshop session descripAons and presenter biographies for full informaAon


D01 Fiona Morrison, Gail Stromquist

Aboriginal PALS training PreK-‐Gr.3 Ts, YCW, EAs, parents & others

28

D02 Shannon Bournonnais

I Like to Move It Move It: An IntroducAon to A.I.M. Language Learning

K-‐12 French 28

D03 Heather Zahn The Magic Egg: Learn to teach and create Pysanky in the classroom

Gr. 4-‐12 28

D04 Lisa Pedersen-‐Skene Through the Looking Glass: DocumenAng Learning in an AppreciaAve Way

K-‐4 29

D05 Rob Bryce GPS for educators (8:45-‐3:15) general interest 29

D06 Travis Sillence, Darcy Switzer

CrossFit for your PE class Gr. 8-‐12 29

D07 Andrew McFayden Languages Forum -‐ French, Spanish, German Languages Gr. 8-‐12 29

D08 Rob BenneI Killer Robots will blow your Mindstorm Gr. 8-‐12 30

D09 Cyndy AbboI The ApprenAceship of Leonardo D’Vinci Gr. 6-‐12 30

D10 Susan Trabant, Greg Laing

Breaking the Silence -‐ Understanding and AcAng on LGBTQ Issues in Schools

general interest 30

D11 Susan Warren Intermediate ASl -‐ Signing Naturally Level 1 -‐ Prep II need Prep I first 30

D12 Anjula Corbin, Pat Offin

IntroducAon to Smarter Science K-‐12 science 31

D13 Mary Hunter, Sandra Hooge

There’s More to it Than Money (reArement planning) K-‐12 (esp. w/in 5 yrs of reArement)

31

D14 (Red Cross presenter) Be Safe (formerly CARE program) 8:30-‐3:00 K-‐3 31

D15 Callista Vagt Challenging Behaviour: Dealing with At-‐Risk and Targeted Students

general interest 31

D16 BCTF presenter (tentaAve)

Le Fun vient en parlant (tentaAve)workshop conducted in French

French Immersion or FSL/Core French

31


WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS AND PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES

MORNING SESSIONS (10:30-‐12:00 unless otherwise noted)

A01 Intro to Yoga: short self-‐regula$on ac$vi$es for teachers and students Anne Saar audience: general interest. Note: takes place before the KEYNOTE, from 7:30 am -‐ 8:30 am at PGSS.

This one hour session will cover some of the basics of breathing and an asana (pose) pracAse that includes many poses that can be used in the classroom with students. Learn a few asanas and pranayama (breathing pracAse) to help you and your students control stress, relax and build flexibility and increase strength. Bring a Yoga mat if you have one, if not, no problem.

Yoga is so much more than stretching. Learning to breathe deeply, move mindfully and linking the breath to movement help to relieve stress, develop strength and improve flexibility. Anne has been pracAcing yoga for years and is a cerAfied yoga teacher. Regularly pracAsing yoga has helped Anne to navigate the challenges of teaching and living mindfully. _____________________________________________________________________

A02 Keynote follow-‐up: Q&A with Chris Wejr Chris Wejr audience: general interest

Come and find out more behind the statements and themes from the keynote presentaAon. QuesAons and discussion welcome on topics as varied as assessment, educaAonal change, leadership, parental engagement, and punishment/rewards/awards. We'll do some stand-‐up acAviAes (great for students) and some work on the mats, too -‐-‐ bring a yoga mat if you have one.

Chris is passionate about educaAon, professional learning, leadership, human moAvaAon, formaAve assessment, and family engagement. See his full bio under KEYNOTE_____________________________________________________________________

A03 Technology in Math -‐ Beyond a Calculator Nadine Keyworth, PITA audience: Gr. 6-‐8

Find out how to creaAvely uAlize Web 2.0 Tools in math to engage students and to assess student learning. Walk away with ready to use lesson materials for a variety of math topics.

Nadine Keyworth has been teaching for over 13 years in the Langley School District and currently teaches Grade Seven. She is also a Digital Literacy Coach in Langley. Nadine has been presenAng workshops for PITA for over 5 years, and is currently on the PITA execuAve serving as the treasurer._____________________________________________________________________

A04 Say What? Developing Characters Using Dialogue in Stories Bryan Gidinski, PITA audience: Gr. 4-‐9

Learn a variety of strategies to help students develop and add complexity to the characters they create in stories. Bryan will present opAons that can easily be incorporated in writers’ workshop to empower students to create realisAc, natural-‐sounding dialogue that will enhance their characters.

Bryan Gidinski is an intermediate elementary school teacher and the co-‐creator of Lost Boys ConsulAng, a partnership focused on enhancing the well being of men and boys through health and educaAon. His workshops focus on literacy instrucAon, authenAc wriAng experiences, wriAng in role, and issues involving boys and their literacy development. A charismaAc presenter, Bryan is known for his humour, and his emphasis on “boy-‐friendly” strategies. AddiAonal informaAon about Bryan and Lost Boys ConsulAng can be found online at lostboysconsulAng.ca._____________________________________________________________________


http://lostboysconsulting.ca/


A05 Chris Van Allsburg in the Intermediate Classroom Nimi Sidhu, PITA audience: Gr. 4-‐8

Walk away with a comprehensive, engaging unit on Chris Van Allsburg. The unit includes lessons that reinforce inference and connecAng strategies. In addiAon, it contains lessons that reinforce and teach many literary terms and devices including metaphor, irony, symbolism, and theme. Nimi Sidhu has been teaching for over 13 years in the Langley School District. She has taught both intermediate and primary and is currently teaching Grade 7. _____________________________________________________________________

A06 Fun and Easy FSL & Core French in the Classroom Katherine Mulski, PITA audience: Gr. 5-‐12 FSL/Core French

Explore and play games that help enhance second language learning. Rubrics and handouts provided for parAcipants. Laptops, iPhones, and iPads welcome! A discussion of tried and true Apps, sopware and hardware for PC and Mac will also be covered.

Katherine Mulski is currently working as a grade six late French immersion teacher and a digital literacy coach for Langley School District. She works a mentor in the SFU cohort integraAng technology for the digital age. Having completed her graduate diploma through a French immersion cohort at SFU she is currently researching mentoring colleagues in the facilitaAon of inquiry in the MEd EP program._____________________________________________________________________

A07 iNovelLori Villeneuve, PITA audience: Gr. 4-‐8

Create a complete novel unit that will engage even the most reluctant reader. Learn how to implement literature circles, create a mock iPhone, wallet, video game cover and shadow box; projects your students will love making and you will enjoy marking! Adrienne Gear’s Reading Power strategies can be incorporated into this novel program.

Lori has taught in the Langley school district for the past 20 years, 19 of which have been in a grade 7 classroom. She is always looking for ways to improve her teaching in order to moAve and engage this challenging group of learners._____________________________________________________________________

A08 Genius Hour Gallit Zvi, PITA audience: Gr. 3-‐9

Are we giving students enough opportuniAes to be creaAve? Do they have Ame to learn about the things they are passionate about or the things that they wonder about? I believe that a key part of fostering a love for learning is giving students some autonomy and some Ame to be creaAve! A great way to do this is by implemenAng Genius Hour! Genius Hour gives students the opportunity to develop their own inquiry quesAons and is a set Ame for students to work on their own passion projects. Walk into my classroom during Genius Hour and you will find that the students are VERY excited and this creates a buzz in the air! Some students are huddled around a laptop doing research on countries they are interested in, others are creaAng websites or slideshows on an area of interest, and some are out in the hallway filming movies. Some aren't using technology at all, but rather are building and creaAng things with their hands. But no maIer what they are working on, the common thread is that it is something they wonder about and/or are passionate about. We will discuss the “why” behind this type of teaching, as well as the pracAcal aspects of sezng it up!

Currently, Gallit is a Faculty Associate at SFU, however; most of her teaching experience is with students in grades 5-‐7. Gallit is passionate about Genius Hour and meaningful integraAon of technology in the classroom. She moderates the #geniushour twiIer chat and www.geniushour.wikispaces.com. She blogs at www.gallitzvi.com._____________________________________________________________________


http://www.geniushour.wikispaces.com


http://www.gallitzvi.com


A09 Student Engagement Through Ac$ve-‐Adventure Learning Brad Fraser audience: general interest

What would happen if you built a learning program based on using physical acAvity and adventure to engage learners? The AcAve Adventure Learning Program at Huband Park Elementary School is dedicated to building student engagement based on the principle that students love to be acAve. This presentaAon provides an overview of how academic studies are integrated with acAvity and adventure.

Brad Fraser is the developer and teacher of the AcAve-‐Adventure Learning Program at Huband Park Elementary School in the Comox Valley. He has been using acAvity and adventure to moAvate and engage his students for over twenty five years. He has a depth of experience workng in the adventure toursim industry and brings this extra perspecAve to planning integrated and engaging learning experiences._____________________________________________________________________A10 Teaching Children to LOVE reading with Fun Family Phonics (Part 1) Muriel Endersby audience: K-‐1

In Books 1 and 1A, fun stories about “DetecAve Dave” and his family link the sounds and shapes of the alphabet leIers. You will see how singing the alphabet songs, for the lower and upper case leIers, together with, pictures, games and acAons, makes learning easy and enjoyable. In Book 2 “Dave” discovers word building through rhymes and songs. DVD #1 is the easy-‐to-‐follow teacher’s guide for this part of the program. You will also learn how you can keep children excited about reading as you integraAng phonics with reading. This program is great for ESL.

Educated in England, Muriel has taught, using her program, for many years in colleges, public schools, and preschools in England, Canada, Africa, China, and in India. In 2013 she was awarded the Delta Gamma Society InternaAonal BC's Woman of Wisdom and Passion award for her work in India with the teachers of DALIT children. Her first two books are Best Sellers._____________________________________________________________________A11 Introduc$on to Lheidli T’Enneh: A Dialogue with Elders Niki Lindstrom, Jennifer Pighin (facilitators) audience: general interest

SD#57 sits upon the tradiAonal territory of the Lheidli T'enneh -‐-‐ this workshop provides an opportunity to come meet some of the Elders of Lheidli for a dialogue. Aper brief personal introducAons, an Elders Panel follows on the topic of “Then and Now” starAng a roundtable discussion with Q&A period. ParAcipants may also aIend the apernoon session with a focus on “Culture and Local Storytelling.” As well, all parAcipants are invited to join the Elders for an Elders Luncheon (bring your own lunch).

The word Lheidli means "where the two rivers flow together" and T'enneh means "the People". We are a proud group rich with culture that conAnues to thrive in north-‐central BriAsh Columbia, Canada. Our elders, teachers, drummers, and other arAsts pass on our tradiAons and teachings to the next generaAons, keeping our culture strong. Our connecAon with the land is maintained with our successful Fisheries and Forestry programs._____________________________________________________________________A12 Theatre and Drama Games for young minds Catherine Hansen McCarthy audience: K-‐8

Looking to fill 5 -‐ 10 minutes of classAme while meeAng the Learning Outcomes for Drama, along with some extra Physical AcAvity Ame? Then this is the course for you. Join Catherine to learn a number of theatre and drama games designed to get young minds and bodies moving. The games and acAviAes are ready to take back to your classroom and are designed to promote focus and teambuilding within a group along with laughs and fun! Please wear comfortable clothes you are able to move

With a diploma in Music Theatre from Sheridan College, Catherine has experience as a professional actress. Along with her second educaAon from BCITs Broadcast Journalism program, she currently works both at Judy Russell’s Enchainement Dance Studio and CKPG. During her spare Ame she is involved in local theatre producAons, most recently "Les Miserables." Catherine is also a Speech Arts adjudicator and mom to two young children. _____________________________________________________________________


A13 Tradi$onal Outdoor/Playground Games with Ac$on Schools BC! Sue Macdonald audience: K-‐7

Provide fun and collaboraAve leadership opportuniAes for students on and off school grounds. This session will focus on playground games in the AcAon Schools! BC Physical AcAvity AcAon Resource. The basic rules and fundamental skills of tag, four square, ball games, Chinese jump, and tradiAonal First NaAons games incorporaAng sAcks, hoops, poles and targets will be covered and parAcipants will try the acAviAes first-‐hand. Learn new ideas to acAvate your school’s playground before and aper school, and during class Ame, recess and lunch. Complimentary teacher resources from AcAon Schools! BC will be provided and parAcipants will qualify their schools for playground games resources as well as Physical AcAvity AcAon Bins aper the workshop.

Sue MacDonald is a teacher in Prince George and has been a Regional Trainer with AcAon Schools! BC for eight years. She is the current president of Physical EducaAon BC and has taught physical educaAon for many years. Sue enjoys helping teachers feel more confident both in the classroom and the gym and has presented numerous workshops in BriAsh Columbia and Alberta during her career. When not teaching, Sue enjoys coaching, running, spending Ame with her acAve family and running their dog boarding kennel with her husband.

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A14 How is a Poem: A Poet’s Cra\Al Rempel audience: general interest

How does a contemporary poet talk about poetry? When is a poem? How is a poem? In this workshop, we will explore the crap of poetry, including torque, pacing, line length, dicAon, the use of space, punctuaAon, cinemaAcs, and flow, as well as examine when wriAng goes beyond the poem. Some 'ground rules' for beginning poets will be covered, which can be taken back into the classroom, and videopoems will be viewed and discussed as a possible way to pique student interest and engage learners in poetry.

Al Rempel has wriIen poetry for about 20 years. His books of poetry are This Isn't the Apocalypse We Hoped For, understories and The Picket Fence Diaries. His poems have also appeared in journals such as The Malahat Review, GRAIN, CV2, Event, and in anthologies such as The Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2011. More informaAon can be found at hIp://alrempel.com/. He currently teaches Alternate EducaAon at PGSS.

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A15 Suppor$ng Self-‐Regula$on in the classroom Angela Zummack audience: K-‐7

Self regulaAon is the ability to deal with a stressor and recover from that effort. In this session, you will learn the 5 domains of self regulaAon with an overview of programs that support this in the classroom (Zones of RegulaAon, the ALERT Program, The Incredible 1-‐5 Scale and Mind Up). ParAcipants will be introduced to classroom-‐tested tools and strategies and leave with ready-‐made visual supports.

Angela Zummack is the classroom teacher of SD #57's Elementary Support Program, a self-‐contained program for students with intense behaviour challenges. Angela Zummack has 10 years experience as a classroom teacher in variety of isolated, rural and urban sezngs and has taught in Special EducaAon in the District for the past 4 years. She is Vice-‐President of the local Special EducaAon AssociaAon and a member of the ExecuAve of the BriAsh Columbia Special EducaAon AssociaAon. Arlene Nohr (YCW) and Andria Taylor (EA) will be joining Angela in presenAng the strategies used in the program. _____________________________________________________________________


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A16 A Fling with Fic$on: Stories for the Facebook Genera$on Barb Dean audience: Gr. 4-‐12

We no longer live in a print culture but ficAon stories wriIen for young people have everyone's aIenAon. In this session Barb will introduce current ficAon Atles for the grade 4 to 10 audience and offer reasons for their popularity. You will meet some great ficAon Atles, authors, and digital resources to compliment the power of ficAon to awaken the reader within every person. You will leave this session inspired to read and teach using ficAon and take away a list of books and reading ideas that will serve you well in the classroom and school library.

Barb is a professional librarian with years of experience introducing teen & children's literature to teachers and students. She currently serves on the board of The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of The NaAonal Council of Teachers of English. Barb has a contagious enthusiasm for the power of books to change lives._____________________________________________________________________A17 Bring BC Biology 12 into your classroom Barbara McKinley audience: Gr. 12 Biology

JOIN US as we provide an engaging workshop presenAng McGraw-‐Hill Ryerson’s new BC Biology 12 resource. Experience first-‐hand, refreshing approaches to teaching biology and leave with ideas on labs and acAviAes to engage students.

Barbara McKinley is a reAred teacher from North Vancouver. She taught Senior Biology in North Vancouver for many years and is one of the contribuAng authors of the new resource BC Biology 12. Barbara has worked on several Junior Science Curriculum commiIees including the most recent Science K-‐9 drap curriculum posted October 2013. She also worked on the most recent Senior Biology curriculum revision in 2006. Over the past two years Barbara has been a BC representaAve to the 2013 Pan-‐Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) for grade 8 students. She will be parAcipaAng in the Programme for InternaAonal Student Assessment (PISA) in the spring of 2014._____________________________________________________________________A18 How/why/when/where should I use these manipula$ves? (Primary) Brian Hatcher, Marie Fanshaw, Sillia Dalla Lana audience: K-‐3 Math

We are open asked to use more concrete manipulaAves in our classrooms, but if you were never taught how to use them, they seem like such a bother, and kids don't really "get them" anyway. Here is your chance to learn how they work and how to use them more effecAvely in your classroom. Specific topics: number sense, number sentence balance (equivalency), ten frames, number lines, add/subtract facts, place value.

Brian has been the District Math Resource teacher in SD57 for the past 3 years. He is interested in making math a more "sense making" process for students and his focus is on making beIer connecAons between concrete manipulaAves and the symbolic math we open think of when we think of "doing math.” Maria is a teacher at Southridge Elementary School in Prince George, and Silia is a teacher at Heritage Elementary in Prince George. They will focus on K/1 and Brian on Grade 2/3._____________________________________________________________________A19 The Daily Draw (Art, body-‐brain connec$on)Carolyn Holmes audience: K-‐7 note: workshop takes place at the Two Rivers Gallery, 725 Civic Plaza

Isn't it true that one of the goals of the educaAon system is to develop creaAve thinkers? Well, just as reading each day can improve students' literacy skills, daily drawing exercises can improve observaAonal skills, literacy, communicaAon and of course encourage creaAvity. Try your hand at a series of exercises designed to make drawing enjoyable for you and your students. Explore a variety of media and tools from tradiAonal pencils and pens to chopsAcks and sand paper. Return to your classroom with a toolbox of ideas so that you can implement a Daily Draw in your schedule.

Carolyn Holmes is Director of Public Programs at Two Rivers Gallery, where she has worked for 15 years developing and facilitaAng exhibiAon interpretaAon, school programs and art experiences for preschoolers through to adults. Carolyn has a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Queen's University and a Masters of Museum Studies from U of T, specializing in art gallery educaAon. She works to make art more accessible to everyone and encourages imaginaAon and expression through the process of creaAng._____________________________________________________________________


A20 Brayer Techniques WorkshopCarri McMullen audience: K-‐12 Art

ParAcipants will be given an opportunity to brayer four samples and create three greeAng cards using different colour tones to create different effects. They will learn the do's and don’t's of brayer applicaAon

Carrie has taught all grades of art and hasbeen creaAng in her own studio for years. Aper going to SeaIle to learn Brayer art, she gained skills to expand the Brayer beyond just an ink applicator._____________________________________________________________________A21 Urban Bears: Awareness and Educa$onal ResourcesDave Bakker audience: general interest

Each year Prince George has one of the highest numbers of bears destroyed in the province . Northern Bear Awareness Society (NBAS) works to promote public awareness on issues such as bear behaviour and learning, and focuses on reducing “problem” bear behaviour, human-‐bear conflicts, and the number of bears destroyed within the city. Come and share your bear stories -‐-‐ this is an excellent transiAon subject for students to connect who they are and where they live.

Current President of NBAS who has lived in Prince George for the last twenty years and has had many encounters with bears within the city limits. Believes the best way to learn about the environment is to let the environment teach while you sit quietly and watch._____________________________________________________________________A22 Healthy Living Plan Eleanor Taylor audience: 10-‐12, esp. Planning 10

“Tools, Aps, techniques designed to turn healthy living resoluAons into reality" <www.Hi5Living.org>. A virtual walk through the website, designed to assist Planning 10 students and Grade 12 TransiAon students with their Healthy Living Plans. Review the impressive array of interacAve tools that can be used online, or downloaded for flexible classroom use. Key secAons include Quizzes, Self Assessment, Real Life challenges and opportuniAes and easy access to Health InformaAon FACTs specific to Tobacco use, Sunsafety, NutriAon, AcAve Living and Healthy Body Weight. Some new tools have been added since the launch of the website resource in 2009 including the newly developed Educator's Guide. These are core areas of learning that will play new roles in the new curriculum.

El has worked as a health care professional for the past 13 years, which includes work in BC’s Tobacco Control Program and Cancer PrevenAon for PHSA/BC Cancer Agency. El has contributed to the professional development of core competencies for health care professionals throughout BC and facilitated MI training for First NaAon’s organizaAons, Health AuthoriAes, allied health care agencies and communiAes. She holds a B.A. in English and Psychology, a B.Ed. (PD-‐PP), a Mayo Clinic CerAficate in NicoAne Dependence, a MI (MoAvaAonal Interviewing) Trainer’s CerAficate from the University of New Mexico, a TESOL CerAficate and a NIA Trainer’s CerAficate. She has also worked as a consultant in the area of food security (CSA, community gardens/greenhouses), youth training in community development, eco-‐educaAon curriculum development and enviro outdoor educaAon. El’s personal interests include outdoor recreaAon (kayaking, hiking, mtn. biking), natural horsemanship and her new grand babies. _____________________________________________________________________A23 Flipping the Classroom -‐ Start Small, Learn Big Jerry Bleecker audience: Gr. 6-‐12

If you’ve heard of the flipped classroom, it’s about project and inquiry-‐based learning where students engage in real world problems and challenges to obtain a deeper understanding of their studies. What’s the best way to start project-‐based learning or flip your own classroom? Start small and learn big!

Flipped classroom teacher, PBL, IBL, and technology for learning enthusiast. In 2008, I graduated from the UBC MET Program & never looked back. Onward & upward ...!_____________________________________________________________________


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A24 Choral Demonstra$on with Student Choir Kevin Zakresky audience: K-‐12 choral, music. Note: takes place from 9:00-‐11:45 at Quinson Elementary, 251 South Ogilvie Street

Kevin Zakresky, this year's Singfest adjudicator, will demonstrate how to teach and conduct three choral selecAons. The Student Choir, consisAng of 40 grade 4 to 7 students will assist Kevin in this process. ParAcipants who wish to bring five students to be apart of the choir must contact Neil Wolfe via email on or before February 28. Luncheon for parAcipants will be provided by the SINGFEST COMMITTEE.

Music Dirctor of the Prince George Symphony Orchestra and Conductor of the Pacifica Singers, Kevin Zakresky is known as an orchestral and choral conductor, clinician, and teacher. He has degrees from UBC and Yale, where he completed his Doctorate in Choral ConducAng in the spring of 2012. He teaches voice and directs choral acAviAes at the Vancouver Symphony School of Music, is a regular faculty member of the Vancouver InternaAonal Song InsAtute and has taught conducAng at the School for Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University._____________________________________________________________________

A25 Smartboards in the Elementary Language Arts Classroom Kim Briggs audience: K-‐7

Teachers will walk away with ideas of how to encorporate the Smartboard in an elementary classroom in both formal lessons and learning centres, a link to all material covered that session and an introducAon on how to build your own acAviAes.

Kim is a district resource person for the integraAon of the Smartboard in a classroom environment. She teaches in Prince at DP Todd. _____________________________________________________________________

A26 French Core: Yes We “Can Do” with Nelson Explorosité Lea WarkenAn audience: 5-‐7

What students "can do" is enjoy authenAc, meaningful communicaAon about what's important to them. Nelson Explor-‐osité offers carefully scaffolded language and simple tasks that allow for meaningful communicaAon and meaningful connecAons to their lives. Join us in this Nelson Explor-‐osité session to discover how “fun” and “meaningful” combine in a new resource that puts students at the centre of teaching and learning. You’ll discover how it’s possible to engage all students in a variety of authenAc situaAons supported by everything you need to plan, teach, and assess using one resource. Free Nelson Explor-‐osité samples will be provided to all parAcipants.

Lea WarkenAn is a Gr. 5/6 Teacher in Peden Hill Elementary School, Prince George and SD57 Elementary Core French Enhancement Teacher. Lea has been piloAng Explor-‐osite in the classroom since the Spring of 2013._____________________________________________________________________

A27 Accessing Aboriginal Resources Leona Prince, Monica Berra audience: K-‐8

In order to create cultural competency, we first need to be comfortable with accessing Aboriginal resources. The goal of this workshop is to provide staff in the educaAon field, with informaAon to seamlessly integrate Aboriginal perspecAves into pracAce. This will be done by sharing informaAon on culturally authenAc and relevant resources. The resources to be explored support the tradiAonal curriculum framework based on the Carrier Natural Calendar.

Leona Prince is the SD57 District Resource Teacher for Aboriginal EducaAon. She has said of educators that "We are the hunters, gatherers and fur traders of our generaAon. We do not trade in good and materials....Our trade is knowledge." Monica Berra is a District Vice Principal Curriculum & InstrucAon at the SD57 District Learning Commons._____________________________________________________________________


A28 Beginning Sign Language Lister Chen audience: general interest

This workshop is designed for those with liIle or no signing experience. Students will be taught 100 basic signs, common expressions, and have a chance to pracAce them in dialogues & game. This session will be of interest to anyone who works with the hearing impaired or special needs children.

Lister Chen has worked as a teacher of the deaf for 20 years with the Prince George school district_____________________________________________________________________A29 Connec$ng a New Genera$on to the Foods Classroom Mary Gale Smith audience: Gr. 8-‐12

Learn about McGraw-‐Hill Ryerson’s new Food and NutriAon program designed to address B.C’s Home Economics curriculum organizers for grades 9-‐12. Hands-‐on acAviAes, pracAcal skills applicaAon, criAcal thinking skills and relevant student connecAons will be reviewed. Print and digital soluAons will be shared. Sponsored by McGraw-‐Hill Ryerson.

Mary Gale Smith, Ph.D., is a reAred home economics teacher currently working as a sessional lecturer and faculty advisor in Home Economics in the Faculty of EducaAon at UBC. She conAnues to be passionate about teaching parAcularly exploring the pedagogical implicaAons of sustainability, globalizaAon, and social jusAce issues. She teaches courses in Food Studies, Agriculture in the Classroom, Curriculum and Pedagogy in Home Economics and Research Methods through External Programs and Learning Technologies._____________________________________________________________________A30 Using Text Sets to Enrich Literature Circles in Secondary Language Arts Sue Schleppe audience: Gr. 8-‐12

A benefit of literature circles is choice; the challenge is finding other engaging, age/content appropriate, contemporary texts (media text, short stories, etc.) for enrichment. Text sets are a great way for students to pursue their interests, while deepening their understanding! Thanks to McGraw-‐Hill Ryerson for sponsoring this workshop.

Sue Schleppe has taught for over 22 years. Currently she works as a district helping teacher for SD42 and teaches at Maple Ridge Secondary. Sue has worked on several publicaAons and has an interest in adolescent literacy, assessment, and inquiry. _____________________________________________________________________A31 Day and Night Skies: AFL, Metacogni$on, First Peoples Principles of Learning Tracy Wiebe, Deborah Koehn audience: K-‐7

Deb and Tracy have been exploring ways to implement Assessment for Learning, First Peoples Principles of Learning and strong metacogniAve skills as they have developed a literacy based unit featuring Aboriginal stories and legends. This unit explores ways that the night and day skies have influenced our sense of place and belonging.

Tracy is an experienced classroom teacher and currently teaches at Glenview Elementary School. Deb is an instructor at UNBC and works as a literacy coach for Vancouver Island University. LifeAme friends, they coach and support each other to create engaging learning experiences that will help students develop a sense of place and belonging._____________________________________________________________________A32 Geographic Storytelling Will Cadell audience: general interest

In this session we will invesAgate using some simple and free technologies (Google Earth) to help support learning around geography, technology and storytelling. We will explore simple navigaAon, we will look at understanding geographic issues at both global and local scales and we will look at how to build and publish stories. This workshop is for anyone who is interested in using technology to help their kids tell geographic stories. Great applicaAons for Social Studies or any unit that involves place and locaAon.

Will Cadell is the founder and geospaAal developer at Sparkgeo.com. He helps organisaAons beIer understand, use, and share locaAon based data using maps and the internet._____________________________________________________________________


A33 EdCamp on Ruby Payne’s Framework for Understanding Poverty Cheryl Cawsey audience: all, par[cularly Gr. 8-‐12

Developed from a growing interest to idenAfy concerns and ways to meet them on the DP Todd staff, we would like to have an informal discussion on Ruby Payne's research and how it applies to a Prince George educaAonal sezng. Links may be made to the Mindup program but we welcome other ideas and experiences. Open to all but focused more on secondary teachers. An Ed-‐Camp in this context is an informal discussion based on the parAcipant’s quesAons and interests. Copies of Ruby Payne’s book be given away at the session.

Cheryl, the session facilitator, is a caring and commiIed Social Studies teacher in Prince George._____________________________________________________________________

A34 Goodbye Google! Be^er Ways for Building Learning Resources ScoI McKay audience: general interest

How do YOU find new teaching materials and resources? Are you spending too much Ame siping through pages and pages of results from Google? There must be a beIer way! In this workshop we explore a few favourite websites for finding quality curriculum resources. You don't have to be a computer expert to enhance your exisAng lessons with media. It's all about walking away with the skills to get at free resources you can start using on Monday. Take steps to meet the diverse needs of your students and get them engaged. (Bring Your Own Device welcome and encouraged)

ScoI McKay is a teacher who has been working with assisAve technology through SETBC for the past 7 years. Prior to his educaAon career, ScoI was a computer programmer, has 20 years experience as a children's entertainer, and has facilitated a number of juggling clubs in Victoria, Vancouver and PG. www.scoImckay.com, www.scootertheclown.ca, twiIer: scoImckay_com, pinterest: scoImckaycom_____________________________________________________________________

A35 Project Based Learning: Why? What? How? Steve Chase audience: general interest

Why Project Based Learning? What is Project Based Learning? How do we do Project Based Learning? How do we create opportunAes for curiousity? How do we help students make deep connecAons in and through their work? What are some ways we can help students transform their learning by creaAng lasAng work? Together we will explore these quesAons through resources, examples, and the sharing of ideas and experiences. We will break down the elements of Project Based Learning, including Inquiry, and discuss projects, strategies, and acAviAes that model each one. Steve teaches at KRSS and works for SD57 to support teachers as they develop an understanding of Project Based Learning and/or Student Inquiry Learning. Steve works collaboraAvely with teachers to share informaAon and successful pracAces in project/inquiry learning and help support the integraAon of Cross Curriculum Competencies as outlined by the Ministry of EducaAon. _____________________________________________________________________

A36 Mindfulness Medita$on & Qi Gong WorkshopRob Ziegler audience: general interest

We will divide the workshop between the two pracAces (Mindfulness MeditaAon & Qi Gong). ParAcipants should wear loose fizng clothes and bring a cushion for their own comfort. Thanks to Walmsley & Associates for sponsoring this workshop.

Rob has been counseling for the past 24 years. His meditaAon pracAce began 15 years ago, along with Tai Chi & Qi Gong. He conAnues these pracAces in his dauly life to maintain health and tranquility. He also uAlizes Mindfulness MeditaAon is his counseling work._____________________________________________________________________


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A37 Welcome to Mathle$csErin Priddle audience: K-‐12 Math

IntroducAon to MathleAcs: MathleAcs is a K-‐12 online math resource that is used daily by over 4 million students and over 17,000 schools around the world. Learn how you can inspire and moAvate students to achieve beIer results in MathemaAcs, using MathleAcs. The web-‐based program that aligns to provincial curriculum: allows teachers to differenAate for students, targets pracAce to reinforce concepts learned in the classroom, provides immediate feedback to students, real-‐Ame assessments for teachers, and weekly email reports to parents, supplies addiAonal resources including interacAves, videos and eBooks. Teachers are encouraged to bring their MathleAcs teacher logins. Non-‐MathleAcs schools will be provided a temporary user name and password to access the website during this session

Erin Priddle is the NaAonal ImplementaAon Manager at 3P Learning. MathleAcs is an adapAve and comprehensive resource; it tailors quesAons based on the ability of individual students. Through independent research, MathleAcs has been proven to help students make significant progress in their math learning and boost confidence.

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A38 Street DrugsRob Fergeron audience: Gr. 8-‐12, YCW

A "what's what" as to the type of drugs being used and distributed on the streets of Prince George today. An RCMP officer who works directly within the drug and gang realm will give us an insight into new drug trends, what these drugs look like, their effects and who is distribuAng them and where. RCMP officer Rob Fergeron is an RCMP officer working in Prince George, BC.

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AFTERNOON SESSIONS (1:30 -‐ 3:00 unless otherwise noted)

P01 Social Media in Educa$on: Exploring Stories, Connec$on and Meaning Chris Wejr audience: general interest

This workshop will focus on using TwiIer for worthwhile professional development. Come and see how BC teachers and educaAonal leaders are using this powerful tool. Bring a device to play with; anything with internet capability will work.

Chris uses Social Media such as TwiIer, ScoopIt, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Instagram, and Blogs to connect with other educators and share success the success stories of staff and students. See his full bio under KEYNOTE_____________________________________________________________________P02 Chasing Your Future: Special Message and PerformanceTa’Kaiya Blaney audience: general interest

12 year old Ta’Kaiya Blaney is Sliammon First NaAon from B.C., Canada. Along with singing, songwriAng, and acAng, she is concerned about the environment, especially the preservaAon of marine and coastal wildlife. She travels and speaks on protecAng indigenous lands worldwide from unsustainable development. Please acquaint yourself with her powerful and moAvaAng message and art at hIp://www.takaiyablaney.com. “It is one thing to chase your dream, it is another to chase your future.”

NOTE: THIS SESSION IS ALSO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -‐-‐ NO CHARGE -‐-‐ VANIER HALL -‐-‐ 1:30 -‐ 3:00_____________________________________________________________________P03 Beginning Tai Chi Lister Chen audience: general interest

This workshop is designed for those with liIle or no tai chi experience. Students will be taught warm up exercises, some qi gong, 10 form tai chi, common principles of tai chi, and some partner acAviAes. Anyone interested in tai chi, relaxaAon, and possible inclusion in their school's physical educaAon program is welcome.

Lister Chen has studied tai chi for more than 10 years and has been teaching tai chi for several years._____________________________________________________________________P04 Introduc$on to Gym Climbing and Belaying Anita Doherty, Ken Cox, Lauren Phillips audience: all (esp. Phys Ed) Note: 1:15-‐3:15 at Pr. George Golf & Curling Club, 2601 Recplace Drive

Climbing is a great acAvity for developing communicaAon and physical literacy -‐ it also appeals to many individuals who tend to avoid tradiAonal sports. It is collaboraAve yet relies on personal moAvaAon; success is determined by individuals themselves. For this session, parAcipants will receive an orientaAon to the climbing gym facility and an introducAon to programs available to school groups. The session will include a Learn to Belay class and an opportunity to pracAce belaying and climbing. In order to belay climbing partners at the gym, you are required to pass a belay test; the test is not included in this session, however individuals may book one at a later date if they choose. Be prepared to have a fun and acAve Ame. Wear comfortable clothes and bring clean indoor shoes such as runners or climbing shoes. Harnesses are provided; entrance fee/climbing shoe rental (if you need them) have been covered for this workshop! All parAcipants will be required to complete a waiver. This workshop will take place at the OVERhang climbing gym, located at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club. It will be a 2 hour session, from 1:15 to 3:15.

Lauren is the owner of OVERhang, a Prince George based business specializing in indoor and outdoor climbing, outdoor safety, and wilderness recreaAon. Lauren is an experienced instructor in many fields, and is a cerAfied climbing gym instructor. Ken is an avid climber of anything climbable (rock, ice, plasAc, mountains) and an instructor in both outdoor rock climbing and indoor gym climbing. Anita is a Science teacher who climbs in her spare Ame, and is also a cerAfied climbing gym instructor._____________________________________________________________________


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P05 A Day in the Ac$ve Adventure Learning Program Brad Fraser audience: general interest

Join us for a compressed day in the life of an AcAve-‐Adventure Learning Class. Take part in some integrated academic-‐adventure acAviAes and take away some techniques to combine acAvity with the new Provincial Curriculum. Be prepared to be acAve inside and outside. Be prepared to be challenged to think of ways to enhance student engagement by using acAvity and adventure. Brad Fraser is the developer and teacher of the AcAve-‐Adventure Learning Program at Huband Park Elementary School in the Comox Valley. He has been using acAvity and adventure to moAvate and engage his students for over twenty five years. He has a depth of experience workng in the adventure toursim industry and brings this extra perspecAve to planning integrated and engaging learning experiences._____________________________________________________________________P06 Journey Through Time Again (Humani$es Units)Nadine Keyworth, PITA audience: Gr. 6-‐8

Come and walk away with comprehensive humaniAes units for the Mayans, Ancient India, and the Romans. Resources include project ideas, including an Any CivilizaAon, Any Country Project!

Nadine Keyworth has been teaching for over 13 years in the Langley School District and currently teaches Grade Seven. She is also a Digital Literacy Coach in Langley. Nadine has been presenAng workshops for PITA for over 5 years, and is currently on the PITA execuAve serving as the treasurer._____________________________________________________________________P07 Prac$cally Perfect Poetry: From Brainstorm to Form Bryan Gidinski, PITA audience: Gr. 4-‐9

Frustrated with some of the formulaic approaches to poetry? Finding student poems uninspired and lacking creaAvity? Bryan will share a variety of strategies to brainstorm language and content for poetry and then engage students in finding the appropriate form and structure to best showcase their vision.

Bryan Gidinski is an intermediate elementary school teacher and the co-‐creator of Lost Boys ConsulAng, a partnership focused on enhancing the well being of men and boys through health and educaAon. His workshops focus on literacy instrucAon, authenAc wriAng experiences, wriAng in role, and issues involving boys and their literacy development. A charismaAc presenter, Bryan is known for his humour, and his emphasis on “boy-‐friendly” strategies. AddiAonal informaAon about Bryan and Lost Boys ConsulAng can be found online at lostboysconsulAng.ca._____________________________________________________________________P08 Genius Hour Gallit Zvi, PITA audience: Gr. 3-‐9

Are we giving students enough opportuniAes to be creaAve? Do they have Ame to learn about the things they are passionate about or the things that they wonder about? I believe that a key part of fostering a love for learning is giving students some autonomy and some Ame to be creaAve! A great way to do this is by implemenAng Genius Hour! Genius Hour gives students the opportunity to develop their own inquiry quesAons and is a set Ame for students to work on their own passion projects. Walk into my classroom during Genius Hour and you will find that the students are VERY excited and this creates a buzz in the air! Some students are huddled around a laptop doing research on countries they are interested in, others are creaAng websites or slideshows on an area of interest, and some are out in the hallway filming movies. Some aren't using technology at all, but rather are building and creaAng things with their hands. But no maIer what they are working on, the common thread is that it is something they wonder about and/or are passionate about. We will discuss the “why” behind this type of teaching, as well as the pracAcal aspects of sezng it up!

Currently, Gallit is a Faculty Associate at SFU, however; most of her teaching experience is with students in grades 5-‐7. Gallit is passionate about Genius Hour and meaningful integraAon of technology in the classroom. She moderates the #geniushour twiIer chat and www.geniushour.wikispaces.com. She blogs at www.gallitzvi.com._____________________________________________________________________








P09 Web 2.0 in the FSL & Core French Classroom Katherine Mulski, PITA audience: Gr. 5-‐12 FSL/Core French

Explore and play with the use of Web 2.0 in the FSL classroom. Generate QR Codes, oral language target apps and helpful wriAng websites will be discussed. Rubrics and handouts provided for parAcipants. Laptops, iPhones, and iPads and tablets all welcome.

Katherine Mulski is currently working as a grade six late French immersion teacher and a digital literacy coach for Langley School District. She works a mentor in the SFU cohort integraAng technology for the digital age. Having completed her graduate diploma through a French immersion cohort at SFU she is currently researching mentoring colleagues in the facilitaAon of inquiry in the MEd EP program._____________________________________________________________________

P10 Chris Van Allsburg in the Intermediate Classroom Nimi Sidhu, PITA audience: Gr. 4-‐8

Walk away with a comprehensive, engaging unit on Chris Van Allsburg. The unit includes lessons that reinforce inference and connecAng strategies. In addiAon, it contains lessons that reinforce and teach many literary terms and devices including metaphor, irony, symbolism, and theme.

Nimi Sidhu has been teaching for over 13 years in the Langley School District. She has taught both intermediate and primary and is currently teaching Grade 7._____________________________________________________________________

P11 Crashing Into Inquiry Lori Villeneuve, PITA audience: Gr. 4-‐8

Does the “I” word scare you? This workshop is a pracAcal step-‐by-‐step recipe for the Inquiry process. Spark some delicious curiosity with your students using this inquiry method. It’s Ame to Just Do It!

Lori has taught in the Langley school district for the past 20 years, 19 of which have been in a grade 7 classroom. She is always looking for ways to improve her teaching in order to moAve and engage this challenging group of learners._____________________________________________________________________

P12 Early Literacy and Lovin’ ItShauna Lothrop audience: K-‐1

Looking for some literacy ideas or inspiraAon to help get you through the winter blahs? In this session you will have the chance to take a peek inside a classroom that loves it's Literacy Ame. Engaging ideas for literacy staAons, small group, and large group instrucAon will be offered. Some current research into Early Literacy will be discussed but many fun and engaging literacy acAviAes will be shared.

Shauna has been a teacher for 20 years. She has taught in both Alberta and BriAsh Columbia in Kindergarten to Grade 3 classrooms. She was a Resource Teacher for 5 years and so understands the importance and difficult job of meeAng all students needs. Shauna is currently parAcipaAng in an Inquiry Project on Early Literacy with Dr. Janet Mort of Vancouver Island University._____________________________________________________________________


P13 20 Ways in 20 Days (Art & Observa$on)Anna-‐Marie Lawrie audience: K-‐7. Note: workshop takes place at the Two Rivers Gallery, 725 Civic Plaza

How many people take the Ame to acutally sit down and look at and get to understand an object in depth and from a variety of perspecAves? We take so many things around us for granted, but open don't stop to take in the details of the leaf growing on a maple tree or the colours in the peel of the apple. This workshop will show you how to take the Ame, with your students, to study one item in depth over a number of days and through a variety of ways. You and your students will be challenged to think outside the box and express yourself and the things around you in many ways. Try a variety of simple art projects that you can take back to the classroom and jump-‐start your students' creaAve exploraAons.

Anna-‐Maria Lawrie is the Public Programmer at Two Rivers Gallery, assisAng in the development and implementaAon of the programs presented at the Gallery. She teaches art to people aged 2 to 92 and also enjoys making art from a variety of materials and media in her spare Ame. With a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Masters of EducaAon in Arts-‐based EducaAon, Anna-‐Maria draws from a wide base of knowledge and interests when teaching or creaAng._____________________________________________________________________

P14 Circuits and Sta$ons with Ac$on Schools BC!Sue Macdonald audience: K-‐7

This session elaborates on indoor and outdoor circuit acAviAes from the AcAon Schools! BC Physical AcAvity AcAon Resource. A variety of circuits will be shared during the workshop, such as indoor, outdoor, sport, Kids Into AcAon, and Get Strong 101, integraAng acAviAes like skipping, dance, juggling, strength and condiAoning, stretching, and sport-‐specific skills. AcAviAes reinforce fundamental movement skill development and contribute to physical literacy. ParAcipants will leave with several new circuit ideas and the know-‐how to create many more. Complimentary teacher resources from AcAon Schools! BC will be provided.

Sue MacDonald is a teacher in Prince George and has been a Regional Trainer with AcAon Schools! BC for eight years. She is the current president of Physical EducaAon BC and has taught physical educaAon for many years. Sue enjoys helping teachers feel more confident both in the classroom and the gym and has presented numerous workshops in BriAsh Columbia and Alberta during her career. When not teaching, Sue enjoys coaching, running, spending Ame with her acAve family and running their dog boarding kennel with her husband._____________________________________________________________________

P15 Introduc$on to Lheidli T’Enneh: A Dialogue with EldersNiki Lindstrom, Jennifer Pighin (facilitators) audience: general interest

SD#57 sits upon the tradiAonal territory of the Lheidli T'enneh -‐-‐ this workshop provides an opportunity to come meet some of the Elders of Lheidli for a dialogue. Aper brief personal introducAons, an Elders Panel follows on the topic of “Culture and Local Storytelling” starAng a roundtable discussion with Q&A period. ParAcipants may also aIend the morning session with a focus on “Then and Now. ” As well, all parAcipants are invited to join the Elders for an Elders Luncheon (bring your own lunch).

The word Lheidli means "where the two rivers flow together" and T'enneh means "the People". We are a proud group rich with culture that conAnues to thrive in north-‐central BriAsh Columbia, Canada. Our elders, teachers, drummers, and other arAsts pass on our tradiAons and teachings to the next generaAons, keeping our culture strong. Our connecAon with the land is maintained with our successful Fisheries and Forestry programs._____________________________________________________________________


P16 Suppor$ng Self-‐Regula$on in the classroomAngela Zummack audience: audience: K-‐7

Self regulaAon is the ability to deal with a stressor and recover from that effort. In this session, you will learn the 5 domains of self regulaAon with an overview of programs that support this in the classroom (Zones of RegulaAon, the ALERT Program, The Incredible 1-‐5 Scale and Mind Up). ParAcipants will be introduced to classroom-‐tested tools and strategies and leave with ready-‐made visual supports.

Angela Zummack is the classroom teacher of SD #57's Elementary Support Program, a self-‐contained program for students with intense behaviour challenges. Angela Zummack has 10 years experience as a classroom teacher in variety of isolated, rural and urban sezngs and has taught in Special EducaAon in the District for the past 4 years. She is Vice-‐President of the local Special EducaAon AssociaAon and a member of the ExecuAve of the BriAsh Columbia Special EducaAon AssociaAon. Arlene Nohr (YCW) and Andria Taylor (EA) will be joining Angela in presenAng the strategies used in the program. _____________________________________________________________________

P17 Teaching Children to LOVE reading with Fun Family Phonics Muriel Endersby audience: Gr. 1-‐2

In Book 3 of the “DetecAve Dave” series (see MORNING SESSION for Books 1 & 2), Dave has all the phoneAc family groups come to life in the play areas of Fun Family Fair. The CD of sing along songs for each area of the fair together with the large poster, teaching pictures and worksheets, and stories make learning to read an exciAng adventure. You will dicover how to incorporate the phoneAc structures into your own Language Arts program and you will also be shown our complete Language Arts program that incorporates the phoneAc structures. You will be amazed at how quickly children enjoy learning the components of this Language Arts program (integraAng reading, prinAng, creaAve wriAng, spelling and readers’ theatre).

Educated in England, Muriel has taught, using her program, for many years in colleges, public schools, and preschools in England, Canada, Africa, China, and in India. In 2013 she was awarded the Delta Gamma Society InternaAonal BC's Woman of Wisdom and Passion award for her work in India with the teachers of DALIT children. Her first two books are Best Sellers._____________________________________________________________________

P18 How/why/when/where should I use these manipula$ves? (Intermediate)Brian Hatcher audience: Gr. 4-‐7 Math

We are open asked to use more concrete manipulaAves in our classrooms, but if you were never taught how to use them, they seem like such a bother, and kids don't really "get them" anyway. Here is your chance to learn how they work and how to use them more effecAvely in your classroom. Specific topics: place value, base ten blocks, mulAplicaAon and division with whole numbers and decimals, integer chips, algebra Ales.

Brian has been the District Math Resource teacher in SD57 for the past 3 years. He is interested in making math a more "sense making" process for students and his focus is on making beIer connecAons between concrete manipulaAves and the symbolic math we open think of when we think of "doing math"._____________________________________________________________________

P19 Brayer Techniques WorkshopCarri McMullen audience: Art K-‐12

ParAcipants will be given an opportunity to brayer four samples and create three greeAng cards using different colour tones to create different effects. They will learn the do's and don’t's of brayer applicaAon

Carrie has taught all grades of art and hasbeen creaAng in her own studio for years. Aper going to SeaIle to learn Brayer art, she gained skills to expand the Brayer beyond just an ink applicator._____________________________________________________________________


P20 Healthy Living Plan Eleanor Taylor audience: 10-‐12, esp. Planning 10

“Tools, Aps, techniques designed to turn healthy living resoluAons into reality" <www.Hi5Living.org>. A virtual walk through the website, designed to assist Planning 10 students and Grade 12 TransiAon students with their Healthy Living Plans. Review the impressive array of interacAve tools that can be used online, or downloaded for flexible classroom use. Key secAons include Quizzes, Self Assessment, Real Life challenges and opportuniAes and easy access to Health InformaAon FACTs specific to Tobacco use, Sunsafety, NutriAon, AcAve Living and Healthy Body Weight. Some new tools have been added since the launch of the website resource in 2009 including the newly developed Educator's Guide. These are core areas of learning that will play new roles in the new curriculum.

El has worked as a health care professional for the past 13 years, which includes work in BC’s Tobacco Control Program and Cancer PrevenAon for PHSA/BC Cancer Agency. El has contributed to the professional development of core competencies for health care professionals throughout BC and facilitated MI training for First NaAon’s organizaAons, Health AuthoriAes, allied health care agencies and communiAes. She holds a B.A. in English and Psychology, a B.Ed. (PD-‐PP), a Mayo Clinic CerAficate in NicoAne Dependence, a MI (MoAvaAonal Interviewing) Trainer’s CerAficate from the University of New Mexico, a TESOL CerAficate and a NIA Trainer’s CerAficate. She has also worked as a consultant in the area of food security (CSA, community gardens/greenhouses), youth training in community development, eco-‐educaAon curriculum development and enviro outdoor educaAon. El’s personal interests include outdoor recreaAon (kayaking, hiking, mtn. biking), natural horsemanship and her new grand babies._____________________________________________________________________

P21 Enhance Your Knowledge and Employability Classroom -‐-‐ SORRY, CANCELLEDMichael Pruner audience: Gr. 8-‐12

Do you have students who are struggling in Grades 8-‐12 mathemaAcs? Are you looking for resources that can help? Come out and see how our new Knowledge and Employability 8-‐11 SMART Board-‐based resources can help students struggling in, or preparing for, ApprenAceship and Workplace mathemaAcs by building prerequisite background knowledge and closing gaps in students’ understanding.

Michael is the current Vice-‐President of the BC AssociaAon of Math Teachers. Michael has been teaching High School MathemaAcs for 20 years. He earned a TLITE Diploma from SFU, specializing in technology in educaAon. He helps in the development for the ApplicaAons/FoundaAons 12 Provincial exam. Michael has been involved with wriAng numerous textbooks: Student Success 8 and 9 workbooks, Math 11 and 12 FoundaAons and Math 12 Principles, and Pacific Press ApprenAceship and Workplace 11._____________________________________________________________________

P22 Who Needs Clickers? Easy Forma$ve Assessment with Google Forms Jerry Bleecker audience: Gr. 6-‐12

Have students grasped a concept? Have they done their research? Quickly, anonymously and formaAvely assess student progress with Google Forms. It’s live, easy, and printable. Bring your ipod, smartphone, tablet, or computer -‐-‐ wireless access takes care of the rest.

Flipped classroom teacher, PBL, IBL, and technology for learning enthusiast. In 2008, I graduated from the UBC MET Program & never looked back. Onward & upward ...!_____________________________________________________________________




P23 Individual Conduc$ng SessionsKevin Zakresky audience: K-‐12 choral, music. Note: takes place from 1:00-‐3:00 at Quinson Elementary, 251 South Ogilvie Street

This workshop will focus on 15 minute Individual ConducAng Sessions with Singfest adjudicator, Kevin Zakresky. These sessions are held in a supporAve and nurturing environment. Teachers will be given a repertoire list from which they can choose the selecAon they would like to direct. Contact Neil Wolfe for the repetoire package. The focus of these sessions is conducAng technique and ways in which Kevin can guide and direct us toward the next step in our skill level. Group conducAng sessions may also be included.

Music Director of the Prince George Symphony Orchestra and Conductor of the Pacifica Singers, Kevin Zakresky is known as an orchestral and choral conductor, clinician, and teacher. He has degrees from UBC and Yale, where he completed his Doctorate in Choral ConducAng in the spring of 2012. He teaches voice and directs choral acAviAes at the Vancouver Symphony School of Music, is a regular faculty member of the Vancouver InternaAonal Song InsAtute and has taught conducAng at the School for Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University._____________________________________________________________________

P24 Focussed Math Assessment: Pupng Students in the Driver’s Seat Laurie Bryce, Harmony WaIs audience: K-‐12 Math

The purpose of the workshop is to share our assessment learning and the important role FormaAve Assessment plays in assessing student learning in math.Laurie and Harmony are team teachers in a grade 6/7 class at College Heights Elementary School. Together they embarked on journey towards more student-‐centered learning in their class._____________________________________________________________________

P25 Smartboards in the Elementary Math Classroom Laurie Todd, Kim Briggs audience: K-‐7

Teachers will walk away with ideas of how to encorporate the Smartboard in an elementary classroom in both formal lessons and learning centers, a link to all material covered that session and an introducAon on how to build your own acAviAes.

Laurie and Kim are self-‐proclaimed math wizards of the world. They both teach in Prince George at the elementary and high school level. They enjoy team presenAng this workshop to help teachers see the many possibiliAes of using a Smartboard in a classroom environment._____________________________________________________________________

P26 Learning Together: Collabora$ve Feedback for Students and Teachers Steve Chase audience: general interest

Feedback makes for good revision, good reflecAon, and good collaboraAon, but it can feel uncomfortable. How can we make feedback an effecAve part of collaboraAon? In this session we will explore models of student peer feedback as presented by Ron Berger and Dylan Wiliam. We will also explore how peer feedback can be incorperated into teacher collaboraAon through a tuning protocol adapted from High Tech High. The protocol will also provide the opportunity to observe examples of Project Based Learning.

Steve teaches at KRSS and works for SD57 to support teachers as they develop an understanding of Project Based Learning and/or Student Inquiry Learning. Steve works collaboraAvely with teachers to share informaAon and successful pracAces in project/inquiry learning and help support the integraAon of Cross Curriculum Competencies as outlined by the Ministry of EducaAon. _____________________________________________________________________


P27 Juggling, Balloons, Magic, and More! ScoI McKay, Maizie Bernard audience: general interest

Get ready for fun and try something new! A carousel of hands on learning will introduce you to various circus arts where your guide is a teacher with a 20 year background in birthday party entertainment. Explore juggling as a metaphor for learning. Use balloons to inspire playfulness. Discover a few secrets (including where to get wholesale pricing) and develop new magical abiliAes to bring back to your school. No prerequisite skills but if you want to get on the unicycle please bring a helmet.

ScoI McKay is a teacher who has been working with assisAve technology through SETBC for the past 7 years. Prior to his educaAon career, ScoI was a computer programmer, has 20 years experience as a children's entertainer, and has facilitated a number of juggling clubs in Victoria, Vancouver and PG. www.scoImckay.com, www.scootertheclown.ca. Maizie's secret aspiraAon is to run away and join the circus! She has taken classes at circus schools in Toronto, Vancouver and Las Vegas and teaches juggling and acrobaAcs in her dance and PE classes at PGSS. She is looking forward to sharing some of these fun and easy to learn acAviAes with teachers._____________________________________________________________________P28 Thought/Feeling Connec$on Andy Bellamy audience: general interest

Andy will be presenAng informaAon on the relaAonship between thoughts and feelings from the CogniAve perspecAve. The presentaAon will feature informaAon regarding the structures and funcAons of the brain. Further, Andy will present on how our brain processes informaAon, how it makes mistakes in processing informaAon, and how the mistakes cause problems for us (mentally and emoAonally). Indeed, the human brain makes predictable mistakes in how it processes informaAon and these predictable mistakes are fundamental to our how we experience life. By both avoiding and correcAng these mistakes (called cogniAve distorAons) the end result for individuals is less depression, less anxiety, less stress, while at the same Ame, correcAng cogniAve distorAons enhances an individuals level of confidence, well being, and saAsfacAon.

Andy's therapeuAc interests and experience include cogniAve therapy, mindfulness, and emoAonal freedom technique; he believes in approaching and integraAng all work with people through person centered principles that include respect, empathy, non-‐judgment, and posiAve regard. Furthermore, Andy believes that personal experience is constructed via narraAves created by the way individuals think both consciously and unconsciously. Andy believes in employing a strength-‐based approach focusing and building on people's resiliencies and resources while at the same Ame empowering clients through their own life experience. Andy guides individuals to develop deep seated self concepAons and personal truths, which are both realisAc and empowering while helping clients to get past self-‐concepAons that are unhealthy and distorted._____________________________________________________________________P29 Mathle$cs -‐ Advanced Training SessionErin Priddle audience: K-‐12 Math

This session build on the IntroducAon to MathleAcs session in the morning and will be to provide current MathleAcs users more informaAon on key features: create ability groups, customize courses, review school/classroom data, review key reports, Explore with MathleAcs support, as well as Ame for Q&A.

Erin Priddle is the NaAonal ImplementaAon Manager at 3P Learning. MathleAcs is an adapAve and comprehensive resource; it tailors quesAons based on the ability of individual students. Through independent research, MathleAcs has been proven to help students make significant progress in their math learning and boost confidence._____________________________________________________________________P30 Write 2B Together: Connec$ng Youth and Seniors through Anecdote Wri$ngJessica Fisher audience: Gr. 8-‐12

Take an 'IntergeneraAonal Smarts' quiz, roleplay ways to listen deeply and respec~ully elicit an anecdote, and write and/or dictate a short anecdote about your 'Favourite Teacher'. Hear and discuss Aps for successful connecAons via wriAng for youth and seniors.

Jessica is a university student whose passion is to connect youth and seniors to create strong intergeneraAonal bonds. Over the past 2 years, she has spearheaded 'Read2BTogether' and 'Write2BTogether' with youth and seniors in Prince George. She is also an acAve member of the IntergeneraAonal AcAon Team and the i2i IntergeneraAonal Society.






ALL-‐DAY SESSIONS (10:30-‐12:00 and 1:30 -‐ 3:00 unless otherwise noted)

D01 Aboriginal PALS training Fiona Morrison, Gail Stromquist audience: PreK-‐Gr.3, EAs, AbEd workers, YCW, parents, and others

PALS (Parents as Literacy Supporters) is a play-‐based, culturally responsive family literacy program that gives parents and caregivers new strategies to encourage learning in their preschool and kindergarten-‐aged children. 2010 Legacies Now partnered with PALS in 2005 to expand the program to reach more families throughout BC. With our knowledge, experAse and networks, we grew the outreach and impact of PALS and adapted the program for wider audiences, including immigrant families and Aboriginal communiAes. In consultaAon with Elders and other Aboriginal community leaders, PALS has been adapted for Aboriginal communiAes. A facilitator’s resource guide developed for PALS in Aboriginal CommuniAes honours the diverse cultures in BriAsh Columbia and provides acAviAes that can be adapted to fit the needs of the community. Training includes a detailed examinaAon of seven session ideas based on common values that exist within and between Aboriginal CommuniAes. These acAviAes are intended as a springboard so consideraAon is given to adapAng the acAviAes to meet the needs of each community. A “make and take” component is also included in this session. Come prepared to sing, crap, and have fun!

Fiona Morrison is the Director of Family Literacy at Decoda Literacy SoluAons. She codeveloped PALS (Parents as Literacy Supporters) with Dr. Jim Anderson from the University of BriAsh Columbia, a culturally responsive family literacy program which has been in operaAon since 1999. Gail Stromquist is a district teacher for the Aboriginal program in the Langley School District. She helped to develop the EAGLE Program and co-‐developed the Aboriginal PALS resource._____________________________________________________________________

D02 “I Like to Move It Move It” Introduc$on to A.I.M. Language LearningShannon Bournonnais audience: K-‐12 French (Immersion or Core)

EffecAve vocabulary and grammar acAviAes for French classes that will get the whole class moving and learning! This workshop is conducted in English and is designed for teachers of French who want their classrooms to be fun, engaging and successful environments where their students love French! In this hands-‐on, interacAve session you will learn how the AIM strategies of using gestures, high-‐frequency words, inducAve grammar instrucAon, songs, plays and cooperaAve wriAng acAviAes will get you and your students to working fluency in French while having a blast. AIend this workshop and leave with a DVD and sample acAvity to try in your very next class! The morning session is an introducAon to AIM, the apernoon session will go into more depth and allow for pracAce and discussion.

Shannon Bourbonnais (M.Ed.), has been teaching for over 15 years. More than 10 years ago, Shannon stepped into Wendy Maxwell’s French language classroom, and those 30 minutes forever changed and shaped her teaching. Since then, she has been using AIM teaching pracAces with all of her classes from Kindergarten to Grade 12 . _____________________________________________________________________

D03 The Magic Egg: Learn to teach and create Pysanky in the classroom Heather Zahn audience: Gr. 4-‐12

Get a hands-‐on experience using the unique techniques needed to create these colorful masterpieces. Discover tradiAonal designs and symbolism, as well as a few modern techniques. A fun lesson for grades 4 and up, Pysanky has direct applicaAons into art, socials studies, ComparaAve CivilizaAons, science and math. No tools or special skills required. Come prepared to play.

Heather is a teacher in the McBride area and has been creaAng pysanky for over 25 years. She has taught the skill in several classes in McBride, Dunster and Prince George to students in grades 4 and up, as well as to adults. _____________________________________________________________________


D04 Through the Looking Glass: Documen$ng Learning in an Apprecia$ve Way Lia Pedersen-‐Skene audience: K-‐4

Assessing in the classroom, no maIer what the age of learners, is all about ‘seeing’ your students in an appreciaAve way. Lisa will take you through her process of how her teaching and assessment pracAces developed over Ame to honour each student’s learning journey. Samples of authenAc documentaAon of learning using movies, report cards, learning snapshots and e-‐por~olios will demonstrate the importance of honouring the process of learning in a celebratory way. By changing the way learning is documented in the classroom, students are empowered, parents are becoming a more integral part of their child’s learning and pracAce and assessment are now connected. Please bring several pictures of student learning from your classroom (they can be printed on paper -‐ leave space for wriAng).

Lisa Pedersen-‐Skene has been teaching in the Comox Valley for over 15 years. Most of these years have been spent in Kindergarten, but she taught grade 3/4 during the 2012-‐2013 school year. She has incorporated AFL strategies, a Play Based program and used the Successful Learner Framework (Competencies) in order to have her students engaged in their learning. Lisa completed her Master’s Degree in July 2012, where her research focussed on “Honouring Growth In Learners”. Her understanding of developmentally appropriate pracAce and assessment has transformed the way she assesses and facilitates learning in her classroom._____________________________________________________________________

D05 GPS for educatorsRob Bryce audience: general interest Note: 8:45-‐3:15 at PGSS

In this hands -‐on workshop teachers will learn what GPS is, how to work with a GPS unit, GPS features, collect data, enter data, clear data, create tracks and waypoints, and how it is used in the real world and why it is important in educaAon. Topics include: GPS navigaAon, geocaching, degree confluence projects, mapping, computer interfacing, internet resources and more! Also; “How to incorporate GPS lesson plans in the classroom.”

Author Rob Bryce is on avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast who has a passion for GPS technology and mapping. He has lived in North Central BC his whole life and has spent the last few years hiking, GPS'ing and mapping trails in the region._____________________________________________________________________

D06 CrossFit for your PE classTravis Sillence, Darcy Switzer audience: Gr. 8-‐12 PE

The workshop will provide an overview of the basic CrossFit methods, and how these methods can be applied in the classroom. Guests will also be invited to parAcipate in a short workout in the apernoon.

Travis Sillence has been teaching a PE class for the past two years that is focussed exclusively on CrossFit methods. Darcy is friendly and paAent, but a real task-‐master in the gym as a trainer._____________________________________________________________________

D07 Languages Forum -‐ French, Spanish, German Andrew McFayden audience: Languages Gr. 8-‐12

This session is a roundtable for sharing teaching and learning stories from second language French, German, and Spanish classrooms. Compare notes with other teachers and build ideas for your teaching pracAce.

FacilitaAng the discussion is Andrew McFayden, who spends some of his Ame outside of the classroom as a celebrated Gaelic singer._____________________________________________________________________


D08 Killer Robots will blow your Mindstorm Rob BenneI audience: Gr. 8-‐12

Not just for computer geeks. This is a hands on workshop where you will be introduced to Lego Mindstroms Robots and the NXT-‐G IDE as a hands on programming and problem solving tool for students. We will construct a couple of simple robots and put them to work as we explore a number of basic robot and programming concepts: movement, sensors, logic -‐ decision -‐ and looping structures. ParcAcipants will be working with a partner. Bring a thumb drive if you would like to take your programs home with you.

Who is Rob? 1978 -‐ Saw BaIlestar GalacAca -‐ Cylons scared the heck out of me. 1979 -‐ Got first Lego -‐ Space Lego (497) -‐ it was awesome (sAll have it). 1980 -‐ Lego for Christmas -‐ had a motor and a lot of yellow bricks. 1980 -‐ "The Black Hole" -‐ Maximilian robot scared the heck out of me. 1986 -‐ Met Expo Ernie – scared the heck out of me. Rest of 1980s -‐ much playing with Lego; #5 was alive. 1990's -‐ Lego put away but there was Mr. Data and Mystery Science FicAon Theatre 3000. 2000's -‐ Figured out how to play with Lego and robots every day at work. Conquered fear._____________________________________________________________________

D09 The Appren$ceship of Leonardo D’Vinci Cyndy AbboI audience: Gr. 6-‐12 Art & other

This workshop is a condensed version of a 3 day workshop previously presented during a school wide arts week in SD 27. Highlights will include: Introductory Powerpoint presentaAon (teachers may use this with students), sources of pigment (plant, mineral, chemical) with demonstraAon, preparing and gessoing boards, grinding powders and mixing egg tempera, transfering, painAng and varnishing "lily" detail from D'Vinci's “The AnnunciaAon.” Handouts provided lezng teachers expand on this project as Ame allows.

Cyndy AbboI has worked in SD 27 for the past 20 years, during that Ame she has organized school wide art programs in small rural schools, coordinated district wide arts days for giped students and presented at many Pro D days throughout the province. She teaches art to children at the StaAon House Gallery in Williams Lake during the summer months._____________________________________________________________________

D10 Breaking the Silence -‐ Understanding and Ac$ng on LGBTQ Issues in Schools Susan Trabant, Greg Laing audience: K-‐12

ParAcipants will examine LGBTQ myths and stereotypes, link oppressions, and understand how they can make their schools safer and more inclusive. This workshop is sponsored by the BCTF.

Susan and Greg are BCTF workshops facilitators, working to open the lines of communicaAon and generate appropriate language between admin, teachers, students and parents around LGBTQ issues. _____________________________________________________________________

D11 Intermediate ASL -‐ Signing Naturally Level 1 -‐ Prep II Susan Warren audience: all interested. Note: must have completed Prep I of the Signing Naturally Program

ParAcipants will conAnue to improve their sign Vocabulary and to review the concepts taught via games.

Susan has completed training as a Teacher for the Deaf and Hard Hearing at Galluadet University in the USA, and is cerAfied as an IAnerant Teacher for the Deaf and Hard Hearing Students. She has taught for 30 years in SD 57, has completed an ASL Instructor's Program from Douglas College, New WesAminter and is cerAfied to teach ASL throughout Canada. Susan has taught ASL for 25 years and ishere to help you to pursue a future career as an Interpreter for our Deaf and Hard Hearing here in SD 57 and elsewhere._____________________________________________________________________


D12 Introduc$on to Smarter Science Anjula Corbin, Pat Offin audience: K-‐12

Smarter Science is a framework for teaching 21st century thinking skills through inquiry-‐based science. Since its introducAon in Ontario in 2009, it has found wide acceptance and is spreading across Canada. During the workshop you will be introduced to the 35 process skills of science inquiry and how you can explicitly teach them. You will also learn how to use a scaffolded approach to introduce the ‘Steps To Inquiry’ technique to your students and how to gradually transfer responsibility to your students for the creaAon of invesAgaAons. Throughout the workshop, you will see inquiry techniques that you can use right away in your classroom. Sponsored by the Science Fair FoundaAon of BC.

Anjula Corbin is an elementary principal in School District #57. Pat Offin is a secondary Support Teacher, InfoTech Teacher and Counsellor in School District #57. Both women have been on the organizing commiIee of the Central Interior BC Regional Science Fair for 20 plus years. They have hosted school and zone fairs, served on the organizing commiIee for the Canada Wide Science Fair in Vancouver in 2005 and have aIended 5 or more naAonal science fairs each. Anjula has also aIended the Taiwan InternaAonal Science Fair. They are trained facilitators of Smarter Science, a program developed for teaching inquiry based science K to 12, developed by Youth Science Canada. _____________________________________________________________________D13 There’s More to it Than Money (re$rement planning)Mary Hunter, Sandra Hooge audience: general interest, especially w/in 5 yrs of re[rement

This is a pre-‐reArement planning workshop developed by the BCRTA to complement the pension plan seminars put on by the BCTF staff and the Pension CorporaAon. Topics to be covered include: Can I afford to reAre? Insurance, achieving balance in your life, money smarts, estate planning and countdown to reArement-‐building a plan.

Both Mary Hunter and Sandra Hooge are happily reAred teacheers. Mary reAred from Duchess Park and Sandra reAred from College Heights. Both have taught Home Economics and then went on to become counsellors. Now they are volunteering tThere'so help others prepare for the transiAon from teaching to reArement._____________________________________________________________________D14 Be SafeRed Cross Presenter TBA audience: K-‐3

Be Safe (formerly called the C.A.R.E program) is a personal safety program for children aged 5-‐9 that has been designed for delivery in a learning environment over a 5-‐7 week period. It aims to help prevent child sexual abuse by focusing on body ownership, appropriate vs. inappropriate touch and simple safety rules. Be Safe Presenter Training parAcipants will gain an understanding of abuse issues, including the indicators and effects on children, and answer any quesAons that presenters may have. ParAcipants will explore the kit contents, how to approach lessons and make the suggested acAviAes work within their sezng. There will also be discussion on the importance of involving parents and the ways that this can be achieved. The training also covers how to handle disclosures and the legal reporAng requirements should a disclosure occur. 10 schools will go home with free BE SAFE kits._____________________________________________________________________D15 Challenging Behaviour: Dealing with At-‐Risk and Targeted Students (BCTF Workshop)Callista Vagt general interest

What works best for managing difficult student behaviour? This is a quesAon open asked by teachers who, despite establishing a posiAve classroom environment and clear behavioural expectaAons, learn about social emoAonal learning and its connecAon to social responsibility. Sharing of informaAon about self-‐regulaAon and self-‐monitoring. This workshop reviews theory, assessment tools, teacher self-‐reflecAon, resources, and a variety of strategies for responding to targeted and intensive behavioural needs.

Callista Vagt is a BCTF-‐trained facilitator and a teacher in Prince George_____________________________________________________________________D16 Le Fun vient en parlant (tenta$ve)BCTF presenter (TBA) audience: French Immersion and FSL

Workshop will be conducted in French! Stratégies et acAvités pour animer les classes d’immersion et pour amener les élèves à uAliser le français le plus souvent possible à l’école et entre eux.


ACCOMMODATION AND TRAVEL

PGSS is located at 2901 Griffiths Avenue, Prince George, BC V2M 2S7

Parking is limited at PGSS. Please consider carpooling or alternate transportaAon. Pine Centre Mall is note recommended for overflow parking. Do not park against the PGSS building (e.g. under the overhang) or you may be towed. Your efforts to minimize parking problems are appreciated.

The Treasure Cove Hotel has reserved a block of 25 rooms for the Spring Fling Conference on the night of April 3rd, 2014. MenAon North Central Zone or Spring Fling or Teachers Conference to get the reduced rate of $119 single or $124 double, conAnental breakfast included.

Treasure Cove site and contact info:hIp://www.treasurecovehotel.net/home.php2005 Highway 97 SouthPrince George, B.C. 250-‐614-‐9111; 1-‐877-‐614-‐9111

Other Accommoda$on Posted rates (pre-‐tax) -‐-‐ you may be able to get discounted Gov’t Rate (men$on you are a^ending teacher conference)

Bon Voyage Motor Inn Ltd. $80 single (queen or king) / $85 double (two double beds)4222 Hwy. 16 West 250-‐964-‐2333; 1-‐888-‐611-‐3872Prince George, B.C.

Carmel Motor Inn Ltd. $75 single (queen or king) / $89 double (two double beds)1502 Hwy. 97 South 250-‐564-‐6339; 1-‐800-‐665-‐4484Prince George, B.C.

Esther's Inn $89 single (queen) / $119 double (two queen)1151 Commercial Cres. 250-‐562-‐4131Prince George, B.C.

Four Points by Sheraton same rates as Treasure Cove1790 Highway 97 South 250-‐564-‐7100Prince George, B.C.

Sandman $119 single (queen) / $129 double (two double beds) -‐ Denny’s gipcard1650 Central Street 250-‐563-‐8131; 1-‐800-‐Sandman (1-‐800-‐726-‐3626)Prince George, B.C.

Travelodge Goldcap $85 one bed / $95 two beds -‐ conAnental breakfast included1458-‐7th Avenue 250-‐563-‐0666; 1-‐800-‐663-‐8239Prince George, B.C.

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