Nov 25, Duncan, BC
Back by popular demand, BCATML will host another one-day Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) training event! After the overwhelming success of our spring TPRS training event, we simply had to have another one ... but this time BCATML is returning to Vancouver Island and Cowichan Valley Teachers in Duncan, BC! Come join us at the Quamichan Campus of Cowichan Secondary School along with Michelle Metcalfe and Adriana Ramirez as we delve into the wonders of TPRS. Participants will receive stories in your target language to begin using on Monday morning with your students! Registration is now open! The cost is $50 for BCATML members and is open to non-BCATML members too! But hurry, this event will sell out fast!! http://www.bcatml.org/tprs-november-2017.html
We look forward to seeing you in Duncan, BC!
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Oct 20 to Oct 21, Vancouver Trade and Convention Center, Vancouver, BC
25 PSAs coming together to bring more than 250 presentations and more than 25 keynotes on various topics current to education in BC. Join thousands of BC and international teachers.

Check out the following site: https://www.psasuperconference.ca/

Please come to our Annual Chapter Assembly!
Your voice is important!
 
Guest Speaker:  Michelle Hikida:  “Inquiry in the Primary Classroom”

Duncan Whittick, the executive director of the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) let us know that they are partnering with the Environmental Educators' Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA) on this year's Leadership Clinic (April 29 - May 2). The clinic will be offered in our region this spring and is especially hoping to attract local teachers who are collaborating to support Place Based Education. This opportunity will build on last year's clinic and will hopefully help to facilitate the development of a Local Chapter of the EEPSA.You can find the information and application online here: http://cbeen.ca/leadership-clinic. 

In addition to the Leadership Clinic, CBEEN also provides a number of other pro-d opportunities and resources for teachers, including bursaries, webinars, workshops, events, awards, teaching resources, curriculum resources, exemplar videos, a community partner directory and a funding directory. 

Please check out the video of last year's clinic and the document below for more information.

Colleen DeVeyrac will be presenting her one day or two day workshop in Prince George at the Ramada Hotel, 444 George Street on April 3rd and 4th. April 6 and 7 she will be in Kelowna presenting the same workshops at the Holiday Inn Express and Conference Centre. She will then be in Abbotsford on April 10 and 11 at the Quality Hotel and Conference Centre.
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​Day 1: Behaviour Workshop-Proactive Strategies for Children with Challenging Behaviour.

• Discipline vs. Punishment
• Managing Teacher Stress
• Developing skills to analyse our own behaviour in relation to challenging situations
• Empowering students to become part of their learning community
• Proactive vs. Reactive strategies
• The Power of “YOU” as a strategy
• Antecedents to Avoid
• Organization, Communication, Cognitive, Social Skills, Goal Setting and Anger/Oppositional Strategies
• Executive Functioning Strategies for ADHD and ASD
• Developing an intervention plan using functional assessments 

Day 2: The Art of De-Escalation and Conflict Resolution.

Have you ever found yourself face to face with an angry person and you just didn’t know how to de-escalate the situation and help them discuss solutions to the problem in a calm manner? 
As teachers, parents, administrators, students, managers, employees we may find ourselves having to work through situations that may be stressful and volatile.   If you would like to learn how to respond to conflict in order to maintain/build positive relationships, then this workshop is for you!!

You can attend one day or both days. To register www.saveyoursanity.ca
or contact the organization at 250 572 4144.