If you have seen our lovely flyer for the upcoming NCTE Northwest Regional Conference, Asking the Right Questions: Engaging Today’s Learners, you may have noticed that the registration opening date is listed as May 1st (as it did here on the website until just recently). Registration WILL be open by May 15th so get set, […]
Are YOU in an LSA? Let Us Know!
Local Specialist Associations (LSAs) are a great way to stay connected with colleagues in the long months between conferences. Do you have an LSA in your district? BCTELA would like to promote the activities of these local groups and make contact information available for other interensted teachers. Don’t have an LSA? Did you know that […]
NCTE Regional Conference
Asking the Right Questions: Engaging Today’s Learners October 22-24, 2009 BCTELA is pleased to announce that our 2009 annual conference will be a NCTE Regional Conference to be held at the newly renovated Delta Burnaby Hotel. This four day conference will feature leading speakers like Jeff Wilhelm, Faye Brownlie, Davis Booth and Sharon Jerosky. A […]
Navigating English Language Arts in the 21st Century
We had a great time at the conference. The new Saturday institutes were a great success! For those who were there, we hope you enjoyed your sessions. It was wonderful to meet old and new friends and, together, to explore the ideas and discuss the challenges facing English Language Arts in the 21st Century. For […]
Tell us what you are teaching
What are you teaching? Remember the BCTELA Novel Title Collection Project? When we shared the titles of the texts we were teaching and expanded our sense of what we might teach? Well, it has been reborn… as a wiki! Come check it out. It’s new, which means everyone’s help is valuable as we work to […]