Cultivating Passionate Learners is the title and theme of this year’s BCTELA provincial conference. You can register now by following this link! In an effort to make our conference as accessible to all teachers as possible, we have reduced this year’s conference fees: regular BCTF members will pay $125. For special fee pricing, please refer […]
Conference information coming SOON!
The unusual start to the school year has impacted our provincial conference a bit but NEVER FEAR: the conference is still on! Cultivating Passionate Learners: the 2014 BCTELA provincial conference will be on Friday, October 24th (PSA Day) at Terry Fox Secondary in Port Coquitlam. Our keynote is none other than Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm! If […]
2014 Book Club – Let’s Chat!
So, What’s the Story? BCTELA is excited that Jeffrey Wilhelm will be our keynote at the 2014 provincial conference in October. In honour of his visit we will be reading So, What’s the Story? So, What’s the Story? discusses the power of narrative in understanding ourselves and the world around us. It includes ideas for understanding and teaching many different […]
The 2014 BCTELA Book Club
Last year we held our inaugural province-wide professional book club. The book club was successful in bringing BCTELA educators together in conversation about the work of Cris Tovani, who was our keynote speaker at the 2013 October BCTELA conference. This year we are excited to do it again! BCTELA is excited to announce that Jeffrey […]
Poetry Month: day 20
Well, this April has been pretty good, poetry-wise. I will finish this series by telling you about a poetry month initiative I run in my school. The idea was shared with me by a colleague and I’ve modified it a bit. I wouldn’t be surprised if other schools do it too. It’s called Poem in […]