Matt Rosati has been teaching English and Social Studies for 14 years and is an English department head in SD42, Maple Ridge.This is his first journal as a new co-editor. I finally got started. My wife has been asking me to prepare the baby’s room for some time. Pulling down wallpaper, drywall repair, sanding, painting, […]
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 […]
New Wordscapes Youth Art Journal
After publishing the annual Wordscapes: British Columbia Youth Writing Anthology for the past six years, Ripple Effect Arts and Literature Society (REAL) will be relaunching the publication as the new Wordscapes Youth Arts Journal in March 2008. In addition to publishing nearly 50 talented high school writers and visual artists each year, the journal will […]
ERAC Revisited
At our last executive meeting, one of our members expressed a concern regarding a troubling district-wide email she received from her board office: a ‘friendly’ reminder to submit any novel titles she may be considering for her classes next year to BC ERAC so that they could be approved for use. A colleague’s request for […]