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 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 forms of narrative. We’re looking forward to reading it!
We invite current BCTELA members across the province to join us in reading this text in preparation for the October PSA professional day. Participants will receive a copy of So, What’s the Story? to read over the next few months. Members of the BCTELA executive will host a twitterchat for all participants in mid August with the possibility of an additional virtual discussion in late September or early October, prior to the conference.
Space is limited to 30 people. Beyond the first 30 applications we will be unable to provide a complementary book but anyone who has read the text will be welcome to participate in the discussions.
The application deadline is June 15th. Please note, you must be a current member of BCTELA to be eligible for a complementary book. To check your membership status, visit the BCTF portal here.
If you are interested, please complete the BCTELA Book Club Application 2014 and email to Celia Brogan (celiaafb@hotmail.com) with the subject heading “BCTELA book club.”