The British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) will be hosting two New Teachers’ Conferences this year. One regional conference in Nelson and one Metro conference in Vancouver. The conferences are designed specifically for teachers and teachers teaching on call in their first five (5) years of teaching, as well as teacher candidates.
Calling all changemakers!
Whatever subject, grade, or course you teach, the climate emergency is connected. The Salish Sea Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Association (SSEEPSA) is hosting a full day conference as part of this year’s Tapestry event. Join us for the full day!
Aims and Mean to Lesson Planning, using the BC curriculum to create lesson plans for teaching climate action.
For teaching resources from our partners as well as access to prior workshops, please see our website, under the ‘Resources for Climate Education’ section:
With Outdoor Learning Experts Mariana Brussoni & Megan Zeni
Join Mariana and Megan as they share the ‘BE OUT’ digital tool. BE OUT is a new tool for elementary (K-7) school teachers and includes exemplars of outdoor learning from a diversity of teachers organized in a digital format.
The tool is designed with very short (90 second) modules and targets teachers new to teaching outdoors with support in four key areas: understanding risky play in the school context; getting started teaching outdoors; teaching with an emergent curriculum; and assessment of learning.
Hands on Praxis: Working with materials
Join Janice and Megan to learn about some fantastic resources for educating, engaging, and empowering students around patterns in nature – connecting to math, numeracy and other curricula.
Rachel will share tips, tricks, and strategies from Wild Learning: Practical Ideas for Bringing Teaching Outdoors. This book gives teachers practical activities they can immediately implement and helps educators overcome common barriers to outdoor instruction. These activities can be done in common outdoor spaces accessible to teachers in all school settings, and they are adaptable to their current curriculum—not an extra thing to try to fit into their day.
40 educational leaders form across the Columbia Basin and around British Columbia will come together for the Environmental Education Leadership clinic.
This leadership clinic provided representatives from 8 local chapters of EEPSA with the opportunity to come together to connect, collaborate, and plan for ways they can support outdoor and environmental learning in their region. These local chapters are supported at the Leadership clinic by non-profit organizations such CBEEN, KBEE, Wildsight, Take Me Outside, Classrooms to Communities, and Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation.
Thanks so much to all of our Local Chapter leaders for the hard work they do across the province to build EEPSA’s capacity.
Join educators, change makers and community partners from across B.C. for this 2-day, in-person conference as we reconnect with ourselves, each other, and the landscapes and waterways that nourish us. Find balance among the mountains and valleys of the Revelstoke area as we learn and celebrate together.
Participants will…
- Reconnect with inspiring colleagues, friends and community leaders
- Explore transformative approaches to place and land-based learning
- Engage in community-connected field experiences around the region
- Eat, drink, dance and rejuvenate in the mountain air
Program Highlights:
Friday, October 21, Revelstoke Mountain Resort
- Welcome & Plenary Gathering
- Engaging Workshops & Networking Sessions
- C2C Exhibitor Fair & Afternoon Social
Saturday, October 22, Revelstoke Mountain Resort & Area
- Inspiring Field Experiences around the Region
- Evening Celebration with Dinner & Live Music
September 23, 2022
Gibsons, BC
Unite, SEED 36, REED 38, B.Outside, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, and Langley are partnering to host a leadership clinic for local chapters within the metro Vancouver region! This is an opportunity for local groups to meet, collaborate and share resources to promote outdoor, place conscious and environmental learning in metro Vancouver school districts. Contact Elsa Medina for more information. mailto:[email protected]
Join teachers, community educators and other leaders on False Creek in Vancouver to share successful practices and celebrate our work that connects learners with place, the land and the community.
5:00 Meet outside Science World in Vancouver for a walk & talk along False Creek with local teacher leader, Cara Laudon and colleagues
6:00 Celebrate our shared work and network on an outdoor patio at Mahoney’s Pub (False Creek), with complimentary beverage and appetizers
Featured Success Story:
False Creek Student-Led Bioblitz
The False Creek Family of Schools (Shwa’kwa-set/Crosstown, Elsie Roy, Lord Roberts and False Creek Elementary) are initiating the 1st annual student-led Bioblitz of False Creek this spring in collaboration with community partners. Join us to learn more about how students can help highlight and celebrate biodiversity in the local environment.
Join us to…
· Learn about innovative programs and resources across B.C.
· Share ideas, inspiration and engaging strategies for teaching and learning linked to local places, the land and community
· Network and explore opportunities for collaboration and mentorship in your region
· Enjoy a complimentary beverage and hors d’oeuvres
On Thursday, December 16th, teachers, community educators and other leaders from across B.C. will meet online to share successful practices and celebrate our work that connects learners with place and the outdoors.
Participants will:
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Learn about innovative programs and resources across B.C.
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Share ideas, inspiration and engaging strategies for teaching and learning linked to local places and outdoor spaces
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Explore opportunities for collaboration and mentorship in their regions and beyond
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Meet fellow leaders and celebrate successful practices
EEPSA’s Annual General Meeting will be held online Monday, October 25, at 4 pm.
Please join us for the chance to win a $50 gift certificate for the Outdoor Learning Store, a social enterprise run by our partners that offers many amazing resources for outdoor and environmental education!
We will be sharing our goals for the year, ratifying our constitution, adopting our budget, and electing our executive committee! If you want to see any of these documents ahead of time, or are interested in joining the EEPSA executive, or would like the Zoom link, please us know via email: [email protected]
Listening to the Land, Giving Voice to the Sea: Stories to Nourish Hope and Resiliency
Registration Now Open with Early Bird Prices!
Join us in October for C2C 2021 as we explore stories of hope and resiliency connected to the land and sea, from classrooms to communities, at our annual PSA Day conference. This year’s conference will be coming to you live online on October 22!
The conference will feature an engaging morning plenary and over 60 online sessions, workshops, gatherings and other opportunities for professional learning, collaboration and dialogue.
Place-Based Learning in B.C.: Success Stories in Practice
On Thursday, December 10th, join teachers, community educators and other leaders from across B.C. online to share successful practices and celebrate our work that connects students with place and the outdoors during these challenging times. What’s inspiring your practice?
Participants will:
- Share ideas, inspiration and innovative strategies for teaching and learning linked to local places and outdoor spaces
- Explore opportunities for collaboration and mentorship in your region and beyond
- Join the conversation, meet fellow leaders and celebrate successful practices
