BCTELA

Attention All Teachers, Librarians, and Parents

Join us for an exclusive tour of the new Beaty Biodiversity Museum at the University of British Columbia  which is home of the Blue Whale skeleton and learn about science and science books for kids and teens!  This event supports the work of the Canadian Children's Book Centre, a not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting the reading of Canadian books for youth.

Celebrate Science! A BC Sciencefest for Teachers, Librarians and Parents in the Beaty Biodiversity Museum

As the 2009-2010 school year come to a close, BCTELA would like to take a moment to congratulate the talented English Language Arts teachers of BC on the fine work we do.

Now we can take a breath, (leisurely) reflect on our practice, register for Building Pathways (coming up in October), and perhaps relax outside with our loved ones and a bit of recreational reading. 

The BCTF is seeking teachers to evaluate educational software through the Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium (ERAC), a consortium of school districts that conducts evaluations of learning resources under agreement with the Ministry of Education.

English 10/11/12 First Peoples Courses:
3-Day Teacher Training Summer Institute
                                                                                  
The First Nations Education Steering Committee (in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Kamloops School District), are pleased to offer a 3-Day Summer Institute for the English 10/11/12 First Peoples courses.
 

Please join us this October at our annual conference as we gather to share our inspirations and experiences.  Explore and reflect upon your practice with hundreds of like-minded colleagues, pick up new tips and tricks and enjoy the newly renovated Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel and Conference Centre.

Go to Nanaimo on April 26th!  This is a fabulous opportunity to hear Sir Ken Robinson speak about the passion that drives creativity.  More and more often, as our students graduate they are faced with career and lifestyle options that require a flexible and creative mindset.  Sir Ken Robinson can help us support our students in their growth.  download flyer pdf 

FNESC has invited English teachers to respond to the new draft curriculum for English 10 and 11 First Peoples which is now available on the Ministry of Education website for feedback. Response Forms in WORD and PDF formats are also available. These documents can be found at: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/drafts/

The deadline for written response is March 26, 2010.

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 add and share the texts and ideas that we teach: http://bctela.pbworks.com/

Registration for the Lillooet Regional Conference is now open. 

Please click HERE to register.

Please visit www.bctela.ca/conference/spring2010 for more detail about the conference.

BCTELA would like to congratulate Susan Telfer, an English teacher in Gibsons, on the publication of her first book of poetry.  It is published by Hagios Press.  Finding the time to write while teaching is an impressive accomplishment and it will surely inspire both students and colleagues. Way to go Susan!