In today’s digital landscape, we are witnessing the Age of Disrupted Learning - an incredibly turbulent time where every part of society is experiencing upheaval as the result of the pervasive nature of disruptive change. To thrive in these chaotic times, our schools, like our businesses, communities, and families, must continuously adapt to changing conditions. This presentation examines the changing nature of our world; identifies the critical 21st-century skills not being addressed by our current educational system; and specifically identifies how we can effectively engage learners so that they can perform exceptionally well on traditional exams, while simultaneously learning the critical new basics needed to excel in both school and life beyond school. Attendees will be provided with access to an extensive digital library of resources aligned to the Education in the Age of Disrupted Learning presentation.
More InformationCharlie Demers has been called, "the West Coast’s funniest political comic". In this session, join Charlie for 45 minutes of comedy about teachers and education followed by a 15 minute Q&A opportunity. Charlie combines political humour that's never shrill or self-righteous with broader jokes that are never thoughtless.
More InformationResilience is an incredible construct - an overarching metaphor that touches on the arenas of stress, neural plasticity, emotional health, recovery, healing, mental illness, adaptation, defendedness, and therapy. It is relevant to everyone in most every role and regardless of age: teachers, therapists, youth workers, parents, support workers, etc. Fresh understandings are coming to the fore as we glean more working knowledge of the brain as well as the nature of emotion. The implications for the school system are profound, never mind the implications for dealing with stress in our own lives and in the lives of our loved ones.
More InformationAs Indigenous peoples in Canada, we begin from a colonized place. Indigenous children in Canada are raised in school systems that focus on Euro-Canadian worldviews and ways of knowing. In BC, there has been a move by the Ministry of Education to bring Indigenous ways of knowing into curriculum. However, the need to support Indigenous children to not only understand the many Indigenous worldviews, but to actually make that paradigm shift to the worldviews of their people, is paramount. Through the decolonization of curriculum and school environments, learning our peoples’ ways of knowing and ways of being will support that paradigm shift and the decolonization of our children's minds.
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More InformationBased on the award-winning book of the same name, this session looks at the modern world, examines the new entry skills students will need to be successful in digitally-infused working environments and provides a comprehensive profile of ten core learning attributes of digital learners. What are the new thinking skills our students will require, and how must we shift instruction to ensure we are equipping them with these skills? New Connections provides a pragmatic look at how we can teach effectively in a time when emergent technologies cascade onto the new digital landscape. Participants will be provided with access to an extensive digital library of resources aligned to the core learning attributes.
More InformationCharlie Demers has been called, "the West Coast’s funniest political comic". In this session, join Charlie for 45 minutes of comedy about teachers and education followed by a 15 minute Q&A opportunity. Charlie combines political humour that's never shrill or self-righteous with broader jokes that are never thoughtless.
More InformationWe all want our students to thrive - to become all they were meant to be. But how is this to be accomplished? What conditions are required for optimal functioning? What experiences are essential to the unfolding of human potential? Dr. Neufeld will put the pieces together to reveal rather surprising answers to this quintessential question of human development. A consciousness of the irreducible needs of children is a much needed antidote to a society that has become outcome driven and a culture that has lost its intuitive wisdom.
More InformationIndigenous languages are connected to our cultures, our lands, our Ancestors. When learning their Ancestral languages, children learn their peoples’ worldviews, ways of knowing, ways of being in the world. When children have that connection to their peoples through language, there comes a pride in being able to identify themselves as part of a collective consciousness. Just after the birth of Canada 150 years ago, the government’s policies to “kill the Indian in the child” included the attempted linguicide of all Indigenous languages. Under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, we have the right to teach our children our languages. The majority of Indigenous languages are now endangered, so it is even more crucial that Indigenous children are given the opportunity to become fluent speakers. Examples of how the Tahltan Nation is working to create a healthier, more resilient people through the intergenerational transmission of language learning will be highlighted.
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Resilience is an incredible construct - an overarching metaphor that touches on the arenas of stress, neural plasticity, emotional health, recovery, healing, mental illness, adaptation, defendedness, and therapy. It is relevant to everyone in most every role and regardless of age: teachers, therapists, youth workers, parents, support workers, etc. Fresh understandings are coming to the fore as we glean more working knowledge of the brain as well as the nature of emotion. The implications for the school system are profound, never mind the implications for dealing with stress in our own lives and in the lives of our loved ones.
More InformationThis keynote address will focus on how teachers and students can play a leading role in implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's top calls to action to end inequality across all government services for First Nations children.
More InformationAs the new BC curriculum promotes a more inquiry-based approach to learning, the need to develop diverse digital literacies becomes even more crucial. But how can we keep up when new apps and programs keep popping up? In this keynote, Ron Darvin talks about getting past an app-centred paradigm and to go back to what is at the core of digital literacy so that we can teach our students to be truly literate in the 21st century.
More InformationSo much in our math curriculum depends on multiplication and mastery of the facts is just one small part of the puzzle. Being able to reason multiplicatively means being able to recognize patterns in the multiples, to make connections to rate of growth, to understand and apply divisibility rules and to operate on fractions. Come and learn strategies, games and tasks to support students to think deeply about these important multiplicative relationships.
More InformationRecent studies underline our physical and psychological need for nature, as well as the power of experiential, place-based learning. The current gap between children and nature threatens the health of our youth and the places they live. Ecological sustainability—humanity living in a mutually enhancing relationship with the rest of nature—may well be impossible unless people care for their native places. Yet here in the high-tech 21st Century, we’ve become more alienated from nearby nature than ever before. At this perilous moment in history, how can we broker a new human-nature relationship, one that embraces both technology and the natural world? The answer, says Scott Sampson, is a rewilding revolution that transforms our cities into high tech, nature-rich places rooted in place-based learning. In this presentation, Sampson outlines the key elements of this revolution, and describes the critical role of educators.
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More InformationWant to bring reconciliation into your classroom but are not sure how to teach students about the past in ways that prepare them to address ongoing injustices facing Indigenous peoples in Canada? This presentation is for you. Learn how children of all ages are working with their teachers and The First Nations Child & Family Caring Society to spread reconciliation in places like the United Nations, Parliament, courtrooms and gardens.
More InformationWe all want our students to thrive - to become all they were meant to be. But how is this to be accomplished? What conditions are required for optimal functioning? What experiences are essential to the unfolding of human potential? Dr. Neufeld will put the pieces together to reveal rather surprising answers to this quintessential question of human development. A consciousness of the irreducible needs of children is a much needed antidote to a society that has become outcome driven and a culture that has lost its intuitive wisdom.
More InformationIn this age of “post-truth”, how can we provide our students with a more critical lens to navigate the digital world and find legitimate knowledge? In this keynote, Ron Darvin discusses the mechanisms and motivations behind fake news and shares online tools and strategies to help students distinguish fake from the real, and lies from the truth.
More InformationPlace value in the primary grades begins to develop in Kindergarten. From subitizing to estimating, and from the operations to measurement, place value has a critical role to play. What tasks, questions and manipulatives support meaning-making? Literature connections, open-ended tasks and games will be shared in this session for teachers of Kindergarten through Grade 3. Come prepared to play! Teacher resources will be available for purchase at the session.
More InformationWithin one generation, on the order of 80% of jobs will require literacy in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Meeting this demand represents a huge educational challenge. However, a great opportunity now exists to support teachers, says Scott Sampson—not through the addition of more STEM provider organizations, but rather via deep, cross-sector collaboration. In this presentation, Sampson describes an emerging movement known as “STEM learning ecosystems,” which leverage the assets of multiple partners to scale impact and provide the support necessary to boost scientific literacy. Three elements are key: 1) a dramatic increase in the number of STEM mentors (both teachers and community experts); 2) networking of these mentors within their local communities; and 3) a digital portal that serves as both resource library and social platform. Sampson will also unveil plans for Canada’s first STEAM learning ecosystem (the “A” added for Art & Design), which will be based right here in British Columbia.
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