We are well on our way planning for the Oct 2013 conference. There are many exciting presenters.
We hope to see you there!
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We had a wonderful time at the Spring Chapter Event in Richmond on Saturday, March 2 at the Sheraton Hotel. School districts from all over the province, including Haida Gwaii, Prince George, Creston, Peace River South, from the north end of Vancouver Island to the south, Cranbrook, Surrey, Vancouver and many more were represented. We talked about what inspired us as teachers and in turn we were inspired by others.
Primary teachers were treated to a presentation from Maureen Dockendorf about the Changing Results for Young Readers initiative from the Ministry of Education, as well as the new Primary 0-8 Framework and a discussion about new curriculum development.
Faye Brownlie also joined us to shared the 6 Things Every Child, Ever Day should receive in effective reading instruction.
Once again the British Columbia Primary Teachers’ Association will be hosting a Spring Event for members.
For more details check HERE
Deb Butler’s presentation on Self-Regulation in Reading address questions such as; What is “self-regulation”? How can teachers support self-regulation? How can practices supportive of self-regulation also support diverse learners?
On October 19, 2012 Dr. Stuart Shanker addressed the audience of teachers gathered at the Marriott Pinnacle Hotel in Vancouver for the annual British Columbia Primary Teacher’s Association Conference.
He spoke to us about his five-domain model of self regulation which includes:
1. The Biological Domain: how you respond to stimuli at a biological level.
2. The Emotional Domain: how you deal with strong feelings
3. The Cognitive Domain: how you process, store and retrieve information.
4. The Social Domain: how you understand and respond to social cues.
5. The Prosocial Domain: how you demonstrate positive social skills like empathy.
Teachers need to help children move towards managing their own self-regulation. Successful selfregulators know how to:
1)Feel calm and alert and know what it feels like
2)Know the signs of stress and what causes it.
3) Have a desire to deal with those stressors.
4) Recognize stressors both inside and outside of the classroom.
5) Develop strategies to deal with stressors.
6) Be able to recover efficiently and effectively from stressors.
Teachers left the keynote inspired and interested to put his ideas to practice.
The British Columbia Primary Teacher’s Association BCPTA
Examines the BC Education Plan
Opening Statement
The British Columbia Primary Teacher’s Association continues to support the philosophy of the “Primary Program A Framework for Teaching (2000).” The “Principles of Learning” (The 1994 Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education Plan) still guide us today:
• Learning requires active participation of the student.
• People learn in a variety of ways and at different rates.
• Learning is both an individual and a group process.
We set out to view the BC Education Plan through the lens of the Primary Document: A Framework for Teaching (2000) and the “Principles of Learning”.
To read the remainder of the document BCPTAresponse toEDplan
