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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONNECTIONS
A P R I L 2 0 1 2Produced by
Learning Services
CONTENTS PAGE
Registration Information...........................................1,2
ESL/ELL
ELAR (English Language Assessment Report) Workshop..........2
PRO-D DAY - APRIL 20
Exploring Sexual Education Curriculum for Students with Special
Needs....................................................................3
Historical Chinatown Tour..........................................3,4
Universal Design for Learning: Key to Inclusive Education........4
LITERACY
Kindergarten and K/1 Interest Group Network....................5
Prof Book Club: Preventing Misguided Reading.....................5
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Fourth R Training.................................................6
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Exploring Sexual Education Curriculum for Students with Special
Needs...................................................................7
Universal Design for Learning: Key to Inclusive Education.......7
TECHNOLOGY
21 Century Learning: Web-based Tools for the Classroom......8st
EXTERNAL PRO-D OPPORTUNITIES ...........................9-12
SUMMER PRO-D OPPORTUNITIES ..............................13,14
SCHOOL-BASED PRO-D OPPORTUNITIES ....................15,16
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
L Please REGISTER ONLINE at
www2.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod
Go to Current Pro-D Opportunities
or Provincial Pro-D Day
1. Click on the workshop title link(s) to register.
2. Log in with your VSB user ID (the same ID as used for
email). If you have forgotten your password, please go to
self-serve reset and get a new password. You will need your
employee number to do so. Otherwise, you may also contact
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specific registration instructions under each listing.
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Information Regarding
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
& EOC REQUESTS
L PLEASE REGISTER BY THE DEADLINE DATE!
EOC requests cannot be processed less than 6working days prior to all workshops
PLEASE REMEMBER TO
CANCEL WHEN YOU CAN’T
ATTEND A WORKSHOP
(email [email protected]
to cancel)
Once you are confirmed in a workshop, yourattendance is expected. If you are not able toattend, please remember to CANCEL at leasttwo days in advance. There are often waitinglists, as well as catering expenses. Thanks! Yourcooperation is appreciated.
ELAR (English Language AssessmentReport) Workshop
PLEASE REMEMBER
TO KEEP YOUR
ONLINE PROFILE
UP TO DATE!
Thank you!
Go to the Pro-D section of the website. www2.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/Prod
Go to Current Pro-D.Click on any workshop title link. LOG IN.You will see a row of icons on the top ofthe screen. Click on MY PROFILE and
update your grade/subjects, email, etc.
You may also view your registration historyby clicking on MY HISTORY.
Come and learn how to download the Silhouette ELARprogram so that you can create your ELL reports(ELAR) on your computer. You will learn how tocreate a folder of your students from the Schoolwidedata, create comment bases, complete the rubric, andprint out the ELAR. There is a morning session and anafternoon session; please choose one session only.
Audience: Elementary Resource Teachers whohave not used the Silhouette ELARpreviously
Presenter: Janice Lam, ESL Consultant,Elementary
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20
Time: #483.7 9:00 - 11:00 #483.8 1:00 - 3:00
Please choose one session
Location: DRPC Room 168 - Moberly School(East wing), 1000 East 59 Ave.th
Parking available on the street nearthe park; please be considerate of theresidents in the area.
Information: Janice Lam, [email protected]
Registration: REGISTER ONLINE at www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Pro-D Opportunities/ESL/ELL; Click on workshop link;Log in and register.
ESL/ELL
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#490.1 Exploring Sexual EducationCurriculum for Students
with Special NeedsHistorical Chinatown Tour
This workshop is intended for teachers who arecomfortable with sexual health education topics andwant to explore currently available curricula targetingstudents with special needs. We will discuss theneeded components of sexual education curriculumand explore how to develop this curriculum within theclassroom. Classroom teacher, resource teachers, andspecial education teachers will all benefit from thisworkshop.
About the Presenter: Margaret Newbury Jones has been teaching studentswith special needs since 1988 in the public schoolsystem and in the community. She has worked withstudents from Kindergarten to Grade 12 with a widerange of developmental disabilities. Margaret hascompleted her Master of Education degree inCommunity Rehabilitation with a focus on sexualityeducation and disability. She is a member in goodstanding of the BC College of Teachers.
Audience: Secondary Teachers (Classroom,Special Education, or Resource),Intermediate Teachers, & SchoolCounsellors (Intermediate andSecondary)
Presenter: Margaret Newbury Jones
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20
Time: 9:00 - 12:00
Location: Kitsilano Secondary School
Information: Susan Kurbis, Inclusion Consultant,[email protected]
Registration: REGISTER ONLINE at www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Pro-D Opportunities/PRO-D DAY; Click on workshoplink; Log in and register.
The Chinese in British Columbia are now the singlelargest ethnic group, comprising 20% of Vancouver’spopulation. It is very important for teachers to have abetter understanding of their Chinese students, parentsand colleagues, both culturally and historically. Forthis reason, this Chinatown tour will encompasslearning about the history of Chinese in Canada:
• Their contributions to the foundations ofCanada – the building of the CanadianPacific Railway and enlistment in the SecondWorld War, which led to the franchise
• How this history fits into the context of theChinese diaspora significant individuals –like local merchants Yip Sang and ChangToy, and the Father of Modern China, Dr.Sun Yat-sen
• Information about Chinatown’s heritagebuildings – Sam Kee’s world’s narrowestbuilding, the Chinese Freemasons and clanassociations
• Details about important events, the evolutionof the community, and how Chinatown hassurvived and developed into a cultural centrefor Vancouver tourism and education
PRO-D DAY
~APRIL 20
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#490.2 Universal Design for Learning:The Key to Inclusive Education
In addition to the street tour, there will be visits tothe:• Wing Sang building, the oldest building in
Chinatown, owned and renovated by realestate marketer and art collector Bob Rennie;plus
• Yue Shan Society building, historicallysignificant because of its central courtyardwhich borders Pender Street and MarketAlley and the only remaining courtyard forresidential use in Chinatown; and
• Chinese Canadian Military Museum, toreceive an education on a lesser-known butvery significant part of Canadian and ChineseCanadian history.
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20 #178.2 9:30-12:30 OR#178.3 1:00-3:30
Location: Chinese Cultural Centre Museum &Archives, 555 Columbia St. (betweenPender and Keefer)
Cost: $40 per person - Please pay tourfacilitator with exact change.
Facilitator Info:Judy Lam Maxwell is a Vancouver-born Canadian ofChinese and European heritage. Judy has a Masters inHistory from the University of British Columbia and,since 2002, she has been involved with the ChineseCanadian Military Museum Society as a Director,Chief Researcher, and Editor for their newsletter. Judyhas been very active in the Chinatown community andshe has a wealth of experience in giving Chinatowntours. Judy specializes in Chinese TransnationalMigration, Modern Jewish History, and the Japaneseexperience in the Americas.
Parking is available at the Chinatown Plaza Parkade.The Stadium-Chinatown Skytrain Station is at Keeferand Abbott. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early.
Registration: REGISTER ONLINE at www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Pro-D Opportunities/PRO-D DAY; Click on workshoplink; Log in and register.
This workshop will introduce the principles thatunderlie Universal Design for Learning (UDL), anapproach that supports the inclusion of all students ingeneral education classrooms. UDL implementationfor students at the secondary level will be illustratedwith videotaped and graphic examples, with emphasison students with developmental disabilities.
About the Presenter:Pat Mirenda, PhD is a Professor in the Department ofEducational and Counselling Psychology and SpecialEducation at the University of British Columbia ,where she has been on faculty since 1996. She is alsoa Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). In 2004,Dr. Mirenda received the Killiam Faculty TeachingPrize in the Faculty of Education at UBC and wasnamed a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In 2008, she was named aFellow of The International Society for Augmentativeand Alternative Communication. In 2009, she becameDirector of The Centre for Interdisciplinary Researchand Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA) at UBC.
Audience: Elementary and Secondary Teachers
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20
Time: 9:00 - 12:00
Location: Kitsilano Secondary School2550 W. 10 Ave.th
Information: Susan Kurbis, Inclusion Consultant,[email protected]; 604-713-5934
Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by April 13 at www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Pro-D Opportunities/PRO-D DAY; Click on workshoplink; Log in and register.
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Kindergarten and K/1 Interest Group Network
Professional Book Club: Preventing Misguided Reading:
New Strategies…
Please come to the first session with your thoughtsabout how you organize your Full Day K or K/1program and/or one idea that works well in the Fall.New and experienced teachers welcome.
Audience: K and K/1 Teachers
Presenter: Renee Norman, Literacy Consultant
Dates/ Thursdays, 2012 Locations: April 26 - Elsie Roy Elementary
May 24 - McBride Elementary
Time: 3:30 - 5:30
Information: Renee Norman, 604-713-5218, [email protected]
Registration: REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod Go to Current Opportunities, LITERACY. Click on workshoplink; Log in and follow prompts.
This book is about “supporting children as theydevelop strategic approaches to meaning making” andunderstanding “how individual students interact withtext.” It is about using mindful language with children.This book deconstructs the orthodoxy of guidedreading. As such, it is about much more than guidedreading. Preventing Misguided Reading considers theGradual Release of Responsibility model, and reframesRead Aloud, Shared Reading, Guided Reading, andIndependent Reading in the continuum.
Over the course of sessions, we will read the book anddiscuss the practical implications for our ownclassrooms. Participants are expected to attend allsessions. A copy of the book will be blue bagged toregistrants prior to the first session, so please registerearly.
Audience: Grade 1-3 Teachers
Presenters: Renee Norman, Literacy Consultant Barb McBride, Reading Recovery
Teacher Leader
Date: Monday, 2012 April 23
Location: Tillicum School Library2450 Cambridge St.
Time: 3:30 - 5:30
Information: Renee Norman, 604-713-5218,[email protected]
Registration: REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod Go to Current Opportunities, LITERACY. Click on workshoplink; Log in and follow prompts.
LITERACY
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The Fourth R Training~ Planning 10
The Fourth R consists of lessons that meet the BCMinistry of Education learning expectations forPlanning 10.
Our contention is that relationship knowledge andskills can and should be taught in the same way asreading, writing and arithmetic.
The program reduces risk behaviours including:
• violence and bullying • unsafe sexual behavior • substance use
The Fourth R is being implemented throughout Canadaand the US. It is a teacher friendly resource thatstudents enjoy!
Fourth R Planning 10 binders ($175 value) are FREEto all teachers who are teaching Planning 10 and agreeto teach the full program!
Please go to www.youthrelationships.org for moreinformation!
Audience: Grade 10 Teachers & Counsellors
Presenters: Janet Eviston, VSB Teacher andBC Fourth R LeadEva Ratzburg, NVSDCounsellor/Fourth R Master Trainer
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20
Time: 8:00 - 2:30
Location: Templeton Secondary Library,727 Templeton Drive
Information: Janet Eviston, [email protected], 604-708-1963, youthrelationships.org
Registration: REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Pro-D Opportunities. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Click on workshop link; Log in andfollow prompts.
SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
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#490.1 Exploring Sexual EducationCurriculum for Students
with Special Needs
#490.2 Universal Design for Learning:The Key to Inclusive Education
This workshop is intended for teachers who arecomfortable with sexual health education topics andwant to explore currently available curricula targetingstudents with special needs. We will discuss theneeded components of sexual education curriculumand explore how to develop this curriculum within theclassroom. Classroom teacher, resource teachers, andspecial education teachers will all benefit from thisworkshop.
About the Presenter: Margaret Newbury Jones hasbeen teaching students with special needs since 1988in the public school system and in the community. Shehas worked with students from Kindergarten to Grade12 with a wide range of developmental disabilities.Margaret has completed her Master of Educationdegree in Community Rehabilitation with a focus onsexuality education and disability. She is a member ingood standing of the BC College of Teachers.
Audience: Secondary Teachers (Classroom,Special Education, or Resource),Intermediate Teachers, & SchoolCounsellors (Intermediate andSecondary)
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20Time: 9:00 - 12:00Location: Kitsilano Secondary SchoolInformation: Susan Kurbis, Inclusion Consultant,
[email protected]: REGISTER ONLINE at
www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Pro-D Opportunities/SPECIAL ED.
This workshop will introduce the principles thatunderlie Universal Design for Learning (UDL), anapproach that supports the inclusion of all students ingeneral education classrooms. UDL implementationfor students at the secondary level will be illustratedwith videotaped and graphic examples, with emphasison students with developmental disabilities.
About the Presenter:Pat Mirenda, PhD is a Professor in the Department ofEducational and Counselling Psychology and SpecialEducation at the University of British Columbia ,where she has been on faculty since 1996. She is alsoa Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). In 2004,Dr. Mirenda received the Killiam Faculty TeachingPrize in the Faculty of Education at UBC and wasnamed a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In 2008, she was named aFellow of The International Society for Augmentativeand Alternative Communication. In 2009, she becameDirector of The Centre for Interdisciplinary Researchand Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA) at UBC.
Audience: Elementary and Secondary Teachers
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20
Time: 9:00 - 12:00
Location: Kitsilano Secondary School2550 W. 10 Ave.th
Information: Susan Kurbis, Inclusion Consultant,[email protected]; 604-713-5934
Registration: REGISTER ONLINE by April 13 at www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Pro-D Opportunities/SPECIAL ED; Click on workshoplink; Log in and register.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
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21st Century Learning ~ Web-basedTools for the Classroom Teacher
~ The Basics
We are all struggling with moving into the 21st centuryas our children seem to learn technology withunconscious ease. How do we keep up? How do weengage them differently now? I believe that we, asteachers, must move with them.
In this workshop you will be introduced to some basicson how to access and use FREE web-based programsthat will enhance student’s interest. They may evenmake marking some projects a little easier and moreenjoyable. Learn how to engage with students safelyonline. Investigate how you may use these tools topractice literacy skills and incorporate them into yourresearch projects.
By the end of the day you will:• Set up a Gmail account for your class• Set up a website (and learn how to show your
students)• Explore web-based programs that can
enhance student interest and/or your lessons.• Learn how you might use your web site to
keep students and parents informed. Usetools such as iPods, iPhones, iPads, LCDprojectors, those old school TVs, Facebook,Twitter and more.
By the end of the day, you will have fewer fears abouton line communication, more options for yourstudents, and a functioning website you can use thenext day.
If you like you may bring your own laptop andheadphones.
Audience: K-12 Teachers
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20
Time: 9:00 - 3:00 (Bring your own lunch)
Location: Vancouver Technical Secondary,2600 E. Broadway, Room 223
Information: Sean Smith, [email protected]
Registration: REGISTER ONLINE at www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Opportunities, TECHNOLOGY. Click onworkshop link; Log in and followprompts.
TECHNOLOGY
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24 Annual AEE NW Regional Conferenceth
Fraser River Discovery Centre Tour
Supporting Struggling Students inLiteracy and Math
While the Vancouver School Board has not
been involved in the development and
evaluation of the following offerings,
teachers and other staff
may find them of interest.
Finding Your Edge in Experiential Education
Dates: Friday - Sunday, 2012 April 13-15
Location: Camp Squamish, Squamish, BC
Registration: www.aee.org/conference/register/id/54/
Your river school adventure starts here! Take acomplimentary one-hour guided tour of the FraserRiver Discovery Centre to find out how one of ourworkshops can meet your curriculum requirements. Allour programs are designed to get your students excitedabout the Fraser River, and each program has beendesigned to meet provincial IRPs.
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20
Tour times: 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m
Location: Fraser River Discovery Centre, 788 Quayside Drive, New Westminster
To book your tour call 604-521-8401 or [email protected]
Information: 604-521-8401www.fraserriverdiscovery.org/education.htm www.fraserriverdiscovery.org
PITA's, Sixth Annual. Learn practical strategies tosupport all students. Sessions focussed on intermediateclassroom teachers and learning assistance.
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20
Location: Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa, 4050 Whistler Way
Information: Ray Myrtle, [email protected]
Registration: www.pita.ca
EXTERNAL
OPPORTUNITIES
Critical Thinking and Inquiry in a Digital Age
BCTLA (BC Teacher-Librarians' Association)
Winter Webinar Series - Part 3
Date: Tuesday, 2012 April 17
Time: 4:00 - 5:00
Information:
http://bctf.ca/bctla/info/pro-dev.html
Arlene Anderson, [email protected]
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Youth Against Violence: PreventingViolence Against Women & Girls
No Garden? No Problem! Exploring Food Growing Around
Vancouver and in Your Classroom
This interactive workshop for teachers will help youto:• Get the facts on violence against women and
girls, gender equality and women’s rights inCanada today
• Walk away with ready-to-use lesson plansand teaching materials for Grade 8-12
• Explore violence prevention strategies andbest practices
• Learn about the Youth Against Violenceprogram
• Discover how to mobilize youth to organizeawareness raising events in theircommunities.
This program fits particularly well with Social Justiceclasses but can be adapted to a variety of settings!
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20
Time: 9:00 - 12:00
Location: Justice Education Society Classroom,260-800 Hornby St., Vancouver
Registration: http://TeachersLawInstitutes.ca Deadline is April 16
Information: Tamarah Prevost, 604-660-7459 [email protected]
A workshop sponsored by Environmental Youth Alliance and Evergreen
Food growing is a great way to get your studentsengaged in the processes of science and social studies.If you’re wondering how your kids can get their handsdirty without access to a school garden, this is a greatopportunity to dig in!
Morning Session: Indoor GardeningLearn to assemble an indoor garden that will allow youto grow many plants right in your classroom, getresources and information on how to use the structure,and brainstorm with fellow teachers about how tomake it work for you and your students.
Afternoon Session: Community OrchardsExplore an urban orchard and learn about orchardactivities that are tailored to meet BC’s prescribedlearning outcomes for grades K through 7. Getinformation on community orchard spaces aroundVancouver that can be used as ‘outdoor classrooms’,and discuss how these spaces can best be used toenhance student learning.
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20
Time: 10:00 - 3:00
Location: Evergreen’s Urban Orchard at theGreat Northern Way Campus, 107-555 Great Northern Way,Vancouver
Cost: $30 (includes lunch and snacks)
Registration/Information: Helen Beynon, [email protected]
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Scaffolding Instruction for EnglishLanguage Learners Across the Grades
Marine Biology 101 Part A - Vertebrates
Marine Biology 101 Part A - Invertebrates
Elizabeth Coelho, former teacher, OISE professor andauthor of Adding English: A Guide to teaching inMultilingual Classrooms, is coming to Vancouver andhas agreed to spend some time with a limited numberof delegates.
Register early to reserve your seat! Registration is nowopen. Registration includes session, handouts andnutrition break.
Date: Wednesday, 2012 May 2
Location: Churchill Secondary School7055 Heather St.
Cost: $25.00 ESL PSA Member [ BCTFactive]$15.00 ESL PSA Member [full timestudent]$35.00 BC TEAL Members$50.00 Non-member [non-BCTF;non-ESL PSA]
Registration: Online only at http://ellpsa.ca
For naturalists, teachers and informal educators alike– dive into this exploration of all things with backbones that live in or rely on the ocean! From cetaceansto fish, seals, sea otters and more: learn about thediversity, adaptations, life history traits andconservation issues surrounding BC’s local marinevertebrates.
Explore artifacts, make observations, learn from theexperts and engage in discussions about best practicefor interpreting these animals!
Date: Friday, 2012 April 20
Time: 9:30 - 12:30
Cost: $25.00 plus applicable taxes
Information: [email protected]
Registration: https://tickets.vanaqua.org/tag.aspx?tagid=4
When people think of the Aquarium they think ofdolphins and belugas, but for many staff at theAquarium their passion and jobs revolve aroundmarine invertebrates: after all, 97% of the animalkingdom have no backbones!
Explore the wonderful world of invertebrates withhands-on interactions with live animals, discussionsabout life-history traits and adaptations, andconservation issues surrounding these animals in avariety of learning spaces.
Visit the coveted Wet Lab, see a squid dissection, getoutdoors and see what’s on our local shores and
Agenda:3:45 - 4:45 Registration and Badge PickupBook DisplayNutrition Break4:45 - 6:30 Scaffolding Instruction for EnglishLanguage Learners Across the Grades
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Investigating Our Practices 2012 15th Annual Conference
Coming Back to our Senses: Succeedingwith the Angry & the Apathetic
investigate plankton under the microscope in this 3-hour workshop.
Date: Friday, 2012 May 18
Time: 9:30 - 12:30
Cost: $25.00 plus applicable taxes
Information: [email protected] or 604-659-3500
Registration: https://tickets.vanaqua.org/tag.aspx?tagid=4
Co-sponsored by the UBC Faculty ofEducation and the BCTF
Teachers from different educational contexts conveneat UBC to share their investigations, understandingsand questions. Proposals for presentations can besubmitted online at http://eplt.educ.ubc.ca/iop-cfp. Thedeadline for submissions is March 9, 2012.
Date: Saturday, 2012 May 5
Cost: $25 / $15 for studentsLunch and refreshments included
Location: Scarfe Education Building, 2125 Main Mall, UBC
Information: www.eplt.educ.ubc.ca/iopJudy Paley, 604-822-2733,[email protected]
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the simplest, mosteffective ways to engage and motivate your mostchallenging students. Attend this one day seminar andreceive access to an exclusive video as well as aneducational newsletter and article (a $100 valueincluded with your registration).
Featuring international expert Dr. Reggie Melrose,author of the groundbreaking books Why StudentsUnderachieve and You Can Heal Your Child. Learnmore about this dynamic Speaker a twww.drmelrose.com
Date: Friday, 2012 October 19
Time: 9:00 - 3:00
Location: Holiday Inn, 771 W. Broadway,Vancouver
Cost: $199.00
Registration: www.drmelrose.com/opted
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2012 Holocaust Mission
While the Vancouver School Board has not
been involved in the development and
evaluation of the following offerings,
teachers and other educators may
find them of interest
In August, Genocide Education Canada will be leadingteachers on a truly once-in-a-lifetime Holocaustmission to Lithuania, Belarus, and Poland -- where theHolocaust really took place.
Indeed, it was in those four countries where over 80%of all those Jews killed during the Holocaust had lived,and visiting a combination of Lithuania, Belarus, andPoland will provide teachers with an opportunity tobetter understand both the mass shootings that beganthe Holocaust (in places like Lithuania and Belarus)and the more industrial killing of the death camps inPoland that have come to symbolize the Holocaust. Infact, the Holocaust really began in Lithuania. Indeed,it was there that the systematic, successive liquidationof Jewish communities began, with the result that 80%of Lithuanian Jewry had been destroyed by the end of1941, just six months after the start of OperationBarbarosa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. It waswithin the first four days of the invasion of the SovietUnion that the first killing - 1,500 Jews - took place inKaunas.
Visiting a combination of Lithuania, Belarus, andPoland will also provide teachers with an opportunityto better understand an entire world that was destroyed-- the shtetls. It was in Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, andUkraine where the shtetls - the small towns in pre-
World War II Eastern Europe that had large Yiddish-speaking Jewish populations - were liquidated, therebydestroying an entire way of life. And, it was thatdestruction that was the essence of the Holocaust.
Visiting a combination of Lithuania, Belarus, andPoland will also provide teachers with opportunities tobetter understand the collaboration of local populationsin the Holocaust and the problem of memory andremembrance in those countries in the wake of thatcollaboration.
And, of course, visiting a combination of Lithuania,Belarus, and Poland will also provide teachers withopportunities to better understand the armed andunarmed response of Jews in the ghettos and aspartisans in the forest.
ITINERARY INCLUDES:
LITHUANIA • area of the former ghettos in Kaunas (Kovno)
and Vilnius, which were renowned for theirresistance activities
• site of the former Great Synagogue of Vilnius,which, according to legend, left Napoleonspeechless
• site of the Ponary Massacre, where, just outsideof Vilnius, some 70,000 Jews were murdered
• Sugihara House in Kaunas, a museum based inthe former Japanese Consulate, where ChiuneSugihara, the Vice-Consul for Lithuania,helped over 5,000 Jews leave the country byissuing transit visas
• former shtetl of Zhezhmer, where there stillstands a wooden synagogue building; forhundreds of years, such wooden houses ofworship were built from the abundant wood ofrural East Europe, but all but a small numberwere, like so much else of Jewish culture andreligion, lost during the Holocaust
• former shtetl of Butrimonys, where, inSeptember 1941, some 750 Jews weremurdered by Einsatzgruppen and Lithuaniancollaborators
• remains of a partisan camp in the RudininkaiForest
EXTERNAL SUMMER
OPPORTUNITIES
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BELARUS • area of the former ghetto in Minsk, the largest
ghetto in Nazi-occupied Soviet territory;including the memorial on the spot where5,000 Jews were killed
• memorial at the former Maly Trastsianietscamp, where mobile gas chambers weredeployed to destroy the Jews of Minsk andsurrounding areas
• haunting memorial village at Khatyn, whichwas looted and burned to the ground inresponse to a nearby partisan attack; some5,000 Belarusian settlements were destroyed,and, in total, over 2,000,000 Belarusians werekilled (roughly a quarter of the population) --the bells at Khatyn ring every 30 seconds tocommemorate the rate at which Belarusianlives were lost throughout the Second WorldWar
• historic Mir, home to a formerly world-renowned yeshiva (religious academy);including a visit to the Mir Castle Complex, aUNESCO World Heritage Site
• historic Novogrudok, once the center of theGreat Duchy of Lithuania and home to some10,000 Jews -- half the population -- before theHolocaust; including a visit to the ruins of thecastle erected in the 14th Century
• heroic Brest Fortress complex, which hasbecome a symbol of Soviet resistance duringthe Second World War because of the steadfastresistance against German invaders that tookplace there in the opening days of the invasionof the Soviet Union
POLAND • area of the former ghetto in Warsaw, the largest
of the ghettos and site of the Warsaw GhettoUprising in the spring of 1943
• memorial at the former Nazi death camp ofTreblinka, where some 800,000 Jews werekilled
• former shtetl of Jedwabne, where, in July 1941,the Jews were killed by their gentile neighbours-- by being burned alive in a barn; this pogromis the focus of Jan T. Gross's book,"Neighbors" (2001)
• area of Kazimierz, the home to Krakow Jewsfrom the 14th Century until their destruction
during World War II; including the OldSynagogue, the country's oldest - 15th Centurysurviving synagogue building, area of theformer ghetto in Krakow
• sites and scenes of Steven Spielberg's film,"Schindler's List" (1993), including thememorial at the Plaszow camp
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, whichincludes the sites of the former campsAuschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau,which, in 1942, became the largest of the deathcamps
Cost includes airfare from Toronto to Vilnius and fromWarsaw to Toronto, shared hotel accommodations(two beds and two people per room), groundtransportation (by bus), and all admissions andtouring services.
Cost does not include any kind of travel insurance,including health insurance or cancellation insurance,which would need to be concluded with a travel agent;any meals (breakfasts may be included in the price ofhotels dependent upon final negotiations with hotels);any ground transportation for personal (non-group)transportation outside of the official itinerary,including taxis for dinner; and any donations at sites ortips for guides. The travel visa for entry into Belarus isalso not included.
Dates: July 31 - August 16 Cost: $3,995.00 (See below) Deposit: $600.00 (Non-Refundable)
***Includes $100.00 for airfare --balance of airfare due to travel agentby May 25.***
***Spots are limited to 10 and filled on a first-come,first-served basis.***
Information: 2012 Holocaust MissionGenocide Education Canada764 Blackacres BlvdLondon, ON N6G 0J1 Phone: 519-615-1917E-Mail:[email protected]
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SCHOOL-BASED OPPORTUNITY
Aboriginal Resources Workshops Available
Ever wonder what resources are out there that pertain
to Aboriginal education? What about how to use such
resources when you find them? Book our District
Aboriginal Resource Teacher, Erin Williams, to come
to your school for half or full day pro-d / collaborative
learning opportunities. Workshops can be themed
(aboriginal books relating to social justice, science,
Cinderella stories, etc…. talk to her about your ideas)
or very general. All workshops are hands on and allow
time for participants to become familiar with some of
the resources. Aboriginal Booklists included.
To schedule, contact Erin Williams,
[email protected] or 604-713-4696
Evergreen Learning Grounds Program
To arrange one of the following sessions,please see contact details below.
The Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds programbrings school communities together to transform
barren school grounds into healthy, natural and creative outdoor classrooms.
These outdoor classrooms provide students with ahealthy and safe place to play and learn whiledeveloping a genuine respect for nature and for eachother.
Learning Grounds offers:• Professional Development Workshops for
teachers and administrators on school groundgreening projects and teaching in the outdoorclassroom that supports your curriculumneeds
• An online Teacher’s Corner, where educatorscan share ideas and experiences
• Expert Assistance for your project from ourVancouver Design Consultant
• An extensive resource library with fact
• sheets, how-to guides, lesson plans and more
• A Native Plant Database and recommendedlists to help you choose species for yourproject
Financial support for school greening projects,ranging from $500 to $2,000 for publicly fundedCanadian schools (K-Grade 12) and $500 to $1,000for not-for-profit daycares
Types of greening projects include:
• Outdoor Classrooms• Shade Trees• Food Gardens• Habitat Enhancement
By planting trees and shrubs, and adding shade, seatingand heritage vegetable gardens, learning opportunitiescome alive. We make nature education fun andengaging because we want to plant the seeds ofecological stewardship in the next generation.
SCHOOL-BASED
PRO-D OPPORTUNITIES
L Contact Dolores Altin
at 604-990-1599 or
[email protected] to book
your workshop.
For more information on
Learning Grounds please
visit www.evergreen.ca
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World Music Workshop: A Cross-curriculum Hands on Session
Would you like to promote your workshop in Professional Development
CONNECTIONS?
Email your Pro-D submissions toGloria Wieland
Coordinator, District Pro-D
The deadline for submissions for the
May 2012 issue is April 20
VSB Learning Services
1580 W. Broadway, Vancouer, BC V6J 5K8
604-713-5201
World Music has become one of the main influences ofpopular music and culture today. This workshop usesthis popular and diverse form of music to creativelylink modern languages, social studies and mathcurriculums.
Workshop Objectives: Listening, Communication,Diversity, Teamwork, Respect, Participation,Expression, Improvisation, Unity, Humanity,Culture, History, Civilization, Fractions,Subdivisions, Enjoyment. Length of Workshop: 1-2 hours
What you will see:• a wide variety of instruments• whole group participation• cooperative and active learning
What you will learn:• history, influences, and the development of
South American culture and civilization• to play percussive instruments using
techniques and rhythms from Africa, Brazil,Cuba & Spain
• fractions, subdivisions, ensemble dynamics &melodic rhythm patterns
What you will experience:• enjoyment and exploration of playing a
variety of genres with musical instruments• diversity: self expression, culture, musical
styles• music dynamics• a fun filled session
At the end of the workshop, participants will beable to:• apply practical ideas for improved class
listening/communication skills• understand diversity of different cultures• demonstrate teamwork, through ensemble
playing• communicate through different rhythm calls
and responses• express themselves through music• make connections between diverse genres of
music, cultures and curriculum Relevant to: K-12 Social Studies, Mathematics,Modern Languages, Generalists & Fine Arts
Information: David DiTomaso, 604-254-2315, [email protected]