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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONNECTIONS

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CONTENTS PAGE

Registration Information...........................................1,2

ABORIGINAL EDUCATION

Aboriginal Resources to Support Classroom Learning.............2

ASSESSMENT

Assessment for Learning: AfL Focus Day...........................3

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

The Joy of a Well Managed Classroom..............................4

CORE FRENCH (ELEMENTARY)

Fun Strategies/Resources for Teaching Core French..............4

FRENCH IMMERSION

Les 4 à 6 avec Fabienne................................................5

LITERACY

Kindergarten and K/1 Interest Group Network....................6

Prof Book Club: Preventing Misguided Reading...................6

Shared Reading With Nonfiction Interactive Big Books K-3......7

Read Aloud/Children’s Literature....................................7

Primary Literacy Day 2012.............................................8

The Role of the Arts in Project Based Learning....................8

MISCELLANEOUS

Teaching About Homelessness - Secondary.........................9

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

A Comprehensive Approach/Child Abuse Prevention..........10,11

A Day in the Life of STEP (SACY) - a Sampler.....................11

Be the Change: Social Justice and Sustainability............11,12

Critical Incident Response Training for Team Members..........12

Friends Youth.......................................................12,13

Fun Friends Program Training.......................................13

MindUp Education Training Program............................13,14

Restorative Approaches to Conflict Resolution....................14

The Fourth R Training.................................................15

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Backward Design: Lessons For Your Inclusive Classroom.....15,16

Functional Behaviour Assessment for Inclusive Education........16

Peer Mediated Friendships for Students with Special Needs.....17

TECHNOLOGY

SMARTBoard Workshops...............................................18

EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES ...................................19-20

SCHOOL-BASED PRO-D OPPORTUNITIES ....................21-23

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

the help desk & ask them to reset it.

3. Follow the prompts to register for your workshop(s). Don't

forget to click on 'ADD TO CART' and 'REGISTER NOW' to

complete the registration process.

4. You will receive immediate email notification indicating

you are either confirmed or on a waiting list.

� Visit MY HISTORY (you must be logged in) by clicking

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etc.

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your registration to 604-713-4451. You may also

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Register early! Registrations cannot be processed

after the deadline date.

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Information RegardingREGISTRATION 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.

Aboriginal Resources to Support Classroom Learning

PLEASE REMEMBER TOKEEP 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.

This workshop is a collaborative learning opportunity.We will spend time exploring a large selection ofAboriginal Themed books, and how to use acorresponding book list. The time is broken up withrelevant video clips and website exploration. We willalso play with and explore other Aboriginal themedkits and bin that are available through media servicesprovided by the Aboriginal Education Department.

There will be plenty of time for browsing anddiscussion. Lunch is not provided but there are manyreasonably priced restaurants in the area, or bag it. The$20 fee goes toward buying more books and printingthe book list. Participants will all receive an 80+ pagebook list as well as a plethora of ideas.

Audience: Everyone! There are more Picturebooks than anything else but there isplenty of material for all grade levels.

Presenter: Erin Williams, District AboriginalResource Teacher

Date: Friday, 2012 February 17Time: 10:00 - 3:30 Location: Grandview/¿uuqinak'uuh Elementary,

Room 309 (Third floor on the leftwhen coming up the stairs)2055 Woodland Drive

Information: Erin Williams, District AboriginalResource Teacher,[email protected]

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod

ABORIGINAL

EDUCATION




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#443.3 Assessment for Learning:AfL Focus Day with Judy & Linda

R E G I S T R A T I O N

#443.3 Assessment for Learning February 17, 2012

Name:

School:

Number of staff to attend:

Contact Email:

� Cheque enclosed

($10 per person - includes lunch)

L SEND with cheque (payable to VSB) to

Manjula Topiwala, Learning Services by Feb 10

ASSESSMENT

Linda & Judy will spend an interactive day with us aswe explore a learning model that embeds a growthmindset into our practices and shifts us towardsstronger learning orientation in our classrooms.

They will start us off with a keynote presentationthat:

• Introduces Three (+1) Key Questions forLearner Engagement

• Describes Learning Models that SupportLearner Engagement

• Shows how the work of teachers in BC issituated in an international context

During the second part of the morning participants willhave a choice of five teacher-led breakout sessionswhere a VSB teacher will share how they have begunto shift their practice in their subject area. Sessions areplanned for English, Mathematics, Science, SocialStudies and Aboriginal Education. Judy & Linda willbe circulating during these sessions.

After lunch Judy & Linda will share their reflectionsfrom attending the breakout sessions. As a group wewill further develop aspects of our learning model.

Audience: Secondary Teachers

Presenters: Judy Halbert & Linda Kaser

Date: Friday, 2012 February 17

Time: 8:30 - 1:30

Location: David Thompson Secondary1755 East 55 Ave.th

Cost: $10 / includes lunch (payable to VSB)

Information: Jacob Martens, Peer to PeerConsultant, [email protected]

Registration: Registrations are now being acceptedand are limited to 120 applications.Please RSVP via Blue Bag toManjula Topiwala in LearningServices by Friday, February 10 .th

The registration flyer/form isavailable on the Pro-D website, or youcan use the following form.

mailto:[email protected];

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#490 The Joy of a Well ManagedClassroom: Creating A Positive

Classroom Environment

#275.2 Fun Strategies and Resources for Teaching Core French

How do you create a dynamic, engaging and safelearning environment? This session will examine thefundamental elements of a well managed classroom aswell as strategies to work with the less compliantamong our learners. Emphasis will be on problemprevention through the creation of a relationship based,positive learning environment. Light snacks will beprovided.

Audience: Elementary & Secondary

Presenters: Mary Filleul, Peer to Peer Consultant,K-12; Jacob Martens, Peer to PeerConsultant, Secondary

Date: Wednesday, 2012 January 18

Time: 4:00 - 5:45

Location: John Oliver Secondary Library, 530 East 41 Ave. (at Fraser St)st

Information: Mary Filleul, Peer to Peer Consultant,K-12, [email protected], 778-229-9578;Jacob Martens, Peer to PeerConsultant, Secondary,[email protected], 778-228-1997

The focus is to introduce new strategies to teacherswho want fun ideas to use in their French classrooms.Teachers will go away with knowledge of how todevelop literacy in French with their students includinggames, songs, chants, writing opportunities, and booksthat are all grade-appropriate, and interesting forstudents. A literacy-based approach, some IntensiveFrench methodology, online resources, and tried-and-true activities will be presented. Some possiblediscussions, depending on the group, includecurriculum, assessment, how to meet the needs of ourdiverse classes, and how to teach French without beingfluent. Come and have fun and take ideas back to yourclass to use right away!

Audience: Grades 5-7 Core French Teachers

Presenter: Stacey Sveistrup, VSB Teacher

Dates: Wednesday, 2012 January 25 Wednesday, 2012 February 22 Wednesday, 2012 April 11

Participants are expected to attend all sessions if possible

Time: 3:45 - 5:00

Location: Fleming Elementary, 1401 E. 49 Ave., in OPEN AREAth

Information: Stacey Sveistrup, [email protected]


CLASSROOM

MANAGEMENT

CORE FRENCH

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Les 4 à 6 avec Fabienne

Une des deux sessions offertes les 12 et 19 janvier2012 permettra aux enseignants du niveau primaire dese familiariser avec une approche qui encourage etfacilite l’enseignement de la compréhension en lectureà partir de la littérature jeunesse, plus particulièrementavec les textes courants. Le contenu de l’atelier estpuisé à même l’adaptation française du livre de MmeAdrienne Gear intitulé Non-Fiction Reading Power.Fabienne Goulet est une des enseignantes qui atravaillé à l’adaptation française de cette didactique eta donné de nombreux ateliers en littératie.

Les participant(e)s sont encouragé(e)s à participer auxdeux sessions. Un léger goûter sera servi.12 janvier 2012: L’introduction aux traits d’écritured’après l’ouvrage de Vicki Spandel

Contenu: Approfondissement de quatre traits: La voix(le style), le choix des mots, la fluidité des phrases etles conventions linguistiques.Registration deadline date: January 10, 2012

19 janvier 2012: Stratégies de lecture de textescourants

Contenu: Cet atelier permettra aux participants de sefamiliariser avec une approche qui encourage et facilitel’enseignement de la compréhension en lecture à partirde la littérature jeunesse, plus particulièrement avec lestextes courants. Le contenu de l’atelier est puisé àmême l’adaptation française du livre de Mme Gearintitulé Non-Fiction Reading Power.Registration deadline date: January 17, 2012

Audience: Primaire

Presenter: Fabienne Goulet, professeur à L’ÉcoleBilingue

Dates: 12 janvier 2012 AND 19 janvier 2012

Time: 4:00 - 6:00

Location: L’École Bilingue, 11667 West 14 Avenue, salle 216th

Registration: Register with Solange Goulet by [email protected], or fax604-713-5076

FRENCH

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#250.6 Kindergarten and K/1 Interest Group Network

#388.5 Professional Book Club:Preventing Misguided Reading:

New Strategies…

This series of meetings is intended to bringKindergarten and K/1 teachers together to discussplanning, organization, play-based learning, literacy,and anything else that pertains to early learning, ourteaching, and our classrooms. Last year we browsedthrough a variety of Kindergarten resources. We sharedart ideas and more.

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 Jan 12 - Norquay;Locations: April 26 - Elsie Roy;

May 24 - McBride

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 5 sessions, we will read the bookand discuss the practical implications for our ownclassrooms. Participants are expected to attend all 5sessions. 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

Dates/ Mondays, Locations: 2012 January 16 - Henderson;

March 26 - Windermere; April 23 - Tillicum (library at all)Participants are expected to attend allsessions

Time: 3:30 - 5:30 Information: Renee Norman, 604-713-5218,

[email protected]


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#388.7 Shared Reading With NonfictionInteractive Big Books K-3

& Distribution of Nelson Big Books

388.8 Read Aloud/Children’s Literature& Distribution of Children’s Books

REPEAT SESSION (free to

Vancouver teachers who have

NOT attended the Nov. 3, 2011 session)

This workshop is a repeat of the Nov. 3 session, andwill introduce some vibrant cross-curricular NelsonBig Books. Learn strategies for using these Science(and some Social Studies) content Big Books withhands-on Attachables ™. We will discuss SharedReading and how to use these Big Books in integratedways to introduce concepts, notice nonfiction textfeatures, develop vocabulary, and promote reading,writing, and oral language.

Following the presentation, Vancouver teachers whodid not already receive a free Big Book will be givenone (at no cost to you or your school).

Topics include: Dinosaur Science, Science isEverywhere, How Scientists Observe, Long Ago andNow, and more.

Audience: K-3 Teachers


Date: Thursday, 2012 January 26

Time: 3:30 - 5:30 Location: VSB Education Centre, Room 400

Information: Renee Norman, Literacy Consultant604-713-5218, [email protected]


REPEAT SESSION (free to

Vancouver teachers who have

NOT attended the Nov. 17, 2011 session)

Children’s author Mem Fox writes that “reading aloudto children will change their lives forever.” Andwriting expert Lucy Calkins states that “the mostmagical writing of all is that found in literature…thebest writing teachers I know fill their classrooms withbooks…and weave literature through everything…”

This workshop is a repeat of the Nov. 17 session. Wewill look at a variety of contemporary qualitychildren’s books and discuss ways to weave them intoreading, writing, thinking, storytelling, drama, art, andmore. We will also discuss Read Aloud as aninteractive and powerful strategy that models, inspires,engages, entertains.

Following the presentation, Vancouver teachers whodid not already receive two free children’s books willbe given them (at no cost to you or your school).

Audience: K-3 Teachers


Date: Wednesday, 2012 February 1

Time: 3:30 - 5:30

Location: VSB Education Centre, Room 400

Information: Renee Norman, Literacy Consultant,604-713-5218, [email protected]






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Primary Literacy Day 2012: OralLanguage, Writing, Comprehension, and

More in K-3 with Miriam Trehearne

The Role of the Arts in Project BasedLearning with Young Children

Miriam Trehearne will present in the morning andcontinue her session after lunch. Her topics willinclude: • developmentally appropriate strategies and

mini-lessons that promote speaking andlistening, vocabulary, read aloud, book talk,and early to fluent writing and reading;

• practical ways to develop and assess writingand oral language skills.

Participants are expected to attend both morning andafternoon presentations. Before and between Miriam’ssessions, participants will be able to view displays ofvarious publishers' resources and children's literature.

The presenter, Miriam Trehearne is a noted nationalliteracy consultant and specialist, and author of manyLanguage Arts resource books and a new book on earlywriting. She has been a classroom teacher, resourceteacher, and as a literacy specialist, has led a successfulliteracy initiative in a large urban school district. Sheis currently working in northern Alberta with literacyand aboriginal students. Miriam is an internationallyknown Canadian educator and author who lovesworking with Canadian teachers and literacy.

Audience: K-3 Teachers and anyone interested inoral language practice, vocabularydevelopment, and areas of literacysuch as read aloud, writing, andreading comprehension.

Date: Friday, 2012 February 17Time: 9:00 - 3:00 Cost: $35Location: Mackenzie School, Auditorium

960 East 39 Ave.th


Lunch and other refreshments will be provided aspart of the non-refundable registration fee. Seewebsite for flyer and registration form.

This workshop takes its inspiration from the pre-primary schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy. This is thesecond workshop offered by Sylvia Kind and continuesthe conversation about Reggio inspired pedagogy andphilosophy. We will explore the role of the arts inproject-based learning. We will consider aesthetics asan activator of learning, the importance of poetic andimaginative ways of knowing, and will discuss therelationship of children's expressive and artisticlanguages to curriculum development. The focus willbe on gaining a deeper understanding of the centralityof the arts in project work with young children.

Dr. Sylvia Kind is an award-winning educator andexhibiting artist who teaches at Capilano University inthe Early Childhood Department. She has taught youngchildren in Montessori programs.

Audience: K, K/1 and Grade 1 teachers, butother primary teachers and thoseinterested in the arts in learning arewelcome.

Presenter: Dr. Sylvia Kind

Date: Thursday, 2012 March 29

Time: 3:45 - 5:30

Location: John Oliver Secondary, Library530 East 41 Ave.st






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#479.5 Teaching about Homelessness: An Introduction to Learning about

Homelessness in BC - A guide for seniorhigh school teachers

In the 1970s and 1980s, there was barely any visiblehomelessness in British Columbia and other parts ofCanada. Over the past ten to fifteen years, the numberof people who live in severe destitution on the streetsand in precarious housing situations in towns and citiesacross British Columbia has dramatically and rapidlyincreased. Why? What can be done? How do I teachmy students about homelessness and inspire them tomake a difference? How do I bring the topic ofhomelessness into my subject area?

Come to this practical, interactive workshop and learnhow to integrate the topic of homelessness into yourteaching and meet ministry-prescribed learningoutcomes for Economics 12, Law 12, Family Studies10-12, First Nations 12, Social Justice 12, Civics 11,and Social Studies 11. The information and lessonsprovided can be adapted to fit other courses (i.e.Planning, English) and grade levels, so everyone iswelcome.

We will examine the economics of homelessness andLearning about Homelessness in British Columbia: AGuide for Senior High-School Teachers, a newteaching resource for high-school teachers by JenniferHales.

You will leave with:

• an understanding of the economics ofhomelessness, causes and consequences ofhomelessness, and some of the policy toolsthat exist to end homelessness

• lesson plans about homelessness that meetministry-prescribed learning outcomes

• a list of resources to support you in teachingabout homelessness

• practical ideas about how to foster empathy, asense of justice and civic responsibility inyour students

PRESENTER BIOS:Judy Graves is Advocate for the Homeless at Vancouver’sCity Hall and has been passionately working in theDowntown Eastside of Vancouver for over 30 years. In2005, she designed the Homeless Outreach Program, nowused across BC and Alberta. She received an HonoraryDoctorate of Laws from UBC in 2009 for her work helpingthousands of homeless people. Judy’s personal, lifetimegoal is that all people in Canada have access to clean water,nutritious food, and a safe, private home.

Jennifer Hales (BEd, MA) is the Facilitator/Educator andPrinciple Sub-Consultant for the Professional Developmentfor Teachers on Teaching about Homelessness Projectadministered by the Social Planning and Research Councilof BC (SPARC BC) and funded by the VancouverFoundation. She is a former classroom teacher in BC andhas a Master of Arts degree from the Ontario Institute forStudies in Education of the University of Toronto.

Audience: All high school teachers interested inintegrating homelessness issues theirteaching


Time: 1:00 - 4:00

Location: VSB Education Centre, Room 106

Information: Jennifer Hales, Homelessness Project,778-991-0435

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod Go to Current Opportunities/DISTRICT PRO-D DAY.Click on workshop link; Log in andfollow prompts.

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A Comprehensive Approach to Child Abuse Prevention: K - 7

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child statesthat protection from sexual abuse, sexual exploitationand other forms of maltreatment is a basic human rightfor all of our children. It further states that childrenhave the right to information on how to protectthemselves and that government must take allappropriate legislative, administrative, social andeducational measures to protect children.

This workshop is an opportunity for teachers,administrators and school support staff to acquire theknowledge and skills to:

• Recognize behavioural signs and physicalsymptoms that may be indicators of abuse

• Report suspected or disclosed abuse to theprovincial child protection authority

• Address many of the health-related learningoutcomes in the B.C. Health and CareerEducation Curriculum

• Implement sexual abuse prevention programsin the classroom: Let’s Talk about Touching(K); The c.a.r.e. kit (Gr. 1- 3); Kids in theKnow (New for grades 4 & 5, replacingFeeling Yes, Feeling No). VSB Grade 4 & 5participants will receive a free copy of theKids in the Know program. Please note thereis an alternative choice for the c.a.r.e (Gr 1-3)session in April

Participants must attend both days unless they havepreviously attended this workshop and are returning tobe trained in a different prevention program. If youhave already completed the Comprehensive Trainingand wish to attend only the prevention program

training, please contact Jan Sippel at 604-713-5204 ore-mail: [email protected] to register.

Grade 6 & 7 teachers: Child sexual abuse preventionlessons are now part of the VSB Sexual HealthEducation Program, Growing Up: Teaching SexualHealth. You may wish to attend Day 1 on Feb. 17th

(dynamics, indicators, roles of the school, MCFD andpolice) to be prepared to respond to alleged abuse andneglect in the classroom.

Audience: K-7 Teachers, Area Counsellors,Administrators, Support Staff

Details: Friday, 2012 February 17 8:30 - 3:00 Friday, 2012 February 24 8:30 -11:45(and alternative April dates includedbelow for c.a.r.e training)Lunch will not be provided

Location: VSB Education Centre

#475.2 Let’s Talk about Touching (K) Friday, 2012 February 17 8:30 - 3:00 Room 400Friday, 2012 February 24 8:30 - 11:45 Room 106

#475.0 c.a.r.e. kit (Gr. 1-3) Friday, 2012 February 17 8:30 - 3:00 Room 400Friday, 2012 February 24 8:30 -11:45 Room 120

OR#475.1 c.a.r.e. kit (Gr. 1-3) Thursday, 2012 April 12 8:30 - 3:00 Room 400Friday, 2012 April 13 8:30 - 11:45 Room 400

#475.3 Kids in the Know (Gr. 4 & 5)

Friday, 2012 February 17 8:30 - 3:00 Room 400Friday, 2012 February 24 8:30 -11:45 Room 111

#475.4 Grade 6/7 - Comprehensive Training Only Friday, 2012 February 17 8:30 - 3:00 Room 400

February 17 is a district-wide Pro-D day. LimitedTOCs will be provided on February 24-am for LTATand Kids in the Know. TOCs for c.a.r.e kit will beprovided by generous funding from the Steve NashFoundation.

L If you are SUPPORT STAFF and require an EOC,please contact Jennifer Andersen, [email protected] DO NOT request your EOC when you registeronline.

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#180.4 A Day in the Life of STEP (SACY) ~ a Sampler

#177.3 Be the Change: Social Justice and Sustainability

Information: Sharon Leeson, Social ResponsibilityAdmin Assistant, [email protected]


SACY's Teen Engagement Program -STEP- will berunning a one day session of the program with adultswho utilize STEP for youth as the participants.

Secondary counsellors and others often ask if theycould sit in and observe what happens in the STEPportable. For instance educators want to know abouthow the program is run, the content presented, andwhat activities are conducted during the three days.Educators ask what happens at STEP if it isn't all aboutdrugs and isn't counseling or therapy. This workshop isan opportunity to experience a day at the STEPProgram - a day of strength-based alcohol and drugprevention.

The SACY (www.vsb.bc.ca/SACY) Teen EngagementProgram (S.T.E.P.) is a structured, three-day programthat incorporates education, information, visioning andskill building. The long-term goal of S.T.E.P. is tohave students attend school and school related eventsdrug-free. The specific learning outcomes of S.T.E.P.are:

• Increased understanding of the impact ofalcohol and other drugs on youth development

• Enhanced capacity to determine the pros andcons of alcohol and drug use

• Increased awareness of interests and passions• Increased awareness of personal values• Development of action plans and ally buildingSession includes touring the STEP Portable.Audience: VSB educators and Administrators whorefer youth to STEP - Secondary Counselors 1stpriority (secondarily, SWIS, Multicultural Workers,Youth & Family Workers and other CST staff,AEEW’s and any staff who refer youth to STEP)

Presenters: Kristina Spring, STEP Coordinator,Mandla Sibiya, STEP Facilitator,Alexandra Wilson, SACY ParentStream Lead, Kelly Melsness, SACYYouth Prevention and Engagementstaff

Date: Friday, 2012 February 17Time: 9:00 - 2:45Location: SACY STEP Portable SE corner of

Prince Edward and 23 Ave. (on therd

grounds of Tupper)

Information: Kristina Spring, SACY STEPCoordinator, 604-729-5991;[email protected]


Discover how the new ‘Student Leadership inSustainability’ curriculum brings global environmentaland social justice issues into local perspective withengaging A/V materials, easy-to-use lesson plans,current on-line resources, small group activities andstudent presentations. At a time when ‘sustainability’is a social priority, this program enables teachers todeliver experiential education that empowers studentsto make specific, sustainable lifestyle choices withtheir friends and families.

In this interactive and visual workshop, we will beexploring where our world and society is at, looking atour modern day world views and how to potentiallychange them, and what students can do to make adifference. We will also unpack the curriculum that wehave created and participate in related programactivities and group discussion, including using someof Joanna Macy experiential processes.

Come learn about integrating sustainability conceptsinto your classrooms and why many Social Justice,Leadership, Planning 10, Foods, Global Issues,Outdoor Education and Environment teachers across



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#291.1 Critical Incident ResponseTraining for School Team Members

#481.1 FRIENDS Youth Grade 7

the Lower Mainland have integrated our material intotheir classrooms.

Please bring your own mug for tea or coffee, othernibbles will be provided as well.

Audience: All interested Secondary School Teachers(so far the Student Leadership in SustainabilityProgram has been adapted into classes by Planning 10,Social Justice, Global Issues, Foods, Leadership,Outdoor Education, Environment and Social Studiesteachers!)

Presenters: Maureen Jack-LaCroix, Be theChange Earth Alliance ProgramDirector Erin Leckie, Student Leadership inSustainability Program Coordinator

Date: Friday, 2012 February 17District Pro-D Day

Time: 9:00 - 12:00

Location: Tupper Secondary419 East 24 Ave.th

Cost: $5.00; Program Materials areavailable for $75 and includes free in-class workshop

Information: Erin Leckie, Student Leadership inSustainability Program Coordinator,Be the Change Earth Alliance, 604-269-9874; [email protected]


Critical Incident Response Training is designed toassist school team members, both in developingfamiliarity with the VSB Critical Incident Response

Guidelines and the factors to be considered whendeveloping a response plan for a critical incident. Uponcompletion of this workshop, participants will have aclearer idea of the roles and responsibilities of teammembers, the scope of the tasks to be addressed, thestages of intervention, and the factors to be consideredat each stage. Participants will also have a chance towork through a mock scenario in order to becomefamiliar with the planning process.

Audience: All Staff who are part of a school-based Critical Incident Team.

Presenter: Selma Smith, Critical IncidentResponse Coordinator


District Pro-D Day

Time: 9:00 - 12:00 Lunch will be provided

Location: Tupper Secondary419 East 24 Ave.th

Information: Selma Smith, Critical IncidentResponse Coordinator,

604-713-5155, [email protected]


FRIENDS Youth is recognized by the World HealthOrganization as a "first in the world" universal school-based program that teaches students how to managetheir fears and worries, and build important life skillsfor healthy living and healthy relationships. FRIENDSYouth is designed to strengthen resilience, and preventanxiety and depression, two of the top mental healthconcerns among children and youth in BC.

Teachers are trained to guide students through 10lessons plus 2 booster sessions that teach emotionalresilience, and skills for peer networking, problemsolving, conflict management, and communication.






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#481.2 Fun FRIENDS Training

MindUp™ Program Training

FRIENDS Youth is based on cognitive behaviouraltherapy, and addresses the physiological, cognitive, andlearning components that interact in the developmentof anxiety and depression.

The program is supported by M.C.F.D. and is aMinistry of Education recommended program.Participants will receive the Teachers Manual and canorder the student workbooks at no cost. For moreinformation on the program please check the websitewww.friendsinfo.net Those taking this workshop mustbe able to teach the complete program to a classduring the 2011/2012 school year.

Audience: Grade 7 Teachers, Area Counsellors,YFWs

Presenter: A presenter from M.C.F.D.

Date: Friday, 2012 February 17 District Pro-D Day


Location: Lord Byng Secondary, 3939 West 16 Ave.th



Fun FRIENDS is an ‘early years’ version of theFRIENDS program; an evidence-based and school-based anxiety prevention and resiliency programdesigned to help children develop greater skills inunderstanding and managing stress and worries.

Fun FRIENDS teaches children to be brave, try newthings, learn to relax, how to be kind and empathic,how to make friends, and how to recognize positivehelpful thoughts. Fun FRIENDS is a 12-week programaddressing many prescribed learning outcomes in theHealth & Career Education K-7 curriculum. The

required 1-day training will provide teachers anoverview of anxiety and introduce the Fun FRIENDSskills and concepts taught in the classroom.Participants will receive a step-by-step Leaders’Manual, a sample parent guide/workbook and othersupplementary materials. After completing thetraining, participants will be certified and eligible todeliver Fun FRIENDS in the classroom. Additionalparent workbooks can be ordered through FRIENDSdistrict liaisons.

This training is hosted by School District #39Vancouver and sponsored by the Ministry of Childrenand Family Development in cooperation with SchoolDistricts, Independent Schools, and the Ministry ofEducation.

Audience: Kindergarten and Grade 1 Teachers, Counsellors, and other K & Grade 1school personnel who will directlyimplement the program with K &Grade 1 students in a classroom

Details: Friday, 2012 February 17District Pro-D Day Lord Byng Secondary, 3939 West 16 Ave.th



Registration: REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod Go to SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.Click on workshop link; Log in andfollow prompts.

The research-based MindUP™ program offersengaging, science-based and easy to implement lessonsthat help students in Kindergarten through 8th gradedevelop essential social and emotional skills such asself-awareness and self-regulation that they need to be

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more engaged in learning.

MindUP ™ was developed by the Hawn Foundation incollaboration with leading researchers and practitionersin neuroscience, positive psychology, and socialemotional learning, and piloted and tested by schooleducators. Students participating in the MindUP™Program showed significant decreases in aggressionand behavioural problems and improved self-esteem,self-management, and optimism.

The MindUP™ Program has four main goals: • to teach mindful focused awareness • to increase positive human qualities, such as

empathy, perspective-taking, helpfulness andkindness

• to increase optimism and well-being • foster a cohesive, caring classroom climate

that enhances learning

At the workshop, participants will learn about theprogram’s concepts and the fifteen lesson plans;participate in several lesson activities; learn strategiesfor implementing MindUP™ in their classrooms andschools; and explore ways to incorporate theMindUP™ concepts into existing lesson plans.

Audience: This training session is intendedmainly for Elementary ClassroomTeachers

Presenters: Patricia Morris & Marianne Prins,Hawn Foundation Trainers and VSBTeachers

Dates: Friday, 2012 February 17District Pro-D Day


Location: Lord Byng Secondary, 3939 West 16 Ave.th

Cost: $35.00 - VSB staff/$160 - External(includes one MindUp Manual)

Information: Sharon Leeson, Social ResponsibilityAdmin Assistant, [email protected] Please go to the website for theregistration form. See SocialResponsibility.

Spend the day exploring and enhancing your skills inconflict resolution with a restorative perspective.Define what challenging behaviour means for you;examine your triggers in conflict situations; explorehow you might get trapped into reacting in ways youdon’t like; examine anger and the feelings underlyingit; identify shared issues, resources and restorativeapproaches in working with challenges. This sessioncombines the theoretical and practical and includes lotsof experiential activities to engage participants.

The presenter, Dr Valerie Mason-John is an expert inConflict Transformation. She is the author of DetoxYour Heart, working with anger and fear. She hasworked for the leading organization in England, LeapConfronting Conflict, working with conflict and gangsin the Education System. She is also a freelanceconsultant with the Edmonton Public School Board,and has worked with the leading organization inRestorative Justice and Community Conferencing inEdmonton, Alberta Conflict Transformation SocietyACTS. She has trained with Marshall Rosenberg,Agusto Boal and other experts in the field of conflict.She has a Masters in Education, the Arts and CreativeWriting and a Teaching certificate in adult Education.

Date: Friday, 2012 February 17District Pro-D Day


Location: Lord Byng Secondary, 3939 West 16 Aveth .

Information: Sharon Leeson, Admin Assistant, [email protected]

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.Click on workshop link; Log in andfollow prompts.

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The Fourth R Training

#480.4 Backward Design: Lessons For Your Inclusive Classroom

The Fourth R consists of lessons that meet the BCMinistry of Education learning expectations for Healthand Career Education 8 and Planning 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! Both sessions are on District PD Days.

Please go to www.youthrelationships.org for moreinformation!

Audience: Grade 8 & 10 Teachers & Counsellors

Presenters: Janet Eviston, VSB Teacher/BCFourth R LeadEva Ratzburg, NVSDCounsellor/Fourth R Master Trainer

Details: #180.5 Grade 8 Friday, 2012 February 17 8:00-12:30#180.6 Planning 10 Friday, 2012 April 20 8:00-2:30 Please choose the appropriate session

Location: Templeton Secondary Library727 Templeton Drive

Information: Janet Eviston, [email protected], 604-708-1963, youthrelationships.org


The Backward Design model is a method whichapproaches teaching from a different starting point,beginning at the end. It is comprised of three stages:determining the desired results, determining acceptablemeans of demonstrating learning and finally planninglearning experiences and instruction. Backward Designis an inclusive approach to lesson planning thatsupports teachers in providing meaningful andengaging lessons for all students.

In this interactive workshop Ken Arkell will leadparticipants through the principles of BackwardDesign. You will learn to develop lessons beginning byidentifying learning outcomes, determining forms ofassessment which will allow students to demonstratetheir learning, and then plan student activities whichmake accessing the curriculum and demonstratingunderstanding possible for all learners.

Audience: Elementary and Secondary ResourceTeachers, Classroom Teachers

Presenter: Ken Arkell, District Facilitator,Student Services, School District #42

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#480.5 Functional BehaviourAssessment for Inclusive Education

Details: Friday, 2012 February 17 Tupper Secondary419 East 24 Ave.th

9:00 - 3:00 (parking and meals not provided)

ANDMonday, 2012 February 27 VSB Education Centre, Room 400 4:00 -7:00 (parking and light supperprovided)

To fully benefit from this training participantsshould plan to attend both sessions.

Information: Diana DiCesare, Inclusion Consultant,778-233-0161, [email protected]


Reframing your view of behavioural challenges willassist you in supporting your students with specialneeds. A functional behaviour assessment looksbeyond the behaviour itself to determine the underlyingpurpose of the actions. It examines the social, affective,cognitive and environmental factors contributing to theoccurrence and maintenance of behaviours.

In this workshop you will learn how to determine thefunctional purpose of behaviours, plan to minimize oreliminate antecedents and maintaining consequences,and teach replacement behaviours.

Audience: Elementary and Secondary ResourceTeachers, Classroom Teachers andSSAs

Presenter: Mariko Tachi, M.Ed. BCBA, SeniorBehavioural Consultant, FamilyCentered Practices Group

Details: Friday, 2012 February 17 Tupper Secondary 419 East 24 Ave.th

9:00 - 3:00 (lunch not provided)AND

Wednesday, 2012 February 22 VSB Education Centre 4:00 - 7:00 (parking and light supperprovided)

To fully benefit from this training participantsshould plan to attend both sessions.

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#480.6 Peer Mediated Friendships atElementary & Secondary for Students

This workshop focuses on understanding the peermediated friendship approach in building relationshipswith a focus on children and youth with special needs.Dr. Bradshaw will be covering the Active Friendsapproach that is used at Wolfe School and a number ofother schools in the Metro Vancouver area.

The following topics will be discussed:

• What is the program and the results we haveseen at Wolfe Elementary school

• How to set this program at your school• What it costs to run this kind of program • What works and what doesn't• What are the challenges of running this

program and how do you overcome them?• Where can you get support?

We will also be showing some ways to bring inclusionconcepts into the classroom using drama so thelearning is fun and experiential for children. Please come prepared to do a little drama and havesome fun.

About the Presenter: Nancy Bradshaw, PhDNancy Bradshaw’s specialty area is the social andemotional development of children. She led the writingof the Active Friends Manual and has led trainingsessions on how to run Active Friends. Nancy alsoteaches social and emotional (friendship) skills usingdrama at Wolfe Elementary School and leads sessionson teaching parents how to build social and emotionalskills in their children. She has led the creation of twochildren’s CDs and a children’s Christmas book thatbuild emotional resilience in children.

Nancy also does strategic planning with organizationsand has been a pioneer in the socially responsiblebusiness community with awards including Business inVancouver’s top 40 under 40 and an Ethics in Actionaward.

Audience: Elementary and Secondary SchoolTeachers, SSAs, School Counselors

Presenter: Dr. Nancy Bradshaw


Time: 9:00 - 12:00

Location: Tupper Secondary School419 East 24 Ave.th

Information: Susan Kurbis, Inclusion Consultant,[email protected]

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SMARTBoard WorkshopsGreen Street

Transformation Board Game

#482.4 BEGINNER STEP 1 I have a SMART Board ... what do I do now? Thisworkshop will introduce the SMART Notebook iconsand their functionality so you can begin buildinglessons for your students. This workshop is designedfor teachers with a beginner skill level.

#482.5 NOVEL STUDIES FOR GRADES 4-7This workshop is for teachers with an intermediateskill level. You will see how we use the Notebooksoftware to build interactive activites that support anovel study. Example activities will support Charlotte'sWeb, The Giver and the picture book Small Beauties.

Audience: K - 7 Teachers

Date: Monday, 2012 January 30

Time: 3:45 - 5:00

Location: David Livingstone Elementary, 315 East 23 Ave.rd

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prodGo to Current Opportunities/TECHNOLOGY. Click onworkshop link; Log in and followprompts.

Did you know that the City of Vancouver has aprogram to help residents turn their street into a park?This game will help you work with your students toenvision how they can transform their streets to meettheir needs.

The Street Transformation Board Game allowsstudents to discuss their ideas for a preferred future ina collaborative, role-play scenario. The game leadsparticipants through a process of reflection, dialogue,and design, in order to produce a shared vision for thefuture of their neighbourhood.

Join us for a thought-provoking and interactiveworkshop in which you will play the game and discusshow it can be applied in your classroom. Someoutcomes of the process include:

• Forming understandings about the differentexperiences of students living on the samestreet

• Bringing students together to discuss changesto their street in an inclusive, hands-onapproach

• Sparking ideas of how streets can betransformed into healthier, safer, and morecommunity-oriented spaces

Audience: The board game is well suited forgrades 11 and 12 Socials, Civics,Media Arts, and Geography classes,but all teachers are welcome to join.

Presenters: Maya McDonald, Executive Director,FUN Society, Adam Kebede:Facilitator and MSC Candidate,SCARP (UBC)

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BCAEA (BC Alternate EducationAssociation) Annual

"Challenge and Change" Conference


Time: #147.5 9:00 - 12:00 OR#147.6 1:00 - 4:00 Please choose one session

Location: Tupper Secondary School419 East 24 Ave.th

Information: Kevin Millsip, Coordinator forSustainability, [email protected]

Registration: REGISTER ONLINE atwww.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/prod tosave your spot! Go toSUSTAINABILITY. Click onworkshop link; Log in and followprompts.

Keynote: Gabor Mate on The Hungry Ghost: A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Addiction,

from Heroin to Workaholism

Dates: Thursday & Friday,2012 January 19-20

Location: Sheraton Wall Centre, 1088 Burrard St.

Information: www.bctf.ca/bcaea/conference.html

The Early Years Conference 2012:Development of Children's Mental Health:

How do we become who we are?

This conference will stimulate dialogue, reflection, adeeper understanding of a child's total development asrooted in their earliest relationships, and mayrevolutionize our approaches and practices with youngchildren, their families, and their communities. Theconference aims to understand global development ofchildren (birth to six years), and how it progressesthrough their early relationships and experiences,promote focused dialogue among individuals andgroups who support early child development and

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Conservation in Action Part B - Greening Your School

Marine Biology 101 Part A - Vertebrates

Marine Biology 101 Part A - Invertebrates

learning, showcase exemplary approaches that supporthealthy early childhood social emotional development,learn how to apply the understanding of childdevelopment to practice and development strategies.

Dates: 2012 February 2-4

Location: Hyatt Vancouver

Information: www.interprofessional.ubc.ca

Learn with Aquarium Education and EnvironmentalManagement Systems staff how to successfully buildan environmentally sustainable classroom and schoolcommunity. Whether you’re just starting out or you’relooking for the next step in challenging your studentsand school community to undertake more sustainablepractices, this workshop will support you with positive,student-friendly strategies and action plans for abrighter future! Assess your current impact, exploregreener practices, evaluate what’s realistic for you andyour students to initiate and leave this workshopequipped with resources to support your efforts. Builda class or group of environmental stewards whoseimpact resonates from within the walls of theclassroom, out into the wider community.


Time: 9:00 - 12:00

Cost: $25.00 plus applicable taxes

Information: [email protected] or 604-659-3500

Registration: https://tickets.vanaqua.org/tag.aspx?tagid=4

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, learnfrom the experts and engage in discussions about bestpractice for interpreting these animals!

Date: Friday, 2012 April 20Time: 9:30 - 12:30 Cost: $25.00 plus applicable taxesInformation: [email protected] Registration: https://tickets.vanaqua.org/tag.aspx?ta

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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 wonderfulworld of invertebrates with hands-on interactions withlive animals, discussions about life-history traits andadaptations, and conservation issues surrounding theseanimals in a variety of learning spaces. Visit thecoveted Wet Lab, see a squid dissection, get outdoorsand see what’s on our local shores and investigateplankton under the microscope in this 3-hourworkshop.

Date: Friday, 2012 May 18Time: 9:30 - 12:30 Cost: $25.00 plus applicable taxesInformation: [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

World Music Workshop: A Cross-curriculum Hands on Session

To arrange one of the following sessions,please see contact details below.

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 be ableto:• 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]

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Orff Music Workshop for

Early Primary Students

Two-hour music session to learn to sing and play songs

on the Orff instruments. Accompanying CD with 2

tracks of each song - first is melody only , and second

the full accompaniments. Be able to teach your

students to play and sing such songs as "Frere

Jacques", "Land Of the Silver Birch". Included are

seasonal songs for Christmas, Hallowe'en, Valentine's

Day, and Chinese New Year. Cost $200.00 -

complimentary CD included.

For further information, please contact

[email protected]

Theatre for Living Workshops

Theatre for Living has evolved from Augusto Boal's“Theatre of the Oppressed” and David Diamond’sinterest in and commitment to a ‘systems view’ of theworld. If we embrace the idea that a community is aliving organism, how do we consciously work with thelarger consciousness, using a primal language (thetheatre) to help it tell its stories? Once the story isacted onstage, the living community engages ininteractive Forum Theatre, creating a true community-based dialogue. Theatre for Living is aboutempowerment, about people being the experts in theirown lives and being able to use theatre to makechange. The process gives a community theopportunity to develop “emotional intelligence” usinga symbolic language to investigate alternativeapproaches to difficult issues. This is a step towardsdealing with challenging topics in an active andentertaining way, moving towards opencommunication within communities. HeadlinesTheatre conducts Theatre for Living workshops acrossB.C., Canada, and the world.

Applying Theatre for Living in the Classroom

Theatre for Living enhances the teacher’s vocabularyso they can approach teaching from a different type ofcreative perspective. It also allows for an expandedlearning experience for the student. Many teachers whohave undergone Theatre for Living training note thatpracticing the principles in the classroom empowersstudents in their individual learning experiences.Theatre for Living promotes and develops criticalthinking skills that students can apply, not only inevery school subject, but also in their non-academiclives. It encourages students to use their brainscreatively and supports their problem-solving abilities.Of course, Theatre for Living is not just beneficial forstudents, it is also a useful tool for teachers and allother positions in a school environment. Becauseparticipants choose their workshop’s focus, issues andchallenges that teachers, administrators, students, andparents experience within the educational setting areoften brought to light. It offers an opportunity, in anon-traditional context, for the issue to be explored ina creative and engaging way. Theatre for Living alsooffers opportunities for teachers and students to learnempathically. Regardless of the entrenched perspectiveof any individual, Theatre for Living can illuminate themotivation behind certain behaviours through concrete,theatrical exercises. The participants end upuncovering and deconstructing their own behaviours aswell as those of people they are often unable tounderstand. In this way, Theatre for Living canstimulate dialogue between parties that may feeldisconnected on the surface and help reach mutual understanding.

Cost: Half day workshops are $65 per personFull Day workshops are $100 per personInformation: Erin Offer, Office/Production Manager604-871-0508; email: [email protected]





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Pro-D Workshops offered by the Richmond Art Gallery

Custom-designed art workshops available to teachers of

Grades K - 12 anytime throughout the school year. Try a

variety of art techniques, learn visual art basics, or create

projects based on a particular theme. Book your school in

for workshops on drawing, painting techniques, printmaking,

Artist Trading Cards, book-arts, sculpture or any other art

practice you may be interested in. All workshops are

designed with the classroom in mind, to better facilitate

successful art lessons for your students.

Fee Schedule: Full day (9:30-3:00) $35/per person

Half day (9:30-12:00 or 12:30 - 3:00) $20/per person

Fee includes detailed Teachers Guides, all art materials,

and light refreshments.

For more information contact Kathy Tycholis at

604-247-8316 or [email protected]

or visit website at:

www.richmondartgallery.org/prodworkshop.php

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Email your Pro-D submissions to

Gloria Wieland

Coordinator, District Pro-D

[email protected]

The deadline for

submissions for the

February 2012 issue

is January 23

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