​Professional Development for SD71 (Comox Valley) Teachers

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SD71 Professional Development
Chair: ​​Doug David
Phone: 250-338-1461 ext. 3
Email: pd71@bctf.ca  
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​Pro-D Admin Assistant: 
​Michelle Prior 
​   Office Phone: (250) 338-1461 ext. 3
    Email: ​teacherprod@sd71.bc.ca

BCTF Professional Development

Professional Development & Support​    

Pro-D Forms 

OCTOBER 22nd - PROVINCIAL PRO-D DAY for teachers in an assignment
As this is a regular day of work for teachers, all teachers in an assignment must be doing pro-d work. You can certainly go to your school to do pro-d, and this is encouraged, as this is a regular workday for teachers in assignments. Your salary is calculated with your FTE, working on October 22nd Provincial PD Day, and February 18,2022 District PD Day. Therefore, teachers in an assignment must work their FTE on these days (FTE 1.0 = 5 hours).  Teachers in assignments must choose one of the following:  
1-Pro-D at school - If they are going to their regular school location to do pro-d work, they do not need to do anything.  
2-Pro-D (physically) Out of School District - Must put in AMS under out-of-district pro-d (no TOC coverage needed Oct 22nd) with details for your principal to approve. This is necessary for principal approval and employee liability reasons. 
3-Pro-D Self-Directed - Going to another school with other teachers for group pro-d, doing pro-d work from home or elsewhere within the school district , etc.    LINK for Self-Directed online form.  If you work for 2 or more principals, please copy them both/all so your bases are covered.  
Again, your principal must approve this to know where you'll be that day and what pro-d you are doing.
UPCOMING PRO-D WORKSHOPS: 
October 22, 2021 Conferences / Workshops - Provincial Pro-D Day

PSA Day 2021 - Friday, October 22nd
​~Choice of over 27 Conferences!! Click here:  http://www.psaday.ca/

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 Where: Salt Spring Island 
 When: Oct 22/2021 9am-3pm
 Cost: $75
 Email to register:
​ outdoorwellnessand leadership@gmail.com   
Location: Peter Arnell Park (and beyond) on the unceded territory of theHul'q'umi'num' and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples (Salt Spring Island).

Other PD Workshop Events:

​POPEY 2021 Poster   (Professional Outreach Program for Early Years)  
Online summer workshops, after school specials, Provincial PSA days online workshops, K-3 Literacy Instruction & full day in-person workshops
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Graduate Studies - Learn Online at VIU   
OLTD is a great match for your teaching staff wishing to pursue graduate studies online and integrate blended learning and a technology-enhanced delivery model into their daily practice.
​Our program brochure is linked above. 
UVic Online Pro-D Courses for Teachers  
​UBC-Faculty of Ed Graduate Programs   ​
Elementary - Heart Smart Kids Prog - HSD educator www.hskids.ca  to register    
     

Comox Valley District Teachers' Association
491 4th Street Courtenay, BC V9N 1G9
​Phone: 250-338-1461
email: office71@cdta71.org
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  Teacher - Local Specialist Associations 

The Pro-D Committee has funding available to support SD71 Local Specialist Associations (LSA).
If you would like to organize an LSA for SD71 please see the 5 steps below.
​The funds can be used to provide snacks for meetings, supplies, resources, day-care costs, thank you gifts for presenters, or even an honorariums.
Please contact teacherprod@sd71.bc.ca if you have any questions or would like to create your own LSA!

5 Steps to set up your Local Specialist Association (LSA) 
1-  Email teacherprod@sd71.bc.ca your LSA group name (examples: Library, Home Economics, Kindergarten, Counsellors, etc.) 
2- Constitution/mission statement - brief goals for the LSA (just a couple of lines summarizing)
3- Give us a list of members/participants for your particular LSA 
4- Collect a small fee ($2- $10) from each member for costs/resources to run the meetings
5- When you run out of funding from fees, you can utilize the $250 set up in your LSA with the Pro-D secretary @ teacherprod@sd71.bc.ca