Professional Development

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

Local Professional Development

Upcoming Pro-D Events

BCTF Professional Development

Professional Development & Support​

Pro-D Forms

Local Specialist Associations


What are LSAs? Well it stands for Local Specialist Association (LSA) which falls under the BCTF’s Provincial Specialist Association (PSA). These organized groups meet and are funded through special local grants from the Saanich Teachers’ Association.   A LSA affords opportunity for teachers to discuss specific professional development needs of the group, brainstorm solutions to local problems and to exchange ideas.
How can I form an LSA group in the Comox Valley? Call a meeting of teachers across the district from your specialty area.  For example, the Comox Valley Teacher Librarians’ is an active LSA that meets regularly.  Once you have a group of interested people you must submit a:
  •         List of Executive Members
  •         Constitution
  •         Proposed plans/expenses for the year
If you are starting from scratch, here are two good ideas that will help you get started. First, contact your PSA for a copy of its constitution. You may be able to use the PSA constitution as a basis for your LSA constitution. If you are lucky, very little may need to be changed.
If you cannot get a copy of your PSA’s constitution, go to the following website:  http://bctf.ca/bcsca/lsa_resources.htm  (follow the link to LSA Constitution Template).   This website is maintained by the British Columbia School Counsellors. The link will take you to a template of a constitution.  You can fill in the blanks and change the name of the association to match yours.  While some edits will be necessary, many of the headings will be the same and in some cases (i.e. Roles of the Executive) no edits will be necessary.​

Upcoming Pro-D Events: 

ENGAGING ALL LEARNERS IN THE MIDDLE YEARS
4-PART FREE SERIES WEBINARS (Times 3:15-4:45 pm) 
https://learn.sd61.bc.ca/news-events/webinars/  

Webinar #3 February 17th
Webinar #4 April 21st  
    
Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks are offering webinars over the next few weeks, but none of them land on October 23. 
https://www.boxcarsandoneeyedjacks.com/webinars-information-and-session-list/     

Our webinars will focus on the following COVID-related strategies:  
     1) teaching games with social distancing practices in place 
     2) how to adapt materials and manipulatives for a virtual teaching setting 
     3) how to assess student learning in an in-person, virtual or hybrid setting 
     4) developing math journals and daily math practice routines with games

Science World Through Tech Up   https://www.scienceworld.ca/techup/  
A project designed to promote computational thinking and coding among learners and educators across the province, 
the following workshops are free of charge (minimum attendance may be required) and are available online or in-person (in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines) 

Science World  https://www.scienceworld.ca/pro-d/   workshops are typically designed for groups of 8 to 32 educators.    
In addition to the workshops listed, we are starting weekly teacher pro-d sessions on September 30th and our team is also available for online classroom workshops with students.  

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-HeartSmart Kids Prog - HSD educator www.hskids.ca to register           Online registration/enquiries www.4children.ca 

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