Workshops at a Glance—
BCTF conference for new teachers, student teachers, and new TTOCs — March 2–3, 2012

Click the linked session ID number to view workshop description.

Friday,
March 2  
 

President Ballroom A   

President Ballroom B  

President Ballroom C  

Cambie
 

Cambie
 

Bridgeport
 

Bridgeport
 

Richmond
Room 
 

Dinsmore
Room 
 

 Vice
Regal Suite  
 

Plaza
Room 
 

Governors
Boardroom 
 

Session A
9:30–11:30 
 

A 01 

A 02 

A 03 

A 04 

A 05 

A 06 

A 07 

A 08 

A 09 

A 10 

A 11 

 

Co-operative classrooms: Building a better world 

Holly Stibbs & Mike Galliford 

Integrating financial literacy into Planning 10 and other courses 

Martin Runge 

Aboriginal education for elementary students   

Greg Ellis  

Jeux et activités(en français)  

Marc Savard 

Pink, blue and everything in between : Gender unlimited  

Myriam Dumont 

Teachers can make a difference for children living in poverty  

Suzanne Salter  

Enhancing critical thinking through graphic organizers 

Jason Giles  

Des idées pour votre programme de langue immersion
(en français)  

Angela Johnson  

Meeting the needs of children in the classroom  

Stacey Kemp  

Teaching in a home economics classroom  

Susan Armstrong 

Employment Insurance (TTOCs and first year teachers) 

Brenda Stewart  

Facilitator
Lounge

Session B
12:30–2:30 
 

B 01 

B 02 

B 03 

B 04 

B 05 

B 06 

B 07 

B 08 

B 09 

B 10 

B 11 

 

CEFR and the three Cs: Commun-ication, competencies & curriculum 

Kathy Chmelyk & Sandi Kostur
   

Connecting Aboriginal students to literature and classroom instruction: What works & what doesn`t 

Carolyn Sousa  

Aboriginal Education for elementary students  

Greg Ellis  

Voices of Hamber  

Nancy Kartsonas  

Écriture et arts visuels – Writing and Visual Arts(atelier bilingue)  

Chantal Larrivée  

Des projets engageants pour les classes en français (immersion et langue seconde
en français) 

Marc Savard  

Intégrer la culture en salle de classe(en français)  

Elise Hardy
(Part 1) 

Linking thinking : Integrating environ-mental education into all classrooms 

Kathy Hartman
(Part 1) 

Meeting the needs of children in the classroom 

Stacey Kemp  

  Assessment for learning  

Jonathan Vervaet
(Part 1)  

Enseigner l`oral dans la salle de classe
(en français)  

Nathalie Walsh
(Part 1)  

Facilitator
Lounge

Session C
2:45–4:45 
 

C 01 

C 02 

C 03 

C 04 

 

C 06 

C 07 

C 08 

C 09 

C 10 

C 11 

 

All great minds do not think alike  

Linda O`Reilly  

 

cancelled  

40 things I wish I had known when I started teaching ESL\ELL 

Dale Shea 

   

Our place called Canada: Where music and social studies meet  

Larry Dureski  

HELP! A teacher librarian`s guide for new teachers  

Sheri Kinney  

Teachers can make a difference for children living in poverty  

Suzanne Salter  

Intégrer la culture en salle de classe  

Elise Hardy
(Part 2)  

  Linking thinking : Integrating environ-mental education into all classrooms 

Kathy Hartman
(Part 2)
   

 Employment Insurance (TTOCs and first year teachers) 

Brenda Stewart  

Assessment for learning  

Jonathan Vervaet
(Part 2)  

 Enseigner l`oral dans la salle de classe  

Nathalie Walsh
(Part 2)  

Facilitator
Lounge

Saturday,
March 3  
 

President Ballroom A   

President Ballroom B  

President Ballroom C  

Cambie
 

Cambie
 

Bridgeport
 

Bridgeport
 

Richmond
Room 
 

Dinsmore
Room 
 

Vice
Regal Suite  
 

Plaza
Room 
 

Governors
Boardroom 
 

Session D
9:00–11:00 
 

D 01 

D 02 

D 03 

D 04 

D 05 

D 06 

D 07 

D 08 

D 09 

D 10 

D 11 

 

Meaningful curricular integration – Not just a dream!  

Karen Coumont & Cathy Bayley  

 Classroom management 

Paule Mondor  

How dirty is your classroom? 

Karen Langenmaier  

Help me!
Providing survival skills to new teachers 
 

Sunddip Nahal  

Make history come alive with Heritage Fairs projects  

Tom Morton  

What doI do when the kids don`t get the math?  

Carollee Norris  

Mentoring and creating collegial relationships  

Lisa Marie di Marco  

The great painters : Integrating arts with language skills 

Nancy Lima
   

Draw it, write it, create it, own it: Expand your authentic assessment toolbox in math 

Kim Jonat  

  Navigating special education in BC  

Lizzie Midyette  

Ma Classe – Un monde à moi !
(en français) 

 

Sylvain Chapdelaine  

Facilitator
Lounge

Session E
11:15–1:15 
 

E 01 

E 02 

E 03 

E 04 

E 05 

E 06 

E 07 

E 08 

E 09 

E 10 

E 11 

 

Les cercles littéraires
(en français)  

Bénula Giasson  

Why do I need to learn this? Creating meaning in the Core French classroom  

Nancy Griffith-Zahner &
Rome Lavrencic 

Art smarts for teachers  

Shannon Leddy  

Idées pour les sciences humaines de la 7 à la 12 année
Ideas for Grade 7 to 12 Humanities

(atelier bilingue) 

Denis Drapeau  

Best Practices Guide    

Mike Howard  

Teaching science that sizzles  

Kate Henderson & Sandy Eix  

Numeracy funda-mentals: Another way to teach Mathematics(atelier bilingue) 

Ken Marshall  

Daily physical activity ideas with Action Schools! BC  

Debbie Keel  

Resisting normalized sexual violence in youth   

Margarida Cabral  

Breaking the silence: Under-standing and acting on LGBTQ Issues in Schools  

Greg Laing
(Part 1)  

Reality 101: Life teaching on call  

Treena Stewart
(Part 1)  

Facilitator
Lounge

Session F
2:15–4:15 
 

F 01 

F 02 

F 03 

F 04 

F 05 

F 06 

F 07 

F 08 

F 09 

F 10 

F 11 

 

 A smorgasbord of science teaching ideas  

Sam Jessa  

 Gestion de classe  

Paule Mondor  

Sexual health and youth  

 Susan Trabant  

 Your collective agreement: What does it mean to a new teacher?  

Kerry Richardson  

Making the case for play-based learning for the primary years  

Carol Johns  

L'evaluation au cœur de l'apprent-issage(en français) 

Monica Monus & Mahshid Sabetghadam  

Mentoring and creating collegial relationships  

Lisa Marie di Marco  

Beyond words – Creating racism- free schools for Aboriginal education learners 

Denise Hendry  

Teaching the boys   

Erika van Oyen  

Breaking the silence: Under-standing and acting on LGBTQ Issues in Schools  

Greg Laing
(Part 2)    

Reality 101: Life teaching on call  

Treena Stewart
(Part 2)  

Facilitator
Lounge

Capacity  

110 

110 

110 

30 

30 

20 

20 

80 

30 

40 

30