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ENCOMPASS Conference 2010 All About Engagement: Practical Strategies K-12 "Highly engaged students and teachers are more successful"

This conference is co-sponsored by the BC Cooperative Learning  PSA and SRCLE –  a lower mainland group supporting social responsibility, social and emotional learning and social justice in education.  This year’s theme is “all about engagement” focusing on practical skills and strategies for increasing student and staff engagement in learning. 

Keynote - Dr. Spencer Kagan Dr. Spencer Kagan's keynote session will explore relationships, structures for engagement, cooperative learning, current brain research and the connections to social and emotional learning.  Afterwards, Dr. Kagan will be offering breakout sessions for educators of adolescents.

Conference Themes Engagement Social and Emotional Learning Social Responsibility Building Community Social Justice Issues

When	October 22, 2010
Where	Seaquam Secondary, 11584 Lyon Road, Delta, BC
Cost	$95 (includes boxed lunch, bring your own container of water - student teachers $50)
Registration	Conference registration opens June 2010
Times	8 8 10 12 1 2	:00 :45 :00 :00 :00 :30	registration and refreshments keynote concurrent session 1 lunch and displays concurrent session 2 annual general meeting (BCCLA PSA)
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SRCLE Social Responsibility and Collaborative Learning Environments			BCCLA BC Cooperative Learning Association PSA

Workshops and Networking Support Available. The BCCLA offers several workshops we will bring to you. We would be happy to join you in your district to present workshops for all levels of interest in Cooperative Learning including: "Intro to Cooperative Learning and Overview of the 5 Elements", "What Next?", "What to do with the student who won't participate.", "Basic Structures." Contact Kim Cline for more information at rkcline@telus.net

Release Time Available! Are you interested in learning a new structure? Would you like the time to work with a colleague to plan or observe a cooperative structure? To help facilitate cooperative learning in your classroom and your school, we would like to provide release time. What you'll need to do is :

1. Find a partner or small group of interested teachers (up to 8)

2. Meet together to agree on a plan

3.Submit your plan of action to the BCCLA c/o Kim Cline: rkcline@telus.net

4. Choose an afternoon release day to put your plan into action

5. What's the catch? You agree to write up your experience and give up your ideas to share in our next newsletter.

Past Conferences

 BCCLA Presented Jim Craigen and Chris Ward "Cooperative Learning Structures", October 2001, Vancouver, BC

BCCLA Presented Spencer Kagan, Brain Research /Silly Sports and Goofy Games October 2003, Vancouver, BC

BCCLA presented Jim Craigen and Chris Ward, "Brain Research is Easy". February 20, 2004, Kelowna, BC

 BCCLA Presented Spencer Kagan, "Silly Sports and Goofy Games/Brain Research" October 2004, Kelowna, BC CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES!!!

BCCLA presented “Brain Friendly Instruction” at the PITA conference February 2007, Kelowna, BC

BCCLA presented “Brain Friendly Instruction” at the BCTF New Teachers Conference. March 2007, Richmond, BC

BCCLA presented “Brain Friendly Instruction” atS.F.U. October 2007, Burnaby, BC