New Teachers
The 20th annual New Teachers, New TTOC’s and Student Teachers Conference took place on March 2 and 3, 2018 at the Radisson Hotel in
Richmond.
La 20e conférence annuelle pour nouveaux enseignants, nouveaux suppléants et maîtres-stagiaires a eu lieu les 2 et 3 mars 2018 à
l’hôtel Radisson à Richmond.
Who are our new teachers?
A new teacher may be a teacher new to the profession, a beginning teacher and/or a teacher teaching on call (in the first 5 years of their career), a teacher new to a classroom assignment or having a significant change of assignment, a teacher
new to teaching in BC, or a teacher returning to the profession.
Some members choose a career as a teacher teaching on call (TTOC). The Teachers Teaching on Call page provides additional information for career
and transitional TTOCs.
Need information?
Employment insurance
Seniority for all
Seniority for both contract teachers and TTOCs is the theme of our Seniority for all pamphlet. Contract teachers want post and fill that is
based on seniority and TTOCs want seniority for call-out and to use their TTOC seniority in a meaningful way: that is to use their seniority to get a contract position.
Publications
BCTF Handbook for new teachers and TTOCs: The practice of teaching
This handbook contains information on the
history of the Federation and on a variety of practical topics, such as classroom management, reporting requirements, working with parents, and sources of help for new teachers and TTOCs.
L’exercice de l’enseignement - Manuel pour le nouveau personnel enseignant et les enseignants suppléants
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manuel contient des informations sur l'histoire de la Fédération et sur une variété de sujets pratiques, tels que la gestion de classe, l’évaluation, le travail avec les parents, et les sources d'aide pour les nouveaux enseignants et suppléants.
Roles and responsibilities of teachers and teacher assistants/education assistants: a BCTF/CUPE B.C. joint paper
Endorsed by both union executives in April 2001, the paper elaborates on the roles and responsibilities of teachers and teacher assistants/education assistants who work closely with students with special needs.
Rôles et responsabilités des enseignants et des aides-enseignants
Approuvé
par les deux dirigeants syndicaux en avril 2001, le document définit les rôles et les responsabilités des enseignants et aides-enseignants/aides-éducateurs qui travaillent en étroite collaboration avec les élèves ayant des besoins particuliers.
Members’ Guide to the BCTF
The members’ guide contains information on BCTF priorities, services, and organization, the constitution and by-laws, a compilation of BCTF policies and
procedures, and information about the Federation, covering such topics as the teachers’ pension plan and BCTF history.
The Power of Leadership describes the role of the TTOC contact in locals.
BCTF Services Handbook
The BCTF offers a wide range of workshops, programs, and services for members. The BCTF Member Services page provides members
with information about the opportunities to enhance professional practice, develop leadership skills, learn together with colleagues, and advocate for students.
Health and safety
E-mail list
The BCTF public mailing list page has many e-mail lists that you can join. Join as many as you like. The e-mail list, bctf-beginteach, is a public list for new and experienced teachers.
Provincial Specialist Associations (PSAs)
The BCTF encourages and supports 32 PSAs. As an integral part of the Federation, all BCTF members are encouraged to become members of one or more PSAs to share expertise and to gain information and experience.
Each year, the BCTF provides a complimentary PSA membership to each new member at the induction ceremony in the member’s local.
Each PSA is unique—its strength determined by its members and its executive. PSAs promote communication among members through journals, newsletters, conferences, workshops, websites, e-mail lists, and other activities.
PSAs offer many conferences and workshops that are useful for new teachers. For information, go to the PSAs Online page to access PSA websites and online information.
Other resources
Teaching in British Columbia
See our Teaching in BC page for information on certification and salaries and job search resources.
Teaching resources
- BCTF Teaching Resources page
- Bohstedt, Brett. (2014). A Survival Guide for New Teachers. Education Week, published
August 5, 2014.
- Learning resources from Statistics Canada
- TeachBC, our website and online database for BCTF members to share teaching resources relevant to the BC K-12 curriculum. Teachers are encouraged
to help us build this resource by uploading your teaching materials, lessons, and research.
- Teaching to Diversity
This subsite of the BCTF website is a joint project of BCTF Research, Special Education Association, Learning Assistance Teachers' Association, and English as a Second Language
Provincial Specialist Association It is designed to support educators of school aged students of all abilities with information, strategies and resources related to special education, learning assistance and ESL.