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Professional learning series: Early career French Immersion teachers learning together!

K-8 French Immersion teachers in their first five years in the classroom who are curious, engaged and keen to continue growing in this profession are invited to participate in a... Read more

UVic-SD61 French Immersion Classroom Volunteer Program

Are you interested in having a UVic Education student volunteer in your classroom to support your French language program? Are you keen to help prospective French Immersion teachers gain experience... Read more

Série d’apprentissage professionnel : enseigner et évaluer la langue orale en immersion française

Quelles sont les forces et les besoins des élèves en immersion française en matière de compétences linguistiques orales ? Comment pouvons-nous soutenir leur développement continu des compétences linguistiques orales afin qu’ils... Read more

L’approche identitaire: une série d’ateliers avec Dre Monica Tang

Lors de cette série de perfectionnement professionnel, vous aurez la chance d’explorer plus en profondeur 3 aspects de l’approche identitaire pour tous les niveaux : La gestion des langues, le sentiment... Read more

UVic – SD61 French Volunteer Experience Program

Are you interested in having a UVic Education student volunteer in your classroom to support your French language program? Are you keen to help prospective French Immersion teachers gain experience... Read more

Summer French language learning opportunities for teachers

    Are you a Core French or French Immersion teacher interested in continuing to develop your French language skills? Are you interested in teaching Core French in the future?   The Greater Victoria... Read more

Land-based learning in the French classroom : spring 2023 sessions

Nous sommes très content.es de pouvoir offrir deux ateliers sur l’apprentissage sur la terre avec John Harris du département autochtone au conseil scolaire et avec Cheryl Rolston, directrice-adjointe et enseignante... Read more

L’approche identitaire avec Monica Tang: 25 avril 2023

Nous continuons notre formation professionnelle au sujet de l’approche identitaire en immersion française. Plusieurs enseignant.es ont eu la chance d’apprendre au sujet de l’approche identitaire en immersion avec la Dre. Monica... Read more

Une approche identitaire à l’enseignement en immersion : une enquête collective

Une approche identitaire à l’enseignement en immersion : une enquête collective Avez-vous déjà réfléchi à l’identité linguistique de vos élèves en immersion ? Est-ce que vous vous demandez parfois ce qui fait qu’un... Read more

La communication orale au coeur des compétences langagières!

La communication orale au coeur des compétences langagières: invitation à la série de développement professionnel Le conseil scolaire participe à un projet d’action recherche sur les compétences orales des élèves en... Read more

Congrès français: langues et identités en immersion!

  L’équipe enseignante en immersion est invitée au congrès français le lundi 14 novembre à l’École intermédiaire Arbutus. Ce congrès est pour les enseignant.e.s de la maternelle à la 12e année... Read more

Our Core French students, full citizens of the world

Our Core French students, full citizens of the world. (French description is below) Core French students sometimes feel a little neglected when it comes to learning French as a second language. The... Read more

Apprendre sur La Terre! Land-based learning in the French Immersion classroom

Professional Learning Series:  Apprendre sur La Terre! Land-based learning in the French Immersion classroom   Please join us for a learning series focusing on Land-based learning in the French lmmersion classroom.    Tuesday October... Read more

UVic-SD61 Volunteer French Experience Program

Are you interested in having a UVic Education student volunteer in your classroom to support your French language program? Are you keen to help prospective French Immersion teachers gain experience... Read more

Summer French language learning opportunities for SD61 teachers

Summer French language learning opportunities for teachers Are you a Core French or French Immersion teacher interested in continuing to develop your French language skills? Are you interested in teaching Core... Read more

Congrès de la BCLCA: vous êtes invité.es!

Congrès de la BCLCA: vous êtes invité.es! Le congrès de la BCLCA se tiendra le 29 avril 2022! Le thème du congrès est "Leadership, identité et inclusion en langue seconde". Nos... Read more

Secondary Learning Rounds

Secondary learning rounds will be an opportunity for teachers in their first five years in the classroom to participate in a collaborative series offered throughout the school year.   The focus for... Read more

Congrès “ACPI-ici” à Saanich: vous êtes invité.es!

Congrès "ACPI-ici" à Saanich: vous êtes invité.es! Le conseil scolaire de Saanich nous invite à participer au congrès ACPI-ici le lundi 25 avril 2022. Ce mini-congrès pour les enseignant.es de la maternelle... Read more

Secondary Learning Round – Reynolds – Feb 15th

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Secondary Learning Round – Spectrum Nov 17th

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Tapestry Conference 2022

Cowichan, Greater Victoria, Saanich, and Sooke Teachers' Association Tapestry 2022 South Vancouver Island K-12 Educators Online Conference For more information and registration please visit: tapestry.ourconference.ca ... Read more

Examining Culturally Responsive Learning Environments through Indigenous Education and Decolonizing Education

This webinar series is planned and facilitated by the Indigenous Education Department in SD61. The zoom link was shared with all teachers on email from Shelly Niemi. Please reach out... Read more

Indigenous Pedagogy in the French Classroom

Dear French language teachers and TLs,   The Indigenous Education Department and the Modern Languages Department have been working together to explore how to weave in Indigenous Education in our French Immersion... Read more

Engaging All Learners in Secondary Schools Webinar Series

Social & Emotional Learning in Secondary Schools October 20, 2021 | 3:15pm - 4:30pm PST Miriam Miller and Dr. Leyton Schnellert Archives: Part 1 - Social and Emotional Learning in Secondary Schools with Denise... Read more

Connecting the Dots: Social Emotional Learning in SD61

SD 61 VIDEO: Social Emotional Learning: Connecting the Dots  https://youtu.be/39-V5nJTyw8 This video can be used to initiate conversations, networking and sharing to unpack the “WHY” that drives our teaching of social emotional learning. VIDEO... Read more

Nov 12th 2021 ProD

9:00am – 11:00am Please connect with your school Principal/Vice-Principal and/or ProD committee when registering for one of the following choices offered on Nov 12th ProD. 1. Connecting SEL & Mental Health -... Read more

Mental Health Literacy (MHL) in our Secondary Schools

We would like to offer multiple sessions of support to the Secondary School Mental Health Literacy Teams and teachers who are interested in learning more about Go-To-Educator and how to... Read more

TPRS website for language teachers: Request to create a teacher account

The Greater Victoria School District has a TPRS website for language teachers. This website contains resources such as instructional videos and lesson plans.  If you are interested in creating a... Read more

Secondary Book Club on Assessment

Secondary Teacher Book Club:  Softening the Edges:  Assessment Practices that Honor K-12 Teachers and Learners  – Book Club and Interactive Sessions with Katie White. Participants will receive a copy of Katie’s book and... Read more

Grade 9: Using Proficiency Scales to Advance Learning

This is a learning opportunity for cross district collaboration to further understand the changes in the BC reporting order for Grade 9 and the use of proficiency scales to support... Read more

Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Institute(CPI) Training

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® is a program developed by the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI). With a core philosophy of providing for the Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security of everyone involved in... Read more

Re-Imagining Mathematics Education Webinar Series

Connecting Math, Community, and Culture This webinar series invites teachers at all levels to join discussions and sharing for re-imagining mathematics education through culture, community, and teaching for social and ecological... Read more

October ProD 2021: Pulling Together: Connection and Belonging

We are excited to facilitate a free virtual Professional Development opportunity on the Friday, October 22nd, Professional Development Day for all SD61 employees. Theme: The day focuses on the importance of... Read more

TPRS Beyond the Basics series for language teachers

We are very happy to announce an upcoming workshop series on TPRS for language teachers. This TPRS Beyond the Basics series is open to any teachers who have participated in... Read more

Projet de collaboration sur l’évaluation et les référentiels d’apprentissage

En collaboration avec le Bureau des affaires francophones et francophiles de l'Université Simon Fraser, nous sommes à la recherche d'enseignant·e·s pour participer à ce tout nouveau projet! BUT Explorer l’évaluation basée sur... Read more

BCATML Conference: Celebrating Languages 2021

We are very happy to announce an upcoming virtual conference for Language teachers that will take place on Friday October 22nd, 2021. We are able to cover registration fees for... Read more

Échanges virtuels avec Expériences Canada

Expériences Canada offre une occasion de participer à un échange virtuel en français  avec votre classe cette année. Ce programme est offert pour les élèves de la 7e à la... Read more

Série de développement professionnel en immersion française

La communication orale au cœur du développement des compétences langagières Nous sommes très content·e·s de vous inviter à participer à une série de développement professionnel au sujet de l’inclusion en langue... Read more

Educating Now

We are pleased to announce the launch of a district site license for Educating Now to support the use of our new math resources. Educating Now is a teaching and... Read more

Celebration & Reflection

Series Goals Develop an increased understanding of competency-based curriculum and assessment in relation to content areas. Develop and implement a personalized, competency-based assessment tool that clearly articulates learning standards and... Read more

Session 9: Capturing & Assessing Authentic Evidence with Katie White

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Session 6 – Grading and Reporting on Competency-Based Assessments

Session 6 Goals Examine some strategies and resources to support the necessary conversion of competency-based assessment to letter grades and percentages. Provide constructive feedback to our colleagues in the Peer... Read more

Session 5 – Reflecting on our revisions: What’s working, where are the sticking points?

Session 5 Goals: Reflect on the development of our assessment resources up to this point. Share and receive feedback on what’s working and any potential sticking points. What do you... Read more

Session 4 – Revising our existing assessment strategies towards a competency-based approach

Session 4 Goals: Lean into the work and learning we have done up to this point in order to begin revising our past assessment practices. See some concrete examples from... Read more

Decolonizing Libraries Webinars

Greater Victoria School District 61 would like to invite teacher librarians to join in a shared conversation about decolonizing libraries. This webinar is free and primary audience is teacher librarians Our... Read more

Session 3 – Examining our existing assessment strategies through a competency based lens

Session 3 Goals Re-establish where we are heading. Start to unpack the “How” by focusing on learning progressions. Hear from other educators about their experiences. Identify the next steps in... Read more

Session 2 – Making Connections: Aligning the Competency Based Approach to Assessment

Session 2 Goals: Establish our starting points with our benchmark data. Facilitate subject-area connections between schools. Deepen our understanding of competency-based education. Begin to think more about aligning what and... Read more

Session 5: Competency & strength based IEPs with Christine & Parker Danroth

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Session 1 – Setting the Table: Unpacking the Competency-Based Approach

Session 1 Goals: Light the spark! Establish a common understanding of our curriculum framework Lay the foundation for the rest of the series. Session 1 Recording [embed]https://youtu.be/6jsGjYoEAyo[/embed] Link to the Chat Archive Slide Deck [iframe... Read more

Session 4: Purposeful IEP planning with Faye Brownlie

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Session 3: Why is student agency important in an IEP? with Dr. Leyton Schnellert

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Secondary Mental Health Literacy – Core Training Institute

  Secondary Mental Health Literacy   -   Greater Victoria School District Approximately 1 in 5 youth worldwide will experience a mental illness before they turn 25. Many will experience significant and substantial life... Read more

Culturally Responsive Education

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Discovery Education

What is Discovery Experience? Discovery Experience is a flexible K-12 learning platform, that provides over 200,000 resources including high-quality content, ready-to-use digital lessons, unique collaboration tools, and professional learning resources. It... Read more

ONF CAMPUS

C'est quoi ONF CAMPUS? CAMPUS de l'Office national du film du Canada  est un service de formation continue pour les enseignants. Il contient un contenu cinématographique et médiatique 100% canadien qui soutient le... Read more

Session 1: Why do IEPs need to change? with Katie Jameson

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Oct 23rd ProD 2020 – SD61 Pro-D

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9HvAp0BxWk[/embed] All sessions will be offered online, via Zoom. Click here to access SD61 Zoom Support resources.... Read more

Yabla

What is Yabla? Yabla is authentic language learning video platform for Middle and Secondary French, Spanish, and ELL classrooms. Yabla uses authentic content and a unique video player to improve students' listening... Read more

Myron Dueck Assessment ProD Sessions

SD61 Secondary Assessment Pro-D Sessions with Myron Dueck Myron Dueck’s website: https://myrondueck.wordpress.com/       Follow him on Twitter: @MyronDueck Note: All the materials linked below require you to be logged in to your SD61Learn G-Suite... Read more

Oct 25th 2019 Building Community: Sharing our Stories

  Agenda Morning 8:30am-10:15am - Opening & Morning Session 1 Keynote: Monique Gray Smith 10:15am-10:45am - Morning Break (snacks and coffee / tea provided) 10:45am-11:45am - Morning Session 2 - Q & A with Monique... Read more

Library Digital Resources

All student digital resources are available on our school library websites. Visit your school website and click Library & Resources to find what students have access to in terms of... Read more

October 19th 2018 ProD: Building Relationships: Moving Forward Together

Morning Session: UVIC Farquhar Auditorium 8:30am-12:00pm Keynote Speaker: Candy Palmater Lunch & Afternoon Sessions: Lambrick Park Secondary School 12:00pm-2:45pm Lunch: 12:00-1:00pm (served in the Gym, those attending sessions off-site will have access to a... Read more

Core Competencies

Student Self-Reflection with Core Competencies For the final report,  K-9 students are required to complete a self-reflection on only one of the core competencies. We have compiled a variety of templates... Read more

All Grade 10-12 Curriculum is now finalized and available on the Ministry of Education’s Curriculum Page.

• Math and Science (PDF) (revised)
• Arts Education and Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies (PDF) (new)
• Career Education, Physical Health Education, and Second Languages (PDF) (new)
• Core French, English Language Arts, Français langue première, Français langue seconde – immersion, and Social Studies (PDF) (revised)

Subject Specific Resources

• English Language Arts Curriculum 10-12: Structure and Rationale (PPT, 52 MB)
• Home Economics New Curriculum Presentation (Melissa Edstrom)
• ADST New Curriculum Presentation (Jon Hamlin)
• Sample Assessment Framework for Social Studies 8-12 (Glenn Thielmann)
• Shifting Content in Social Studies 7-11 (Glenn Thielmann)

Provincial Specialist Associations

The BCTF has a number of specialists’ associations that have played integral roles in the development of the revised BC curriculum. Being a member of these organizations costs only $35 per year and can offer you a wealth of curriculum and resource support for your respective subject areas. See below for a full list and links to each BCTF PSA organization: