Professional Development
As a teacher who is always trying to lead by example of learning, I take professional development courses or seminars in order to further my understanding of the subjects I teach and how students think and behave.
The following is a current list of the professional development seminars I have attended:
Caring in Action: Giving our Youth the Power to Create Positive Change! - Lenny Yun
September 25, 2017
Connecting Social Responsibility and School Culture to the New Curriculum - Lenny Yun
June 1, 2017
The Questioning Classroom: Where Curiosity Thrives - Lynie Tener
April 10, 2017
Book Study: Developing Self-Regulating Learners by Deborah L Butler, Leyton Schnellert and Nancy Perry - Amanda Slade
April 5, 2017
May 3, 2017
May 24, 2017
Reconciliation Through Literature - Mike Morgan and Lynie Tener
March 6, 2017
April 3, 2017
May 2, 2017
Odyssey '17 - (K-12 ProD Conference)
February 24, 2017
Practical Strategies for Teaming - Shannon Handel and Greg Kilvert
Creating a Culture of Collaboration - Julia Henrey
Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) 2016 in Austin, Texas
October 10 - 12, 2016
Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 - Debbie Silver
Impactful Teaching: The Power of Inquiry and Authentic Assessment - David Weber
Dynamic Approaches to Both Critical and Creative Thinking Across the Content Areas - Dr Christine Dykstra
Minimize the Drama - Refocus their Spotlight on Learning - Dr Mary Jane Dove
Deliberate Optimism: Reclaiming the Joy in Education - Debbie Silver and Jack Berkemeyer
Managing the Madness - Jack Berckemeyer
Participate, Participate, Participate - Grace Dearborn
CAUTION! The Teen Brain Under Construction - Tara Brown
Lead Like a Pirate - Shelley Burgess, Beth Houf
Teach Like a Pirate - Dave Burgess
Curriculum Implementation Day - (Middle School Session) with Jack Berckemeyer
September 30, 2016
Igniting a Passion for Literacy with Faye Brownlie
September 28, 2016
Part Two: Excellence in Literacy Instruction
October 18, 2016
Part Three
January 19, 2017
Part Four
April 12, 2017
Curriculum Implementation Workshops
May 25, 2016
Talk! Talk! Talk! - (The Cornerstone of Learning) - with Lynie Tener
April 27, 2016
Curriculum Implementation Day
April 18, 2016
Assessment: Unlocking the Mystery and Making It Useful
March 7, 2016
April 25, 2016
Odyssey '16
February 19, 2016
New Curriculum Speaker Series #2 - Understanding the Core Competencies with Anita Chapman
January 25, 2016
New Curriculum Speaker Series #1 - Framework & Practical Applications with Maureen Dockendor
November 16, 2015
Getting Confortable with Literature Circles - with Lynie Tener and Kathy Nelson
October 7, 2015
January 20, 2016
April 20, 2016
The Seven Wonders of Writing - with Lynie Tener and Kathy Nelson
September 21, 2015
October 27, 2015
December 2, 2015
January 12, 2016
February 1, 2016
March 8, 2016
April 26, 2016
Summer Institute - Let's Get this Year Rolling! with Brenda Barlow
September 3, 2015
Write Like This by Kelly Gallagher - Book Study lead by Lynie Tener
May 20, 2015
May 6, 2015
April 20, 2015
Changing Our Lens on Kids with Behavioural Challenges with Anne Midzain (District Teacher), and Karen Bentley (School Psychologist)
May 13, 2015
April 29, 2015
April 15, 2015
Odyssey '15:
How Do You Know What They Know?
Enhance Learning and Self-Regulation
Get Started with iMovie
February 20, 2015
Notice and Note with Kathy Nelson
January 27, 2015
The Writing Process in the Digital Age
April 8, 2015
February 16, 2015
January 21, 2015
January 7, 2015
Creating iBooks with iAuthor with Sandra Averill
November 26, 2014
Assessment for Planning (with focus on reading) with Kathy Nelson
November 17, 2014
October 29, 2014
October 1, 2014
Anxious Behaviour at School: Identifying Stress and Anxiety in Adolescents
with Dr. Lynn Miller, Ph.D., R. Psych.
May 2, 2014
Comic Books in the Classroom
April 16, 2014
Odyssey '14:
Move Over Van Gogh: Artistic Learning,
Everyday Curriculum Math Games
Getting Graphic: Comics for Elementary
February 21, 2014
Incorporating Daily 5 and Guided Reading Into an Intermediate Classroom CTAP
March 4, 2014
February 18, 2014
January 28, 2014
Daily 5 Book Club
February 25, 2014
February 4, 1014
January 21, 2014
Creating Strategic Learners: practical note-taking strategies
December 11, 2013
Engaging the Digital Learner Series
May 5, 2014
February 3, 3014
January 15, 2014
November 4, 2013
October 7, 2013
Catching Readers Before They Fall: Supporting Readers Who Struggle
November 12, 2013
October 29, 2013
October 15, 2013
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) - Basic Training
October 7, 2013
September 30, 2013
Network of Inquiry and Innovation
January 13, 2014
September 23, 2013
Let's Get This Year Rolling! with Branda Barlow
September 18, 2013
Using Guided Reading in a Balanced Literacy Program
April 7, 2014
January 13, 2014
October 12, 2014
September 16, 2013
Book Study: Good Questions - Great Ways to Differentiate Math Instruction
May 22, 2013
April 24, 2013
The Essential Pillars for a Classroom of Learning
April 15, 2013
February 27, 2013
January 16, 2013
Odyssey '13:
Thinking and Working Creatively With iMovie
Oral Language Strategies Through Podcasting Using Garageband
Building Classroom Communities with Edmondo
February 15, 2013
Inquiry & Appies: Part Deux
January 14, 2013
Writing Power II with Adrienne Gear - Focus for Intermediate Teachers
October 29, 2012
The Multiplication Facts - Teaching for Mastery
September 25, 2012
Beginner’s Acrylic Painting with Susan Falk
May 29, 2012
May 22, 2012
May 15, 2012
May 8, 2012
May 1, 2012
PRIME Math: Patterns and Algebra
May 2, 2012
April 18, 2012
April 4, 2012
March 7, 2012
Calm, Focused and Alert!
March 6, 2012
February 21, 2012
February 7, 2012
The Cafe Book: Engaging All Students in Daily Literacy Assessment and Instruction
March 27, 2012
February 28, 2012
February 17, 2012
Odyssey '12:
Put That Pen To Paper!
Readers’ Theatre & Fluency: Links to Comprehension
February 17, 2012
SMART Board – The Basics
November 4, 2011
LPTA Book Club for The Daily 5
November 9, 2011
October 26, 2011
September 27, 2011
Writing Power (Intermediate) with Adrienne Gear
November 16, 2011
Setting Our Sights on the Future: Transitions K-12
May 6, 2011
Using Inquiry to Engage Grade 7 Students
April 6. 2011
Odyssey '11:
From Consumers to Creators: Strategies to Encourage Students toCreate Their Own Educational Games
Using Technology to Support Numeracy Grades 4-8
Creating Blogs for Classroom Use
February 18, 2011
PRIME Math, Numbers and Operations
February 23, 2011
February 9, 2011
January 26, 2011
January 12, 2011
Technology and Culture with Dr. Ross Laird
October 22, 2010
Non – Fiction Reading Power with Adrienne Gear
September 29, 2010
BCTF Day at SFU:
Understanding and Dealing with Difficult Student Behaviour
Reality 101: Life Teaching on Call
March 31, 2010
Odyssey '10:
Assessments that Inform Instruction – with Karen Hume
Reader and Writer: Building the Connections – with Maggie de Vries
February 19, 2010
Guys Write: 9 Sure-Fire Ways to Excite Your Boys (and Girls) – with Diana Crutchley
January 25, 2010
Differentiate Assessment – with Cindy Strickland
November 4, 2009
Differentiation of Instruction K-12 – with Cindy Strickland
October 23, 2009
The following is a current list of the professional development seminars I have attended:
Caring in Action: Giving our Youth the Power to Create Positive Change! - Lenny Yun
September 25, 2017
Connecting Social Responsibility and School Culture to the New Curriculum - Lenny Yun
June 1, 2017
The Questioning Classroom: Where Curiosity Thrives - Lynie Tener
April 10, 2017
Book Study: Developing Self-Regulating Learners by Deborah L Butler, Leyton Schnellert and Nancy Perry - Amanda Slade
April 5, 2017
May 3, 2017
May 24, 2017
Reconciliation Through Literature - Mike Morgan and Lynie Tener
March 6, 2017
April 3, 2017
May 2, 2017
Odyssey '17 - (K-12 ProD Conference)
February 24, 2017
Practical Strategies for Teaming - Shannon Handel and Greg Kilvert
Creating a Culture of Collaboration - Julia Henrey
Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) 2016 in Austin, Texas
October 10 - 12, 2016
Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 - Debbie Silver
Impactful Teaching: The Power of Inquiry and Authentic Assessment - David Weber
Dynamic Approaches to Both Critical and Creative Thinking Across the Content Areas - Dr Christine Dykstra
Minimize the Drama - Refocus their Spotlight on Learning - Dr Mary Jane Dove
Deliberate Optimism: Reclaiming the Joy in Education - Debbie Silver and Jack Berkemeyer
Managing the Madness - Jack Berckemeyer
Participate, Participate, Participate - Grace Dearborn
CAUTION! The Teen Brain Under Construction - Tara Brown
Lead Like a Pirate - Shelley Burgess, Beth Houf
Teach Like a Pirate - Dave Burgess
Curriculum Implementation Day - (Middle School Session) with Jack Berckemeyer
September 30, 2016
Igniting a Passion for Literacy with Faye Brownlie
September 28, 2016
Part Two: Excellence in Literacy Instruction
October 18, 2016
Part Three
January 19, 2017
Part Four
April 12, 2017
Curriculum Implementation Workshops
May 25, 2016
Talk! Talk! Talk! - (The Cornerstone of Learning) - with Lynie Tener
April 27, 2016
Curriculum Implementation Day
April 18, 2016
Assessment: Unlocking the Mystery and Making It Useful
March 7, 2016
April 25, 2016
Odyssey '16
February 19, 2016
New Curriculum Speaker Series #2 - Understanding the Core Competencies with Anita Chapman
January 25, 2016
New Curriculum Speaker Series #1 - Framework & Practical Applications with Maureen Dockendor
November 16, 2015
Getting Confortable with Literature Circles - with Lynie Tener and Kathy Nelson
October 7, 2015
January 20, 2016
April 20, 2016
The Seven Wonders of Writing - with Lynie Tener and Kathy Nelson
September 21, 2015
October 27, 2015
December 2, 2015
January 12, 2016
February 1, 2016
March 8, 2016
April 26, 2016
Summer Institute - Let's Get this Year Rolling! with Brenda Barlow
September 3, 2015
Write Like This by Kelly Gallagher - Book Study lead by Lynie Tener
May 20, 2015
May 6, 2015
April 20, 2015
Changing Our Lens on Kids with Behavioural Challenges with Anne Midzain (District Teacher), and Karen Bentley (School Psychologist)
May 13, 2015
April 29, 2015
April 15, 2015
Odyssey '15:
How Do You Know What They Know?
Enhance Learning and Self-Regulation
Get Started with iMovie
February 20, 2015
Notice and Note with Kathy Nelson
January 27, 2015
The Writing Process in the Digital Age
April 8, 2015
February 16, 2015
January 21, 2015
January 7, 2015
Creating iBooks with iAuthor with Sandra Averill
November 26, 2014
Assessment for Planning (with focus on reading) with Kathy Nelson
November 17, 2014
October 29, 2014
October 1, 2014
Anxious Behaviour at School: Identifying Stress and Anxiety in Adolescents
with Dr. Lynn Miller, Ph.D., R. Psych.
May 2, 2014
Comic Books in the Classroom
April 16, 2014
Odyssey '14:
Move Over Van Gogh: Artistic Learning,
Everyday Curriculum Math Games
Getting Graphic: Comics for Elementary
February 21, 2014
Incorporating Daily 5 and Guided Reading Into an Intermediate Classroom CTAP
March 4, 2014
February 18, 2014
January 28, 2014
Daily 5 Book Club
February 25, 2014
February 4, 1014
January 21, 2014
Creating Strategic Learners: practical note-taking strategies
December 11, 2013
Engaging the Digital Learner Series
May 5, 2014
February 3, 3014
January 15, 2014
November 4, 2013
October 7, 2013
Catching Readers Before They Fall: Supporting Readers Who Struggle
November 12, 2013
October 29, 2013
October 15, 2013
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) - Basic Training
October 7, 2013
September 30, 2013
Network of Inquiry and Innovation
January 13, 2014
September 23, 2013
Let's Get This Year Rolling! with Branda Barlow
September 18, 2013
Using Guided Reading in a Balanced Literacy Program
April 7, 2014
January 13, 2014
October 12, 2014
September 16, 2013
Book Study: Good Questions - Great Ways to Differentiate Math Instruction
May 22, 2013
April 24, 2013
The Essential Pillars for a Classroom of Learning
April 15, 2013
February 27, 2013
January 16, 2013
Odyssey '13:
Thinking and Working Creatively With iMovie
Oral Language Strategies Through Podcasting Using Garageband
Building Classroom Communities with Edmondo
February 15, 2013
Inquiry & Appies: Part Deux
January 14, 2013
Writing Power II with Adrienne Gear - Focus for Intermediate Teachers
October 29, 2012
The Multiplication Facts - Teaching for Mastery
September 25, 2012
Beginner’s Acrylic Painting with Susan Falk
May 29, 2012
May 22, 2012
May 15, 2012
May 8, 2012
May 1, 2012
PRIME Math: Patterns and Algebra
May 2, 2012
April 18, 2012
April 4, 2012
March 7, 2012
Calm, Focused and Alert!
March 6, 2012
February 21, 2012
February 7, 2012
The Cafe Book: Engaging All Students in Daily Literacy Assessment and Instruction
March 27, 2012
February 28, 2012
February 17, 2012
Odyssey '12:
Put That Pen To Paper!
Readers’ Theatre & Fluency: Links to Comprehension
February 17, 2012
SMART Board – The Basics
November 4, 2011
LPTA Book Club for The Daily 5
November 9, 2011
October 26, 2011
September 27, 2011
Writing Power (Intermediate) with Adrienne Gear
November 16, 2011
Setting Our Sights on the Future: Transitions K-12
May 6, 2011
Using Inquiry to Engage Grade 7 Students
April 6. 2011
Odyssey '11:
From Consumers to Creators: Strategies to Encourage Students toCreate Their Own Educational Games
Using Technology to Support Numeracy Grades 4-8
Creating Blogs for Classroom Use
February 18, 2011
PRIME Math, Numbers and Operations
February 23, 2011
February 9, 2011
January 26, 2011
January 12, 2011
Technology and Culture with Dr. Ross Laird
October 22, 2010
Non – Fiction Reading Power with Adrienne Gear
September 29, 2010
BCTF Day at SFU:
Understanding and Dealing with Difficult Student Behaviour
Reality 101: Life Teaching on Call
March 31, 2010
Odyssey '10:
Assessments that Inform Instruction – with Karen Hume
Reader and Writer: Building the Connections – with Maggie de Vries
February 19, 2010
Guys Write: 9 Sure-Fire Ways to Excite Your Boys (and Girls) – with Diana Crutchley
January 25, 2010
Differentiate Assessment – with Cindy Strickland
November 4, 2009
Differentiation of Instruction K-12 – with Cindy Strickland
October 23, 2009