Professional Development Dates 2013-2014

Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year! As we get our classes underway and think about what we are going to teach our students, it is important to also take some time to think about what we are going to learn ourselves, and how we want to grow as educators. Here at Sullivan Heights we did not elect to do a summer professional development session, and so the dates of our professional development sessions for this school year will follow the calendar below.

•   Monday, September 23, 2013 (this will be an admin day)

•   Friday, October 25, 2013 (professional association conferences)

•   Friday, November 8, 2013

•   Friday, February 21, 2014

•   Friday, May 2, 2014

•   Monday, May 26, 2014

Please bookmark this page and come back to it throughout the year for more details on professional development happenings and information. Best wishes for a successful school year!

Pro D Funds

The Pro D fund sheets for our school district at at this link.  You can download a PDF file or a word document file.  Thank you.

PSA Conferences coming up

PSAs are coming up with plenty of opportunity for professional development this 19th.  But there are more opportunities then this.  See below:

Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted - SENG 

Parent Support Group

Building the Foundation to Support Your Gifted Child

 

Call for a Complimentary 30 Minute Session, make sure we are the right fit for you.

 

This Unique 12 week support group establishes an environment so parents of gifted children can interact and learn from each other.  It will increase parents awareness that gifted children and their families have special emotional needs and will develop parenting skills for nurturing the emotional development of gifted children. 

 

October 24 - January 16,  Wednesday's 7:30-9pm PST

 

Location: 11115 - 163A St, Surrey

Topics Covered:

Characteristics of Gifted Children,  Communication, Motivation and Under Achievement,  Discipline and Self Management, Stress and Depression,  Acquaintances and Peers, Only Children and Siblings,  Challenging Customs and Parent Relationships.

 

Parent Feedback on Support Group:

"Really liked the book,  great for those with no other support or who doesn't know other gifted parents".   Ryan

"I wish it was longer! thank you Susan for coaching us through it".   Lori

"Not feeling alone and having a community all in the same situation has been reassuring".   Sarah

"Taking your course when I did really helped to get us on the right track".    Gail

 

Bonus Offer - Discover Your Gifts, a 4 week program that builds your child's self esteem.

 

Learn how to enrich and fulfil your child’s life through discovering not only what their Gifts are but yours as well.  When you use Gifts the way they were meant to be used, you produce profound effects, far beyond what you would normally create with simply a talent or a skill.  There is no greater way to impact humanity and to have the experience of loving your life than  to know the Gifts you have AND the ones you don’t have.

 

"Discovering Your Gifts is one of the greatest parenting tools of all time.  A parent's greatest dream for their children is for them to be happy in life.  Imagine knowing how to nurture your child's gifts so they choose a path in their journey of life that allows them to live and work in their gifts.  Priceless!"          Lori

 

About your facilitator:

Susan Hogarth is a Certified Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, SENG parent group facilitator, Discovering Your Gifts mentor & Course of Action instructor.

 

Cost: $335 incl. tax, plus $15 for SENG Parent Hand Book

 

For more information and to reserve your spot please contact Susan @ 604-581-4452

 

 

Susan Hogarth
Comfort Zone Coaching
CZcoaching.com
604-581-4452

Professional Development Dates

There are 6 days for Professional Development in our school year.  The following are those dates:

Sept 6 - summer Pro D for those who voluntarily come to it.  In lieu day 9th.

Sept. 24th - Communication Professional Development Day.

October 19th - Provincial Specialist Associations - see list below for your area of study and their links.

November 9th - staff who did not do the Professional Development Day in the summer must work on their individual goals.  They are required to tell administration what conference, if any, they are attending and where they will be.

Feb 8th - our day.

May 3rd -District STA Convention Day

May 27th - Admin Day

Please check the BCTF website for updated information regarding  PSA Conferences For further information, click on the links below: Aboriginal Education Assocition (AEA) Annual Fall Conference - 2012 October 19 Association Provinciale des Professeurs de l'Immersion et du Programme-Francophone BC (APPIPC) - 2012 October 18-20 BC Association of Math Teachers (BCAMT) Conference - Math in Bloom - 2012 October 18-20 BC Association of Teachers of Modern Languages (BCATML) Conference - 2012 October 19 BC Business Education Association (BCBEA) Fall Conference - 2012 October 18, 19 BC Co-operative Learning Provincial Specialist Association(BCCLPSA) Conference - 2012 October 19 BC Culinary Arts Specialist Association (BCCASA) Annual Fall Conference -2012 October 19 BC Music Educators' Association (BCMEA) Fall Conference - 2012 October 18 - 20 BC School Counsellors Association (BCSCA) Fall Conference - 2012 October 18, 19 BC Educators for Peace and Global Education (PAGE) - 2012 October 19 BC Teachers of English Language Arts (BTELA) Fall Conference 2012 October 18-20 BC Teacher Librarians Association (BCTLA) Fall Conference - 2012 October 19 BC Technology Educators Association (BCTEA) - 2012 October 18, 19 English Language Learners (ELLPSA) Fall Conference - 2012 October 19 Learning Assistance Teachers' Association (LATA) Fall Conference - 2012 October 19 Learning Disabilities Association - YOU and EYE - 2012 October 19 Teachers of Home Economics Specialist Association (THESA) Fall Conference -2012 October 19

Professional Development in Regards to First Aide.

The Purpose of Professional Development:

The Board and the Surrey Teachers’ Association recognized the value of professional development activities to enhance curricular knowledge, to heighten instructional skills, and to broaden exposure to pedagogical theories, methods and strategies.

It does not cover wellness or team building.  It’s district money that the Board gave to the union, and there are rules and protocol to follow.  It does not cover First Aide Attendance.  If you teach first aide in your course then you can use the funds for this training, to further your understanding of first aide for your students. If you are using it for giving first aide to your students or staff you need to ask Health and Safety Committee for the funds before you take the course and volunteer to be the first aide attendant for the staff.  We were given some understanding last year in our application but this year First Aide training only applies to Physical Education and to Home Ec. since both teach the students how to use First Aide.  I hope this clears up this matter.

Pro D money cannot cover Pre-fieldtrip planning.  You can do field studies – go somewhere to research to bring into your classroom.  It’s the rational, enhancing your curriculum.  

Team building can be done but only for a specific program – and money is there for it.  Team building can be done at the school, not outside, doing physical activity that does not enrich your program with your students.  UBC has the program that can be brought in.  This is acceptable.  

I hope this clarifies the matter.  Thank you.

N. Painchaud