Check out the BCTF Seeds of Social Justice Newsletter. It’s a great resource for information on LGBTQ and upcoming social justice events.
Author: Communications Executive
BC Budget 2016 won’t help most British Columbians
Yesterday senior economist Iglika Ivanova and I were at the BC budget lockup — where journalists, community organizations, the official opposition and others examined the budget before it was released to the public. After the lockup, Iglika did a whirlwind round Read More …
New Teacher Induction Ceremony
We had a wonderful evening on February 15th, welcoming our new teachers to the district, the local and to the BCTF. Special guest Glen Hansman (1st Vice President of BCTF) was here to help Local President Brenda O’Dell present the Read More …
Some great links to the BCTF’s Social Justice Program
The BCTF’s province-wide social justice network includes six social justice action groups. Each action group is composed of four members from the provincial Committee for Action on Social Justice (CASJ), and they are all classroom teachers. The purpose of the action groups is Read More …
LGBTQ Lesson Plans
Looking for ways to integrate LGBTQ into your classroom? The BCTF supplies some great lesson plans for this! http://www.bctf.ca/SocialJustice.aspx?id=21521&libID=21511
LGBTQ Links
Gender Creative Kids: http://gendercreativekids.ca PFLAG Canada ( parents families and friends of lesbians and gays ): http://www.pflagcanada.ca/en/index.html Pride Education Network: http://pridenet.ca Egale Canada: http://egale.ca Smart Sex Resource: http://smartsexresource.com We could add something like: LGBTQ Workshops The BCTF offers a Read More …
BC Child Poverty Report
Check out http://still1in5.ca for information about the 2015 BC Child Poverty Report.
BCTF Inquiry Project
Once again, we have received the BCTF PQT Inquiry grant. This grant consists of $3500 from the BCTF, $1750 from the school district and $1750 from NOSTA and allows us to release 10 teachers for one full day and three Read More …
Starling Minds – Free for Teachers and TTOC’s
Did you know that the BCTF sponsors a great program to help manage your stress and anxiety levels? www.starlingminds.com is a confidential and easy to use program available for computers and devices that will help you lead a clearer life. Read More …
February General Meeting and New Teacher Induction
The New Teacher Induction Ceremony as well as the NOSTA General meeting will be held at 4:15 on February 15th, 2016 at the Little Mountain Field House. There will be door prizes and food. Come enjoy some time with colleagues Read More …