February 21, 2020
Attention Teachers:
We are seeking students to showcase their Innovation, Designs, Entrepreneurship and/or Altruism at this year’s IDEA Summit on May 6, 2020. This District showcase event is open to all grades. Students have the opportunity to share their ideas and designs, campaigns, products and prototypes with other students, staff and Langley community members.
*If you are holding a Young Entrepreneur Showcase Event at your school, please let us know the date and times of your event as we are doing some “scouting” of students to share at the IDEA Summit. If you are doing the Young Entrepreneur Powerplay Program, students would need to have between 50-100 units of product to sell at the IDEA Summit. We are looking for innovative designs in terms of products as opposed to something they simply replicated.
We are especially interested in showcasing some of the Capstone projects students are doing around the District this year.
Next Steps: Select students who you think best exemplify Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship and/or Altruism. Click HERE to submit a brief nomination of the student. The deadline for nominations is February 27th. For questions, please contact Dawne Tomlinson at dtomlinson@sd35.bc.ca.
DISTRICT LEARNING RESOURCES
French Immersion Resource
Learning in French Together Website is geared toward teachers, administrators, and parents, and was developed by the inclusion working group, with the collaboration of the Inclusive Education Branch of the MOE. This resource, explores the intersectionality of inclusive education practices, learning design, student progress, and aims to provide tools to support inclusion in all aspects of French language learning. It includes a variety of content, such as videos, lesson plans, and the site is available in French and English. The site is fully accessible and all the text has an audio-read function (in both official languages), and each video is accompanied by captions. For more information, please contact Yael La Rose, Director of French Education at yael.larose@gov.bc.ca
Supporting Diversity and Respect Week
“Be an Ally” Notebook – A Resource for Schools and Staff
A shared notebook is currently being built and added to by staff on an ongoing basis. The purpose of the notebook is to generate ideas around the theme of “Be An Ally” for the upcoming Diversity and Respect Week (February 24 – 28). Some sections are well resourced while others could use some support (especially around diverse abilities and Indigenous perspectives). Please share the link widely in the hopes of creating school plans for the week but also to seek more contributions to the document. Any staff members can also directly add to the resource (preferred) or you can also please send links, lessons or other ideas to Renge Bailie. Please note that if you would like to use any of the documents – double click on the icons. Do not drag documents out of the document.
Do you teach Secondary Social Studies?
If so, check out this list of resources available for you to borrow from the District Learning Commons. Please contact Monica Spreitzer, or your Teacher-Librarian, if you need assistance with the online booking system.
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DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Stories, Play, and Social Emotional Learning for K-3
February 25 and April 6, 2020 [Register]
In this play-based session we will interact with a wide range of rich learning resources. We will use picture books for Winter and early Spring that link to the facets of Social and Emotional Well-being. Practical tips on how to incorporate the Personal and Social Core Competencies will be modelled. Come prepared to collaborate, play and have fun! Hosted by the Langley Primary Teachers’ Association.
TEDxYouth@Langley
Friday, April 3 [Register]
TEDxYouth@Langley 2020 wants to give our community an opportunity to discuss education and drive change towards a stronger, healthier community. By reaching out to members of our community, TEDxYouth@Langley is creating a safe space to discuss ideas on how to improve the school experience and share the stories of students. We want to encourage connectivity and engagement in schools and bring some of the issues we face in education to light.
See our full calendar of upcoming events and find your fit at thinklangley.com
STUDENT and STAFF OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF DISTRICT
Graduate Diploma in Advanced Professional Studies in Education (GDE).
Join SFU for an information session to learn about its GDE program. This program has been developed in partnership with School District #36, Surrey for K-12 teachers interested in making, creating, innovating, building, design thinking, contributing to the school community, and in developing pedagogical practice while engaging in sustained reflective inquiry. For more information, click here.
Computational Participation & Competencies Program
The Computational Participation and Competencies Program (CP2) is an innovative, professional development program, bringing together university researchers, leading edge technology research, and industry partners. CP2 is cohort-based and designed for educators looking to build current and relevant computational practices, pedagogies, and programs for classrooms, schools, and school districts.
Through a blended, multi-access approach, CP2 participants will experience a series of weekend retreats facilitated by UBC researchers, leading industry partners, and experienced educators, as well as participate in a robust online community throughout the year. Participants will engage in computational participation as they learn about it and plan for it in their own teaching contexts. For more information, please click here.
Youth Ambassadors Program
This 3-week leadership exchange program in the United States is for teenagers ages 15-18 and adult mentors. The program provides full scholarships for participants to take part in cultural and educational programming focused on civic engagement and social entrepreneurship. Click here for more information.
Attention: Grade 11 Students
Minerva BC is now accepting applications for its Learning to Lead program which provides Grade 11 self-identified girls with the opportunity to increase confidence and explore their leadership potential while creating a network who will support them along their educational and career journeys. Please click here to apply.
Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education Photo Contest
The Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education is holding a photography contest for middle and high school students. The theme of the contest is What Reconciliation Means to Me. The student who submits the winning photograph will win a $500 prize and be invited to attend the awards ceremony in October, where framed copies of their winning photograph will be presented to the winners of the Awards. The deadline for entering the contest is May 20, 2020. For more information and contest rules, please go to the Student Photo Contest website.
Surrey International Children’s Festival
Takes place at the Surrey Arts Centre and Bear Creak Park from May 21st – 23rd. Click here for more information.