June 5, 2020
Charlie’s Message to 2020 Grads – It’s going to look different, but it will still be special!
LEARNING RESOURCES
Core Competency Resources
POPEY’s June learning menus feature a couple of BIG shifts to support educators and students at home AND at school. This week, they are sharing literacy activities that have a special focuson thePersonal & Social Core Competencies – and suggest ways to encourage student self-reflection and self-assessment in relation to their personal and social growth. Click here for more information.Reconciliation Canada Resources
Reconciliation Canada is an amazing resource to access for personal & professional learning. Check it out here.
June is National Indigenous History Month!
We invite you to join us for the month as we explore our shared history through resources intended to educate, connect communities and promote #reconciliation. Please help us spread these resources by liking and sharing any posts that resonate with you. For today, we share our ambassador Chief Robert Joseph’s story, as illustrated by CBC.
Knowledge is essential to understanding our shared history. This #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth, we invite all peoples to educate themselves on the history of Indigenous rights in Canada. Check this out.
Tips for Home Learning from Shelley Moore
Shelley Moore, an inclusive education consultant from the popular video series “Five Moore Minutes”, has started a new series in partnership with the Ministry of Education. In these special edition videos, she offers tips for home learning with a focus on families who have individuals with disabilities in their home. Everyone will benefit from her advice for how to stay connected and engaged. Watch the special edition series on the Five Moore Minutes YouTube Channel.
How do you talk with young children about race and racism?
When should you start? What is age appropriate? Following the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests, many parents and teachers are asking these questions. Click here for a great list of resources.
Kids in the Know
K-12 safety education program uses age-appropriate lessons to increase children’s personal safety skills to reduce their risk of victimization online and offline. Lessons are matched to the outcomes mandated by departments of education across Canada and are purposefully designed to create a common language to help facilitate the way we teach kids about their own personal safety. Topics covered by KIK include safe and responsible use of technology, healthy relationships and boundaries, daily safety habits, as well as knowing when and how to seek help.
Grade 9/10 Digital Lesson
IN FRENCH. An engaging new lesson, includes videos and online activities, covers topics such as body and sexual boundaries, consent, and healthy and unhealthy relationships, as well as where to go for help. This lesson is free for educators for a limited time.
Big Feelings Come and Go Storybook: Available for download in six different languages, as well as a read-aloud video series, this storybook teaches kids about freeze, flight and fight and helps them learn some basic self-regulation skills.
Keeping Kids Active
The First Nations Health Authority has created a list of indoor activities that are accessible and fun for kids who are spending more time at home than usual. Their list includes a recipe for play-dough, and a link to First Voice, a website where kids can learn and practice traditional Indigenous languages. Share with the families of your students who are looking for ways to keep kids engaged. Find out more.
Exploring Food: COVID-19 Home Learning Opportunities
Vancouver Coastal Health has compiled age-appropriate food literacy opportunities that provide positive food experiences and develop food skills in children and youth. These resources have been designed or identified for use during COVID-19, and they connect with the BC Physical and Health Education curriculum, as well as, other curricular areas. Find out more.
BC Hydro Resources for Outdoor Learning
Today, we’re highlighting why learning outside is important and sharing curriculum-based activities that can be done outdoors. Whether you’re back in the classroom or teaching kids at home, let’s encourage students to take a break from their screens and get outside.
DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Do you have a workshop idea that you’d like to host online? We can support you with registration for your digital event! Send us a workshop proposal at thinklangley.com or email us at thinklangley@sd35.bc.ca for more information.
STUDENT and STAFF OPPORTUNITIES IN DISTRICT
Summer Science Pro-D Opportunity for K to 8 Teachers – Elementary Elements (online) Science Course
In collaboration with Trinity Western University, the District is offering the opportunity for K to 8 teachers to audit a portion of TWU’s Elementary Elements online course this summer. Interested participants will get to explore the Big Ideas in the BC Science curriculum in their grade area through an integrated, hands-on approach. The course includes both online lectures as well as a practical, hands-on lab component which can be completed at home and will provide teachers will useful, hands-on science activities that they can implement in their classroom. There is no cost to interested teachers. Please click here to view the K to 5 brochure and here to view the 6 to 8 brochure. Both include exact dates as well as a link to theapplication form if you would like to apply. Any additional questions can be directed to Gregg Jennens (gjennens@sd35.bc.ca) or George Kozlovic (gkozlovic@sd35.bc.ca) TWU – Elementary Elements (One Pager Middle School)