June 9, 2022

KEY RESOURCES IN LANGLEY

• Links to Key Info AND Resources in Langley
• Instructional Services Website: For all your district-vetted resources K-12!  Check it out!
• Aboriginal Resources vetted by the District
• District Learning Commons – K-12 Resources to book out! Kits, Lit Circle Sets and more!
• TCS Sites (TCS SS-grade 3, 4-8, Secondary): Key resources are still being placed in these Teams. If you need access to one of these Teams, please email mismith@sd35.bc.ca

HONOURING TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

Indigenous Graduation Requirement Information
Ministry Information about the Indigenous Graduation Requirement:
Indigenous Graduation Requirement Overview here
Frequently Asked Questions here

July 7- EFP 10-12 English Teacher Resources Guide Exploration
Sign up for this summer opportunity to learn about the thematic approach to the English First Peoples Teacher Guide. English First Peoples 10-12 are some of the courses that meet the Ministry Indigenous Graduation Requirement. Register here Additionally there are dates as part of the Learning First Peoples Summer Institute that provide an August opportunities for this learning. Access the Summer Institute dates here

July 8 – BCFP12 DRAFT Teacher Guide Launch
Sign up for this summer opportunity to gain access to the Draft of the newly created BCFP12 FNESC Teacher Resource Guide. This is one of the several courses that meets the Ministry Indigenous Graduation Requirement. Register here Additionally there are dates as part of the Learning First Peoples Summer Institute that provide an August opportunities for this learning. Access the Summer Institute dates here

August 25 Learning First Peoples Summer Institute: Math and Science Teacher Resource Guides
Sign up for this summer opportunity to learn about the thematic approach to the Math and Science First Peoples Teacher Guides. Register here

CURIO.CA (more info)
CBC Kids News contributor Isabel DeRoy-Olson explores what it means to be an ally to Indigenous peoples in Canada. With recent headlines about residential schools and Indigenous women and girls, you might be wondering how you can help.

The term “ally” or “Indigenous ally” might have come up. What are allies, anyway? Watch as Isabel speaks to two experts, Larissa Crawford and Cindy Blackstock, to ask them what an ally means, what allies do and how we can all be better allies to Indigenous people.

Teen activist Autumn Peltier demands clean water for all.
You know something’s wrong when a child speaks up. That’s how Autumn Peltier, a teen from Wiikwemkoong First Nation in Ontario, framed her fight for clean drinking water in Canada’s Indigenous communities. The teen, who’s originally from Manitoulin Island but currently living in Ottawa, told CBC Kids News she’d rather spend her free time doing normal kid stuff. Instead, she’s making speeches on the international stage about the fact that some Canadians don’t have access to clean water. Watch Autumn tell her story in her own words.

I’m learning my First Nation language to help my anxiety.
At times in the pandemic, 12-year-old Lilly from Terrace, B.C., has felt a “churning feeling” in her stomach from anxiety overload. She decided to ask her great-grandmother to help her learn Witsuwitʼen and find out more about her culture. Watch as she tells us #HowItFelt to learn the language.

Marvel’s newest superhero Snowguard is an Inuit teen
Indigenous, but made sure the character was true to her Inuit background.

DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
To see our full calendar of offerings, visit www.thinklangley.com

Bite-Size Pro-D: Vocabulary Activities that Support Reading Instruction with Shelley Hegedus
[On-Demand Learning Feature]
This session will focus on practical vocabulary activities you can do in the primary classroom that will increase or enhance overall reading skills.

Literacy Credentialing – August 31 [Register]
The purpose of the credentialing workshop is to outline the duties and responsibilities of provincial assessment markers, establish valid and reliable assessment processes, and credential educators for the marking of the provincial assessments.

Whether your interest is in learning more about assessment, engaging with provincial standards, or getting certified for future paid marking; this is an excellent professional development opportunity.

PRESENTERS NEEDED! – Pre-K & Kindergarten Conference 2022
We’re excited to announce that Connecting the Pieces: Pre-K & Kindergarten Conference returns in person this year!

This year’s event will take place on Friday, October 21, 2022, at RE Mountain Secondary. Sessions are 1.5 hours, and there are three sessions in the day. We will have a backup plan to go online just in case.

If you’re available and interested, please take a moment to fill out our workshop submission form.

EXTERNAL STUDENT/STAFF OPPORTUNITIES and LEARNING RESOURCES

STEAM EXPO – June 13 – 24 (more info)
Join Logics Academy in a series of co-taught experiences for students to explore and celebrate various learning experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math through learning activities and live virtual events. There are several wonderful opportunities for you and your students and you can sign up for 1-hour co-taught STEAM sessions for your classroom.

Co-taught sessions are a great way to keep students excited, engaged and learning in June.  The live virtual STEAM expert teacher will direct your class, allowing you to work one on one with students and join in the learning.  You will see successful strategies to make teaching STEAM easy and fun.

Defining Moments Canada (more info)
Reflecting the past. Facing the present. Defining Moments Canada / Moments Déterminants Canada is a Canadian heritage organization dedicated to commemorating ‘definitional moments’ in our shared histories through the stories that have made them significant.

‘Defining Moments’ are those moments of shared national importance to Canadians – teachers develop these in their classes everyday. Such ‘moments’ afford the Canadian classroom teacher a remarkably rich opportunity to inspire students to become “active citizens” completing digital tasks that commemorate a defining moment in our shared Canadian heritage.

BC Hydro’s National Indigenous Peoples Day Livestream Event – June 21 from 1-1:45pm (more info)
Your class is invited to join us to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21. During the event, students will:

• Learn about Indigenous perspectives of water
• Understand how our actions impact future generations
• Hear from Gary Johnston of Skwxwú7mesh Uxwumixw Nation, an educator of First Nations history and culture

This online opportunity is intended for grades 4 to 7 students, however other grade levels are welcome to take part.