- 7e mini-congrès UBC/SFU (Sept. 14) where I learned more on how to encourage concentration and cooperation (Daphné Roberts), and on the basis of creativity (Rémi Lacroix). I used successfully in class, some of the activities discovered during these workshops, such as dancing with Igor, and 'Es-tu disponible à?'






   - Provincial Pro-D day (Oct. 21) at the APPIPC Annual Conference (Association Provinciale des Professeurs d'Immersion et du Programme Francophone): "L'APPIPC célèbre en grand ses 25 ans!" I went to the "Boite d'utile pour les nouveaux professeurs" and "Enseigner l'oral en salle de classe".



  - I used Pro-D days to learn about different techniques to incorporate arts in science classes from colleagues, which I tested with the Grade 8. In return, I helped other colleagues to handle MAC computers problems.





Use of technology :

I use Google Docs and Dropbox with 3 other teachers at Churchill Secondary School to share lesson plans, activity sheets and other administrative documents.
I helped my SA to maintain his school website.
I also created a Google account for PFP students to share unit and lesson plans.

 



Volunteering in the community :

I did a volunteering project with the Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society, which was a great opportunity to share what I learned through the Get Outdoor and Project Wet activities. I joined Darren Colello for three of the Education Programs NWPS offers, to raise awareness of wildlife and wildlife habitats to children (and adults) through educational and s tewardship activities.

The first part took place at the Simon Fraser E lementary School, where we did a presentation on wildlife and the various habitats found in BC, to a split grade 4/5 class, followed by hands-on activities using biofacts (furs, antlers, skulls, mounts…).







A few days later, we went with the same class to do a nature walk and workshop in the Lynn Canyon Park. This outing gave me the opportunity to do some of the activities learned during my Environment Education course, like the color walk or the silent walk.





For my third experience, I joined two grade 6 classes to their final day of the Youth Estuary Stewardship program, which aims at raising awareness about the Fraser River Estuary ecosystem and how to rehabilitate it. This part was a field trip to Boundary Bay Park, to do a woody debris and garbage cleanup. They realized that they can make a difference, especially when working as a community. Everybody got their hands dirty lifting and moving wood to the bin, which filled up in 3 hours! This experience proved that the environment is complex, aesthetic, and that we need to be responsible and develop a personal ethic to protect it.