Pre-Symposium Seminar - May 11th

We are very pleased to announce the NOII Pre-Symposium Seminar with Dr. Helen Timperley and Amelia Peterson.  

This seminar is designed for educators:

• determined to strengthen professional learning in schools and districts
• curious about what other jurisdictions are doing to help all learners thrive
• interested in how professional inquiry is helping to change the life experiences of learners

When: Thursday, May 11, 2017

             10am - 2:45pm

Where: Westin Wall Centre

              3099 Corvette Way

  Richmond BC

Cost: $150 (including GST) – Enrollment is limited

           Registration is online by credit card:

           westvancouverschools.ca/noii

Dr. Helen Timperley, University of Auckland, New Zealand, is widely recognized for her work in professional learning. She has published widely, including her most recent book Realizing the Power of Professional Learning (2014).

Amelia Peterson is completing doctoral studies through Harvard University’s PhD in Education. She is currently studying the development processes of innovative education policy agendas, and working on Thrive: Why 21^st Century Skills Are Not Enough (with Valerie Hannon, forthcoming June 2017).

Join us for an engaging session with two international scholars! Please share the flyer with your colleagues. Not registered for the NOII Symposium on May 12 & 13th yet? Registration is almost sold out: www.noii.ca/symposium.

S’TENISTOLW Conference - Proposals due Jan. 31, 2017

S’TENISTOLW Indigenous Adult Education Conference

August 23-25, 2017 

 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Hosted by EyēɁ Sqâ’lewen: The Centre for Indigenous Education & Community Connections

Camosun College | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Traditional Territories of the Lkwungen and W’SANEC Peoples

The 2017 S’TENISTOLW Conference is a gathering for instructors and educators in Indigenous programs as well as leaders and allies in the field of Indigenous adult education. The goal is to build relationship and networks of reciprocity – to share, learn and exchange with each other. 

• Cultural Pre-Conference and Welcome Dinner in collaboration with the Songhees Nation
• Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Gregory Cajete (Tewa educator and author, Look to the Mountain),  Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Māori educator and author, Decolonizing Methodologies) and Graham Hingangaroa Smith (Māori educator and Indigenous education advocate)
• Workshops and presentations from educators, scholars and knowledge keepers
• Sessions with Elders, wellness providers and artists

We invite all Indigenous and allied educators, scholars, administrators and other leaders in the field from Turtle Island and beyond to join us and submit workshop and panel proposals along the following themes:

Indigenous Pedagogies

·          Land and Community-Based Experiential Learning

·          Supporting Learner Engagement

Relationality/Living Our Collective Values

·          Practicing Indigenization

·          Strengthening Alliances

Deadline for Proposal Submissions: January 31^st, 2017

To submit proposals, register and for further information on our conference themes and structure please visit our Website:

http://camosun.ca/stenistolw/

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https://www.facebook.com/events/112674599205881/

A New School Year...

When we first watched this video a couple of days ago, we knew we just NEEDED to share it here on the blog. It’s so inspirational…and so transformative. Whether you are feeling completely energized from the first week of school, or a bit overwhelmed, you need to take 7 minutes to check this out. Thanks so much to Rosa Fazio – Principal at Norma Rose Point K5 and Middle School and recent graduate of the UBC Transformative Educational Leadership Program – for her willingness to share this here. Rosa put this video together as a school opening message. Her message is indeed wonderful and encouraging, but on a deeper level it truly is an example of transformative leadership. Thanks, Rosa!