BCPVPA co-sponsors with SDCBC
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The BCPVPA will co-sponsor, with the Staff Development Council of BC, a symposium on April 16 in Richmond with Dennis Sparks and Bruce Beairsto who will present on Bridging the Knowing/Doing Gap in Supporting Professional Growth. Take a day to connect with others and renew your focus on professional learning, to engage in conversation around leading edge thinking and walk away with some process tools to take back to your school or district. Registration is $225 or $200 each for teams of four or more. Download a registration form.
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Connecting Leaders:
Schools for the Future
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Book your hotel directly with the Sheraton Vancouver Airport
The BCPVPA will host its first provincial conference in more than a decade on October 22 and 23, 2010. Connecting Leaders: Schools for the Future will present Tony Wagner, author of The Global Achievement Gap and co-director of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, as the keynote speaker. Tony is also on the faculty of the Executive Leadership Program for Educators, a joint initiative of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, Business School and Kennedy School of Government and the author of three other books, including Change Leadership: A Practical Guide to Transforming Our Schools. A selection of breakout sessions, led by skilled BC educators, will be offered, with both elementary and secondary issues addressed. Registration for this conference is now open. The conference will be held at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel and special group rates are available for bookings received through September 18. |
Educator the listserve
The BCPVPA’s listserve, Educator, now more than 10 years old, continues to provide a valuable service to members—allowing any member of the Association to connect instantly via email with the expertise, wisdom, practice and opinions of fellow principals and vice-principals around the province. Membership is limited to active members of the Association. BCPVPA members can request membership on the list by emailing Richard Williams with their name and preferred email address for listserve membership. |
BCPVPA videos
BCPVPA videos are posted in three areas on this website (see the menu bar on the left side of the screen).
Professional learning videos feature
- key concepts in teaching an learning (estimation strategies for calculation and problem solving, number strand, grade 4/5);
- Janet Mort on early learning; and
- the kindergartern learning project showing how teachers use assement criteria to better understand each learner and to plan lessons based on assessment data.
Aboriginal education videos feature
- Gayle Bedard and Colleen Hannah on Building Bridges with Aboriginal Communities; and
- Willie Pierre offering a Coast Salish Traditional Opening.
Olympic/Paralympic videos feature
- Carla Qualtrough on teachable moments;,
- Rosa Fazio on the Adopt a County program; and
- Laurel Crosby on the Paralympic program.
- Don Black on online resources.
- Two principals on the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games and their school communities.
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BCPVPA Benefits Plan
The British Columbia Principals' & Vice-Principals' Association (BCPVPA) offers a comprehensive benefits package to participating eligible employees. For information about the benefits provided by this plan click to visit an external website, which is operated by Morneau Sobeco. |
The Standards for BC's Principals and Vice-Principals
The BCPVPA has now published the Leadership Standards for BC Principals and Vice-Principals. The intended purpose of the leadership standards is to provide a framework for professional preparation and growth of aspiring and practicing principals and vice-principals. The structure of the leadership standards describe effective, observable leadership actions which can be used for self-assessment, self-reflection and as the basis for personal professional growth planning. The complete document (final revision) is available as a pdf here. |
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