Weakest excuse some educators made recently for systemic disparity in education outcomes is that a group of Indigenous learners lives in poverty. Poverty doesn't reduce one's brain & heart power. Making limiting assumptions & having racist biases DOES negatively affect learners.
Toutes nos félicitations à Isabelle Côté (Colombie-Britannique), récipiendaire du Prix d’excellence en immersion française soulignant sa contribution exceptionnelle à l’immersion française au Canada.
Pope Francis has apologized to the Métis, Inuit and First Nations delegation. “I am very sorry.” He will be in Canada this July where we hope to hear it again and again and again. #allmyrelations#trc58
Joignez-vous à nous pour explorer la ville de Québec avec des enseignant·es de français de partout au Canada! Don't miss out! Only 10 spots left for teachers! @UBCTeacherEd @MeikeWernicke @ngeorgeUBC @Bournot_Trites @UBC_LLED @UBC_PDCE @dtij@RLavrencic@ACPI_
Huge thanks to @mmetang for Monday's inspiring & interactive workshop with our French specialization TCs. We had the privilege to discuss the linguistic identity for future French teachers in light of Dr. Tang's proposed concept of 'Ideal Dispositions for a Bilingual Identity'.
We are so excited for our amazing secondary teacher candidates as they begin their extended practicum today! Wishing everyone a safe and fruitful experience in the classroom, and feeling thankful for how adaptable you have all been with the present circumstances.
Yay! The book “Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education in Canada” is out! Read our chapter (co-authored w/ Amanda Holmes) “Indigenous Thinkers: Decolonizing and Transforming the Academy through Indigenous Rationality https://t.co/P689zS6FiV Mahalo @SheilaCoteMeek @tmoekepickering
There are a lot of French language resources for at-home learning circulating, so teacher-to-be @bea_naom1 took on six of her favourites to help parents and students. Check out her video 👇 #FrImm#Bilingual#bcedchat https://t.co/ekBw1AppMd
Here’s the latest in our series on mental health literacy. This one tackles stress https://t.co/dBulMrJkNH via @YouTube@StanKutcher@vernondavemack @mmecarr @ChrisGilham3
Huge news in B.C. today: Federal and provincial governments announced $2.3M for French language teacher recruitment, incentives and program expansions! #bced@Rob_Fleming@melaniejoly#FrImm#bilingual
We are thrilled to offer something new this year...a learning experience specifically for French program administrators with our keynote @Bowlkar. If you want to learn strategies to support French teachers & programs in your schools, this is designed for your needs #bced@BCPVPA