In response to sector feedback, the launch of the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning Communities of Practice (CoPs) will be delayed until October 2025. This will allow CoPs to align with the sector calendar, with sessions from October to June annually. District teams who registered for the 2025 CoP offerings will be contacted in September …
The Framework for Enhancing Student Learning team is hosting a Framework in Action Virtual Learning series this spring. These sessions will focus on sharing promising practices through short district presentations and providing opportunities for discussion between sector leaders. Superintendents are encouraged to invite their senior leadership team to the sessions; there is no attendee limit …
The B.C. Council of Administrators of Inclusive Support in Education’s (BC CAISE) Spring Conference—Inspiring Voices: Learning Together Through Experience and Story—will be held in Vancouver on May 22 and 23. This two-day conference will feature keynote speaker Myles Himmelreich, whose work is focused on bringing awareness and supports to all individuals with diverse learning styles, …
As part of the BC Learning Pathways project, the K-4 Foundational English Language Arts and Mathematics Learning Progressions and K-4 English Language Arts and Math Proficiency Profiles are available now on the K-4 Foundational Learning Progressions website for provincial field review. These new resources support teachers in developing students’ reading, writing, oral language and math …
The 15th annual BC Child & Youth in Care Week is taking place from June 2-8, 2025. This event seeks to recognize children and youth in and from government care by celebrating their talents, contributions, and dreams. If you know a child or youth in or from government care ages 6 to 28 years old, …
Please join us February 27 at 3:10 pm PT for the fifth Analytics Engagement and Information Sharing Session of the 2024/25 school year for an overview of the Foundation Skills Assessment Power BI report, the Future Completion file, and the new methodology for Graduation Assessments. See the poster for more information and the registration link. …
February 26 is Pink Shirt Day in B.C. This annual event is a day to embrace inclusion, celebrate diversity and stand up to bullying. On Wednesday, February 26, wear pink to take a stand against bullying and demonstrate our collective commitment to practicing kindness and acceptance. For more information and resources, visit the erase website.
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As part of the K-12 Literacy Supports Initiative, professional learning grants are in the process of being distributed to all school districts. Information on grant funding parameters will be included in the grant letters, along with additional guidance documentation to support district planning. Further to the K-12 Literacy Supports Information Sheet sent out last fall, …
As part of the provincial K-12 Literacy Supports initiative, the Ministry of Education and Child Care, in collaboration with BCcampus, is seeking input from K-12 teachers and educational support staff on online resource needs related to student literacy development, via a brief survey. The ministry is requesting that school district superintendents and leads distribute this …
