Beginning October 2024, school districts interested in onboarding to the provincial Learning Management System (D2L’s Brightspace) will have a new opportunity to join our upcoming cohort. A ministry-led information session will provide an overview of how to onboard to Brightspace (K–12). A D2L-led session will provide training details and a Brightspace demo. Interested schools can …
New resources are available on the Digital literacy and the use of AI in education: supports for British Columbia schools web page to support teachers in integrating AI into their classrooms. A curriculum connections document has been added that outlines where AI and digital literacy-related learning exists in the B.C. curriculum. The web page also …
The April 2024 assessment session results are now available for the Grade 12 Literacy Assessment (LTE12), Évaluation de littératie de la 12e année – Français langue première (LTP12), and Grade 10 numeracy and literacy assessments (NME10, NMF10, LTE10, and LTP10).
The Ministry of Education and Child Care is seeking to collaborate with administrators from French Immersion programs through the establishment of a French Immersion Regional Network. The network will include representatives from different regions of the province. Further details can be found on the French Education Branch web page. Interested administrators should contact Duncan.McIndoe@gov.bc.ca by …
Evacuations from active wildfires are happening in communities across B.C. In some cases, whole communities or neighbourhoods have been evacuated. First Nations, local governments, and the Province of B.C. are working together to support evacuees by providing up to date information and delivering Emergency Support Services (ESS).
The Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General (PSSG) is hosting a virtual panel discussion on Indigenous-based Gangs as part of PSSG’s erase Organized Crime and Exploitation Information and Community of Practice series. This panel builds on a previous session led by the RCMP’s Indigenous Gang Awareness Coordinator that focused on the Indigenous gang landscape …
New resources are available for the education sector to support local considerations and decision-making regarding the use of AI tools in K–12 schools in B.C. The Digital literacy and the use of AI in education: supports for British Columbia schools web page now includes three student posters and a two-page informational sheet for parents and caregivers. Further …
To wrap up the second year of the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning’s Data and Evidence Community of Practice with Shane Safir, current Community of Practice Members will be sharing their Street Data journeys in a learning session on May 14. District leaders are invited to attend the session from 10:45 am – 12 pm. To register, please …
On Friday, April 26, your district Service Management Council Representative will receive an invitation to complete the MyEducation BC 2024 Business Value Survey. Your district’s responses are important in providing information on projected MyEducation BC usage and satisfaction. Results from the survey will be used for planning purposes and continuous improvement of the MyEducation BC …
The 2023/24 and 2024/25 Graduation Assessment schedules have been updated and posted on the Graduation Assessments: Information for Administrators web page. June administration windows for the Grade 10 Numeracy Assessment and Grade 10 and 12 Literacy Assessments have been extended to two weeks. The June 2024 assessment session begins Monday, June 3, and ends Friday, June …
