Pro-D Events

Not sure what qualifies as Professional Development?  Check out Guidelines for Uses of Pro-D Funds – click HERE

Upcoming Pro-D Opportunities:

Sooke Pro-D Conference:   April 21, 2023
This conference will be delivered online with a selection of in-person workshops. 

Featured keynote – Gurdeep Pandher

REGISTER NOWSTA Pro-D Conference

The Outdoor Learning Store:   Any time
This charitable, non-profit organization offers various professional learning opportunities.  Check out their website for more information.  

School Gardening Mentorship Program:   January-October, 2023

Farm to School BC is offering a free mentorship program for K-12 educators in BC who are in the initial stages of creating a school garden or are revitalizing an existing school garden. This mentorship program will provide valuable skills for school-based coordination that supports both the development of a robust school garden community and tips for garden maintenance.

This program includes a series of monthly after-school online workshops, facilitated discussion groups, and the opportunity to join a supportive cohort of school garden educators from across the province.

For more information and to sign-up for workshops, click HERE

Student Learning: Data Literacy for Educators:   March 18, 25 + April 1, 2023
 FREE!  On campus @UVic.
Learn know how to summarize data from a variety of sources and transform information gleaned from them into sound instructional strategies and practices that can improve student learning.

Please email tmilford@uvic.ca for further details and/or to register
 

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING: AN ONLINE HEART-MIND COURSE:
A comprehensive and evidence-informed SEL course, delivered in a brief and engaging online format.
Group rates are available–consider enrolling a cohort of colleagues. The course takes 5-10 hours to complete, and participants will receive a Certificate upon completion. register here.

ANYTIME

  • For more upcoming opportunities put together by our district, click HERE.
  • Use your PD Funds to purchase academic journals and books. This is a great way to engage in PD, especially for those who have family commitments and find it difficult to leave home to attend conferences. Read more with this PD article

For more Pro-D Opportunities not listed here: http://hub.sd63.bc.ca/Teachers.course/view.php?id=14