INTRODUCTION

Professional development is at the heart of effective school leadership and instruction. With that in mind, the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and First Nations Schools Association (FNSA) are offering a number of professional development workshops designed specifically for First Nations school staff in British Columbia.

The sessions are being offered through Zoom videoconferencing to make them widely accessible.

We welcome your participation and feedback.

REGISTRATION

Please register for the sessions you would like to attend by clicking the name of the workshop below or the registration links provided in the workshop descriptions. After registering, you will receive an automatic confirmation email including a Zoom link.

Note the schedule below that will assist in identifying the sessions that are most relevant to your professional role.

For detailed session descriptions, please refer to the event program.

EVENT CONTACT

For questions or registration assistance, please contact Yipeng Zhang, Coordinator, First Nations Schools Support Team Administration by email at yipengz@fnesc.ca.

SCHEDULE

Date Time Workshop Audience
AUG 23 3:30-4:30pm DRUMS for Principals – Important Decisions to Start the Year – Session 1 Principals
AUG 28 9:00-11:00am Year Planning for Success – K4 K4 Educators
1:00-2:30pm Supports for Secondary Adult Centres Adult Educators
1:00-3:00pm Year Planning for Success – K-12 Teachers/EAs
2:30-4:00pm 1701s, Nominal Roll, and Reciprocal Tuition Principals/Ed. Coordinators
AUG 29 11:00am-12:00pm DRUMS Updates – Session 1 Principals/Admin. Assistants
1:00-3:00pm New Principals – What You Need to Know! Principals
AUG 30 9:00-10:00am DRUMS for Principals – Important Decisions to Start the Year – Session 2 Principals
1:00-2:00pm Criminal Records Checks: What You Need to Know! Principals/Ed. Coordinators
2:00-3:30pm The Role of an EA – Supporting Student Success! Education Assistants
AUG 31 10:00-11:00am Working with EAs Teachers
1:00-3:00pm SEP Annual Information Sharing – Session 1 Principals/LATs
SEP 1 10:00-11:00am Options for Students in Non-Independent First Nation Schools to Access Credits for the BC Graduation Certificate (the Dogwood Diploma) High School Teachers
10:00-11:00am Educational Psychology Information Sharing – Session 1 Principals/LATs
1:00-2:00pm Student Record Keeping – Session 1  Principals/Admin. Assistants
SEP 6 2:00-3:00pm DRUMS Updates – Session 2  Principals/Admin. Assistants
3:30-5:00pm Teaching in a First Nations School – What You Really Need to Know!  Teachers/EAs
SEP 7 11:00am-12:00pm Nominal Roll Adult Education Funding Adult Educators
2:00-4:00pm Language and Culture Annual Information Sharing – Session 1 Principals/LATs
SEP 8 3:30-4:30pm Working with SLPs and OTs – Session 1 Principals/LATs
SEP 13 9:00-10:00am Funding Handbook and Estimator Toolkit Principals/Ed. Coordinators
3:30-4:30pm Educational Psychology Information Sharing – Session 2 Principals/LATs
3:30-4:30pm Record Keeping for Grades 10-12 High School Teachers
SEP 14 1:00-3:00pm SEP Annual Information Sharing – Session 2 Principals/LATs
3:30-4:30pm Options for Students in Non-Independent First Nation Schools to Access Credits for the BC Graduation Certificate (the Dogwood Diploma) High School Teachers
SEP 15 3:30-4:30pm Working with SLPs and OTs – Session 2  Principals/LATs
SEP 18 3:30-5:00pm SEP Workplans for K4 Principals/LATs
SEP 19 3:30-5:00pm SEP Workplans for Grades K5-12  Principals/LATs
SEP 20 3:30-5:00pm

3:30-4:30pm

 SEP Workplans for Adult Secondary Education Programs 

Supporting EAs 

 Principals/LATs

Principals
SEP 21 2:00-4:00pm Language and Culture Annual Information Sharing – Session 2  Principals/LATs
SEP 28 3:30-4:30pm Student Record Keeping – Session 2  Principals/Admin. Assistants
OCT 3 3:30-4:30pm Getting DRUMS Ready for 1701 Submissions Principals/Admin. Assistants