Online Workshops Links

The full list of In-person and Online workshops can be found here.

Keynote (9:45am - 10:45am)

Exploring generative AI through an indigenous lens

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86463598448

 

SESSION 1 (10:00am - 11:00am)

Megan Roughley - SD45
Alex Bleim - SD45

Room 203 and Online

AI Success in Intermediate Classrooms
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82350189710

Curious about how to bring AI into your grade 4–7 classroom in a way that feels purposeful and supportive of student learning? In this workshop, we’ll explore practical strategies for introducing AI tools while co-creating classroom norms that promote safe, responsible, and empowering use of technology. Together, we’ll look at ways AI can enhance teaching and learning, with a focus on using MagicSchool (or another AI tool approved by your district). Participants will also have hands-on time to explore, plan, and consider how AI can work for their unique classroom context.

Intermediate

Shannon Hagen - SD71
Room 301 and Online

Canva Shortcuts - Work Smarter NOT Harder
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82897517408

Tired of spending hours designing? In this fun, fast-paced session, discover Canva hacks that cut your design time in half. From clever tricks to hidden gems, you’ll leave with new ways to create eye-catching resources and more time back in your day.

Primary, Intermediate, Secondary, General

Greg Sutherland - SFU
Room 302 and Online  

 

Keynote Follow-up: Exploring generative AI through an Indigenous Lens
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86463598448

Join our keynote speaker for a deeper conversation following the keynote address, Exploring generative AI through an Indigenous Lens. This interactive session will provide an opportunity to reflect on the ideas shared in the keynote and to explore how generative AI intersects with Indigenous ways of knowing, learning, and teaching. Participants will consider the opportunities and challenges of AI use in schools for both students and educators, and discuss how to approach emerging technologies in ways that are ethical, inclusive, and grounded in community values.

 Primary, Intermediate, Secondary, General

SESSION 2 (11:15am - 12:15pm)

Jessica Liew - SD39
Room 203 and Online

A Balanced Blend
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82350189710

Our workload as teachers can be overwhelming, but blended learning (a mix of digital and offline learning activities) can help you leverage technology to streamline your workload and free yourself up to do more of what teachers love best: helping students. In this workshop, you'll learn how to strategically blend instruction to give you more time to provide meaningful feedback and support and give students more ownership of their own learning. You don't need to have a computer lab to make this model work. This model can be adapted to make use of whatever technology you have available to you in your classroom.

Intermediate, Secondary

Cari Wilson - SD45
Room 301 and Online

Digital Tools for Elementary Schools
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82897517408

In this fast-paced session we will take a whirlwind tour of some of the cool digital tools that are out there for elementary school teachers and kids. From Literacy to Numeracy to ADST and AI, there's a digital tool for almost everything!!

Primary, Intermediate, Secondary

Michelle McTavish - SD41
Room 303 and Online

From Idea to Story: Digital Supports for the Writing Process
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86463598448

In this interactive workshop, you will explore how digital tools can enhance each stage of the narrative writing process. From brainstorming and planning to drafting, revising, and publishing, participants will discover practical ways to integrate technology that fosters creativity, voice, and multimodal expression. Digital storytelling - from start to finish!

 

CUEBC AGM (12:15pm - 1:30pm)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86463598448

 

SESSION 3 (1:30pm - 2:30pm)

Dave McCristall - SD43
Room 203 and Online

Throw out your grade book: Make MYEd your hero:
Thinking about assessment and making your teacher life easier...
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82350189710

In this workshop I'll teach you how to create custom comment banks in MYEd to make student reporting much more streamlined. I won't be showing you how to create a grade book in MYEd, in fact, I'll explain how I've thrown out my grade books which has lead to more authentic assessment and reporting.

I'll share a wide variety of ways that I assess and evaluate student learning that don't require a mark book and streamline your assessment practice.

Primary, Intermediate, Secondary

Lisa Read - SD79
Room 231 and Online

Story Telling with the Digital classroom
https://focusedresources-ca.zoom.us/j/68543677239

Have a look at the Digital Classroom-- you might know and use these products-- but have you tried using these resources in a Story-Telling setting? Bring your ideas and questions!

General

Cari Wilson - SD45
Room 301 and Online

AI Literacy for Students and Teachers
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82897517408

West Vancouver Schools, in conjunction with Focused Education Resources, has developed a year-long series of AI Literacy lessons and resources. In this session, we will take a look at what AI literacy is and why it is so important for both teachers and students to have a understanding. Then we will go over the lessons and provide everyone with links to the resources!

Primary, Intermediate, Secondary

Ian Landy - SD47
Room 335 and Online

Primary Clubs (not stations)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86463598448

Here is the list of what we will talk about during the session:

Where is Landy’s thinking taking learners??
#MathMonday: Recreational Mathematics - putting the fun into numbers
#ToonTuesday: Cartoonists club - how do we see and use comics and cartooning as part of ELA and finding joy in reading/writing
#WizardsOnTheCoastWednesday: how role playing games can unleash imaginative play
#tEChursdAI: how we blend AI tools into the broader tech experience
#TaskmasterFriday: weekly ‘simple’ challenges but also expands into bigger challenges via TaskMasterEDU during our community connections days
VideoGame Club (more of the why than the ‘what’ and a tease how this can be used for ELA!)
Is your school ready for a #comiccon?

Primary, Intermediate