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5:00pm PST

Wednesday Night Reception Coast Hotel - Port Alberni Room

8:00am PST

Coffee and Pastries Mt. Benson Lobby

8:30am PST

Welcome Benson Ballroom

9:00am PST

Inclusion: Who, What, Where, When, Why? Benson BallroomShelley Moore (Keynote)

9:40am PST

Break TBA

10:00am PST

Activating Prior Knowledge for English Language LearnersFULL Departure Bay Room AAlexander Kowalchuk • Evan Parr Art Integration in the ClassroomFILLING Departure Bay Room BMercedes DuBois • Destry Glover • Lucas Smart Creating Sustainable Societies in SchoolsLIMITED Nanaimo River BSkylar Brassard Design It Science! Implementing Engineering Problem Solving in the Science ClassroomFULL Duke Point RoomAlida Einarson • Kayla Goossen • Madison Hanson • Kaleigh Porier Do It Because It's Right, Not Because It's EasyLIMITED Dodd Narrows BRayanna Dennill • David Landrey • Kyle Vandersteen Embedding Social and Emotional Learning in the CurriculumFULL Dodd Narrows AMeaghan Storey Planning to escape: connecting curriculum with escape room scenarios in your classroomFULL Mt Benson ACharlotte Dobson Pushing Play: Using Digital Technology in the Early YearsLIMITED Shaw AuditoriumAshley Mayberry • Chelsea Simpson Student Engagement through Pop-CultureLIMITED Nanaimo River ARoyce Murray The Partnership between Early Career Teachers and Certified Education Assistants - the Keys to SuccessLIMITED Millstone RiverAmber Bruce • Taylor-Rae Harvey • susan mckay • Dr. Nan Stevens The Strategic Use of Music, Videos and Animations to Decrease Stress During Lectures, Quizzes, and Exams Whilst Increasing Active Listening, Participation, and RetentionLIMITED Lantzville RoomJonathan Blanchet • Jessie Hoffart Faculty Session: Moving Forward in Teacher Education Mt Benson B

11:15am PST

Designing Technology Inclusive Pedagogy in Teacher Education that Translates into Classroom PracticeLIMITED Shaw AuditoriumDr. Eva Brown Meta-linguistic Awareness for Academic SuccessLIMITED Millstone RiverGloria Ramirez • Stacey Turner 1. A Course for Student teachers about the importance of High Expectations for Students; 2. Teacher to Teacher - Sharing the WisdomFILLING Nanaimo River ADebbie Bailey • Cynthia Prasow • SUSANA RAMIREZ 1. Digital ePortfolio: From chosen assignment to cross-program hub; 2. Using Technology as a Teaching ToolLIMITED Duke Point RoomEmma Denhoff • Tim Hopper • Allison Smith • Chantel Wilkinson 1. Fostering Mental Wellbeing in our Schools; 2. Self-Regulation and Fidget toolsFULL Departure Bay Room AKara Barkwell • Brittany Eliuk • Halie Friesen • Shania Hounsell • Ashly Young 1. Indigenous Inquiry Kits; 2. Becoming an Indigenous Ally: Inquiry and inclusion in a practicumFULL Lantzville RoomMorgan Paulson • Jacqueline Sinclair 1. Initial Teacher Education Action Research: Digipen Project-Based Learning; 2. Engagement at Play: The Cognitive Science in GamificationLIMITED Mt Benson AAndrew Brown • Edward Howe • Sara Spada 1. ITEP Student Experiences in the Indigenous Professional Development SchoolLIMITED Dodd Narrows BCarson Mercredi • Jasmyn Opikokew 1. Making learning come alive for ELL students; 2. Augmented Physical EducationFULL Mt Benson BMarlene Aranton • Jose Carlos Esteban • Jake Hardy • Mitchell Lee • Mark Vuorela • Ziyi Wu 1. Planting Indigenous Knowledge into the Curriculum; 2. Sustainable Future Through Indigenous TeachingsFULL Nanaimo River BMaxine Panchuk • Olivia Ullyot 1. SEL for Teacher Candidates; 2. How Well Do Pre-Service Teachers Understand ScaffoldingLIMITED Dodd Narrows AJanet Carroll • Linda Edworthy • Nancy Norman • Barbara Salingre • Ruthanne Tobin 1. Unit Plan Roundtable: A Feedforward Session; 2. Don't Plan Your Lesson Twice!LIMITED Departure Bay Room BChristopher Klune • Aaron Sauve

12:30pm PST

Thursday Lunch Benson Ballroom

1:25pm PST

Songs from the Principal’s Office – A Musical Keynote Benson BallroomRick Scott (Keynote)

2:10pm PST

Making Wrapped Up: Exploring Curriculum Wrappers as Scaffolds for Teacher LearningLIMITED Nanaimo River BSandra Becker • Jennifer Lock Bringing the Blanket Exercise Into Your ClassroomLIMITED Mt Benson ATrina Everall • Karen Nelson Digital Footprints & Digital Professionalism for Today's EducatorLIMITED Shaw AuditoriumJulia Hengstler Individualized Support during Field ExperienceLIMITED Dodd Narrows ACaroline Lakusta • Tracy Tucker • Patricia Wierstra Manitoba Mathe'magic'FULL Mt Benson BCaroline Dornn • Sandy Margetts • Britney Martin • Michelle Olinyk • Tiffany • Susan Waldner Problem Based Learning in the University Classroom: A Case StudyLIMITED Nanaimo River ACyril Kesten Relationships Make The DifferenceFULL Departure Bay Room APat Trottier The Road to Fact Fluency is Paved with CreativityFULL Lantzville RoomMartha Koch The Unexamined Life: Inquiry-based Teaching and LearningFULL Dodd Narrows BCarol Fedyk • Andrew Kitchenham • Deborah Koehn Transformation of Teacher Education at UVICFILLING Duke Point RoomDana Bell • Jamie Burren • David Fletcher • Erika Ingram • Kerry Robertson • Kathy Sanford Utilizing Mindfulness and Active Meditation for Classroom ManagementFULL Departure Bay Room BJackie Kirk • Reilly Marceau • Sarra Nazar 1. Snapshot of a Soul Place in the land of special needs; 2. Fun and Easy Ways to Infuse Diversity Education into Any CurriculumLIMITED Millstone RiverRick Scott and Valley Hannell • Janis Ollson

3:20pm PST

Board Games and Design-Based LearningFULL Nanaimo River BAlexander Kowalchuk Discussions on the Earth CharterLIMITED Lantzville RoomGerben van Straaten Interdisciplinary Unit: Sustainability and Colonization of MarsLIMITED Dodd Narrows AAmanda Baird • Youssef Chehade • Kelsey Hurt • Brandon Kaduhr • Evan Parr • Jada Pavan Let's Get Graphic: Using Comics for Deeper LearningLIMITED Dodd Narrows BChristopher Klune Field Experience Accommodation Meeting Millstone RiverUniversity of Winnipeg 1. Paired Placements in a First Year Education Practicum; 2. Co-Teaching as Pre-Service Teachers in an Embedded Practicum; 3. Exploring the Supervision Dynamic During an Initial Teacher Education Practicum: A Case...LIMITED Duke Point RoomAlex Kellar • Wendy Klassen • Judy Larsen • Anne MacLean • Lauren Malec • Greg Ogilvie • Dr. Awneet Sivia Table One 1. “While You Were Away"; 2. Social Anxiety in the ClassroomFULL Mt Benson ACaroline Alexander • Hannah Morales • Oceana Pazarena Table One: 1. Moving Forward with Digital Technologies in Teacher Education; 2. STEMulating with Science Fiction: Using Literature and Film to Engage Students in STEM; 3. Expanding the educational discussion on...FILLING Mt Benson BStephen Bishop • Yvonne Dawydiak • Kevin Wilcox Table One: 1. Outdoor Education and Sustainable Futures: Regenerating Broken Links of Place and Curriculum; 2. Sustainability Project in Alternative Education; 3. Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into Teaching...FULL Departure Bay Room BCourtney Van De Kerckhove • Katlyn Paslawski • Erin Warkman Table Two 1. Picture Books and Immigration Challenges: An Interrogation of Literary Content Based on a Case Study of Three Adult Immigrants Recalling Childhood Transitions to Canada; 2. Not Only Essays: Creativity...LIMITED Mt Benson AYina Liu • Jennifer Nahrgang Table Two: 1. Focus; 2. Interdisplinary Passion Based Learning; 3. No time for sitting in PEFULL Departure Bay Room BKaley Cochrane • Christine Dalman • Lisa Dumoulin • Lindsy Friendship • Amanda Hunter • Maggie Rebalski Table Two: 1. Strengthening social emotional learning in the elementary classroom; 2. The Buddy System Program; 3. "It's a process, not a fait accompli": Challenging Conformity and Navigating Criticality in Teacher...FULL Mt Benson BJayne Cormack • Noella Piquette • Nicola Racanelli • Clea Schmidt 1. A CRITICAL INQUIRY: Student Privacy in the Digital Era; 2. Preparing Students for The Digital WorldFILLING Shaw AuditoriumBenita Faralli • Kait Hart • Taylor Heywood 1. Find Your Balance - Balancing Wellness Through the use of the Medicine Wheel; 2. Interdisciplinary Self-Regulation for the ClassroomFULL Nanaimo River Ajanet brockhurst • Karsten Hoehn 1. LGBTTQ2S Sustainability Under the New BCTF Anti-Bullying Protection Policy; 2. Decolonizing Senior Social StudiesFILLING Departure Bay Room AAdam Barron • Bernt Hanson

4:45pm PST

Faculty Conversations Modern CafeVIU

5:30pm PST

Thursday Night Social Old City Station Pub

8:30am PST

Coffee Benson Ballroom

9:00am PST

"The Philosophy of ‘Tsawalk' and the Powerful Emergence of ‘Atla': The Critical Role of Higher Learning to Address Increased Disconnection in a World Completely Connected". Benson BallroomShawn Atleo (Keynote)

9:50am PST

Creating digital stories with youth on mental health issuesLIMITED Shaw AuditoriumJennifer Mullett Enriching Your Program with Garage Sale TreasuresLIMITED Mt Benson AKaiten Critchlow • Darcy Manns • Sandy Margetts • Courtney Osudar • Danielle Pilatic Exercises in Empathetic Thinking; Get Your Students "Thinking Outside the Books"FULL Nanaimo River APeter Bjornson Fostering the Desire of Students to Communicate in French within Immersive Learning CommunitiesLIMITED Duke Point RoomNicolas Fortin Good Intentions Are Not The Antidote: Strategies For Overcoming Privilege in BC's New CurriculumLIMITED Mt Benson BBobbi Smith It Takes a Community to Educate a Teacher: Moving Forward With Problem Based Learning PedagogyFULL Departure Bay Room AMargot Filipenko Mirrors and Windows: Using Refugee Children’s Literature to Broaden Understanding and Validate ExperiencesLIMITED Millstone RiverLynne Wiltse Ms. Frizzle was Right: The Value of Experiential LearningLIMITED Dodd Narrows BHayley Atkins • Kai Barker Promoting Prowess: Empowering Females in Pursuit of STEMLIMITED Dodd Narrows ACharla Anderson • Stephanie Malcolm Videogames as Positive Learning EnvironmentsFILLING Departure Bay Room BJamie Burren • Tim Hopper • Nate Kaye • Kathy Sanford • Matt Wesley Weaving Aboriginal Content into the ClassroomFULL Lantzville RoomCorissa Campbell • Lauren Geneau • MaryDawn Macwatt • Katie Winterbottom 1. Students and Experiential Learning with Blanket Stories; 2. Learning with the Environment: Bringing Nature InsideLIMITED Nanaimo River BNicole Currie • Miranda Sadler • Cameron Tataryn • Haley Taylor • Kara Wiseman

11:20am PST

Curiosity and MathFULL Duke Point RoomWendy Klassen Emerging digital ePortfolio practices in university and schoolsFILLING Shaw AuditoriumDana Bell • Tim Hopper • Kerry Robertson • Kathy Sanford Making an Indigenous case for critical service-learning and critical pedagogy within teacher educationLIMITED Departure Bay Room BPatricia Danyluk • Yvonne Poitras Pratt NITEP and the Mental Health and Wellness Program: Providing Holistic Student SupportFULL Mt Benson BCarlyn Andres • Jessica La Rochelle • Jaymyn La Vallee Strong NationsLIMITED Nanaimo River ATerri Mack Using Technology in Assessment and Building Executive Functioning SkillsFILLING Millstone RiverTavia Freedman 1. Censorship and Academic Freedom in Iran; 2. Effective Language InstructionLIMITED Nanaimo River BHossein Raeesi • May Yuen 1. Creative thinking in the classroom?! 2. Is Equal Fair? Sustainable Testing Accommodations for StudentsFULL Dodd Narrows AMichelle Andruskievicz • Alina Wilson 1. Drama and the Curriculum; 2. Your Students Need Business SkillsFILLING Dodd Narrows BRyan Seipp • Cjay Thun 1. The Sounds of my Neighbourhood: ecopedagogy, soundscape, and music education; 2. Global EducationLIMITED Departure Bay Room AJami Reimer • Stefania Rosioru • Brian Yin

12:35pm PST

Make Your Bed Benson BallroomChantal Stefan (Keynote)

1:20pm PST

Closing Remarks TBA