WestCast 2017 at VIU

Wednesday Night Reception 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Welcome 8:30am - 9:00am

Inclusion: Who, What, Where, When, Why? 9:00am - 9:40am

Thursday Lunch 12:30pm - 1:20pm

Songs from the Principal’s Office – A Musi... 1:25pm - 2:05pm

Activating Prior Knowledge for English Language Learners 10:00am - 11:10am

1. Fostering Mental Wellbeing in our Schools; 2. Self-Regulation and Fidge... 11:15am - 12:25pm

Relationships Make The Difference 2:10pm - 3:15pm

1. LGBTTQ2S Sustainability Under the New BCTF Anti-Bullying Protection Pol... 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Art Integration in the Classroom 10:00am - 11:10am

1. Unit Plan Roundtable: A Feedforward Session; 2. Don't Plan Your Lesson... 11:15am - 12:25pm

Utilizing Mindfulness and Active Meditation for Classroom Management 2:10pm - 3:15pm

Table One: 1. Outdoor Education and Sustainable Futures: Regenerating Brok... 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Table Two: 1. Focus; 2. Interdisplinary Passion Based Learning; 3. No tim... 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Embedding Social and Emotional Learning in the Curriculum 10:00am - 11:10am

1. SEL for Teacher Candidates; 2. How Well Do Pre-Service Teachers Underst... 11:15am - 12:25pm

Individualized Support during Field Experience 2:10pm - 3:15pm

Interdisciplinary Unit: Sustainability and Colonization of Mars 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Do It Because It's Right, Not Because It's Easy 10:00am - 11:10am

1. ITEP Student Experiences in the Indigenous Professional Development Sch... 11:15am - 12:25pm

The Unexamined Life: Inquiry-based Teaching and Learning 2:10pm - 3:15pm

Let's Get Graphic: Using Comics for Deeper Learning 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Design It Science! Implementing Engineering Problem Solving in the Science... 10:00am - 11:10am

1. Digital ePortfolio: From chosen assignment to cross-program hub; 2. Usi... 11:15am - 12:25pm

Transformation of Teacher Education at UVIC 2:10pm - 3:15pm

1. Paired Placements in a First Year Education Practicum; 2. Co-Teaching a... 3:20pm - 4:30pm

The Strategic Use of Music, Videos and Animations to Decrease Stress Durin... 10:00am - 11:10am

1. Indigenous Inquiry Kits; 2. Becoming an Indigenous Ally: Inquiry and in... 11:15am - 12:25pm

The Road to Fact Fluency is Paved with Creativity 2:10pm - 3:15pm

The Partnership between Early Career Teachers and Certified Education Assi... 10:00am - 11:10am

Meta-linguistic Awareness for Academic Success 11:15am - 12:25pm

1. Snapshot of a Soul Place in the land of special needs; 2. Fun and... 2:10pm - 3:15pm

Field Experience Accommodation Meeting 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Faculty Conversations 4:45pm - 6:30pm

Planning to escape: connecting curriculum with escape room scenarios in yo... 10:00am - 11:10am

1. Initial Teacher Education Action Research: Digipen Project-Based Learni... 11:15am - 12:25pm

Bringing the Blanket Exercise Into Your Classroom 2:10pm - 3:15pm

Table One 1. “While You Were Away"; 2. Social Anxiety in the Classroom 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Table Two 1. Picture Books and Immigration Challenges: An Interrogation of... 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Faculty Session: Moving Forward in Teacher Education 10:00am - 11:10am

1. Making learning come alive for ELL students; 2. Augmented Physical Educ... 11:15am - 12:25pm

Manitoba Mathe'magic' 2:10pm - 3:15pm

Table One: 1. Moving Forward with Digital Technologies in Teacher Educatio... 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Table Two: 1. Strengthening social emotional learning in the elementary cl... 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Coffee and Pastries 8:00am - 8:30am

Student Engagement through Pop-Culture 10:00am - 11:10am

1. A Course for Student teachers about the importance of High Expectations... 11:15am - 12:25pm

Problem Based Learning in the University Classroom: A Case Study 2:10pm - 3:15pm

1. Find Your Balance - Balancing Wellness Through the use of the Medicine... 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Creating Sustainable Societies in Schools 10:00am - 11:10am

1. Planting Indigenous Knowledge into the Curriculum; 2. Sustainable Futur... 11:15am - 12:25pm

Making Wrapped Up: Exploring Curriculum Wrappers as Scaffolds for Tea... 2:10pm - 3:15pm

Board Games and Design-Based Learning 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Thursday Night Social 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Pushing Play: Using Digital Technology in the Early Years 10:00am - 11:10am

Designing Technology Inclusive Pedagogy in Teacher Education that Translat... 11:15am - 12:25pm

Digital Footprints & Digital Professionalism for Today's Educator 2:10pm - 3:15pm

1. A CRITICAL INQUIRY: Student Privacy in the Digital Era; 2. Preparing St... 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Break

Coffee 8:30am - 9:00am

"The Philosophy of ‘Tsawalk' and the Power... 9:00am - 9:40am

Make Your Bed 12:35pm - 1:15pm

It Takes a Community to Educate a Teacher: Moving Forward With Problem Ba... 9:50am - 11:00am

1. The Sounds of my Neighbourhood: ecopedagogy, soundscape, and music educ... 11:20am - 12:30pm

Videogames as Positive Learning Environments 9:50am - 11:00am

Making an Indigenous case for critical service-learning and critical pedag... 11:20am - 12:30pm

Promoting Prowess: Empowering Females in Pursuit of STEM 9:50am - 11:00am

1. Creative thinking in the classroom?! 2. Is Equal Fair? Sustainable Test... 11:20am - 12:30pm

Ms. Frizzle was Right: The Value of Experiential Learning 9:50am - 11:00am

1. Drama and the Curriculum; 2. Your Students Need Business Skills 11:20am - 12:30pm

Fostering the Desire of Students to Communicate in French within Immersive... 9:50am - 11:00am

Curiosity and Math 11:20am - 12:30pm

Weaving Aboriginal Content into the Classroom 9:50am - 11:00am

Mirrors and Windows: Using Refugee Children’s Literature to Broaden Unders... 9:50am - 11:00am

Using Technology in Assessment and Building Executive Functioning Skills 11:20am - 12:30pm

Enriching Your Program with Garage Sale Treasures 9:50am - 11:00am

Good Intentions Are Not The Antidote: Strategies For Overcoming Privilege... 9:50am - 11:00am

NITEP and the Mental Health and Wellness Program: Providing Holistic Stude... 11:20am - 12:30pm

Exercises in Empathetic Thinking; Get Your Students "Thinking Outside the... 9:50am - 11:00am

Strong Nations 11:20am - 12:30pm

1. Students and Experiential Learning with Blanket Stories; 2. Learning wi... 9:50am - 11:00am

1. Censorship and Academic Freedom in Iran; 2. Effective Language Instruct... 11:20am - 12:30pm

Creating digital stories with youth on mental health issues 9:50am - 11:00am

Emerging digital ePortfolio practices in university and schools 11:20am - 12:30pm

Closing Remarks 1:20pm - 1:50pm