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11:15am PST

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

2:10pm PST

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

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

9:50am PST

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

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