Register by Friday, February 12 at thinklangley.com
Session B: 10:20 AM to 11:45 AM
Help — This Kid is Out of Control! Caitlin Kellner and Monika Tarampi Langley School District
Do you have students who are unable to calm down, self-regulate or who have difficulty on the playground? These problems are often the result of a skills deficit. Participants will learn to utilize the most powerful tool we have — teaching. You will leave with a variety of strategies and resources to teach students behavioural skills. Monika Tarampi and Caitlin Kellner are district teachers with Learning Support Services (Integration Support). Both have extensive experience working with a variety of children who have challenging behaviour. Monika and Caitlin both trained at UBC in the faculty of Educational Psychology and Special Education with a focus on Autism, challenging behaviour and emotional or behavioural disorders. Subject: Primary, Intermediate, Middle, Student Support
Session B: 10:20 AM to 11:45 AM
Dig-Citizenship is Not One Lesson Sandra Averill - #think35 @Av3rill
Discover how to empower your students with the digital skills needed to think creatively and critically about appropriate technology use online. You will try each of these techniques on your iPad or iPhone, and will be prepared to use them with your students or own children upon leaving. Please be sure to bring your iPad or iPhone and download the following apps prior to arrival: iBooks, Metadata Cut, Photoshop Express, ChatterPix, Common Sense Compass and Twitter. Sandra Averill is #think35’s district teacher for digital literacies, K-12. She is a firm believer that digital citizenship skills should be part of everything we do in developing socially responsible students. Subject: Primary, Intermediate, Middle, Secondary, New Curriculum, Physical Education/Health, Technology
Session B: 10:20 AM to 11:45 AM
Seven Sacred Laws Through Graffiti
Jeska Slater - Young Artist Warriors Fisher River Cree Nation This workshop combines traditional knowledge on wellness and personal accountability with teachings about graffiti and urban-styled art. No artistic ability required. This workshop brings together three main concepts: -Inter-generational resilience and the passing down of sacred gifts (inner resources, protective factors and capacities) for well-being through traditional knowledge; -How to incorporate street art styles in a respectful way that encourages constructive uses of the art form; -Youth and the Seven Sacred Laws: how we can make traditional knowledge relevant to youth today. Jeska Slater is a Nehiyah iskwew (Cree woman) whose family is from Ochekwi Sipi (Fisher River Cree Nation) in Manitoba. She has been working with youth for eight years. Her work combines traditional teachings and value systems with contemporary art like hip hop, graffiti and other unique elements to engage young people. Her training includes Aboriginal Child and Youth Care Counseling, Indigenous Trauma Informed Practice and Culture as Treatment. Jeska wishes to honour her ancestry by empowering First Nations youth and highlighting the concept of inter-generational resilience, or the passing down of gifts, culture and personal wellness through our ancestry. Subject: Primary, Intermediate, Middle, Secondary, Aboriginal Education, Arts, Humanities, Health and Wellness This workshop is also offered in session C.
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