Registration Information:
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Registration for teachers & presenters is now opened! Register early to avoid disappointment and secure your first choice workshop selections! Attendees must purchase a membership to the BCATML as well as the conference registration fees at the time of registration using a credit card. All conference attendees receive a complimentary joint one-year membership to the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT), a $45 savings!
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Early-bird rates until Sept. 15:
BCTF Member $80 Non-BCTF Member $105 Retired/TTOC $55 Pre-service Teacher $55 Workshop Presenter - PSA dues only |
Regular rates from Sept. 16 - Oct. 6:
BCTF Member $120 Non-BCTF Member $145 Retired/TTOC $95 Pre-service Teacher $95 Workshop Presenter - PSA dues only |
Late registration from Oct. 7 - 19:
BCTF Member $140 Non-BCTF Member $165 Retired/TTOC $115 Pre-service Teacher $115 Workshop Presenter - PSA dues only |
PSA Dues: BCTF member: $40; Non-BCTF member: $65; BCTF Retired Teacher: $15; Teacher Teaching On Call: $15; Pre-Service Teacher: $15
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Take this opportunity to renew your creative ideas and get inspired with some classroom activities for your back to school routine! We have also included second languages curriculum updates for you, as well as planning tools and information about our fall conference, Celebrating Languages! Register early, as this event is sure to fill up!
Click here to download a free pdf copy of our newsletter.
Take this opportunity to renew your creative ideas and get inspired with some classroom activities for your back to school routine! We have also included second languages curriculum updates for you, as well as planning tools and information about our fall conference, Celebrating Languages! Register early, as this event is sure to fill up!
Click here to download a free pdf copy of our newsletter.
Gurpreet Bains is this year's keynote speaker!
With this year's fall conference occurring on Diwali weekend, BCATML is proud to announce Gurpreet Bains as this year's keynote speaker for our Celebrating Languages Conference.
Gurpreet Kaur Bains is an award winning teacher with 20 years teaching experience. She is the Modern Languages Department Head of Surrey's LA Matheson Secondary School. Gurpreet embodies her beliefs in empowering students, engaging community, and thinking critically around culture, all through Punjabi Language instruction. She has worked with the Next Hundred Years Mentorship Program, Kaur Project, VISAFF, Shakti Society, Dhahan Youth Prize, Surrey School District Film and Speech festival, the Punjabi Language Education Association, and the Indus Media Foundation. All of this falls under the umbrella of Punjabi Mustang; a program dedicated to taking ownership of language and connecting to one’s roots.
Gurpreet strongly believes that collaboration between teachers, languages, and subjects are key. This is highlighted with her partnerships with a diverse group of community partners to include Mustang Justice. She believes that a language is not just words.
Gurpreet Kaur Bains is an award winning teacher with 20 years teaching experience. She is the Modern Languages Department Head of Surrey's LA Matheson Secondary School. Gurpreet embodies her beliefs in empowering students, engaging community, and thinking critically around culture, all through Punjabi Language instruction. She has worked with the Next Hundred Years Mentorship Program, Kaur Project, VISAFF, Shakti Society, Dhahan Youth Prize, Surrey School District Film and Speech festival, the Punjabi Language Education Association, and the Indus Media Foundation. All of this falls under the umbrella of Punjabi Mustang; a program dedicated to taking ownership of language and connecting to one’s roots.
Gurpreet strongly believes that collaboration between teachers, languages, and subjects are key. This is highlighted with her partnerships with a diverse group of community partners to include Mustang Justice. She believes that a language is not just words.
Keynote details:
Infusion of culture is not just dine, dance and dress. What can we do as language educators to promote stronger connections to identity, language, and culture in a language program? Gurpreet will cover these themes and questions by reflecting on her 15 years of instruction. Gurpreet will challenge you to discover the iceberg of culture and how this produces a more in-depth discovery of language and thereby create more empowered and connected students.
Infusion of culture is not just dine, dance and dress. What can we do as language educators to promote stronger connections to identity, language, and culture in a language program? Gurpreet will cover these themes and questions by reflecting on her 15 years of instruction. Gurpreet will challenge you to discover the iceberg of culture and how this produces a more in-depth discovery of language and thereby create more empowered and connected students.
Workshop schedule & descriptions:
BCATML has completed the workshop schedule for this year's conference and will offer 33 workshops in total. Each session is 75 minutes in length, with three sessions to attend throughout the day in the following language groups: General (open to all languages), French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish, and Elementary & Middle Years. Below, you will find downloadable descriptions for each session, as well as workshops at a glance documents to help you plan your professional learning day with us!
Workshops at a glance - by session (click image for larger view)
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Workshops at a glance - all sessions (click image for larger view)
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Workshop descriptions (download PDF below)
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Workshops by title & presenters (download PDF below)
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Conference Hotel:
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Victoria Elk Lake Hotel & Suites
4670 Elk Lake Drive
Victoria, BC V8Z M52
Direct: 1-250-704-4656
Email: suites@hojovictoria.ca
www.wyndhamhotels.com/hojo/victoria-british-columbia/howard-johnson-hotel-and-suites-victoria-elk-lake/overview
4670 Elk Lake Drive
Victoria, BC V8Z M52
Direct: 1-250-704-4656
Email: suites@hojovictoria.ca
www.wyndhamhotels.com/hojo/victoria-british-columbia/howard-johnson-hotel-and-suites-victoria-elk-lake/overview
GROUP CODE: 251019BCT (book by September 25th)
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Room types: (1-4 occupants, depending on the room type)
Standard Two Queens $157.52 + 15% tax Standard One Queen $113.52 + 15% tax One Bedroom Suite $148.72 + 15% tax Junior Suite $157.52 + 15% tax Kitchen Suite $167.00 + 15% tax |
** Rates are based on double occupancy
** Additional occupants $15.00 + 15% tax each, up to a maximum of 4 people per room ** Room rates include free parking and complimentary Wi-Fi ** In-room amenities include mini fridge, microwave, and coffee maker ** Check-in: after 15:00; Check-out: before 11:00 |
Cancellation policy: No charge if cancelled before October 20, 2019. After October 20, 2019, there will be a one night room and tax charge.
Travel information:
Air Canada is the official Canadian Airline for the BCATML Celebrating Languages Conference 2019 and is offering a 10% discount to attendees traveling to Victoria. Visit www.aircanada.com or call 1-800-361-7585 and use promotion code F3A73PE1 in the search panel. The travel period for this code is valid between October 17 - November 1, 2019. No discount will apply to Tango bookings for travel within Canada or between Canada and the US.
WestJet is offering 5% off Econo and 10% off EconoFlex and Premium fares for domestic travel for flights to Victoria between October 19 - 31, 2019; and 2% off Econo, 5% off EconoFlex and 10% off Premium base fares for trans-border travellers between Victoria and anywhere WestJet flies in North America (including its Delta code-sharing partner network). Visit www.westjet.com/conventions and use group coupon code: S28GH69.
Airport Travelers:
For those traveling by air to Victoria International Airport, a shuttle service is available for out of town travellers to the Howard Johnson Hotel (first stop after the airport). Visit www.yyjairportshuttle.com or call toll-free 1-855-351-9945 to make your reservation. The cost is $23/person; discount fares are available for round-trip travel. A shuttle leaves the airport every 45 minutes heading towards Victoria.
For those traveling by air to Victoria International Airport, a shuttle service is available for out of town travellers to the Howard Johnson Hotel (first stop after the airport). Visit www.yyjairportshuttle.com or call toll-free 1-855-351-9945 to make your reservation. The cost is $23/person; discount fares are available for round-trip travel. A shuttle leaves the airport every 45 minutes heading towards Victoria.
BC Ferries Travelers:
For those traveling by water, BC Ferries offers group discounts for those traveling 10 or more at the same time (either as foot passengers or in the same vehicle). Be sure to book your reservations at least seven days in advance! Visit www.bcferries.com for more information.
For those traveling by water, BC Ferries offers group discounts for those traveling 10 or more at the same time (either as foot passengers or in the same vehicle). Be sure to book your reservations at least seven days in advance! Visit www.bcferries.com for more information.
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