“How can we do this better? How can we grow this?” are the questions that Dr. Leyton Schnellert asks himself at the end of each year when he thinks about how to design more meaningful learning opportunities for teacher-candidates at UBC Okanagan. Recently the answer was to create a collaborative inquiry group that focused on the the opportunities presented with the implementation of BC’s “renewed” curriculum. The group met once […]
The Central Okanagan School District 23 is located on Okanagan Territory and encompasses four municipalities (Peachland, West Kelowna, Kelowna, Lake Country) and the Regional District of Central Okanagan. There are 43 schools and 22,000 students. The goal of the school district is for each K-12 student to “provide evidence of being a learner, thinker, innovator, collaborator and contributor.” We connected with six early career teachers in School District 23. All […]
“The presentations were amazing . . . the conversation that happened around each activity was simply the best as it made me feel challenged and reflective.” (Participant Feedback) The third Mentorship Institute was held at UBC in early July. This year’s Institute, titled Leading Together: Sustaining Mentorship, Strengthening Teaching, brought together 80 educators to continue building a provincial network of leaders in service of teachers new to the […]
