Professional Development
Welcome to the BCTF professional development web page. Click on the table of content links below for more information about each topic.
Introduction
One of the primary goals of the BCTF is to promote the continuous career long, professional growth of our members. Professional development (PD) is considered to be a process of personal growth through programs, services and activities designed to enable members, individually or collectively, to enhance professional practice.
Professional development at the local level is governed by the collective agreement and local union policies. Throughout the province, there is a variety of methods by which local members are served. Central to all local union provisions is the recognition of professional autonomy of members to plan and pursue their professional growth.
Members undertaking their responsibility for professional growth realize the value of their professional autonomy in making choices about their professional development. Members can strengthen their teaching practice and professionalism through teacher collaboration, memtorship, action research, workshops, professional course work, professional reading, peer coaching and reflection.
The BCTF Professional and Social Isssues Division promotes and provides a wide range of PD workshops, resources and networks for locals and interested teachers, including a special opportunity for members beginning their teaching career.
The BCTF has established professional development policies and procedures which are published in the BCTF Members' Guide.
Workshops and conferences
- NEW: Full-day Kindergarten workshop ready to be booked!
In this hands-on workshop, teachers of full-day Kindergarten will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the principles and applications of a newly updated Primary Program document. The goal of the workshop is to help teachers plan for the delivery of a play-based, developmentally appropriate, child-centered full-day Kindergarten curriculum. The workshop facilitators are experienced Kindergarten and primary teachers with years of experience teaching Kindergarten from a play-based perspective. Locals and school boards may use the above workshop request form to book. NOTE: Locals and/or school boards are required to pay the fee of $1,350 for this workshop.
Workshop Facilitators
The BCTF Resource-Person Database is a comprehensive listing of session leaders and speakers on current education topics.
Quality teaching
PD online
Self-Directed PD
Resources
Professional development days