Friday, October 25, 9:15am–3:00pm Saturday, October 26, 9:30am–12:00pmByrne Creek Secondary School, Burnaby

2013 Fall Conference

pita.caprovincial intermediate teachers’ association

PLEASECIRCULATETOGRADE4-9TEACHERS

faye brownliethinking & inquiry

hugh mcdonaldgenius hour

jill doylevisual arts

michael newnhamSmarter Science

bryan gidinskiboys & graphic novels

nadine keyworthblogging

diana cruchleywriting & journaling

lilianna pescefrench

over 70 workshops!

session one friday 9:15–10:45 ID Workshop Presenter GradesA01 It’sallaboutthinking:Workingtogethertosupportalllearners FayeBrownlie 4–9A02 Allnewpicturebookpizzazz2013 DianaCruchley 4–8A03 SmarterScience:Introductiontoinquiry-basedlearning MichaelNewnham 4–9A04 Writingbootcamp:what’shot,what’snot LindaO’Reilly 4–9A05 Saywhat?Developingcharactersusingdialogueinstories BryanGidinski 4–9A06 I’dliketothanktheAcademy:Engaginglearnersinthemoviemakingprocess ScottHodges 5–9A07 Addressinglinguisticdiversitywithoutlosingyoursanity MichaelEwan 4–9A08 ChrisVanAllsburgintheintermediateclassroom! NimiSidhu 4–9A09 Removinglimitstolearningwithacademicvocabulary IsabellaMacQuarrie 4–9A10 Drawingintwo-pointperspective JillDoyle 5–9A11 Cartoonsarenojoke DaveStevens 4–9A12 Creatingrelevancewithstories WilliamMorphett 4–9A13 BCHydroEnergyConnectionsprogram DeniseBrowne 6A14 Rockandroll,grade7style-Fullday MineralsEd 7A15 Itcan’tbegrown,ithastobemined,grade5-Fullday MineralsEd 5A16 Teachinggovernmentshouldn’tbescary! DameonLorensen 5–8A17 ScaletheuniversewithNASA! TeenaDella 4–9A18 HowJUMPMathenableseverystudenttofeel,”Yes,IcandoMath!” ElishaBonnis 4–9A19 iPadsasaninstructionalaassessmenttool HughMcDonald 4–9A20 ActionSchools!BCcircuitsandstations AllysonEpp 4–9A21 PhysicalEducation:Getmovingwithtechnology! AnnikaMang 6–9A22 HeartSmartKids:Inspireahearthero TheresaTang 4–7A23 MonÉcole:Ateacherandstudent-friendlyunit! LilianaPesce 4–7A24 Learninginadigitalworld DeborahMacNamara 4–9A25 Marketplace session two friday11:00–12:30B01 Makingadifferenceinreading:Evidence-basedpractices FayeBrownlie 4–9B02 Journalingandallthatjazz DianaCruchley 4–8B03 SmarterScience:Askinggoodquestionsusingstepstoinquiry MichaelNewnham 4–9B04 Illustrativestudy:Thehiddenpowerofpictures LindaO’Reilly 4–8B05 Boyswillbeboys:Howyoucankeepthemreadingandwriting BryanGidinski 4–9B06 Geniushour! HughMcDonald 4–9B07 Inspiringcreativityinthe21stCenturyclassroom HollyLloyd 4–7B08 Picasso-stylestilllife:Paintingwithoilpastels JillDoyle 5–9B09 Freshenupartwithmixedmedia! WendyAnderson 5–9B10 Newton’slaws:Maytheforcebewithyou! TeenaDella 4–9B11 Journeythroughtimeagain NadineKeyworth 6–8B12 Makinghistorymeaningful TomMorton 4–9B13 Whatisacapital? RachelDeMott 4–9B14 ComputerprogrammingfromScratch StaceyBernier 5–9

2013 Fall Conference

register at www.pita.ca

pita.caprovincial intermediate teachers’ association

B16 MakelearningrelevantwithPowerPlayYoungEntrepreneurs BillRoche 4–8B17 There’sanappforthat! ShelaghLim 4–7B18 BasketballFUNdamentals KurtGurney 4–9B19 ActionSchools!BCstudentleadership AllysonEpp 4–9B20 Teachingstudentswithcomplexlearningneeds,includingFASD StaceyWakabayashi 4–9B21 Commemoi:Aready-to-gounit,justaddstudents! LilianaPesce 5–7B23 Notanothersequel!Engaginglearnerswithanimation ScottHodges 6–9B24 Marketplace

session three friday1:30–3:00C01 Inquirylearning FayeBrownlie 4–9C02 BraveheartWriters:Fivesecretstoqualitywriting DianaCruchley 5–9C03 iNovel-youNovel LoriVilleneuve 4–9C04 Speakinginbubbles:Usinggraphicnovelsandwordlessbookstoenhanceliteracyinstruction BryanGidinski 4–9C05 Bloggingallnightlong NadineKeyworth 4–9C06 Thefirstpillarofliteracy:Storytelling MichaelEwan 4–9C07 Creatingartists:Beyondtheartsandcrafts MelissaEwan 4–8C08 Moreofthebestsciencedemosever PeterHopkinson 7–9C09 Blackholes:Themonsterinthemiddle! TeenaDella 4–9C10 Takemeoutside!WildBC KerrieMortin 4–9C11 Cultivatingcreativityinyourclassroom FaithGarriock 5–9C13 Awesomeaboriginallessonsandunits! LisaPugh 5–9C14 IPad101:Usingipadtodemonstratelearning ShelaghLim 4–7C15 Literaturecirclesmadeeasyandmotivating ElaineJaltema 4–7C16 VolleyballFUNdamentals KurtGurney 4–9C17 Bitingbackbullying PaulaNeuman 4–7C18 Energizingandcalming:Thepowerofself-regulation JanPalmer 4–7C19 Buildingthespiritofteamwork SheldonFranken 4–9C20 Graphingandjournals:Enfrançais!Funandeasytoimplement! LilianaPesce 4–8C21 FostersuccessinyourMathclassbybuildingstudentconfidence AnnMarieHunter 4–8C22 Marketplace

session four saturday9:30–12:00D01 Onestoplanguagearts:Doingitallwithjustonebook DianaCruchley 4–8D02 StartUP!Yourclasssuccessfully RayMyrtle 4–9D03 Literaturecirclesmadeeasyandmotivating ElaineJaltema 4–7D04 SmarterScience:Fuzzyassessmentclarified MichaelNewnham 4–9D05 Show!Don’ttell:Awritingworkshop BryanGidinski 4–9D06 Creatingartists:Beyondtheartsandcrafts MelissaEwan 4–8

session two continued friday11:00–12:30ID Workshop Presenter Grades

pita.caprovincial intermediate teachers’ association

2013 Fall Conference

register at www.pita.ca

conference details• Twofabulousdaysfeaturingover70workshopsineverysubjectarea• Fridaymorningbreakwithcoffee,tea,fruit,andpastries• Cateredlunchofgourmetsandwiches,desserts,andmore

includingvegetarianandgluten-freeoptions• Awelcomebagofteachergoodies• PITAmembershipincluding:semi-annualnewsletters,informationabout

newPITAevents,andpasswordaccesstoourcontinually-expandingonlineresourcesincludingchaptersummaries,testquestions,andanswersforhundredsofnovels

PSAofFriday, October 25, 9:15am–3:00pm Saturday, October 26, 9:30am–12:00pmByrne Creek Secondary School, Burnaby

pita.caprovincial intermediate teachers’ association

2013 Fall Conference

conference location and transitByrne Creek Secondary School7777–18thStreet,BurnabyParkingislimited;pleaseconsidertakingpublictransitwhichisconvenienttousetogettoByrneCreek.

Transit instrucions:TaketheMillenniumorExpolinetoEdmondsSkytrainstationhoponthe112NewWestbusatbay5andtakeitto14thAvenueandGriffiths.Alternatively,youcanwalkfromEdmondsstationin10–15minutesbygoingtoGriffithsDrive,turningrightonGriffithsandcrossthestreetat14thAvenueandcontinueonGriffiths.

register at www.pita.ca

conference cost• BCTFmembers$155untilSeptember30;$190afterSeptember30• Non-BCTFMembers$205untilSeptember30;$240afterSeptember30• Teachers-on-call,studentteachers,andSEAs$70• Saturdayonly$35• Registerasagroupof3ormoreandreceive10%off• Pleasenote:RegistrationclosesOctober23

In-personregistrationOctober25and26onlyforworkshopswithavailability

conference accomodations Book by September 24 to receive the best rates. 

Best Western Plus Kings Inn5411Kingsway,Burnaby604.438.1383or1.800.211.1122www.bestwesternkingsinn.comRatecode:ProvincialIntermediateTeachers’ConferenceIncludes:Hotbreakfast,parking,andWi-FiPernight:1queen:$89,1king:$99,2queens:$109,kitchenettestudio$119

Holiday Inn Express4405CentralBoulevard,BurnabyNexttoMetrotownMallandSkytrainstation604.438.1881or1.877.660.8550www.ihg.comRatecode:PTAIncludes:Hotbreakfastbuffet,parking,Wi-FiPernight:1queen$125,2doubles$125

Inn at the Quay900QuaysideDrive,NewWestminster604.520.1776www.innatwestminsterquay.comRatecode:TeacheratprovincialgovernmentratePernight:1queen:$124,2doubles:$144