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Please join the NVPAC E...DPAC Reps and PAC Chairs,<br /><br />Please join the NVPAC Executive for our December Meeting.<br /><br />Date: November 25, 2015 at 7 pm.<br />Location: Education Services Centre 2121 Lonsdale Ave on the 5th floor.<br /> <br />We will continue to focus our various methods of learning with:<br /><br />GUEST SPEAKERS<br /><br />1. Maureen Stanger, the District Principal for Distributed Learning.<br />2. Joan Vyner, Affiliate Director of Destination Imagination BC. <br /><br /><br />Your attendance and participation are greatly appreciated. Please note that all parents are welcome to attend our meetings, so you can invite your school parent community.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266549091741032698.post-56055152673281057992015-10-29T10:05:23.857-07:002015-10-29T10:05:23.857-07:00North Vancouver PAC General Meeting Minutes
7 pm W...North Vancouver PAC General Meeting Minutes<br />7 pm Wednesday, October 28, 2015<br />Education Services Centre (ESC) 2121 Lonsdale<br /><br />7:07 pm Call meeting to order<br />MOTION: To approve agenda as distributed, amended as discussed (addition of Website<br />presentation and discussion following Registrar/BCCPAC report) PASSED with no opposition.<br />7:10 pm Review of 2015/2016 North Van PAC Budget.<br />MOTION: To approve the 2015/2016 budget as presented. Moved, seconded, PASSED with no<br />opposition.<br />7:13 pm Registrar/BCCPAC report/review. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PAC Contact INFO<br />HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND IS CORRECT. Email registrar@northvanpac.org<br />Registration for BCCPAC will be paid by NVPAC if you register by NOVEMBER 1. Late<br />registration or registration paid is eligible for reimbursement, email registrar@northvanpac.org if<br />you have questions. Email treasurer@northvanpac.org for questions on payment<br />reimbursement.<br />SAVE THE DATE: BCCPAC Conference and AGM is happening April 28-May 1, 2016 in<br />Kelowna.<br />7:15 pm Carol Sartor (Communications) presentation and discussion on the NEW website to go<br />live. Taking suggestions and ideas. WILL go LIVE soon.<br />7:25 pm Petra Willemse and Bryan Hughes and students present:<br />Leveraging Technology to Reach all Learners<br />@bryanhughes @willewords<br />Taking it Home!<br />• What practical pedagogy can you take home?<br />• pbl.seycove.ca links to resources and all the students blogs, interesting reading for parents,<br />10 good questions to ask your child's teacher about ed in the classroom<br />• How many kids get in and how do they get in? Have to apply, vigorous process including a<br />video, an essay, an interview. One class of each 8, 9, 10 up to 30 students<br />• District-enhanced program running out of Seycove<br />• most videos were done on the iPad, using iMovie.<br />• Program has been running for five years.<br />• These types of presentations have been done for the teachers.<br />• What is the buy in? It is scary for teachers to not be the expert. It is a hard thing to teach<br />teachers that they aren't the expert at the front of the room but learn to teach kids the skills.<br />Don't worry about dictating how to do it, focus on the tasks<br />• NOT just tech savy kids. Not a bunch of tech experts. They get a task and they choose the<br />tools. Can technology service the learning intent?<br />• Technology is just one leg of the tripod. Take away security blankets - no text books (teachers<br />and kids uncomfortable). Push them to be accountable. It is meant to be uncomfortable and<br />force them out of their comfort zone, it stretches them.<br />• skills missing in another class: they aren't often asked to do these things in school<br />• Engagement drops in students as they age.<br />•<br />NEXT MEETING scheduled for 7 pm Wednesday, November 25 at the Education Services Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com