April 2019 President’s Message
Go to the President’s message page here, or download the message to read later. Enjoy!
Updated BCTEA Constitution 2018
Attached is the 2018 revised and updated BCTEA consitution.
Masters In Education in Media and Technology Studies Education
Using mobile devices, iPads, Surface, and other tablets, along with social media, in Digital Learning & Curriculum M.Ed. in Media and Technology Studies Education DLC4 Cohort | Vancouver Area Program | Begins September 2017 pdce.educ.ubc.ca/DLC4 This unique master¹s program directly addresses the new Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies (ADST) requirements for BC¹s K-7 curriculum, and […]
Should a SawStop be in Every School?
By: Steve Cecchi & Paul Klein Steve Cecchi (SD #33 Chilliwack) – I have been teaching Grade 9 middle-schoolers how to use a table saw for over 20 years. Of all the machines and techniques that I introduce to these young builders, none are more intimidating for them than the table saw while at the […]
Woodturners Gallery
Greater Vancouver Woodturners gallery presentation in June. The presentation will be in Queen’s Park in New Westminster. The intention in this gallery presentation is to raise awareness of woodturning as an art form and show the true breadth and depth to which it has expanded. The members presenting their work represent a cross section of […]
Common Core Trades – Open Textbooks
https://open.bccampus.ca/2015/11/04/new-open-textbooks-common-core-trades/
Vex Worlds
BC was represented by eight VEX teams at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville Kentucky this weekend. There were over 500 teams from 31 countries competing in the High School category. The teams were divided into five divisions. In the Math Division, BC was represented by 1039A, the Robo-Raiders, from Comox, who finished 6-4, […]
Skills Canada Provincials
Skills Canada Provincials takes place on April 13th. Students from around the province will show off their skills in this one day event at the Tradex Centre in Abbotsford.
NorKam Trades and Technology Centre
NorKam is an older secondary school located on the North side of the Thompson River in Kamloops. It has made the news lately because of the 7 million dollar addition for the implementation of Trades sampler courses to better prepare high school students for ACE IT Trades Programs, or to prepare students to get a […]
SKILLS EXPLORATION 10-12 COURSE
There has been a lot of effort put into the new Skills Exploration 10 – 12 course by many different partners. Click HERE to go to the Resources page if you are interested in links to information about the course, it’s content, the resources needed to offer the course in a school and costs that would be […]