Georges P. Vanier Secondary, Courtenay, B.C.
October 22nd & October 23rd
BCTEA Conference 2020
"We are all ADST"
A conference for K - 12 Hands on Teachers
Information
Best Western – The Westerly Hotel
1590 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay, BC
Hotel Website
Phone Local:(250) 338-7741
or
Reservations: 1-866-238-4218
Please say you are with the BCTEA 2020 conference.
Travelodge Courtenay
2605 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC
Hotel Website
Phone Local: (250) 334-4491
Reservations: 1-800-578-7878
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Conference Schedule & Workshop Descriptions
Workshops will be updated as they become available.
“We are all ADST” is a BCTEA Conference with workshops for both Elementary and Secondary teachers of BC. This year it will be hosted at Georges P. Vanier Secondary School in the beautiful Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. The Comox Valley School District is a progressive district with many unique ADST programs in both the Elementary and Secondary schools. Georges P. Vanier went through extensive upgrades only a couple of years ago and boasts 5 full blown shops (Metal Shop, Woodwork Shop, Automotive Shop, Electronics/Drafting Lab and a Construction Building).
Conference Cost
Before October 1: $125 plus $25 for a dinner ticket
After October 1: $150 plus $25 for a dinner
Walk up on the morning of October 23: $200 with no dinner option
**All fees include the BCTEA PSA membership fee of $30.
Conference Schedule
The traditional conference schedule is being altered to accommodate people travelling the morning of the conference from the lower mainland by BC Ferries and from the south island. The conference will start at 10:00am with opening remarks and then sessions will begin at 10:30am.
| October 2020 Schedule for the Day | ||
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| 8:00am - 10:00am | Registration and package pickup Coffee, Tea, muffins available in the Cafeteria | |
| 8:00am - 3:30pm | Vendor Display Booths open in the Gym | Vendor Display Booths open in the Gym |
| 9:00am - 9:45am | Session A (Early Bird - Repeat Later) | |
| 10:00am - 10:25am | Welcome and opening Keynote/Remarks in the MPR Jason Leber - ITA Youth Steve Claassen - Conference Chair |
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| 10:30am - 11:15am | Session B |
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| 11:15am-11:30am | Break | |
| 11:30am - 12:15pm | Session C | |
| 12:15pm-12:45pm | Lunch Break – 30mins; Pickup lunch in the Cafeteria | |
| 12:45pm – 1:30pm | AGM in the MPR | |
| 1:45pm - 2:30pm | Session D | |
| 2:30pm - 2:45pm | Break |
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| 2:45pm - 3:30pm | Session E | |
| 5:00pm to 9:00pm **Cash bar opens at 5:00pm ** Buffet dinner at 6:00pm | Buffet Dinner/Social Best Western - Westerly Hotel 1590 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay, BC V9N 2K4 ***Must pre-purchase your tickets when registering for the conference. NO walk-ins |
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OCTOBER 2020 WORKSHOPS & DESCRIPTIONS
If you are interested in becoming a workshop presenter, please complete the BCTEA-Conference-Presenter-Form and email it to Steve Claassen – steve.claassen@sd71.bc.ca by June 30th, 2020
For general conference inquiries, please contact us at conference@bctea.org
| Session | Workshop | Presenter | Photo | Workshop Description |
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| CNC & Laser Projects in the Wood Shop | Troy Dakiniewich |  | Description: CNC Routers & Laser Engravers have grown in popularity in schools in the past few years. In this session Troy will go through how he incorporates these tools into his course. |
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| ITA Youth Presentation | Jason Leber | | Description: This session will focus on updates from the ITA. More information to follow leading up to the conference. |
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| Specialty Programs (Creative Collective, Physics & Engineering, ENTER, iMaker) | Various Presenters (Roger Vernon/Dawson Ross//Ryan Buchanan) | | Description: Comox Valley Schools have a variety of Specialty programs running at different schools. This session will focus on G.P. Vanier's Creative Collective, Physics & Engineering 11 and Aspen Elementary's/Highland Secondary's ENTER1 and ENTER2 Programs |
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| Community Projects | Kir Tancon | | Description: |
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| Woodwork Projects/Technique/Jig Share | Various Presenters (Paul Klein) | | Description: Woodwork is a very traditional course that has been taught in BC schools. In this session, participants will showcase different projects, a new technique or piece of equipment that is new into the woodshop recently. This share session will allow “Share participants” 5-10 minutes to share with the entire group. The success of this workshop relies on people sharing. A token of appreciation will be give to those that share. Share Participants - Please bring an example, handouts, links to a website, powerpoint or video to show your project. Please contact Steve Claassen @ steve.claassen@sd71.bc.ca to sign up prior. |
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| FIRST Robotics | Brian China | | Description: Are you interested in getting into FIRST Robotics? This session will work you through the startup and costs associated |
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| Automotive Share Session | Various Presenters (Jordan Sanchez) | | Description: Automotive is a very traditional course that has been taught in BC schools. Please bring an example, handouts, links to a website, powerpoint or video to show your project. Please contact Steve Claassen @ steve.claassen@sd71.bc.ca to sign up prior. |
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| Metalwork Project/Technique/Jig Share | Various Presenters (Rob Gibbs) | | Description: Metalwork is a very traditional course that has been taught in BC schools. In this session, participants will showcase different projects, a new technique or piece of equipment that is new into the metalshop recently. This share session will allow “Share participants” 5-10 minutes to share with the entire group. The success of this workshop relies on people sharing. A token of appreciation will be give to those that share.Share Participants - Please bring an example, handouts, links to a website, powerpoint or video to show your project. Please contact Steve Claassen @ steve.claassen@sd71.bc.ca to sign up prior. |
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| ITA Trades Samplers in the Highschool | Troy Dakiniewich/Jordan Sanchez/Steve Claassen | | Description: ITA Trade Samplers typically are run by a college. This workshop goes into depth as to how you can run a trades sampler in your district with Red Seal Tech Ed teachers |
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| Elementary ADST Share Session | Various Presenters | | Description: In this session a number of teachers will share, in 5-10 minutes, different ADST projects (Wood, metal, electronics, robotics, etc) that are happening in elementary schools that involve tools and equipment. Share Participants - Please bring an example, handouts, links to a website, powerpoint or video to show your project. Please contact Steve Claassen @ steve.claassen@sd71.bc.ca to sign up prior. |
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| Elementary ADST Projects | Heather Elliott | | Description: Elementary ADST - String Art Design build Activity. Using basic hand tools and simple instructions we will work through a design build activity. Picture book connections will be made to connect to cross curricular links. |
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| Elementary ADST in the Grade 7 Classroom | Martin Hartig/Kevin Swaney | | Description: Martin Hartig and Kevin Swaney are Grade 7 teachers at Ecole Puntledge Park in the Comox Valley. They have both transformed their classrooms into ADST "Making" room. |