“Hands On Learning For All” is a BCTEA Conference with workshops for Elementary, Middle and Secondary teachers of BC. This year it will be hosted at Chilliwack Secondary School. Chilliwack and the Fraser Valley has seen rapid growth in recent years and the Chilliwack school district continues to grow. The district has 5 secondary schools and 6 middle schools offering a variety of ADST programs. The staff at CSS look forward to hosting ADST educators from across the province and welcome all of you to this beautiful part of the province.
If you would like to present a workshop at this year’s conference, please download a presenter’s application form here.
Conference Costs (includes the $30 PSA membership)
BCTF Member
$99 Super Early-Bird (Sign up before September 6th)
$129.50 Regular Early-Bird (Sign up before Sept.27th)
$225 Regular and day-of-conference walk-in
Retired Teachers
$75 Regular
Teacher Candidate Program Students (BCIT, UBC, TRU, Etc)
$25 Regular Fee (No Early Bird)
$225 Walk In on the day
NON-BCTF members (Private/Independent Schools, Out-of-Province Educators, Other Educational Interest groups)
$150 Early Bird (EXTENDED – Before October 1st)
$200 Regular
$250 Walk In on the day
CONFERENCE COUNTDOWN
For general conference inquiries, please contact us at conference@bctea.org
Conference Schedule 2024
| Registration and package pickup Coffee, Tea, muffins available in the Cafeteria/Vendor Area | ||
| 8:00am – 3:30pm | Vendor Display Booths open in the Gym | |
| 8:45am – 9:30am | Session A (Early Bird – Repeat Later) | |
| 9:45am – 10:10am | Welcome and opening Keynote/Remarks in the MPR | |
| 10:15am – 11:00am | Session B |
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| 11:00am-11:15am | Break | |
| 11:15am – 12:00pm | Session C | |
| 12:00pm-12:45pm | Lunch Break – 45mins; 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 | |
| Dinner Social ($30 includes 1 drink ticket) Venue TBA ***Must pre-purchase your tickets when registering for the conference. NO walk-ins. |
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Interested in Presenting A Workshop– The conference committee will consider your Presenter Application Form and advise you accordingly (The conference committee is looking for a diverse selection of workshops that will engage the conference delegates). Presenters may offer two (2) workshop sessions to have the full conference fee waived or if presenting one session, half of the conference fee will be waived. Maximum one presenter/workshop will have their conference fee waived.
As per BCTEA policy, travel expenses are not covered and BCTEA membership cannot be waived.
Please CONTACT Heather Elliott (Conference Chair) – heather_elliott@sd33.bc.ca by Sept 30th, 2024
Conference Workshop Schedule 2024
Conference Workshop Schedule 2024 Ready to Go 🙂
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Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Time: 9:00AM – 2:00PM
Location: The Falls Golf Club
8341 Nixon Rd, Chilliwack, B.C., V4Z-1L3
Preregistration is required (we will accept more than one person from a district at this collaboration session). Please contact: Peter Orlandi to register.
Lunch will be provided.
Listed below is the agenda for the 2023 BCTEA District Collaboration Session. Each School district is asked to provide a district rep person to attend the annual Technology Education Collaboration Session to learn the most current information concerning Technology Education, and to provide input to the BCTEA executive from their district.
If you are a District Rep or LSA president, please pre-register by contacting Peter Orlandi, to confirm your attendance at the session. It would be appreciated if you could do this by October 1st, 2024.
2024 PSA Collaboration Session Letter – to be given to a School District Administrator if needed about the day
District Reps Meeting 2024 – Agenda will be posted soon
| Time | Agenda Item | Presenter |
| 12:00pm – 12:30pm | ||
| 12:30pm – 2:00pm | ||
| 2:00pm – 2:15pm | Break | |
| 2:15pm -2:35pm | ||
| 2:35pm – 3:05pm | ||
| 3:05pm – 3:25pm | ||
| 3:25pm – 3:45pm | ||
| 3:45pm – 4:00pm | ||
| 4:00pm – 4:15pm | ||
| 415pm – 5:30pm | ||
| 5:30pm | Meeting Adjournment | |
The following accommodations have blocks of rooms set aside for BCTEA Conference delegates. A booking CODE or Direct Link to the Conference Block of room is listed below.
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The Hampton Inn
$179 (2 queen) + Tax (Rooms held until Sept 24th) Call hotel directly and quote SD33 Conference – Code 90P Free Breakfast & Parking Hotel Website
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The Coast 45920 First Ave, Chilliwack, BC $199 (2 Queen) + Tax To book a room click here
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