Rodeo From a young age, I have spend my summers competing in rodeos as a barrel racer. My entire family would pack up the trailer and head somewhere new in the province. Rodeo taught me so much about the person … Read More
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/kindergarten-to-grade-12/teach/teacher-regulation/standards-for-educators/edu_standards.pdf As a future teacher, I refer to the Professional Standard for BC Educators often to know what will be expected of me when I am in my future classroom. These Standards communicate the knowledge, skills, attitudes and … Read More
Barriere Elementary Grade 5/6 When I first walked into Mr.Allans class, all of the students were on computers. At first, I was shocked. As I walked around the class, there were a bunch of students playing games and not … Read More
Teaching children has become one of my favourite things to do! This is a photo of me reading to children at the Sun Dance Kids Centre in Sun Peaks. The ages of these children vary and they come from all … Read More
BC Wildfire Service In 2016, I got an auxiliary position working for BC Wildfire Service as a dispatcher. Since then, I have spent my summers working hard with some of the best people. I worked in dispatch for the 2016, … Read More
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. – Albert Einstein The meaning of the quote is that as teachers, we don’t just give our students knowledge but teach them to seek … Read More
In my first practicum, I learned so much and now have an insight of what my day to day will look like in my future classroom. I thoroughly my classroom and the student and Mr. Allan have been so supportive … Read More
Rick Kienlien, the director of Instruction for SD73 came to class to discuss the code of ethics for teachers. It was very informative to hear the “dos and don’ts” of being a teacher. It was neat to be getting this … Read More
I had the opportunity to join an equity circle with all other 60 of my fellow Teacher Candidates. Roxane Letterlough and her mother Trish gave us all a presentation based on incorporating equity of Indigenous students into our classrooms and … Read More
Last semester we had Garry Giottfriedson visit our class, wow what a great man! The entire time he was talking to us, I was amazed at his passion for teaching. Everything he talked to us about was very valuable as … Read More