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LATEST ISSUE November/December 2024

In this issue: This edition’s cover story is the Boundary District Teachers’ Association local profile. Check out the full profile to learn more about the community and teachers like Emma Boyd (pictured above) who work there.

This edition also features a collection of articles on the BCTF’s International Solidarity Program, including work in Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia.

Other great stories from this issue include a lesson plan on growth mindset, joyous journaling (part 2), and a story about sensitivity as a superpower in education.

FEATURED STORIES

Local profile: Boundary

From Big White, near Kelowna, to Christina Lake, in the Kootenays, the Boundary District Teachers’ Association spans more than 200 km...

Learning from our international colleagues: Inquiry project with the Paulo Freire Institute in Brazil

In 2023, we had an opportunity to participate in the first International Solidarity Teacher Inquiry Project (TIP)...

Paulo Freire Institute: Dreaming of democratic education

The Paulo Freire Institute (IPF) was created in 1991, in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, with the mission of “educating to transform...”

Joyous journaling: How journaling changed my classroom … and my life (part 2!)

In the last issue of Teacher, I led you through the first part of my journaling journey with my Grades 4 and 5 students...

From HSP to SLP: How sensitivity became my superpower

For years, I struggled to find the right words to capture a significant part of my journey...

Promoting growth mindset and type 1 diabetes inclusion in children’s literature

I am Rashda, a math educator by day and an indie author by passion. I’ve always been captivated by the power of children’s literature...

BCTF partners in Latin America against privatization

During the last 50 years, Latin America has felt the impact of the false promise of development after agreeing to implement economic...

Educate to Liberate: A journey of intergenerational solidarity between the BCTF and NANTU

The Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) began working with the BCTF over 30 years ago...

Navigating identity: An autoethnographic reflection of a teacher of multilingual learners

My name is Jaimie Bin Li, and I am a Chinese woman who lives in Canada. I grew up in a small village in the southeast part of China...

Never Give Up! Land-based learning and Indigenous knowledges inspire student art

This is the story of a school that has been guided on a three-year journey by Dr. Cher Hill and Elder Rick Bailey...

Circle of Trust: Restorative connection in a community of colleagues

Although we tend to be very collaborative when working toward supporting positive outcomes for students, teachers are often not...

International solidarity is a BCTF heritage

We are all part of the global story, including the teachers of BC. Today the Federation’s global engagement is characterized as...

Trinational Conference in Defense of Public Education

Maybe you saw the call-out for participants to attend the trinational conference this year in San Antonio, Texas, and wondered...

BCTF, CTF, EI: Partners in the fight for quality public education

The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), much like the BCTF, is a federation that brings together affiliates who are autonomous...

President's message

This edition of Teacher magazine features a collection of articles highlighting the BCTF’s work in solidarity with other teachers’ unions...

Celebrating the life of Ray Worley: BCTF President from 1992 to 1994

Ray Worley was an activist in his local and in the BCTF during some very tumultuous, exciting, and formative ....

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