BCAMT

Assessment Conversations

The BCAMT would like to invite you to become part of a virtual conversation about assessment (K-12). Each session will start with a time to share with other educators what you are trying in your classrooms, followed by a short presentation with time for a Q&A at the end. Our first session is Thursday, April 7 with a presentation by Elysia Dubland from Surrey for a conversation about formative assessment:

Tiered Practice Quizzes

Elysia has been recently using something she calls “Tiered Practice Quizzes” as formative assessment near the end of a unit. Students complete a standards-based review quiz in four phases and identify what they need to work on in regards to the learning outcomes. These quizzes provide evidence for assessing the Connecting and Reflecting curricular competencies and inform students in their test preparation.

The series is free to all BCAMT members! Not a member? The registration fee will cover your membership for the next twelve months. Click here to register. Registration will ensure you receive details about upcoming dates and links to the Zoom sessions.

Pro-D: Instructional Routines

The BCAMT would like to invite you to participate in an upcoming virtual professional learning series with a focus on instructional routines that can be used in K-12 mathematics classrooms. Presenters include Marc Garneau, Amanda Russett, Janice Novakowski, Chris Hunter and Susan Robinson.

The first session is Wednesday, March 10 from 3:30–4:30 via Zoom (a link will be emailed to participants). This session will offer an introduction to instructional routines: what are they? why should we use them? and how do we use them?

In between sessions you will be encouraged to try some routines in your classes so that you can share your successes and challenges at the next meeting.

Registration is free for BCAMT members! Not a BCAMT member? You can register for the entire series and any future workshops by becoming a member. Click on the link to register and join the BCAMT. Click here to register.

Fall Vector Issue Online!

And if you missed it, the Spring 2020 issue, Fall 2019 issue as well as the rest of our journal’s back issues are all available as well!

Congratulations BCAMT Awards Recipients!

On behalf of the BCAMT Awards Committee and Executive, we would like to congratulate the 2020 recipients of our annual BCAMT Awards. These individuals demonstrate strength in professional learning, numeracy, teaching, curriculum, assessment practices, mentorship and innovative practices. Thank-you for all the work you do!

AWARD	RECIPIENT	DISTRICT
Outstanding Elementary School Teacher	Tamara DeFord	Prince George District #57
Outstanding Middle School Teacher	Danita Stewart	Sooke School District #62
Outstanding Secondary School Teacher	Bhavna Bhathella	Langley School District #35
Ivan L. Johnson Memorial Award	Rebekaah Stenner	Mission School District #75
BCAMT Service Award	Sandra Ball	Retired from Surrey School District #36