​Welcome to the British Columbia Early Career Teachers’ Association!
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We are the newest Professional Specialist Association of the BCTF. We are pleased to be supporting Teachers-Teaching-on-Call and early career teachers in their first years of teaching. We are expanding our communications to include Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, while expanding this website as our main resource for providing members with support.

Please email us at bcecta [at] bctf [dot] ca with your questions, your needs, your ideas & your contributions.
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​Check back often; there’s more to come!​ 

Disclaimer: This a site where BCECTA Executive Committee members, association members and community partners can contribute and share resources. We do not endorse or take responsibility for the resources contributed and/or accuracy or relevancy of all material contained in these contributed resources.  Please note that these resources are created and owned by third parties and may have been updated or altered since the resource was last reviewed by our volunteer committee. It is important that teachers use their professional judgement when assessing any resource for its applicability to the curriculum, their classroom and educational context, and the needs of their students.  Using any resources requires your own professional assessment and judgement according to the professional standards of practice. BCECTA receives no financial benefit from use of these external resources.

BCECTA is PSA #77 of the BCTF: A Provincial Specialist Association of the BC Teachers’ Federation

Seeking presenters for our virtual conference in October 2024

Are you interested in facilitating a virtual workshop for us through Zoom on the October PSA day? Send us an email at bcecta[at]bctf.ca !

Get to Know your Paycheque

We invite you to register for a free 1-hour virtual workshop all about Teacher paycheque literacy, taking place on Tuesday February 18th from 4:00-5:00 PST over zoom. This workshop is collaboratively designed by members of our Executive Committee with YOU in mind, and there will be lots of opportunity for Q&A.
This session is relevant to a wide range of members, including new teachers, established teachers, student teachers and Teachers Teaching-on-Call.  This is a great opportunity to learn more about pay categories, deductions, how to troubleshoot mistakes, differences between different districts, and what to look for when you receive your paycheques.


About our facilitators: Kara is a newer teacher, BCECTA's Vice President and Acting Treasurer, and TTOC / Early Career Rep with the union in Maple Ridge. She is also on the BCTF's provincial TTOC Advisory Committee. Alicia is local president of the Okanagan-Skaha Teachers' Association (Local Union) with many years of experience teaching primary, and Missy is a recent graduate from PDP now teaching middle school in Mission. All three are part of the BCECTA leadership team, and they are passionate about supporting financial literacy for teachers. 

There are 100 spots available exclusively to active BCECTA members.
REGISTER HERE:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/get-to-know-your-paycheque-tickets-1238172911509?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl 



Kind regards,
The BCECTA Executive Committee

PAST NEWS 

BCTF New Teachers' Zoom Gathering

Join new teachers across the province for an open discussion on accessing funds through your Collective Agreements to support choices around your professional growth. Come share ideas and resources with new teacher colleagues from across the province at our upcoming New Teachers' Zoom Gathering. There will be a choice of breakout rooms in both English and French.
Next session will be: April 13, 2022
To register for this event, click here

BCTF New Teachers' Conference

The New Teacher’s Conference is a professional development opportunity designed specifically for early career teachers with less than five year of teaching experience and teacher candidates. This year’s virtual conference will take place on the evening of May 13, 2022 and all day on May 14, 2022. Click on the image below to access the registration page for this event!

Digital and Scientific Literacy

How do we know something in science? Literacy is a skill we need to parse the information around us.
Participants will explore scientific literacy by analyzing how technology and media can colour our understanding of the world. We will discuss how to teach our students to best search for information in the digital age and begin to build criteria for analyzing the information they find.

Click here to register

Canadian Assessment for Learning Network

The Canadian Assessment for Learning Network is hosting two workshops, one on February 10, 2022 and the other on April 6, 2022. The cost is $20/session. For more information and to register, click here

ED Camp BCCC

EdCampBCCC will be hosting their fifth annual EdCampBCCC in February. This is the second year that the conference will be held virtually. If you are interested in sharing and learning with and from educators, parents, students, and anyone with an interest in education, around Core Competencies and many other topics, please join us for this event! As always, participants from anywhere are invited to attend, although the BC Curriculum and Core Competencies will be at the root of most discussions.

For more information on EdCampBCCC click here.

To register for the February 2022 event, click here.

Learning Together in the Middle Years - Virtual Conference

Educators are invited to join the Greater Victoria School district in this event! The next session will take place on January 25, 2022. Click here to register!

Upcoming Learning Opportunity - POPEY Professional Learning Workshops

Click on the image below to register to attend this event. Workshops will be held throughout the 2021-2022 school year.

On Demand Webinars for Teachers

Learning for Justice webinars offer helpful guidance and great ideas in many different areas from experienced teaching and learning specialists and from innovative educators in the Learning for Justice community. Watch these FREE on-demand webinars at your own pace. Click here to access!
EdWeb ​is a free online community for professional educators, offering networking​, resource sharing, collaboration, and professional development webinars. Click here to access!

Click here to download the Scavenger Hunt Icebreaker from BCECTA! 

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Please JOIN our association! We are funded by the BCTF based on the size of our membership. If you feel it's important for New Teachers to have voice, community, networking & support, please join so we can continue in this journey as an association.

Click on the Membership tab at the top of our website! 
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Past Issues of Teacher Newsmagazine are available to view online! 

Click here to access: ​ https://www.bctf.ca/about-bctf/teacher-magazine​

BCECTA Newsletters!


Check out our latest newsletter for upcoming events, ways to connect with us, classroom activities, and more! Visit our Newsletter page or click here.
Do you want a chance to win a gift card?
​​Check out our Resources page!

We will continue to upload new resources for BC Distance Learning throughout the school year. Click here to check them out and make sure to check back often for updates!

Do you want to contribute to helping other teachers? Send us an email at [email protected] or feel free to add to our BC Pandemic Ed Resources Living Document if you have any great resources or websites you would like to share!
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BCTF

BCTF
100-550 West 6th Ave.
Vancouver, BC
V5Z 4P2

Contact Us by emailing bcecta [at] bctf [dot] ca

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We acknowledge that the B.C. Teachers' Federation office is located on the unceded lands of the Coast Salish people, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations. Members of the B.C. Early Career Teachers' Association are located all over the west coast of Turtle Island. 

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