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Sept/Oct 2026

We asked BCTF Provincial Bargaining Team members to tell us about their favourite wins from the last round of bargaining. Read what they said and what the newly bargaining language means for you.

Rooted in place: Teaching and learning on Vancouver Island’s West Coast

The Alberni District Teachers’ Union and Ucluelet-Tofino Teachers’ Association local profile highlights how teachers bring reconciliation and relationship-building into all aspects of their practice and across all age ranges.

You’ll also find teachers writing about the colleagues who inspire them, strategies to support students’ regulation in the classroom, and ideas to incorporate library resources into classroom practice.

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Creating kinship with the land: Indigenous plants return home at Marlborough Elementary

Five years ago, my colleague Amelia Dare and I posed ourselves a question: if reconciliation is to become an ordinary part of school life, what kind of changes take place when we start with our relationship to the land?

Beyond bookshelves: Unlocking the full potential of your school library

The school library at Carson Graham Secondary allows for student engagement by offering an intentional, alternate setting to the classroom.

Local profile: Teaching and learning on Vancouver Island’s West Coast

Local 70 stretches from Port Alberni to Bamfield, Ucluelet, and Tofino; the Alberni District Teachers’ Union (ADTU) and Ucluelet-Tofino Teachers’ Association (UTTA) serve communities ...

Bargaining wins

We asked BCTF Provincial Bargaining Team members to tell us about their favourite wins from the last round of bargaining. Here’s what they said the newly bargained language means for you.

Inspiring colleagues

We asked BCTF members to tell us about a colleague who inspires them, and we received lots of submissions! Watch for more...

From genocide to resurgence: Launching the second edition of Project of Heart

For more than a quarter century, starting with its 1999 Task Force on First Nations Education, the BCTF has been working to end the systemic discrimination facing Indigenous teachers, students, and their families...

My six-step lesson/unit planning process: A practical guide to creating a more inclusive classroom

This article is not another overview of UDL guidelines. Instead, it is a step-by-step guide to the mindset shifts that helped me move from understanding UDL in theory to applying it meaningfully in the classroom.

Getting more men into teaching could help boys and young men

I’m a high school English teacher, and that — along with being one of a handful of people who can operate my school theatre’s sound board — affords me the pleasure and privilege of attending school and district-wide English events with relative frequency.

President's message

A new school year always brings with it a sense of possibility: new students, new relationships, new challenges, and new opportunities to make a difference.

How to create a sensory-aware classroom and why it matters

Two decades ago, I became a classroom teacher. During my practicum I observed many different types of classroom environments with different styles of teaching.

Building resilient educators: The power of mentorship

The early years of teaching can be both intimidating and exciting. Most new teachers start with solid training and plenty of enthusiasm, but they quickly see that classroom realities...

Literacy instruction success stories from across BC

When I started in the role of Literacy Consultant at the Provincial Outreach Program for Autism Related Disorders (POPARD) in the fall of 2024, I promptly came down with a serious case of impostor syndrome.

A vision for 2030: Hope, community, and action at the BCTF 2SLGBTQIA+ Summit

“Imagine the year is 2030. Full justice, equity, diversity, decolonization, and inclusion have been achieved in the BC public education system. What does that look like for you?”

Can slang be beneficial? Definitely, bruh!

Our Comparative Cultures 12 class in the 2026–27 school year, while studying linguistics, set out to...

TTOC checklist

What to do when you arrive at a job, in the classroom, and at the end of the day.

Jessica Cordeiro’s illustrated book is an engaging resource on BC’s natural world

BC is uniquely weird and wonderful! Jessica Cordeiro is a talented artist who has used her artistic lens to focus on the beauty that hides in plain sight in this province.

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