Local profile: Boundary
From Big White, near Kelowna, to Christina Lake, in the Kootenays, the Boundary District Teachers’ Association spans more than 200 km...
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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)...
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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...”
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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President's message
This edition of Teacher magazine features a collection of articles highlighting the BCTF’s work in solidarity with other teachers’ unions...
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