Pedagogy and practices that make a difference for all kids
Interactive Webinar Series
With support from the Ministry of Education, BC’s Rural Education Advisory, UBC’s Edith Lando Virtual Learning Centre, and the Greater Victoria School District invite educators in BC to join in a shared conversation about literacy learning in the primary years. Sessions will have a blend of current thinking, examples from practice, and time to process and personalize ideas.
Our three-part interactive webinar series will be co-led by Dr. Leyton Schnellert and Faye Brownlie with special guests for each session.
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- October 23 – Faye Brownlie, Briana Adams, Jacquie Crozier
- February 5 – Faye Brownlie, Deb Vanderwood, Jennifer Koe
- April 30 – Harini Rajagopal, Michelle Hikida
Zoom sessions will take place from 3:30-5:00 PM and all will be recorded. Register once to join all three!
Leyton Schnellert, PhD
Leyton is an associate professor in UBC’s Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy and Eleanor Rix Professor in Rural Teacher Education. He focuses on how teachers and teaching and learners and learning can mindfully embrace student diversity and inclusive education. Dr. Schnellert is the Pedagogy and Participation research cluster lead in the UBC Institute for Community Engaged Research and co-chair of BC’s Rural Education Advisory Committee. He has been a middle- and secondary-school classroom teacher and a learning-resource teacher for grades K–12. His books, films, and research articles are widely referenced locally, nationally, and globally.
For more information about Leyton visit: leytonschnellert.com or on twitter as @LeytonSchnell
Faye Brownlie, Literacy and Learning Expert
Faye is a long-time advocate of inclusive classrooms where all children continue to grow as readers and writers. She believes in our collective ability to reach and teach all our learners, working collaboratively, asking questions, remembering to include passion and joy, and most importantly, teaching responsively. Faye finds great joy in working side-by-side with teachers in complex and diverse classrooms, co-planning and co-teaching. She is known as a literacy leader who puts research into manageable practice. She has co-authored many teacher resource books, the most recent with a primary focus including Student Diversity, 3rd edition, Grand Conversations, 2nd edition and Learning in Safe Schools, 2nd edition.
Session Details and Recordings
Faye Brownlie, Literacy and Learning Expert
Please refer to Faye's bio above for more information.
Briana Adams, Teacher SD38
Briana is a teacher consultant for literacy K-7 in the Richmond School District. Before that, she taught Kindergarten and K/1 in both French Immersion and English classrooms. Her focus is supporting teachers with planning and assessment to nurture all learners as readers, writers and communicators. Her passions include play and inquiry-based learning, as well as nurturing belonging and community in classrooms.
Jacquie Crozier
Jacquie is a Primary teacher in the Richmond School District and is very passionate about early learning. She is entering her 12th year of teaching and has taught Kindergarten and Grade one for the majority of her years as an educator. Jacquie has completed her MEd in Curriculum and Instruction, with a specific focus on Reggio- Inspired Pedagogy. Inquiry- based learning, play based learning, and Reggio- inspired principles are central to Jacquie’s teaching practice. She is passionate about picture books, art, and the outdoors. In her classroom, Jacquie places relationship and connection to one another at the center of teaching and learning.
Session 1 Recording
Faye Brownlie, Literacy and Learning Expert
Please refer to Faye's bio above for more information.
Deb Vanderwood
Deb Vanderwood has over 25 years of teaching experience in the Coquitlam School District. Her passion for pedagogy, the Early Years and lifelong learning has led her to her current position as Curriculum Coordinator for Early Learning. She feels very grateful to be able to be able to facilitate, coordinate and promote professional learning opportunities with teacher colleagues and strive together to meet the needs of all our learners.
Jennifer Koe
Bio coming soon.
Session 2 Recording
Harini Rajagopal, PhD
Harini Rajagopal (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in Language and Literacy Education at UBC. Building on anti-racist perspectives, her work focuses on collaborating with children and teachers to include diverse communicative repertoires (including multiple languages, photography, arts, playfulness) into classrooms, while paying attention to the realities of class, cultural, and systemic inequities.
Michelle Hikida
Michelle Hikida is a teacher who is passionate about fostering a love of learning and big thinking. She has taught in Richmond for 26 years and is currently teaching grade 2/3.
Session 3 Recording
