Learning Forward B.C. is pleased to announce the launch of our new online “Book/Podcast Club,” providing educators with the opportunity to come together to read or listen to topics of interest that are directly related to the B.C. context. These sessions will be one hour long, lightly facilitated, with a focus on the educators involved. Participants will have the choice of reading each selected book and or listening to a podcast related to the book. Podcast links will be sent to registrants.

1. Session One: November 25th from 4:00-5:00 pm

      Featuring Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School

      Transformation by Shane Safir (pub: 2021)

      Street Data is not about data collection in the traditional sense. It is about the things

      kids come to school with…their stories, the artifacts that represent who they are, where

      they come from. It is a new way of thinking about data and what we can learn in the

      process.

2. Session Two:   February 10th from 4:00-5:00 p.m.

      Featuring The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is

      Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt  (pub: 2024)

      Jonathan Haidt raises concerns about the effects of screen time on young children and

      teens, offering some examples of how we can address these harms, creating healthier and

      more grounded kids.

3. Session Three: May 5th from 4:00 to 5:00

      Featuring The Age of Identity: Who Do Our Kids Think They Are…and How Do We Help

      Them Belong? by Andy Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley (pub: 2023)

      The book takes a proactive approach to building a learning environment that values the

      diverse identities of all students. It focuses on kids, identity and the importance of

       belonging.

Note there is no charge for this series.

Participants will receive a Zoom Access  when they have registered

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