The NB Music Educators Association (NBMEA) is pleased to host the 2023 ARC on Saturday,
October 28th at Fredericton High School. Many Atlantic Canadian music teachers continue to
find themselves rebuilding after the “flood” of COVID-19 and its impact on music education.
We are pleased to announce a full day of high-quality professional music learning to inspire
and encourage you as we begin the new academic year. Our headlining presenters are
Denise Gagne, creator of MusicPlay, and Dr. Peter Boonshaft, professor emeritus at Hofstra
University and Director of Education at Jupiter Band Instruments. There will also be sessions
on music technology, band pedagogy, advocacy/fundraising, choral technique, and more!

Please visit nbmea.ca and click on “2023 Atlantic Regional Conference” for more information
and to register!

The Canadian Association of Immersion Professionals (ACPI) is a professional association whose mission is to participate in the promotion and development of a bilingual Canada by bringing together French immersion educators as well as partners from all regions of the country.

What to expect:
600 participants , passionate immersion professionals from the four corners of the country and even… the world!

Around fifty unique workshops led by members of the ACPI, experts in French immersion.

More than 60 exhibitors presenting the best tools for the profession.

Social and tourist activities with flavours of the host province allowing participants to immerse themselves in the culture and history of the region, while creating links with brothers and sisters in the immersion community.

Season 1: Foundations of Knowledge

10 Reconciliation Education Learning Modules: about 30 mins of learning per month. A Certificate
of Completion issued by the First Nations University of Canada upon completion

10 Opportunities to Gather Virtually with Indigenous Leaders, Elders and Educators. A Certificate
of Attendance upon watching live or recorded versions of all 10 virtual gatherings (10 learning
hours)

Access to a Learning Community to learn, share and connect with.

Season 2: Learning from the Land

10 new Modules: 30-45 mins of learning per month. A Certificate of completion issued by
Reconciliation Education upon completion.

10 Opportunities to Gather Virtually with Indigenous Leaders, Elders and Educators. A Certificate
of Attendance upon watching live or recorded versions of all 10 virtual gatherings (10 learning
hours)

Access to a Learning Community to learn, share and connect with.

Please note: This pilot Season 2 Indigenous Learning Initiative is only open to those who have
completed Season 1: Foundations of Knowledge.

Join Janice and Megan to learn about some fantastic resources for educating, engaging, and
empowering students around patterns in nature – connecting to math, numeracy and other
curricula.

Janice Novakowski is a district teacher consultant in the Richmond School District (BC) where she
learns alongside preK-12 educators and students in the areas of mathematics and numeracy. She
is also an Adjunct Professor at UBC where she teaches elementary mathematics education
courses. Some of Janice’s fondest childhood experiences center on the outdoors, carefully turning
over rocks on beaches to find little crabs, log jumping and hiking through moss and fern-filled
forests.

Megan Zeni is a mom of 3, an experienced elementary school teacher, and a master gardener.
Megan successfully re-imagined the prep position in her public school and turned it into her dream
job of spending her days with children in the garden classroom.

Megan is an advocate for taking children outdoors at school in all kinds of weather to learn, play,
and grow. Megan is also a PhD candidate at UBC in curriculum & pedagogy.

Join Author Launa as she shares about Heartbeat of the Earth – a Handbook on Connecting
Children to Nature through Indigenous Teachings.

Launa Purcell is a member of the Xa’xtsa First Nation and a mother of two. Launa works as an
Indigenous Educator and teaches Indigenous outdoor camps.

The activities inside instill traditional teachings of respect, honor, resourcefulness, and humility in
children. This handbook is intended to inspire parents, caregivers, and educators to provide
children with meaningful outdoor experiences interwoven with traditional Indigenous knowledge.

This handbook isn’t a replacement for ensuring that local Indigenous knowledge and perspectives
are central to your teaching. Rather, this is a starting point, and an encouragement to learn more,
and use these activities as an inspiration to adapt them and adopt new ones in a culturally
appropriate and responsive way.

Joignez-vous pour notre premier atelier francophone à Jean-Philippe alors qu’il partage comment
apprendre et enseigner dehors en tous lieux et en toutes saisons.

Comment enseigner dehors, et ce, en tous lieux et en toutes saisons?

Juliet Robertson s’adresse aux personnes enseignantes qui souhaitent faire vivre à leurs élèves de
4 à 12 ans des situations d’apprentissage riches et authentiques en plein air. En se basant sur sa
grande expérience et sur la recherche, elle accompagne les personnes enseignantes qui
souhaitent intégrer l’éducation en plein air à leurs pratiques et celles qui le font déjà et qui
voudraient aller encore plus loin.

Les bénéfices de cette approche sont nombreux : des effets positifs sur le bien-être des enfants,
des apprentissages plus signifiants et durables, l’amélioration des habiletés sociales, le
développement d’une citoyenneté responsable et peut-être même de l’amour envers la nature.

The HOPE RESTORED: NB TRAUMA CONFERENCE 2023 aims to bring professional communities
together in building a trauma-sensitive approach to enhance the work in supporting others. With
the goal of changing how we work with people, it is hoped that applying a trauma-invested lens to
our practice, we can adapt our care to create safe and open environments for growth.

This conference is designed for practitioners from all sectors who want to gain a better
understanding on how to build skills and apply the knowledge of trauma-invested lens to their
everyday practice. With opportunities for connections and collaboration, we want to ensure we are
working together to build stronger communities.

Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thursday, November 9, 2023, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday, November 10, 2023, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm

Join Mariana and Megan as they share the ‘BE OUT’ digital tool. BE OUT is a new tool for
elementary (K-7) school teachers and includes exemplars of outdoor learning from a diversity of
teachers organized in a digital format.

The tool is designed with very short (90 second) modules and targets teachers new to teaching
outdoors with support in four key areas: understanding risky play in the school context; getting
started teaching outdoors; teaching with an emergent curriculum; and assessment of learning.

Dr. Mariana Brussoni is Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership and Professor at the
University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Her research
investigates child injury prevention and children’s outdoor risky play with the aim of creating
environments where all children can play outside every day.

Megan Zeni is a mom of 3, an experienced elementary school teacher, and a master gardener.
Megan successfully re-imagined the prep position in her public school and turned it into her dream
job of spending her days with children in the garden classroom. Megan is an advocate for taking
children outdoors at school in all kinds of weather to learn, play, and grow. Megan is also a PhD
candidate at UBC in curriculum & pedagogy.

Educators have a critical role to play in creating anti-racist classrooms but also building a
learning environment that supports student mental health and wellbeing. To support K-12
educators, this one-day virtual conference will build knowledge of practices to increase
cultural competency and student wellbeing and explore how racism impacts mental health.
Conference participants will develop their understanding and learn practical tools to create
anti-racist classroom spaces.

This conference will:

Outline the impacts of racism on Black, Indigenous, and other racialized student mental
health and wellbeing.
Educate attendees on how to establish inclusive teaching practices in their classroom and
improve the well-being of the school community.
Create a space for attendees to engage in cross-cultural dialogue to foster solidarity across
diverse communities.
Sessions will be delivered in English and in French.

The NBCDA conference brings together employers and industry professions to discuss the
future of employment in New Brunswick. As a Cooperative Education teacher, there are very
few opportunities to learn about the labor market and placement opportunities for my students.
This is a great opportunity for me to learn and share with my fellow Coop teachers.

RNS is hosting the NB Hub of the Educational Theatre Association of Canada's National
Drama Teachers' Conference for the second year. It is open to all drama teachers and
directors in the province. It happens simultaneously with our Festival of the Arts for NB
Students.

The goal of the Festival of the Arts is to allow students from around the province to be
exposed to many aspects of the arts by offering a full day of workshops taught by
professional New Brunswick artists. Students will have their choice of six different workshops
during each of the following time slots, including at least one of each arts focus (art, drama,
music and dance). The website for the student festival is www.rns.cc/fota

Teachers are encourage to accompany a group of students to the Festival. They may choose
from the student workshops and observe or register for the Conference and attend those
workshops.

Raise awareness about LD and provide individuals, educators, families and professionals with
the latest information on learning disabilities topics.

PD event to support special education teachers to look at research, and learn tips and
strategies to support students with disabilities and/or gifts talents.