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Instruction, Assessment, and Learning
A fundamental goal of teachers in public schools in British Columbia (BC) is to ensure all students of every age, through the principle of continuous learning, have an equal opportunity to develop their full capacity for artistic, cultural, emotional, intellectual, and physical growth. BC public school teachers believe that the primary purpose of assessment is to support and promote students' learning. They know it is important to use a variety of methods to assess students' progress and meet students' needs. Classroom instruction and assessment practices must be congruent with a belief that learning happens when the individual child is central to, engaged in, and excited by learning. With t...
Addressing Youth Mental Health Issues in BC's K-12 Public Schools
The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) has taken an active role in addressing both youth and teacher mental health issues in recent years, and will continue to do so. The BCTF is a participant in the British Columbia (BC) School-Based Mental Health Collaborative, has a web page with resources to support teachers in understanding mental health issues, and recently (May 7, 2015) offered a webinar with an expert panel on students' mental health. The BCTF offers six recommendations to address mental health issues in children and youth. The first recommendation deals with a proposal for reducing the incidences of mental health problems in children and youth. The second addresses the ser...
A Brief to the Government of Canada Copyright Consultation from the British Columbia Teachers' Federation
Copyright laws are of great significance to teachers. The resources that they use in the classroom are an important element of the learning environment. The rapid adoption of digital formats for resources opens up many educational possibilities. On the other hand, the lack of access to these resources will increasingly challenge the relevance of education. Teachers recognize that there has to be a balance of the interests of both producers and users. This brief discusses six educational issues that should be a part of the balancing process: (1) recognition that all levels of education serve Canada's public interest and that new media have become a crucial part of that education; (2) the need...
Education Funding. A Brief to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services from the British Columbia Teachers' Federation. BCTF Education Funding Brief
The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) is pleased to have the opportunity to present its views on priorities for the 2017 provincial budget to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services (the Committee). The BCTF represents 41,000 members who are teachers and associated professionals in public schools across British Columbia. This brief begins by reiterating full support for the recommendations made on K-12 funding in the previous two reports of the Committee. The BCTF commends and appreciates the work of the Select Standing Committee and its recommendations to government. The BCTF also, however, wishes to draw attention to the repeated failure of government to...
Education Funding. A Brief to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services from the British Columbia Teacher's Federation
The British Columbia Teachers' Federation and a number of its locals annually present to the Select Standing Committee. They do so because they think it is important to inform the committee and the public about the difference between the education funding decisions made by government and the reality of the needs in the schools. In reading through the report of the committee after the consultations last year, the British Columbia Teacher's Federation feels that there has been some understanding of the situation in the public schools. They commend the committee for that, but feel that, unfortunately, the committee recommendations did not get the necessary response from government. The conflict...
Children in Care
Teachers in the public schools of British Columbia have a special responsibility to help ensure that the aesthetic, emotional, intellectual, physical, and social development of children in care is met. Representatives of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) from the Aboriginal Education Advisory Committee, the Committee for Action on Social Justice, and the Professional Issues Advisory Committee have read the reports from the Representative for Children and Youth entitled, "Joint Special Report, 2007" and "Kids, Crime and Care, 2009," and responded by making a series of recommendations to the Executive Committee of the BCTF. The BCTF has considered this advice and submits this report to the Representative for Children and Youth for her consideration. This report contains the following sections: (1) Supporting children in care; (2) Specific supports and interventions for children in care; and (3) Common education plans for children in care.
Education Funding. A Brief to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
Teachers and the British Columbia (BC) government share a common interest in a quality education system that serves both their students and society. Even with that common interest, they often do not agree on what resources are required to achieve and maintain quality education. In this brief the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) provides the teachers' case for resources that are needed for them to fulfill the mandate that society gives them to have a high-quality public education system that serves both their students and society. The hope is that the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services will find their case persuasive and will recommend to the government that more resources be put into public education.
Employment Equity for Aboriginal Teachers
This paper is a letter of understanding between British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) and British Columbia Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) in response to Employment Equity for Aboriginal Teachers. The parties recognize that Aboriginal teachers are under-represented in the public education system. The parties are committed to redress the under-representation of Aboriginal teachers and therefore further agree that: (1) They will encourage local school boards and teacher unions to make application to the Human Rights Tribunal under section 42 of the "Human Rights Code" to obtain approval for a "special program" that would serve to attract and retain Aboriginal teachers; (2) The parties will assist local school boards and teacher unions as requested in the application for and implementation of a "special program" consistent with this Letter of Commitment. BCTF supports an Aboriginal Employment Equity program. In the "Member's Guide to the BCTF" it states (b) That the BCTF actively support an employment equity program for the public schools with the aim of achieving a teaching force that is reflective of the ethnic diversity of BC public schools.
Teacher Bargaining Structures. A Brief to the Ministry of Education from the British Columbia Teachers' Federation
Collective bargaining has evolved as a recognized way of creating a system of fairness and equity in the workplace. Full free collective bargaining is the fruition of the evolution of labour management relations. It is the mechanism that balances the power of the employer and prevents injustice and exploitation. The Supreme Court of Canada has stated that the " ... right to bargain collectively with an employer enhances the human dignity, liberty and autonomy of workers by giving them the opportunity to influence the establishment of workplace rules and thereby gain some control over a major aspect of their lives, namely their work ... ." While not perfect, collective bargaining has proved t...
