X. Professional Development

Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities

BCTF & BCAMT Conference

The 2025 BCAMT Fall Conference will take place at New Westminster Secondary School on Friday, October 24, 2025. Visit https://bcamt.ca/fall2025/ for more information.

BC Primary Teachers Fall Conference

The BCPTA Fall Conference is at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown (Burnaby) on Friday, October 24, 2025. Visit http://www.bcpta.ca/wordpress/ for more information.

Slide decks, recordings and resources from previously hosted numeracy workshops

Professional Learning: Math Lessons with Carole Fullerton 

Carole's Blog https://mindfull.ecwid.com/

These videos, recorded in April 2025, feature Carole Fullerton—an experienced math educator and consultant known for her work in numeracy development across British Columbia—leading two math lessons in local SD72 classrooms. Each recording includes a pre-conference, an in-class lesson, and a post-conference discussion with educators.

Please note: These videos are for internal use only and require staff to log in with their district credentials to view.

Both videos are lengthy (nearly two hours each), as they capture the full learning experience from start to finish. However, chapters have been added to help viewers easily navigate to specific sections of interest, such as the pre-conference, lesson introduction, student work time, and post-conference discussion. Portions of student work time have also been fast-forwarded to streamline the viewing experience.

Grade 1/2 Subtraction: Building Number Sense

Join Carole Fullerton in a primary classroom as she guides students through a subtraction lesson focused on developing number sense using 10 frames.

 Carole Fullerton Video – Primary Subtraction Lesson

Grade 4/5 Exploring Area, Perimeter, and Dimensions

In this intermediate lesson, Carole Fullerton facilitates a rich exploration of area, perimeter, and dimensions using hands-on learning and student inquiry.

 Carole Fullerton Video – Intermediate Area, Perimeter and Dimensions Lesson

 Additional numeracy resources from Carole Fullerton: Fullerton Math

Recommended Resources for Professional Development

Peter Liljedahl https://www.buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/ (Thinking Classrooms) Resources | Numeracy Tasks | Card Tricks | Good Problems

Sarah Carter mathequalslove.net (that friendly teacher down the hall who is your go-to resource when you aren’t sure how to introduce a certain topic)

Youcubed.org Mathematical Mindset, Jo Boaler and Stanford university, in person and online opportunities in math and sciences.

Mathematically Productive Instructional Routines (MPIR) – The Open Educational Resources Commons (OER) is a public digital library of open educational resources where [teachers can] explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum. The library features videos on problem-solving routines:

1. Clothesline Math
2. My Favourite kNOw 
3. Notice and Wonder
4. Number Talks
5. Ten Minute Talk
6. Which One Doesn’t Belong 

Howie Hua "Mental Math Monday" Howie Hua - YouTube teaching tips, memes, and math explainer videos to make more people love math and to make education in general more humanizing.

Janice Novakowski Outdoor Math Presentation (BC Educator, Experiential and Place-Based Math)

Greg Tang Demo Video: Number Talks Without Words. 

Graham Fletcher (BC Educator) Making Sense Lesson Progressions by G. Fletchy Progression Videos | Questioning My Metacognition Progression Videos | 

SEL and Numeracy 

• https://www.drshelleymoore.com/resources (Shelley Moore)
• https://casel.org/ (CASEL)

SD72 Learning Hub

The SD72 Learning Hub gives teachers access to a wide range of professional resources and Pro-D opportunities. https://www.72learninghub.ca/teacher 

Principles of Professional Development in School District 72

Professional Development:

• Must have a positive impact on student learning
• Is a professional responsibility guided by current personal, school and district growth plans
• Promotes a commitment to the development and enhancement of professional knowledge and skills
• Encourages and supports educators working together to reflect on their practice

 Information about Pro-D offerings, mentorship, collaboration grants, etc. is available on the Learning Hub.

https://www.72learninghub.ca/72learninghub/page/463/professional-development 

Looking for additional support, mentorship, or Pro-D?