BC SSTA FALL CONFERENCE

Media, Mass Culture &

Historical Thinking
When: Friday, October 23, 2009

Where: Riverside Secondary

2215 Reeve Street
Coquitlam, BC, V3C 6K8

Register: www.bctf.ca/bcssta

Schedule:

8:00 – 8:45 Registration

8:45 – 9:00 Welcoming & Award Presentation

9:00 – 9:45 Keynote – Dr. Stuart Poyntz

10:00 – 11:15 Session 1

11:15 – 11:30 refreshments

11:30 – 12:45 Session 2

12:45 – 1:30 lunch & door Prizes

1:30 – 2:30 Bcssta Agm – Refreshments

 For more information and to register online go to
www.bctf.ca/bcssta or www.bcssta.org

8:45 - 9:00 Opening Session: – Gym

BCSSTA Awards

9:00 – 9:45 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Stuart Poyntz – Gym

~ Dr. Poyntz’ background in media literacy focuses on theories of public sphere,
historical thinking and digital media technologies. He’s published in the Canadian
Journal of Education, the Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, Taboo: The Journal of
Culture and Education, and as a new book, Media Literacy: A Critical Introduction.

10:00 – 11:15 Session 1: Workshops Presenter Room

A- New for Law 12: Law in Action 2nd Ed. Garvin Moles 110
B- Making History Come Alive Mary Campone 111
C- Developing Collaborative History Education Projects Dr. Anne Marie Goodfellow 113
D- On Guard for Thee BC/Yukon R.C.L. 114
E- The Begbie Contest Goes Digital Charles Hou 115

F- UNICEF in Action – Putting a Positive Spin Kelly Quinlan 117

G- Pivotal Voices: 1907 Anti-Asian Race Riots Jane Turner/Liz Byrne-Lo 118
H- Leadership through Civics Rick Beauchamp 120
I- Humanizing A Mass Culture Society Lock Mawhinney/Lynn Joseph 121
J- Teaching Social Justice 12 Demetra Kotsalis 123
K- More Than Just Games: the 1936 Berlin Olympics Jonathon Fiedrichs/Shannon M. 124
L- The Law Project: The Launch Tour Raquel Chin/ Liz Walker and el 125
M- Digital Immersion in the Classroom Jeremy Brown 221
N- The Civic Mirror Regan Ross 225
O- Wearing Away the Land Erica Williams 226

11:15 – 11:30: Refreshments

11:30 – 12:45 Session 2: Workshops Presenter Room

A- New for Socials 11: Counterpoints 2nd Ed. Garvin Moles 110
B- New for Socials 10: Horizons 2nd Edition Graham Jarvis 111
C- BC Vital Records: The Essentials Brenda Smith 113
D- On Guard for Thee BC/Yukon R.C.L 114
E- Vancouver in 1907: Earliest Surviving Film Footage Charles Hou 115
F- Law and Citizenship Project Marylou Leung 117
G- Parks Canada Educational Resources Sonia Manak 118
H- It Makes You Think More When You Watch Adam Woelders 120
I- Humanizing A Mass Culture Society Lock Mawhinney/Lynn Joseph 121
J- The Global Classroom Noreen Keats 123
K- Creating WWI and WWII Soldier Dale Kurylyk 124
L- The Law Project: The Launch Tour Raquel Chin/ Liz Walker and el 125
M- Online Resources for the Media Literate Classroom Judith Comfort 221
N- The Civic Mirror Regan Ross 225
O- Building British Columbia Erica Williams 226
12:45 – 1:30 Lunch & Door Prizes Gym

1:30 – 2:30 BCSSTA AGM – Refreshments Library

**REMINDER** Return your conference survey to the BCSSTA publisher booth

and receive your FREE The Begbie Contest: The First Fifteen Years CD