SD 63 - Special Education Association of Saanich
Chapter Report - March 2021
Our meetings have taken place on MS Teams this year and we are able to get people 'out' who wouldn't normally be able to come to an in-person meeting. During COVID we decided that when we could return to in-person meetings, we would keep most of our meetings to a virtual format to allow more people to come. Our membership is at 13 and we consider that to be a good number based on the pressure that this year has brought our members. At our monthly meetings we also have 5 draws and everyone loves those. There's always chocolate!
This year we have had a presentation by the Vice President, Sarah Birrell, on Social Competency. This was based on Michelle Garcia Winner's work on Social Thinking. We also have many of our members attending the Competency Based IEP workshops that Shelley Moore is holding on EventBrite. The sessions take place on Saturdays from 10-12 and they cost around $25/session. There are about 8 sessions in the workshop. We've had wonderful discussions on assessments and shared some information on using the Jerry Johns. After the Pro-D in February, we made sure we had time to share information and resources that we learned about.
In March, after Spring Break, we will be hosting Dan Duncan who will do a Zoom presentation on ADHD. We have been able to open up this workshop to our entire school district.
This year has been about supporting each other and sharing resources to make our job easier. We appreciate that the TIE-BC meetings have been on Zoom so that we can be more involved and agree that it would be best to continue in this way as much as possible.
Fiona Mosher
SEAS President
This year we have had a presentation by the Vice President, Sarah Birrell, on Social Competency. This was based on Michelle Garcia Winner's work on Social Thinking. We also have many of our members attending the Competency Based IEP workshops that Shelley Moore is holding on EventBrite. The sessions take place on Saturdays from 10-12 and they cost around $25/session. There are about 8 sessions in the workshop. We've had wonderful discussions on assessments and shared some information on using the Jerry Johns. After the Pro-D in February, we made sure we had time to share information and resources that we learned about.
In March, after Spring Break, we will be hosting Dan Duncan who will do a Zoom presentation on ADHD. We have been able to open up this workshop to our entire school district.
This year has been about supporting each other and sharing resources to make our job easier. We appreciate that the TIE-BC meetings have been on Zoom so that we can be more involved and agree that it would be best to continue in this way as much as possible.
Fiona Mosher
SEAS President
