Kelly Patrick was a well loved Vancouver School Board teacher librarian and valued BCLCILA Executive member. She was passionate about professional development and continued to grow personally and professionally throughout her rich and rewarding career and on into retirement. Active involvement in the B.C. Literacy Council helps you to connect with like minded professionals and contribute to literacy gains for students in British Columbia.
Funds are available to support B.C. Literacy Council – ILA members in furthering literacy development in British Columbia. Submit a proposal to bcliteracyila@gmail.com.
- Participate in professional development offered online by the International Reading Association.
- Submit a literacy proposal for up to $500.oo to provide funding for books, journals, and celebrations of learning. You may be interested in the following proposals for integrated units.
- Owls Outside My Bedroom Window – All About Owls
- When Raucous Raccoons Join the Party – Writing Inspired by Unban Animals
- Bears in the Backyard – What do you know? What do you do?
- Words and Wings – Learning about Butterflies in the Classroom and in the Garden
- Everything Deer in Victoria, B.C.
- Reading Everywhere – Building a Culture of Reading at Home School and Home –
- Serve on the Executive Council of the British Columbia Literacy Council of the International Literacy Association
- Grow your Professional Network via online and face to face interactions.