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12:00pm PDT
1:00pm PDT
Conference Kick-Off with Ron Berger, Kiva Morgan-Hall & The Melawmen Collective
Thursday July 2, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Speakers 
The Melawmen Collective is a Contemporary Indigenous alternative music group from Ashcroft, BC, known for fusing hip-hop, rock, folk, and soul with ancestral wisdom and modern urgency. The collective uses their music and art workshops to create connections between people through stories...
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Director. Keynote Speaker., EL Education
Ron Berger is a well-known national and international keynote speaker focused on inspiring a commitment to quality, character, and citizenship in students. He is the Senior Advisor at EL Education, a nonprofit school improvement organization that partners with public schools and districts...
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2:30pm PDT
Break
Thursday July 2, 2026 2:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
Thursday July 2, 2026 2:30pm - 2:45pm
PDT
Imagine High
45669 Yale Road Chilliwack BC V2P 2N1
2:45pm PDT
5:15pm PDT
5:30pm PDT
9:30pm PDT
8:30am PDT
Breakfast
Friday July 3, 2026 8:30am - 8:45am PDT
Friday July 3, 2026 8:30am - 8:45am
PDT
Imagine High
45669 Yale Road Chilliwack BC V2P 2N1
8:45am PDT
Transition
Friday July 3, 2026 8:45am - 9:00am PDT
Friday July 3, 2026 8:45am - 9:00am
PDT
Imagine High
45669 Yale Road Chilliwack BC V2P 2N1
9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - Agency in Action: Relationships and Real-World Learning Spark Ownership
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers 
Teacher, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - George Elliot Secondary School
Marnie Birkeland is a secondary teacher at George Elliot Secondary School and a teacher with the Learning and Innovation team, where she works alongside students and educators to design learning that is rooted in relationship, curiosity, and purpose. Her practice centers student voice...
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Student, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - George Elliot Secondary School
Carter Mochinski is a passionate change maker and a highly involved youth community leader. He is most passionate about making change in reducing inequalities, specifically for those with neurological divergence, differently applied persons and inequalities in climate action, while...
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Student, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - George Elliot Secondary School
Liberty Sanderson is a grade 11 student who really cares about learning and changing the learning experiences for students. In November, Liberty also traveled to Belém, Brazil to present our co-written Student and Youth Climate Manifesto to World Leaders. In some of our conversations...
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Student, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - George Elliot Secondary School
Cassidy Burke is a grade 12 student who is also our GESS Grad President. This year, Cassidy made it a goal to, “become more confident talking in front of people about my ideas and opinions and not being so insecure about what others will think of it.” In our class, she learned...
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Student, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - George Elliot Secondary School
Danika David is a grade 12 student who is passionate about art and creating, and using her voice to have a positive impact on her community. She believes that, “When you feel strong emotions for something, use that to power your fire.” She has also shared that, “Being authentic...
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Student, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - George Elliot Secondary School
Logan Neill is a grade 11 student who loves skateboarding, thrifting, and nature. He uses his quiet leadership style to make a difference with his peers and community. In our class, Logan has shared that, ““I feel something I am quite strong at is my ability to be a leader and...
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9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - Breaking the Blocks: Interdisciplinary Design Jam
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers 
Teacher, Independent
Danny Leeming is a secondary educator from Castlegar, BC, Canada who works in a rural, grade 7-12 school as a teacher-librarian, technology integration specialist, and teacher/creator of the school's Performance and Media Academy. He has a Master of Educational Technology from the...
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9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - Community Design Lab: Solving Real Problems Together
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers 
Facilitator, Consultant, & Coach, WIELD
Adam Haigler is a Design Thinking facilitator, consultant, and coach, and the founder of WIELD, an agency that works across sector to solve problems that impact people and planet. With over 15 years of experience in experiential education, Adam specializes in helping organizations...
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9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - Identity, Art, and Rigor: PBL in Action
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers 
Professional Learning Designer, High Tech High GSE
Creatively non-compliant and embracer of wild ideas, I am a Professional Learning Designer with the High Tech High Graduate School of Education with 15 years of teaching experience in both a comprehensive NYC public school and PBL classrooms at High Tech High. Inspired by bell hooks...
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9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - Igniting the P’ax: Sparking a Fire of Systemic Change Within Our Community
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers 
Teacher, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - Black Mountain Elementary
Jennifer Detjen has worked in the Central Okanagan school district, situated on the traditional lands of the sylix People, since 2005. She has taught grades 2-5, and since 2015 has been a Fine Arts and Physical Health prep teacher. She prioritizes serving her community and helping...
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Teacher, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - Black Mountain Elementary
Michelle Dumanski is a primary classroom teacher at Black Mountain School, on the traditional, unceded territory of the syilx people in the Okanagan. She brings over 20 years of experience, including 10 years in early learning, and is guided by a Reggio-inspired, child-centered approach...
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Vice Principal, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - Black Mountain Elementary
Ryan Ward is honoured to be the vice principal of Black Mountain Elementary School, located on the traditional, unceded territory of the sylix people in the beautiful Okanagan valley. Ryan has served as a teacher, vice principal and principal at a variety of K-12 schools in multiple...
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Vice Principal, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - Black Mountain Elementary
Rochelle Popoff is the vice principal of Rutland Elementary School on the traditional lands of the syilx People, in Kelowna, BC. She began her career in education in 2010 and has taught and led in K–12 settings across Western Canada and internationally. Grounded in Reggio-inspired...
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Teacher Librarian, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - Black Mountain Elementary
Keely Flannigan - I currently hold the role of Teacher-Librarian at Black Mountain Elementary School on the traditional lands of the syilx People, in a region now known as Kelowna. I am grateful and privileged to serve our community in ever-evolving ways. My hope is that every child...
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Principal, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - Black Mountain Elementary
Michelle Relova currently serves as the principal of Black Mountain Elementary School on the traditional lands of the syilx People, in Kelowna, BC. Since becoming an administrator in 2014, Michelle has served at all level (K-12) supporting school communities in creating inclusive...
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9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - Leading the Shift: Fostering Cultures of Collaborative Innovation
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers 
District Educator, Central Okanagan Public School District #23
Kevin Dent loves conversations about learning, particularly how learners make sense of ideas, work through uncertainty, and grow through productive struggle. He supports students and educators in developing joy, confidence, and agency in their learning and holds a deep belief that...
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Learning and Innovation Educator, Central Okanagan Public School District #23
Lindsey Stevens is an educator and district-level instructional leader from Kelowna, British Columbia, with a passion for learning that makes a difference. Her work focuses on inquiry, learner agency, and collaborative professionalism, supporting educators to design responsive, community-connected...
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District Educator, Central Okanagan Public School District #23
Kristi Langlois: Kristi Langlois is a district-level teacher leader from Kelowna, B.C., with over 20 years of K-12 classroom experience. Throughout her career, she has championed student agency, equity, and Indigenous learning while fostering meaningful professional collaboration...
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9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - Lessons That Inspire: Deeper Instruction
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers
Director. Keynote Speaker., EL Education
Ron Berger is a well-known national and international keynote speaker focused on inspiring a commitment to quality, character, and citizenship in students. He is the Senior Advisor at EL Education, a nonprofit school improvement organization that partners with public schools and districts...
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9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - Pass the Torch: Theatre, Community, and Reconciliation
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers 
Teacher, School District #33 Chilliwack - Imagine High Integrated Arts & Technology Secondary
Jen Maxwell is xwelítem (settler) in traditional, ancestral and unceded Ts'elxwéyeqw, Semá:th, and Pil'alt Territory. She is passionate about global Indigenous studies, genealogical research, and reading sci-fi and fantasy fiction. She is motivated by authentic, community-connected...
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Teacher, School District #33 Chilliwack - Imagine High Integrated Arts & Technology Secondary
Penny Miller has been working as an Arts Integration teacher for almost 20 years. Her passion for storytelling through theatre and history filtered with a social justice lens has been at the core of her teaching practice. Collaboration, connection, relationships with people and the...
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9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - Press Start for Deeper Learning: A hands-on lab for game-based teaching and learning
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers 
Teacher, School District #33 Chilliwack - Imagine High Integrated Arts & Technology Secondary
Matt has taught students from elementary through high school across a wide range of subjects, including Math, English, Music, and Technology. From leading Rock Band classes to teaching Video Game Development, his diverse teaching background naturally led him to explore how games can...
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Teacher, School District #33 Chilliwack - Imagine High Integrated Arts & Technology Secondary
After a decade working in the trades, Joe hung up the hard hat and moved into education. As a shop teacher at an integrated arts and technology secondary school, Joe designs cross-curricular, project-based learning experiences rooted in learning through making. Drawing on industry...
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9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - Relational Pedagogy: Teaching Through Connection, Story, and Place
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers 
Teacher, School District #74 Gold Trail
Dave Dumont has been an educator since 2010, teaching primarily in rural communities across Alberta and British Columbia with significant Indigenous populations. He currently teaches Grade 5/6 at Desert Sands Community School in Ashcroft, British Columbia, located on the shared territories...
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9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - Roll for Agency: How Tabletop Play Puts Learners in the Story
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers 
EdTech & Creative Coach, Classmate
Dylan is a Creative Coach at Classmate, where he has spent the past seven years partnering with teachers to design creative, student-centered learning experiences. His work focuses on helping educators turn ideas into classroom-ready projects that prioritize storytelling, play, and...
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9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - Teaching at the Table: Collaborative Learning Through Role-Playing Games
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers 
Instructor, University of the Fraser Valley - School of Education
Kari Gustafson, PhD (they/she) is an instructor, researcher, role-playing gamer, and parent, working in the crossroads of neurodiversity and disability studies, education, and role-playing games. They explore how these areas connect and inform one another, and our experiences of identities...
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9:00am PDT
Deep Dive - The Dream of a Different School: Agency, Belief, & Collective Efficacy
Friday July 3, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
Speakers 
Teacher Librarian, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - Canyon Falls Middle School
Michelle Harvey is a teacher-librarian at Canyon Falls Middle School, where she loves creating welcoming spaces that inspire curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of reading. She is passionate about helping students build confidence as readers, researchers, and critical thinkers...
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Teacher, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - Canyon Falls Middle School
Scott Hayhurst is a Physical and Health Education teacher at Canyon Falls Middle School and has also worked as a Community Teacher and Social Emotional Learning teacher in the 7 years the school has been open. As a member of the Curricular Leader team, he works with others to develop...
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Teacher, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - Canyon Falls Middle School
Christina Hidalgo is an experienced educator who has taught high school science as well as served as a special education teacher, and for the past nine years has taught middle school math and science. She is committed to building student confidence, curiosity, and capacity in mathematics...
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Teacher, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - Canyon Falls Middle School
Michael Magliocchi is a Foods Teacher at Canyon Falls Middle School with a unique dual background as both a career educator and a professional chef. With 16 years of industry experience prior to entering education, Michael translates professional culinary standards into accessible...
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Vice Principal, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - Canyon Falls Middle School
About to enter his 20th year working in Central Okanagan Schools, Carson Tonn has been a classroom teacher, a behaviour support specialist, and most recently the Vice-Principal of Canyon Falls Middle School. His experience helping to open CMS has solidified his passion for creating...
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Principal, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - Canyon Falls Middle School
Since 2016, Sarah Watson has been an administrator across district, middle, and secondary settings and is honoured to have worked to design learning environments that centre student agency, collective efficacy, and meaningful learning for every learner. Sarah is currently the principal...
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11:30am PDT
Lunch
Friday July 3, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Friday July 3, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm
PDT
Imagine High
45669 Yale Road Chilliwack BC V2P 2N1
12:30pm PDT
Transition
Friday July 3, 2026 12:30pm - 12:45pm PDT
Friday July 3, 2026 12:30pm - 12:45pm
PDT
Imagine High
45669 Yale Road Chilliwack BC V2P 2N1
12:45pm PDT
2:30pm PDT
3:00pm PDT
8:00am PDT
Breakfast
Saturday July 4, 2026 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Saturday July 4, 2026 8:00am - 8:45am
PDT
Imagine High
45669 Yale Road Chilliwack BC V2P 2N1
8:45am PDT
Transition
Saturday July 4, 2026 8:45am - 9:00am PDT
Saturday July 4, 2026 8:45am - 9:00am
PDT
Imagine High
45669 Yale Road Chilliwack BC V2P 2N1
9:00am PDT
Student Voice Summit
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am PDT
Speakers
Student, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - George Elliot Secondary School
Carter Mochinski is a passionate change maker and a highly involved youth community leader. He is most passionate about making change in reducing inequalities, specifically for those with neurological divergence, differently applied persons and inequalities in climate action, while...
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Student, School District #33 Chilliwack - Imagine High Integrated Arts & Technology Secondary
Finny Bicycle is a grade 12 student at Imagine High. He has been profoundly impacted by his experience with project based real-world learning, and would like to share his insights. He plans to become a high school social studies teacher and integrate his teaching with different subjects...
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9:30am PDT
Break
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:30am - 9:45am PDT
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:30am - 9:45am
PDT
Imagine High
45669 Yale Road Chilliwack BC V2P 2N1
9:45am PDT
Den Talks - The Great School Debate
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Speakers 
School Navigator, Classmate
Jani Mitanovski is the CEO and co-founder of Classmate, a Vancouver-based organization helping educators reimagine how students learn and express their ideas. As a teenager who immigrated to Canada at the start of high school, Jani knows firsthand that creative expression — through...
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Team Facilitator, Classmate
Nick is the Team Facilitator at Classmate, where he collaborates closely with schools and the Classmate team to design creative learning experiences, reflective processes, and collaborative projects. His work often lives at the intersection of facilitation, team culture, experience...
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Systems Navigator, Classmate
Jon is the Systems Navigator at Classmate. He spends a lot of time thinking about the systems we work within, both at Classmate and at schools. He's deeply interested in organizational design — why hierarchies form, what purpose they actually serve, and how we might transform them...
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9:45am PDT
Den Talks - When the Land Becomes the Teacher
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Speakers 
Teacher, School District #74 Gold Trail
Beth Bastedo is a Grade 6/7 teacher who designs interdisciplinary, land-based learning experiences grounded in the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Her current year-long project, Desert Trails and Lake Tales, connects students to local land, community, and story through seasonal...
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9:45am PDT
Den Talks - Why Agency Matters to Students: Designing and Experiencing Student Led Projects
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Speakers FB
Student, School District #33 Chilliwack - Imagine High Integrated Arts & Technology Secondary
Finny Bicycle is a grade 12 student at Imagine High. He has been profoundly impacted by his experience with project based real-world learning, and would like to share his insights. He plans to become a high school social studies teacher and integrate his teaching with different subjects...
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Student, Central Okanagan Public School District #23 - George Elliot Secondary School
Carter Mochinski is a passionate change maker and a highly involved youth community leader. He is most passionate about making change in reducing inequalities, specifically for those with neurological divergence, differently applied persons and inequalities in climate action, while...
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9:45am PDT
Workshop - Choice, Metacognition & Co-Creation: Building Learner Identity
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Speakers 
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education - University of British Columbia
Dr. Leyton Schnellert is an Associate Professor in UBC's Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy and Co-Director of the Canadian Institute of Inclusion and Citizenship. His scholarship attends to how teachers and learners can mindfully embrace student diversity and inclusive education...
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9:45am PDT
Workshop - Cultivating Anti-ableist Practice: Possibility and Pride
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Speakers 
Neurodivergent Author and Education Consultant, Independent
Dr. Leah Kelley (she/her
) is a Neurodivergent author, educator, activist, and education consultant whose work bridges the worlds of storytelling, advocacy, and inclusive practice. With over 25 years of experience in public education—as a classroom teacher, inclusion resource teacher (K–12), and SEL/Mental...
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9:45am PDT
9:45am PDT
Workshop - Inquiry-based Learning as Education System Transformation
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Speakers 
Co-Principal, Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry
Jeff and Jessica are co-principals of the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry, a small, independent school in Victoria, BC. Both of them have been there since the beginning of the school's life in 2013. Jeff founded the school after having been a school district superintendent...
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Co-Principal, Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry
Jeff and Jessica are co-principals of the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry, a small, independent school in Victoria, BC. Both of them have been there since the beginning of the school's life in 2013. Jeff founded the school after having been a school district superintendent...
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9:45am PDT
Workshop - More Voices, Deeper Thinking
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Speakers 
Literacy Coordinator, School District #33 Chilliwack - Learning Services
Hollie Redden is the Literacy Coordinator for the Chilliwack School District and a big believer in growing teachers and students together. She’s passionate about engagement, deep thinking, and the magic that happens when learning feels meaningful. A lover of picture books, Hollie...
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9:45am PDT
Workshop - Project Tuning: An Idea Hive
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Speakers 
Educator, School District #74 Gold Trail
Educator in School District #74. Lover of multi-disciplinary, project based, beautiful learning that brings joy to kids and adults
9:45am PDT
Workshop - Purposeful Field Trips: Designing Learning Beyond the Classroom
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Speakers 
Creative Coach, Classmate
Jen is a Creative Coach at Classmate, where she partners with teachers and school leaders to design engaging, student-centered learning experiences that blend technology, creativity, and curriculum with intention. Her work focuses on project-based and experiential learning through...
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9:45am PDT
Workshop - Rooted in Land: Play-Based Indigenous Math Journey
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Speakers 
Numeracy Support Teacher, School District #33 Chilliwack - Learning Services
I am a Numeracy Support Teacher with 14 years teaching experience in the Chilliwack School District. I work alongside educators to strengthen instruction and to lead district-wide initiatives. I have a strong passion for integrating Indigenous perspectives into mathematics, particularly...
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Teacher, School District #33 Chilliwack - Robertson Elementary
Janice Farnley: I am a Grade 1 teacher in Chilliwack with 17 years of teaching experience, including 13 years at Robertson Elementary, an inner-city school. I am passionate about creating a caring and inclusive classroom where every child feels safe, valued, and heard. I work closely...
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9:45am PDT
Workshop - So….How Do We Actually Transform Student Learning?
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
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Assistant Superintendent, Central Okanagan Public School District #23
Jamie Robinson is a passionate educational leader with 32 years of experience advancing equity, excellence, and innovation in public education. Currently serving as Assistant Superintendent of Schools with Central Okanagan Public Schools, Jamie provides district-wide leadership in...
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Principal, Central Okanagan Public School District #23
Having spent 17 years in school-based admin, Jim Laird has most recently served as the principal of École George Elliot Secondary in Lake Country, BC. From 2023-25, GESS was one of eight schools to represent Canada in the recent OECD Schools+ project, an international network and...
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Director of Instruction of Learning and Innovation, Central Okanagan Public Schools (SD23)
Jordan Kleckner is the Director of Instruction of Learning and Innovation for Central Okanagan Public Schools, leading district-wide work to advance student learning through inclusive learning cultures, intentional design of learning, and collaborative professionalism. He works alongside...
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District Principal of Learning and Innovation, Central Okanagan Public School District #23
Troy White is the District Principal of Learning and Innovation in Central Okanagan Public Schools, leading a team of teacher consultants who support schools in advancing pedagogical change aligned with their school learning goals. Drawing on Shane Safir’s work on Student Agency...
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9:45am PDT
Workshop - Think Different(iated)
Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Speakers 
Regional Principal, qathet School District #47
Ian Landy is Regional Principal at Partners In Education - qathet School District 47's Provincial Online Learning School. Ian has been in education since the late 1900s and continues to learn and reflect at his days of learning blog at technolandy.com
11:15am PDT
Break
Saturday July 4, 2026 11:15am - 11:30am PDT
Saturday July 4, 2026 11:15am - 11:30am
PDT
Imagine High
45669 Yale Road Chilliwack BC V2P 2N1
11:30am PDT
Deeper Learning Closing with Dr. Leyton Schnellert
Saturday July 4, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Speakers
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education - University of British Columbia
Dr. Leyton Schnellert is an Associate Professor in UBC's Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy and Co-Director of the Canadian Institute of Inclusion and Citizenship. His scholarship attends to how teachers and learners can mindfully embrace student diversity and inclusive education...
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12:00pm PDT
Lunch to Go
Saturday July 4, 2026 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT
Saturday July 4, 2026 12:00pm - 12:15pm
PDT
Imagine High
45669 Yale Road Chilliwack BC V2P 2N1
