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WHAT IS PDK INTERNATIONAL?

PDK Mission & Vision: PDK strives to be the experts in cultivating great educators for tomorrow and ensuring high-quality education for today.

Phi Delta Kappa is an international professional organization for women and men practicing in the field of education. PDK has been actively supporting educaton and educators since 1906. Members of PDK International consist of:

  • Classroom teachers
  • Graduate students preparing for careers in education
  • University teachers and professors
  • School and district administrators
  • Educational specialists and consultants

Members of PHI DELTA KAPPA are dedicated advocates for public schools. Phi Delta Kappa maintains an extensive network of PDK chapters in the United States, Canada, and nations in Europe and Asia. Members have a common focus and interest in the promotion and improvement of education with particular emphasis on publicly supported education. World-wide, there are more than 650 chapters; more than half of which are based on college or university campuses which have graduate departments of education.

Today, the Fraser Valley Chapter of PDK continues to work with the international association, and strives to prepare the next generation of educators. As well, the Fraser Valley Chapter works hard to serve practicing teachers, administrators, college educators, and those concerned about public education through a wide range of innovative initiatives based on visionary leadership, relevant research, and dedicated service.

 

The details of our 2009-2010 workshops are below:
Fraser Valley PDK CALENDAR OF EVENTS =========================================
 WORKSHOP: April 15th 2010:
Diversity:
Are we framing this issue correctly?

Date:   Thursday, April 15, 2010

Where: Sunshine Hills Elementary School  
11285 Bond Boulevard 
Delta, BC

Time:   5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

WORKSHOP OUTLINE:
How do we engage difference?

·      What are the diversity issues we face in schools?

·         How do we reframe the issues from problems with students to opportunities for students?

·         Questions we will pursue together:

o    What is the framework in your school or classroom to address diversity in a constructive manner?

o    How can we embrace diversity in our schools and our classrooms so we can more readily face the challenges without frustration?

o    What strategies and steps work to improve instruction for all students?

Pre registration required -- contact Royce Shook by e-mail at royce.shook@gmail.com or by phone at (604) 837-2946  Cost per person: $15 for members, $20 for non-members to cover the cost of food and coffee

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COMPLETED WORKSHOPS 2009-2010

Workshop October 15th 2009: Preparing for Leadership
WHERE: Mountain Secondary,  7755 202A Street, Langley
When: 4:00 to 6:30

THE WORKSHOP:
Participants will also have the opportunity to role play being interviewed for an administrative position with feedback and ideas for improvement being given to individual participants. We will have several retired and current assistant superintendents and superintendents at the workshop to conduct interviews, and give feedback.

This will be an interactive workshop where participants will have the opportunity to have their resume, and cover letter reviewed by retired senior administrators. 

Pre registration is  recommended-- contact Royce Shook by e-mail at royce.shook@gmail.com or by phone at (604) 837-2946 OR Graham Mulligan by e-mail at grahammul@gmail.com
For this workshop only you can register at the door
Cost: $15 for Non PDK members; 
            $10 for current PDK members for snacks and coffee.
**If you join PDK international and the Fraser Valley Chapter at the workshop, the workshop is free**

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Workshop January 21st 2010: Troubled and Troubling Students--Strategies and Practical ideas on how to help
WHERE:  Sunshine Hills Elementary School
11285 Bond Boulevard   Delta, British Columbia   

When: 5:30 to 8:00

THE WORKSHOP:
This workshop will address the issues of how we reach out and help the troubled as well as the troubling students in our classrooms. Our facilitator, (Stuart Mackinnon, special education specialist and teacher in Vancouver)  will provide us with some practical innovative and sound ideas, that will assist us in helping these students achieve at their full potential.
Pre registration required -- contact Royce Shook by e-mail at royce.shook@gmail.com or by phone at (604) 837-2946 OR Graham Mulligan by e-mail at grahammul@gmail.com
Cost: $15 per person for members  $20 per person for non members to cover the cost of food and coffee
Shape of the Meeting:
Registration/networking/welcomes from 5 - 5:30 p.m.
Dinner from 5:30 - 6:15 p.m.
Speaker (with PowerPoint presentation) from 6:15 - 7:00 p.m.
Round table/debriefing discussion from 7:30 - 8:00 p.m
     
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Workshops Completed in 2008-2009

  • YOUTUBE, MYSPACE,& FACEBOOK:EMERGING ISSUES FOR EDUCATORS TODAY
  • ONLINE EDUCATION--HOW DO WE FRAME THE ISSUE OF ONLINE LEARNING? HOW DOS ONLINE LEARNING IMPACT SCHOOLS,TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS?
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The association publishes the Phi Delta Kappan, the most cited education journal in the United States, and sponsors the annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools.