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EdGeo 2012 Geoscience Workshop

The 8th EdGeo Earth Science workshop for educators will be happening at Riverside Secondary School, Port Coquitlam on April 20 2012. This hands-on workshop is being jointly presented by geoscientists and teachers and will cover the PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES of the Earth Science 7 & 10, Socials 10 & some of E.SC. 11, Geog. 12, Geol 12. Registration will be limited to 25 participants. For further information please contact Erica WIlliams at ewilliams@sd43.bc.ca.See More
Feb 23
Erica Williams added a discussion to the group BC Science 8 - 10
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2012 EdGeo Geoscience Workshop

The 8th EdGeo Earth Science workshop for educators will be happening at Riverside Secondary School, Port Coquitlam on April 20 2012. This hands-on workshop is being jointly presented by geoscientists and teachers and will cover the PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES of the Earth Science 7 & 10, Socials 10 & some of E.SC. 11, Geog. 12, Geol 12. Registration will be limited to 25 participants. For further information please contact Erica WIlliams at ewilliams@sd43.bc.ca.See More
Feb 23
Erica Williams added a discussion to the group BC Earth Science Interactions
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EdGeo 2012 Geoscience Workshop

The 8th EdGeo Earth Science workshop for educators will be happening at Riverside Secondary School, Port Coquitlam on April 20 2012. This hands-on workshop is being jointly presented by geoscientists and teachers and will cover the PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES of the Earth Science 7 & 10, Socials 10 & some of E.SC. 11, Geog. 12, Geol 12. Registration will be limited to 25 participants. For further information please contact Erica WIlliams at ewilliams@sd43.bc.ca.See More
Feb 23
Sue Awrey left a comment for Erica Williams
"Hi Erica I attended a workshop you offered at UBC for science 10 earth science...it was a few years ago.  I wonder if you will be offering a similar workshop again?  I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it!  I have zero background…"
Oct 15, 2011
Erica Williams added a discussion to the group BC Earth Science Interactions
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GeoScience Professional Organizations

Here are two professional geoscience organizations to which I have belonged for a number of years that are really useful for geoscience educators.The Geological Association of Canada (GAC) has a membership category for teachers at the incredible low rate of $10.00 per year. Check their website – http://www.gac.ca/The Canadian Geoscience Education Network (CGEN) is a loose network of educators and outreach presenters that under their secretary Christy Vodden is a…See More
Dec 16, 2010
Erica Williams added a discussion to the group BC Earth Science Interactions
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Tectonic Time Line for Canada

The present BC Sc. 10 Curriculum creates the impression that Pangea is the only supercontinent ever to have existed. This is a one-page summary of the major tectonic events that lead to the current structure of North AmericaSee More
Dec 12, 2010
Erica Williams updated their profile
Jun 6, 2010
Erica Williams joined Lionel's group
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BC Science 8 - 10

Born at 12:00 pm on March 27, 2010 by the teachers attending the BC Science 8 - 10 update at Catalyst, Kelowna. A place to share ideas, modifications, errata related to the Science 8 - 10.See More
May 4, 2010
Erica Williams and Aerin Guy are now friends
Jan 8, 2010
Mr. J. Brown and Erica Williams are now friends
Nov 9, 2009
Erica Williams updated their profile photo
Nov 9, 2009
Erica Williams and Aliisa Sarte are now friends
Oct 28, 2009
Erica Williams commented on Lionel's blog post Time to Advocate for Science: Is Canadian Education Missing the Point?
"Lionel A good start to the discussion. We have lost the essence of science as curriculum and assessment has degenerated into collections of low level factoids many of them misleading collections of trivia that are beyond the comprehension of the…"
Oct 2, 2009
Erica Williams and Kimberly Tindale are now friends
Oct 2, 2009
Erica Williams is now a member of BC Science Interactions
Sep 10, 2009

Profile Information

School board
Coquitlam
How did you hear about the BC Science Interactions community?
from Edvantage
I've been teaching since...
1970
Which science subjects do you teach?
Sc. 9, Sc. 10, E. Sc. 11, Geol. 12
Which social networks do you belong to?
Facebook
What is your favourite thing about teaching science?
Seeing how students develop over a course and mature in their learning skills
The best advice I'd give a new science teacher would be...
Focus on learning rather than teaching.
I'd like to connect with other members about...
Dealing with myths and errors embedded in curriculum and many resources and taking science beyond memorizing trivial factoids for equally trivial government exams.

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At 1:48am on October 15, 2011, Sue Awrey said…

Hi Erica

I attended a workshop you offered at UBC for science 10 earth science...it was a few years ago.  I wonder if you will be offering a similar workshop again?  I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it!  I have zero background in earth science and I've begun to enjoy teaching this section of the curriculum instead of dreading it!  We have new staff members who would benefit from your excellent workshop and I could really use a refresher.

 
 
 

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