Last week was the final installment of Charles Ungleider's blog for the 2021-2022 school year. We are grateful to Charles for the insights he shared with us throughout this past school year. If you missed it, here is last week's blogpost:

Read Charles' blogpost here

Charles Ungerleider is a Professor Emeritus of Education at The University of British Columbia and Managing Partner at Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group. The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in the OpED articles are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views, policy, or position of the BCPVPA.

We are sharing book titles, articles, videos and podcasts to help support our members' continuing work of anti-racism and equity, and to help deepen our understanding of Canada’s diverse communities.

We would love to hear if you have found this column helpful, or if there are other ways that you would like to see BCPVPA share resources, please contact Erin Hughes.

Video | Cedar & Bamboo (2010) 
This short film tells the history Chinese and Indigenous relationships through the stories of four people of Chinese and Aboriginal roots. The stories they tell reveal the difficult circumstances of Aboriginal people and early Chinese immigrants that led to individuals uniting but also challenged these families to stay as a whole.

ReFresh is a BCPVPA health resource with simple exercises and information that you can explore. ReFresh appears as a Member Update every Wednesday. All ReFresh posts are archived here.

Read the latest ReFresh: Dry – Not High!

Each month, your BCPVPA PLD Directors will upload pertinent articles, blog post, or podcast on BCPVPA Connects and in the BCPVPA Member Portal under Resources/ Readers’ Corner for your quick learning opportunity.  

Read the latest article, and find Discussion Tips and Prompt Questions: "The top 4 advantages of being a principal / vice principal — plus tips to leverage them for wellness"