Polly Dobie teaches Core French 8-12, English and Creative Writing at Point Grey Secondary, in Vancouver, British Columbia ( Vancouver School Board ).
She taught first with the Abbotsford School Distict (1990-93) and then with the Surrey School District from 1993-2008. She then made the leap to Vancouver District where she enjoys a short commute leaving more time for her passions: film, books, back country hiking & camping and has official volunteer mom status at her children's sporting events.
Other work in Core French & English:
- Core French B.C. Ministry of Education Curriculum Review Committee 2001, 2008-12
- Pearson Education : Co-author and author : Ça Marche I (Venez Chez Nous), Ça Commence! (2001, 2003)
-BCATML & District Workshops: Creative Works in the Senior Core French Classroom (2003 -with Marina Enns, Surrey), Spontaneous Conversation: building blocks & assessment (BCATML 2008)(S.F.U. 2008), Putting Francophone Music on Your Student's Playlists!(V.S.B. Mod. Language Conference 2011), Looking at BC's Core French Draft Document in Relation to C.E.F.R (Nanaimo 2009), Teaching the novel: Le Petit Prince - strategies for creative works to help support comprehension and language development in the Senior Classroom (BCATML 2012), La Question de Quebec: Cross Curricular Inquiry Based Learning in the Core French Classroom (BCATML 2015), Culture et La Francophonie (V.S.B. Mod. Language Conference 2016), Creative Works 2.0 (V.S.B. Mod. Language Conference 2018).
-VSB Workshops for English : Strategies & Innovative Ideas for the Senior Creative Writing Classroom
-Challenge Exam Creator and Examiner/Core French 11 & 12 : 1997-2013
If you are interested in having her visit your district or school, please see contacts below.
Contact: [email protected] (Vancouver School District, Vancouver, B.C.)
Point Grey Secondary 604-713-8220
She taught first with the Abbotsford School Distict (1990-93) and then with the Surrey School District from 1993-2008. She then made the leap to Vancouver District where she enjoys a short commute leaving more time for her passions: film, books, back country hiking & camping and has official volunteer mom status at her children's sporting events.
Other work in Core French & English:
- Core French B.C. Ministry of Education Curriculum Review Committee 2001, 2008-12
- Pearson Education : Co-author and author : Ça Marche I (Venez Chez Nous), Ça Commence! (2001, 2003)
-BCATML & District Workshops: Creative Works in the Senior Core French Classroom (2003 -with Marina Enns, Surrey), Spontaneous Conversation: building blocks & assessment (BCATML 2008)(S.F.U. 2008), Putting Francophone Music on Your Student's Playlists!(V.S.B. Mod. Language Conference 2011), Looking at BC's Core French Draft Document in Relation to C.E.F.R (Nanaimo 2009), Teaching the novel: Le Petit Prince - strategies for creative works to help support comprehension and language development in the Senior Classroom (BCATML 2012), La Question de Quebec: Cross Curricular Inquiry Based Learning in the Core French Classroom (BCATML 2015), Culture et La Francophonie (V.S.B. Mod. Language Conference 2016), Creative Works 2.0 (V.S.B. Mod. Language Conference 2018).
-VSB Workshops for English : Strategies & Innovative Ideas for the Senior Creative Writing Classroom
-Challenge Exam Creator and Examiner/Core French 11 & 12 : 1997-2013
If you are interested in having her visit your district or school, please see contacts below.
Contact: [email protected] (Vancouver School District, Vancouver, B.C.)
Point Grey Secondary 604-713-8220