Welcome by our Elder

Diana Elliott

Diana Elliott is retired from 33+ years working in Indigenous Early Childhood Development and Family Support Programs.  Diana is Coast Salish from Cowichan Tribes in Duncan B.C and has equal roots in the Nuu Chah Nulth Territory from the Hupačasath First Nation in Port Alberni. She spent almost 20 years of her career as the Provincial Advisor to 57 Aboriginal Infant Development Programs (AIDP) throughout BC on reserve and in urban communities. Her passion has been to support families to raise their children through early learning in loving and nurturing homes. She will continue to be a champion for Indigenous children and be a support and ally to the programs that support them. 

2025 Learning Strands Overview

Strand 1
Collaborative and Proactive Solutions
Dr. Ross Greene

Strand 2
Positive Behaviour Supports and Prevention Strategies in the Classroom
Dr. Brenda Fossett

Strand 3
An Inclusive Life After High School: Effective Practices for Transition Age YouthDr.
Dr. Paul Malette & Deborah Simak

Strand 4
Self-Regulated Learning as a Framework for Creating Inclusive Contexts for Diverse Learners
Dr. Leyton Schnellert

Strand 5
Inclusive & Competency Based IEPs
Dr. Shelley Moore

Strand 7
Children And Youth Are More Anxious, Aggressive, And Shut Down Than Ever: What’s going on? What can we do about it?
Hannah Beach

Strand 9
Reimagining Inclusive Education Through Disability Justice
Dr. Carly Christensen