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Darren Mitzel
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Passionate about supporting our most diverse and complex learners. Love my family and spending quality time. Taking breaks is a must.
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For part 2 of our Indigenous Focus Day at Maplewood Flats, Erin Levine, Holistic Nutritionist & community educator, offered us a tasting of #IndigenousPlants, including #fiddleheads. Yum! She then guided us through a recipe together! erinlevine.com

#IndigenousEducation #BCEd #WellnessAtWork
A woman stands at front of room holding up two small bowls of ingredients. Larger bowls of greens are on a table in front of her. People sit in front observing/listening to her. People stand at table preparing vegetables. Two red cutting boards are covered with sliced peppers, cucumbers, carrots and greens. A bowl of prepared dried seaweed. Someone holds a spoon with one in it for a clearer view. A woman smiles widely over a table full of various fresh vegetables including cucumbers, bell peppers, fiddleheads and spinach.
May 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Meagan & Darren joined Lael (of POPFASD) at the First Nations Schools Association Conference to share our Provincial Outreach Program info with #IndigenousEducators and leaders from all over BC.

#FNSA #FirstNationsSchoolsAssociation #POPFASD #IndigenousEducation #BCEd
A man stands beside a poster that reads "SET-BC. Providing assistive technologies for students with disabilities or diverse abilities for over three decades." He leans on a chair behind a desk with various items on display, including small communication cards on lanyards, pamphlets, pens and cards. Two women sit at a table. On the left is a SET-BC poster with a child peering at a tablet and typing. On the right is a POPFASD poster with a blue puzzle piece on a white background. a closeup of a table with SET-BC take away items on display, including communication cards on lanyards, reading focus cards, pens, cell phone holders and business cards.
May 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Are your digital learning materials providing equitable & meaningful access for all of your students? Check out the how-to guides at arc-bc.org/universal-de... from our @ARC_BC
friends at @PRCVI!

#Accessibility #Inclusion #GAAD2025 #BCEd #ARCBC #PRCVI
A child leans over a tablet device and points to a symbol that says Beep Beep! on the screen.
May 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Darren, Doug & Marie had such an awesome time at the 2nd annual #SD71 #SpecialTrackMeet!

#AssistiveTechnology #Accessibility #AdaptiveSwitch #Inclusion #BCEd #InclusiveEducation #InclusivePhysEd
Outdoors in a field, with a track in the distance, a man points to something off to the right. Children stand around a table with him, some look at where he is pointing. Children stand around an adapted outdoor toy. We can see it consists of PVC framing, a leaf blower and an All turn it Spinner. Some of the children hold pool noodles. Two men and a woman smile for a selfie photo outdoors in a field with a track behind them. A child in a wheelchair touches a switch on a table connected to a powerlink. Other people surround him watching.
May 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Check out this switch-adapted javelin our team brought to the #SD71 #SpecialTrackMeet this year. It's a leaf blower adapted to launch pool noodles using a PowerLink, All-turn-it spinner & switch! Next wk: a duck catapult!

#AssistiveTech #Accessibility #Inclusion #BCEd #InclusivePhysEd #SwitchAccess
May 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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It's National AccessAbility Week in Canada! There are so many ways to promote #accessibility & #inclusion. In our library we are celebrating authors who have #DiverseAbilities and their books!

#NAAW #InclusiveLearning #GreatReads #BCEd
6 books displayed on a table. Some titles are legible: Connecting Dots, Against Technoableism, A Little Less Broken, Laughing at My Nightmare, Disability Visibility, Being Heumann. Books are shown on two open shelves on the wall. Discernable titles include Where I Stand, Not So Different, Haben, I am Not a Label, El Deafo, Freeing Teresa. A display poster says AccessAbility Week with an illustration of someone reading.
May 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Can't get enough of the switch-adapted duck catapult our team brought to the #SD71 #SpecialTrackMeet this year! There are so many ways to make things more accessible!

#AssistiveTechnology #Accessibility #Inclusion #InclusiveEducation #InclusivePhysEd #BCEd #NAAW #AssistiveTech
May 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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We love collaborating with our fellow Provincial Outreach Programs! Myra from #POPARD joined Doug and Gary in our studio to prep for a workshop on adapting #LiteracyInstruction.

#Inclusion #Accessibility #ProfessionalLearning #BuildingCapacity #SupportingStudents #BCEd
Three people stand smiling behind computer screens. The wall behind them is bright green.
May 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Here's whole-classroom #inclusion at work! Educator Alanna visited a grade 2/3 class at Confederation Park Elementary, where not only our AAC-using student but the entire class took part in an #AAC lesson on #GridForiPad!

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#AssistiveTechnology
Three students look at an iPad together, on of whom sits in a wheelchair, 2 of whom stand beside. 3 students sit at a table in pairs looking at shared iPads with grids visible on the screens. 2 students sit on the floor looking at a communication grid on an iPad together. One appears to be about to press a button.
June 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Tim & Gary visited Thomas Haney Secondary in #MapleRidge, where Rayna shared her typical school day & they captured her success using the Tobii I-13 #EyeGaze system. A SETstory video is in production!

#BCEd #InclusiveClassrooms #AssistiveTechnology #SD42 #TobiiDynavox #ThomasHaneySecondary
A man on left hold camera pointing towards a student in a wheel chair. Beside her a woman crouches to adjust something that appears to be on her chair. A man and woman on left of screen. The woman sits facing a camera with a tall spotlight shining in her direction. Looking over the shoulder of a man filming 2 people in a classroom
June 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Yay! Gary & our educators have been creating MORE helpful "in a minute or so" video tutorials with #Quicktips to help you get started using #AssistiveTech with your students! They're coming soon!!

#Accessibility #SupportingStudents #VideoTutorials #InclusiveClassrooms #Inclusion #BCEd
A man in foreground stands behind a camera and further filming equipment pointing at a man sitting at a desk with laptop, screen, mouse, keyboard and lamp. A hand lays on an alternative mouse on a table top next to a keyboard and computer screen. A Set-BC mug and switch are also visible on table.
June 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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It's official! The 2nd annual virtual POPConference is October 24th, 2025! Attend live or watch later. Registration just opened at popcon.ca/register

#BCPOPConference #VirtualConference #SupportingStudents #BCEd #ProvincialOutreachPrograms
The text "SAVE the DATE! POPConference2025 Provincial Outreach Programs Virtual Conference 2025 October 24th are superimposed over an image of people sitting in chairs in a large meeting room. To the right portrait photo of a smiling woman sits over the text "Dr. Shelby Pollitt Keynote Speaker K-12 Literacy Coordinator Sooke School District."
June 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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At this year's #BCCAISEConference, we enjoyed meeting with BC #InclusiveEducation leaders to share what we do. We prepared a mini #COREboard for the event. Many thanks to
@TobiiDynavox
for additional resources & #MakersMakingChange for their 3D Print Model files!

#BCCAISE #BCEd
Four people stand behind a table with a blue tablecloth that reads SET British Columbia. Atop of the table are various type of assistive technology and resources. To the left is a SET-BC banner that reads "SET-BC Providing assistive technologies for students with disabilities or diverse abilities for over three decades." A person leans over a table and points to a laptop screen or the table top which has mini COREboards, switches, tablets and other assistive technologies. A mini COREboard with a SET-BC lanyard attached. A person stands at a table pressing a switch beside an alternative spinner that are on a table with other assistive technologies.
June 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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We've added lots of new "In a Minute or So" videos to our resources! But school's almost out. So, in September, we'll share them here. Can't wait? Visit ow.ly/jUm550Wb7ZJ. Maybe bookmark it. They will grow!

#QuickTips #VideoTutorials #AssistiveTech #TeachingResources #BCEd
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June 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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At a recent #MakersMakingChange workshop, we were guided through creating a variety of #Switches, #Joysticks & #Interfaces with our own hands! What an experience! We learned a ton & had a blast! Many thanks to
@makersmakingchange.bsky.social and @neilsquiresociety.bsky.social!

#AssistiveTechnology
Looking down the length of a large meeting room with desks of people sitting or standing around tables beginning to make items. Visible are matts, plyers, wires. In the forefront table, one person seems to be instructing others who are concentrating on what she is showing them. A person wearing eye protection appears to be using a tool to connect wires to a device. Hands hold a device over a mat. Tools are scattered around. People look at parts together. They stand over a table with mats, tools and a printed page with images and instructions.
June 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Wow! It's already the last day of school?! What a great year we've had filled with learning, planning, pivoting, creating, collaborating, hard work and fun. We'll see you in September for MORE! Until then, have a fantastic Summer!
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June 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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We and the other BC #ProvincialOutreachPrograms are gathering virtually in the new school year to bring you #POPConference2025! Hope to see you there! Attend live or watch later. Register now at popcon.ca/register

#BCPOPConference #VirtualConference #SupportingStudents #BCEd
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June 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Good morning from Chateau Mouleyre.
July 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Thanks #chateaumangot for your hospitality and full wine experience. Pierre was a masterful host.
July 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Nothing beats the small winery experience. #bordeaux #saint-emilion
July 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Les Grandes Murailles, Saint-Émilion
July 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Our educators & specialists travel across beautiful #BritishColumbia to help build capacity using #AssistiveTech in schools. Recently, a duo of our educators - Doug & Maria - visited Alert Bay to work with a class on iPad #accessibility tools.

#BCEd #iOSaccessibility #AssistiveTechnology
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April 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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A few of us attended #ATIA2025 in Orlando & had the privilege to connect with & learn from a community of peers who care about #AssistiveTechnology like we do at SET-BC. Much has been shared with the rest of our team!

#ProfessionalLearning #EdTech #SupportingStudents #BCEd
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March 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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2013 was our first collaboration with the WHL Vancouver Giants. Watching a hockey game, when a flashmob broke out. youtu.be/IT4qzVWGU8w?... #acceptance #pinkshirtday @vsb39.bsky.social
Acceptance Vancouver Giants Hockey Flash Mob 2013 [Official]
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February 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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This never gets old. youtu.be/MhYyAa0VnyY?... #acceptance #pinkshirtday @vsb39.bsky.social
Anti-Bullying Flashmob January 2011
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February 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM