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LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS

Keynotes, Workshops, and Learning Series Offered by Jo Chrona

From university lecture halls to remote northern communities, these engagements reflect an ongoing commitment to supporting educators, administrators, and institutions in their journey toward meaningful Indigenous education and reconciliation. Spanning keynote presentations, hands-on workshop facilitation, and multi-session learning series, this work has reached school districts, post-secondary institutions, and conferences across British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and beyond — both in person and virtually.

2026

Keynote/Speaker

  • North West Territories Teachers Association 2026 Conference, Yellowknife, NWT
     

Workshop Facilitation

  • North West Territories Teachers Association 2026 Conference, Yellowknife, NWT


​Learning Series

  • Outdoor Learning School and Store’s 4 Season of Indigenous Learning: Season 4 Taking Reflection Action for Reconciliation Series Co-facilitator (Virtual)

2025

Keynote/Speaker

  • Simon Fraser University, Teacher Education Program, Burnaby, BC

  • Carrier Sekani Family Services, Prince George, BC

  • Yellowknife District Education 1 – Indigenous Languages Professional Development Day, Yellowknife, NWT

  • School District 60 Peace River North, Fort St. John, BC

  • Capilano University, Centre for Teaching Excellence, BC (Virtual)

  • 6th Annual Yukon First Nation Education Conference, Yukon (Virtual)

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Workshop Facilitation

  • First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) Education Conference, Vancouver, BC    

  • Calgary French and International School, Calgary, AB

  • Yellowknife District Education 1 – Indigenous Languages Professional Development Day, Yellowknife, NWT

  • FNESC Learning First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide Workshops, Vancouver, BC

  • Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl Nisga’a Institute, FNST 650 Class, Author Talk, BC (Virtual)

  • High Expectations Relationships Network of Inquiry and Indigenous Education, Indigenous Education Impact Inquiry Schools, BC (Virtual)

  • Kwantlen Polytechnic University, BC (Virtual)

  • Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific and United World Colleges, Canada (Virtual)

  • 6th Annual Yukon First Nation Education Conference, Yukon (Virtual)

  • Simcoe County District School Board, Ontario (Virtual)


Learning Series

  • Outdoor Learning School and Store’s 4 Season of Indigenous Learning: Season 4 Taking Reflection Action for Reconciliation Series Co-facilitator (Virtual)

2024

Keynotes

  • BCcampus, Victoria, BC

  • Sealaska Heritage Institute, Culturally Responsive Education Conference, Juneau, Alaska

  • School District 59, Peace River South, Dawson, Creek, BC

  • BC Educators for Digital Learning Digital Learning Symposium, Vancouver, BC 

  • School District 43 Coquitlam, Indigenous Education Pro-D Day, Coquitlam, BC

  • School District 83 North Okanagan Shuswap, BC (Virtual)
     

Workshop Facilitation

  • School District 49 Bella Coola, Bella Coola, BC

  • School District 36 Surrey Schools Principals/Vice-Principals Gathering, Surrey, BC

  • School District 51 Boundary, Grand Forks, BC

  • Wilfred Laurier University, Ontario (Virtual)

  • Sealaska Heritage Institute, Culturally Responsive Education Conference, Juneau, Alaska.

  • FNESC Learning First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide Workshops, Vancouver, BC

  • North Island College, Courtenay, BC

  • School District 36 Surrey Teachers’ Association, Surrey, BC

  • FNESC Learning First Peoples Teacher Resource Guides Train the Trainer Workshops, Richmond, BC

  • BC Educators for Digital Learning Digital Learning Symposium, Vancouver, BC

  • School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin, Williams Lake, BC

  • Ontario Library Association SuperConference, Toronto, Ontario

2023

Keynote/Speaker

  • School District 62 Sooke Teachers Association, BC (Virtual)

  • North West Territories Principals Conference, Yellowknife, NWT

  • School District 46 Sunshine Coast, Gibson’s, BC

  • BC School Superintendents Association (BCSSA) Spring Symposium, Vancouver, BC

  • School District 73 Kamloops, Kamloops, BC
     

Workshop Facilitation

  • University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Faculty of Education, Kelowna, BC

  • First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) Education Conference, Vancouver, BC Dec 

  • BC Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC

  • Memorial University, Decolonizing Pedagogies Class, Newfoundland (Virtual)

  • North West Territories Principals Conference, Yellowknife, NWT

  • BC Principals/Vice-Principals Association Connecting Leaders Conference, Kelowna, BC

  • Langara College, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin, Williams Lake, BC

  • FNESC Learning First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide Workshops, Vancouver, Terrace, and New Westminster, BC

  • University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education, Vancouver, BC

  • School District 43 Coquitlam, School District Administrators, Coquitlam, BC

  • School District 36 Surrey Schools, Indigenous Learning Department, Surrey, BC

  • FNESC Learning First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide Workshops, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 39 Vancouver School Board, Vancouver, BC

  • Eastern Townships School Board, Quebec, (Virtual)

  • School District 39 Vancouver School Board, Take It Outside District Day, Vancouver, BC

  • School District 8 Kootenay Lake, Nelson, BC

  • School District 57 Prince George, Prince George, BC

  • Central Québec / Central Québec School Board, Quebec (Virtual)
     

Learning Series

  • School District 41 Burnaby, Burnaby, BC

  • School District 91 Nechako Lakes, Vanderhoof, BC

  • School District 74 Gold Trail, Learning Leadership Team Series, Ashcroft, BC

2022

Keynote/Speaker

  • School District 63 Saanich, Saanichton, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 22 Vernon, BC (Virtual)

  • BC School Superintendents Association (BCSSA) Fall Conference, Vancouver, BC

  • School District 34 Abbotsford, Abbotsford, BC

  • School District 71 Comox Valley, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 45 West Vancouver, BC (Virtual)


Workshop Facilitation

  • First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) Education Conference, Vancouver, BC

  • Indspire National Gathering for Indigenous Education Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • BC Teachers of English Language Arts (BCTELA) Conference, Burnaby, BC

  • BC School Superintendents Association (BCSSA) Spring Conference, Vancouver, BC

  • FNESC Learning First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide Workshops, Vancouver, BC

  • Stratford Hall School, Vancouver, BC

  • Brockton Schools, North Vancouver, BC

  • School District 39 Vancouver School Board, Vancouver, BC

  • School District 75 Mission School District, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 37 Delta, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 34 Abbotsford, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 37 Delta, District Leadership, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 78 Fraser Cascade, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 33, Chilliwack, Principals/Vice-Principals, Chilliwack, BC

  • School District 41 Burnaby Schools, BC (Virtual)
     

Learning Series

  • School District 91 Nechako Lakes, Vanderhoof, BC

  • School District 41 Burnaby, Resource Development Team, Burnaby, BC

  • School District 74 Gold Trail, Leadership Team, Ashcroft, BC

2021

Keynote/Speaker

  • School District 54 Bulkley Valley, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 72 Campbell River, BC (Virtual)

  • Fraser Valley Superintendents’ Association, Fraser Valley Chapter, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 91 Nechako Lakes, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 38 Richmond, Richmond Libraries, BC (Virtual)

  • Alexander College, Vancouver, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 44 North Vancouver, BC (Virtual)

  • BC Teacher Education Program Round Table, BC (Virtual)

  • Wsanec Leadership Secondary School, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 64, Gulf Islands School District (Virtual)

  • BC Ministry of Education, Indigenous Education Provincial Gathering, Richmond, BC

  • School District 52 Prince Rupert, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 38 Richmond, BC (Virtual)
     

Workshops

  • Westmount Montessori School, Metchosin, BC

  • First Nations Schools Association (FNSA), BC (Virtual)

  • Backpack Buddies, West Vancouver, BC

  • School District 34 Abbotsford, Leadership Team, Whistler, BC

  • Moscrop Secondary School, Burnaby, BC (Virtual)

  • BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, Indigenous Education, BC (Virtual)

  • Coquitlam & Burnaby Teachers Associations Resilience & Renewal Conference, BC (Virtual)

  • Five College Libraries, Five Colleges Consortium, Massachusetts, USA (Virtual)
     

Learning Series

  • Coast Mountain College, Terrace Campus, BC (Virtual)

  • School District 91 Nechako Lakes, BC (Virtual)

  • Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC (Virtual)

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