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Venez démystifier ce qu’est la conscience phonologique et la conscience phonémique. Joignez-vous à cet atelier interactif où ensemble nous explorerons différentes façons de supporter les besoins spécifiques de vos élèves afin de les aider à percevoir, découper et manipuler les unités sonores telles que la syllabe, le rime et le phonème. Nous échangerons sur les façons rendre l’enseignement intentionnel et explicite afin de mieux cibler certaines habiletés. Venez et soyez prêts à utiliser votre imagination pour explorer différentes façons amusantes d’utiliser des ressources pour supporter vos élèves.
Julie Vaillancourt is a Literacy specialist with Rocky View Schools. As an educator, Julie’s focus is around designing authentic literacy tasks that engage learners while meeting their diverse needs. She holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership at the University of C... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2020 11:45am - 1:00pm MST
Glen 205Calgary Telus Convention Centre
“You mean to tell me all students don’t experience ongoing dialogue, in their minds, like I do when I read?” True. The good news is teachers can assist students in developing this skill by modeling Molly Ness’ three-step think aloud process. The ‘read once, read twice, read three times’ approach activates prior knowledge and heightens student ability to make connections. Think alouds also support Dr Hattie’s positive effect size (0.67) for repeated reading as a practice that accelerates student learning. Students deserve to experience the teacher’s, as well as their peers’, thinking and to hear examples that unlock hidden text ideas.
Learning outcomes include: -Understand and practice the three-step Think Aloud planning process to model thinking habits for all of your students. -Transfer this practice into your classroom, as a way of intentionally engaging students in meaningful predicting, questioning and metacognitive experiences to build comprehension.
Thursday February 20, 2020 11:45am - 1:00pm MST
Macleod Hall E1Calgary Telus Convention Centre
Schools across Alberta are making a shift to a more concept-based approach to teaching and learning. But what does that mean for classroom assessment? Come ready to work with sample concept-based tasks and rubrics, so that you can go back to school on Monday prepared to give your assessment a “big idea” makeover!
Field Service Facilitator, Alberta Assessment Consortium
The Alberta Assessment Consortium is a not-for-profit education partner in the province, focused on everyday assessment to support student learning. Our facilitators combine their experience as Alberta teachers and teacher leaders with the expertise of the organization.Presenter Shelly... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2020 1:15pm - 2:30pm MST
Macleod Hall E3Calgary Telus Convention Centre
The Thinking Strategies Placemat is a powerful digital learning tool. Made from a collaboration of 11 Alberta school districts including Rocky View, provides teachers with research based, highly effective thinking strategies for teachers to embed in instruction during different phases of the learning process. This series will dive deep into specific phases of learning, looking closely at the recommended strategies, and how they support student learning within the ELA/SS context. Components of the series will be differentiated for middle school and high school context.
Venez découvrir la ressource « Thinking Strategies Placemat » co-développée par Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium et Calgary Regional Consortium en collaboration avec des enseignants venant de différents conseils scolaires de l’Alberta.
Cette ressource contient une liste de 40 stratégies multidisciplinaires qui sont présentées en 5 différentes étapes utilisées lors de la planification de notre enseignement pour aider nos élèves à :
1. Activer leurs connaissances 2. Anticiper les difficultés du texte présenté 3. Acquérir et dégager les idées principales d’un texte 4. Débattre et discuter des idées principales facilitant le développement de la pensée critique 5. Consolider et transférer leur apprentissage à d’autres contextes
Pour avoir un aperçu de la ressource, voir le lien ci-dessous : https://sites.google.com/erlc.ca/thinkingstrategies/home
Veuillez prendre note que cet atelier sera présenté en français et que la ressource est disponible en anglais seulement.
Julie Vaillancourt is a Literacy specialist with Rocky View Schools. As an educator, Julie’s focus is around designing authentic literacy tasks that engage learners while meeting their diverse needs. She holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership at the University of C... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2020 1:15pm - 2:30pm MST
Glen 205Calgary Telus Convention Centre
In this session, Rita will provide you with classroom-tested strategies to walk you through the process of connecting and redirecting to address the most challenging classroom behaviors. Based on Seigel’s theories on The Whole Brain Child, these strategies will give teachers the tools to manage their classrooms and get back to teaching. Expect to connect with Rita’s heartfelt and humorous stories and leave feeling empowered to create a classroom community which includes all of your students. If you are a new teacher, an administrator or an experienced teacher that just doesn't know what else to try, Rita's presentation will inspire and encourage you to look at things in a new way!
As a student with ADHD, mental health difficulties and behavioral issues, Rita experienced the impact a dedicated professional could make. She obtained a BSc/BEd with a Special Education Specialization, and now teaches at a Junior High Behavioral Outreach program.Rita’s passion... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2020 1:15pm - 2:30pm MST
Glen 208Calgary Telus Convention Centre
In this math games workshop participants will learn the best operation and place value games to use in a cross graded setting. Come with a teaching partner - one primary, one upper elementary, and learn games your students can do together 1 x week. For older students it enhances and deepens their mathematical understanding, develops leadership skills, and rebuilds missing concepts. For younger students they receive 1 on 1 teaching and focused practice with their older grade buddy. Participants will learn the primary game, play a differentiated upper elementary game that can be done back in home classrooms. Gameboards, student samples will be shared. Come prepared to play.
Jane has spoken for years at the Palliser Teacher's Convention. She has over 30 +years of teaching and consulting experience across North America. She is the author of Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks - award winning math and literacy game resources. She is passionate about engaging all... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2020 1:15pm - 2:30pm MST
Glen 206Calgary Telus Convention Centre
The Math Minds Initiative has been working with Calgary and area teachers since 2012 to develop an effective model for teaching math that addresses the varied needs of learners. The "RaPID model" that emerged from this work draws from the insights of both traditional and reform approaches to math education, but it also diverges significantly from both. In particular, the RaPID model insists on clearly raveled mathematical content and the use of effective patterns of variation to draw attention to important mathematical ideas and relationships. In this session, you will have the opportunity to experience the power of effective variation to prompt attention to familiar ideas in new ways.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Calgary
Martina taught for 15 years (Grades 4-9) before leaving the classroom to complete a Ph.D. in Math Education (U. Alberta, 2012) and to embark on the adventure of parenting. Since graduating, she has been part of the Math Minds research team at the Werklund School of Education (U. Calgary... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2020 1:15pm - 2:30pm MST
Telus 103Calgary Telus Convention Centre
Strength-based approaches to supporting students are rooted in the belief that we’re capable of learning and growing, and that we can all be involved in the process of our own growth. Move towards co-constructing positive senses of self alongside the students you work with in this session where you will learn more about how you can build on strengths to promote strong senses of agency in students to empower their independence, strengthen their mental health, and ignite their personal growth. Walk away with strategies you can use in your classroom the next day!
We will explore self-regulation, growth mindset, social emotional learning and design classroom routines that support the mental health needs of every student, every day.
Back by popular demand! How often do you hear students ask, “Is this formative or summative?” Do you feel like the only way to have your students care about an assignment is to attach a mark to it? Consider how to shift the assessment culture in your classroom, to help students understand the “why” behind formative assessment.
Field Service Facilitator, Alberta Assessment Consortium
The Alberta Assessment Consortium is a not-for-profit education partner in the province, focused on everyday assessment to support student learning. Our facilitators combine their experience as Alberta teachers and teacher leaders with the expertise of the organization.Presenter Shelly... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2020 2:45pm - 4:00pm MST
Macleod Hall E3Calgary Telus Convention Centre
Est-ce que vous désirez lire avec chacun de vos élèves à chaque jour? On connait l'importance de la lecture quotidienne ciblée mais dans nos classes occupées ça peut être difficile d'atteindre ce but. Comme équipe d'enseignantes de la première et de la deuxième année, avec le support de notre équipe de littératie à l'école, nous avons développé une structure qui permet la lecture guidée en petits groupes pour chaque élève dans les trois classes à ce niveau. Pendant nos blocs de littératie, nos élèves ont l'opportunité de participer à des activités à leur niveau de lecture à chaque jour. Dans cette session, nous allons parler de la structure utilisée et les avantages ainsi que les défis de cette structure. Nous allons partager des ressources et vous donner l'opportunité de vous familiarisez avec certains jeux et centres que nous utilisons dans nos classes.
Sarah Caldwell, MEd, BEd, BAJe suis une enseignante d'immersion depuis 21 ans. Présentement, je travaille à Glenbow School, une école bilingue de la maternelle à la 4e année.
Emily Mattison, BEd, BAJe suis une enseignante d'immersion française depuis 14 ans. Cette année, j'enseigne une classe combinée de la première et de la deuxième année à Glenbow School à Cochrane, AB. Depuis le début de ma carrière j'ai enseignée chaque niveau de la première... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2020 2:45pm - 4:00pm MST
Glen 205Calgary Telus Convention Centre
This session will be about East Lake School's journey navigating a school-wide initiative of PBIS. From determining who we are and what we stand for, to carrying out five critical practices: effective responses to inappropriate behaviour, positive reinforcement for appropriate behaviour, teaching expectations on a daily basis, active and explicit student engagement, and adjusting the physical environment as needed. Educators are realizing that students need their social and emotional needs met before they can engage in academic learning. They also know that consistent practices have a dramatic effect on student behaviour and their own teaching practices. We address how to get started on this journey, assessing your own school's current culture and climate, forming your own school action team, collecting relevant data, and sharing the successes and challenges up to this point. At the root of PBIS is unconditional, positive regard for students, caregivers and one another.
Come prepared to play games that incorporate the use of cards, shakers, number lines and dice that teach the following Pre K - Kindergarten concepts: counting, comparing, odd and even, make ten, doubles, early operational concepts, learning numbers to 10, 20 and 100 . Participants will learn how to create math stations, start math journals, use student work for assessment purposes and how to extend games and activities to the home. This is a great workshop for Grade 1 and 2 teachers if you need differentiated activities for your ESL or special ed students.
Jane has spoken for years at the Palliser Teacher's Convention. She has over 30 +years of teaching and consulting experience across North America. She is the author of Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks - award winning math and literacy game resources. She is passionate about engaging all... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2020 2:45pm - 4:00pm MST
Glen 206Calgary Telus Convention Centre
Quality, balanced formative assessments ensure that students, teachers and parents understand how students are performing and getting students involved in assessments help them to be more engaged and committed to their own learning. Teachers will walk away from this session with new assessment practices that can be easily implemented in to your programming, as well as a system to make report card writing more streamlined. The session will focus on the creation and use of a rubric word wall.
Kiersten is an experienced Division 2 and 3 teacher who brings imagination and a love of learning to her classroom. She believes that encouraging students to be facilitators of their own learning creates a positive culture and ultimately leads to student success. Her teaching centers... Read More →
Friday February 21, 2020 8:30am - 9:45am MST
Macleod Hall E1Calgary Telus Convention Centre
• Pre-Registration is required. Science communication is an emerging culture with a history of challenges around accuracy, engagement and impact. This is true in academia, but also in the classroom. This session will start to tackle these communication challenges with creativity, courage, personalization and passion.
Along with getting the science right, science communicators probe the profound and personal questions about what it means to be human. Ask yourself: Why does science matter to me? Why should it matter to anyone else? The more connected you are to the science; the more powerful the audience response. This session will encourage you to turn science into stories as you use personal narrative, effective visuals and science demonstrations to engage your audience.
Understand the impact that relevant visuals can have on the communication of your message and the connection with your audience. Discover how to maximize objects and props to illustrate narrative elements. Devise an “Uber pitch” (the length of waiting time for an Uber) for science concepts. Learn how to turn science demonstrations into engaging stories for your classroom.
The experience and realities of teaching and administration are constantly in transition- an exchange can bring a wealth of insights to the work you do here in Alberta._x000D_ _x000D_ Exchanges are a unique and truly interactive professional peer-to-peer development opportunity for teachers and school administrators to collaborate within their profession. Open the door and get out of your comfort zone, engage in meaningful and critical conversations, and experience first-hand how your peers around the globe engage with best practices. See how other systems approach matters such as inclusion, indigenous ways of knowing, second language learning, remote and rural education. For the short-term exchange, you are hosted by your exchange partner for 2 weeks, and you then reciprocate by hosting the overseas teacher. For full-year exchanges you switch homes and positions for the entire year. Destinations include Australia, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Iceland. There are even possibilities within Canada and our province. Please join us for a session on exchange opportunities to shake things up, inject new perspectives into your practice, and build community.
Are you new to kindergarten or division I? Have you asked yourself: How do I know that my students are building a strong literacy foundation? This workshop session will look at the BIG 6 foundational pieces in early reading instruction: concepts of print, phonological awareness and phonics, word study, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. These 6 pieces make up the critical elements of a literacy program leading to the development of strong readers. During the workshop, we will work together to develop a shared understanding of each of these foundational pieces, will discuss best practices that support the development of these skills, and will also examine the continuum of learning for each. Time to explore a variety of activities for each of the 6 components will be built in to the workshop format. You will leave with an enhanced understanding of the type of activities that need to be incorporated into every literacy program, with some great activities that can be used Monday morning.
Director of Student Learning, JrK-6, Foothills School Division
Miriam works with the Foothills School Division, supporting the implementation of new curriculum. Miriam has her Ph.D. from the Werklund School of Education; her passion is supporting teachers in building powerful literacy classrooms where all learners experience success.
Michelle is an enthusiastic educator with over 18 years of teaching experience. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Calgary, examining the connection between oral language development and early literacy acquisition.
Friday February 21, 2020 10:00am - 12:45pm MST
CoLab(Former Telus 111)Calgary Telus Convention Centre
The need for innovation is everywhere. The world is facing increasingly complex challenges that will require innovative thinkers and solutions. Discover the ABC’s of a Disposition of Innovation that can help anyone improve their creative capacity and see the world as a place rich with opportunities for improved design, innovation, and invention. Discover how to best encourage young innovators to inspire them further to tackle real-world problems, and feel more comfortable with disruption. Within your class, your life, your student’s lives - innovation is the key to improving the world around you.
Keith Christensen is an educator and innovation specialist, and has been an innovator his entire life. He has created a number of acclaimed innovation projects and authored the Locally Developed Course - Design Thinking for Innovation. He completed his graduate studies with a focus... Read More →
Friday February 21, 2020 11:30am - 12:45pm MST
Imperial 6Hyatt
In the quest to nurture self-directed and self-regulated learners, students and teachers need to embark on collaborative learning journeys where teachers help to grow student learning through guided critical inquiry. Traditional rubrics have been helpful scoring tools ensuring greater consistency in grading – they have not been powerful learning tools for students. This session will explore the power of a renewed relationship between teachers and students as co-learners in critical inquiry. Central to the workshop will be an exploration of the uses and development of “Guides to Success” which are learning tools designed to facilitate rich, ongoing conversations regarding student learning.
The workshop will build upon a broad framework for powerful sustained inquiry that will be reviewed. The key elements of this approach include: The development of rich engaging challenges that inspire learning The use of learning launches to initiate inquiry Shifting learning from the pursuit of correct answers to constructing sound answers A focus on conceptual understanding, competence and transferable understanding Focused and constructive peer and teacher guidance that supports iterative inquiry through offering choice rather than directed changes. The workshop will be an excellent opportunity for teachers to develop practical and powerful materials for use with students engaged in sustained critical inquiry.
Garfield Gini-Newman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE, University of Toronto. He explores how to teach through sustained critical inquiry while nurturing deep conceptual understanding and genuine competence. Garfield has worked... Read More →
This is a great session to learn some mental math strategies for students to be able to calculate operations of multiplication, division, division with fractions and decimals - all without a calculator. Mental Math is so much more than "doing it in your head". It requires the knowledge of how numbers work together (number theory), number patterns, and visualizing operations in order to fully comprehend how to calculate 777/4 without long division or a calculator. These strategies have been developed since humans have been doing mental math - which was very common before the 1980's. Come and learn the old math strategies for mental mathematics!
Rosalind is a passionate mathematics educator and aspiring mathematician. She has been teaching students and teachers for 18 years. Rosalind continues to explore and share hands-on strategies for students to explore and develop their spatial sense of mathematical concepts. She loves... Read More →
From resisting earthquakes with engineering to designing a faster propulsion system for submarines, this session will provide design challenge opportunities aligned with Science 10, Physics 20, and Physics 30 using inexpensive materials. Participants will be actively engaging with a number of design challenges from the Perimeter Institute's educational resources that highlight effective teaching practices. These design challenges provide opportunities for students to apply their understanding to authentic problems while promoting problem solving within challenging constraints.
Kristina Wasyleczko is a high school math and science teacher who is dedicated to a student-centered, rich learning environment. She values and encourages students' deeper understanding through intentional pedagogy and thoughtful assessment.
Are you a teacher who has a TON of documents and files in your Google Drive, but need help organizing these and being able to access them in a timely manner? Do you wish you had a way to clear out and your Gmail inbox? If so, this working session is for you! This is a hands-on practical work session where you will learn how to use your Google Drive and your Gmail inbox to its full potential. Bring your Chromebook or Laptop to this session (tablets work, but functionality may look different.) This is an introductory type session so beginners are welcome!
