A Message about the Conference
A Message about the Conference
The English Language Arts Council is excited to welcome English Language Arts teachers (K-12 ), curriculum coordinators, and researchers for our 2022 Conference where we will Disrupt, Engage, and Empower.
The English Language Arts Council is excited to welcome English Language Arts teachers (K-12 ), curriculum coordinators, and researchers for our 2022 Conference where we will Disrupt, Engage, and Empower.
Our vision for this conference is to support our members through our exceptional keynotes, featured speakers, breakout sessions, workshops, and spaces to collaborate for intentional learning. We will examine teaching practices and strategies to improve students’ learning, while honouring the complexity of how students develop and are empowered by and represented in the diverse texts that they read, and thereby are engaged to confidently express themselves.
Our vision for this conference is to support our members through our exceptional keynotes, featured speakers, breakout sessions, workshops, and spaces to collaborate for intentional learning. We will examine teaching practices and strategies to improve students’ learning, while honouring the complexity of how students develop and are empowered by and represented in the diverse texts that they read, and thereby are engaged to confidently express themselves.
Our keynote speakers will share:
Our keynote speakers will share:
The Literacy Lessons I Learned from Hamilton
The Literacy Lessons I Learned from Hamilton
In this session Penny Kittle will discuss why the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Lin-Manuel Miranda has lessons to teach us all about passion, creativity, genre, and the process of writing. We will unpack the classroom conditions and practices that are grounded in key principles for motivation: relevance, engagement, and community.
In this session Penny Kittle will discuss why the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Lin-Manuel Miranda has lessons to teach us all about passion, creativity, genre, and the process of writing. We will unpack the classroom conditions and practices that are grounded in key principles for motivation: relevance, engagement, and community.
Pride, Inclusion, Belonging: LGBTQ+ Representation in Books for Kids and Teens
Pride, Inclusion, Belonging: LGBTQ+ Representation in Books for Kids and Teens
In this session, author Robin Stevenson will talk about how LGBTQ+ representation in children's and young adult literature has evolved and grown over recent years, and how the inclusion of queer texts in classrooms can help create awareness, build safety and foster a sense of belonging. She will explore how the current rise in challenges to diverse books not only threatens access to these books but also sends students false and harmful messages about LGBTQ+ people. Robin will share some of her own experiences with book challenges and what she has learned from theses, including the need for both authors and teachers to refuse invitations to self-censor and instead build netowrks of support and resistance.
In this session, author Robin Stevenson will talk about how LGBTQ+ representation in children's and young adult literature has evolved and grown over recent years, and how the inclusion of queer texts in classrooms can help create awareness, build safety and foster a sense of belonging. She will explore how the current rise in challenges to diverse books not only threatens access to these books but also sends students false and harmful messages about LGBTQ+ people. Robin will share some of her own experiences with book challenges and what she has learned from theses, including the need for both authors and teachers to refuse invitations to self-censor and instead build netowrks of support and resistance.
Truth & Representation: Perceptions and the Pathway to Healing
Truth & Representation: Perceptions and the Pathway to Healing
In this session, author David A. Robertson will discuss how Indigenous representation in popular culture has had a disastrous effect on how non-Indigenous people are perceived, and on Indigenous Peoples’ self-perception. Over the last decade, how Indigenous Peoples have been depicted throughout popular culture has improved, but there is still work to be done. What are the impacts of this negative representation on all segments of the population, both historically and from a contemporary perspective, and how do accurate representations change this country within the context of reconciliation, particularly through the use of own voice literature.
In this session, author David A. Robertson will discuss how Indigenous representation in popular culture has had a disastrous effect on how non-Indigenous people are perceived, and on Indigenous Peoples’ self-perception. Over the last decade, how Indigenous Peoples have been depicted throughout popular culture has improved, but there is still work to be done. What are the impacts of this negative representation on all segments of the population, both historically and from a contemporary perspective, and how do accurate representations change this country within the context of reconciliation, particularly through the use of own voice literature.
Let's share a safe and healthy conference experience together! Click here for current COVID protocols in Alberta. Click here for updated Covid policies at the Banff Park Lodge, including masking.
Let's share a safe and healthy conference experience together! Click here for current COVID protocols in Alberta. Click here for updated Covid policies at the Banff Park Lodge, including masking.
We know that teachers have been exceptional in meeting students’ needs despite many challenges, including teaching during a pandemic, and we look forward to being with you again while we practice, collaborate, and innovate.
We know that teachers have been exceptional in meeting students’ needs despite many challenges, including teaching during a pandemic, and we look forward to being with you again while we practice, collaborate, and innovate.
Your 2022 Conference Committee
