PAST MTSLD EVENTS

Thank you for your support!

MTS PD Day on October 20, 2023: all of the registration and zoom events access information (as well as recording information) can be found on the MTSLD website and social media (FB and Twitter). Or please see below.

MTS PD page - CLICK HERE

NO REFUNDS - Event sessions recorded and available up to November 25, 2023

**During the event, you will be able to move in and out of various sessions as they are happening with options to view recordings until November 25, 2023. Please note that the recordings will be available until November 25, 2023 at the MTSLD Zoom Hub (the same location as the Zoom events link). 

ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO JOIN ZOOM EVENTS WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE EMAIL THAT YOU HAVE REGISTERED WITH FOR THE EVENT DIRECTLY FROM Eventbrite. WE WILL NOT BE SENDING OUT INDIVIDUAL EMAILS FOR THE ZOOM EVENT LINK TO ATTEND OR THE ZOOM EVENT RECORDINGS. 

THE RECORDINGS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO YOU VIA ZOOM EVENTS DIRECTLY FROM THAT PLATFORM. We will not be sending out recording links to individuals for the recordings.

The link for the zoom event is found at the bottom of your eventbrite ticket. Simply click on the link, go to the zoom events site, register your name/email and enter the lobby - for both the live event and recordings. 

2023

We have presenters from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and Universities of Manitoba, Winnipeg and Brandon. We also have a special presentation from a Manitoba School Division about their Project 30 Initiative. Our keynote, Dr. Nancy Wise, will address French Immersion Inclusivity for all students.

MTSLD 2023 Event – Inclusion for All

We had more than 1000 attendees!
Representing educators across Canada, Manitoba Teachers for Learning disabilities MTS SAGE group is thrilled to present a broad range of sessions regarding numeracy (dyscalculia), literacy (dyslexia, dysgraphia), along with emotional well-being for all learners, but especially those with Learning Disabilities. Our keynote will focus upon inclusivity within our French Immersion schools. We have presentations regarding early years students to adults including technology and culturally responsive pedagogy including Equitable Literacy with the Right to Read Manitoba. We also have a Manitoba school division sharing Project 30 which is an initiative to help all students become successful in our schools. Please join us!

Tickets are as follows:

Membership + MTS PD day - $50

Membership alone = 25$ (no special rate)

ONLINE – ZOOM EVENTS. Upon purchase of event ticket, you will be provided a ticket to our event to join virtually. The event will also be recorded and attendees will have access to recordings up to a month following the event.

*Funds collected contribute to our Teacher PD scholarships and student scholarships.

 Our line up includes

• KEYNOTE - Including All Learners in French Immersion

Dr. Nancy Wise

• Amy Desroches & Richard Kruk

The University of Winnipeg; University of Manitoba

Reading Development and Dyslexia

• Park West School Division Clinical Services Team

Park West School Division

Project 30 Improving Literacy Outcomes for Students

• Stephanie Bugden - University of Winnipeg

Early precursors of math learning difficulties

• Cheryl Urbanczyk - Learn Literacy

Structured Literacy/OG & Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

• Kim Lockhart

Structured Literacy in French Immersion- Bridging Research in Classroom Practice

• Dr. Valdine Björnson, MTSLD President

Orton-Gillingham and Structured Literacy – Is there a difference?

• Morganna Malyon and Graeme Chapman

Brandon University

Rolling for Success: Using Dungeons & Dragons to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities

• Michelle Magnusson

Brandon University

Transitioning from High School to Post-Secondary: Supports for students with Learning Disabilities

• Morganna Malyon

Brandon University

Technology Supports for Students with Learning Disabilities in Post-Secondary Education

• Melanie Brethour - Decoding Dyslexia Quebec

Dyslexia and Effective Intervention

• Twila Richards (4 the Love of Reading) 

Orton-Gillingham practitioner, Manitoba Educator, and learning disabilities advocate.

2 HOUR SESSION - Right to Read Manitoba: What About Equitable Literacy for People with Dyslexia? 

• Robin Bacher, Learn Different

Introduction to the Science of Reading/Structured Literacy

• Kris Garner

The Emotional Literacy Movement

Emotional Anatomy: The Ins & Out's of our Emotional System and its Impacts on Learning, Engagement, and Connection

• Kelly Gibbs, Gibbs Educational Consulting

The Reading Rope and Writing Rope 

Dr. Linda Siegel  - Dyslexia Initiatives in Canada: “Right to Read”

Special FREE Event

Wednesday October 6, 2021 - 7-9 pm CT

Please click here to register.

Dr. Linda Siegel will review Dyslexia Rights initiatives across Canada and her decades of research.

Dr. Linda Siegel (Professor, University of British Columbia) is the Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education at the University of British Columbia. She is an eminent psychologist and educator who is an internationally respected authority on reading and learning disabilities. For her complete bio please click here.