Concurrent Session 1

How Students Learn Math: Foundations, Fluency, and Effective Instruction

Dr. Anna Stokke

Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Winnipeg

Chalk & Talk Podcast

Theatre

Leading Evidence-Based Writing Instruction in Schools

Heather McKay

Elementary School Principal,

Calgary Board of Education

Regan Krieger

Teacher and Learning Leader,

Calgary Board of Education

Room 1410

The Goldilocks Dilemma: Do Instructional-level Texts Help or Harm Reading Achievement?

Dr. Chris Mattatall

Associate Professor of Educational Psychology,

University of Lethbridge

Room 1414

Cultivating Intellectual Humility and Rigour: Socratic Seminars as a Tool for Dialogue Skills, Literary Analysis and Contentious Debate

Dave Brown

Teacher,

Lethbridge Collegiate Institute 

Room 1418

Beyond Memorization: Evidence-based Practices for Teaching Irregular Words

Dr. Kristy Dunn

Literacy Researcher, Consultant, Educator and Author

Room 1422