Learning Opportunity

English Language Arts 7-9: Professional Learning Cohort

This session has been completed.
Facilitators: Tannis Niziol Irene Heffel
Date:

This is a multi-day event.

Day 1Oct 14, 2020 (3:45 pm to 4:45 pm MDT)
Day 2Nov 04, 2020 (3:45 pm to 4:45 pm MDT)
Day 3Nov 18, 2020 (3:45 pm to 4:45 pm MDT)
Day 4Dec 02, 2020 (3:45 pm to 4:45 pm MDT)
Cost:
$20.00
Location: Virtual
Session Code: 21-LI-164
Focus: Assessment Curriculum Implementation and Pedagogy English Language Arts & Literacy

Target Audience

Language Arts Teachers: Grades 7-9

About this Learning Opportunity

Please note: the webinar information (link and how to access the webinar) will be emailed to you 2 hours prior to the webinar start time (MDT). If you have not received the webinar link by then, please email info@erlc.ca.

Does your assignment for 2020-21 include teaching English Language Arts for the first time?  Whether you’re a first-year or a seasoned teacher this collaborative online community is for you! 

Our bi-weekly collaboration and conversation will be teacher-driven and responsive to needs and interests as they arise. They will also provide teachers across school jurisdictions the rich opportunity to share ideas, resources, strategies and successes. Beginning with our first meeting in October we will explore curricular outcomes in the ELA 7-9 Program of Studies, planning and assessment, and the scaffolding necessary to build confident, capable readers and writers for life.

This session addresses the TQS competencies

  • 2. Engaging in Career-Long Learning
  • 3. Demonstrating a Professional Body of Knowledge

About the Facilitator

Tannis is currently supporting Alberta teachers as a Professional Learning Facilitator with the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium. She recently served as a curriculum consultant for the Edmonton Catholic School Division. Throughout her 30-year career as an educator, in both Edmonton and Winnipeg, Tannis remains passionate about teaching and learning, and the need for explicit literacy apprenticeship at all levels in all subject areas. Tannis is a voracious reader who believes all students deserve access to rich, diverse reading experiences and to a safe equitable space to talk about what they see, hear, think and feel. She is on a journey to disrupt and bring clarity to the conversations that drive our planning and assessment practice.

Twitter: @tanrit57

Irene Heffel is a literacy consultant and educator with over 35 years of experience at all levels. She has worked with both elementary and secondary teachers to implement best practices in curriculum, assessment and Backward Design