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THE PDTCA BOARD HOPES YOU HAVE AN AMAZING CONVENTION! #PDTC23! 

CALGARY TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE(CTCC) and HYATT - address and driving directions

President Schilling’s 2023 Convention Greeting Link

FOR PRE-REGISTERED SESSIONS PLEASE USE THE PRE-REGISTRATION LINK IN THE SESSION DESCRIPTION. The pre-registration web page is https://www.pdtca.org/pre-registration.html Adding the session to your Sched schedule does not mean you are pre-registered.  Pre-registration is now closed. The pre-registration page has an email link if you need to request to be removed from a session so someone on the waiting list can have your spot - top right of the page. For changes or signup come to the convention information desk at/after 1:00 pm on Thursday, Feb 23rd. Please kindly check Button 3. on the pre-registration page to see if a session has room for you as most of them are full.

SESSION EVALUATION:
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NOTE TO SPEAKERS: We had planned to have a Zoom help desk, but decided against it.

PRINTABLE CONVENTION AT A GLANCE LINK - Off-Site Addresses are included.

“On the two school days of your assigned teachers’ convention, you have a legal and professional responsibility to attend convention. If you are not able to make it safely to your assigned convention, however, your collective agreement may include impassable roads or inclement weather clauses that you can access. If your collective agreement does not include language specific to road conditions or weather, you may make use of the personal leave clauses of your agreement in most cases. Please be aware that using any of these types of leave may require you to pay substitute costs, forego a portion of your salary and benefits, or report to your school or another work location in your district. Refer to your collective agreement for more information. Should you require any additional information or if you need assistance interpreting your collective agreement, please contact Teacher Employment Services at 1-800-232-7208 or 780-447-9400.”
This information is also found on the Frequently Asked Questions page on the ataconventions.ca website. If you have any further questions regarding this, please contact me by e-mail at Daniel.Maas@ata.ab.ca.

*****SESSION EVALUATIONS WILL CLOSE FRIDAY MARCH 3rd*****

Thursday, February 23 • 1:15pm - 2:30pm
Inclusive Reading Pedagogies - sharing insights and what works in a middle years classroom

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How can I manage reading effectively in my classroom while meeting a variety of needs? Literature Circles and Sustained Scaffolded Silent Reading (SSSR) have been proven to increase reading motivation in Grades 4-6. Join this session to learn how to implement these strategies in your classroom practice and what elements of these approaches made the biggest impact on the students in this research project. Lots of takeaways from this session and easy-to-implement strategies to improve reading attainment, engagement and motivation. This session is relevant for elementary and middle school teachers.

Speakers
avatar for Linda Lapere

Linda Lapere

Middle School Generalist
Linda Lapere has been teaching for 25 years - 15 years in the teaching Grades 2-6, 3 years as Literacy Learning Specialist working with Grades K-8 and 4 years as Initial Teacher Education lecturer at the University of Dundee in Scotland. In 2020, Linda relocated from Scotland to Alberta... Read More →


Thursday February 23, 2023 1:15pm - 2:30pm MST
Imperial 3 Hyatt
  Language Arts (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9)