Kenneth Oppel THURSDAY BREAKFAST SPEAKER

34TH ANNUALLANGUAGE ART S CONFERENCETHUR SDAY & FR IDAY , F EB . 11 TH & 12THSHERATON CENTRE , 123 QUEEN S T . W.TORONTO , ONTAR IO

Eve BuntingF R I DAY B R E A K FA S T S P E A K E R

Rafe EsquithF R I DAY L UN CHEON S P E A K E R

Stephen LewisT HUR SDAY B ANQUE T S P E A K E R

Kenneth OppelT HUR SDAY B R E A K FA S T S P E A K E R

Patricia PolaccoT HUR SDAY L UN CHEON S P E A K E R

Programme

Two jam-packed days in February . . .

Readingfor the love of it

ContentsPresident’s Message ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Director’s Slate ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2009-2010 Reading Council Executive and Committee Members .................................................................................... 5

Map of Sheraton Centre Meeting Rooms ............................................................................................................................... 6

Schedule of Events ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7

Index of Presenters ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Thursday at a Glance .................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Friday at a Glance ......................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Personal Session Choices ............................................................................................................................................................. 14

Speaker Sessions and Profiles (listed alphabetically) ............................................................................................................. 15

Eve Bunting, Friday Breakfast Speaker ................................................................................................................................... 21

Rafe Esquith, Friday Luncheon Speaker ................................................................................................................................ 21

Stephen Lewis,Thursday Banquet Speaker .......................................................................................................................... 26

Kenneth Oppel,Thursday Breakfast Speaker ...................................................................................................................... 27

Patricia Polacco,Thursday Luncheon Speaker .................................................................................................................... 28

1315 Lawrence Avenue East, Unit 309,Toronto, Ontario M3A 3R3 Tel: 416-444-7473 / Fax: 416-444-9282 website: www.readingfortheloveofit.com

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THE 34TH ANNUALLANGUAGE ART S CONFERENCE

FEBRUARY 11TH & 12TH , 2010

E A S T Y O R K - S C A R B O R O U G H R E A D I N G A S S O C I A T I O N

4 P R E S I D E N T ’ S M E S S A G E


Message from the President

Dear Delegates:

On behalf of the EastYork-Scarborough Reading Association, a warm welcome

is extended to all of you attending our 34th annual Reading for th

e Love of It

conference.

Our programme committee, led by first vice-president and programme chair,

Teresa Paoli, has planned a host of fabulous, informative sessions designed to help

teachers work more effectively with their students, while being entertaining as well.

Our roster of presenters includes long time favourites such as Mary Bigler, David

Booth, Barbara Reid, Jeffrey Wilhelm and Larry Swartz. In addition, we are proud to

welcome first time speakers such as Patricia Polacco, Rafe Esquith, Gail Boushey and

Jan Moser (the 2 Sisters) and Eve Bunting to invigorate our delegates with new ideas.

Finally, we are honoured to have the most eloquent Stephen Lewis, one of the world’s

greatest forces for good, addressing us as the keynote speaker at our Awards Banquet.

Once again, we are pleased to be able to offer our language arts conference at

the beautiful Sheraton Centre in the heart of downtown Toronto. We cordially invite

you to attend the Annual General Meeting in the Churchill Room on Wednesday

evening, February 10th to meet speakers, socialize with friends and colleagues and

vote for our Board of Directors for the coming year.

Special thanks are extended to the Toronto Catholic District School Board and

the Toronto District School Board for their continued promotion and support of our

literacy initiatives.

Sincerely,

Anthony Petitti

President

V O L U N T E E R S 5


Board of Directors2009-2010

Toronto CatholicDistrict School Board

Deborah ChisholmMichael FranconeTeresa PaoliTony PetittiBrenda Stewart

Toronto DistrictSchool Board

Marguerite CampbellLise HawkinsVangie KalanderopoulosKathy LazarovitsCarol Munro

This is the slate of Directorspresented to serve you in the2009-2010 year. Any othernominations will be taken from thefloor at the Annual GeneralMeeting. Nominated individualsmust be members of theAssociation, must agree to serve,and must be present at the AGM.

PresidentTony Petitti

FirstVice President& Conference Programme Chair

Teresa PaoliCommittee MembersJoan BarrettLiz BlakeDenise CanningJill EasonJudith LaskinKathy LazarovitsMarisa LiscioNora LovgrenJose MolinaCarol MunroTanya Reilly-PrimaylonBrenda StewartBrian Svenningsen

SecondVice President& Communications Chair

Kathy LazarovitsCommittee MembersMarisa LiscioJane MilliganTanya Reilly-PrimaylonMargaret Talbot

ThirdVice President& Outreach Chair

Marguerite CampbellCommittee MembersJoan BarrettJill EasonNora LovgrenKelly ManningBrenda StewartDoris Wukasch

TreasurerMike FranconeAssistantJane Milligan

ExecutiveAdministratorMary WilsonAssistant – Jennifer Baker

Personnel ChairsPresident – Tony PetittiTreasurer – Mike FranconeCommittee MembersPast Pres. –Vangie

KalanderopoulosVice Pres. – Teresa Paoli

Recording SecretaryMargaret Talbot

By-Law & Procedure ChairVangie Kalanderopoulos

Awards ChairVangie KalanderopoulosCommittee MembersTony PetittiCorresponding SecretaryJane Milligan

Members at LargeDeborah ChisholmValerie CollinsLise Hawkins

The committees are comprised ofmembers from the TCDSB andTDSB.

Reading Council Executive andCommittee Members, 2009-2010

6 M E E T I N G R O O M M A P

Meeting and Banquet Facilities

S P E A K E R S / T O P I C S I N D E X 7

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Late registration pick-up — Concourse Level

8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Annual General Meeting — Churchill Room — all registered delegates are welcome

Thursday, February 11, 2010

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. On-site registration (only if space available) — Concourse Level

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Breakfast with speaker Kenneth Oppel

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Exhibitors’ Display — Sheraton Hall

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Presentations and Workshops

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Health Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon Presentations and Workshops

12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon with speaker Patricia Polacco

12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Presentations and Workshops


7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Awards Banquet with speaker Stephen Lewis

Friday, February 12, 2010

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. On-site registration (only if space available) — Concourse Level

8:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibitors’ Display — Sheraton Hall

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Breakfast with speaker Eve Bunting

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Presentations and Workshops

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Health Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon Presentations and Workshops

12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon with speaker Rafe Esquith



Schedule of Events Delegates must be registered and may freely choosethe sessions in which they are most interested.

Access to sessions is strictly limited to the maximumcapacity indicated, and is on a first come, first served basis.

Note the extrasessions from12:45 p.m. – 2 p.m.(Take your lunch)Try to attend 3sessions/workshopsper day. Be sure tovisit the Exhibitors’Display.

You are invited to attend the

Annual General MeetingWednesday, February 10, 2010 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

in the Churchill Room.

This is an opportunity for delegates and speakers to meet informally prior to the presentations and workshops.

Light refreshments will be served with cash bar.

The East York-Scarborough Reading Association executive welcomes all registered delegates.

8 S P E A K E R S / T O P I C S I N D E X

PresentersSpeakers PresentationTitles Sessions: Thurs Fri Page

Anne Afheldt Reaching the Junior Reader • • 15

Janet Allen Get Real! Instructional Strategies to Support Reading and Writing • •Word Matters: Making Vocabulary Instruction Meaningful • • 15

Neil Andersen Reading Non-Fiction • • • 15

Robin Bethke Growing and Nurturing Young Writers • • 16

Mary Bigler Reading & Writing:You Can't Have One Without the Other • • • • 16

Peter Birkemoe Comic and Graphic Novels from the Library to the Classroom • • 16

Andrea Bishop Creating Instructional Pathways to Language • • 16

David Booth Reading the Images,Absorbing the Words • • 17

Gail Boushey & Joan Moser Accelerate Learning: Small Group Instruction with the Daily 5 • •(The 2 Sisters) How to Have Assessments Drive Instruction • • 17

Faye Brownlie Writing for Everyone - Strategies for Diverse Kids and Teachers! • •Assessment for Learning • • 17

Eve Bunting How to Write (and Hopefully Publish) a Picture Book •Not JustAnother “Darling” Picture Book! • Breakfast 18

Jeffrey Canton The World Is Round: Social Justice for Beginners • •Another World is Possible:Talking Human Rights in the Classroom • • 18

Bruce Carmody Everyone Needs a Story • •À Chaqu'un Son Conte • • 18

Richard Coles Reading in Online Environments • • 19

Rachel Cooke Metacognition - Thinking about Thinking! • • 19

Jim Cummins Challenges, Opportunities Choices in Educating Language Learners • • 19

Anthony De Sa Stringing Words • • 20

Lina D'Ettorre A Splash of Arts: Part Two • • • • 20

Dianne Dillabough Teaching Non-Fiction Text - What Every Teacher Needs to Know • • 20

Debbie Diller Literacy Work Stations in Junior Grades • •Making the Most of Small Groups in the Primary Grades • • 20

Jill Eggleton Working Independently - Together! • • • • 21

Rafe Esquith There Are No Shortcuts •Teach LikeYour Hair's on Fire • Luncheon 21

Carolyn Filice Early Intensive Reading Intervention • • 22

Kelly Gallagher Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading & What You Can Do • •Building Deeper Readers • • 22

Lynnita Guillet Aboriginal Voices • • 22

Theresa Hanrahan Media Literacy - 1, 2, 3! • • 22

Peter Heydon Understanding and Supporting Elementary English Language Learners • • 23

Terri Howell Increasing Independence by Using Technology • • 23

Linda Hoyt Interactive Literacy: Reading,Thinking,Taking a More Active Stance • •Power Writes: Reaching New Heights with Non-Fiction Writing • • 23

Karen Hume Engaging Students at Different Levels of Ability & Developing Skills • • 24

S P E A K E R S / T O P I C S I N D E X 9

Speakers PresentationTitles Sessions: Thurs Fri Page

Sue Jackson Deepening Comprehension •Connecting Shared Reading and Writing • 24

Lori Jamison Marvellous Mini Lessons for Teaching Beginning Writing • •The Wonder of Words • • 24

Don Jones Media and Literacies:An Exploration of Meaning • • 25

Myra Junyk Picture This! • • 25

Mariatu Kamara The Bite of the Mango • • 25

Sharon Korpan & Gloria Grieve Integrating Technology: Needs of the 21st Century Learner • • 25

Stephen Lewis Education: TheWorld's Greatest Force for Good • Banquet 26

Kathy Lundy Help! I Have to Speak in Front of the Class • • 26

Cathy Marks Krpan The Write Math • • 26

Michelle Muir Lyrical Fireworks • • • 26

Julia Myer Right to Play:The Key to Experiential Learning • • 27

Phymean Noun The Importance of Education in the Developing World • • 27

Kenneth Oppel EscapeArtist • BreakfastTalking with Your Pencil • 27

Colleen Orr Counting on Rhymes, Chants and Charming Stories • • 27

Patricia Polacco The Heroes of My Life • LuncheonTales and Talk • 28

Rob Policicchio iTouch and iRead: Increasing Reading Fluency • • 28

Barbara Reid Classroom Art Director • • • 28

Jennifer Richter-deWeerdt Optimize the “Opening Act” • • 28& Vicki McKee-Pereira

Carol Rolheiser Literacy Leadership: Building Collaboration & Capacity • • 29

Joanne Saragosa One Text, Many Roads for Student Engagement • • 29

Frank Serafini Creating and Interpreting Picture Books • •Reading Multimodal Texts • • 29

Jim Strachan Building Inclusion - The Heart & Art of Teaching & Learning • • 30

Diane Swanson Arousing an Appetite for Facts • • 30

Larry Swartz Talk,Talk,Who's There? • • 30

Max Valiquette Connecting to Young Canadians • 30

Ian Wallace The Double Vision of the Author/Illustrator • • 31

Sylvie Webb Responding to the Digital World • • 31

Fern Westernoff & Theresa Young Embracing Diversity: Connecting to Culture and Language • • 31

Denise White & Helen Tomassini Growing into Writing • •Happily Ever After! • • 31

Jeffrey Wilhelm Reading is For Boys • •Questioning & Discussion Techniques for Readers and Writers • • 32

Sandy Woodcock Literacy and Numeracy Can Connect • • 32

10

8:30 a.m.– 10:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. – noon

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

10:45 a.m. – noon

KennethOppel

SandyWoodcock

Neil Andersen

Robin Bethke

Eve Bunting

Faye Brownlie

Jeffrey Canton

Bruce Carmody

Lina D'Ettorre

Dianne Dillabough

Debbie Diller

Carolyn Filice

Kelly Gallagher

Lynnita Guillet

Don Jones

Myra Junyk

Korpan & Grieve

Julia Myer

Barbara Reid

Richter & McKee

Carol Rolheiser

Frank Serafini

Jeffrey Wilhelm

Janet Allen

Peter Birkemoe

Andrea Bishop

Boushey & Moser

Richard Coles

Jim Cummins

Lina D'Ettorre

Jill Eggleton

Rafe Esquith

Theresa Hanrahan

Peter Heydon

Linda Hoyt

Lori Jamison

Mariatu Kamara

Kathy Lundy

Michelle Muir

Phymean Noun

Escape Artist

Literacy and Numeracy CanConnect (Double Session)

Reading Non-Fiction

Growing & NurturingYoung Writers

How to Write (and . . . Publish) . . .

Writing for . . . Diverse Kids

World Is Round: Social Justice . . .

Everyone Needs a Story

A Splash of Arts

Teaching Non-Fiction Text . . .

Literacy Work Stations . . .

. . . Intensive Reading Intervention

Readicide: . . . & What You Can Do

Aboriginal Voices

Media and Literacies . . .

Picture This!

Integrating Technology . . .

Right to Play: . . Experiential Learning

Classroom Art Director

Optimize the 'Opening Act'

Literacy Leadership . . .

Creating & Interpreting Picture Books

Reading is for Boys

Get Real! Instructional Strategies . . .

Comic and Graphic Novels . . .

Creating Instructional Pathways . . .

Accelerate Learning: . . .The Daily 5

Reading in Online Environments

Challenges, Opportunities, Choices

A Splash of Arts

Working Independently - Together!

There Are No Shortcuts

Media Literacy - 1, 2, 3!

Understanding & Supporting ELL

Interactive Literacy . . .

Marvellous Mini Lessons . . .

The Bite of the Mango

Help! I Have to Speak in . . . Class

Lyrical Fireworks

Education in the Developing World

Admission withTicket

Primary & Junior

Jr. & Intermediate

Kindergarten

General

Intermed. (7-10)

Jr. & Intermediate

General

Primary & Junior

Jr. & Intermediate

Junior (4-6)

Primary (K-3)

Senior

General

Intermed. (7-10)

Intermed. (7-10)

Jr. & Intermediate

Primary & Junior

Primary & Junior

Kindergarten

General

Junior (4-6)

Grades 6 - 9

Senior

Jr. & Intermediate

K - 8

Primary (K-3)

Jr. & Intermediate

General & ESL

Primary & Junior

Junior (4-6)

General

Primary (K-3)

K - 8 & ELL

Primary & Junior

Kindergarten

Intermediate & Sr.

Jr. & Intermediate

General

General

Grand E. (max. 600)

Norfolk (max. 45)

Simcoe-Duff. (max. 110)

Windsor E./W. (max. 80)

Grand W. (max. 400)

Conf B./C. (max. 150)

Conf. G (max. 80)

Conf. H (max. 60)

Conf. D./E. (max. 90)

York (max. 55)

Civic (max. 450)

Conf. F (max. 60)

Essex (max. 260)

Huron (max. 50)

Peel (max. 40)

City Hall (max. 180)

Elgin (max. 50)

Kenora (max. 50)

Kent (max. 50)

Wentworth (max. 50)

Dominion S. (max. 200)

Dominion N. (max. 250)

Grand Cen. (max. 600)


Huron (max. 50)

Conf. F (max. 60)


York (max. 55)

Essex (max. 260)




Peel (max. 40)

Kent (max. 50)

Grand W. (max. 400)

Civic (max. 450)

Conf. B./C. (max. 150)


Conf. H. (max. 60)


Thursday at a Glance Thursday, February 11, 2010

SessionTime Presenter PresentationTitle Intended for Rooms

T H U R S D A Y A T A G L A N C E

Choose thesessions inwhich you aremost interested.Session accessis strictlylimited to themaximumcapacityindicated, andis on a firstcome, firstserved basis.

11

12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Colleen Orr

Joanne Saragosa

Jim Strachan

Diane Swanson

Terri Howell

PatriciaPolacco

Anne Afheldt

Mary Bigler

David Booth

Jeffrey Canton

Terri Howell

Karen Hume

Sue Jackson

Korpan & Grieve

Rob Policicchio

Carol Rolheiser

Larry Swartz

Sylvie Webb

White & Tomassini

Jeffrey Wilhelm

Anne Afheldt

Janet Allen

Neil Andersen

Mary Bigler

Boushey & Moser

Faye Brownlie

Bruce Carmody

Rachel Cooke

Anthony De Sa

Debbie Diller

Jill Eggleton

Kelly Gallagher

Linda Hoyt

Lori Jamison

Cathy Marks Krpan

Frank Serafini

Ian Wallace

Sylvie Webb

Westernoff & Young

StephenLewis

Counting on Rhymes, Chants and . . .

One Text, Many Roads . . .

Building Inclusion . . .

Arousing an Appetite for Facts

Independence by Using Technology

The Heroes of My Life

Reaching the Junior Reader

Can't Have One Without the Other

Reading Images,Absorbing Words

Human Rights in the Classroom


Engage Students at Different Levels

Deepening Comprehension

Integrating Technology . . .

iTouch & iRead: Increasing Fluency

Literacy Leadership . . .

Talk,Talk,Who's There?

Responding to the Digital World

Growing into Writing

Questioning & DiscussionTechniques

Reaching the Junior Reader

Making Vocabulary Meaningful

Reading Non-Fiction


Have Assessments Drive Instruction

Assessment for Learning

À Chaqu'un Son Conte

Metacognition - Thinking about . . . !

Stringing Words

Making the Most of Small Groups


Building Deeper Readers

PowerWrites: Reaching New Heights

The Wonder of Words

The Write Math

Reading Multimodal Texts

Double Vision of Author/Illustrator

Responding to the Digital World

Embracing Diversity . . .

Education:The World's GreatestForce for Good

Primary (K-3)

General

Primary & Junior

Jr. & Intermediate

Jr. & Intermediate


Junior (4-6)

Primary & Junior

General

Intermed. (7-10)

Jr. & Intermediate

Senior

Primary (K-3)

Jr. & Intermediate

General

General

Primary (K-3)

Primary (K-3)

Kindergarten

Grades 6 - 9

Junior (4-6)

Senior

Jr. & Intermediate

Primary & Junior

Primary (K-3)

Intermed. (7-10)

French

Intermediate & Sr.

Intermediate & Sr.

Primary (K-3)

Junior (4-6)

Senior

Primary & Junior

Primary (1 - 3)

Primary & Junior

Junior (4-6)

General

Primary (K-3)

Kindergarten, ESL


Wentworth (max. 50)

Elgin (max. 50)

Conf. G. (max. 80)

Kenora (max. 50)

York (max. 55)

Grand E. (max. 600)

Conf. F. (max. 60)


Civic (max. 450)


York (max. 55)






Essex (max. 260)

Peel (max. 40)

Conf. H. (max. 60)

Grand W. (max. 400)

Conf. F. (max. 60)


Conf. H. (max. 60)

Civic (max. 450)

Elgin (max. 50)


Peel (max. 40)

Conf. G. (max. 80)

Kenora (max. 50)



Essex (max. 260)

Grand W. (max. 400)




Kent (max. 50)

Huron (max. 50)

Wentworth (max. 50)

Dominion (max. 325)


T H U R S D A Y A T A G L A N C E

12

8:30 a.m.– 10:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. – noon

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

10:45 a.m. – noon

EveBunting

SandyWoodcock

Janet Allen

Neil Andersen

Robin Bethke

Andrea Bishop

Jeffrey Canton

Bruce Carmody

Lina D'Ettorre

Dianne Dillabough

Debbie Diller

Carolyn Filice

Lynnita Guillet

Peter Heydon

Terri Howell

Linda Hoyt

Karen Hume

Myra Junyk

Julia Myer

Barbara Reid

Frank Serafini

Ian Wallace

Jeffrey Wilhelm

Peter Birkemoe

Boushey & Moser

Rachel Cooke

Jim Cummins

Lina D'Ettorre

Jill Eggleton

Kelly Gallagher

Theresa Hanrahan

Lori Jamison

Don Jones

Mariatu Kamara

Kathy Lundy

Michelle Muir

Phymean Noun

Kenneth Oppel

Not Just Another “Darling” PictureBook!

Literacy and Numeracy CanConnect (Double Session)

Get Real! Instructional Strategies

Reading Non-Fiction

Growing & NurturingYoung Writers

Creating Instructional Pathways . . .

World Is Round: Social Justice . . .

Everyone Needs a Story

A Splash of Arts: Part Two

Teaching Non-Fiction Text . . .

Literacy Work Stations . . .

. . . Intensive Reading Intervention

Aboriginal Voices

Understanding & Supporting ELL


Interactive Literacy . . .

Engage Students at Different Levels

Picture This!

Right to Play: . . Experiential Learning


Creating & Interpreting Picture Books

Double Vision of Author/Illustrator

Reading is for Boys

Comic and Graphic Novels . . .

Accelerate Learning: . . .The Daily 5

Metacognition - Thinking about . . . !

Challenges, Opportunities, Choices

A Splash of Arts


Readicide: . . . & What You Can Do

Media Literacy - 1, 2, 3!

Marvellous Mini Lessons . . .

Media and Literacies . . .

The Bite of the Mango

Help! I Have to Speak in . . . Class

Lyrical Fireworks

Education in the Developing World

Talking with Your Pencil


Primary & Junior

Jr. & Intermediate

Jr. & Intermediate

Kindergarten

K - 8

Jr. & Intermediate

General

Primary & Junior

Jr. & Intermediate

Junior (4-6)

Primary (K-3)

General

K - 8

Jr. & Intermediate

Primary & Junior

Senior

Intermed. (7-10)

Primary & Junior

Primary & Junior

Junior (4-6)

General

Grades 6 - 9

Jr. & Intermediate

Primary (K-3)

Intermediate & Sr.

General

Primary & Junior

Junior (4-6)

Senior

Primary (K-3)

Kindergarten

Intermed. (7-10)

Intermediate & Sr.

Jr. & Intermediate

General

General

Jr. & Intermediate

Grand E. (max. 600)

Norfolk (max. 45)




Peel (max. 40)

Conf. G. (max. 65)

Conf. H. (max. 60)


York (max. 55)

Civic (max. 450)

Conf. F. (max. 60)

Huron (max. 50)

Elgin (max. 50)

Wentworth (max. 50)

Grand W. (max. 400)



Kenora (max. 50)

Kent (max. 50)




Huron (max. 50)


Conference G. (max. 80)

Grand W. (max. 400)



Essex (max. 260)

Peel (max. 40)

Civic (max. 450)

Kent (max. 50)





Conf. H. (max. 60)

Friday at a Glance Friday, February 12, 2010


F R I D A Y A T A G L A N C E

Choose thesessions inwhich you aremost interested.Session accessis strictlylimited to themaximumcapacityindicated, and ison a first come,first servedbasis.

13

12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Colleen Orr

Patricia Polacco

Barbara Reid

Joanne Saragosa

Jim Strachan

Diane Swanson

RafeEsquith

Janet Allen

Mary Bigler

Faye Brownlie

Jeffrey Canton

Richard Coles

Anthony De Sa

Debbie Diller

Sue Jackson

Rob Policicchio

Frank Serafini

Max Valiquette

White & Tomassini

Mary Bigler

David Booth

Boushey & Moser

Faye Brownlie

Bruce Carmody

Jill Eggleton

Kelly Gallagher

Linda Hoyt

Lori Jamison

Cathy Marks Krpan

Michelle Muir

Richter & McKee

Larry Swartz

Westernoff & Young

Jeffrey Wilhelm

Counting on Rhymes, Chants and . . .

Tales and Talk


One Text, Many Roads . . .

Building Inclusion . . .

Arousing an Appetite for Facts

Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire

Get Real! Instructional Strategies


Writing for . . . Diverse Kids

Human Rights in the Classroom

Reading in Online Environments

Stringing Words

Making the Most of Small Groups . . .

. . . Shared Reading and Writing

iTouch & iRead: Increasing Fluency

Reading Multimodal Texts

Connecting to Young Canadians

Happily Ever After!


Reading Images,Absorbing Words

. . .Assessments Drive Instruction

Assessment for Learning

À Chaqu'un Son Conte


Building Deeper Readers

PowerWrites: Reaching New Heights

The Wonder of Words

The Write Math

Lyrical Fireworks

Optimize the 'Opening Act'

Talk,Talk,Who's There?

Embracing Diversity . . .

Questioning & DiscussionTechniques

Primary (K-3)

Primary & Junior

Primary & Junior

General

Primary & Junior

General


Intermediate & Sr.

Primary & Junior

Intermed. (7-10)

Intermed. (7-10)

Jr. & Intermediate

Intermediate & Sr.

Primary (K-3)

Primary (K-3)

General

Junior (4-6)

General

Kindergarten

Primary & Junior

General

Primary (K-3)

Intermed. (7-10)

French Immersion

Junior (4-6)

Senior

Primary & Junior

Primary (1 - 3)

Primary & Junior

General

Kindergarten

Primary (K-3)

Kindergarten, ESL

Grades 6 - 9

Wentworth (max. 50)


York (max. 55)

Elgin (max. 50)

Conf. F. (max. 60)

Kenora (max. 50)

Grand E. (max. 600)




Conf. G. (max. 80)

Conf. H. (max. 60)


Civic (max. 450)

Conf. F. (max. 60)


Essex (max. 260)

Grand W. (max. 400)




Elgin (max. 50)


Peel (max. 40)


Essex (max. 260)

Grand W. (max. 400)



Conf. H. (max. 60)



Wentworth (max. 50)

Civic (max. 450)


F R I D A Y A T A G L A N C E

14

SessionChoices

This is for your personal use only. You may freely choose the sessions in which youare most interested. The Association recommends you attend a maximum of

three sessions per day and use a 75-minute time slot to visit the exhibitors’ areas.Access to sessions is strictly limited to the maximum capacity indicated,

and is on a first come, first served basis.The executive reserves the right to clear each meeting room of all attendees

following each session.Thursday, February 11, 2010

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Exhibits in Sheraton Hall

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. – noon

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

10:45 a.m. – noon

12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Friday, February 12, 2010

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibits in Sheraton Hall

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. – noon

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

10:45 a.m. – noon

12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

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AnneAfheldtReaching the Junior ReaderThursdayThurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conference F (max. 60)Thurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Conference F (max. 60)

Description: This workshop will focus on teachingapproaches and instructional strategies that support alljunior readers and are especially beneficial to studentswho require intervention. Oral language, tableau, roleplay and independent reading will be highlighted and ideasand strategies addressing student motivation andengagement will be included.

Intended for: Junior (4-6) Teachers

Speaker Profile: Anne Afheldt has been an educator for20 years. Her passion is developing strategies and prog-rammes to ensure the success of all students. Anne is theliteracy lead resource teacher for the Junior LiteracyIntervention Program and leads literacy and technologyinitiatives. She also coordinates the After School LiteracyProgram. Anne has written support documents for juniorliteracy programmes for the Toronto Catholic DistrictSchool Board.

JanetAllenGet Real! Instructional Strategies toSupport Reading andWriting Non-FictionThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Dominion South (max. 200)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Windsor East/ West (max. 80)

Description: This interactive workshop will highlight awide variety of instructional strategies to supportstudents' comprehension and the writing of non-fiction.Expository and information texts require knowledge oftext features, text structures, specialized vocabulary,questioning and note-taking. Join in and exploreinstructional tools that will help your students developskills for reading and writing many types of text.

Intended for: Junior & Intermediate Teachers

Second Presentation:

Word Matters: Making VocabularyInstruction MeaningfulThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Dominion South (max. 200)Fri.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Dominion South (max. 200)

Description: How do we make words come alive forour students? What can teachers do to help studentsdevelop a sophisticated vocabulary that will make theirreading, writing and speaking more effective? Examineresearch applicable to best practice in vocabularyinstruction. Many strategies will be demonstrated andconnected to reading instruction, writing instruction andlanguage acquisition.

Intended for: Intermediate & Senior Teachers

Speaker Profile: Janet Allen is an internationalconsultant recognized for her literacy work with at-riskstudents. Her most recent book is MoreTools forTeachingContent Literacy (Stenhouse, 2008). Some otherpublications include InsideWords:Tools forTeachingAcademicVocabulary 4-12, Tools forTeaching Content Literacy,On the Same Page: Shared Reading Beyond the PrimaryGrades, Yellow Brick Roads: Shared and Guided Paths toIndependent Reading and Words,Words,Words:TeachingVocabulary in Grades 4-12 (Stenhouse Publishers). Janet isa senior program consultant for McDougal Littell's 6-12Literature series. She has also authored three levels of anaudio-assisted literacy workshop published by RecordedBooks, Plugged-in to Reading. She has added to Plugged-into Reading with a new program for Recorded Books:Plugged-in to Non-Fiction.

Neil AndersenReading Non-FictionThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Simcoe-Dufferin (max. 110)Thurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Conference H (max. 60)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Simcoe-Dufferin (max. 110)

Description: Wouldn't it be great if teachers could doless re-teaching? This workshop will provide effectivestrategies to help students use the codes and conventionsin textbooks and educational videos to retain information.


Speaker Profile: Neil Andersen has taught film and/ormedia studies for over 30 years. He has been a computerresource teacher, a literacy consultant and has givenkeynotes and workshops near and far. Neil taught for theToronto District School Board, the University of Toronto,York University and at Mount Saint Vincent University.He is an executive member of the Association for MediaLiteracy (Ontario). He was a writer/consultant forScanning the Movies (Bravo!) for ten years and now writesfor Beyond the Screen.

Speaker Sessions & Profiles

Robin BethkeGrowing and Nurturing Young WritersThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Windsor East/West (max. 80)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Conference B/C (max. 150)

Description: Real writing experiences that are meaning-ful to the youngest child are at the heart of a successfulwriting workshop. The kindergarten classroom is alivewith curious, excited young learners eager to put theirideas on paper. This presentation will focus on ways ofcreating a classroom full of confident, enthusiastic writers!

Intended for: Kindergarten Teachers

Speaker Profile: Robin Bethke is a Literacy ResourceTeacher with the Toronto Catholic District School Board.She has worked as a teacher-librarian, a literacy interven-tion teacher and has had decades of kindergarten andprimary classroom experience. Robin's passion is workingwith teachers, parents and children from birth to six.

Mary BiglerReading and Writing:You Can't HaveOne Without the OtherThursday & FridayThurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Grand Centre (max. 600)Thurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Civic (max. 450)Fri.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Grand Centre (max. 600)Fri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Grand Centre (max. 600)

Description: Enjoy this fun-filled presentation with Dr.Mary Bigler of Eastern Michigan University. Mary willdemonstrate how to use children's literature as aspringboard to encourage children to write. Best practicesin engaging children in meaningful writing activities will bediscussed and teachers will delight in the many examples ofchildren's imitative writing shared in this practical session.

Intended for: Primary & Junior Teachers

Speaker Profile: Dr. Mary Bigler is a professor in theDepartment of Teacher Education at Eastern MichiganUniversity in Ypsilanti. Her teaching includes 13 years atthe K-12 level and 26 years as a university professor. Dr.Bigler holds the prestigious Distinguished Teaching Awardfrom Eastern Michigan University and the OutstandingFaculty Award from the Eastern Michigan UniversityAlumni Association.

Peter BirkemoeComic and Graphic Novels from theLibrary to the ClassroomThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Huron (max. 50)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Huron Room (max. 50)

Description: Using specific examples from new releases,perennial favourites and a few overlooked gems, Peterwill take you through a variety of strategies for activelyusing graphic novels to build your reader base in a libraryor achieve specific goals in the classroom.


Speaker Profile: Peter Birkemoe is the owner of TheBeguiling, long recognized as North America's finestemporium of high art funny books. He is also one of theco-founders of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, a freefestival bringing hundreds of cartoonists from around theworld to Toronto. His expertise in all things comic hashelped teachers and librarians across the country find theright graphic novels, from the largest public and academiclibrary systems to the smallest of schools.

Andrea BishopCreating Instructional Pathways toLanguageThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Conference F (max. 60)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Peel (max. 40)

Description: Assessment drives differentiatedinstruction. This presentation shares the Halton CatholicBoard's Literacy Matters project. The project supportsteachers in using assessment tools and strategies,instructional strategies and approaches, and commercialresources to create intentional pathways for studentlearning in reading and writing.

Intended for: Kindergarten-8 Teachers

Speaker Profile: Andrea Bishop is a consultant withthe Halton Catholic District School Board supportingStaff Development and Professional LearningCommunities. An educator for over 30 years, she hasbeen a Curriculum Consultant for Literacy and theKindergarten Program, a teacher-librarian and aclassroom teacher. Andrea's practice is informed by herwork as a lead writer for the revised Ontario Languagepolicy document, a provincial trainer for LNS initiatives, aproject leader for the Catholic Curriculum Cooperativeand her work with publishers.

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David BoothReading the Images,Absorbing the WordsThursday & FridayThurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Civic (max. 450)Fri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Dominion North (max. 250)

Description: When we recognize the power of graphics,illustrations and visuals in the texts children meet, we cannegotiate the meaning making that arises from a multitudeof text forms and the interconnections they create.

Intended for: General

Speaker Profile: Dr. David Booth is Professor Emeritusat the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, UniversityofToronto, where he teaches graduate courses in education,focusing on literacy and the arts. He also teaches atNipissing. David speaks internationally and is the authorof many books for teachers and children — books likeEven Hockey Players Read, The Literacy Principal and ReadingDoesn't Matter Anymore — all published by Pembroke.

Gail Boushey & Joan MoserAccelerate Learning: Small GroupInstruction with The Daily 5Thursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Dominion North Max. 250)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Dominion North (max. 250)

Description: Do you love teaching yet feel exhaustedfrom the energy you expend cajoling, disciplining, anddirecting students on a daily basis? If so, you'll want tojoin “The Sisters”, Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, for thislively and informative session. Focus will be on The DailyFive, an elegantly simple structure based on literacylearning and motivation research designed to develop,support, accelerate, and motivate students to be engagedin reading for long periods of time.

Intended for: Primary (K-3) Teachers


How to Have Assessments DriveInstructionThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Elgin (max. 50)Fri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Elgin (max. 50)

Description: The sisters welcome you to join them forthis informative session as they introduce you to TheCafe, a simple way to integrate assessment into dailyreading and classroom discussions and a way used bythousands of teachers all over the world. The Cafe

system, based on research into the habits of proficientreaders, is an acronym for Comprehension,Accuracy,Fluency and Expand vocabulary. The system includes goal-setting with students, posting of goals on a whole-classboard, developing individual and small-group instructionand focusing whole-class instruction on student needs.


Speaker Profiles: Real life sisters Gail Boushey andJoan Moser are known by the teachers they’ve workedwith in Washington state and throughout the world asresearched, strategic and fun. Their reflective practiceand combined experience of 50 plus years has led to thedevelopment and publication of the books The Daily 5,(Stenhouse and Pembroke publishers) a structure forfostering literacy independence in the elementary gradesand The Café Book (Stenhouse and Pembroke), acompanion to The Daily 5 or stand-alone book forengaging students in daily literacy assessment andinstruction.

Faye BrownlieWriting for Everyone - Strategies forDiverse Kids and Teachers!Thursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Conference B/C (max. 150)Fri.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Simcoe-Dufferin (max. 110)

Description: Opportunities abound in the classroomfor writing - quick writes from single words, after gallerywalks, using information from text or found poems orclustering from text or response journals or squiggles.Faye Brownlie has found that a focus on pre-writing andoral language, teacher modeling, repeated practice with astrategy, clear expectations and high engagement are allfactors for success. Using students' samples and yourparticipation, all in the session will generate multiplestrategies and ideas for classroom writing success.

Intended for: Intermed. (7-10) Teachers


Assessment for LearningThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Windsor East/ West (max. 80)Fri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Simcoe-Dufferin (max. 110)

Description: Setting learning intentions building criteria,giving descriptive feedback, questioning, peer and self-assessment and ownership. These are the strategies forassessment for learning, the assessment focus that has thegreatest impact on student learning. Find out what theylook like with student samples from grades four to ten.Leave with successful ideas to try tomorrow with your kids.

Intended for: Intermed. (7-10) Teachers

Speaker Profile: Based in British Columbia, Faye worksnationally and internationally and is well-known for herenergy, practicality and vision of dynamic, inclusiveclassrooms for all students. Faye's recent titles includeStudent Diversity with Catherine Feniak and LeytonSchenellert (Pembroke Publishers),Grand Conversations,Thoughtful Responses (Portage and Main), Reading andResponding with Sharon Jeroski and Just Think (workingtitle) with Leyton Schnellert.Webcasts of Faye's workwith 'assessment for learning' are at the BC Ministry ofEducation website.

Eve BuntingHow to Write(and Hopefully Publish)a Picture BookThursdayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Grand West (max. 400)

Description: The presenter will examine plot, themeand the heart in the process of writing a picture book.Open to all who have ever entertained the desire towrite for children.



Not Just Another “Darling”Picture Book!FridayFri.: 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Grand East (600)

Description: Picture books can have depth and layers ofmeaning. They can open children's minds and be read andexperienced by adults also. The possibilities are endless.

Intended for: Breakfast and admission with ticket

Speaker Profile: Born in Ireland, Eve Bunting venturedto California with her husband and three children a whileback. Since the early seventies, she has written morethan 250 books for children, generating a long list ofawards including the Caldecott Medal for Smoky Night(1995) and the Arab American National Museum Awardfor One Green Apple (2006).

Jeffrey CantonThe World is Round: Social Justice forBeginnersThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Conference G (max. 65)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Conference G (max. 65)

Description: Making sense of equity issues and knowinghow and where to start talking about social justice in theclassroom can be a challenge. Using a wide variety ofcontemporary picture books, Jeffrey will show teachershow to begin to discuss topics like class, race, age, gender,sexual orientation, labour, and homelessness. Jeffrey willargue that using picture books not only allows teachersto focus on the issues these books deal with but alsoallows them to discuss narrative, voice and writing skills.



Another World is Possible:TalkingHuman Rights in the ClassroomThursday & FridayThurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conference B/C (max. 150)Fri.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conference G (max. 65)

Description: Using picture books, graphic novels andboth children's and YA fiction, this workshop, geared tothe senior classroom, will explore how we can startdiscussions about human rights including racism, sexism,homophobia, children's rights, the impact of globalization,ageism through the United Nation's Declaration of HumanRights and the Convention of the Rights of the Child.

Intended for: IntermediateTeachers (7-10)

Speaker Profile: Jeffrey Canton teaches in the Children'sStudies program atYork University where, for the past sevenyears, he has been focusing on ways to use social justicebooks for children and teens in his course — The Worldsof Childhood — the program's introductory course.

Bruce CarmodyEveryone Needs a StoryThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Conference H (max. 60)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Conference H (max. 60)

Description: Storyteller and educator Bruce Carmodyshares practical ways that teachers can use storytelling toenhance language development and literacy skills inFrench Immersion, ESL and regular language classrooms.As a member of Storyjam (storytellers), Bruce hasdeveloped classroom resources for storytelling.




À Chaqu'un Son ConteThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Peel (max. 45)Fri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Peel (max. 45)

Description: L'art ancien du conteur a définitivement saplace dans la salle de classe moderne. Bruce Carmody,conteur et éducateur, offrira aux enseignants des moyenspratiques pour introduire l’art du conteur dans leurs classesafin de favoriser le développement des compétenceslinguistiques. Le conte peut se servir comme outil pratiquedans toutes les classes: l'immersion française, ESL et lesclasses de première langue. Membre du groupe deconteurs StoryJam, Bruce s’implique dans le développementdes ressources pédagogiques qui peuvent aider lesenseignants à faire l’introduction de l’art du conteur auxélèves. Ces ressources fournissent également des liensdirects au Curriculum d’Ontario. Et, bien sûr, il y aura deshistoires . . . car tout le monde a besoin d'une histoire!

Intended for: French Teachers

Speaker Profile: Bruce Carmody is a retired educatorwho spent 35 years with the former Scarborough Boardof Education including ten years as a principal in FrenchImmersion schools. Bruce has pursued a new career as astoryteller. He is a former president of The StorytellersSchool of Toronto and remains actively involved there andwith Storytellers of Canada/Conteurs du Canada. Brucetells in both English and French, choosing stories such ashistorical narratives, Biblical stories and modern tales.

Richard ColesReading in Online EnvironmentsThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon York (max. 55)Fri.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conference H (max. 60)

Description: Students today are active members of arapidly changing world of technology and communication.Computers, cell phones, chat rooms, digital gaming, text-messaging, creating web pages and video clips and DVDsare all part of their connected world. This presentationwill investigate the characteristics of multimodal text andstrategies for reading comprehension in a digitalenvironment.


Speaker Profile: Dr. Richard Coles is a former middleschool teacher with the Toronto District School Board.He is currently a Reading Course instructor at OISE/UTand an independent literacy consultant. Richard has co-authored several books and articles dealing with literacyand young adolescents. His present research involves theintegration of new forms of Information CommunicationTechnologies (ICT) into the curriculum.

Rachel CookeMetacognition —Thinking aboutThinking!Thursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Conference G (max. 65)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Conference G (max. 65)

Description: How do you teach metacognition explicitlyand what does a metacognitive task look like? Thisinteractive workshop provides the opportunity to explorethe overall metacognitive expectations in the Language/English curriculum. You will work with classroom activities,strategies and assessment approaches in all four strands.


Speaker Profile: Rachel Cooke taught secondaryschool English for grades nine to Advance Placement andthe Ontario Secondary School Literacy Credit fornineteen years before becoming an Instructional Leaderof English Literacy for the Toronto District School Board.Rachel is a creative advocate for metacognitive methodsof instruction, assessment and evaluation.

Jim CumminsChallenges, Opportunities and Choicesin Educating Language LearnersThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Essex (max. 260)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Grand West (max. 400)

Description: This session will highlight what we knowabout the academic development of first and secondgeneration immigrant students with respect to the timeperiods required to catch up academically and theinstructional approaches that are effective in teachingEnglish and sustaining literacy development. The potentialrole of technology in supporting students' academicengagement will be discussed.

Intended for: General & ESL Teachers

Speaker Profile: Jim Cummins is a Canada ResearchChair in the Department of Curriculum,Teaching andLearning of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Educationat the University of Toronto. His research focuses onliteracy development in multilingual school contexts aswell as on the potential roles of technology in promotinglanguage and literacy development. His recentpublications include The International Handbook of EnglishLanguageTeaching (Springer, 2007) co-edited with ChrisDavison and Literacy,Technology, and Diversity:Teaching forSuccess in ChangingTimes (Boston:Allyn & Bacon, 2007)with Kristin Brown and Dennis Sayers.


Anthony De SaStringing WordsThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Kenora (max. 50)Fri.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conference B/C (max. 150)

Description: Teachers believe in the power of readingand want to impart a love for reading to their students.At times, they use subversive teaching methods to trickstudents into becoming active readers. When teachersallow students to use reading to interact in meaningfulways, by discussing issues important to them, theybecome part of a reading community. Explore varioustechniques designed to get students reading and writingcreatively in ways you never thought possible.


Speaker Profile: Anthony heads the English Departmentat Father John Redmond Collegiate where he directs thecreative writing program, FJR WRITES! His short fictionhas been published in several international literarymagazines. Barnacle Love was Anthony's first book andgarnered a spot as a finalist for the 2008 Scotiabank GillerPrize. He is working on his next novel, Carnival of Desire.

Lina D'EttorreA Splash of ArtsThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Conference D/E (max. 90)Thurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Conference D/EFri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Conference D/EFri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Conference D/E

Description: This workshop integrates Visual Arts withLanguage Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math and Drama.Participants will explore art appreciation, wax resist, waxtransfer, pointillism and mask-making techniques. It willinclude demonstrations and some hands-on activities.


Speaker Profile: Lina is an educator with the OttawaCatholic School Board where she has repeatedlydemonstrated her passion for the Arts and Literature.She has been successful in receiving ArtsSmarts grants inthe past and has enjoyed having many artists workcollaboratively with her.

Dianne DillaboughTeaching Non-Fiction Text — WhatEvery Teacher Needs to KnowThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. York (max. 55)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. York

Description: If our students are to be successful readersand writers, direct instruction in non-fiction text isessential. Participants will be introduced to a step-by-step approach to teaching students the structures ofexpository or non-fiction text. Hands-on activities dealingwith assessment and differentiated learning will beintroduced. Teachers will leave the workshop withdetailed lessons, rubrics, peer feedback and self-assessmentchecklists and numerous graphic organizers to help themteach non-fiction text structures to their students.


Speaker Profile: Dianne is the author of Text Structures:Teaching Patterns in Reading andWriting, published byThomson Nelson (2008). With her 30 years of teachingexperience and her passion for helping junior andintermediate students communicate more effectively,Dianne provides teachers with practical ideas tointroduce students to the various text patterns found innon-fiction text. She received the Prime Minister’s Awardof Teaching Excellence for her work in this area.

Debbie DillerLiteracy Work Stations in Junior GradesThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Civic (max. 450)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Civic

Description: Debbie will present an engagingintroduction to literacy work stations, discussing how tomake them purposeful and connected to instruction andliteracy standards. This session will answer the question,“What does the rest of my class do while I'm workingwith a small reading group?” The presentation includespractical suggestions for establishing, managing and usingliteracy work stations in grades four to six.



Making the Most of Small Groups in thePrimary GradesThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Simcoe-Dufferin (max. 110)Fri.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Civic



Description: Debbie will share ideas on how to focussmall group instruction to help teachers get more powerfrom their lessons. Teachers will learn how to formgroups, organize for instruction, choose books and planlessons that will maximize the time spent in small groups.Practical, research-based ideas will be discussed.


Speaker Profile: Debbie Diller is an author, educatorand national educational consultant who lives in Houston,Texas. She uses her experience of over 30 years as aclassroom teacher,Title One reading specialist and literacycoach to teach others about sensible, realistic ways tomeet the literacy needs of all students in the classroom.Debbie is the author of the best-selling LiteracyWorkStations: Making CentresWork, and Practice with Purpose:LiteracyWork Stations for Grades 3-6. She has recentlywritten Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation forAll and Spaces & Places: Designing Classrooms for Literacy.

Jill EggletonWorking Independently — Together!Thursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon City Hall (max. 180)Thurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. City Hall RoomFri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon City Hall RoomFri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. City Hall Room

Description: This presentation will demonstrate thegreat benefits of students working together in smallgroups, independent of the teacher. A rich literacyexperience can emerge with meaningful conversations,connections to text, application of comprehensionstrategies and collaborative peer learning. This learningcan occur independently while the teacher is involvedwith other students in guided reading.


Speaker Profile: Jill Eggleton is an InternationalEducational Consultant in Literacy with a wide variety ofteaching experiences spanning 30 years. In New Zealand,she has taught in schools of varying socio-economic andcultural backgrounds, assisting her principal-husbandestablish highly progressive schools with nationalrecognition in literacy achievement (Auckland UniversityMasters research). As a classroom teacher, Jill wasrecognized by reading specialists and administrators fromthe United States who made regular visits to NewZealand to see her in action.

Rafe EsquithThere Are No ShortcutsThursdayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Grand Centre (max. 600)

Description: Rafe Esquith's energetic and unforgettabletalks are a celebration of the joy of learning, the power oflove and kindness and the ability of children to adapt,survive and prosper in even the toughest circumstances.Rafe touches on key issues in education, includingclassroom management, Shakespeare in the classroom,problem-solving, history and rebelling against a systemthat loves to crush creative people. Newsday recentlycalled him a “modern day Thoreau who teaches the valueof hard work, honest self-reflection and the courage to goone's own way.”



Teach Like Your Hair's on FireFridayFri.: 12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon, Grand E. (max. 600)

Description: In “Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire!”, RafeEsquith reveals the techniques that have made him anacclaimed educator. The two mottos in Rafe's classroomare “be nice, work hard” and “there are no short cuts”.Hear more about why his students come to school at6:30 a.m. and want to stay until late afternoon. Hear howthey handle money responsibly, tackle algebra and travelthe country to study history. They also pair Hamlet withrock and roll and read the American classics. ExamineRafe's inspiring roadmap and choose what works for you.

Intended for: Luncheon and admission with ticket

Speaker Profile: For over two decades, Rafe has taughtfifth-graders at a public school in a Los Angelesneighbourhood plagued by guns, gangs and violence. Hisexceptional classroom at Hobart Elementary — knownsimply as Room 56 — may be unlike any other in theStates. Rafe and his students are the subject of a highly-acclaimed PBS documentary,The Hobart Shakespeareans.

Carolyn FiliceEarly Intensive Reading InterventionThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Conference F (max. 60)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Conference F

Description: This presentation will outline thecomponents of an effective primary literacy interventionprogramme. It will also highlight how to use assessmentto drive student learning and how to guide strugglingreaders to achieve success.


Speaker Profile: Carolyn Filice has taught with theToronto Catholic District School Board for 25 years. Shespecializes in early literacy education, guiding strugglingreaders to achieve success through effective and innovativeteaching practices. Carolyn shares her expertise bymentoring and coaching teachers and by collaborating withcolleagues and parents to promote literacy.

Kelly GallagherReadicide: How Schools Are KillingReading and What You Can Do About ItThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Essex (max. 260)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Essex

Description: It is no secret that with each passing year,students are reading less. Beyond the list of the usualcauses — print-poor environment, low parentaleducation, mindless electronic entertainment — thissession will focus on another major contributor to thedeath of young readers - some of our schools. Kelly willgive specific steps to avoid “readicide” in classrooms.

Intended for: Senior Teachers


Building Deeper ReadersThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EssexFri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Essex

Description: This workshop will focus on proventechniques that enable students to move beyond surface-level comprehension and into deeper reading of difficulttext.


Speaker Profile: Kelly Gallagher is a full-time Englishteacher at Magnolia High School in Anaheim, Californiawhere he has taught for 23 years. He is the former co-director of the South Basin Writing Project at CaliforniaState University, Long Beach and the author of Reading

Reasons: Motivational Mini-Lessons for the Middle and HighSchool,Deeper Reading: Comprehending ChallengingTexts, 4-12, Teaching AdolescentWriters and Readicide: How Schoolsare Killing Reading andWhatYou Can Do About It.

Lynnita (Jojo) GuilletAboriginal VoicesThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Huron (max. 50)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Huron

Description: Stories have been used since the beginning oftime to share knowledge, to entertain and to imprint moralcharacteristics on indigenous cultures. Themes of respect,truth, relationships and honour are expressed in literatureby Aboriginal authors. Values will be explored as they relateto picture books. A cultural kit will be used. Come andconsider these topics: what is storytelling to Aboriginalpeople? Totems,Tepees, Grandfathers; Finding Big Ideas inText Sets and Differentiated Instructional Connectionsand their links to literacy (I am … Poetry, PhotoVoice andMedicine Journal Portfolio Construction,TricksterTheatre).


Speaker Profile: Jojo Guillet is the Aboriginal EducationResource teacher at the Thunder Bay Catholic DistrictSchool Board. She works with students, support staff andadministrators to increase awareness of respectfullearning practices for Aboriginal people and communitystakeholders. Jojo also teaches the AdditionalQualifications course — Teachers of Aboriginal Children— at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.

Theresa HanrahanMedia Literacy — 1, 2, 3!Thursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Peel (max. 40)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Peel

Description: This session will focus on helping studentsunderstand, create and critically interpret media texts.Strategies for integrating Media Literacy through the curricu-lum at the primary level will be shared. Participants willexplore activities using picture books, photographs, environ-mental print, PowerPoint, sounds and images that will bringexcitement to Media Literacy lessons in the primary grades.


Speaker Profile: Theresa Hanrahan has been workingwithin the TCDSB for over 17 years. She has providedsupport to children and fellow educators as a literacycoach, reading intervention teacher, and professionallearning network teacher. Theresa was a recipient of theReading for the Love of It Award in 2005 and shares herlove of literacy in a primary classroom.


Peter HeydonUnderstanding and SupportingElementary English Language LearnersThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Kent (max. 50)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Elgin (max. 50)

Description: Who are the typical English languagelearners (ELLs) in our classrooms today and how canteachers effectively adapt their instructional programs?These and other questions will be addressed andparticipants will learn how to create a supportiveenvironment and provide helpful assistance to thesestudents. He will look at some of the myths surroundinglanguage acquisition and consider appropriate strategies,accommodations and modifications for ELLs.

Intended for: K – 8, ELL Teachers

Speaker Profile: Peter Heydon has been teaching inTCDSB for over 20 years and specifically, in ESL, for thepast nine years. He has taught the ESL AQ courses forOISE/UT for five years, including both the Part 1 and Part2, online and face to face. He is a member of the ESLResource Group of Ontario.

Terri HowellIncreasing Independence by UsingTechnologyThursday & FridayThurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. York (max. 55)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Wentworth (max. 50)

Description: This session will look at ways to motivatechildren through the use of podcasts, blogs, voice threads,video conferencing and more. The presenter will discussresearch around the use of laptops on a 2:1 basis in theclassroom and how to make computer use easy sostudents can use them independently to enhance learning.


Speaker Profile: Terri Howell is an elementary teacher,a literacy coach at V.K. Greer Public School,TrilliumLakelands District School Board and an instructor in theBachelor of Education program at Nipissing University.She works with colleagues on a Writing Group Projectwhich received a generous TLLP Ministry of Educationgrant. She has been published in the Elementary Teachersof Ontario magazine and also in The Ultimate Math Guide,a teacher resource from Pearson.

Linda HoytInteractive Literacy: Reading,Thinking,Taking a More Active StanceThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Grand West (max. 400)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Grand West

Description: Traditional interactions between teachersand children focus on teacher talk punctuated byindividual learners raising hands to share ideas. Whenthose patterns are recast to focus on powerful momentsof partner conversation, oral language and literacy flourishas achievement is elevated. This session will provide ahost of strategies for immediate implementation inlanguage arts and content area studies to increase learnerengagement and elevate comprehension.



Power Writes: Reaching New Heightswith Non-Fiction WritingThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Grand WestFri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Grand West

Description: When students write in every subject areaevery day, they automatically use the language of learning,solidly understanding and stretching their control oflanguage. If we thoughtfully link a wide range of texttypes such as letters, notes, lists, poems, logs, proceduraltexts and persuasions to core curriculum, suddenlystudents are writing letters to partners explaining whatthey learned in today's math lesson, making lists ofcharacter traits, writing directions for how to complete ascience experiment or creating a persuasive piece on whywe need to protect sea turtles.


Speaker Profile: Linda Hoyt has had a rich array ofexperiences in education ranging from classroomteaching to working as a reading specialist, curriculumdeveloper,Title 1 teacher, staff developer, and Title 1District Coordinator. She is the author of 13 powerfulprofessional books, four video programs and resourcesfor children presented by National Geographic and Rigby.Her energetic presentation style and practical strategieshave made her one of the most requested literacyspeakers in the United States.


Karen HumeHow to Engage Students at DifferentLevels of Ability and Develop SkillsThursday & FridayThurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Simcoe-Dufferin (max. 110)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Dominion South (max. 200)

Description: Engaging students and developing criticalliteracy and skills is the single biggest challenge stated bygrade nine and ten teachers in Ontario. This session willfocus on strategies, ideas, oral structures, assessment andunit frameworks that will interest both teachers andstudents.


Speaker Profile: In Karen's 20 plus years in education,she has been a teacher, principal, Student Success Leaderand author. She is the author of two professional books:StartWhereThey Are — Differentiating for Success with theYoung Adolescent and Supporting and Sustaining DifferentiatedInstruction:An Administrator's Guide. Karen's newest books,focusing on assessment, are Evidence to Action: EngagingandTeachingYoung AdolescentsThrough Assessment and TheEvidence-Based School:An Administrator's Guide (Pearson).

Sue JacksonDeepening ComprehensionThursdayThurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Windsor E/W (max. 80)

Description: This dynamic workshop will focus onmethods to support emergent and early writers with non-fiction forms of writing such as explanation, persuasion andprocedure. Participants will examine how to link readingand writing experiences to stimulate growth in writingabilities. Techniques such as text innovation, responding toliterature, analyzing text models and text-type studiesappropriate for beginning writers will be examined.



Connecting Shared Reading and WritingFridayFri.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conference F (max. 60)

Description: Since reading and writing are reciprocalprocesses, it is important to show students theseconnections. This workshop will focus on methods tosupport developing writers — especially boys. The use ofshared reading text as a 'mentor' for writing will behighlighted and strategies such as Writer's Notebooks,daily writing and Quickwrites will be demonstrated.


Speaker Profile: Sue Jackson is an enthusiastic andinnovative speaker, author, consultant and educator whohas presented literacy workshops at schools, districts andthe provincial level as well as numerous conferences. Priorto her role as Scholastic's National Literacy Consultant,Sue was a Learning Coordinator for the Thames ValleyDistrict School Board. She has written many educationalpublications, including Ontario's Literacy for Learningguides and Scholastic's Moving Up with Literacy Place, 4-6.

Lori JamisonMarvellous Mini Lessons for TeachingBeginning WritingThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Civic (max. 450)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Civic

Description: The five-minute lesson is the magic wandfor providing the explicit teaching our students need tobecome better writers. This session will focus onmodeled, shared and interactive writing lessons.Participants will look at making links to literature forteaching the writer's craft and assessing student writingsamples to guide teaching decisions. Pick up practical tipsfrom bubble gum writing to traffic light transition words.



The Wonder of WordsThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Dominion North (max. 250)Fri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Conference B/C (max. 150)

Description: How can teachers integrate vocabularyand word study into meaningful reading and writing? Jointhis session for a wealth of practical ideas for vocabularydevelopment through literature and pictures, highfrequency word reinforcement in the writing and readingworkshops and meaningful letter work in the context ofthe most important word in our students' vocabularies— their names. Leave with ideas for A Week ofWonderful Warm-ups and the Dollar Store Shopping List.

Intended for: Primary (1 – 3) Teachers

Speaker Profile: Lori Jamison (Rog) is a teacher, authorand curriculum consultant. She has been a K-12 LanguageArts Consultant and Reading Assessment Specialist inSaskatchewan. Now, she is an independent consultant,travelling across Canada and the United States. Lori haswritten professional resources, including Marvellous MiniLessons forTeaching BeginningWriting, K-3 (InternationalReading Association, 2006), TheWrite Genre (Pembroke,2004),Guided Reading Basics (Pembroke, 2003), and HIPReading Assessment and HIP Readers' Theatre (High InterestPublishing, 2008).



Don JonesMedia and Literacies:An Exploration ofMeaningThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Peel (max. 40)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Kent (max. 50)

Description: Explore classroom approaches to enlivenall areas of your literacy programme using a variety ofmedia texts. Take away numerous resource andclassroom ideas from this hands-on workshop.

Intended for: Intermediate Teachers (7-10)

Speaker Profile: Don Jones was a literacy co-ordinator,literacy/mathematics consultant, and classroom teacherwith Halton District School Board. He is currently thepresident of the Ontario Association of Junior Educatorsand an executive member of the Association of MediaLiteracy.

Myra JunykPicture This!Thursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. City Hall (max. 180)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. City Hall (max. 180)

Description: How do you use picture books in yourclassroom? Discussing the pictures as well as the textwill make reading more enjoyable, enhance understandingof curriculum concepts and unlock the power of thevisual dimension for students. Discover how to usepicture books as essential pedagogical tools to promotecomprehension, motivation and visual literacy. Extensivebooklist available.

Intended for: Intermediate Teachers (7-10)

Speaker Profile: Myra Junyk has worked as a teacher,principal, K-12 Language Arts and Library Coordinator,curriculum writer for the Ministry of Education, memberof Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and CLA Book ofthe Year juries, and Chair of ELAN and the Red MapleSelection Committee. She is now a writer and literacyadvocate.

Mariatu KamaraThe Bite of the MangoThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Conference B/C (max. 150)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Conference B/C (max. 150)

Description: Mariatu will speak about her physical andemotional journey from a child victim of war in SierraLeone to a successful author, public speaker and studentin Canada.


Speaker Profile: Mariatu Kamara was born and raisedin the East African nation of Sierra Leone. Her harrowingexperiences as a child victim of war and its aftermath arethe subject of her memoir, The Bite of the Mango (AnnickPress, 2008). Today, Mariatu is a college student in Toronto.She was named a UNICEF Special Representative forChildren and Armed Conflict, which involves speaking togroups across North America about her experiences.

Sharon Korpan& Gloria GrieveIntegrating Technology to Meet theNeeds of the 21st Century LearnerThursdayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Elgin (max. 50)Thurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. City Hall (max. 180)

Description: Gloria and Sharon will share theirattempts to become 21st century teachers by integratingtechnology anytime, anywhere, into the classroom. Thispresentation will outline some practical ways toaccomplish this integration. The duo will highlightMinistry-licensed software, websites and Web 2.0applications which can be used to meet the needs of andengage all learners in a comprehensive literacy program.Authentic student samples to be shared.


Speaker Profile: Both Gloria and Sharon work for theSt. Clair Catholic District School Board. Currently, Gloriais a Vice Principal at St.Anne in Sarnia, teaching gradeeight. Previously, she was a District Literacy/Numeracyteacher for seven years. Sharon is a special assignmentteacher, focusing on information technology integration atthe elementary and secondary levels.

Stephen LewisEducation:The World'sGreatest Force for GoodThursdayThurs.: 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Dominion (max. 325)

Description: Using themes of reading and literacy,Stephen Lewis will explore ways in which educationtransforms the lives of children throughout the world andmay be the greatest, unacknowledged instrument we havefor dramatic social change.

Intended for: Awards Banquet and admission withticket

Speaker Profile: Stephen Lewis is a Professor of GlobalHealth in the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMasterUniversity, Chair of the board of the Stephen LewisFoundation which is dedicated to turning the tide ofHIV/AIDS in Africa and Co-Director of AIDS Free Worldin the United States. He is also author of Race AgainstTime. Mr. Lewis holds 30 honorary degrees and is aCompanion of the Order of Canada.

Kathy LundyHelp! I Have to Speak in Front of theClassThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Windsor East/West (max. 80)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Dominion South (max. 200)

Description: How does a teacher help all studentscreate in-class presentations that are safe, engaging andworthwhile for all? Learn how to prepare students tospeak with confidence as they move from sharing topresenting to performing.


Speaker Profile: Kathleen Gould Lundy is presentlyCo-ordinator of Destination Arts at York University inToronto. This is a joint venture of the Faculty ofEducation and the Faculty of Fine Arts. It undertakes tofoster partnerships among artists, educators and thecommunity. Kathy has been a teacher, consultant and co-ordinator for over thirty years in the TDSB. Her mostrecent publications are Attention, Please! (Pembroke, 2009)and Teaching Fairly in an UnfairWorld (Pembroke, 2008).

Cathy Marks KrpanThe Write MathThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Conference D/E (max. 90)Fri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Conference D/E (max. 90)

Description: This workshop will address practical waysof infusing writing and student discourse meaningfully intoyour mathematics programme. Teachers will participatein a variety of fun, easy-to-implement, problem-solvingactivities which encourage students to learn mathematicalconcepts as well as communicate their own mathematicalunderstanding. Student samples will be shared.


Speaker Profile: Dr. Cathy Marks Krpan teaches pre-service and graduate courses at the Ontario Institute forStudies in Education, University of Toronto. She hastaught in all elementary divisions and has worked as aboard consultant for grades kindergarten to eight. Cathyco-authored the Math Readers Series, connectingliterature with mathematical concepts, and received the2007 American Teacher's Award. Her book TheWriteMath (Pearson Education) has been used as a primeresource in school districts across Canada and the UnitedStates.

Michelle MuirLyrical FireworksThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Conference H (max. 60)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Windsor East/West (max. 80)Fri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Conference H (max. 60)

Description: You are invited to spend time in“Muirland” — the place where wordology is the key toliteracy! In this interactive workshop, educators willexplore how poems, stories, music, spoken word poetryand drama can be used to help stimulate imagination,student engagement, positive classroom community andcreate lifelong “wordologists”. Michelle will take youthrough activities that will get students writing poetry.


Speaker Profile: CBC Radio's 2006 and 2007 poetlaureate, Michelle Muir, (aka Nuff Said) is a spoken wordartist, a full-time teacher with the Peel Board for 14 years,professional storyteller, lecturer and motivational speaker.Her poetry moves, inspires and promotes cultural aware-ness and empowerment. Michelle is currently working ona children's book. Her book of poetry and CD package,Nuff Said was recently published by TSAR Publications.



Julia MyerRight to Play:The Key to ExperientialLearningThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Kenora (max. 50)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Kenora

Description: Enhance your ability to educate studentsto think globally and act locally. Inspire them through play.Teachers will experience first hand the types of activelearning advocated in Right to Play's free resources. Thisworkshop features case studies of initiatives in schoolsacross Canada and shows how you can use Right to Play'sphilosophy of “look after yourself, look after oneanother” to foster positive behavior in any classroom.


Speaker Profile: Julia Myer is the Development Officerof School and University Partnerships in Canada for Rightto Play where she has worked for over three years. Shehas spoken to thousands of students and teachers acrossCanada each year to raise awareness about the 'sport fordevelopment' movement and the importance ofexperiential learning.

Phymean NounThe Importance of Education in theDeveloping WorldThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Simcoe-Dufferin (max. 110)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Simcoe-Dufferin

Description: Phymean will highlight her struggles andachievements while growing up in Cambodia, discussing theinequalities that existed (and often still exist) between boysand girls, men and women. She will emphasize that byeducating the world's women, teachers are educating theentire family. Phymean will also provide somebackground on the present situation in Cambodia and thelimited options for those who are not educated, resultingin a continuing cycle of poverty.


Speaker Profile: A riverside experience with hungrychildren in Cambodia changed the course of events forPhymean Noun. Fast-forward to 2008 — that’s whenPhymean was honoured by CNN as a Top Ten Hero forher work with children in Cambodia. Seven years ago,Phymean began the People Improvement Organization,beginning with one school in a disadvantagedneighbourhood in Phnom Penh. Since then, she hasexpanded the programs to include three schools servingover 800 children a day and also offering a daily meal andbasic health and dental services.

Kenneth OppelEscape ArtistThursdayThurs.: 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Grand East (max. 600)

Description: Hear award-winning author, KennethOppel talk about his earliest literary efforts, the influentialbooks of his childhood, and how Star Wars, Roald Dahland Dungeons and Dragons have shaped his writing style.He’ll also tell you where he gets his ideas and how hedevelops them.

Intended for: Breakfast and admission with ticket


Talking with Your PencilFridayFri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Conference H (max. 60)

Description: Speaking as a writer who wrote his firstpublished book while still in high school, Kenneth willdiscuss how teachers can inspire students to becomeauthors of their own stories, citing observations andadvice from some of our leading writers for children.


Speaker Profile: Kenneth is the author of the Silverwingtrilogy which has sold over a million copies worldwideand has been adapted as an animated TV series and stageplay. Airborn was winner of the 2004 Governor General’sAward for Children's Literature. Its sequel, Skybreaker,was a New York Times bestseller and won the 2006 Ruthand Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award. Kenneth wasvoted Children's Author of the Year in 2006 by theChildren's Booksellers Association, and was the recipientof the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature. Hismost recent books are Darkwing and Starclimber.

Colleen OrrCounting on Rhymes, Chants andCharming StoriesThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Wentworth (max. 50)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Wentworth Room

Description: Interwoven between the magic of thewritten word and the wonder of music comes theinterplay of rhythm. Discover through books, chants andpoetry both the natural links and extensions in rhythmand participate in the world of music exploration.


Speaker Profile: Colleen Orr worked for twenty-fiveyears as an elementary teacher for both music andlanguage arts before becoming a music consultant with theToronto District School Board. Throughout her career,she has been fascinated with the links between literatureand music — links she explores in her many workshops.

Patricia PolaccoThe Heroes of My LifeThursdayThurs.: 12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Grand East (max. 600)

Description: Patricia thanks the heroes who have madea difference in her life, paying homage to the distinct peopleand their ilk who inspired her to become the person she istoday. As well as offering a glimpse into her past — frompersonal triumphs (learning to read) to family heirlooms(Anna’s Quilt) — this presentation is aimed at teachers andintended to uplift, inspire and acclaim those heroes whohave devoted their lives to our children. A few of her manytitles are Meteor!, The Keeping Quilt,My Rotten Red-HeadedOlder Brother and ThankYou, Mr. Falker.

Intended for: Luncheon and admission with ticket


Tales and TalkFridayFri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Grand Centre (max. 600)

Description: Patricia brings into play the real life storiesthat inspired Meteor!, The Keeping Quilt, and ThankYou, Mr.Falker. She will motivate and entertain you as she regalesabout family and heroic teachers who influenced her life.She'll touch on her learning disabilities, being teased, andhow this affected her while growing up.

Intended for: Primary & Junior Teachers (Session)

Speaker Profile: Patricia’s roots can be traced to a tinyvillage in Michigan close to her Babushka’s farm and manyof her fondest memories come from that place. She haswritten more than 40 children’s picture books. Patricia’s artconsists of signature Pental markers, acrylic, and colouredpencils. When Patricia is not writing or illustrating, she isbusy with the menagerie of animals on her beloved MeteorRidge Farm and enjoying time with family and friends.

Rob PolicicchioiTouch and iRead: Increasing FluencyThursday & FridayThurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Dominion North (max. 250)Fri.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Dominion North (max. 250)

Description: Rob will demonstrate how schools areusing iPods and iTunes in classrooms to increase studentengagement and reading fluency. Participants will learnhow to integrate technology solutions to assist studentsin developing more sound literacy skills.


Speaker Profile: Rob Policicchio is an Apple IntegratedTechnology Specialist, a full time Apple trainer and formerteacher from the TDSB. A current classroom teacher whois an Apple Distinguished Educator will also take part.

Barbara ReidClassroom Art DirectorThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Kent (max. 50)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Kent (max. 50)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon York (max. 55)

Description: This illustrated talk will focus on creativeprocess, practical tips and simple techniques to enableand encourage artists of all ages to create their ownmasterpieces in plasticine. Release your inner art director!


Speaker Profile: Illustrator and author Barbara Reid hasenjoyed creating picture books for more than twenty years.Her work has been published internationally and recogni-tion for her dimensional illustrations include the GovernorGeneral's Award and the Libris Award for both Author andIllustrator of the Year. Most rewarding is the opportunityto share the fun of plasticine with budding artists acrossthe country. Barbara's newest book is Perfect Snow.

Jennifer Richter-deWeerdt&Vicki McKee-PereiraOptimize the “Opening Act”Thursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Wentworth (max. 50)Fri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Windsor E/W (max. 80)

Description: Join Jennifer and Vicki for a front-row lookat the hows and whys of interactive teaching. Discoverhow to set the stage using images and logos, kinestheticactions and music to build your students’ priorknowledge while teaching lasting literacy and life skills.




Speaker Profile: Jennifer has been teaching for tenyears with seven years in kindergarten. Vicki has taughtfor 22 years — 17 of those in kindergarten. Their rolesas Programme Implementation and Assessment Teachers(PIAT) with the Trillium Board in Ontario brought themtogether as leaders in kindergarten work. They enjoysharing teaching strategies and techniques, enriching theeducational journey for students and teachers alike.

Carol RolheiserLiteracy Leadership: BuildingCollaboration and CapacityThursdayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Dominion South (max. 200)Thurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Dominion South

Description: This interactive workshop will focus onsupporting literacy leadership. Participants will exploreconcrete strategies for strengthening professionalcollaboration and building capacity for administrative andteaching leadership that supports effective instruction.Facilitation strategies for literacy instructional leaders willbe modeled and experienced, based on approaches from 13Parameters:A Literacy LeadershipToolkit (Paterson & Rolheiser,2009, Pearson). These approaches include current researchresources, engaging school video examples and more.


Speaker Profile: Dr. Carol Rolheiser is director of theCentre for Teaching Support and Innovation at theUniversity of Toronto. The centre was created in July2009 through the amalgamation of the Office of TeachingAdvancement, including the Teaching Assistants’ TrainingProgram, and the Resource Centre for AcademicTechnology.

Joanne SaragosaOne Text, Many Roads for StudentEngagementThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Elgin (max. 50)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Elgin (max. 50)

Description: Culture, language, religion, ageism, physicalappearance and intellectual challenges are only a few of thediversities represented in our communities. As teachers,we need to be responsive and sensitive to this realitywithin our daily practice, as part of our daily curriculum.Hear practical ideas for how to use one text to engagestudents in education for diversity while providing readinginstruction that focuses on developing reading for meaning.


Speaker Profile: Joanne Saragosa is a teacher with theTCDSB and has also been a literacy consultant. She haspublished guided reading texts for the PorcupineCollection for Curriculum Plus and is working on self-publishing a dual language book. Joanne is a member ofthe Race and Ethnic Relations Committee and theCharacter Education Committee in her school board.

Frank SerafiniCreating and Interpreting Picture BooksThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Dominion North (max. 250)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Dominion North

Description: This session will blend the creativeprocesses of an expository picture book author andillustrator with the theoretical and pedagogical lens of aliteracy educator. Drawing on his own creative processes,Frank will share how he designs and creates expositorypicture books to enhance young readers' appreciationand understanding of the natural world and variousenvironmental biomes. In addition, he will discuss therelationship between creating picture books and using themto help readers develop effective comprehension strategies.



Reading Multimodal TextsThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Conference B/C (max. 150)Fri.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Essex (max. 260)

Description: Frank will adapt the Four Resources(Roles) Model from Luke and Freebody to address thechanging nature of the reading process in our visualculture. The four new roles are reader as navigator,interpreter, designer and analyst. Each of these rolesrequires the reader-viewer to consider variedcomposition and design of multimodal texts.


Speaker Profile: Dr. Frank Serafini is an author,illustrator, photographer, educator, musician and anAssociate Professor of Literacy Education and Children'sLiterature at Arizona State University. He was anelementary school teacher for 12 years. He has publishedsix professional development books for elementaryeducators with Scholastic and Heinemann and he iscurrently working on a research project focusing onVisualLiteracies. In 2008, Frank began writing and illustrating aseries of non-fiction picture books focusing on naturewith Kids Can Press — the Looking Closely series.

Jim StrachanBuilding Inclusion — Heart & Art ofTeaching & LearningThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Conference G (max. 65)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Conference F (max. 60)

Description: Building inclusion “sets the stage” foreffective instructional practice. It helps create a classroomculture that respects divergent thinking and makes eachstudent feel listened to and valued. In this interactivesession, practical strategies to build inclusion and accessthe diverse strengths of our students will be shared.Leave with a resource guide of specific ideas for creatinga learning-focused classroom community.


Speaker Profile: Jim Strachan has been working with andlearning from children for twenty years as a social worker,classroom teacher and Instructional Leader. Presently, heis the Project Leader: Support for Beginning Teachers inthe Toronto District School Board. While Jim believesthat technology has a huge role to play in developing theessential skills that children need, he believes it must beembedded into a classroom culture that respects divergentthinking and makes each student feel listened to and valued.

Diane SwansonArousing an Appetite for FactsThursday & FridayThurs.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Kenora (max. 50)Fri.: 10:45 a.m. – noon Kenora (max. 50)

Description: The author will discuss ways to stimulateyoung people to read factual books for entertainment aswell as for information. Diane will discuss her genre anddemonstrate the use of audience participation and simpleprops as a means of introducing books. Bring along yoursense of fun and wonder to this fast-paced session.


Speaker Profile: Author Diane Swanson has writtenmore than 70 published books, including her most recenttitles: You AreWeird:Your Body's Peculiar Parts and FunnyFunctions (Kids Can Press, 2009), Animal AHA!ThrillingDiscoveries inWildlife Science (Annick Press, 2009), and arevised edition of Nibbling on Einstein's Brain:The Good,TheBad &The Bogus in Science (Annick Press, 2009). She hasalso written hundreds of articles for magazines. Dianehas focused on science and nature topics for youngreaders, often winning awards for her work.

Larry SwartzTalk,Talk,Who's There?Thursday & FridayThurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Essex (max. 260)Fri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Dominion South (max. 200)

Description: This session will provide participants witha framework for an oral language event in the classroom.Recent publications of children's literature will be used assources to highlight ways of responding to text throughdiscussion, story-telling, choral dramatization, questioningand role-playing. Handouts provided.


Speaker Profile: Larry is an instructor in the InitialTeacher Education Programme at OISE. He is the authorof a number of teacher resources including The NewDramathemes, The Poetry Experience and Good Books Matterwith Shelley Stagg Peterson. Larry is a popular speakerthroughout North America on a number of Language Artstopics including response to literature, the talk curriculum,drama and a literacy approach to anti-bullying.

MaxValiquetteConnecting to Young CanadiansFridayFri.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Grand West (max. 400)

Description: Max draws on his many years ofcommunicating, researching and marketing to youth todeliver a fun and insightful presentation that helps explainyoung Canadians to anyone looking to connect withthem. Who they are, what they need, what they want andhow they work: this generation is more powerful andmore influential than ever before. Max will paint a profileof young peoples' lives, their behaviors, their attitudes,their desires and the best way to reach them.


Speaker Profile: Max Valiquette is Canada's foremostexpert on youth culture and marketing. As founder andpresident ofYouthography, Canada's leading youth-focusedcommunications agency, he manages market research andmarketing programmes for a variety of clients andorganizations, including Fortune 500's companies,governmental organizations and not-for-profit organizations.Max is a former Central Canadian Debating Champion andhas performed as a sketch comedian at Second City.



IanWallaceThe Double Visionof the Author/IllustratorThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Kent (max. 50)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Windsor East/West (max. 80)

Description: In every picture book, there are twostories being told - one in the words and the other in thepictures. Using several of his books as guides, Ian willexplore the delicate balance between words and picturesto create a successful picture book.


Speaker Profile: Ian Wallace, one of Canada's foremostauthor-illustrators of children's books, has won manyawards, including the Amelia Frances Howard-GibbonAward from the Canadian Library Association, theElizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award, the Mr.Christie's Book Award and the IODEViolet Downey BookAward. Many of his books such as Boy of the Deeps, ChinChiang and the Dragon's Dance and Very Last FirstTime havebecome picture book classics, reprinting time and again.

SylvieWebbResponding to the Digital WorldThursdayThurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Peel (max. 40)Thurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Huron (max. 50)

Description: Students use a variety of digitalenvironments to gather information and share theirthinking. Some of these include text messages, email,blogs, video and audio sharing websites. How canteachers integrate the informal media that students enjoyto the more formal setting of our classrooms? Thisworkshop will explore some strategies that supportyounger students in becoming effective readers, writersand producers of texts in a variety of digital environments.


Speaker Profile: Sylvie Webb is an Instructional Leaderin English Literacy for the TDSB and an AdditionalQualifications Instructor at York University. She haspresented many media literacy workshops and has co-authored media literacy resources and published works.

FernWesternoff&TheresaYoungEmbracing Diversity: Connecting toCulture and LanguageThursday & FridayThurs.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Wentworth (max. 50)Fri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Wentworth

Description: Teachers in multicultural, multilingualclassrooms are invigorated and challenged to build on thestrengths offered by the diversity of the student population,wanting academic success for all. This session will providestrategies to develop oral language and early literacy skillsfor young children by (1) incorporating student cultures andlanguages in the classroom on a daily basis and (2) support-ing parents in their continuing use of home languages.

Intended for: Kindergarten, ESL Teachers

Speaker Profiles: Theresa Young and Fern Westernoffare speech-language pathologists working in schooldistricts for many years. They have both co-instructed inKindergarten Early Language Intervention classrooms inthe TDSB. Theresa and Fern have been awarded honoursby the Ontario Association of Speech-LanguagePathologists and Audiologists for their contributions inthe area of cultural and linguistic diversity.

DeniseWhite& HelenTomassiniGrowing into WritingThursdayThurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conference H (max. 60)

Description: This workshop will help you plant the seedsthat can produce a garden of confident writers in yourclassroom. Discover a simple approach to this complexprocess. Helen and Denise will share their ideas so thatyou too can instill a love of writing in your students.



Happily Ever After!FridayFri.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Windsor East/West (max. 80)

Description: Come and see how fairy tales can be usedto meet curriculum expectations and to develop literacyskills while preserving the joy of the kindergarten years.Denise and Helen will highlight ideas for centres thatpromote oral language and engage the students inauthentic reading and writing activities.


Speaker Profiles: Denise White teaches kindergartenfor the TDSB and is an Additional Qualifications instructorat OISE/UT. She has presented workshops across theprovince for publishers and co-authored teaching materialfor Scholastic's Literacy Place for the EarlyYears K - 3.

Helen Tomassini is a literacy coach with the TDSB. Ina career of over twenty years, she has been a K-8classroom teacher, teacher-librarian, literacy coordinator,Additional Qualifications instructor at York University andco-author of instructional material for K to 1.

JeffreyWilhelmReading is for BoysThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Grand Centre (max. 600)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Grand Centre

Description: This interactive session will review theresearch on boys and literacy achievement, with a focuson what this data means for teachers as they think aboutinstruction. Special emphasis will be given to 'actionstrategies'.

Intended for: Grades 6 - 9


Questioning and Discussion Techniquesfor Readers and WritersThursday & FridayThurs.: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Grand West (max. 400)Fri.: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Civic (max. 450)

Description: This workshop will consider how toreframe units we already teach into inquiry-orientedpursuits through the use of “big” or “essential” questions.It will also explore how we can use innovativequestioning techniques to make reading and writingactivities into a form of inquiry.

Intended for: Grades 6 - 9

Speaker Profile: Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm is aninternationally-known teacher, author and presenter. Dr.Wilhelm is currently an associate professor at Boise StateUniversity. He works in local schools as part of theProfessional Development Site Network, and teachesmiddle and high school students each spring. He is thefounding director of the Maine Writing Project and theBoise State Writing Project. He is the Series Editor forthe inquiry-based non-fiction series The 10 (Scholastic).

SandyWoodcockLiteracy and Numeracy Can ConnectThursday & FridayThurs.: 9:00 a.m. – noon (Double session) Norfolk (max.45)Fri.: 9:00 a.m. – noon (Double Session) Norfolk

Description: Children's literature can be a springboardfor the teaching of mathematics and math experiencescan be a springboard for the teaching of literacy.Whether explicit or subtle, there are many opportunitiesfor making connections in ways that address learningexpectations, provide assessment strategies and offerideas for family involvement from home. Take part inrelevant activities evolving from books and fosteringlearning across curriculum boundaries.


Speaker Profile: Sandy Woodcock is a retired TDSBprincipal. She is a trained facilitator in Learning Styles,Family Math,AIMS (Activities That Integrate Math andScience) and Frameworks (literacy strategies based onBrian Cambourne's conditions for learning). Sandy'spublications include Mathtotes,Meadowbooks,MathWorksand Moving inTime and Space.


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