|
Program
Thursday,
October 20, 2005
7:00
- 9:00 P.M.
Wine and Cheese
Manitoba Room, Clarion Hotel
Presentation: Manitobia: Life & Times
Publishers Displays
Friday, October 21, 2005
9:00
- 10:00 A.M. Keynote Speaker: Carol Matas
 Winnipeg
writer, Carol
Matas
has written over 30 books and plays. Some of her best known titles include
fiction that are set either in the past or the future such as Lisa,
Rebecca, Daniel's Story, Cloning Miranda,
Of Two Minds, After the War, Rosie, Dear Canada: Footsteps in the Snow, and
The Diary of Isobel Scott.
She is currently working on a new book entitled Turn
Away for the Dear Canada series which will be set in Winnipeg in 1942.
Among her numerous awards is the American Library Association Best Book of
the Year Award, for After the War, 1996. She has been a two-time
nominee for the Governor General's Award for Daniel's Story and The
Burning Time.
In an
interview with Noreen Kruzich Violetta (2003), Carol says, " ...the most
important thing about writing a book is what happens before you pick up
your pen, ...thinking about the story, the characters, the themes, all of this
must happen for me before I begin to write. If it is an historical this
happens simultaneously with my research."
10:00 - 10:30
A. M. Coffee break and publisher displays
10:30 - 12:00
Sessions:
Session
#L01
Manitobia: Life &Times
Presenter:
Betty
J. Dearth, BA, MILS, Librarian, Industrial Technology Centre
Description: Manitobia
is a digitalization of
historical Manitoba newspapers and primary materials (diary, letter,
photographs, etc.) surrounding 6 major themes including Red River
Rebellion, Age of Settlement, Manitoba Schools Question, Suffrage, World
War I, and the Winnipeg General Strike. A walk-through of the online
resource and materials for practical applications for the classroom.
Level:
All
Session
#L02
Diversity
Education: Deconstructing Online Hate and Exploring Media and Race
Presenter: Jane Tallim, Director of Education,
Media Awareness
Network
Description:
Discover
MNet's latest PD resources. Exploring
Media and Race examines the methods and influences of media
misrepresentation and/or under-representation of minority groups. Deconstructing
Online Hate illustrates the online tactics of hate mongers, and how
educators can help students use critical thinking skills to analyze bias
and hate propaganda on the Internet.
Level:
All
Session
#L03
The Graphic Novel and the Comic Book Format
Presenter: Gail
de Vos, adjunct professor, School of Library and Information Studies, University
of
Alberta
Description: This session will explore the language and grammar of
comic books and graphic novels by using examples of the best of the best.
Gail will provide an overview of storytelling techniques used in the comic
book medium and will highlight the strengths of this medium in all aspects
of literacy.
Level:
All
Session
#L04
Teachers' Institute on Canadian
Parliamentary Democracy
Presenter:
Luella Stephens, secondary teacher-librarian, River East Transcona S.D.
& the Honourable Senator Maria Chaput, first female
Franco-Manitoban Senator
Description: The
Library of Parliament annually hosts an intensive six-day professional
development opportunity for 70 teachers from all across Canada.
The purpose is to give teachers: direct access to parliamentarians,
provide an insider's view on how parliament works, and to network and
discuss with other teachers how to involve youth in the democratic
process. This programme is
open to Grade 4 to Senior 4 teachers of Social Studies, Law, Canadian
History, Native Studies, and teacher-librarians. Luella will share her
experience as a participant, including the lesson plans they created for
the website. The
Honourable Senator Maria Chaput
will speak about her experience as a senator.
Level:
All
Session
#L05
Canadian School Libraries and Teacher-Librarians: Results from
the 2003/04 Information and Communication Technologies
in Schools Survey
Presenter:
Marlene
Asselin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education,
Dept.
of Language and Literacy, University of British Columbia & Past
President of
CASL (Canadian Association of School Libraries)
Description:
This session will present a pan-Canadian portrait of school libraries.
Selected major findings
from a study
conducted by
Statistics Canada will be reported; specifically pertaining to:
a) presence of a school library;
b) presence of a teacher-librarian and other staff;
c) library funding;
d) linking other measures to presence of teacher-librarians and library
funding;
e) presence of teacher-librarians and library funding and
links to incorporation of ICT into teaching practices;
f) location of computers in the school;
g) school websites.
Discussion will focus on implications of these findings for national and
provincial advocacy initiatives.
Level:
All
Session
#L06
More
than just making movies: Video production in the classroom can teach
critical analysis skills
Presenter: Nicole
Matiation, Artistic/Executive Director, Freeze
Frame
Description:
Through a series of screening exercises as well as carrying out
mini-video projects, students can develop their analytical skills with
regard to films, videos, and television programs. In understanding the
production process, the student is better armed not only to express
themselves through video projects, but also to understand and appreciate
more fully various types of production.
Level:
Middle,
Senior
Session
#L07
Making
Meaning with Non-fiction Texts: Strategies for Reading and Writing
Presenter: Susan
Leppington,
Libraries &
Learning Consultant, co-author of
Canada
& Its Trading Partners
Description:
Reading is a reciprocal process in which the reader
makes the meaning and the writer makes the message. The meaning-making
skills inherent in reading and writing non-fiction must be explicitly
taught and are most effective when integrated with specific curriculum
outcomes and appropriate learning resources.
In this practical workshop, Susan describes the reader's
interactive role with text by identifying and then deconstructing the
reading skills which students must strategically use to make meaning
from non-fiction. In addition, student writers must understand that a
clear purpose and identifiable audience determines the specific form or
genre of writing so that they can construct meaning for their readers.
Level: All
12:00
- 1:15 P.M. Lunch on Site
1:15
- 2:45 Afternoon Sessions:
Session
#L08
Storytelling for Young Adults
Presenter:
Gail de
Vos, adjunct professor, School of Library and
Information Studies, University of Alberta
Description: A common association with the term storytelling is as
entertainment for young children. In this session, Gail will discuss why
young teens can be the most satisfying audience for the
storyteller/educator and how storytelling can be utilized in all aspects
of the curriculum to enhance the learning experience for this age group.
Level: Middle, Senior
Session
#L09
Exploring our Heritage
Presenter: Vicki
Pennell, IMPACT Editor and Editor of
Resource Links
Description: The proliferation of Canadian historical fiction for
young people provides a wonderful window into our heritage and acts as a
great supplement to Social Studies programs. Historical fiction presents
concepts which are sometimes difficult for children to grasp, within a
meaningful context with which they can identify. An overview of recent
Canadian historical fiction - from picture books to young adult.
Level: All
Session
#L10
Information Literacy Skills Continuum K-S4
Presenters: Sherry Faller, Yolanda Hogeveen, and
Paulette Leclerc, teacher-librarians in River East
Transcona
School Division
Description:
Come learn about the new Information Literacy Skills Continuum created
by a team of teacher-librarians who won the 2005 Angela Thacker Award, a
national CASL award. It is an
interactive, on-line document that clearly outlines the Information
Literacy skills needed to be taught to our students. Included are
black-line masters, checklists, teaching tools, definitions, assessment,
and links to other resources. It has been found to be an invaluable
resource in the process of teaching students at all grade levels to become
information literate and lifelong learners.
Level: All
Session
#L11
Planning a national school library day or
other book events
Presenter:
Rick Mulholland, CASL Coordinator/Teacher-Librarian, B.C.
Description:
Feel like celebrating? Join us for a chance to learn and share ideas on
planning different types of book events. With National School Library Day
as our focus, we will cover planning events from the beginning stages to
the actual book celebration. Come prepared to share your ideas and leave
with some new tricks.
Level:
All
Session
#L12
Focus on Inquiry
Presenter: Lois
Barranoik, Ph.D. Education, teacher-librarian and instructor, University
of Alberta
Description:
Focus
on Inquiry: A Teacher's Guide to Implementing Inquiry-based Learning
(Alberta
Learning, 2004) is an update to Focus on Research: A Guide to Developing Students'
Research Skills (Alberta
Education, 1990). The
document provides "an instructional model that can be used by all
teachers" - Kindergarten to Grade 12.
This presentation will provide an overview of the document, an
introduction to the Inquiry Model, and possible applications for the
classroom and the library.
Level:
All
Session
# L13
Searching the Internet
Presenter: Harriet Zaidman, teacher-librarian,
Louis Riel S.D.
Description: Students
often waste time doing inaccurate searches on the Internet. Learn to do
efficient and productive searches using a variety of search engines. Teach
your students how to choose meaningful terms and use the different
features available on each engine. Make researching easier and more
enjoyable.
Level: All
Session
#L14
Visunet
Canada Partners Program
Presenter: Faline
Bobier, Coordinator, Visunet Canada Partners
Program, CNIB Library for the
Blind
Description:
Libraries
serve diverse communities, including those that have difficulties
accessing information due to blindness, visual impairment, learning disabilities
or a physical disability. An overview of the Visunet Canada Partners
Program, an initiative of the CNIB Library for the Blind. Learn more
about the CNIB Digital Library, the Children's Discovery Portal,
and the DAISY format (an international standard for digital talking
books for people who cannot read print).
Level:
All
Saturday,
October 22, 2005
10:00
- 11:00 A. M. Morning
Sessions:
Session #L15
The Graphic Novel and the Comic Book Format
Presenter:
Gail de
Vos, adjunct professor, School of Library and Information
Studies, University of Alberta
Description: This session will explore the language and grammar of
comic books and graphic novels by using examples of the best of the best.
Gail will provide an overview of storytelling techniques used in the comic
book medium and will highlight the strengths of this medium in all aspects
of literacy.
Level:
All
Session
#L16
Teacher-Librarianship
by Distance
Learning
Program, University of Alberta
Presenter:
Lois
Barranoik, Ph.D Education, teacher-librarian and instructor, University of
Alberta
Description: Teacher-Librarianship by Distance
Learning became available at the University of Alberta in 1997.
To learn more about the current program access the following
website: http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/tl-dl/
Bring some of your thoughts and questions about the program to this
session.
Level:
All
Click
to Register
|
