Literacy learning forms the focus of Larysa’s professional practice. Her first teaching experience in Calgary was in a unique setting providing tier 3 literacy intervention. Currently, as an assistant principal and resource teacher, she provides side-by-side support for students and instructional coaching with colleagues. Throughout her career Larysa has become increasingly aware of the significance of teaching and learning that emphasizes explicit literacy instruction.
Sessions auxquelles Larysa Hart participe
Vendredi 12 Février, 2021
Samedi 19 Février, 2022
In this continuation of Workshop 1, Robin and Larysa hope to share strategies that move beyond the word recognition strategies shared in the first session into some language comprehension strategies. Join Robin and Larysa as they share explicit instruction in language structures and vocabulary development that can be used with learners who have foundational literacy skills. These hands-on-activities will bring to life the Science of Reading for our more advanced readers. Come with more pap...
Over the last few years, Larysa and Robin have been walking alongside each other on a journey of learning and transforming their own practices in an attempt to embrace the Science of Reading. In this session, they hope to share stories of their experiences and provide you with hands-on-activities that bring to life the Science of Reading in the classroom setting. These strategies are applicable with early learners as well as learners who may be struggling with foundational literacy skills....
Sessions auxquelles Larysa Hart assiste
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Vendredi 15 Février, 2019
Hosted by award winning comedian and CBC host, Steve Patterson. This special live event Febru...
Jeudi 13 Février, 2020
Location : TELUS Convention Centre - Macleod HallOriginally from Edmonton, Alberta, and now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, SHELLEY MOORE (she/her/hers) is a highly sought-after teacher, researcher, speaker, and storyteller and has worked with school districts and community organizations throughout both Canada and the United States. Shelley’s presentations are constructed based on contexts of schools and communities and integrate theory and effective practices of inclusion, spec...
Vendredi 14 Février, 2020
Location : TELUS Convention Centre - Macleod HallJann ArdenRenowned Musician | Bestselling AuthorJann Arden can bring a hall full of people to tears through song, only to have them, moments later, rolling in the aisles from her off-the-cuff comedy. Whether she’s performing her music, hosting an event, or telling her deeply personal and affecting stories, Arden’s wisdom and wit shine in everything she does.Currently starring in the wildly popular CTV show, Jann,...
Jeudi 11 Février, 2021
All Keynote sessions will be recorded. The recordings will not be available before February 18, as they must be edited before posting. The Keynote recordings will be available until March 15, 2021.Born at home, Tara was never immunized nor taken to see a doctor. She has no birth certificate and did not attend public school. Tara Westover was seventeen when she first set foot in a class. Today Tara is a Senior Fellow at Harvard...
All Keynote sessions will be recorded. The recordings will not be available before February 18, as they must be edited before posting. The Keynote recordings will be available until March 15, 2021.Sixty years ago, Jane Goodall first set foot on the shores of what is today Tanzania’s Gombe National Park to begin her pioneering study of chimpanzee behaviour. For six decades, her research has transformed scientific perceptions a...
Vendredi 12 Février, 2021
All Keynote sessions will be recorded. The recordings will not be available before February 18, as they must be edited before posting. The Keynote recordings will be available until March 15, 2021.Carol Ann Tomlinson, EdD, is a faculty member at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education. She is a William Clay Parrish Jr. professor and chair of educational leadership, foundations, and policy. Dr. Tomlinson codirects the university’s Institutes on Acade...
All Keynote sessions will be recorded. The recordings will not be available before February 18, as they must be edited before posting. The Keynote recordings will be available until March 15, 2021.The negative stigma surrounding mental illness leads to more unnecessary suffering for the 1 in 5 working Canadians dealing with mental health conditions. And the stress and isolation of Covid-19 has led to higher rates of burnout and presenteeism. It’s time to talk, b...
Jeudi 17 Février, 2022
Samedi 19 Février, 2022
This keynote speaker was generously sponsored by Morgex Insurance.Emotions as Allies: How Working with Our Emotions Can Enhance Every Part of Our LivesI have worked for nearly two decades researching, teaching and advocating to come upon this idea. Today will be okay. We are okay. And being okay is enough. Our survival rate for difficult things is 100%. Despite all the noise that says okay is not enough, being okay is the heart of authentic resiliency. Being ...
What do findings from cognitive neuroscience mean for reading instruction? Most importantly, what are the concrete implications for classroom practice? These questions will be at the heart of this session, which will focus on the science behind reading and spelling development - and how to apply brain-based findings to classrooms. This session will be interactive and participants will leave with actionable insights, frameworks, and methods to apply in their work with readers and with teachers...
Visible Learning. Professor John Hattie is an award-winning education researcher and best-selling author with nearly 30 years of experience examining what works best in student learning and achievement.
Participants will learn about critical learning strategies we need to teach students, the three step learning cycle, the importance of the skill, will, and thrill as inputs and outputs, and will be introduced to a powerful language of learning in the context of a key mindframe, “I talk about learning."
This session will link Dr. Strom’s presentation to the afternoon workshops focused on practical ideas about instruction in classrooms. After hearing Dr. Strom, you will have a good idea of what’s going on in the brain when non-readers become readers. However, since we can’t ‘see’ the neural wiring happening for individuals, we need to know what we can observe in classrooms to keep us on a good instructional track for individuals. Using a response to intervention model, teachers can develop go...
