#CATCA2017: Full Schedule

9:00am MST

Teachers as Story Catchers In the Studio Classroom – Making Literacy Learning Visible

Do you want to jazz up your literacy instruction, and engage your students while reading and writing? This session is for you. Paula and Sheryl will take the participants on a journey through the Studio Classroom. They will share processes, and a myriad of literacy strategies while using mentor texts. Teachers will be fully equipped with a wide variety of toolbox methods to engage students at a

Speakers

Paula Matikainen and Sheryl Schoenthaler

Sheryl and Paula have worked with the Calgary Board of Education since 1989. They met at the University of Lethbridge while completing their Masters Degrees in Education. They share a passion for literacy. They have presented at teachersí conventions, including the 2014 Special Education... Read More →

Thursday February 23, 2017 9:00am - 12:00pm MST
1503 Red Deer College

Language Arts, Division 2

10:45am MST

Are You Cut Out To Teach FLUENCY?

Fluency is the ability to read a text accurately and quickly. Fluent readers read aloud effortlessly and with expression. Their reading sounds natural, as if they are speaking. Readers who have not yet developed fluency read slowly, word by word. Their oral reading is choppy and plodding. In this interactive session, explore 20+ creative and fun ways to teach students to read fluently!

Speakers

Lana Lane

Alberta Learning Networks' Presenter, Learning Network Education Services

Lana Lane is an Independent Literacy Consultant. She resides on an acreage outside of Canada's only border city, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. She has been a classroom teacher of Pre-K-Gr.2, an Instructional Literacy Coach K-12, and currently contracts with the Learning Network... Read More →

Thursday February 23, 2017 10:45am - 12:00pm MST
Upstairs Learning Commons

Language Arts, Division 1, Division 2

10:45am MST

The Power of Story

When literacy efforts focus solely on pieces of the reading and writing process, it’s like trying to teach kids to play hockey through skating drills. To be human is to tell story and to tell story is what makes us human. Author Sigmund Brouwer shows where story gets power, why story is so effective, and how harnessing this power is one of the best ways to increase literacy in a technology world.

Speakers

Sigmund Brower

Author, Rock and Roll Literacy

As the bestselling author of dozens of titles, with over 4 million books in print in multiple languages, Sigmund Brouwer has won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Young-Adult Mystery in Canada, as well as being a finalist twice in the prestigious TD Children's Literature Awards, along... Read More →

Thursday February 23, 2017 10:45am - 12:00pm MST
1408 Red Deer College

Language Arts, Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, Division 4

12:30pm MST

Bring the Battle of Vimy Ridge Into Elementary Classrooms with Age-Appropriate Resources

April 9-12, 2017 will mark 100 years since Canadian troops accomplished the impossible at Vimy Ridge and in so doing, established a national identity. The horrors of this war make it difficult to present this battle to younger students in an appropriate way. Author Sigmund Brouwer tours teaching resources suitable for elementary students, including the significant First Nations war efforts.

Speakers

Sigmund Brower

Author, Rock and Roll Literacy

Thursday February 23, 2017 12:30pm - 1:45pm MST
1408 Red Deer College

Language Arts, Division 2

12:30pm MST

How To Teach VOCABULARY Better Than Anyone Else

Vocabulary refers to the words we must know to communicate effectively. In general, it can be described as oral vocabulary or reading vocabulary. Oral vocabulary refers to words that we use in speaking or recognize in listening. Children learn the meanings of most words indirectly, but some vocabulary needs to be taught directly. Get kids addicted to vocabulary with some excellent strategies to

Speakers

Lana Lane

Alberta Learning Networks' Presenter, Learning Network Education Services

Thursday February 23, 2017 12:30pm - 1:45pm MST
Upstairs Learning Commons

Language Arts, Division 1, Division 2

2:15pm MST

Running Records… So now what???

Running records are a STANDARDIZED FORM OF ASSESSMENT particularly useful for teachers in their everyday instructional classroom. Running records provide an opportunity to observe, record, and interpret reading behaviours with ongoing daily assessment of reading skills and strategies. Learn how to complete a detailed running record, but more importantly how to analyze miscues and teach reading!

Speakers

Lana Lane

Alberta Learning Networks' Presenter, Learning Network Education Services

Thursday February 23, 2017 2:15pm - 3:30pm MST
2901A Red Deer College

Language Arts, Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, Division 4

2:15pm MST

Students who Struggle with Reading

Are you wondering what will work for your struggling students? Snapword Flashcards can help! Students will easily learn 600 sight words, visualize for recall, learn related body movement, increase reading, and expand reading fluency. Whether you have a kindergartener who is falling behind or an older child who is working too hard on reading, the right-brained teaching resources and tips will help your child be successful!

The answer for children who struggle lies in teaching children using materials that are uniquely designed using right-brained elements such as visuals, body movement, and stories.

The resources are designed specifically for children who need visuals and movement to learn: English as Second language, learning disabilities, visual and kinesthetic learners, those labeled with dyslexia, autism, Asperger’s, auditory processing disorder, right-brained learners and ADHD. These resources can easily be used successfully by Teachers, Educational Assistants, and Parents.

Thursday February 23, 2017 2:15pm - 3:30pm MST
2501 Red Deer College

Language Arts, Division 1, Division 2