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Saturday Institutes
Due to thoroughly positive feedback last year, we are please to continue our tradition of Saturday Institutes.
Saturday offers three full-day institutes with some of the biggest names in literacy education. This is your opportunity to immerse yourself in a specific topic and come away with a deeper understanding of language arts education.
There are three institutes to choose from:
Institute 1 - Creating Thoughtful Writers
Rick Chambers/Pearson Education Canada
Jill McClay/ U of A
Susan Montebello/ Burnaby, BC
Starleigh Grass/ Lytton, BC
Institute 2: Engaging with Diverse Texts
Beverley Ann Chin/ University of Montana
John Golden/ Portland, Oregon
Sylvia Pantaleo/ UVic
David Booth/OISE,UT/Nipissing U
Institute 3: Asking the Right Questions: Creating Thoughtful Learners
Faye Brownlie/ Richmond, BC
Susan Close/ New Westminster, BC
Sharon Jeroski/ Vancouver, BC
Kathleen Gregory/ UVic/Sooke, BC