2009 Conference Evaluation

As a result of this conference I will......

• Try new literacy ideas throughout the curriculum
• Use the ‘Go Chart’ more effectively
• Continue to use ‘Brain Gym’ as an effective tool for learning
• Re-energize my staff as their Literacy Instructional Leader
• Incorporate new and effective strategies

Workshops I enjoyed were..... (Why?)

• ‘I See What You Mean’: practical, super ideas
• Both ‘Readers and Writers’ Workshops: interactive and engaging
• ‘Centres for the Junior Teacher’: as a new teacher, I found it hard to implement and offer a variety of centres, this workshop offered ways to do both.
• ‘Writing Rocks’: enthusiastic speaker, Intermediate Grades focus
• ‘Non-Fiction Writing’: excellent speaker, will implement the ideas and strategies presented

The facilities and food were....

• Great! Healthy food choices too!
• Excellent on both counts. Bravo!
• Workshop rooms clean and bright.
• Lunch was great.
• Appreciated that vegetarian choices were labelled

What critical issues would you like included in next year’s Conference?

• Differentiated Instruction
• Visual/Pictorial Literacy and  Tech/Computer Literacy
• Impact of Assessment on Teachers and Learners
• Follow-up to Dr. Jean Clinton’s address: Importance of Social and Emotional Readiness in school- aged children
• Play Focus for the Early Years

Can you identify possible topics for panel discussions?

• Challenges of Balanced Literacy in the Intermediate Classroom
• The Importance of Play in the Early Years
• The Implications of Poverty on Learning
• Guided Reading/Literacy and Numeracy in K (the ‘Academic’ focus) versus Social/Emotional/Play Focus
• The Tyranny of Cognitive Seduction