Reaching Higher Ground
was held at the Jasper Park Lodge 

May 2008
Jasper, Alberta

THANK YOU
Nicole Babiak and Nicole Lafreniere
for co-convening such a super conference!!

Our 2008 Conference theme, "Reaching Higher Ground," reflects the very reason why ELA teachers look forward to attending ELAC conferences.  Participating in our Annual Conference

• gives us the impetus to "reach higher ground" by providing new ideas and additional supports
  
• revitalizes our teaching, helping us to meet our students' needs as well as survive what is a demanding and--too often--stressful career
  
• instills in us a sense of hopefulness--that through broader and deeper understandings we can achieve greater heights in our teaching.
  

VIEW the Conference Schedule experienced by our 350 attendees.  

This year's Keynote was Cris Tovani, author of I Read It, But I Just Don’t Get It and Do I Really Have to Teach Reading? as well as the video series Thoughtful Reading. In addition to teaching full time as a high school English teacher and reading specialist, Cris is an internationally-known consultant focusing on the issues of reading and content comprehension.

Edmonton-based author Marty Chan presented two sessions at the conference: “A Cheat Code For Writing Stories” and “Where Did You Get That Idea?” Marty signed copies of his books at the Young Alberta Book Society display table in the JPL Great Hall. Read his bio.

Download Presenters' Materials

ELAC welcomes materials from conference presenters and thanks them for generously contributing to Alberta's ELA teaching community.  ELAC offers materials from its annual conference sessions as a service to its members.

2008 CONFERENCE PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTOS of ELAC 2008 Conference, including the Saturday Night Conference Book Club, are pending.  Please revisit this page.

EXHIBITORS

2008 exhibitors included:

Edmonton Journal – www.edmontonjournal.comm 
     
McGraw Hill Ryerson www.mcgrawhill.ca

Pearson Education Canada: http://cf.pearsoned.ca/school/     

Scholastic Education www.scholastic.ca/education                      

School Book Fairs Limited – http://sbfmedia.relationalhost.com/

Spectrum Education – www.spectrumed.com

Susan Clark Educational Sales

Thomson Nelson – www.school.nelson.com 

Young Alberta Book Society – www.yabs.ab.ca

 

of ELAC's 

2008 Jasper Conference

View photos of ELAC's 2009 Conference: 
"Refresh! Your Ideas, Your Connections, Yourself!" at Kananaskis!