2007 Conference Photo Gallery
"More Than Words"
Kananaskis 2007 Conference
May 4-6, 2007
To find the recipient of ELAC's Teacher Merit Award CLICK HERE.
To find the recipient of ELAC's Honorary Membership Award CLICK HERE.
ELAC thanks all its conference attendees for helping make More Than Words such a successful event and allowing us to showcase their participation on its Website.
| Through its Grants-in-Aid Program, ELAC helped a record 11 first-time
attendees to experience More Than Words |  |
 | Vauxhall Elementary school principal Dale Cummings brought his ENTIRE teaching staff to More Than Words. Go Tornadoes! |
| ELAC President Carrie Mitchell brought the youngest attendee to More Than Words... |  |
ELAC thanks its many exhibitors for helping Alberta teachers
enable their students to become increasingly competent
and confident users of language
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| Alberta Assessment Consortium exhibitors were on hand to highlight AAC's many materials that help Alberta teachers assess for learning |
| Oxford University Press
continues to support
the Five General Outcomes
for K-12 English Language Arts |  |
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| Pearson Education Canada continues to create timely materials for
Alberta students |
| McGraw-Hill Ryerson
is a well-established name
offering resources for K-12 ELA |  |
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| Scholastic Education
is another valued exhibitor
that conference attendees
look forward to seeing |
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Thomson Nelson Canada hosted the First-time Attendees Reception
on the Friday afternoon of More Than Words
| A champagne reception for
first-time conference attendees
was a great way to conclude
the day's PD activities at
More Than Words... |  |
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| With champagne in hand, the
networking with other first-time
conference attendees began! |
| The year's ELAC Conference
attracted over 120 first-time attendees... |  |
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| Cat Turner, ELAC's super
Beginning Teacher Liaison
for 2006-07, welcomes conference
attendees and gets the drawing for
FREE resources started... |
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The heart and soul of every ELAC Conference is its presenters...
| Grades 3-4 teacher
Pratt Hetherington presents
Arrrr Ye Matey -- A Pirate's Tale |  |
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| Retired Calgary Teacher Dom Saliani tirelessly illuminates a variety of
ELA focuses at
More Than Words |
| Teacher Gary Dogterom
addresses reading strategies
that can be applied across
all subject areas |  |
| Listening to presenters, ELAC conference attendees are often "rapt withal"... |  |
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| U of A doctoral student Joyce Purdy presents her session to attendees. For a link to Joyce's materials CLICK HERE. |
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GG Award-winner David Bouchard signs a book for a Vauxhall teacher...
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| ...presents his Keynote... | ...and then presents his session "For the Love of reading." |
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Presenter (and 2007 Conference Convenor) Connie Carolan takes attendees on a literary journey. To view her excellent session materials on "The Heroic Journey," CLICK HERE. |
| Jennifer Stadnyk presents "Assessing Elementary Student Writing" using Alberta Education writing scoring guides and other resources as well as planning next steps for teaching. |  |
 | Presenter Janet Bell with Catherine Macklam and Brian Cleary showcase online interactives at www.2Learn.ca. |
| Dr. Kathryn Lemmon and Cat Turner help attendees consider integrating I.B. English into the 21st Century Alberta ELA classroom. |  |
 | With attendee Barbara-Lynn Goodwin, presenter Susan Bowsfield illustrates that "Teachers Need Professional Conversation," and invites Joanne Biegun and Janeen Werner-King to join the conversation. |
| Karen Kahler shows the importance of "Using Picture Books in Social Studies." |  |
 | Lynn Preece discusses "Using Rubrics and Formative Assessment to Improve Visual Representation." |
| ELAC's Annual Conference means a lot of intense conversation... | 
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| ...and equally intense socializing! |
At its Annual Conference, ELAC recognizes the outstanding contributions of its members towards improving the teaching of English Language Arts in Alberta and furthering the goals of our professional council through bestowing two awards:
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| Calgary teacher
Carol Windlinger received
ELAC's Honorary Membership
at its 2007 conference
in Kananaskis,
More Than Words
To read the many things said about this extraordinary teacher CLICK HERE. |
| Pictured with Carrie Mitchell,
Lacombe teacher Terry Susut
received ELAC's
Teacher Merit Award
for 2007 |  |
Were you a 2007 Conference Attendee?
If so, CLICK HERE to view presenters' session materials.
As well, check out photos of ELAC's 2006 Conference held in Edmonton.
