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Professional Development Reports
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Here you will find a collection of reports submitted by YTA members who attended conferences recently.
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Attended by:
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Event Attended
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Location
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Report
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| Sara Tillett |
Internship at the Centre for Teaching and Learning |
Edgecomb, Maine |
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| Sofie Maurice |
International Reading Association Convention |
Chicago, Il |
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| Susan Phillips |
Orff Methodology - Music for Children |
Winnipeg, MB |
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| Jane Wilson |
Reading Recovery and Early Literacy Atlantic Conference |
Halifax, NS |
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| Leslie Doran |
Reading in Many Languages |
Chicago, Il |
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| Daniel Girouard |
Nike Championship Basketball Clinic |
Las Vegas, NV |
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| Karen Campbell |
Crosscurrents 2010 |
Vancouver, BC |
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| Val Collins |
Crosscurrents 2010 |
Vancouver, BC |
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Ruth Ferguson
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Cortical Visual Impairment: Assessment and Intervention |
Vancouver, BC |
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| Renate Schmidt |
CATG/APAQ Conference |
Montreal, QC |
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| Donna Shopland |
Educational Assistant Conference |
Edmonton, AB |
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| Sherri Cooper |
Reading Recovery Conf with Barbara Watson
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Burnaby, BC
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Marc Champagne
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Leading the way to quality assessment practices |
Comox, BC
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Scott Henderson
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B.C. Teachers of Language Arts Conference / National Council of English Teachers Conference
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Vancouver, BC
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Betty Byblow
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Attachment Across the Life Span |
Calgary, AB
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Grace Snider
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MindUP Conference
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Vancouver, BC
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| Ellen Johnson |
Northwest Mathematics Conference
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Whistler, BC
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Mark Connell
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GScope 2009
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Montreal, QC
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Marie Watts
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Teacher Institute on Canadian Parliament Democracy |
Ottawa, ON |
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Manon Aubert
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La musique pour la vie |
Montréal, QC |
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Carole Rogers
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BCTELA Asking the right questions: Engaging today's learners |
Burnaby, BC
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| Adele Lackowicz |
Professional Learning Communities At Work |
Toronto, Ontario |
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Brenda Allen
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48th Annual Northwest Math Conference |
Whistler, B.C. |
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| Angelene Young |
Introduction to AIM FSL Workshop |
Calgary, AB |
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Charles Demers
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2009 BCTEA Conference |
Maple Ridge, BC |
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Rebekah Bell
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BCMEA Giocoso 09
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Surrey, BC |
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Tom Walker
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B.C. Primary Teachers Fall Conference |
Abbotsford BC |
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Patti Grabowski
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BC Teacher Librarian’s Association Conference |
Richmond, BC |
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Cully Robinson
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WCEAC '09 Leadership Today for Tomorrow |
Edmonton, AB |
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| Marie Daniels |
2009 Northwest Mathematics Conference |
Whistler, BC
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| Mark Connell |
GSCOPE: Graduate Student Conference of Philosophy of Education |
Montreal, Quebec
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| Michelle Beaulieu |
Minds of Gold |
Whitehorse, YT
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Kim Hart
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Vancouver Reading Clinic |
Vancouver, BC
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Lina Radziunas
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Canadian Space Agency Space Educator Conference
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Montreal/St-Hubert, Quebec |
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Elizabeth Woods
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IB Summer Conference
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Montezuma, NM
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Darby Newnham
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Environmental Education Congress
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Montreal,QC
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Marie Edith Daigle
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Languages Without Borders
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Edmonton, AB
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Kelly Choy
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Building a Pathway to Career Awareness
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Winninpeg, MB
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Michelle Beaulieu
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Learning Through The Arts : The Art of Learning
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Toronto, ON
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Shannon Crawford
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DreamCatchlng 2009
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Winnipeg, MB |
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Cully Robinson
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CAP Pillars of Leadership
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Winnipeg, MB
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Bernd Schmidt
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Towards 2020 - Children and Youth in Canada |
Ottawa, ON
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Leah Widdis
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I Can Do lt Conference
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Toronto, ON
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Shawna Ryan
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Where the Rivers Meet
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Winnipeg MB
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| Nathalie Martel |
Math Recovery National Conference
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Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Andy Preto
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CANDAC IPY Northern Exp. Pg
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Yellowknife, NWT, Resolute Bay, Eureka
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Beverley Avano
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Wilson Trainer Retreat |
Providence, RI
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Katherine Mackwood
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The Celebration of Teaching and Learning
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New York, NY |
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| Melanie Tourangeau |
Crosscurrents 2009
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Vancouver, BC
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Debra Edzerza
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3rd International Conference on FASD
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Victoria, BC
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Elaine West
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34th Crosscurrents 2009 |
Vancouver, BC
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Lynne Fezatte
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Autism Awareness Conference
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Victoria, BC
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Jesse Jewell
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Third Annual Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Conference
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Victoria, BC
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Kerrie Paterson
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Lecture series by Jackson Katz
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Hope, BC
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Betty Skoke Burns
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International Congress of School Effectiveness & lmprovement |
Vancouver BC
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| Grace Wheeler |
9th Annual Chief Atahm Immersion School Language Conference
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Chase, B.C. |
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Pauline Paton
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2009 Educational Assistant Conference 2009
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Edmonton, AB
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John Wright
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B.C. First Nations Education Conference
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Vancouver, BC
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Darcy LeBlanc
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2009 Educational Assistant Conference
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Edmonton, AB
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Kevin Joyce
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2009 Educational Assistant Conference
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Edmonton, AB
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Sarah Taylor
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Building Capacity, Building Bridges, Equity Conference
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Toronto, ON
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Christine Klaassen-St Pierre
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National Dialogue on Resiliency in Youth
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Winnipeg, MB
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Aisha Alwarid
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Building On Our Strengths: FASD Conference
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Banff, AB
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Annie Avery
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20th National Orff Conference
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Edmonton, AB
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Amanda Barnsley
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WHATEVER IT TAKES: How Professional Learning Communities Respond when Kids Don't Learn
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Winnipeg, MB
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Carmen Bellehume
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20th National Orff Conference
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Edmonton, AB
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Barb Bergsma
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WHATEVER IT TAKES: How Professional Learning Communities Respond when Kids Don't Learn
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Winnipeg, MB
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Barb Bohne
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Smart Board In-service Level 1 and 2
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Edmonton, AB
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Pat Bort
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20th National Orff Conference
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Edmonton, AB
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Michael Glass
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Canadian National Reading Recovery/Literacy Conference
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Toronto, ON
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Trevor Hale
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Teaching Games for Understanding
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Vancouver, BC
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Duane Hanscom
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International Conference on FASD
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Banff, AB
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Sharon Holloway
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Canadian National Reading Recovery/Literacy Conference
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Toronto, ON
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Theodore Hupe
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Canadian Association of Proncipals Conference
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St Johns, NL
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Gisela Larkin
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Saskatchewan Reading Conference
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Regina, SK
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Clemence Roy
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Rapport de la Visite a Winnipeg en Exogamie et Francisation
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Winnipeg, MB
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Cynthia Matichak
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Teaching Games for Understanding
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Vancouver, BC
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Kelly Power
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Job Shadowing
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Vancouver, BC
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Selena Pye
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First Nations Language Symposium
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Winnipeg, MB
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Kristine Klassen St-Pierre
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Next Step to Being the Change
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San Fransico, CA
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Mary Lumbers
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2008 Educational Assistant Conference
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Edmonton, AB
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Maureen McCulloch
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Edmonton Journey lntensive Advanced Skills Workshop
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Edmonton, AB
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Colleen O'Brien
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Reading for the Love of it
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Toronto, ON
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Cynthia O'Rourke
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Celebrating FSL Learning in Alberta
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Calgary, AB
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Anne Roussain
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French as a Second Language
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Calgary, AB
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>Patti Sederberg
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EA Conference 2008
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Edmonton, AB
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Colleen Segriff
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B.C. Alternate Education Association: Challenge and Change 2008
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Vancouver, BC
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Louise Fallon
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French as as Second Language Conference
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Calgary, AB
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Ann Turner
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International Association for Jazz Education Conference
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Toronto, ON
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Stephanie White
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Early Years Conference - Valuing All Children
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Vancouver, BC
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Richard Johnson
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ADEON
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Edmonton, AB
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Becky Reams
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2008 Educational Assistant Conference
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Edmonton, AB
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Marj Bonshor
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2008 Educational Assistant Conference
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Edmonton, AB
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Deborah Forsgren
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2008 Educational Assistant Conference
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Edmonton, AB
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Amy King
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Celebrating Exceptional Children
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Winnipeg, MB
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Tennette Dechkoff
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Celebrating Exceptional Children
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Winnipeg, MB
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Anita Diakow
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2008 Educational Assistant Conference
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Edmonton, AB
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Christian Lesage
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Exogamy
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Winnipeg, MB
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Richard Johnson
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Information Technology and Learning
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Edmonton, AB
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Teresa Smith
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Picture Communication Exchange Systems
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Surrey, BC
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Rachel McIntyre
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Celebrating Exceptional Children
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Winnipeg, MB
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Ada Rienks
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Educational Assistant Conference 2008
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Edmonton, AB
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Renate Schmidt
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Outdoor Pursuits - Winter Camping
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Bare Loon Lake
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Remi Lemoine
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ADEON
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Edmonton, AB
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Daniel Girouard
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AQISEP
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Quebec City, QC
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Val Collins
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"Crosscurrents" - B.C. Special Education Asscn. Conference
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Kelly Collins
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Aboriginal Perspectives in Teaching and Learning
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Vancouver, BC
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Roberta Berry
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Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium
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Edmonton, AB
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Jan Wallace
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Sharing Our Success - Promising Practices in Aboriginal Education
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Winnipeg, MN
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Lorraine Allen
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Aboriginal Perspectives in Teaching and Learning
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Vancouver, BC
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Bertha Moose
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Aboriginal Perspectives in Teaching and Learning
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Vancouver, BC
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Megan Beauchesne
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Building Social Relations - Teaching Social Interaction
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Vancouver, BC
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Ellen Johnson
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MCATA - Mathematical Tapestries : Weaving the Connections
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Edmonton, AB
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Leslie Doran
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The LD Challenge: Together We Up For It
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Calgary AB
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Sharon Nehring-Willson
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Educators for Peace
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Vancouver BC
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Andy Preto
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NOLS Wilderness Risk Management
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Banff AB
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Penny Prysnuk
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Widening Circles: Literacy & Leaming For All
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Winnipeg MN
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Heather McLeod
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Widening Circles: Literacy & Leaming For All
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Winnipeg MN
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Erin Davies
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Ontario Principals' Council Summer Institute
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Toronto, ON
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Laurie Berglund
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Educating Children With Autism
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Vancouver, BC
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Len Walchuk
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Failure is not an Option Summit
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Toronto, ON
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Ria Van Hees
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Autism Awareness
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Vancouver, BC
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Paula Thompson
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NCTM
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St. Louis, MO
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Gayle Smith
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Autism Today
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Edmonton, AB
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Marie Simoens
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Manitoba Council For Exceptional Children
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Winnipeg, MB
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Faye Silvester
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Career and Tech Studies Conference
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Edmonton, AB
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Deanna Schonewille
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Social Thinking Across the Home and School
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Edmonton, AB
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Anne Roussain
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Middle Years Council Conference
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Calgary , AB
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Bernd Schmidt
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Violence and Agression in Children And Youth
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Vancouver, BC
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Cully Robinson
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Leading for Learning
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Richmond, B.C.
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Andy Preto
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Sea Kayaking Course
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Tofino, B.C.
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Doug Petriw
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Arctic Climate Change Youth Forum
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Winnipeg, MB
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Cynthia O'Rourke
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Personality Dimensions Level 1 Training
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Vancouver, BC
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Maureen McCulloch
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Leadership: Aboriginal Ways of Knowing
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Winnipeg, MB
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Barbara Macrae
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Navigating the Rapids
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Vancouver, BC
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Katherine Mackwood
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Reaching And Teaching
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Calgary , AB
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Jane MacArthur
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Greater Edmonton Teachers Convention
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Edmonton, AB
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Tanya Lanigan
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Working From The Heart
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Vancouver, BC
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Sue Langevin
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CAPSLE
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Montreal, QC
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Linda Lamers
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Power Training / Encompass Conference
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Montreal - Vancouver
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Naomi Kimato
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Reaching And Teaching
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Calgary , AB
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Jan Harper
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GETCA
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Edmonton, AB
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Karen Hanna
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Autism Awareness
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Vancouver, BC
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Janis Giczi
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BC Crosscurrents Conference
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Vancouver, BC
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Carolyn Coombs
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Challenge and Change
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Vancouver, BC
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Janet Clarke
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AIM Language Learning
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Vancouver, BC
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Heather Carr-Rowe
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Crosscurrents
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Vancouver, BC
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Clive Betts
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Saskatoon, SK
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Laurie Berglund
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Educating Children With Autism
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Vancouver, BC
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Gwenneth Bell
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Collage 2006 Orff Conference
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Toronto, ON
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Michelle Beaulieu
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NCTM
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St. Louis, MO
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Denise Beauchamp
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The Key to Education in the 21st Century
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Vancouver, BC
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Kelly Beacon
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Catalyst 2006 Conference
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Vancouver, BC
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Annie Avery
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Collage 2006 Orff Conference
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Toronto, ON
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Beverly Avano
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Wilson Language Training
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Providence, RI
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Esther Austring
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NCTM
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St. Louis, MO
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