Tannis is currently supporting Alberta teachers as a Professional Learning Facilitator with the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium. She recently served as a curriculum consultant for the Edmonton Catholic School Division. Throughout her 30-year career as an educator, in both Edmonton and Winnipeg, Tannis remains passionate about teaching and learning, and the need for explicit literacy apprenticeship at all levels in all subject areas. Tannis is a voracious reader who believes all students deserve access to rich, diverse reading experiences and to a safe equitable space to talk about what they see, hear, think and feel. She is on a journey to disrupt and bring clarity to the conversations that drive our planning and assessment practice.
Learning Opportunities
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Growing Writers in ELA 7-12
Presented By
Tannis NiziolSession Details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| February 28, 2022 | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm |
Location
Grade Levels
AllTeachers will be exploring some of the ways we might:
- establish a school-wide approach to writing instruction
- build writing routines to include:
- writer’s notebooks
- quickwrites, as well as free writing experiences
- mentor texts
- focus attention on engagement and process first and product second
- provide the kind of meaningful feedback that moves writing forward
All learning opportunities with the ERLC regional team will focus on the Alberta Education and district priority areas.
Target Audience
ELA Department Teachers