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.
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Embedded Disciplinary Literacy in the Secondary Classroom
Presented By
Tannis NiziolSession Details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| August 30, 2022 | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
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Grade Levels
AllThis session puts a spotlight on the ways that students construct meaning across the curriculum and on the belief that the deliberate development of students’ literacy skills is a shared responsibility. The Language Arts teacher, although a crucial driver of literacy learning, is but one member of the academic team whose role it is to embed authentic literacy -- reading, talking and writing to know and understand -- in her subject discipline. In particular, this 1-hour will focus on practical techniques and resources to help in development of academic vocabulary.