Susan Woo has been a teacher for over 20 years. She has her Masters in Educational Leadership and is passionate about literacy and student engagement in the classroom. She served as a curriculum coordinator in Edmonton Public Schools for six years where she supported teachers in all four divisions in the areas of literacy intervention, professional development, and assessment. Susan has taught all subjects in grades 7 to 9, high school English Language Arts, and literacy intervention classes from K-12. She is currently on secondment with the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium and is proud to support teachers in the areas of K-12 Literacy, and foundational knowledge of First Nations, Métis and Inuit.
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Using Critical Lenses to Deepen Reading Comprehension
Presented By
Susan WooSession Details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| February 19, 2019 | 9:00 am to 3:30 pm |
Location
Grade Levels
AllAre you looking for a new approach to deepening your students’ ability for reading comprehension? Consider learning about how to use critical lenses as an effective annotation tool. This session will demonstrate classroom processes that align with concept-based instruction to create a culture of thinking. Critical lenses allow students to have a manageable annotation tool that helps to guide their reading process and improve reading comprehension. This session will explore the following critical lenses: culture-race, psychological, gender, and existential. There will also be an opportunity for collaborative unit planning using critical lenses.
*Note: You will be required to annotate a selected text prior to this session with instructions provided.
Target Audience
Grade 7-12 English Language Arts Teachers
Also Recommended For
School-based Administrators, Instructional/ Learning Coaches, District Leaders/Consultants
Please bring a laptop or Chromebook to the session. *Note: You will be required to annotate a selected text prior to this session with instructions provided.