Presentations
Ramada Hotel and Convention Centre
February 13 - 16, 2008
Concurrent Sessions - A
Thursday, February 14th: 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
| Cossack | Bhangra in the Classroom |
Stephanie Leitao-Csada and Neelu Sachdev |
| Board Room | Issues in Business Education: Through the Eyes of Third Year Students | Tessa Jordan and Josh Leblanc |
| Canadian North | Supporting Undergraduate Programming Through Graduate Course Work | Rob McPhee, Maureen Winter, Auriana Burns |
| Canadian Centre | The Relationship Between Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) Therapy at Home and at School |
Ashley Sharpe |
| Canadian South | Through Languages, Strength for Many Peoples |
Peter Heffernan |
| Batoche | A Practical Primer of Physical Science Experiences for Elementary Generalist Student Teachers: A hands-on + conceptual presentation based upon thirty-five years as a teacher-educator |
Brian Herrin |
| Conference Centre North | Narrative Inquiry: Storying and Reflecting in SFU’s International Teacher Education Module |
Anne Souther |
| Odessa | Survivor: New Teacher Edition |
Tanja Caley, Sherri Larson-Ashworth, Joe Dumont, Susan Miller and Jim Ray |
| Poundmaker | An Investigation in Alternative Educational Settings |
Carol Fulton and Middle Years Education Students |
Concurrent Sessions - B
Thursday, February 14th: 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
| Cossack | H.A.P.P.Y.: Promoting a Health Action Photo Project for Youth |
Twyla Salm and students: Christine Bilinski, Christine Apland, Julius Mushikori, Jeff Kitts, Tyson Krause, Jeremy Creurer, Becky Schaab, Desiree Measner, and Kyla Siemans |
| Board Room | The Future of ESL in Canada | Joyce Vandall |
| Canadian North | Strategies to Support Rural Placements | Maureen Winter and Auriana Burns |
| Canadian Centre | ‘Running with the Research’: One Teacher Candidate’s Experiences with the Canadian Multicultural Picture Book Project
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Their Stories, Our Responses: Canadian Children Read About AIDS in Africa |
Lynne Wiltse and Jennifer Denton
__________________________________ Lynne Wiltse |
| Canadian South | Observation Stations |
Sandy Margetts and students: Amanda Thompson, Kim Conway, Britta Wilson, Jackie Spencer, Marni Bednorski, and Jennell Manns |
| Batoche | Schools = Learning, don’t they? Exploring community based field experiences in a traditional teacher education model |
Catherine McGregor, Kathy Sanford, Luanne Krawetz, and Darlene Clover |
| Conference Centre North | Electronic Journaling: Building a Community of Sharing in the University Classroom |
Anne-Marie Reilander, Sandy Keating, Tracy Hryciw, Kristen Murray, Jill Reid, Laura Taylor, Kaelyn Barrie and Angela Rokne |
| Odessa | Teaching and learning across borders: Teacher candidates and teacher educators explore international experiences |
Angela Ward and Lynn Bayne |
| Poundmaker | Learning and teaching about human rights and responsibilities |
Tsion Abate for Global Education Network |
Concurrent Sessions - C
Thursday, February 14th: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
| Cossack | Diversity Through the Eyes of a Student Teacher |
Anna Lee & Casey Mark |
| Board Room | Teaching For Social Justice: What Does it Look Like? | Meredith Cherland and students: Mitchell Duke, Crystal Heisler, Ashley Wagner, Kenna Whelan |
| Canadian North | Predict-Observe-Explain (POEs) and QuickStarts for the Science Classroom | John MacDonald and Warren Wessel and secondary science students: Steve Biss, Ashley Dew, Andrew Foreman, Ben Freitag, Danae Friesen, Rob Gosselin, Ashley Gulka, Steven Leslie, Brent Michelson, David Morley, Michelle Mullie, Chris Neal Langdon. |
| Canadian Centre | Spontaneous Literacy
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Experimenting with Literature: Integrating Science and Literacy in the Classroom |
Nancy Evans
________________________________________ Jennifer Sykes and Ginger Knox |
| Canadian South | The Best of Box Cars & One-Eyed Jacks |
Sandy Margetts and students: Kristin Heis, Stacey Hubatka, Meaghan Andrew, Erin Oleck, Don Beaney and Courtney Freeborn |
| Batoche | Perceptions and Anecdotes of Student Teachers In Their First Practicum: A Thirty Year Retrospective
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Loose Coupling in Pre-Service Teacher Education: Implications for the Professional Socialization of Teacher Candidates |
David Townsend
________________________________________ David Mandzuk |
| Conference Centre North | “Isn’t This Just MORE Work?”
Collaborative Action Inquiry as Professional Development
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Encouraging Strength in the Classroom through Differentiated Instruction |
Pamela Adams
________________________________________ Anna-Marie Wilhelm |
| Odessa | From Many People, Theatre |
Linda Lang and students: Phil Adams, Brit Matthews, Matthew Blackwell, Jennifer Halbert, and Carisma Toles |
| Poundmaker | Northern Exposure |
Post-interns from the NORTHERN TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM (NORTEP) |
Concurrent Sessions - D
Thursday, February 14th: 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
| Cossack | Schema-Based Instruction (SBI) and Strategic Content Learning (SCL) in the Inclusive Mathematics Classroom: Outcomes from a Multi-Site Action Research Project |
Scott Thompson |
| Board Room | Lessons From the Guidance Counsellor: Empowering Aboriginal Student Success
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“Turning education upside down and inside out”: Hawk’s Nest, a culturally congruent learning space for Aboriginal students |
Chris Brown ________________________________________ Linda Goulet and Sarah Longman |
| Canadian North | Goal Attainment Scaling | Kevin Lamoureux and Jennifer Williams |
| Canadian Centre | Through Many Peoples, Strength: Online Networks | Kyle Lichtenwald and Charles Paul Bazin Webster |
| Canadian South | Exploring Diversity, Equity, and Justice Through Educational Drama |
Greg Wetterstrand |
| Batoche Room | Manitoba Mathe’magic |
Sandy Margetts and students: Morgan Coombs, Jeff McPherson, Bittany Simpson, Amber Bieganski, Stacey Hutton, and Pam Cole |
| Conference Centre North | Employed or Not Employed? An Examination of Saskatchewan Beginning Teachers’ Experiences of Seeking and Obtaining Employment
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Slices of Magical Life: Recognizing the strengths of diverse middle years teaching styles in learning communities |
Laurie Hellsten ________________________________________ Kelly Martin and Keith Barber |
| Odessa | Modeling Effective Technology Integration Practices for Pre-Service Teachers
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The ³Level of Use² Index as a Tool to Assess Professional Growth and Development of Graduate Students Studying the Educational Applications of Emergent Technologies |
Rick Mrazek ________________________________________ Doug Orr and Rick Mrazek |
| Poundmaker | Teacher Education and the Promotion of Innovation: Exploring the Possibilities
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“Enhancing Teacher Education Programs Through the Strength of Many Peoples” |
Greg Ogilvie ________________________________________ Wenying Shi and Greg Ogilvie |
Concurrent Sessions - E
Friday, February 15th: 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
| Cossack | Keeping Adolescents Safe Online |
Joseph Dumont |
| Board Room | Accommodating Student Teachers with Special Needs: One Framework for Support | Carley Christianson and Maureen Winter |
| Canadian North | Voices: Educational Communication | Dana Schindel and Robert Taddei |
| Canadian Centre | Practical and Effective Activities Teachers Can Use to Draw Out the Strengths of Students in Order to Create a Positive Community in the Classroom |
Lourdes Jimenez and Carol Wong |
| Canadian South | Building and Maintaining a Mathematical Community in the Classroom |
Kimberley Flynn and Neda Nazarabadi |
| Batoche | Mathematics Resource Kits |
Sandy Margetts and students: Emilie Blaikie, Janna Lenius, Amber Pekrul, Ashley Burwash, and Lorissa Young |
| Conference Centre North | Investigating Indicators of Success: A Typical Day in the Life of Beginning Teachers
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Copy Cat! Copy Cat!: Memes and the Evolution of the Educational Paradigm |
Althea Ebanks and Laurie Hellsten ________________________________________ David Arbez |
| Odessa | Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) in the Academy and in the “Almost” Academy |
Daniel Robinson, Nancy Melnychuk, and Maureen Winter |
| Poundmaker | Cultural Ties in Education |
Jed Huntley, Nicole Morrow, Brittany Johns, Erin Kramer, and Jade Yee |
Concurrent Sessions - F
Friday, February 15th: 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
| Cossack | Rural Roots/Routes: Internships in Small Communities |
Chelsee Olsen, Ashlee Kaminski, and Janine Alspach |
| Board Room | Screening of Sarah Abbott’s documentary film Tidemarks and panel discussion | Jo Ann Episkenew, Barbara McNeil, Sarah Abbot, and Moderator: Val Mulholland |
| Canadian North | How Student Societies are Making Stronger Teacher Candidates | Carmen Peasley, Joel Beres, and Alicia Zimmer |
| Canadian Centre | An Introduction to the Reggio Emilia Approach | Melissa Goudy, Chantelle Nelson, and Kristen Lander |
| Canadian South | The Importance of Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
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Relationships of power: Exploring teachers’ emotions as experienced in interactions with their peers |
Jennifer Tupper and Michael Capello ________________________________________ Judith Martin |
| Batoche | Science Learning Centres |
Sandy Margetts and students: Leilani Dumas-Wiebe, Nicole Bobick, Teryl Wytinck, Shawna Judd, Crystal Horn, and Hayley Takvam |
| Conference Centre North | Don’t call me lazy: Identifying and Enabling the Dyslexic Learner | Lori Semchyshyn |
| Odessa | Four Aspects of Electronic Documentation on a Learning Project (eDOL) |
Hans Smits |
| Poundmaker | Pedagogical Approaches Developed to Support the e-portfolio |
Kathy Sanford, Luanne Krawetz, and Tim Hopper |
Concurrent Sessions - G
Friday, February 15th: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
| Cossack | “Can I take these activities home to share? No one will believe it”
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Teaching Math to Diverse Learners in the Elementary Classroom |
Rick Seaman
________________________________________ Wendy Klassen |
| Board Room | Screening of Sarah Abbott’s documentary film Tidemarks and panel discussion | Jo Ann Episkenew, Barbara McNeil, Sarah Abbot, and Moderator: Val Mulholland |
| Canadian North | Story Vines: An Interactive Story Telling Process | JulieAnn Kniskern with students: Kristy Ritchey, Leah Hunter, Lesley Riddell |
| Canadian Centre | ‘McDonald’s, 7-11, and Wal-Mart, Oh My!’: Using Environmental Print Strategies for Literacy Motivation and Comprehension |
Nicole Gareau |
| Canadian South | The Politics of Representation: Using Multicultural Literature in the Elementary Classroom | Aisha Haque and Kristy Vandermeer |
| Batoche | Extreme Makeover: Pre-service Teacher Edition |
Susan Miller, Jim Ray, and Dan Robinson |
| Conference Centre North | Teaching for Social Justice in Middle Years Classrooms - Beginning Teachers’ Experiences |
Carol Fulton, Melissa Marley, and Ryan Whalley |
| Odessa | Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) at the University of Alberta |
Daniel Robinson and Nancy Melnychuk, |
| Poundmaker | Parent-Teacher Conferences
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The Parent’s Role in the Academic Education of Senior Years Students |
John Poulsen
________________________________________ Mark Kubanek |
