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The Reading Council of Greater Winnipeg (RCGW) has been dedicated to promoting literacy and developing lifelong readers since 1956. We have a proud history of being a literacy leader in Winnipeg and its surrounding area. ​We are a Special Area Group of Educators (SAGE) of the Manitoba Teachers' Society and a local council of the International Literacy Association. 
RCGW provides professional development for educators, shares resources and ideas on our website, celebrates I Love to Read month, promotes literacy in the community, honours literacy leaders and up-and-coming teacher candidates, and supports literacy projects. Join RCGW today!

RCGW Presents Jennifer Serravallo in February 2021

11/29/2020

 
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​The Reading Council of Greater Winnipeg is excited to present an after-school professional learning session with renowned literacy consultant and author Jennifer Serravallo. K-8 Educators: Join us Wednesday, February 17, 2021, on Zoom from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Central.
An unprecedented pandemic may take the teacher out of the classroom, but it doesn't take the classroom out of the teacher. Jennifer Serravallo's ​Connecting with Students Online gives you concise, doable answers based on her own experiences and those of the teachers, administrators, and coaches she has communicated with during the pandemic.

Thanks to our colleagues at Pearson Canada, you can order a copy of Serravallo's book online and receive free shipping with the promotional code LEARN! 

Please Note: The session is limited to 100 participants, and we anticipate selling out quickly. Please read the cancellation policy on the registration page below carefully. This webinar will NOT be recorded—you must attend the live event.
$20 for RCGW Members. $25 for Non-Members.
Register NOW at MTS My Profile!

New Resources for November

11/14/2020

 
As the Reading Council of Greater Winnipeg's blog team, we continually sift through the many new resources available for teachers in order to find gems we think you may find helpful. Enjoy these latest selections! 

Corwin Connect – Simultaneous Learning: Blending Physical and Remote Learning 
Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey offer some suggestions for managing the demands of teaching students in person and students online simultaneously. Among other suggestions, they suggest having students collaborate with their at-home peers using technology. Of course, such an approach relies on all students having devices not only in the classroom but also at home.  

Stenhouse Blog – Rethinking Reading at Home 
Grace Choi (@MrsGraceChoi) offers suggestions to encourage home reading with young children, including finding reading buddies like pets and finding comfortable spots. 

Stenhouse Blog – Yeah, We're Living in a Pandemic: But We Can Still Stay Connected
Jen Vincent (@jvincentwrites) shares ideas to boost connections with and among students by having them contribute a GIF or picture to a shared digital whiteboard, which can allow the teacher to do a quick mental-health check to see who might need a deeper check-in.  

The two blog posts above are part of Stenhouse's new One Thing You Might Try... column. Stenhouse also an excellent podcast, Stenhouse Teacher's Corner. The latest episode explores reading and writing workshops in primary and intermediate classrooms and how to adapt such a teaching method to online and hybrid models. Stenhouse also has a number of free webinars. The most recent one features Cris Tovani and her new book Why Do I Have to Read This? 

Pembroke Publishers – Canadian Children's Literature as Stepping-Stones to Understanding the Holocaust and ASCD Educational Leadership – Confronting Inequity / A United Front on Equity 
Larry Swartz ‎(@larryreads) writes about Canadian books (Grades 3+) that can support teaching about the Holocaust. Swartz writes, "When young people read and respond to books on the Holocaust, they can grow in their understanding of the complexities of history [and] its impact on the present...." Included on the list is Winnipeg's own Carol Matas with her book Daniel's Story. Swartz's new book, ​Teaching Tough Topics, is available from Pembroke Publishers. We recommend pairing this reading with a recent article by Matthew R. Kay in Educational Leadership, where he advocates for teachers and school leaders working together to address much-needed equity work in schools.

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