4th Adolescent Literacy Summit Reflections #3

What are your next steps? How can MRA serve to support
these steps?
Intentionally selecting literature that is culturally relevant to empower
students to know and appreciate the diverse cultures and lives of Canadians
and Manitobans
Expand library, add picture books
I look forward to the next Summit-my fav conference. Shorten the break to
leave early due to long distances.
Buy (picture) books
Construct a course with my students to make sure that the students have
choices and they feel like they can say what they need to say.
Better class libraries
Recommend to colleagues to attend and to get these resources
I would like MRA to offer hands on ELA games and activities/ smaller break
out sessions/ carry out strategies
Read
Comprehension assessment; digital literacy; more diagnosis measures in ELA,
more on new curric
Please continue to inspire teachers with quality speakers
More info on types of books to support readers; writing for audience/ purpose/
scaffolded conversations
Keep summit going
Use ideas and strategies
Continue to use ideas on cultural perspectives
Use Twitter to follow these resources
Buy books; connect this to the power of the pen. Focus on Writing in next
conferences or speakers/ continue to bring in publishers
Develop critical thinking and deeper comprehension
Learn more about the books and how they address the pressing issues of
social justice. Find ways to generate meaningful conversations with students.
Inform myself more : Reconciliation
Eric Walters books/ picture books
Recommended resources from Eric Walters, Follow Jon Shy Blog/ love for
reading/ variety of resources
Implement ideas
Improve practices; provide ways to help our content area teachers to connect
to these ideas
Jennifer Seravallo; strategies with Reading and Writing
We still dont reference enough the role of active academic speaking to
initiate the deeper and allow reflection though out the process of learning
through reading and writing lessons/ class time.
 Implementation.
Getting Pernilles book. MRA please get a link for her slideshow.
Go back, discuss, do, MRA keep going!
Reflect. Looking on more opportunities to inspire me
Pass along info to 5-8
To question students more allowing their choices and voices to be
acknowledged
Keep smiling, finding the positives, point out the positives
Going to join IRA
Integrate new learning into daily conversations I appreciated the structure,
variety in topics and the venue.
Continue to do PD in Early Years- Ive been left out for a whilI
Books with indigenous protagonists
Continue the good work
I have a hard time seeing this into action. Hard to use some philosophies in a
real classroom. For example, Teachers need to speak less.. Hard to apply. I
need to get into great classrooms
Local literacy circles
Next summit in 2 years
More books that include diversity, characters, backgrounds, stories, life
scenarios, provide further suggestions for books
Appreciated the student involvement
Plans for school plans
I will bring this back to my school. Voice. Whos? Whos perspective?
Katherines strategies
Summit brought authors, students, keynotes, publishers is all very
informative
Buy books; continue with Kelly Gallaghers writing assignments. Leadership
training and other conferences in the US
Gather and organize resources in my class
Books with more topics, authentic topics
Create surveys to determine what my students need and want for their
education. Add to my reading/ library list
New approach to purchasing materials; picture books for MY
Talk to students, share with my team, find resources in French
Buy books at McNally
To learn more from Pernille
More choice in my class; develop my library
Keep having Summits; have books to buy on the spotespecially from
speakers
Buy books
MRAsend money for books.
Research and planning
Apply ideas and new curriculum into my planning
Resources (tangible) are always helpful
 Im planning PD sessions and this will fit perfectly. Thinking how to do a
student panel in our division
Encourage students to read more, plan for better choices, get more books ( I
only have novels)
To be brave enough
Be cognizant of these ideas when planning
More books more variety
Keep the summit goingso great
Read more, take the leap, start blogging, keep tweeting; MRA keep
retweeting.
Building resources
MRA grants/ money to buy books
Choose novels with more intention/ more picture books
Share resources through emails/ connect with ELA coaches
So happy to have a northern voice on the student panel. Being in the north is
isolating and we are under represented at these types of events.
More inclusion of elementatry teachers.
Rethink how I teach literacy
Promote the love of reading, get more picture books
New ideas for reading/ and logs from Pernille
I will change some things/ empower students
Reflect on what we do in our school