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Welcome to SWATCA 2024 on SCHED!

Here you will find the list of all the great sessions, speaker information, exhibitors and more! Check back here often for information on draws, prize winners, session updates and more!!

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Prize Winners
Goosechase:
Kelsey Schwark and Bryce Wirzba
Katie Walker

Host Draw:
Kara Tarnava

Feedback Draw:
Carla Ferrari
Mark Bergheim
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Why is Reading and Writing in the Subject Areas So Hard?!?
Thursday February 20, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm MST
M1040
Students require specialized skills to be able to cope with the different reading and writing demands of the subject areas. The language demands of each subject is unique and the ways in which students are required to communicate may not cross over from one discipline to another. This session will provide teachers with practical and useful tools that students can use to visualize, organize and structure their thinking to improve their reading, writing and communicating across all subject areas.

SESSION HOST: Vern Tellefson
Speakers
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Karena Hartson

Dr. Hartson began her career as a classroom teacher where she taught English Language Arts, Social Studies. She also ran a lunch-time chess club for students (but never won a single game) and an after-school badminton club (she won a few of those). She has a Masters degree in Curriculum... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm MST
M1040
  Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12 |   Education Research (TQS/LQS 2), Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12 |   Language Arts (TQS 3), Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12

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