Name: Linked Text Sets - A New Way To Scaffold for Knowledge Building
Start: 2025-02-20T13:30:00-0700
End: 2025-02-20T14:30:00-0700

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Thursday February 20, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST

TH277

Beyond combining a fiction and nonfiction text, Linked Text Sets provide a new way to scaffold for knowledge building. Linked text sets embrace complexity, build background knowledge, encourage engagement, and increase range of experience with text. This session will provide an overview of the framework for linked text sets and show several examples of sets of texts for different grades and subjects. Teachers will walk away with planning organizers and instructional strategies for designing and implementing linked text sets in their classrooms.

Speakers

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 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
TH277

Language Arts (TQS 3), Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9

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SWATCA 2025 - South Western Alberta Teachers' Convention

Karena Hartson

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