Workshop 1: Roberta Power
Small changes, Significant Results: Reengaging Ourselves and Our Learners
Get ready for an inspiring, interactive workshop filled with practical, learner-centred ideas! Roberta will explore how small changes can help educators rediscover the creativity, spontaneity, and human connection that make teaching meaningful.
Through reflection and engaging activities, participants will discover creative ways to use print and digital resources, increase learner engagement and confidence, encourage risk-taking, and support learners in reaching their goals. Leave refreshed, inspired, and ready to make a meaningful difference in your classroom!
Workshop 2: Mercedes Veselka
Literacy in LINC / Multiliteracies in Adult ESL
Get ready for an engaging and thought-provoking presentation that reimagines what it means to be literate! Drawing on her experience as a LINC instructor and researcher, Mercedes will share three practical strategies that recognize the skills, knowledge, and strengths adult learners bring to the classroom.
Participants will explore what is already working, discover strength-based language, and gain fresh ideas for understanding literacy in ways that truly honour their learners. Leave inspired with a more inclusive and empowering approach to literacy education!