Have you ever wondered how you might support the children you work with everyday to not only celebrate who they are as people, but also "see" into who others are?

This workshop will allow us as educators, and as people, to reflect on our own biases, and learn how we can support ALL children we engage with.

We will use the inquiry question below to help guide our learning:

What are the equitable actions and planning considerations we could take to foster early literacy skills for children from birth to school age?

This question will help us question ourselves in order to think through an equity based lens, the materials we can access to support students in celebrating who they are, and our pedagogical approaches we can take to teaching young children through a play based approach.

Melanie Blackburn

Early Years Consultant - Trillium Lakelands District School Board

Melanie is a qualified ECE, qualified Elementary and Secondary School Teacher, who has been working mostly within an early years classroom over the past 13 years. Mel began her career as an Educational Assistant, and then moved to working in a kindergarten classroom as the Designated Early Childhood Educator. She then worked in Kindergarten classrooms across the board as the Classroom Teacher and is currently the Early Years Consultant for TLDSB. She enjoys working with adults and children, focusing on foundational literacy and mathematical skills. Mel approaches learning through an equitable lens, while honouring the pedagogical practices within a play based program.

Lindsey Sheldrake

Literacy Consultant -Trillium Lakelands District School Board

Lindsey is the K-8 Literacy Curriculum Consultant for Trillium Lakelands District School Board; within her portfolio she also supports Mental Health. She began her career teaching kindergarten in Hamilton, Ontario where she fell in love with the play-based pedagogy and student centred approach. Her experiences and learning from kindergarten deeply informed her practices and how she approached teaching throughout the grades K-8. Lindsey enjoys learning alongside her colleagues and learning with children. She is passionate about student achievement and strives to support and develop inclusive and responsive learning for all. 

WORKSHOP DETAILS

Tuesday, May 30 2023

Supper (Optional): 5:30pm

Workshop: 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Location: Dewey Institute

125 Wellington St, Bracebridge

RSVP by May 22nd

Spaces for these workshops are limited.

Registration will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis.