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43.074 - Aspects of Teacher's Work and Learning in Canadian Schools
Sun, April 7, 8:00 to 9:30am, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Floor: 200 Level, Room 202BSession Type: Paper Session
Abstract
This roundtable explores various aspects of teachers work in Canadian schools. Two presentations explore alternative schools, one focuses on how teachers and students work to create conditions for equity while the other examines how teachers and students negotiate curriculum issues in an alternative school context. Additional themes explored in this session are the work of teacher-librarians and teachers of adult English Language Learners and the push for a teacher-led curriculum. From Toronto to British Columbia, the focus of this session will be the perspectives of Canadian educators.
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Equity, Assessment, and Agency in Teachers' Work: Alternative Secondary Schools in Toronto, Ontario - Sharon Alexander, University of Toronto; Arlo Kempf, University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Making It Work: The Educational Labor of Teachers of Adult English Language Learners - Sherry D Breshears, Simon Fraser University
"Real School" and the Changing Realities of Toronto's Alternative High Schools - Nina Bascia, University of Toronto - OISE
Renaissance Delayed: Supporting Beginning Teacher-Librarians in British Columbia, Canada - Anne Catherine Hales, British Columbia Teachers' Federation; Andree Elizabeth Gacoin, British Columbia Teachers' Federation; Larry Kuehn, British Columbia Teachers' Federation; Michal Rozworski, British Columbia Teachers' Federation; Leisbet Beaudry, British Columbia Teacher-Librarians’ Association
The Politics of Curriculum-Making: Understanding a "Teacher-Led" Curriculum in British Columbia, Canada - Andree Elizabeth Gacoin, British Columbia Teachers' Federation