ARPDC Change Maker Conversations in Education

May 13 2024
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The Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC) is pooling its resources across the province of Alberta to host this series of conversations with education-related presenters from in and outside of Alberta as well as educators, and leaders inside Alberta as together we explore a myriad of ways by which we can improve upon the great work done in k-12 classrooms in Alberta and education around the world.

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Dr. Robin Bright Author, Professor, Reader, Literacy Leader

May 13 2024 68 mins  
When you are blessed with an opportunity to visit with an individual whose career has been dedicated to helping children learn how to read and love reading, the conversation will be a good one. When you add decades of service as a professor at the University of Lethbridge, dedicated in large part to helping pre-service teachers develop the skills to support the instruction of all a

Joanne Pitman: Reading, Leading, Learning and Life

Apr 29 2024 54 mins  
In this episode, Charlie Kraig and Rick Gilson visit with a long-time friend and colleague, Joanne Pitman, who was recently appointed as Chief Superintendent of the Calgary Board of Education or CBE. Jo (as she prefers to be called) shares some thoughts on her most recent read - and re-read, "What We Owe the Future" by William MacAskill and how it has influenced her thinking and wo

A French Language Arts and Math Book Talk with Elyse Morin

Mar 04 2024 54 mins  
In this episode of our ARPDC Podcast - Literacy Across the Curriculum Series, we visit with Elyse Morin, one of our ARPDC team of Designers of Professional Learning and a seriously intense champion of reading and books in the classroom and at home. Elyse discusses some 15-plus titles for the Francophone or French Immersion classroom with Rick Gilson and Charlie Kraig - the conversa

Charlie Kraig and Rick Gilson Talk books...a lot of books, resources and a little AI

Feb 19 2024 68 mins  
ARPDC Podcast Series hosts, Charlie Kraig and Rick Gilson roll up their sleeves and share excerpts and thoughts on approximately 15 books for the classroom, professional and personal reading libraries. Along the way, we talk about where and how they might be used, what we have taken away from them for personal and professional growth and offer a couple of online resources to check

Shawna Coppola: Literacy for all Truly Means Everyone

Jan 22 2024 64 mins  
Our conversation explores the links between identity and literacy, the importance of teachers exploring their own identity and where that can be found in the literacy they create and consume, as well as what we can do to help our students in their exploration of both the individual identity and how literacy can help us better understand those with whom we share our communities and

Trevor Aleo Literacy Lightning Multimodality

Jan 08 2024 66 mins  
Charlie Kraig and Rick Gilson are joined by Trevor Aleo, author, teacher, podcaster, and doctoral candidate, as we discuss and take a deep dive at times in the conversation, the many ways and means by which students of all grades can develop and demonstrate their literacy. Trevor shares several titles, research points and resources that can support your professional learning and pr

Alyssa Ricke UFLI Contributing Author, Coach and Passionate Literacy Advocate

Dec 18 2023 72 mins  
Dr. Aly Ricke of the University of Florida Literacy Institute joins Dr. Rick Gilson and Charlie Kraig from ARPDC for another conversation focused on literacy, specifically looking at the evolution and development of UFLI's work, how it's growing across Alberta, Canada and the United States and what we might do to better understand and support the work. Aly also shares some of the w

Irene Heffel – Fuel Your Thinking Through Reading

Dec 11 2023 51 mins  
In this episode of our podcast series, we visit with Irene Heffel, a long-time literacy coach, instructional lead, current Designer of Professional Learning with our ARPDC team and an instructor at Concordia College in the faculty of Education in Edmonton. Irene has over 35 years of experience at all levels of education and has worked in and with elementary and secondary teachers t

Kari Tanaka - Take Two Book Talk Whisperer K-12 and Adults too!

Nov 27 2023 76 mins  
We sat down with Kari Tanaka of the University of Lethbridge Bookstore as she walked us through several books for educators, students, and families covering titles from preschool/kindergarten through Grade 12 and beyond. Kari once again proves to be a valuable resource for anyone who loves books and is always on the lookout for new additions to their own TBR piles or classroom libr

Stephanie Dodyk – A Conversation Supporting English as an Additional Language

Nov 06 2023 72 mins  
Having recently completed a significant update to the Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortium’s English as an Additional Language Website, we sit down in this podcast episode to engage in a conversation with Stephanie Dodyk, whose post-graduate work focuses on the support of English as an additional language (EAL) learners of all ages. Stephanie shares the personal e