Learning Opportunities

Camp ReWrite: Alberta Campground

Presented By

Various Presenters, Rebekah O'Dell, Angela Stockman & Matthew Johnson, Rebekah O'Dell & Nawal Qarooni, Angela Stockman & Shawna Coppola, Rebekah O'Dell & Various Presenters, Various Presenters & Matthew Johnson, Angela Stockman & Various Presenters

Series Sessions

Date	Time
Monday, June 19, 2023	9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Monday, June 26, 2023	9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Monday, July 03, 2023	9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Monday, July 10, 2023	9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Monday, July 17, 2023	9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Monday, July 24, 2023	9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Monday, August 07, 2023	9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Monday, August 14, 2023	9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Location

Your computer Your home, Your city, AB

Grade Levels

K-3, Grades 4 - 6, Grades 7 - 9, Grades 10 - 12

Every year around this time, two familiar feelings bubble up inside us: The first is a longing to replace the hustling, bustling school year with the longer days and shorter working hours of summer. To rejuvenate and replenish and, yes, rest too. The second is an excitement to do it again better next year. To, in the words of Ta-Nehisi Coates, type over the work we did last time, and, as we reflect on the year that was, create a revised, better teaching practice for the year that will be.

In the spirit of these two, sometimes-contrasting feelings, this summer Matthew Johnson, Rebekah O’Dell, and Angela Stockman will be partnering to create a pedagogical summer camp called Camp Rewrite. The goal will be to offer a space of restoration in both senses of the word—both the idea of returning something to a previous state and also the idea of improving and upgrading that thing in the process.

ARPDC is partnering with Matthew, Rebekah and Angela to provide Alberta Teachers with an Alberta Campground cohort joining with all that Camp ReWrite offers, along with a couple of opportunities to discuss as an Alberta Cohort how we might apply the various conversations to our Alberta context.

Though materials will be added every Monday Morning (before 9am our time) to the online Substack for asynchronous access, other conversation points will be set up - recorded and shared.

Here’s what that will look like…

Each Monday (beginning June 19 and running through August 14), campers will receive a link to a recorded professional development session (approximately 1-hour) from Matt, Rebekah, or Angela. Think of it like a new episode dropping on your favourite streaming service: Disney+, PrimeVideo, Netflix, Crave...only it's coming to your inbox.
You can watch at your leisure over the 9 weeks of camp! Check out the topics:
- Community Building in the ELA Classroom
- Revising the Way We Teach Vocabulary to Meet the Needs of Readers + Writers
- Literacy for All and Caring at the Core
- Revising the Way We Use Mentor Texts
- Best Practices for Grammar/Language Study (Good Grammar)
- Revising Independent Reading Practices
- Feedback and Assessment
- Multimodal Composition…and Comprehension
- Pedagogical Documentation
Campers will have the opportunity to chat with Matt, Rebekah, Angela, and one another about that week’s professional development topic all week long via a Substack thread.
Live fireside chats with special guests discussing what they are revising and rethinking in education and classroom practice, with recordings posted each week. Live conversations will provide opportunities for Q+A. Here’s a list of some of our incredible guests:
- Dan Ryder and Gary Heidt
- Trevor Bryan
- Shawna Coppola and Sherri Spelic
- John Arthur
- Kate and Maggie Roberts
- Nawal Qarooni
- Matt Kay and Dave Stuart Jr.
- Sarah Zerwin
- Kari Roan
Once over the course of the summer, Matt, Rebekah and Angela will each host one live event where they reflect on how they would revise one of their popular books today:
- Matthew Johnson — Flash Feedback
- Rebekah O’Dell — Writing With Mentors
- Angela Stockman — The Writing Workshop Teacher’s Guide to Multimodal Composition

Read one or read them all and join us for a behind-the-scenes reflection about the things we wish we could do-over or do differently today!

Those who register in this Camp ReWrite Alberta Campground will also be invited to participate in a couple of live "Campfire chats" hosted by Dr. Rick Gilson and Charlie Kraig (hosts of the ARPDC Podcast series: Change Maker Conversations in Education ) and Brent Gilson with the intent of looking at all that is shared through Camp ReWrite in an Alberta Context both as it relates to Curriculum Implementation AND our practice in our classes K-12 in Alberta. Dates will be determined in consultation with registrants.

All registered participants will have access to the information shared during Camp Re-Write for the entire 2023-24 School Year.

Various Presenters

Rebekah O'Dell

Rebekah O'Dell is a full-time classroom teacher in Richmond, Virginia. She is the author of Writing with Mentors, Beyond Literary Analysis, and A Teacher's Guide to Mentor Texts. She is a founder of the popular Moving Writers blog and YouTube channel Mini Moves for Writers.

Angela Stockman

Angela Stockman Angela Stockman is a writer, a writing teacher, and an instructional designer for Daemen College in Buffalo, New York. She's published three books on writing instruction including Make Writing (x10 Publications, 2015) and Creating Inclusive Writing Environments in the K-12 Classroom (Routledge, 2020). Her new books, which explore multimodal writing workshops at the K-5 and 6-12 levels will be published by Routledge in 2022.

Matthew Johnson

Now in the middle of his career as an English Teacher Matthew Johnson is a researchers, blogger, writer and teacher dedicated to supporting students and teachers in their learning. Matthew asked himself, "Can writing teachers carry their heavy load of papers without sacrificing nights and weekends? Are there ways to improve student writing faster that don’t put more on a teacher’s plate? How can we be more equitable and responsive to increase the impact of our writing instruction? And is there a way to find balance and better outcomes simultaneously?

He continues to ask those questions and has shared some of the answers along the way with his blog, and in his books. The author of Flash Feedback and Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Middle and High School ELA Matthew is all about helping teachers thrive in a challenging environment that particularly asks a lot of English teachers. You can find Matt online his website is: https://matthewmjohnson.com/

Nawal Qarooni

Nawal Qarooni is a Jersey City-based educator, writer and adjunct professor who supports a holistic approach to literacy instruction and family experiences in schools across the country. Drawing on her work as an inquiry-based leader, mother, and proud daughter of immigrants, Nawal’s pedagogy is centered in the rich and authentic learning all families gift their children every day. She and her team of coaches at NQC Literacy work with schools and districts to collectively grow teacher practice and children’s literacy lives. In addition, she is a member of the National Council for Teachers of English Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English; she evaluates manuscripts for Reese Witherspoon’s LitUp program, which platforms historically underrepresented voices in publishing; and she serves on the Library of Congress Literacy Awards Advisory Board, which funds powerful literacy programming across the country. Nawal holds a Bachelor of English from the University of Michigan, a Master of Teaching from Brooklyn College, and a Master of Journalism from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. She won a New Jersey Press Association Award for her international reporting and transitioned into education as a New York City Teaching Fellow.

To learn more about her work, visit NQCLiteracy.com or follow her on Instagram @nqarooni and Twitter @NQCLiteracy.

Shawna Coppola

Shawna Coppola has been a public school educator for over two decades. Certified as a literacy specialist as well as a K-8 educator in the state of New Hampshire, Shawna is a sought-after speaker and a consultant with The Educator Collaborative, a literacy think tank & professional development organization. She has written two books about writing for teachers and is currently working on a third about anti-oppressive literacy education.

Fee $50.00

Registration Notes

By registering with us for the Alberta Campground of Camp ReWrite 2023 you receive 100% access to all that Camp ReWrite offers - including the recordings and materials for the entire 2023-24 School year - as well as a couple of Alberta Virtual Fireside Conversations hosted by Charlie Kraig, Brent Gilson and Rick Gilson. The date(s) of our Alberta fireside chats to be determined in consultation with those who register.