Surrey Teachers Association Convention
Date: Friday, May 3, 2024
Time: TBA + exhibitor���s hall
Location: Sullivan Heights Secondary, 6248 144 St. Surrey, BC & Johnston Heights Secondary School, 15350 99 Ave Surrey, BC, V3R 0R9
Type: Workshop & Presentation
Teaching Current Canadian Short Fiction to Today���s (& Tomorrow���s) Teens (Johnston Heights, time TBA)
Workshop description: Struggling to haul classes through novel studies? Classics getting stale? Tap into the power of short fiction to engage, surprise, and amaze with a fresh Canadian twist.
New Canadian short fiction explores current events and concerns, provides ample (award-winning!) material for literary analysis and inspiration, and does it all in a bite-sized package (usually with some fun thrown in!)
Learn how to stay up to date and where to look for new material, pick up a recommended reading list of recent faves, and get a multi-awarded BC writer���s insight into teaching short fiction to inspire the next generation of literature!
Read Local, Teach Local: Connecting with BC Children���s Authors & Illustrators (Sullivan Heights, time TBA)
Presentation description: BC children���s publishing is growing increasingly diverse, relevant, and socially conscious. We���re excited to highlight established award-winners and emerging voices with a broad range of teachable, impactful, and fun titles.
We���ll start with an overview of the power of creative education and local storyteller engagement and highlight the growing range of free tools and resources offered by CWILL BC. Then a lightning-speed showcase of new releases will feature a sprinkling of mini book-talk pop-ups by local authors highlighting diverse creators and place-based, sustainability, and social justice-oriented titles.
Meet local authors, refresh your shelves, and get inspired for the year ahead (& maybe even win a new book or two)!
Presented in collaboration with Sara Leach & Nikki Bergstresser. Additional pop-up book talk guests (local/BC authors/illustrators) to be announced.
Be sure to visit our tables in the exhibition halls and get your name in for the book prize draws!
