Annual General Conference 2006
Dianne C. Smith, winner of the 2005 Council of the Federation Literacy Award from Prince Edward Island, was this year's keynote speaker. All in the room were moved to hear of Dianne's struggle to improve her education and graduate with her GED at the same time as her children.
This year, LVQ hosted the presentation of the 2006 Canada Post Literacy Awards (Quebec). Amongst the winners was Cheryl Hoyte of the Chateauguay Valley Literacy Council.
Check out all the photos from the 2006 Annual conference.
2006 Workshop Description and Schedule
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| Workshop | Time | Presenter | Description | Category | |
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| 1 | Make your Own Book | 1:30-3:30 | Maaike Zuyderhoff | Diversity in action! Make a single section book with your personal flavour choose your favourite endpapers, covers, dustjacket and binding material)
OR... Make a hardcover book of several sections in your style! Choose your favourite endpapers, cover combinations, etc. In all cases, come, share and have fun in this dynamic workshop. ...Pre-registration required, workshop limited to 25 participants (extra kits may be purchased for a small fee at the workshop to try at home.). |
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| 2 | Student Chat | 1:30-3:30 | Mona Arsenault | This year's open forum student chat will give students the opportunity to talk about anything on their minds. | S |
| 3 | Being a Student Representative | 1:30-3:30 | Joe Ganin | Learn what it means to be a student representative, including what a student representative is expected to do, how to act at meetings, what does it mean to sit in a student caucus, etc. | S |
| 4 | Measuring Student Progress | 1:30-3:30 | Kate Strickland | Geared toward tutors, this workshop discusses issues such as why do we assess progress, types of assessment, on-going assessment, how do tutors feel about assessment, and personalized strategies for assessing your student. | T |
| 5 | Mental Health | 1:30-3:30 | Rachel Hoffman | Participants will learn about mental illness in general as well as the different mental illnesses, the symptoms, resources available in mental health, and about setting boundaries and limits. | T |