Here are some websites I refer to regularly, as well as some sites for finding upcoming workshops and conferences.
Recommended Websites
Learn Quebec
http://learnquebec.ca/en/index.html
Literacy Today
http://www.learnquebec.ca/en/content/professional_development/media_literacy/index.html
Read, Write, Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/
International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org/General/Default.aspx
National Council of Teachers of English
http://www.ncte.org/
The Daily CAFE (the Sisters)
http://www.thedailycafe.com/
Conferences & Workshops
McGill's Distinguished Educator Seminar Series
Seminars and Workshops throughout the year in Montreal
http://www.mcgill.ca/edu-dise/centres/cel/seminar
Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers
Annual Convention in Montreal (Usually in November)
http://www.qpat-apeq.qc.ca/
ATEQ (Association of Teachers of English of Quebec)
Annual Springboards Conference (In the spring :)
http://www.ateq.org/springboards2012.html
Reading for the Love of It
Annual Convention in Toronto (Usually in February)
http://readingfortheloveofit.com/index.html
IRA (International Reading Association)
Annual Convention (Usually in the spring)
http://www.reading.org/convention.aspx
NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English)
Annual Convention (Usually in the fall)
http://www.ncte.org/annual
On this page:
- Websites of interest
- Local and out of town conferences