{"id":4701,"date":"2023-10-10T07:44:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arpdc.ab.ca\/?p=4701"},"modified":"2023-10-10T07:44:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:44:44","slug":"changemaker_karenfilewych","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aplc.ca\/fr\/changemaker_karenfilewych\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Maker Conversations in Education &#8211; with Karen Filewych"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arpdc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Karen-Filewych.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4702\" src=\"https:\/\/arpdc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Karen-Filewych-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Karen-Filewych-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Karen-Filewych-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Karen-Filewych-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Karen-Filewych-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Karen-Filewych.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=GGGLI7324341934\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karen Filewych, after starting post-secondary to be a newspaper journalist, Karen turned to teaching, all the while remaining passionate about writing \u2013 both her own and all those she teaches. In this episode of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change Maker Conversations in Education,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we continue our <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literacy Across the Curriculum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conversation with this author, educator, leader and all-around incredible soul.\u00a0 Karen shares several books and thoughts, inviting us to consider the importance of doing everything we can to help people of all ages to enjoy and thrive as readers, writers, and engaged participants in the conversations and practices of a literate society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karen has been driven in part by a quote from Mem Fox as found in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b\u200b<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radical Reflections: Passionate Opinions on Teaching, Learning, and Living, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where Mem Fox wrote, <\/span><b>\u201cI wish we could change the world by creating powerful writers for forever instead of indifferent writers for school.\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karen believes that literacy is a form of empowerment; we do this work so that we can all function and participate in the world more fully.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karen\u2019s website, Words Change Worlds\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordschangeworlds.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/wordschangeworlds.ca\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, includes resources and blog posts we guarantee can inspire and improve all teachers\u2019 practice in the classroom K-12.\u00a0 Karen&#8217;s most recent book, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literacy Leadership Matters, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">focuses on the role of leadership (principals and instructional leads) in supporting teachers and strengthening reading instruction in elementary classrooms. Karen\u2019s previous books are, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Do I Get Them to Write?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Freewriting with Purpose<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to her website and resources found therein, Karen discusses some of the books she uses in conversations with teachers and students of all grades, as shared below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"931\" class=\"wp-image-4712\" 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src=\"https:\/\/arpdc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Run-towards-the-danger.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"222\" class=\"wp-image-4710\" src=\"https:\/\/arpdc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"190\" class=\"wp-image-4709\" src=\"https:\/\/arpdc.ab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Image-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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