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Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · 1d

Jaylene Tyme, live at the @bctela.bsky.social conference: a surthrivor!

Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · 8d

Teachers of #bced! The @bctela.bsky.social conference has a magnificent lineup this year, with a keynote from Billy-Ray Belcourt, drag with Jaylene Tyme, and two dozen workshops that will deepen your K-12 ELA practice! Join ussssss!
www.bctelaconference.ca

Event Website

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Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · 22d

What does Reconciliation mean to you? Check out what Indigenous educators in Surrey Schools have to say! #sd36learn
surreyschoolsone.ca/trc/

Truth and Reconciliation Week | Surrey Schools ONE

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Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · Sep 22

See www.bctelaconference.ca to sign up for the fantastic sessions, as well as the keynote by Billy-Ray Belcourt and opening performance from drag artist Jaylene Tyme!

Event Website

www.bctelaconference.ca

Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · Sep 22

Join us for this year's @bctela.bsky.social conference this October! In the morning Dr. Joaquin Munoz and I will share our learning progressions for engaging with Indigenous topics, and in the afternoon Dr. Kessey Jemmott and I will dig deep into the joy & decolonizing power of creative nonfiction!

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BCTELA BC Teachers of English Language Arts @bctela.bsky.social · Sep 17

Gather Around! Story at Resistance, Story as Hope!
Register now for BCTELA's Oct. 2025 conference!!
bctela.ca/conferences/

Conferences - BC Teachers of English Language Arts

BC Teachers of English Language Arts October 2025 Conference!! Gather Around: Story As Resistance, Story As Hope Date: October 23-24, 2025 Thursday night it’s showtime with a twist! Join us for a p...

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Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · Aug 28

If you're looking for *free* rubrics, ELA course plans, conferencing docs, literacy support, links to powerful contemporary poems, and more, check out my class site: mistermckillop.wordpress.com/for-teachers/.
#ela

For Teachers

Useful files for teachers!

mistermckillop.wordpress.com

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BCTELA BC Teachers of English Language Arts @bctela.bsky.social · Aug 26

Day 7 2025 BCTELA: BC Teachers of English Language Arts Summer Book Club!
We know you have some important thoughts we can learn from in response to these questions. Contribute to our thinking in the comments section below.

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Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · Aug 25

Prompts! Writing stations! (Though they choose their own destination; no one hits all the stations.) Exemplars and discussions! Visiting poets! Modelling and co-writing! Drafts! In-the-moment feedback!

BCTELA BC Teachers of English Language Arts @bctela.bsky.social · Aug 25

Day 6 2025 BCTELA: BC Teachers of English Language Arts Summer Book Club!
Share some ideas colleagues might be able to use in their classrooms!

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BCTELA BC Teachers of English Language Arts @bctela.bsky.social · Aug 24

Day 5 2025 BCTELA: BC Teachers of English Language Arts Summer Book Club!
Let's learn a bit about you...share your reflections in the comments section below.

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BCTELA BC Teachers of English Language Arts @bctela.bsky.social · Aug 23

Day 4 2025 BCTELA: BC Teachers of English Language Arts Summer Book Club
Going big with this prompt. Share your thoughts in the comments section and support conversation by replying to others.

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Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · Aug 22

Just beware of the binary: there is always some showing & some telling, and the balance adjusts for the writing’s form and audience and style.

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Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · Aug 22

See past student Rupam’s example here: mistermckillop.wordpress.com/students/

And I write more about prose poems as a form for students here: surreyenglishta.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/t...

Student Creations

Check out student work from Mr. McKillop’s classroom!

mistermckillop.wordpress.com

Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · Aug 22

My favourite definition of poetry: intense language. So there’s an intensity to prose poetry, a densification with strong verbs and nouns. There’s often a focus on showing over telling, leaving the reader to infer. A GOOD prose poem takes us somewhere we didn’t expect.

BCTELA BC Teachers of English Language Arts @bctela.bsky.social · Aug 22

Day 3 2025 BCTELA: BC Teachers of English Language Arts Summer Book Club
Share your ideas below in the comment section and don't forget to respond or reply to others. 🙂 Love this learning community!

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Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · Aug 22

surreyenglishta.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/t...

The Joyful Current: Essay as Art Form

An essay is just an exploration of an idea, which makes the genre shimmer with opportunity for writers like students and teachers.

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Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · Aug 22

See Rupan’s example here: mistermckillop.wordpress.com/students/.
And I talk about prose poems a little more in this essay about essays:

Student Creations

Check out student work from Mr. McKillop’s classroom!

mistermckillop.wordpress.com

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Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · Aug 22

My favourite definition of poetry: intense language. So there’s an intensity to prose poetry, a densification with strong verbs and nouns. There’s often a focus on showing over telling, leaving the reader to infer. A GOOD prose poem takes us somewhere we didn’t expect.

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BCTELA BC Teachers of English Language Arts @bctela.bsky.social · Aug 22

Day 3 2025 BCTELA: BC Teachers of English Language Arts Summer Book Club
Share your ideas below in the comment section and don't forget to respond or reply to others. 🙂 Love this learning community!

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BCTELA BC Teachers of English Language Arts @bctela.bsky.social · Aug 21

Day 2 2025 BCTELA: BC Teachers of English Language Arts Summer Book Club
Share your thoughts in the comments section and please also respond to others' contributions!

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BCTELA BC Teachers of English Language Arts @bctela.bsky.social · Aug 20

Day 1 of 8 2025 BCTELA: BC Teachers of English Language Arts Summer Book Club! This collection of poems is a powerful read! Please respond to the quote, the question or the reflections below in the comment section.

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BCTELA BC Teachers of English Language Arts @bctela.bsky.social · Aug 17

Happy August everyone! A few short days until our 2025 summer book club chats begin for NDN Coping Mechanisms by Billy-Ray Belcourt, our conference keynote! Questions to provoke your thinking and responses start August 20th and go until the 27th!
We are eagerly anticipating your contributions!!

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · Jul 26

Once a month I give this anonymous Google Form survey to all my classes + then turn around and share the results with them the following week

Adapted from what @jimmayers.bsky.social does in his room, having this monthly "pulse check" has been a game-changer

(Especially the debrief conversations!)

first two questions of our monthly anonymous check-in survey

last two questions of our monthly anonymous check-in survey

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · Jul 24

Since @marcusluther.bsky.social has been making his teaching practices explicit, I want to share how I teach theme. It’s not new, but it’s the best AND it’s a sure-fire way to tell if a student has used AI at this point.

An annotated one pager on how to teach theme

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Royal City Literary Arts Society @rclas.bsky.social · Jul 11

Join us for Poetry in the Park July 16th with features Cecily Nicholson and Rita Wong, followed by open mic and host @jessicaleemcmillan.com. 6:30pm Queen's Park Bandshell.

rclas.com/recurring/po...

poetry in the park
July 16th Wednesday 6:30pm
Queen's Park Bandshell

Pictures of poets on green and purple ombre flyer with leaves on the left.

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The Ex-Puritan @ex-puritan.bsky.social · Jul 8

Now Hiring: Poetry Editor! Position begins August 2025. For the full posting, please see our website. Apply before July 22, 2025: ex-puritan.ca/news/now-hir...

NOW HIRING: POETRY EDITOR

The Ex-Puritan is hiring a new poetry editor!

ex-puritan.ca

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