Lesley Davidson (she/her/hers)
Lesley Davidson is a teacher at the Toronto District School Board. As an educator for the past twenty nine years she has worked as a K-12 Learning Coach, Instructional Leader of English/Literacy, Literacy Coach and in a variety of diverse educational settings to improve student achievement, and create and sustain vibrant learning communities. Lesley has also presented at TDSB Camp, Toronto Google Summit, Niagara Google Summit, Reading For The Love of It Conference and International Literacy Association Conference Boston, Massachusetts and in Austin Texas. Lesley was awarded the Annual Reading Award for Leadership in the field of Literacy in 2023 by the East York-Scarborough Reading Association. Lesley also wrote and teaches the online Reading Additional Qualification courses at York University – Reading Part 1, 2 and 3 and Reading Part 1 Adolescent Focus Grades 7-10.
2026 Sessions
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Beyond the Click: Deepening Digital Literacy Through Critical Media Engagement
Building on foundational digital literacy skills, this session takes educators deeper into teaching students how to critically engage with the complex digital landscape they navigate… Read More →
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Beyond the Page: Using Text Sets to Spark Critical Thinking and Dialogue
What if your text sets could do more than support comprehension—what if they could spark transformative conversations? In this session, junior/intermediate educators will learn how… Read More →
2025 Sessions
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More Than Words on a Page: Building Students’ Morphological Awareness One Word at a Time
Reading comprehension is dependent on the reader being able to read and understand the words on the page. Many Junior and Intermediate students don’t have… Read More →
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Nurturing a Curious Mind: Building a Learning Culture for Digital Literacy and Citizenship
On a daily basis students interact with online information and encounter false and misleading information. Digitally literate students have a toolkit of skills to determine… Read More →