GETCA 2025

GETCA 2025

Welcome to GETCA 2025! We are excited to see you soon...

9:00am MST

Pastel Perfection: Mastering Chalk and Oil Pastels Techniques Centre High - Room 317Izabella Orzelski Code of Professional Conduct: Navigating the Alberta Teaching Profession’s Processes ECC - Salon 17/18Tanya Thiessen Teacher Safety Net ECC - Salon 13/14ATA Staff Officer ATA Science Council presents Oreo Cookies and the Scientific Method Centre High - Room 316Michelle Savoie Creativity Versus Innovation Centre High - Room 304Paul Bohnert Defining Scientific Literacy: A humanistic perspective for every day life. Centre High - Room 315Zachary Patterson Land Reclamation In The Classroom - Educating Through Game Centre High - Room 312Julie Arsenault • Valerie Miller Making and Testing Models In Physics 30 Centre High - Room 313Barry Edgar Science on a Budget: Bringing the New K-6 Science Curriculum to Life Indoors and Outdoors! ECC - Salon 2Inside Education Using Assessment to Improve Teaching Centre High - Room 308Jason Cooper • Laura Pankratz ASEBP Benefit Overview Presentation ECC - D2Melissa Bettcher 'Give me a Break' How to become an unbreakable teacher in a complex system (45 minutes-1 hour ECC - Hall DDr LJ Ducksbury Class Meetings, Classroom Culture, and Creating Authentic Questions ECC - Salon 3Kevin Butler Future Stewards: Building Critical Thinkers for a Sustainable World Centre High - Room 306Inside Education Rethinking Challenging Behaviour - An Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving® Westin - StrathconaMatt Sticksl The New Teacher’s Toolkit: Navigating the Complexities of Contemporary Classrooms ECC - Salon 8/9Sarah Adomako-Ansah • Dr. Vince Bustamante Emerging Esports Centre High - Room 303Connor He-Him Fun Times with H5P! Westin - ConsulateAngelo Delli Santi Let's Sweat the Small Stuff! Using Miniature Painting in the Classroom Centre High - Room 301Randolph Su Modernizing Alberta's Apprenticeship Education System: Opportunities and Innovations Centre High - Room 307Shaun Fay • Paul Hrynew Python & PDFs - Authentic Python Programming Tasks Centre High - Room 310Colin Veldkamp Small Batch Fermententation Centre High - Room 305Jodie Kachkar Creating a Neurodiverse-Affirming Classroom Westin - BeaumontKendall Delamont Using Visual Journals in a Primary Classroom ECC - Salon 10Rebecca Robins • Laureen Yakemchuk Ages and Stages: A Guide to Developmentally Appropriate Practices ECC - Salon 4Dan St. Romain Enhance Student Writing Starting on Monday: Practical Strategies for Increasing Student Engagement and Improving Their Skills in Creative Writing (K–12) Westin - LeducDarrin Wilson Grades that Inform: Using Cognitive-Based Assessment vs. Traditional Grading Westin - Turner ValleyShelly Cloke How Does a Film Mean? Centre High - Room 318Shane Lawrence How Well Do Your Students Read? Westin - ChancellorTannis Niziol Writing Modern Monsters: Creatures, Mythology, and Folklore Workshop Westin - BCAndrew Buckley Balance and Breath: In the classroom and in life Saville Centre - Gym 6Jay McMahon The Life-Changing Power of Africentric Education for Students (and Teachers!) ECC - Salon 19/20Malcolm Azania Des activités interactives pour favoriser l'apprentissage ECC - Salon 15/16Dr. Megan Sénéchal COMMUNICATING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES TO PARENTS NEW TO CANADA Westin - YukonDr Daniel To Every Child Deserves a Team: Layering Meeting Structures to Support the Whole Child Westin - ManitobaLorna Hewson Transformative Education: Global Collaboration Mobilizing Local Action Centre High - Room 302Sarah Flynn • Rebecca Moon Empowering Educators: Navigating Grading Reform Through Incremental Changes for Student Success ECC - Salon 5/6AAC Facilitator Math Catch Up for Grades 4-6 Westin - SaskatchewanJohn Felling Success with Basic Multiplication and Division Facts Westin - CentennialSheri Christoffersen (K-12) ENCANTO to Tik Tok: Dances for Phys. Ed. Saville Centre - Dance StudioDanielle Fraser • Amy Wesolowsky HPEC- Elevate your PE Class Saville Centre - Gym 4Alyssa Let's Wrestle! How to SAFELY approach PE Class and start up a school team. Saville Centre - Gym 5Jason Wass Smashball: Volleyball for Kids Ages 6-12 Saville Centre - Gym 2Dia Syed (Volleyball Alberta) Wet Felting with Leah Cathleen from ArtFelt Studio - Create a 3D Flower using Wool Centre High - Room 309 How to Hack the Five-Digit Code for a Successful Negotiation ECC - Salon 11/12 Band Directors United! Building a Culture of Excellence ECC - Salon 7Chris Herard Beginner Guitar ECC - Salon 1Mathew White Calculus with an Advanced Placement Focus #1 Centre High - Room 311Dr. Stephen Kokoska

10:20am MST

Exploring Van Gogh Painting Technique Centre High - Room 317Izabella Orzelski Experiments, Videos, Stories: Explore STEM Resources For All Grades Centre High - Room 312Charlee Amason • Valerie Miller Finding Home on The Range: Exploring Alberta’s Wildlife and Conservation Agriculture Centre High - Room 306Inside Education My Students Drive Their Learning - Keeping Up to My Students'! Centre High - Room 304Paul Bohnert Science Stories: Engaging Science Curriculum with Public Health to Improve Health Outcomes Centre High - Room 315Zachary Patterson Using Data to Build Better Assessments Centre High - Room 308Jason Cooper • Laura Pankratz ASEBP MyRetiree Plan Presentation ECC - D2Melissa Bettcher Educating Students About the Pitfalls of Social Media Westin - ChancellorMel Varga Art Therapy and Emotional Regulation Centre High - Room 301Jennifer Seniuk ATR, RCAT, CCC Empowered Teaching and Learning: An Intro to Positive Discipline in the Classroom Westin - ChairmanKimberly Lecky Executive Functioning 101: Tools for Empowering Young Minds ECC - Salon 17/18Rae-Anne Kerr Let’s Make a Visual Journal: Bookbinding and Promoting Metacognition Through Visual Journaling Westin - LeducDarrin Wilson MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND OUR KIDS Westin - Yukon Easy Visual Effects for Junior High Tech Centre High - Room 318Shane Lawrence Python & Google Sheets / Gmail APIs - Authentic Python Programming Tasks Centre High - Room 310Colin Veldkamp Hacking ADHD Motivation Westin - BeaumontKendall Delamont ATA Science Council presents Computational Thinking for Everyone! Centre High - Room 316Michelle Savoie Addressing neurodiversity in the language arts classroom Centre High - Room 303David Lewkowich Come Alive! Developing Character Through Role Play and Storytelling Westin - ConsulateFinnian Burnett Introducing HSISSFF: Your High School’s Independent Shakespeare Short Film Festival! Centre High - Room 307Tyler B. Perry It’s All Part of the Plan: Story Structure Workshop Westin - BCAndrew Buckley Literacy Instruction Matters ECC - Salon 13/14Karen Filewych Playing With Words – Upper Elementary Literacy Games for Grades 4-6 and ELL Westin - SaskatchewanJohn Felling Scaffolded Assessment: Building Targeted Assessments that Show Where Students are at in Their Learning Westin - Turner ValleyShelly Cloke Twelve Ways You're Sabotaging Your Writing Progress... and How to Flip that Script! ECC - Salon 19/20Malcolm Azania Building School Relationships and Reigniting Your School's Culture! ECC - Salon 3Kevin Butler The Key to Teaching: Emotion Matters ECC - Hall DDan Riskin Explore Indigenous Perspectives with Ocean School! Centre High - Room 313Alyssa de Leon FREE Cross-Curricular Resources: Using Scientific Research and Critical Inquiry Tools To Avoid Misinformation, Indigenous History in Canada, Indigenous Teachings, and Much More! Centre High - Room 314Kathy Miller kiyokewin - Visiting with Community and Métis Education Resources Westin - StrathconaHolly Brandsma Enseigner la grammaire en contexte ECC - Salon 15/16Krista Maine - Avalon • Annette Smith Stop Tiering Your Students! Establishing, Refining and Utilizing a Continuum of Supports Westin - ManitobaLorna Hewson Basic Fact Mastery for Junior High Without a Calculator Westin - CentennialSheri Christoffersen Using AI to Generate Effective and Personalized Assessments that are Aligned to current Language Arts and Literacy and Mathematics Curriculum and Programs of Study ECC - Salon 5/6AAC Facilitator Why Math Scares Students (And How to Change That) ECC - Salon 4Vanessa Vahkaria Showtime! Musicals and More” ECC - Salon 2John Jacobson (K-12) Developing Physical Literacy through Dance Saville Centre - Dance StudioDanielle Fraser • Amy Wesolowsky Celebrating Intercultural Connection and Inclusion in Physical Education Saville Centre - Gym 2Hayley Degaust Fun in Fitness (5 min Fitness Games) Saville Centre - Gym 4Amie Mangan Teach Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Self Defence Principles Through Games Saville Centre - Gym 5Jason Wass How to Teach High School - Action Points Centre High - Room 305Jill Agnew • Jane Diner Working with new teachers: Levelling up your mentorship skills! ECC - Salon 8/9Dr. Vince Bustamante • Dr. Tim Cusack Bridging the Gap: Creating Equitable Pathways to Post-Secondary Success for Marginalized Students" Centre High - Room 302Sarah Flynn • Rebecca Moon Wet Felting with Leah Cathleen from ArtFelt Studio - Create a 3D Flower using Wool Centre High - Room 309Leah Cathleen Donald

11:40am MST

Extended/Long Term Disability: It’s All About the Medical ECC - Salon 7ATA Staff Officer On the CASE to Understand Behavior ECC - Salon 19/20Baylee Aboussafy Strategies to Build Student Resilience with Students who have Experienced Trauma ECC - Salon 5/6Candice Larson and Shane Hewitt A Deep Dive into Human Rights Education Westin - DevonianSarah Adomako-Ansah Removing the Stop Signs at the Intersections of Gender and Leadership ECC - Salon 17/18Elissa Corsi • Samira ElAtia Trauma Informed Practices in Secondary Schools – They're Not Just Lazy! Westin - BeaumontKris Christianson Making new.LearnAlberta.ca work for you ECC - Salon 3Alberta Education Writing Musicals Westin - CentennialJosh Languedoc What is and what isn’t the Science of Reading? Westin - Alberta Askîhk Kiskinohamâtowin - Weaving Métis Ways of Knowing into Land-Based Learning Westin - StrathconaHolly Brandsma Un coup d'avance avec la planification ECC - Salon 15/16Suzanne Pitts • Carmen Vaugeois Building Bridges: Empowering Educators to Support Youth Through Adversity Westin - SaskatchewanCarlamay Sheremata Creating a Path to Teacher Flourishing: Addressing Attrition and Absenteeism Westin - ManitobaKaren Belter • Melissa Damur Literacy Leadership Matters ECC - Salon 13/14Karen Filewych ARTA and the ARTA Benefit Plans - Looking Ahead to New ADVENTURES "Presented by Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association ECC - D2ARTA Representatives Effective & Inspiring Experiential Learning Activities in the Canadian Military History Classroom Westin - LeducAaron Curtis

1:00pm MST

AI Prompting for Teacher Success ECC - Salon 17/18Terra Kaliszuk ATA - Counting Time ECC - Salon 13/14ATA Staff Officer Growing Native PLANTs?! in your School Garden! Centre High - Room 305Nathan Bell Hands-on Minds On: The Intersection of Trades and STEM in K-12 Education Centre High - Room 302Lethbridge College - STEM Project Making the Most of Outcomes in Assessment Centre High - Room 308Jason Cooper • Laura Pankratz Manipulating Biology, making the science real. Centre High - Room 315perdeep dhillon • David Rojas • Katie Teeuwsen Mastering Online Tools for Any Science and Math Learner Centre High - Room 307Angelo Delli Santi Micro:bit Playground: From Sensors to Classroom Solutions Centre High - Room 313Meagan Alfano Teaching Science and Health Through a Lens of Curiosity and Wonder: FREE Lessons and Resources Linked To Curriculum Centre High - Room 314Kathy Miller Tree Teachings: Combining Indigenous Earth Science & Western Science Centre High - Room 312Valerie Miller Test Anxiety: A Group Plan Westin - BeaumontKris Christianson Breakthrough! Navigating the Art of Deescalation ECC - Salon 19/20Baylee Aboussafy Inclusion Made Easier - Practical Strategies for Struggling Learners Westin - StrathconaDanny Bateman Doing Something About It: 10 Steps to Buidling a School-Based Mentoring Program ECC - Salon 8/9Dr. Rashad Anderson Weaving Hope Through Our Education System Westin - YukonLila Berg KINDER COUNTS - OH THE MATH THEY NEED TO KNOW! Early Primary Math Games and Strategies Westin - SaskatchewanJane Felling Experiments with Sound Poetry Centre High - Room 303David Lewkowich Practical Literacy Foundations Westin - ChairmanJaime McLachlan Priority Outcomes and Prerequisite Skills Westin - Turner ValleyShelly Cloke The Science of Reading and Inclusive Teaching Westin - AlbertaNicola Lott Words Matter: A Guide to Exploring Trans and Non-Binary Narratives in Reading and Writing Westin - ConsulateFinnian Burnett Financial Wellness – it’s more than just investments! ECC - D2Rick Harcourt • Elizabeth Walton Teach Like a Llama: Embrace Your Gifts; Serve Others. ECC - Salon 3Brian Miller Teaching Overseas as an Alberta Certified Teacher Centre High - Room 301Mel Varga Yoga for the classroom Saville Centre - Dance StudioJenny Wondga Coming to Know: Indigenous Pedagogies in K-12 Classrooms ECC - Salon 5/6Shannon Loutitt Using Benchmarks 2.0 for EAL Student Success Westin - LeducAngelica Tan • Jacquie Werstiuk Intentional Use of Data to Guide and Inform the Collaborative Conversation Westin - BCKurtis Hewson What Can We Do About Behavior? ECC - Salon 4Dan St. Romain Demystifying Desmos Centre High - Room 316 I can do math ECC - Salon 10Rebecca Robins Numeracy and Young Learners: a Developmental Affair Westin - CentennialSheri Christoffersen Première Nation/ Math (1er cycle secondaire) ECC - Salon 15/16Sally Saliba Why the Heck use a Rekenrek? Westin - ManitobaAmy How Demystifying Score Study for the Classroom Teacher ECC - Salon 7Jolene Wong “Celebrate the Seasons: 12 Months of Singing” ECC - Salon 2 Up to Snow Good! Games and Activities for all seasons with your students leading the way! Saville Centre - Gym 2Court Rustemeyer Teaching The Indian Act and Numbered Treaties in Social Studies Classroom Centre High - Room 306Jeff Wise The Power of Perspective: Transformative Practices in Holocaust Education Centre High - Room 304The Azrieli Foundation Wet Felting with Leah Cathleen from ArtFelt Studio - Create a Kandinsky inspired picture using Wool Centre High - Room 309 99 Ways to help your Catholic School all year long Westin - AthabascaCarmen Moore Decoding the Psychoeducational Assessment: What Does it All Mean? Westin - ChancellorJill Stankov Discover the Secret to Building Unshakeable Self-Trust Today! ECC - Salon 11/12Monique MacKinnon Kinder CALM Saville Centre - Gym 5Sara Morris Come Drape with Me! Fashion Draping for Beginners Centre High - Room 310Janette Nawton Calculus with an Advanced Placement Focus #2 Centre High - Room 311 Intermediate Guitar ECC - Salon 1Mathew White Early career MADNESS? 10 Ways to Make Things Easier Starting Monday Westin - DevonianMalcolm Azania

2:20pm MST

Heading overseas with ATA’s international cooperation opportunities ECC - Salon 17/18Dr. Andrea Berg Active Minds: Enhancing Learning and Dialogue in Science Classrooms Westin - CentennialJennifer Espejo-Harasimiuk • Monica Posteraro Growing PLANTs in Class?! Centre High - Room 305Nathan Bell Incorporation du concept de la Première Nation en Physique 20 et 30 ECC - Salon 15/16Sally Saliba Cultivating a healthy relationship with food in your classroom Westin - AlbertaSarah Halton • Michelle Letourneau • Angela Stoye Eat the Fugly Carrot! Centre High - Room 313Eve Izewski NEURODIVERSITY IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM: UNDERSTANDING EPILEPSY Westin - ChairmanVALERIA PALLADINO Unmasking Bias in AI- for Educators Westin - BeaumontDavid Herrera Cruz • Seanna Lawrence • Janice Pinnock Choreography Building Blocks (ATA Fine Arts Council) Centre High - Room 312Victoria Reid Experiments with collage in the language arts classroom Centre High - Room 303David Lewkowich I can read ECC - Salon 10Rebecca Robins I Thought I Only Had to Teach Vocab and Comprehension? Activities that secondary teachers can use to get students to build decoding, fluency, and vocabulary skills Westin - Turner ValleyShelly Cloke Introducing Morphology - Empowering Readers and Writers Through Word Structure, Vocabulary, and Spelling ECC - Salon 13/14Karen Filewych Japanese Canadian resources for the K-12 curriculum Centre High - Room 315Olenka Bilash • Terri Rolfson Best Practices For Leading Successful Student Trips - Including Your Amazing Race ECC - Salon 7Kenton Zandee How Big Movies Help Students Understand Big Transferable Concepts ECC - Salon 19/20Karena Hartson I’m Bored: Engaging the Disengaged ECC - Salon 4Dan St. Romain Let the Waters Flow Westin - AthabascaCarmen Moore My Life as a Teacher with ADHD Westin - StrathconaDanny Bateman • Donna Bateman Yoga for relaxation Saville Centre - Dance StudioJenny Wondga FREE Lessons and Resources: Indigenous History in Canada, Indigenous Teachings, Deciphering Online AI and Misinformation, and many more relevant topics!! Centre High - Room 314Jordan Betancourt • Kathy Miller The Métis and paskwa moshtosh Centre High - Room 301Krista Leddy Igniting Young Minds: Entrepreneurial Thinking for the Next Generation Centre High - Room 306Mindy Tindall Instructional Mentorship: Leading Through Learning Westin - YukonKarlene Chorney • Laura Jackson Lead in the Water : 5 Reminders for Leaders in Difficult Times ECC - Salon 3Brian Miller Stop Wasting My Time!! Strategies for Effectively Facilitating Team Meetings Westin - BCKurtis Hewson Teachers as Curriculum Leaders: Creating Classrooms that Reflect Our Values ECC - Hall DBarbara Madeloni Unlocking the Vault: Secrets of Exemplary Football Programs in Alberta's History Centre High - Room 302Ron McIntyre CONNECTING THE DOTS - DOMINO MATH GAMES FOR DIFFERENTIATING MATH PRACTICE Westin - SaskatchewanJane Felling How to motivate EVERY student by doing less - not more! ECC - Salon 2Vanessa Vahkaria Make the Most of each Moment - engaging routines to open and close your Math classes Centre High - Room 316Melanie Fricot Mapping Your Assessment Plan ECC - Salon 5/6AAC Facilitator Virtual Labs, Where and When are They Acceptable Centre High - Room 307Angelo Delli Santi What the Heck can you teach with a 100 bead REKENREK? Westin - ManitobaAmy How Don't Hate the Teacher and Quit Hating the Games! Saville Centre - Gym 2jackie fuga • Mac Williams Propaganda: Using Canadian War Posters to Develop Critical Thinking Westin - LeducAaron Curtis Wet Felting with Leah Cathleen from ArtFelt Studio - Create a Kandinsky inspired picture using Wool Centre High - Room 309 You are the economy: Your crash course to incorporating economic thinking Centre High - Room 308Adam Young

9:00am MST

Using AI to Enhance Human-Centered Work ECC - Salon 17/18Terra Kaliszuk Mythbusting New Science ECC - Salon 5/6Katerina Campbell • Natalie Zuberbuhler Resources for Implementing the K-6 Elementary Science Curriculum ECC - Salon 10Melissa LaRue • Emile Moacdieh • Dr. Jerine Pegg Engage to Empower: Motivational Strategies Beyond Rewards Westin - StrathconaChristine Gonkowicz • Sara Kovick Engagement and Academic Games Westin - CentennialKevin Butler Voices from the Margins: Addressing the Needs of International and Immigrant Students Westin - BeaumontSally Song Effectively differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all learners (K-6) ECC - Salon 13/14Samantha Smith I’m Out of Bright Ideas for my Kindergarten Light Table! ECC - D2Courtney Cregan • Kathleen Ruff All the Resources I Wish I Had as a Beginning ELA Teacher ECC - Salon 7Courtney Steiner The ‘Not So Happily Ever After’ Storytelling Workshop Westin - BCAndrew Buckley Using a Dialogic Feedback Approach to Get Students to Use Feedback Westin - Turner ValleyShelly Cloke Fresh Air Vibes ECC - Salon 8/9Court Rustemeyer I’m Bored: Engaging the Disengaged ECC - Salon 4Dan St. Romain Mindfulness and Teacher Wellness Westin - AlbertaJennifer Mahal “Learn, Experience, Innovate: The Opportunity for Education in an AI World.“ ECC - Salon 11/12Amanda Bickerstaff Exploring Colonialism, Creativity and Reconciliation with Skateboards ECC - Salon 19/20Kristian Basaraba The Arctic Experience: Goota's Journey Through Inuit Traditions Westin - YukonGoota Desmarais ALIC: Connecting and supporting language teachers in Alberta Westin - LeducDr. Megan Sénéchal Stories in the language classroom Westin - ConsulateAmanda Hackett Prove You’re Alive : Why We Teach and How We Live ECC - Salon 3Brian Miller Buddy Teachers + Buddy Classrooms = Math Success for Elementary Math Westin - SaskatchewanJane Felling Les mathématiques en mouvement ECC - Salon 15/16Elyse Morin Mathematical Marvels Westin - ChairmanDave Martin “Songs in the Key of Me: Teaching the Individual” ECC - Salon 2 ATRF Your Pension Essentials Westin - ChancellorKevin Whitehorne Why do bad things happen to good people? Framing the problem of evil in Religious Education Westin - AthabascaDr Gerard McLarney Calculus with an Advanced Placement Focus #3 Westin - Devonian

10:20am MST

Activism Through Art: Four Projects to Engage Students in Social Change Using Skateboards, Protest Music and Street Art ECC - Salon 19/20Kristian Basaraba Promote Yourself: Resumes and Cover Letters that Get Noticed ECC - Salon 17/18Terra Kaliszuk Let's Talk Like Scientists: Building Scientific Discourse ECC - Salon 5/6Katerina Campbell • Natalie Zuberbuhler Clarifying Engagement: A Tangible Breakdown for Classroom and Student Success ECC - Salon 3Brian Miller Lights, Cameras, TEACH - Engagement, Culture, and Relationships! Westin - CentennialKevin Butler A Stroke of Insight - lessons from a 15 year old stroke survivor and her mother Westin - BC Wassup with all the Black Boys Sitting in the Principal's Office (Keynote) ECC - Hall DDr. Rashad Anderson • Joshua Barringer • Brandon Edmon Differentiating Learning Centers to engage all learners (K-6) ECC - Salon 13/14Samantha Smith K-3 - Explorer Backpack - Create Your Own Adventures ECC - Salon 8/9Court Rustemeyer Move, Groove, & Feel: Physical Education & Wellness in Kindergarten ECC - D2Courtney Cregan • Kathleen Ruff BLAST: A Targeted Literacy Intervention ECC - Salon 7Nancy MacLellan Novel Studies - How to do it well! Westin - LeducNicholle Morrison • Joanna Zakus PLAY ON WORDS - PRIMARY LITERACY GAMES FOR SMALL GROUP AND CENTER INSTRUCTION Westin - SaskatchewanJane Felling ATRF Steps to Receiving Your Pension Westin - ChancellorKevin Whitehorne Generative AI for Educators ECC - Salon 11/12Amanda Bickerstaff Re-assessing classroom assessment Westin - ChairmanDave Martin Teaching Through the Storm: Balance Health Challenges while Teaching Westin - StrathconaChristine Gonkowicz • Sara Kovick What to Expect When You're Expecting a Sub: Working with Substitute Teachers Westin - ConsulateAlexander (Alec) Walker Exploring Inuit Games: Tradition, Skills, and Community Westin - YukonGoota Desmarais Team Meeting Protocol: Data Analysis Format That Your Teacher Teams Can Use to Build Collective Efficacy Westin - Turner ValleyShelly Cloke What Can We Do About Behavior? ECC - Salon 4Dan St. Romain “The Power of Self Awareness” First step in the making of great teacher Westin - AlbertaSami Fahmy Enseigner les fractions autrement ECC - Salon 15/16Elyse Morin Rebranding Mathematics Westin - BeaumontCharles Omari Lewis Maximizing Instructional Time Through Engaging Transitions in the Elementary Music Classroom ECC - Salon 2Bryson Tarbet The Psalms, Air Pods, and God Westin - AthabascaDr Gerard McLarney

11:40am MST

Exchanges: Embark on a journey that will inform, inspire and transform your teaching or leadership journey ECC - Salon 17/18Carolyn Freed Empowering Educators: Targeted Transition Strategies for Students with FASD ECC - Salon 15/16Tsion Abate • Angela Kemble The Carrot and the Schtick: Consequence Focused Classroom Management Strategies ECC - Salon 19/20Nathan Treloar From play to learning: embracing fun and learning together ECC - Salon 5/6Andrea Mishio A Look at Vretta: The Future Westin - Turner ValleyCindy Leung Gr1-6-Literacy Interventions that Work! (Tier 2 and 3) ECC - Salon 8/9Tracey Bowes Quick Collaboration - Humanities Essential Academic Terms and Skills (HEATS) in Junior High Westin - SaskatchewanCarolyn Fenrich • Chris Manderscheid Personal Retiree Plan education session ECC - Salon 1Candice Hartwell • Caitlane Tarun Rise, Know Your Worth, Find Your Way ECC - Salon 3Marco Corbo Teaching on the Edge: Secondary Trauma in Education Westin - StrathconaShelley Pitzel Decolonization: Equitable Education for All Students ECC - Salon 10Angela Houle Using Visuals to Support Academic Language Acquisition Westin - AlbertaAnna Deligianis • Vanessa Gavin Boosting Well-being: Tackling Absenteeism for a Healthier School Community Westin - YukonMelissa Damur • Thérèse deChamplain-Good Who is telling the truth? Credibility analysis in workplace investigations Westin - BCJulie MacPhee Hosting a Family Folk Dance Night ECC - Salon 2 Fun, Fast, Fresh, Free! New Resources for Teaching K-6 Physical Education and Wellness Westin - CentennialEveractive Schools Sport Psychology – Train the Mind, Improve the Performance Westin - BeaumontKris Christianson

1:00pm MST

What does ECT Local 54 do for you? ECC - Salon 1Amber Nicholson Brain Break Activities for Chemistry 20/30 Westin - AthabascaMichael Ng Classroom Assessment Techniques Westin - ChancellorTyler Buchan Let’s Talk About Food: Reframing messaging for an inclusive classroom Westin - Turner ValleyBarbara Inglis Self Harm: A Community Approach Westin - BeaumontKris Christianson The Drama-Free Classroom Westin - ChairmanRena Rachar Unlocking Motivation: How to Reach and Reignite Disengaged Teens in Learning ECC - Salon 5/6 Accessible Classroom Economies or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Points ECC - Salon 19/20Nathan Treloar My One-Legged Journey to the Paralympics ECC - Salon 8/9Lisa DeJong Your New Co-Pilot in Education: Artificial Intelligence ECC - Salon 17/18Jason Ashmore Ages and Stages: A Guide to Developmentally Appropriate Practices ECC - Salon 4Dan St. Romain Leading with Resilience: Secondary Trauma In Education Westin - StrathconaShelley Pitzel Providing & Soliciting Feedback as a Substitute Teacher Westin - ConsulateAlexander (Alec) Walker Flowers Are Our Medicine ECC - Salon 7Angela Hall Kinngait Through Goota's Eyes: A Tale of Challenges and Victories Westin - YukonGoota Desmarais Fraction and Decimal Games for Grades 4-6 Westin - SaskatchewanJohn Felling Jeux de math à profusion : On s’amuse avec les math à l’élémentaire ! ECC - Salon 15/16Pamela Finnie • Hayley Grandfield Top 10 Numeracy Activities for Preschool/Kindergarten Westin - CentennialSheri Christoffersen It's A Musical World - Travel the World through Song ECC - Salon 2 Writing for Social Studies Westin - LeducNicholle Morrison • Joanna Zakus Enter the exciting world of Project Based Learning ECC - Salon 13/14Kara Weis Return To The Falls - A Documentary on the True Story of Residential School Survivor Elder Betty Ross ECC - Salon 3Eppo Eerkes • Guide Fleury Calculus with an Advanced Placement Focus #4 Westin - Devonian Digital Escape Room Westin - ManitobaJennifer Mahal

2:20pm MST

Lab Skills Performance Assesments Westin - ChancellorTyler Buchan Usi(NG) Reflective Journalism in Chemistry Westin - AthabascaMichael Ng Respect and Boundaries: The Secret Behind Well-Behaved Classrooms with Cool Factor ECC - Salon 5/6Aly Pain Discipline & Classroom Management as a Substitute Teacher Westin - ConsulateAlexander (Alec) Walker Sal's Skate Shop - Skateboarding in the CTS Classroom ECC - Salon 19/20Kristian Basaraba Youth Resistance Training: Myths & Facts Westin - Turner ValleyAmie Mangan ELA and SS - Engaging Tasks Connected to Conflict Westin - LeducNicholle Morrison • Joanna Zakus Story Starters: How to Use Prompts to Motivate Students to Write ECC - Salon 8/9Marty Chan Volunteering Abroad ECC - Salon 1Amber St.Jacques Allyship in Reconciliation Westin - StrathconaJulie Arsenault Finding Your Direction ECC - Salon 7Angela Hall Junior High Math – It’s More Than A Game Westin - SaskatchewanJohn Felling Modélomanie : grilles de 10, droites numériques, arrangements, et plus encore ECC - Salon 15/16Pamela Finnie Strings + Beads + Numeracy = Amazing Resource Westin - CentennialSheri Christoffersen • Hayley Grandfield Beyond Inclusion: True Differentiation in the Elementary Music Classroom ECC - Salon 2