GETCA 2025

GETCA 2025

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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 ValleyJaclyn Chute 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