GETCA 2025

Angela Hall will cover the Trauma Informed & Indigenous Ways of Knowing Art lessons that she has developed and used to support students in self expression, feeling safe, emotional regulation and understanding oneself. These include: My Safe Place Landscape Art, Tree Meditation & Art, Star Blanket Art Renewal, Sacred Circle Meditation & Art, Flowers are Our Medicine, Rites of Passage Art Mandala, Dressing Up Your Spirit, and Medicine Wheel Reflection Art. Teachers will be able to participate in the Medicine Wheel Reflection Art workshop to understand the significance and effectiveness of these art lessons. A $10 dollar fee by February 13, 2025, is a requirement to confirm your spot and receive the following art materials: 12” x 18” Watercoloured Paper, Watercoloured Pencils, and Two Paint Brushes. Please e-transferred fee to aguenus@gmail.com and include your name, title of the art workshop, and the teachers’ convention you will be attending (CCTCA, CATCA or GETCA) in your e-transfer.

With AI and misinformation abundant online, researching any subject topic is problematic. Free lessons and resources help build critical inquiry and assessment skills using lateral reading, a simple evaluation checklist, and scientific research skills. Also new are lessons on Indigenous history in Canada as well as Indigenous teachings to support strong development, all co-developed by Indigenous educators and Elders that includes local input. There are many more cross-curricular and relevant topics with lessons and adaptable resources for building literacy, comprehension, inquiry, and group centre activities. In this interactive workshop, teachers become students and experience the engaging learning format that includes audio, images, videos, and quizzes where scores of 80% or higher earn life-saving vaccines (polio, diphtheria, tetanus and measles) for others in need around the world through UNICEF. This is why the resource is called Kids Boost Immunity (KBI). There is also a teacher-led option where the class can earn vaccines to help others without being online. The aim of the session is for teachers to leave with everything they need to start using the resource.

Angela Hall will cover the Trauma Informed & Indigenous Ways of Knowing Art lessons that she has developed and used to support students in self expression, feeling safe, emotional regulation and understanding oneself. These include: My Safe Place Landscape Art, Tree Meditation & Art, Star Blanket Art Renewal, Sacred Circle Meditation & Art, Flowers are Our Medicine, Rites of Passage Art Mandala, Dressing Up Your Spirit, and Medicine Wheel Reflection Art. Teachers will be able to participate in the Flowers Are Our Medicine Art workshop to understand the significance and effectiveness of these art lessons. A $10 dollar fee by February 13, 2025, is a requirement to confirm your spot and receive the following art materials: Seven-1 oz containers of paint (white, red, blue, pink, green, orange, purple), dotting tool, black velvet art paper, and rag. . Please e-transferred fee to aguenus@gmail.com and include your name, title of the art workshop, and the teachers’ convention you will be attending (CCTCA, CATCA or GETCA) in your e-transfer.

Handgames are a fun, simple activity that can be integrated into any classroom. In this session, participants will learn how to play a Dene version of hand games, and also how to introduce the game to students.

De simples jeux de musique et de chance faciles à incorporer dans n'importe salle de classe. Dans la session, on montrera aux participants comment jouer une version Déné de ces jeux de hasard et de pari et aussi comment introduire ces jeux aux étudiants.