GETCA 2025

Join Inside Education for an engaging and interactive session where we will equip teachers with essential strategies to foster stronger critical thinking skills, informed stewardship, and a deep understanding of natural resource education among their students. We will demonstrate how experiential learning opportunities benefit all learner levels and leave you feeling empowered to teach across a diversity of literacy and numeracy skills. This session focuses on sharing practical, hands-on approaches and activities that Inside Education integrates into each program, empowering students to critically navigate and evaluate diverse perspectives while inspiring ethical decision-making through real-world environmental issues.

Join Inside Education for an introduction to agriculture in Alberta's Grasslands region, exploring ecosystem health, impacts on wildlife and agriculture practices addressing climate change. This session covers biodiversity, climate change, and conservation agriculture, aligning with grade 5-6 Earth Systems, grade 6 Living Systems, grade 7 Interactions and Ecosystems, and grade 9 Biological Diversity. In addition, we’ll highlight our full suite of additional support through classroom programming, field trips, youth summits, learning resources and teacher PD. We will showcase 3 interactive low-equipment Monday-morning ready classroom activities, adaptable by grade: -An active reflection game that explores students' connections to agriculture and the food system. -An immersive group game on habitat in the grasslands -A high-energy game show about native grasslands species, innovation in the region, and more!

First Nations people are the fastest growing demographic in Canada, and many classrooms teachers feel they are under-equipped to dive into the subject matter of the troubled history of the Canadian Governments interactions with the indigenous peoples of Canada. In an era where the The Indian Act and Numbered Treaties, and the history of colonialism's impact on indigenous peoples is getting much more coverage in both class and society, I'll try to provide information, historical context, and resources to help teachers navigate what can be intimidating subject matter.

Description: The professional landscape is evolving - help support your students prepare for an entrepreneurial world! This session will inspire educators to foster entrepreneurial mindsets in students, equipping them with the skills needed to navigate academic and professional life. Integrating universal design for learning (UDL), this session emphasizes how design thinking can be integrated into classrooms to nurture creativity, leadership, problem-solving, and achievement. Attendees will learn practical strategies to inspire innovation, empower student-driven projects, and cultivate a culture of inclusivity and collaboration. Key Takeaways: Practical tools to teach entrepreneurial and design thinking Strategies for fostering student leadership and innovation Insights into universal design and how it enhances learning for all Knowledge of divergent pathways to academic and professional success