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Thursday, February 27
 

9:00am MST

Writing Modern Monsters: Creatures, Mythology, and Folklore Workshop
Thursday February 27, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Westin - BC
From sparkly vampires to teenage werewolves and witches, modern monsters come in all shapes and sizes. This interactive workshop examines the origins of famous creature stories, exploring the things that go bump in the night, and how to look at old myths with a modern edge. Warning: Many monsters have been created in this workshop. Why This Session is Relevant to Teachers: Students are often fascinated by horror, monsters, and creatures. This workshop teaches students the formula for creating a modern monster to be used in their writing, while looking at the history of popular mythological creatures.
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Buckley

Andrew Buckley

Author/Speaker/Creator
Today, he’s a traditional and self-published novelist of rather silly, yet enjoyable speculative fiction for all ages, a comic book writer, screenwriter, podcaster, creator, and keynote speaker. For over 20 years, he’s worked in the dreaded world of marketing as a content creator... Read More →
Thursday February 27, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Westin - BC Westin Hotel
  English Language Arts, Social Studies
  • Company English
  • format Chairs
  • Room Details Westin - BC (Westin Hotel, Chairs Max capacity for 100 people)
  • Tags English

10:20am MST

It’s All Part of the Plan: Story Structure Workshop
Thursday February 27, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST
Westin - BC
Storytelling principles have remained the same for centuries and yet writers still struggle to properly plan their stories before beginning to write. This workshop will take students through the formula of storytelling, performing a writing autopsy on an existing story and then planning and creating a new story from scratch. Worksheets provided for future use. Why This Session is Relevant to Teachers: Story structure and planning are two of the biggest challenges students face when writing. This workshop provides tools allowing students to take a step back and look at the big picture.
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Buckley

Andrew Buckley

Author/Speaker/Creator
Today, he’s a traditional and self-published novelist of rather silly, yet enjoyable speculative fiction for all ages, a comic book writer, screenwriter, podcaster, creator, and keynote speaker. For over 20 years, he’s worked in the dreaded world of marketing as a content creator... Read More →
Thursday February 27, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST
Westin - BC Westin Hotel
  English Language Arts
  • Company English
  • format Chairs
  • Room Details Westin - BC (Westin Hotel, Chairs Max capacity for 100 people)
  • Tags English

1:00pm MST

Intentional Use of Data to Guide and Inform the Collaborative Conversation
Thursday February 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Westin - BC
It is not unusual for schools to be data-rich, but information-poor, collecting reams of student data but not ensuring the effective utilization of the information to guide next steps. In this session, Kurtis will explore a number of practical and easy to implement strategies and considerations for school leaders looking to ensure intentional organization and use of data to truly engage teachers, teams and help guide timely, collaborative responses for students.
Speakers
avatar for Kurtis Hewson

Kurtis Hewson

Lead Learner/Co-Founder, Jigsaw Learning
Kurtis Hewson has been an award-winning teacher, vice-principal, and principal, as well as taught at the post-secondary level. With over a decade of experience as an administrator, Kurtis has championed the call for collaborative structures in schools to ensure success for all students... Read More →
Thursday February 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Westin - BC Westin Hotel
  Leadership, General Interest/Wellness
  • Company English
  • format Chairs
  • Room Details Westin - BC (Westin Hotel, Chairs Max capacity for 100 people)
  • Tags English

2:20pm MST

Stop Wasting My Time!! Strategies for Effectively Facilitating Team Meetings
Thursday February 27, 2025 2:20pm - 3:20pm MST
Westin - BC
Are you frustrated with productivity and impact when meeting in teams? Our time is precious so how do we ensure time spent together is maximized, whether engaging in PLC's, collaborative team meetings, staff meetings or any other meetings at your school? In this session, Kurtis will share specific structures and processes essential when engaging in collaboration, with multiple samples and resources shared. He will also present strategies for facilitators responsible for leading team meetings. Plan on leaving the session with some resources and strategies to impact your next meeting!
Speakers
avatar for Kurtis Hewson

Kurtis Hewson

Lead Learner/Co-Founder, Jigsaw Learning
Kurtis Hewson has been an award-winning teacher, vice-principal, and principal, as well as taught at the post-secondary level. With over a decade of experience as an administrator, Kurtis has championed the call for collaborative structures in schools to ensure success for all students... Read More →
Thursday February 27, 2025 2:20pm - 3:20pm MST
Westin - BC Westin Hotel
  Leadership, General Interest/Wellness
  • Company English
  • format Chairs
  • Room Details Westin - BC (Westin Hotel, Chairs Max capacity for 100 people)
  • Tags English
 
Friday, February 28
 

9:00am MST

The ‘Not So Happily Ever After’ Storytelling Workshop
Friday February 28, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Westin - BC
This workshop takes attendees on a magical journey through the origins of classic fairy tales, showing how storytelling principles as told through the lens of centuries old tales can inform modern writing techniques. Before two Grimm brothers compiled a collection of 'happily ever after' fairy tales, there existed the 'not so happy ever after' fairy tales. This interactive session is designed to empower teachers to inspire students through purely silly fun with a dark twist and a singular writing lesson: all stories must teach a lesson. This workshop provides a different perspective on storytelling and how to teach students one of several primary writing principles, while having a ridiculous amount of fun.
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Buckley

Andrew Buckley

Author/Speaker/Creator
Today, he’s a traditional and self-published novelist of rather silly, yet enjoyable speculative fiction for all ages, a comic book writer, screenwriter, podcaster, creator, and keynote speaker. For over 20 years, he’s worked in the dreaded world of marketing as a content creator... Read More →
Friday February 28, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Westin - BC Westin Hotel
  English Language Arts, Drama
  • Company English
  • format Chairs
  • Room Details Westin - BC (Westin Hotel, Chairs Max capacity for 100 people)
  • Tags English

10:20am MST

A Stroke of Insight - lessons from a 15 year old stroke survivor and her mother
Friday February 28, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST
Westin - BC
On an ordinary night in August 2023, two police officers appeared at my door to say 15 year old Corinne and her friends had been in an accident and ejected from the vehicle. In this presentation, my daughter and I tell the story of what happened after that moment, and how Corinne defied what the brain scans predicted. Told with humour and authenticity, we will share the lessons we learned from our worst moments that are applicable to every day life. You will leave inspired by the courage and bravery shown by a teenage girl as she overcame significant physical injuries and a major stroke that left her unable to speak, visually impaired and loss of feeling on her right side. We will also share the critical role her teachers and school continue to play in her recovery and how incredible teachers and creative accommodations will allow Corinne to graduate as planned.
Friday February 28, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST
Westin - BC Westin Hotel
  Diversity/Equity/Anti-racism, General Interest/Wellness
  • Company English
  • format Chairs
  • Room Details Westin - BC (Westin Hotel, Chairs Max capacity for 100 people)
  • Tags English

11:40am MST

Who is telling the truth? Credibility analysis in workplace investigations
Friday February 28, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm MST
Westin - BC
Principals and administration often have to resolve disputes amongst the various stakeholders in the education system. Often there are two versions of events. How do you decide which version to accept? Hint: it’s not your gut instinct. This session will focus on how to conduct an analysis of credibility to make defensible findings of fact.
Speakers
avatar for Julie MacPhee

Julie MacPhee

I am a Partner at Patterson Law and practice primarily management-side labour and employment law. I am also a certified workplace investigator. I have conducted numerous investigations into complaints of harassment, sexual harassment and inappropriate workplace conduct as the investigator... Read More →
Friday February 28, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm MST
Westin - BC Westin Hotel
  Leadership, ATA
  • Company English
  • format Chairs
  • Room Details Westin - BC (Westin Hotel, Chairs Max capacity for 100 people)
  • Tags English
 
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