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9:00am MST

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 • Amy Villneff ATA Science Council presents Oreo Cookies and the Scientific Method Center High - Room 316Michelle Savoie Creativity Versus Innovation Center High - Room 304APaul Bohnert Defining Scientific Literacy: A humanistic perspective for every day life. Center High - Room 315Zachary Patterson Land Reclamation In The Classroom - Educating Through Game Center High - Room 312Julie Arsenault • Valerie Miller Science on a Budget: Bringing the New K-6 Science Curriculum to Life Indoors and Outdoors! ECC - Salon 2Inside Education '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 Center High - Room 306Inside Education Rethinking Challenging Behaviour - An Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving® Westin - Strathcona RoomMatt Sticksl The New Teacher’s Toolkit: Navigating the Complexities of Contemporary Classrooms ECC - Salon 8/9Dr. Vince Bustamante • Sarah Adomako-Ansah Fun Times with H5P! Westin - Athabasca RoomAngelo Delli Santi Python & PDFs - Authentic Python Programming Tasks Center High - Room 310Colin Veldkamp 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 I’m Out of Bright Ideas for my Kindergarten Light Table! Westin - Devonian RoomCourtney Cregan • Kathleen Ruff Grades that Inform: Using Cognitive-Based Assessment vs. Traditional Grading Westin - Turner Valley RoomShelly Cloke How Well Do Your Students Read? Westin - Chancellor RoomTannis Niziol Writing Modern Monsters: Creatures, Mythology, and Folklore Workshop Westin - BC RoomAndrew 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 COMMUNICATING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES TO PARENTS NEW TO CANADA Westin - Yukon RoomDr Daniel To Every Child Deserves a Team: Layering Meeting Structures to Support the Whole Child Westin - Manitoba RoomLorna Hewson Transformative Education: Global Collaboration Mobilizing Local Action Center High - Room 302Sarah Flynn • Rebecca Moon Empowering Educators: Navigating Grading Reform Through Incremental Changes for Student Success ECC - Salon 5/6Shannon Ireland Energize Fractions with Online Simulations Westin - Alberta RoomKaren Blumhagen Math Catch Up for Grades 4-6 Westin - Saskatchewan RoomJohn Felling Success with Basic Multiplication and Division Facts Westin - Centennial RoomPamela Finnie • Hayley Grandfield (K-12) ENCANTO to Tik Tok: Dances for Phys. Ed. Saville Centre - Dance StudioDanielle Fraser • Amy Wesolowsky Let's Wrestle! How to SAFELY approach PE Class and start up a school team. Saville Centre - Gym 5Jason Wass ONLY 24 participants FIRST come FIRST served. HPEC- Elevate your PE Class Saville Centre - Gym 4Alyssa Smashball: Volleyball for Kids Ages 6-12 Saville Centre - Gym 2Dia Syed How to Teach High School - Action Points Center High - Room 309Jill Agnew • Jane Diner Propaganda: Using Canadian War Posters to Develop Critical Thinking Westin - Chairman RoomAaron Curtis Pastel Perfection: Mastering Chalk and Oil Pastels Techniques Center High - Room 317Izabella Orzelski Making and Testing Models In Physics 30 Center High - Room 313Barry Edgar Let's Sweat the Small Stuff! Using Miniature Painting in the Classroom Center High - Room 301Randolph Su Creating a Neurodiverse-Affirming Classroom Westin - Beaumont RoomKendall Delamont Come Alive! Developing Character Through Role Play and Storytelling Westin - Consulate RoomFinnian Burnett Enhance Student Writing Starting on Monday: Practical Strategies for Increasing Student Engagement and Improving Their Skills in Creative Writing (K–12) Westin - Leduc RoomDarrin Wilson Experiments with Sound Poetry Center High - Room 303David Lewkowich How Does a Film Mean? Center High - Room 318Shane Lawrence Finding Your Direction Center High - Room 305Angela Hall How to Hack the Five-Digit Code for a Successful Negotiation ECC - Salon 11/12Monique MacKinnon Band Directors United! Building a Culture of Excellence ECC - Salon 7Chris Herard Beginner Guitar ECC - Salon 1Mathew White Wet Felting with Leah Cathleen from ArtFelt Studio - Create a 3D Flower using Wool Center High - Room 304BLeah Cathleen Donald Calculus with an Advanced Placement Focus #1 Center High - Room 314BDr. Stephen Kokoska

10:20am MST

Experiments, Videos, Stories: Explore STEM Resources For All Grades Center High - Room 312Charlee Amason • Valerie Miller Finding Home on The Range: Exploring Alberta’s Wildlife and Conservation Agriculture Center High - Room 306Inside Education My Students Drive Their Learning - Keeping Up to My Students'! Center High - Room 304APaul Bohnert Science Stories: Engaging Science Curriculum with Public Health to Improve Health Outcomes Center High - Room 315Zachary Patterson Educating Students About the Pitfalls of Social Media Westin - Chancellor RoomMel Varga Executive Functioning 101: Tools for Empowering Young Minds ECC - Salon 17/18Rae-Anne Kerr MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND OUR KIDS Westin - Yukon RoomDr Daniel To Python & Google Sheets / Gmail APIs - Authentic Python Programming Tasks Center High - Room 310Colin Veldkamp NEURODIVERSITY IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM: UNDERSTANDING EPILEPSY Westin - Athabasca RoomVALERIA PALLADINO • Susan Wilkie Move, Groove, & Feel: Physical Education & Wellness in Kindergarten Westin - Devonian RoomCourtney Cregan • Kathleen Ruff Introducing HSISSFF: Your High School’s Independent Shakespeare Short Film Festival! Center High - Room 309Tyler B. Perry It’s All Part of the Plan: Story Structure Workshop Westin - BC RoomAndrew Buckley Literacy Instruction Matters ECC - Salon 13/14Karen Filewych Playing With Words – Upper Elementary Literacy Games for Grades 4-6 and ELL Westin - Saskatchewan RoomJohn Felling Scaffolded Assessment: Building Targeted Assessments that Show Where Students are at in Their Learning Westin - Turner Valley RoomShelly 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 Yoga for the classroom Saville Centre - Gym 6Jenny Wondga FREE Cross-Curricular Resources: Using Scientific Research and Critical Inquiry Tools To Avoid Misinformation, Indigenous History in Canada, Indigenous Teachings, and Much More! Center High - Room 314AJordan Betancourt • Kathy Miller kiyokewin - Visiting with Community and Métis Education Resources Westin - Strathcona Room Stop Tiering Your Students! Establishing, Refining and Utilizing a Continuum of Supports Westin - Manitoba RoomLorna Hewson Basic Fact Mastery for Junior High Without a Calculator Westin - Centennial RoomPamela Finnie • Hayley Grandfield Build Conceptual Understanding Using Online Math Simulations - Grades 1 and 2 Westin - Alberta RoomKaren Blumhagen 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 5/6Shannon Ireland Why Math Scares Students (And How to Change That) ECC - Salon 4Vanessa Vakharia "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 2Sarah Balla 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 Working with new teachers: Levelling up your mentorship skills! ECC - Salon 8/9Dr. Tim Cusack • Dr. Vince Bustamante Bridging the Gap: Creating Equitable Pathways to Post-Secondary Success for Marginalized Students" Center High - Room 302Sarah Flynn • Rebecca Moon Empowered Teaching and Learning: An Intro to Positive Discipline in the Classroom Westin - Chairman RoomKimberly Lecky ATA Science Council presents Computational Thinking for Everyone! Center High - Room 316Michelle Savoie

11:40am MST

Exploring Van Gogh Painting Technique Center High - Room 317Izabella Orzelski AI Prompting for Teacher Success ECC - Salon 4Terra Kaliszuk Extended/Long Term Disability: It’s All About the Medical ECC - Salon 7ATA Staff Officer • Amy Villneff Using Assessment to Improve Teaching Center High - Room 310Jason Cooper • Laura Pankratz ASEBP Benefit Overview Presentation ECC - Salon 10Melissa Bettcher • Joanna Szymczyk Art Therapy and Emotional Regulation Center High - Room 301Jennifer Seniuk Strategies to Build Student Resilience with Students who have Experienced Trauma ECC - Salon 5/6Candice Larson and Shane Hewitt Easy Visual Effects for Junior High Tech Center High - Room 318Shane Lawrence Emerging Esports Center High - Room 304AConnor Mitchell • Jeremy Hiscock Modernizing Alberta's Apprenticeship Education System: Opportunities and Innovations Center High - Room 306Shaun Fay • Paul Hrynew Small Batch Fermententation Center High - Room 313Jodie Kachkar A Deep Dive into Human Rights Education Westin - Devonian RoomSarah Adomako-Ansah Hacking ADHD Motivation Westin - Beaumont RoomKendall Delamont Removing the Stop Signs at the Intersections of Gender and Leadership ECC - Salon 17/18Elissa Corsi • Samira ElAtia Unmasking Bias in AI- for Educators Westin - Chancellor RoomDavid Herrera Cruz • Janice Pinnock Effectively differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all learners (K-6) ECC - Salon 19/20Samantha Smith Making new.LearnAlberta.ca work for you ECC - Salon 3Alberta Education Practical Literacy Foundations Westin - Athabasca RoomJaime McLachlan What is and what isn’t the Science of Reading? Westin - Alberta RoomNicola Lott From A Parent's View: A Journey Through Our Daughter's Autism Diagnosis Westin - Turner Valley RoomJennifer Fedor • John Fedor Yoga for relaxation Saville Centre - Gym 6Jenny Wondga Allyship in Reconciliation ECC - Salon 11/12Julie Arsenault Askîhk Kiskinohamâtowin - Weaving Métis Ways of Knowing into Land-Based Learning Westin - Strathcona Room Building Bridges: Empowering Educators to Support Youth Through Adversity Westin - Saskatchewan RoomCarlamay Sheremata Creating a Path to Teacher Flourishing: Addressing Attrition and Absenteeism Westin - Manitoba RoomKaren Belter • Melissa Damur Literacy Leadership Matters ECC - Salon 13/14Karen Filewych Empowering Students and Teachers Through Financial Literacy with Junior Achievement Center High - Room 314AMarkus Muhs • Cheryll Watson • Nick Blouin Effective & Inspiring Experiential Learning Activities in the Canadian Military History Classroom Westin - Leduc RoomAaron Curtis You are the economy: Your crash course to incorporating economic thinking Center High - Room 309Adam Young Let’s make art for my sanity Center High - Room 315Tania Unguran Hands-on Minds On: The Intersection of Trades and STEM in K-12 Education Center High - Room 302Your Partner in STEM - Lethbridge Polytechnic

1:00pm MST

ATA - Counting Time ECC - Salon 13/14ATA Staff Officer • Amy Villneff Manipulating Biology, making the science real. Center High - Room 318Perdeep Dhillon • David Rojas • Katie Teeuwsen Mastering Online Tools for Any Science and Math Learner Westin - Consulate RoomAngelo Delli Santi Micro:bit Playground: From Sensors to Classroom Solutions Center High - Room 313Meagan Alfano Teaching Science and Health Through a Lens of Curiosity and Wonder: FREE Lessons and Resources Linked To Curriculum Center High - Room 314AJordan Betancourt • Kathy Miller Tree Teachings: Combining Indigenous Earth Science & Western Science Center High - Room 312Valerie Miller Using Data to Build Better Assessments Center High - Room 310Jason Cooper • Laura Pankratz Inclusion Made Easier - Practical Strategies for Struggling Learners Westin - Strathcona RoomDanny Bateman Doing Something About It: 10 Steps to Buidling a School-Based Mentoring Program ECC - Salon 8/9Dr. Rashad Anderson • Joshua Barringer • Brandon Edmon • Jordan Johnson • Jordan Puch Trauma Informed Practices in Secondary Schools – They're Not Just Lazy! Westin - Beaumont RoomKris Christianson Weaving Hope Through Our Education System Westin - Yukon RoomClair Sprake • Jamie Reilly • Gail Wozny • Rin Lawrence • Lila Berg Differentiating Learning Centers to engage all learners (K-6) ECC - Salon 19/20Samantha Smith Priority Outcomes and Prerequisite Skills Westin - Turner Valley RoomShelly Cloke The Science of Reading and Inclusive Teaching Westin - Alberta RoomNicola Lott Words Matter: A Guide to Exploring Trans and Non-Binary Narratives in Reading and Writing Westin - Chairman RoomFinnian Burnett Financial Wellness – it’s more than just investments! ECC - Salon 17/18Rick Harcourt • Capital Planning Teach Like a Llama: Embrace Your Gifts; Serve Others. ECC - Salon 3Brian Miller Teaching Overseas as an Alberta Certified Teacher Center High - Room 301Mel Varga Coming to Know: Indigenous Pedagogies in K-12 Classrooms ECC - Salon 5/6Shannon Loutitt Seeing past the Canadian Myth: Truth Telling and Conversation with Michelle Good ECC - Hall DMichelle Good Intentional Use of Data to Guide and Inform the Collaborative Conversation Westin - BC RoomKurtis Hewson What Can We Do About Behavior? ECC - Salon 4Dan St. Romain Demystifying Desmos Center High - Room 316Melanie Fricot I can do math ECC - Salon 10Rebecca Robins Numeracy and Young Learners: a Developmental Affair Westin - Centennial RoomPamela Finnie • Hayley Grandfield Why the Heck use a Rekenrek? Westin - Manitoba RoomAmy How Demystifying Score Study for the Classroom Teacher ECC - Salon 7Jolene Wong “Celebrate the Seasons: 12 Months of Singing” ECC - Salon 2John Jacobson Don't Hate the Teacher and Quit Hating the Games! Saville Centre - Gym 6Jackie Fuga • Mac Williams Teaching The Indian Act and Numbered Treaties in Social Studies Classroom Center High - Room 306Jeff Wise 99 Ways to help your Catholic School all year long Westin - Athabasca RoomCarmen Moore Beyond Paint & Print Center High - Room 317Emma Wales Decoding the Psychoeducational Assessment: What Does it All Mean? Westin - Chancellor RoomJill Stankov Discover the Secret to Building Unshakeable Self-Trust Today! ECC - Salon 11/12Monique MacKinnon Early career MADNESS? 10 Ways to Make Things Easier Starting Monday Westin - Devonian RoomMalcolm Azania Kinder CALM Saville Centre - Gym 5Sara Morris Let’s Make a Visual Journal: Bookbinding and Promoting Metacognition Through Visual Journaling Westin - Leduc RoomDarrin Wilson Come Drape with Me! Fashion Draping for Beginners Center High - Room 309Janette Nawton Experiments with collage in the language arts classroom Center High - Room 303David Lewkowich Flowers Are Our Medicine Center High - Room 305Angela Hall Calculus with an Advanced Placement Focus #2 Center High - Room 314BDr. Stephen Kokoska Intermediate Guitar ECC - Salon 1Mathew White Introduction to Pickleball - For the Physical Education Classroom Saville Centre - Gym 4Edmonton Pickleball Center (COACH NAME TBD) Up to Snow Good! Games and Activities for all seasons with your students leading the way! Saville Centre - Gym 2Court Rustemeyer The Power of Perspective: Transformative Practices in Holocaust Education Center High - Room 304AThe Azrieli Foundation Wet Felting with Leah Cathleen from ArtFelt Studio - Create a Kandinsky inspired picture using Wool Center High - Room 304BLeah Cathleen Donald

2:20pm MST

Understanding outcome based assessment in visual arts Center High - Room 315Tania Unguran Heading overseas with ATA’s international cooperation opportunities ECC - Salon 17/18Andrea Berg Active Minds: Enhancing Learning and Dialogue in Science Classrooms Westin - Centennial RoomMonica Posteraro Making the Most of Outcomes in Assessment Center High - Room 310Jason Cooper • Laura Pankratz Cultivating a healthy relationship with food in your classroom Westin - Alberta RoomSarah Halton • Michelle Letourneau • Angela Stoye Eat the Fugly Carrot! Center High - Room 313Mike Dorion & Eve Izewski Dorion Test Anxiety: A Group Plan Westin - Beaumont RoomKris Christianson Three Keys to becoming a student behaviour Jedi. ECC - Salon 8/9Dr LJ Ducksbury Your New Co-Pilot in Education: Artificial Intelligence ECC - Salon 19/20Jason Ashmore Choreography Building Blocks (ATA Fine Arts Council) Center High - Room 312Victoria Reid 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 Valley RoomShelly 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 Center High - Room 318Olenka Bilash • Terri Rolfson I’m Bored: Engaging the Disengaged ECC - Salon 4Dan St. Romain Let the Waters Flow Westin - Athabasca RoomCarmen Moore My Life as a Teacher with ADHD Westin - Strathcona RoomDonna Bateman • Danny Bateman FREE Lessons and Resources: Indigenous History in Canada, Indigenous Teachings, Deciphering Online AI and Misinformation, and many more relevant topics!! Center High - Room 314AJordan Betancourt • Kathy Miller The Métis and paskwa moshtosh Center High - Room 301Krista Leddy Instructional Mentorship: Leading Through Learning Westin - Yukon RoomKarlene 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 - BC RoomKurtis Hewson Teachers as Curriculum Leaders: Creating Classrooms that Reflect Our Values ECC - Hall DBarbara Madeloni UNAVAILABLE Igniting Young Minds: Entrepreneurial Thinking for the Next Generation Center High - Room 306Mindy Tindall Unlocking the Vault: Secrets of Exemplary Football Programs in Alberta's History Center High - Room 302Ron McIntyre CONNECTING THE DOTS - DOMINO MATH GAMES FOR DIFFERENTIATING MATH PRACTICE Westin - Saskatchewan RoomJane Felling How to motivate EVERY student by doing less - not more! ECC - Salon 2Vanessa Vakharia Make the Most of each Moment - engaging routines to open and close your Math classes Center High - Room 316Melanie Fricot Mapping Your Assessment Plan ECC - Salon 5/6Shannon Ireland Virtual Labs, Where and When are They Acceptable Westin - Consulate RoomAngelo Delli Santi What the Heck can you teach with a 100 bead REKENREK? Westin - Manitoba RoomAmy How

9:00am MST

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 - Strathcona RoomChristine Gonkowicz • Sara Kovick Engagement and Academic Games Westin - Centennial RoomKevin Butler On the CASE to Understand Behavior ECC - Salon 13/14Baylee Aboussafy Voices from the Margins: Addressing the Needs of International and Immigrant Students Westin - Beaumont RoomSally Song What Educators Aren’t Saying About Andrew Tate: How to Navigate the Anti-Feminist Pushback Westin - Manitoba RoomJonathon Reed 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 - BC RoomAndrew Buckley Using a Dialogic Feedback Approach to Get Students to Use Feedback Westin - Turner Valley RoomShelly Cloke I’m Bored: Engaging the Disengaged ECC - Salon 4Dan St. Romain “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 - Yukon RoomGoota Desmarais ALIC: Connecting and supporting language teachers in Alberta Westin - Leduc RoomDr. Megan Sénéchal Stories in the language classroom Westin - Consulate RoomAmanda 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 - Saskatchewan RoomJane Felling Mathematical Marvels Westin - Chairman RoomDave Martin “Songs in the Key of Me: Teaching the Individual” ECC - Salon 2John Jacobson ARTA and the ARTA Benefit Plans - Looking Ahead to New ADVENTURES "Presented by Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association ECC - Salon 1Ray Hoger ATRF Your Pension Essentials Westin - Chancellor RoomPension Counsellor Why do bad things happen to good people? Framing the problem of evil in Religious Education Westin - Athabasca RoomGerard Mclarney K-3 - Explorer Backpack - Create Your Own Adventures ECC - Salon 8/9Court Rustemeyer Mindfulness and Teacher Wellness Westin - Alberta RoomJennifer Mahal Calculus with an Advanced Placement Focus #3 Westin - Devonian RoomDr. Stephen Kokoska

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 Breakthrough! Navigating the Art of Deescalation ECC - Salon 13/14Baylee Aboussafy Clarifying Engagement: A Tangible Breakdown for Classroom and Student Success ECC - Salon 3Brian Miller Lights, Cameras, TEACH - Engagement, Culture, and Relationships! Westin - Centennial RoomKevin Butler A Stroke of Insight - lessons from a 15 year old stroke survivor and her mother Westin - BC RoomCorinne Cameron • Julie MacPhee Not a Cup of Tea: How to Engage Boys in Consent Education Westin - Manitoba RoomJonathon Reed Wassup with all the Black Boys Sitting in the Principal's Office (Keynote) ECC - Hall DDr. Rashad Anderson • Jordan Johnson • Jordan Puch • Joshua Barringer • Brandon Edmon Trickster Theatre Presents: Science Through Theatre ECC - Salon 10Alex Allen BLAST: A Targeted Literacy Intervention ECC - Salon 7Nancy MacLellan Novel Studies - How to do it well! Westin - Leduc RoomNicholle Morrison • Joanna Zakus PLAY ON WORDS - PRIMARY LITERACY GAMES FOR SMALL GROUP AND CENTER INSTRUCTION Westin - Saskatchewan RoomJane Felling ATRF Steps to Receiving Your Pension Westin - Chancellor RoomPension Counsellor Generative AI for Educators ECC - Salon 11/12Amanda Bickerstaff Re-assessing classroom assessment Westin - Chairman RoomDave Martin Teaching Through the Storm: Balance Health Challenges while Teaching Westin - Strathcona RoomChristine Gonkowicz • Sara Kovick What to Expect When You're Expecting a Sub: Working with Substitute Teachers Westin - Consulate RoomAlexander (Alec) Walker Exploring Inuit Games: Tradition, Skills, and Community Westin - Yukon RoomGoota Desmarais Team Meeting Protocol: Data Analysis Format That Your Teacher Teams Can Use to Build Collective Efficacy Westin - Turner Valley RoomShelly Cloke What Can We Do About Behavior? ECC - Salon 4Dan St. Romain Rebranding Mathematics Westin - Beaumont RoomCharles Omari Lewis Maximizing Instructional Time Through Engaging Transitions in the Elementary Music Classroom ECC - Salon 2Bryson Tarbet The Psalms, Air Pods, and God Westin - Athabasca RoomGerard 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 Using AI to Enhance Human-Centered Work ECC - Salon 4Terra Kaliszuk ASEBP MyRetiree Plan Presentation ECC - Salon 13/14Melissa Bettcher • Joanna Szymczyk Breaking Barriers for Students through Financial Empowerment Westin - Devonian RoomJesus Grisanti The Drama-Free Classroom Westin - Chairman RoomRena Rachar 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 Youth Resistance Training: Myths & Facts Westin - Chancellor RoomAmie Mangan From play to learning: embracing fun and learning together ECC - Salon 5/6Andrea Mishio A Look at Vretta: The Future Westin - Turner Valley RoomCindy Leung Addressing neurodiversity in the language arts classroom Westin - Consulate RoomDavid Lewkowich Quick Collaboration - Humanities Essential Academic Terms and Skills (HEATS) in Junior High Westin - Saskatchewan RoomCarolyn Fenrich • Chris Manderscheid Personal Retiree Plan education session ECC - Salon 1Alberta Blue Cross • Caitlane Tarun Reclaiming Childhood: Smart Strategies for Managing Screen Time ECC - Salon 11/12Katherine Johnson Martinko Rise, Know Your Worth, Find Your Way ECC - Salon 3Marco Corbo Teaching on the Edge: Secondary Trauma in Education Westin - Strathcona RoomShelley Pitzel Decolonization: Equitable Education for All Students ECC - Salon 10Angela Houle Using Benchmarks 2.0 for EAL Student Success Westin - Leduc RoomAngelica Tan • Jacqueline Werstiuk Using Visuals to Support Academic Language Acquisition Westin - Alberta RoomAnna Deligianis • Vanessa Gavin Boosting Well-being: Tackling Absenteeism for a Healthier School Community Westin - Yukon RoomMelissa Damur • Thérèse deChamplain-Good Who is telling the truth? Credibility analysis in workplace investigations Westin - BC RoomJulie MacPhee Hosting a Family Folk Dance Night ECC - Salon 2Bryson Tarbet Fun, Fast, Fresh, Free! New Resources for Teaching K-6 Physical Education and Wellness Westin - Centennial RoomCassandra Anastacio Sport Psychology – Train the Mind, Improve the Performance Westin - Beaumont RoomKris Christianson Gr1-6-Literacy Interventions that Work! (Tier 2 and 3) ECC - Salon 8/9Tracey Bowes

1:00pm MST

What does ECT Local 54 do for you? ECC - Salon 1Amber Nicholson Brain Break Activities for Chemistry 20/30 Westin - Athabasca RoomMichael Ng Classroom Assessment Techniques Westin - Chancellor RoomTyler Buchan Growing PLANTs in Class?! Westin - Chairman RoomNathan Bell Let’s Talk About Food: Reframing messaging for an inclusive classroom Westin - Turner Valley RoomJaclyn Chute Self Harm: A Community Approach Westin - Beaumont RoomKris Christianson Unlocking Motivation: How to Reach and Reignite Disengaged Teens in Learning ECC - Salon 5/6Aly Pain Accessible Classroom Economies or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Points ECC - Salon 19/20Nathan Treloar Ages and Stages: A Guide to Developmentally Appropriate Practices ECC - Salon 4Dan St. Romain Leading with Resilience: Secondary Trauma In Education Westin - Strathcona RoomShelley Pitzel Providing & Soliciting Feedback as a Substitute Teacher Westin - Consulate RoomAlexander (Alec) Walker Dene Handgames in the Classroom Westin - BC RoomTahza Cardinal Kinngait Through Goota's Eyes: A Tale of Challenges and Victories Westin - Yukon RoomGoota Desmarais Planning for Oral Language in the Elementary Classroom Westin - Alberta RoomMelissa Astle • Anna Deligianis Fraction and Decimal Games for Grades 4-6 Westin - Saskatchewan RoomJohn Felling Top 10 Numeracy Activities for Preschool/Kindergarten Westin - Centennial RoomHayley Grandfield • Roni Kraut It's A Musical World - Travel the World through Song ECC - Salon 2John Jacobson Writing for Social Studies Westin - Leduc RoomNicholle Morrison • Joanna Zakus Digital Escape Room Westin - Manitoba RoomJennifer Mahal Enter the exciting world of Project Based Learning ECC - Salon 13/14Kara Weis Story Starters: How to Use Prompts to Motivate Students to Write ECC - Salon 11/12Marty Chan How Big Movies Help Students Understand Big Transferable Concepts ECC - Salon 17/18Dr. Karena Hartson 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 RoomDr. Stephen Kokoska THE COUNTED OUT SCREENING TOUR ECC - Salon 10Vicki Abeles • Counted Out

2:20pm MST

Growing Native PLANTs?! in your School Garden! Westin - Chairman RoomNathan Bell Lab Skills Performance Assesments Westin - Chancellor RoomTyler Buchan Kindergarten Food Fun: Interactive Nutrition and Wellness Activities Westin - Turner Valley RoomJaclyn Chute • Kathleen Ruff 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 - Consulate RoomAlexander (Alec) Walker Sal's Skate Shop - Skateboarding in the CTS Classroom ECC - Salon 19/20Kristian Basaraba My One-Legged Journey to the Paralympics ECC - Salon 4Lisa DeJong ELA and SS - Engaging Tasks Connected to Conflict Westin - Leduc RoomNicholle Morrison • Joanna Zakus Fresh Air Vibes ECC - Salon 8/9Court Rustemeyer Volunteering Abroad ECC - Salon 1Amber Nicholson Supporting Language in Content Areas for EAL Students Westin - Alberta RoomMelissa Astle • Vanessa Gavin Junior High Math – It’s More Than A Game Westin - Saskatchewan RoomJohn Felling Strings + Beads + Numeracy = Amazing Resource Westin - Centennial RoomHayley Grandfield • Roni Kraut Beyond Inclusion: True Differentiation in the Elementary Music Classroom ECC - Salon 2Bryson Tarbet