GETCA 2025

GETCA 2025

Welcome to GETCA 2025! We are excited to see you soon...

9:00am MST

'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 Centre High - Room 306Inside Education Rethinking Challenging Behaviour - An Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving® Westin - StrathconaMatt Sticksl The New Teacher’s Toolkit: Navigating the Complexities of Contemporary Classrooms ECC - Salon 8/9Sarah Adomako-Ansah • Dr. Vince Bustamante

10:20am MST

Art Therapy and Emotional Regulation Centre High - Room 301Jennifer Seniuk ATR, RCAT, CCC Empowered Teaching and Learning: An Intro to Positive Discipline in the Classroom Westin - ChairmanKimberly Lecky Executive Functioning 101: Tools for Empowering Young Minds ECC - Salon 17/18Rae-Anne Kerr Let’s Make a Visual Journal: Bookbinding and Promoting Metacognition Through Visual Journaling Westin - LeducDarrin Wilson MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND OUR KIDS Westin - Yukon

11:40am MST

On the CASE to Understand Behavior ECC - Salon 19/20Baylee Aboussafy Strategies to Build Student Resilience with Students who have Experienced Trauma ECC - Salon 5/6Candice Larson and Shane Hewitt

1:00pm MST

Breakthrough! Navigating the Art of Deescalation ECC - Salon 19/20Baylee Aboussafy Inclusion Made Easier - Practical Strategies for Struggling Learners Westin - StrathconaDanny Bateman Decoding the Psychoeducational Assessment: What Does it All Mean? Westin - ChancellorJill Stankov Discover the Secret to Building Unshakeable Self-Trust Today! ECC - Salon 11/12Monique MacKinnon Kinder CALM Saville Centre - Gym 5Sara Morris Early career MADNESS? 10 Ways to Make Things Easier Starting Monday Westin - DevonianMalcolm Azania

9:00am MST

Engage to Empower: Motivational Strategies Beyond Rewards Westin - StrathconaChristine Gonkowicz • Sara Kovick Engagement and Academic Games Westin - CentennialKevin Butler

10:20am MST

Clarifying Engagement: A Tangible Breakdown for Classroom and Student Success ECC - Salon 3Brian Miller Lights, Cameras, TEACH - Engagement, Culture, and Relationships! Westin - CentennialKevin Butler

11:40am MST

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

1:00pm MST

Accessible Classroom Economies or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Points ECC - Salon 19/20Nathan Treloar

2:20pm MST

Discipline & Classroom Management as a Substitute Teacher Westin - ConsulateAlexander (Alec) Walker