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Thursday and Friday Morning Selections (0730am - 11:00 am)
Muffins | V $4
Croissant | V $5
Cinnamon brioche bun | V $4
Double baked almond croissant + contains nuts| V $6 
Slice of banana bread | V $4.00
Fruit to go cups | VN + GF $4.00
 
Thursday Lunch Selections (11:00 - 3:00 pm)
Whole fruit | VN + GF $2.25
Gluten free granola bar | GF + V $4
Assorted cookies | V $3
Old fashioned ham, tuna, & egg salad sandwich $6
Bistro sandwich: olive oil panino | artichoke tapenade | tomato |Italian bocconcini | V $10
Chef’s soup of the day with golden potato bun $6.00
Pizza (Hawaiian, pepperoni, & cheese) $6/slice
Grab and Go Box - Ukrainian bowl | 3 pcs cabbage rolls | 5 pcs perogies | 3 oz kielbasa | sour cream | green onions|  $15
 
Friday Lunch Selections (11:00 - 3:00 pm)
Whole fruit | VN + GF $2.25
Gluten free granola bar | GF + V $4
Assorted cookies | V $3
Old fashioned ham, tuna, & egg salad sandwich $6
Bistro sandwich: olive oil panino | artichoke tapenade | tomato |Italian bocconcini | V $10
Chef’s soup of the day with golden potato bun $6.00
Pizza (Hawaiian, pepperoni, & cheese) $6/slice
Grab and Go Box - BBQ beef pieces | potato tots | seasonal vegetables | red wine sauce | GF $15
 
Thursday and Friday Beverage Selection:
Bottled water $4.25
Soft drinks $4.50
Canned juices $3.50
Coffee or tea (12oz) $3.00
Thursday, February 13
 

9:00am MST

President Schilling Convention 2025 Greeting - Welcome Video Click below to view Hall AJason Schilling

9:15am MST

Showing Up Wholeheartedly-Peter Katz Hall APeter Katz

9:30am MST

OFFSITE: Muttart Conservatory - Nurturing Nature (Grade 4- New Curriculum) - (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site OFFSITE: Muttart Conservatory - Saving Ecosystems (New Program Gr 7-9) - (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site

10:00am MST

OFFSITE: Art Gallery Tour (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site

10:30am MST

HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 4 - Inclusive Education in Schools HALL B - Collaboration Table 4 Making new.LearnAlberta.ca work for you - Alberta Education Salon 02 Science on a Budget: Bringing the New K-6 Science Curriculum to life Indoors and Outdoors! Salon 11Inside Education Using Picture Books to Launch Big Beautiful Math Problems in an Elementary Thinking Classroom Salon 04Alicia Burdess Counting Time Salon 08Dave Matson Empower with Empathy Salon 13/14Meghan Dumanski Equitable Climate Justice in the Classroom Salon 06Alberta Council for Environmental Education HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 1 - Creating a community for students of online graduate courses in Education HALL B - Collaboration Table 1 HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 2 - Expanding Opportunites for French Immersion HALL B - Collaboration Table 2 HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 3 - Cree Teaching Resources/Connections HALL B - Collaboration Table 3 Hands-on Minds On - The Intersection of Trades and STEM in K-12 Education Salon 15/16Your Partner in STEM - Lethbridge Polytechnic HPEC - Elevate your PE Class Riverview RoomBrent Moldrup • Eve Grimm Multi-Faith Space Salon F Personal Retiree Plan Education Session Salon 17/18Alberta Blue Cross Tree Teachings: Combining Indigenous Earth Science & Western Science Salon 03Valerie Miller Aligning Assessments so they work for all Students - Including IPP and Accomodations for Students Salon 01Shelly Cloke Escape Boredom: Engaging students through the use of Escape Rooms Salon 10Daniela Carbajal Supporting Numeracy Development in Secondary Mathematics Salon 12Richelle Marynowski Exhibits Hall C Creating a Path to Teacher Flourishing: Addressing Attrition and Absenteeism Salon 19/20Melissa Damur • Karen Belter Leading for Equity Unpacking Leadership Models, Gendered Expectations, and Bias in Alberta Schools Salon 05Lisa Everitt OFFSITE: Edmonton Public Library Cooking Session 1 (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site

11:45am MST

We Become What We Celebrate-Peter Katz Hall APeter Katz Student Engagement - Unplugged Salon 11Susan Denman Agriculture: An Awe-full and Wonder-full Way to Teach and Learn Salon 19/20Carleigh Duiker • Bonnie Stelmach AI Prompting for Teacher Success Salon 08Chris Gonsalvez ARTA and the ARTA Benefit Plans - Looking Ahead to New Futures Salon 17/18Rosie Borelli • Ray Hoger Cultivating Compassion: Building a Safe and Supportive School Enviornment for All Salon 05Lisa Everitt Design Thinking Quest - Navigating Innovation in Schools Salon 09Terra Lee Gratton ECO Schools Salon 06Alberta Council for Environmental Education Engaging in Numeracy and Connections through First Nations, Metis and Inuit Traditional Games Salon 02Cheryl Devin Experiments, Videos, Stories: Explore STEM Resources for All Grades Salon 03Valerie Miller Playwriting for the LA and Drama Classrooms Salon 15/16Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre • Rebecca Bissonette Robot Bootcamp Salon 13/14Whitney Horban • Bernadette Blakey Teaching with Big Beautiful Problems in a Thinking Classroom: Continuing the Journey Salon 04Alicia Burdess Top 5 Movement Resources Riverview RoomNicole Biollo • Tina Skakun Number Talks for Middle School Mathematics Salon 12Richelle Marynowski HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 1 - Sustainability: Home, School & Community HALL B - Collaboration Table 1 Implications and Guidelines On Student Use of Generative AI Salon 10Lorne Maier • Kelly Scully Scaffolded Assessment: Building Targeted Assessments that Show Where Students are at in their Learning Salon 01Shelly Cloke Exhibits Hall C

12:30pm MST

OFFSITE: John Walter Museum - Historical Houses Tour/Dipped Candles (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site Multi-Faith Space Salon F

1:00pm MST

Journaling Adventures: Transforming your Classroom with Nature Salon 15/16Samantha Ur How to Teach ELA When it is not your Specialty Salon 10Alyssa Backs HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 1 - ACTS – Aspiring Change Through Service HALL B - Collaboration Table 1 HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 2 - Implementing the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (TCRWP) (Lucy Calkins) HALL B - Collaboration Table 2 Finding Home on the Range: Exploring Alberta's Wildlife and Conservation Agriculture Salon 19/20Inside Education I've Done All these Assessments - Now What? Salon 03Tracy Lundell Code of Professional Conduct: Navigating the Alberta Teaching Profession's Processes Salon 06Gordon King Enhancing Student Learning through Effective EA Partnerships Salon 02Laurie Thompson First Nations Protocol: Essential Insights for Respectful Engagement Salon 08Phillip Campiou kiyokewin - Visiting with Community and Metis Education Resouces Salon 04Holly Brandsma Learn to Live Forward - Lessons In Resilience! Salon 17/18Chidi C Iwuchukwu Omnikin Ball Riverview RoomDustin Blake Re-thinking Student Individualized Program Plans (IPPs): Moving from conference to conversation Salon 01Brittany Ouellette Teacher Safety Net Salon 05Dave Matson • ATA Staff Officer Unlocking Creativity: The Power of Makerspaces in Education Salon 09Terra Lee Gratton Curriculum Linked Board Games Made Easy for the Whole Class Salon 13/14Carl Allen HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 3 - ELA Grade 6 - PAT Discussion HALL B - Collaboration Table 3 6 Super Strategies for Superb Sex Ed: Best Practices for Teaching Sexual Health Salon 12Desirea Agar • Nicole Inglis Finding Primary/Secondary Sources for Grades 7-12 Social Studies Salon 11Kyle McIntosh Exhibits Hall C OFFSITE: Edmonton Public Library Cooking Session 2 (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site

1:30pm MST

OFFSITE: Stanley Milner Library - STEAM/Makerspaces Jr/Sr High (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site OFFSITE: Royal Alberta Museam - Object-Based Learning and Language (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site

2:15pm MST

HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 1 - Grade 1 Writing Discussion HALL B - Collaboration Table 1 From Play to Learning: Embracing Fun and Learning Together Salon 02Andrea Mishio HALL B: Collaboration Session - TABLE 2 - Collaboration sur l'enseignement des FILAL et des mathématiques en immersion française (4e à 6e année)/Collaboration on Teaching FILAL and Mathematics in French Immersion... HALL B - Collaboration Table 2 ASEBP Benefit Overview Presentation Salon 06ASEBP Enhancing Well-Being, Enhance Learning: The CSH Approach Salon 13/14Dawn Fortune Extended Disability Salon 05Dave Matson • ATA Staff Officer Financial Wellness - It's More Than Just Investments! Salon 17/18Capital Planning Move Over Cigarettes: Vapes and Nicotine Pouches are Hooking Our Youth Salon 03Shalini Mishra • Alberta Health Services - Tobacco, Vaping and Cannabis Program • Dr. Jamil Ramji, PharmD Queer Contexts of Education Salon 01Star Oldring Snowflakes and Stories: Embracing Winter's Narrative Tradition Salon 08Phillip Campiou The b. Class® Riverview RoomSabrina Heydorn Visual Impact: Using Canva to Enhance School Communications Salon 11Brandon Isert Woodland Kids: Do Kids Know How to Play On Their Own Anymore? Salon 09Joe MacIsaac Beyond Word ID....Building Comprehension in Grades 3-6 Salon 12Megan Lanceleve Shameless: How to talk about sexting, pornograpy, consent and more in today's sex ed Salon 19/20Desirea Agar • Nicole Inglis Disruptive Text Pairings in Jr./Sr. ELA Salon 10Alyssa Backs Introduction to Neurographic Art ($10.00 fee at door) Salon 15/16Rachelle Campeau My Top 5 Big Beautiful Math Problems (Div. 3 & 4) Salon 04Alicia Burdess Exhibits Hall C
 
Friday, February 14
 

9:00am MST

President Schilling Convention 2025 Greeting - Live Hall AJason Schilling Connecting with a Light Heart - Monique Gray-Smith Hall AMonique Gray Smith

9:30am MST

OFFSITE: John Janzen Nature Centre - Ecosystems (Gr 7-9) - (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site OFFSITE: John Janzen Nature Centre - Stalking and Tracking - (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site

10:00am MST

OFFSITE: CBC Newsroom Tour - (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site

10:30am MST

Multi-Faith Space Salon F Parlons-en! Compétences conversationnelles pour l'apprentissage Salon 15/16Dorice Dechamplain HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 2 - Outcome Based Assessment - Div 2 HALL B - Collaboration Table 2 Math Vocabulary - What Exactly is the Correct Term In Our New Math Grades 4-6 Salon 04Chris Zarski • Candace Ketsa Solve Real-World Problems Using Gizmos STEM Cases - Division 2 Salon 03Karen Blumhagen Brain Break Activities for Chemistry 20/30 Salon 17/18Michael Ng Fun, Fast, Fresh, Free! New Resources for Teaching K-6 Physical Education and Wellness Salon 05Ever Active Schools AAC - Using AI to Generate Effective and Personalized Assessments that are Aligned to Curriculum - This session is designed for teachers not yet using AI to create classroom assessments and want to learn practical... Salon 13/14Shannon Ireland ASEBP MyRetiree Presentaiton Salon 06ASEBP ATRF Steps to Receiving Your Pension Salon 12Linda Lau Fear not! You and Your Students Can Become Confident Public Speakers Salon 19/20Carmen Leibel HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 3 - Book study : Life In Two Worlds: A Coach's Journey from the Reserve To the NHL and Back HALL B - Collaboration Table 3 Helping Students Feel Happier - Insights from Icons Salon 02Mercedes Korngut Pick up the Phone Salon 01Dr. Kate Syson • Joe Thibeau President Schilling: Unplugged Salon 11Jason Schilling Role of Community-Based Organizations in Indigenous Education Salon 08Madison Properzi ATA Science Council presents Oreo Cookies and the Scientific Method Salon 09Michelle Savoie HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 1 - Teaching, Principaling, and doing a Doctoral Degree! HALL B - Collaboration Table 1 Writing that Stirs the Heart Salon 10Alexis Marie Chute Exhibits Hall C Dr. Shimi Kang - “The Fire of Our Time”: How to Maximize the Benefits and Minimize the Risks of AI and Tech Hall ADr. Shimi Kang Full Body Workout + Yoga - DOUBLE SESSION Riverview RoomAmanda Harvie • Madi Mahdiuk

11:45am MST

Multi-Faith Space Salon F Leveraging AI to Save Time in Education Salon 02Eziah Pahl Bringi(Ng) the Three Sisters Garden and Inuit Life and Culture to Chemistry Curriculum Salon 17/18Michael Ng Numerical Response in Social 30-1 Salon 03Michael Bayer • Kyle McIntosh Case Studies and More! Unpacking Concepts in the New Science Curriculum Salon 04Ted Zarowny • Chris Zarski AAC - Empowering Educators: Navigating Grading Reform Through Incremental Changes for Student Success Salon 13/14Shannon Ireland ATRF - Your Pension Essentials Salon 12Linda Lau Celebrating Intercultural Connection and Inclusion in Physical Education Salon 05Ever Active Schools Food for Thought Unlocking the Link Between Your Nutrition and Mental Wellbeing Salon 01Jessica Dugan • Hannah Bazin • Jacob Manavalan • Alexandra Thomson Lost In Distraction: Navigating the Challenges with Distraction Salon 08Ron Wiebe Spirit of the Metis Salon 19/20Brian St. Germain Using AI to Enhance Human-Centered Work Salon 11Chris Gonsalvez What's love got to do with it? Books, brains, hearts and spirits Salon 09Monique Gray Smith Documentary Filmmaking: Step by Step through the 48 Hour Film Challenge Salon 10Alexis Marie Chute HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 1 - Teaching High School PE HALL B - Collaboration Table 1 Outreach/Alternative Learning Classrooms Salon 06Bruce Greengrass • Rose Lapointe Exhibits Hall C

12:00pm MST

OFFSITE: Art Gallery Tour - (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site OFFSITE: Edmonton Valley Zoo - Endangered Species - (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site OFFSITE: Edmonton Valley Zoo - Fur, Feathers, and Scales - (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site

1:00pm MST

Multi-Faith Space Salon F Place Value is More Than Numbers in a Column! Chris Zarski Salon 04Chris Zarski Gizmos: Build Conceptual Understanding Using Online Math Simulations - Grade 1 & 2 Salon 03Karen Blumhagen AAC - Mapping Your Assessment Plan Salon 13/14Shannon Ireland Exchanges: Embark on a Journey That Will Inform Your Teaching or Leadership Journey Salon 19/20Carolyn Freed Promote Yourself - Resumes and Cover Letters That get Noticed Salon 17/18Chris Gonsalvez Exhibits Hall C OFFSITE: Stanley Milner Library - K - Grade 6 STEAM/ Makerspaces - (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site
 
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  • Offsite : Art Gallery Tour 2
  • OFFSITE: Art Gallery Tour - Thursday 10:00-11:00
  • OFFSITE: CBC Newsroom Tour
  • OFFSITE: Edmonton Public Library Cooking Session 2
  • OFFSITE: Edmonton Public Library Cooking Session - Session 1
  • OFFSITE: Edmonton Valley Zoo - Endangered Species
  • OFFSITE: Edmonton Valley Zoo - Fur
  • OFFSITE: John Janzen Nature Centre - Ecosystems (Gr 7-9)
  • OFFSITE: John Janzen Nature Centre - Stalking and Tracking
  • OFFSITE: John Walter Museum - Historical Houses Tour/Dipped Candles
  • OFFSITE: Muttart Conservatory - Nurturing Nature (Grade 4- New Curriculum)
  • OFFSITE: Muttart Conservatory - Saving Ecosystems (New Program Gr 7-9)
  • OFFSITE: Royal Alberta Museam - Object-Based Learning and Language
  • OFFSITE: Stanley Milner Library - K - Grade 6 STEAM/ Makerspaces
  • OFFSITE: Stanley Milner Library - STEAM/Makerspaces Jr/Sr High