ESTCA 2025: Full Schedule

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Morning Selections 7:30 - 11:00 (Hall B) :
Slice of Banana or Zucchini bread (vegetarian) $3.25, Fruit to go cups (vegan/gluten free) $3.25 Yogurt Parfait Cup (vegetarian) $ 3.25

Beverages Selection:
Bottled Water $4.00
Soft Drinks $3.50
Canned Juices $3.50
Starbucks Coffee (12oz) $3.00

Concession/Collaboration Lounge - Lunch Specials 11:00 - 15:00 (Hall B) :
Old Fashioned Ham, tuna & egg Salad sandwich $5.00
Bistro Sandwich $7.50
Crudites in a Cup (vegan/gluten free) $3.75
Whole Fruit - $2.25
Gluten Free Granola Gar (gluten free/vegetarian) $4.75
Assorted Cookies (vegetarian) $2.50

Hot Specials Lunch -
Daily -
Chefs Choice Daily Soup with brioche bread $5.00
Pizza (Hawaiian, pepperoni & Cheese $5.00
Thursday - Ukrainian Box with Perogies, kielbasa and lazy cabbage rolls $12.00
Friday - Teriyaki Chicken $12.00

10:30am MST

Information and Digital Literacy in Jr High

Thursday February 13, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST

Salon 09

Our students are "...competent in using technology devices but still lack information literacy skills and are marked by uncertainty because they face information overload due to the high dependency on the Internet and inability to solve real-life problems" (Shuhidan, 2020, p. 190).
This session offers tangible strategies to incorporate Alberta’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) curriculum into your classroom practices and lesson design for Jr high ELA, Social Studies, and Science classes.

Speakers

Alyssa Backs

Teacher, English Language Arts Council

Backs is the Central Region Representative for the ATA’s English Language Arts Council. She holds a B. Ed in Secondary Education with a major in Social Studies and a minor in ELA through the University of Alberta. She recently completed her master’s degree in Library and Information... Read More →

Thursday February 13, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST
Salon 09

Div 3

1:00pm MST

HALL B: Collaboration Session - Table 5 - Challenges in Teaching to the iPad Generations

Thursday February 13, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST

HALL B - Collaboration Table 5

Facilitator: Chad Skinner
Space: Collaboration Session - Table 5 Thursday, 1:00-2:00
Discussion: Challenges in Teaching to the iPad Generations - Children are arriving to school with deficits in fine and gross motor skill development, alongside accompanying emotional and physical control. What are some ways that we notice students have increasing difficulty in the last 5 years? 10 years? What are ways we can alleviate these issues in the children in our classroom?

Thursday February 13, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
HALL B - Collaboration Table 5

Div 3