ESTCA 2025: Full Schedule

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GOOSECHASE - Digital Scavenger Hunt
Please join us on Goosechase our digital scavenger hunt to win prizes! it will open Feb. 14th
Here is how to win and have fun:
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2) Find the mission ESTCA 2024 and Join the experience
3) Use password Estca and you are in
4) Start missions!
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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

Using Riddles and Unsolvable Problems to Encourage Oral Language and Higher Order Thinking Skills

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

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Here’s a great entry point for thinking, speaking and problem solving! Riddles and unsolvable problems contain clues, mysteries, and thought-provoking opportunities seen as ‘play’, but in reality they encourage complex cognitive investment. Along with developing valuable language-manipulation skills, riddles and unsolvable puzzles support higher level thinking, literacy and numeracy competencies, and promote subject-specific skills. Teachers will walk away with a number of riddles and puzzles that encourage students to engage in oral language, problem solving, and critical thinking. Join us for a puzzlingly good time!

Speakers

Dr. Karena Hartson

Consultant

Dr. Hartson began her career as a classroom teacher where she taught English Language Arts, Social Studies. Her current work as a consultant focuses on teaching for conceptual understanding, Language Arts and Literature, disciplinary literacy in secondary schools, and supporting new... Read More →

Thursday February 13, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST
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11:45am MST

Understanding and Enacting the New English Language Arts Curriculum

Thursday February 13, 2025 11:45am - 12:45pm MST

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Alberta has a new English language arts curriculum. I have had the opportunity to closely analyze how the new curriculum has been enacted by interviewing literacy leads and teacher educators about their experiences with—and perspectives on— said curriculum. We have also closely coded the curriculum itself. Aside from some of the obvious issues that might arise from a curriculum that was developed quickly without a lot of community involvement, there are as many glaring omissions as there are didact examples. Literacy is an essential component of any elementary school classroom. How literacy is shaped and understood by the policies and procedures that govern our classrooms can deeply impact the professional development of teachers and in turn the activities that they take up with their students. Join us to understand what literacy experts and practitioners have to say about the new curriculum. We will also place this curriculum within the context of the so-called ‘reading wars’ and discuss the many false claims happening throughout the media in relation to the Science of Reading.

Speakers

Katie Brubacher

With twenty years of teaching experience, Katie also has a PhD in education with a speciality in language and literacy. As both a member of the the Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada execute committee and an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta, Katie approaches... Read More →

Jacqueline Filipek

Thursday February 13, 2025 11:45am - 12:45pm MST
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1:00pm MST

Nurture Relationships and Transform Your Classroom Community

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

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Are your students dysregulated or anxious? What about you? If you’re overwhelmed by how to support your classroom community, this session is for you! Learn the evidence behind why relationships are foundational to wellness, student learning, and cultivating a positive classroom environment. Through facilitated discussion and sharing, we will explore strategies that help nurture relationships, support regulation, and build resiliency for you and your students. Let's get inspired to make a change!

Speakers

David Knechtel

Health Promotion Facilitator Healthy Schools, Alberta Health Services

David is a Health Promotion Facilitator with the Healthy Schools team at Alberta Health Services. He partners with school authorities and other stakeholders to implement effective and coordinated initiatives that improve wellbeing in schools using a Comprehensive School Health framework... Read More →

Matthew Mitschke

Health Promotion Facilitator, Healthy Schools, AHS

Matt is a Health Promotion Facilitator with the Healthy Schools team at Alberta Health Services. He partners with school authorities and other stakeholders to implement effective and coordinated initiatives that improve wellbeing in schools using a Comprehensive School Health framework... Read More →

Rodney Snaterse

Health Promotion Facilitator, Healthy Schools, Alberta Health Services

Rod is a Health Promotion Facilitator with the Healthy Schools team at Alberta Health Services. He partners with school authorities and other stakeholders to implement effective and coordinated initiatives that improve wellbeing in schools using a Comprehensive School Health framework... Read More →

Thursday February 13, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
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2:15pm MST

Finding the Balance: How to Survive Teaching Young Children While Raising Your Own

Thursday February 13, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm MST

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Join me as we laugh and cry our way through the realities of teaching young children while raising children of our own. We will cover the parts of your life you would rather not talk about -family values, goal setting, division of domestic labour, burnout, mental health and more. Come with an open heart and mind, leave feeling more aware and equipped to be successful at both home and school.

Speakers

Suzanne Bergeron

Director of Education, Gathered and Grown Family Farm

Suzanne is a wife, mom of four, and teacher of many. Passionate about finding balance between mental health, a joyful homelife, and successful teaching career she is constantly seeking to learn and grow. Suzanne is deeply dedicated to play and including nature in the daily routines... Read More →

Thursday February 13, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm MST
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10:30am MST

Winter is a Time for Stories

Friday February 14, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST

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When the snow covers the ground it is a time for stories. Why is it important to tell stories while the snow is on the ground? Learn about all the ways we can tell stories. Think about how you can bring the power of storytelling into your classroom. Join in this session as we learn about traditional oral storytelling, exploring the use of Indigenous literature in elementary and secondary, stories of resilience, and information that supports foundational knowledge.

Speakers

Phillip Campiou

Elder, Driftpile Cree Nation

Phillip Campiou is a Traditional Woodland Cree who is originally from Driftpile Cree Nation, Alberta. He now resides in the Onoway area. As a young man, his father taught Phillip how to be self-sufficient and live off the land. Inherent in these teachings was an unwavering respect... Read More →

Friday February 14, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST
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11:45am MST

Wahkohtowin

Friday February 14, 2025 11:45am - 12:45pm MST

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Exploring the idea of Wahkohtowin. Wahkohtowin is a Cree word which denotes the interconnected nature of relationships, communities, and natural systems. Its literal meaning is "kinship", but it is often used to refer to Cree law, or Cree codes of conduct. Participants will explore this idea of wahkohtowin in a sharing circle format and have the opportunity to discuss and ask questions. Learn how this Indigenous world view can be reflected in your classroom and supports your foundational knowledge.

Speakers

Phillip Campiou

Elder, Driftpile Cree Nation

Friday February 14, 2025 11:45am - 12:45pm MST
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1:00pm MST

Indigenous War Efforts and My Cree Father's Story

Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST

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Information on the war efforts of Indigenous soldiers and their treatment upon returning to Canada. The session will also highlight my father's WWII experience and his time as a POW in Germany

Speakers

Brian St Germain

Retired teacher

My name is Brian St. Germain. I recently retired from Red Deer Public School District after forty years of teaching. The last ten years spent with the First Nations, Metis and Inuit Program in Learning Services. I am Cree First Nations and Cree Metis.

Friday February 14, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
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