ESTCA 2025

ESTCA 2025

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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

9:00am MST

Peter Katz Hall A

9:30am MST

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

10:00am MST

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

10:30am MST

Journaling Adventures: Transforming your Classroom with Nature Salon 01Samantha Ur 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 ARTA Café Salon F Counting Time Salon 08Dave Matson Equitable Climate Justice in the Classroom Salon 06Alberta Council for Environmental Education Hands-on Minds On - The Intersection of Trades and STEM in K-12 Education Salon 15/16Lethbridge Polytechnic HPEC - Elevate your PE Class Riverview RoomNick Brown Sustaining the Heart of Education: Practical Self-Care Strategies for Educators Salon 17/18Kolbi Cameron Tree Teachings: Combining Indigenous Earth Science & Western Science Salon 03Valerie Miller Viral Literacy: Teaching Reading Skills Through Wordle and other Games Salon 09Kristy Bruce 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 19/20Karen Belter Leading for Equity Unpacking Leadership Models, Gendered Expectations, and Bias in Alberta Schools Salon 13/14Lisa Everitt OFFSITE: Edmonton Public Library Cooking Session (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site

11:45am MST

Peter Katz - Hall A Hall APeter Katz Student Engagement - Unplugged Salon 11Susan Denman Agriculture: An Awe-full and Wonder-full Way to Teach and Learn Salon 19/20Bonnie Stelmach AI Prompting for Teacher Success Salon 08Chris Gonsalvez ARTA and the ARTA Benefit Plans - Looking Ahead to New Futures Salon 17/18Jennifer Hope Cultivating Compassion: Building a Safe and Supportive School Enviornment for All Salon 13/14Lisa Everitt Design Thinking Quest - Navigating Innovation in Schools Salon 09Terra Lee Gratton ECO Schools Salon 06Alberta Council for Environmental Education Experiments, Videos, Stories: Explore STEM REsources for All Grades Salon 03Valerie Miller Playwriting for the LA and Drama Classrooms Salon 01Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre • Rebecca Bissonette Robot Bootcamp Salon 05Whitney Horban • Bernadette Blakey Teaching with Big Beautiful Problems in a Thinking Classroom: Continuing the Journey Salon 04Alicia Burdess Number Talks for Middle School Mathematics Salon 12Richelle Marynowski 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 15/16Shelly 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

How to Teach ELA When it is not your Specialty Salon 10Alyssa Backs Finding Home on the Range: Exploring Alberta's Wildlife and Conservation Agriculture Salon 19/20Inside Education I've Done All these Assignments - Now What? Salon 03Tracy Lundell Code of Professional Conduct: Navigating the Alberta Teaching Profession's Processes Salon 06Gordon King Enhancing Well-Being, Enhance Learning: The CSH Approach Salon 17/18Dawn Fortune First Nations Protocol: Essential Insights for Respectful Engagement Salon 08Phillip Campiou kiyokewin - Visiting with Community and Metis Education Resouces Salon 04Holly Brandsma OmniBall Riverview RoomDustin Blake Re-thinking Student Individualized Program Plans (IPP's): Moving from conference to conversation Salon 01Brittany Ouellette Teacher Safety Net Salon 05Dave Matson • ATA Staff Officer Teacher/EA relationship building Salon 02Laurie Thompson Unlocking Creativity: The Power of Makerspaces in Education Salon 09Terra Lee Gratton Curriculum Linked Board Games Made Easy for the Whole Class Salon 12Carl Allen 6 Super Strategies for Superb Sex Ed: Best Practices for Teaching Sexual Health Salon 13/14Nicole Inglis Aligning Assessments so they work for all Sudents - Including IPP and Accomodations for Students Salon 15/16Shelly Cloke Finding Primary/Secondary Sources for Grades 7-12 Social Studies Salon 11Kyle McIntosh OFFSITE: Stanley Milner Library - STEAM/Makerspaces Jr/Sr High (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site Exhibits Hall C OFFSITE: Edmonton Public Library Cooking Session (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site

1:30pm MST

OFFSITE: Royal Alberta Museam - Object-Based Learning and Language (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site

2:15pm MST

From Play to Learning: Embracing Fun and Learning Together Salon 02Andrea Mishio ASEBP Benefit Overview Presentation Salon 06ASEBP Extended Disability Salon 05Dave Matson • ATA Staff Officer Financial Wellness - It's More Than Just Investements! Salon 17/18Elizabeth Walton Learn to Live Forward - Lessons In Resilience! Salon 19/20Chidi Iwuchukwu Move Over Cigarettes: Vapes and Nicotine Puches are Hooking Our Youth Salon 03Alberta Health Services - Tobacco, Vaping and Cannabis Program 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 13/14Nicole 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

9:00am MST

President Schilling Convention 2025 Greeting Hall AJason Schilling Monique Gray Smith Hall A

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

Solve Real-World Problems Using Gizmos STEM Cases - Division 2 Salon 03Karen Blumhagen Brain Break Activities for Chemistry 20/30 Salon 12Michael Ng Numerical Response in Social 30-1 Salon 01Michael Bayer 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 13/14AAC Facilitator ASEBP MyRetiree Presentaiton Salon 06ASEBP ATRF Steps to Receiving Your Pension Salon 17/18Linda Lau Empower with Empathy (needs Thursday) Salon 15/16Meghan Dumanski Fear not! You and Your Students Can Become Confident Public Speakers Salon 19/20Carmen Leibel Helping Students Feel Happier - Insights from Icons Salon 02Small Bits of Happiness 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 Writing that Stirs the Heart Salon 10Alexis Marie Chute Exhibits Hall C

11:45am MST

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 12Michael Ng Case Studies and More! Unpacking Concpets in the New Science Curriculum Salon 04Chris Zarski AAC - Empowering Educators: Navigating Grading Reform Through Incremental Changes for Student Success Salon 13/14AAC Facilitator ATRF - Your Pension Essentials Salon 17/18Linda 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 Lost In Distraction: Navigating the Challenges with Distraction Salon 08Ron Wiebe Monique Gray Smith Salon 09 Pick up the Phone Salon 03 Using AI to Enhance Human Centred Work Salon 11Chris Gonsalvez Documentary Filmmaking: Step by Step through the 48 Hour Film Challenge Salon 10Alexis Marie Chute Outreach/Alternative Learning Classrooms Salon 06Bruce Greengrass • Rose Lapointe 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 A Neuropainting - Art to Connect the Conscious and Unconscious Self ($10.00 fee at door) Salon 15/16Kristy Bruce

12:00pm MST

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

1:00pm MST

Gizmos: Build Conceptual Understanding Using Online Math Simulations - Grade 1 & 2 Salon 03Karen Blumhagen OFFSITE: Stanley Milner Library - K - Grade 6 STEAM/ Makerspaces - (Ticket Purchase Required) Off site AAC - Mapping Your Assessment Plan Salon 13/14AAC Facilitator 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 Spirit of the Metis Salon 09Brian St.Germain Exhibits Hall C