PDTCA 2025: Full Schedule

The PDTCA Board hopes you have an amazing Convention 2025!
Emergency Procedures Calgary Telus Convention Centre
Emergency Procedures Hyatt
Human Rights Statement
Land Acknowledgement

CALGARY TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE (CTCC) and HYATT - address

Pre-Registration will OPEN February 1, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. and CLOSE February 16, 2025 AT 8:00 p.m.

For Pre-Registered sessions please use the pre-registration link on the pre-registration page at pdtca.org. Adding the session to your Sched schedule does not mean you are pre-registered.

Reason to Create a Profile in Sched
You do not need to create a profile and log in to see sessions in Sched. However, if you want to add yourself to a session to create a schedule or evaluate a session you must be logged in.

Convention at a Glance Link will be available here in Mid-February
Off-Site Addresses are included.

Professional Responsibility
“On the two school days of your assigned teachers’ convention, you have a legal and professional responsibility to attend convention. If you are not able to make it safely to your assigned convention, however, your collective agreement may include impassable roads or inclement weather clauses that you can access. If your collective agreement does not include language specific to road conditions or weather, you may make use of the personal leave clauses of your agreement in most cases. Please be aware that using any of these types of leave may require you to pay substitute costs, forego a portion of your salary and benefits, or report to your school or another work location in your district. Refer to your collective agreement for more information. Should you require any additional information or if you need assistance interpreting your collective agreement, please contact Teacher Employment Services at 1-800-232-7208 or 780-447-9400.”
This information is also found on the Frequently Asked Questions page on the www.ataconventions.ca website. If you have any further questions regarding this, please contact Daniel.Maas@ata.ab.ca.

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09:00 MST

ASEBP MyRetiree Plan Presentation

Friday February 21, 2025 09:00 - 10:00 MST

Glen 206 - CTCC

Retirement can no doubt be both exciting and daunting. Between all the paperwork and planning, let us make one of the items on your checklist a little easier!
During this presentation, you will learn the ins and outs of your health benefits during retirement. From eligibility requirements to different types of coverage, ASEBP has got you covered—literally.

Speakers

Megon Jones-Ponce

ASEBP

Friday February 21, 2025 09:00 - 10:00 MST
Glen 206 - CTCC

Professional Issues (TQS 6) [emerging topics - teacher career, ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12) | retirement, ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12) | wellness], ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General overview for novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

10:20 MST

Riding the Wave: Navigating Mortgages in the Era of Higher Interest Rates"

Friday February 21, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 MST

Glen 206 - CTCC

This is a frequently requested and attended presentation.
Your home is one of the biggest financial decisions you will ever make.
If you have a new home in your future or a mortgage coming due in the next 18 months, join Maura, a Behavioural Cash Flow Specialist and Qualified Financial Planner.
Learn how to best prepare for a new mortgage or a mortgage renewal, including understanding your credit score and what Banks and financial institutions look for when approving a mortgage.
Learn the differences between banks and mortgage brokers.
Understand the overall cost of debt and how to make debt management decisions
Identify the heuristics, biases and emotions that can cloud your decision making abilities.
Learn the multistep process to making big financial decisions.
Learn why interest rates are not the only thing you should focus on
Workbook included
Q and A

Speakers

Maura Shaftoe

Maura is an engaging speaker who makes talking about money easy. She creates safe environments for people to have access to learning about money in a new way. Maura has been in financial services for over 10 years, after a full career in management and sales in the automotive industry... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 MST
Glen 206 - CTCC

Health & Wellness (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content Intermediate content
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

11:40 MST

ATRF Steps to Receiving Your Pension

Friday February 21, 2025 11:40 - 12:40 MST

Glen 206 - CTCC

This presentation is designed for teachers who are planning to retire during the current year or within the next few years. It provides detailed information about deciding to retire, the Steps to Retirement process and forms, the pension options, and post-retirement considerations.

Speakers

Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund

Pension Counsellor, Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund (ATRF)

A Pension counsellor with the Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund (ATRF).

Friday February 21, 2025 11:40 - 12:40 MST
Glen 206 - CTCC

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General overview for novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

13:00 MST

Creativity Versus Innovation (5–9)

Friday February 21, 2025 13:00 - 14:00 MST

Glen 206 - CTCC

Creativity and innovative thinking are extraordinary skills that reflect successful learning in your classroom. Students that learn and possess these skills demonstrate better retention of information and, confidence in their application of knowledge beyond the curriculum and your classroom. This session will focus on how to ignite student curiosity and the innate human desire to learn. Fun, engaging and proven classroom examples will be shared throughout the session. Participants will receive multiple lesson examples, assessment rubrics and online (AI) resources ready to use in the classroom.

Speakers

Paul Bohnert

Lead Teachers -, The Faculty

Innovation in Education has been Paul's passion and focus for the past 30 years. He has shared his classroom and educational experiences with more than 15,000 educators and pre-service teachers across North America speaking at regional, national and international conferences/workshops... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 13:00 - 14:00 MST
Glen 206 - CTCC

Career & Technology Studies/Foundations (TQS 3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content Intermediate content
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

14:20 MST

My Students Drive Their Learning - Keep Up to My Students'!

Friday February 21, 2025 14:20 - 15:20 MST

Glen 206 - CTCC

Design a new environmental sustainable tourist destination, that engages public involvement, considers water and energy consumption, land use, and waste production, while covering content from grade 5-9 science curriculum. This is just one example of how to create new and engaging lessons that cross multiple concepts within your grade 5 - 9 science and social studies classes. that reinforce skill, knowledge and abilities through practical, meaningful projects. The projects are designed to draw from past experiences and knowledge, and ignite creative and practical approaches to connecting the science curriculum between grade levels and curricular topics.

Speakers

Paul Bohnert

Lead Teachers -, The Faculty

Friday February 21, 2025 14:20 - 15:20 MST
Glen 206 - CTCC

Science (TQS 3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content Intermediate content
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No