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

Work smarter, not harder. Utilizing time effectively - Collaborative workspace

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

Telus 110 - CTCC

Bring your friends, bring your work. Use this time to work with peers to calibrate your marking across subjects or grades.

Do you need some ideas on how to get assessments done effectively with timely feedback? Do you struggle with HOW LONG it takes to look at assignments? Then this session is for you. Work with your peers to calibrate assessments and learn strategies to work more effectively.

Speakers

Barb Olson

I will try anything with enthusiasm, even this event! I am Mother to 2 boys and you can find me watching their sports around Rockyview.

Friday February 21, 2025 09:00 - 10:00 MST
Telus 110 - CTCC

Reflection/Collaboration (TQS/LQS 2), 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

10:20 MST

Struggling to comment

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

Telus 110 - CTCC

Collaborative workspace - work with peers or self to create Personalized, Meaningful, Curriculum Based Concise comments.
I will show you how to use the Power Teacher Comment bank to save time inputting comments and how to use the smart text features. Then you will have time to try out these features, as well as worktime to create comments specific to you.

Speakers

Barb Olson

I will try anything with enthusiasm, even this event! I am Mother to 2 boys and you can find me watching their sports around Rockyview.

Friday February 21, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 MST
Telus 110 - CTCC

Assessment (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

Finding Our Place-Fostering School Belonging for Junior and Senior High School Students (11:40-14:00)

Friday February 21, 2025 11:40 - 14:00 MST

Telus 110 - CTCC

In this session, we will share current findings on the importance of school belonging in relation to student academic success and personal well-being. Additionally, we will share how a value framework and strategies help school staff foster school belonging for all students.

Speakers

Yvonne Renaud

Yvonne currently works as a Junior High teacher just outside of Calgary. In her 20 year career in education, Yvonne has taught grades 7-12 both in Alberta and Quebec. She has occupied roles such as a learning coach, classroom teacher both in traditional and specialized contexts, academic... Read More →

AJ Verhappen

AJ is passionate about brains and how they learn and grow. Through over 15 years of teaching experience, AJ has seen first hand the impacts of belonging on student learning and engagement. It is important to them that all members of a school community find a place where they feel... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 11:40 - 14:00 MST
Telus 110 - CTCC

Fostering Effective Relationships (TQS/LQS 1), 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