Conservation Education

THE PDTCA BOARD HOPES YOU HAVE AN AMAZING CONVENTION!
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CTCC
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES HYATT
HUMAN RIGHTS STATEMENT
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CALGARY TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE(CTCC) and HYATT - address and driving directions

PRE-REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON JANUARY 11, 2024 AT 8:00P.M. and CLOSE FEBRUARY 11 AT 8:00 P.M.
We have decided to start pre-registration on January 11th to make sure everyone is informed of the start time and has time to check out the sessions as the first week back to school can be quite hectic.
FOR PRE-REGISTERED SESSIONS PLEASE USE THE PRE-REGISTRATION LINK BELOW THE SESSION DESCRIPTION IN SCHED. Adding the session to your Sched schedule does not mean you are pre-registered. The number in the title shows how many will be allowed to attend the session. We do allow more names to be added, but they will be on the waiting list. This is explained on the pre-registration page.
https://www.pdtca.org/pre-registration.html

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.

https://calgaryzoo.com/education/

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✧ WILDER INSTITUTE/CALGARY ZOO | CONSERVATION EDUCATION ✧

Our mission at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is to take and inspire action to sustain wildlife and wild places. The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo offers a number of exceptional educational programs that act as the perfect place to bring curriculum to life!

✧ Ask us about our school programs! ✧

We offer a large selection of on-site programs for elementary and secondary students that are curriculum-based, authentic, and interdisciplinary-focused. We also have an exciting new option for educational programs where a conservation educator will come to your school to offer a program from a select menu. Our virtual programs include Virtual Safaris led by our conservation educators with a number of themes that you can choose from.

✤ On-Site Programs at the Zoo
✤ In-School Programs

✤ Virtual Programs

✧ Other educational programs and events ✧

Chevron Campus Calgary/Open Minds Zoo School: Classes who participate in Zoo School engage in interdisciplinary, inquiry-based learning opportunities throughout the year and then have the opportunity to come together for a week-long curriculum-based experience at the zoo.

Conservation Champions Festival: This hybrid program that provides educators with access to a virtual classroom on Canvas complete with conservation resources, videos from experts, and optional lesson plans or activities that they can do with their students to enhance their understanding of the natural world and conservation literacy. Access to the virtual classroom is available from September to May. Throughout the year, students engage in inquiry-based learning and complete a conservation action project that they will then showcase to the public at the Conservation Champions Festival from May 7-8, 2024. The 2024 Conservation Champions Festival is currently full, however you can contact ConservationChampions@calgaryzoo.com to be added to the list for the Conservation Champions Festival program commencing in September 2024.
Alberta Biodiversity Festival: Developed through a partnership between the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo and the Ministry of Alberta Environment and Parks’ and their Inglewood facility Bow Habitat Station, this festival highlights the rich biodiversity in our province and what can be done for these diverse ecosystems. We are excited to celebrate the Alberta Biodiversity Festival this year from September 6-8, 2024 with a wrap-up event taking place at Bow Habitat Station on September 14, 2024. Join us at the festival for a variety of fun, engaging, learning opportunities to learn about the rich biodiversity in the province of Alberta.

Visit our exhibitor booth to learn how you can have your students participate in our fun, authentic, and engaging educational programs and conservation festivals!

✧ Websites ✧

Wilder Institute: www.wilderinstitute.org | Calgary Zoo: www.calgaryzoo.com

PDTCA 2025

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