PDTCA 2025

Explore the Nature of Science 9:00am - 10:00am

Formative Assessment in Physics 10:20am - 11:20am

Steel Drums & Handbell Fun 11:40am - 12:40pm

(Pre-Reg 30) A1: Engaging Students using Unorthodox Board Games 1:00pm - 2:00pm

(Pre-Reg 30) A3: Gamifying Your Classroom 2:20pm - 3:20pm

President Schilling Convention 2024 Greeting 8:35am - 3:30pm

Managing expectations (Keynote) 9:00am - 10:00am

Managing Expectations (Keynote) 10:20am - 11:20am

Your Brain, Your Life: How Our Stories Drive Our Learning (Keyno... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Your Brain, Your Life: How Our Stories Drive Our Learning (Keyno... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Lighthouse Leadership – Illuminating the Path to Collaborative C... 9:00am - 10:00am

Brain Games 10:20am - 12:40pm

Tools To Help Students Decipher Online AI and Misinformation/Dis... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Effectively Differentiating Instruction to Meet The Needs of All... 9:00am - 10:00am

Lyrical Lessons: Using Music In Language Arts 10:20am - 11:20am

Get Reel || Creative Writing Techniques in Cinema 11:40am - 12:40pm

How to Read & Plan with the New Curriculum 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Transform Your Teaching with AI 2:20pm - 3:20pm

An Introduction to Photography 9:00am - 10:00am

Canva In The Classroom 10:20am - 11:20am

Board Games for kids Grades 3-5 11:40am - 12:40pm

Transformer le comportement et l'estime : Atelier d'intervention... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Promote Staff Wellness: Moving Toward Healthier School Workplace... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Let's Talk Phonics 9:00am - 10:00am

Let's Talk Phonics REPEAT SESSION 10:20am - 11:20am

Reclaim Your Time! 11:40am - 12:40pm

Making Sense of Morphology 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Whole Novels for the Whole Class: A Student Centered Approach 9:00am - 10:00am

The “Cost” of Household Food Insecurity to Students: Approaches... 10:20am - 11:20am

Créons des créateurs—favoriser la pensée créatrice dans votre éc... 11:40am - 12:40pm

The English Village 1:00pm - 2:00pm

French Immersion: Diving into the New Curriculum 9:00am - 10:00am

Timesavers for Teachers 10:20am - 12:40pm

Gizmos: Solve Real-World Problems Using Gizmos STEM Cases Divisi... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Gizmos: Build Conceptual Understanding Using Online Math Simulat... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Werklund School of Education Undergraduate Student Poster Display on Interdisciplinary Learning and STEM Education 9:00am - 12:40pm

Student Projects At Any Scale- SHS Community Greenhouse 9:00am - 10:00am

Introducing Bug Club Morphology - Empowering Readers and Writers... 10:20am - 11:20am

Using E-Books within the New ELAL Curriculum 11:40am - 12:40pm

Using Excel for Administrators 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Cultivating Courage In The Classroom (Through Theatre Education) 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Autism in the Classroom 9:00am - 10:00am

Diving Deeper: Opportunities and Challenges in School Leadership... 11:40am - 12:40pm

Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers and Teacher Leaders 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Planning for Retirement 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Creativity in Your Second Language Classroom 9:00am - 10:00am

(Pre-Reg 30) Is this Burnout? How caring for others can impact e... 10:20am - 11:20am

(Pre-Reg 30) Trauma Informed Responses to Child Abuse 11:40am - 12:40pm

Let's talk about boys' education and the 'boy crisis' 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Purpose Driven Writing 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Yoga Jam for Beginnerrs 9:00am - 10:00am

Yoga Jam intermediate/advanced 10:20am - 11:20am

Reimagining Education: Fostering Radical Love, Emotional Intelli... 11:40am - 12:40pm

L'improvisation, au coeur de la communication orale 1:00pm - 3:20pm

Téflon ou Velcro - Comment maximiser l’apprentissage - 1ère à 12... 10:20am - 11:20am

Beyond Pronouns: Confidently Understanding and Educating Transgender Youth 1:00pm - 3:20pm

Fuel Your Body to Teach 9:00am - 10:00am

Finding Our Way in Indigenous Education-Connecting Hearts and Mi... 10:20am - 11:20am

Building Personal Leadership within Students 11:40am - 12:40pm

Culturally Responsive Teaching 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Take a LEAP-Understanding Racial Bias 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Help! I have to teach Junior High Drama with no experience! 9:00am - 10:00am

Coding for Kindergarteners - Introducing Elementary Students to... 10:20am - 11:20am

Coding for Kindergarteners Part 2 - Introducing Robots to Elemen... 11:40am - 12:40pm

Hope: Resilience and Recovery 9:00am - 10:00am

POWER PLAY - GAMES FOR GRADES 3-6 UPPER ELEMENTARY PLACE VALUE 1:00pm - 2:00pm

ENGAGING MATH GAMES WITH ENGAGING DICE K - GRADE 3 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Handle with Care: A go-to Guide for self care 10:20am - 12:40pm

Students with Scars: Understanding Self Injury 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Mental Health 101: Understanding & Supporting Mental Health and... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Free Indigenous Lessons Created by Indigenous Educators: Pre-Con... 9:00am - 10:00am

Free Indigenous Lessons Created by Indigenous Educators: Pre-Con... 10:20am - 11:20am

Recreation, Ethics and Aesthetics. Are Video Games a Refined Art... 9:00am - 10:00am

The Soul of AI: Do Artificial Intelligence machines have souls? 10:20am - 11:20am

Flat Earth, Dinosaurs, and the Bible: Can Science and Religion g... 11:40am - 12:40pm

The Hunger Games and the Bible: Hope, Freedom, and Sacrifice 1:00pm - 2:00pm

At our best or at our worst? Hobbes, Rousseau, the Bible and the... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Unlucky When Hiring? 9:00am - 10:00am

Supportive and Responsive Classroom Instructional Strategies for... 10:20am - 11:20am

Where Staff Believe They Belong 11:40am - 12:40pm

97 Staff Recognition Tips in Just 75 Minutes 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Effective & Inspiring Experiential Learning Activities in the Ca... 9:00am - 10:00am

Empowering Teachers for Alberta’s Clean Energy Transition 10:20am - 11:20am

Balancing All The Things - How to Bring University Planning into... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

More Than Words: The Significance of Land Acknowledgements on th... 9:00am - 10:00am

ARTA and the ARTA Benefit Plans - Looking Ahead to New ADVENTURE... 10:20am - 11:20am

Believing the Improbable… how misinformation shapes “other people's” minds 11:40am - 2:00pm

(Pre-Reg 50 OFFSITE) Sowing Seeds of Sustainability: Nurturing Sustainable Action in the Classroom and Beyond 9:00am - 12:40pm

(Pre-Reg 16 OFFSITE) LEARN TO SEW and Teach Your Students Too! 9:00am - 3:20pm

(Pre-Reg 60 OFFSITE) Learning Outside With the New ELA, Math and Science Curricula: A day at Fish Creek Park 9:00am - 3:20pm

(Pre-Reg 16 OFFSITE) Some carve their careers - others just Whittle! - 1 Day Workshop 9:00am - 3:20pm

(Pre-Reg 20 OFFSITE) Nailed It! Cake Decorating 101 9:00am - 12:40pm

(Pre-Reg 30 OFFSITE) Why Grasslands CAN and WILL save the world! 10:20am - 12:40pm

(Pre-Reg 30 OFFSITE) We All Belong in Nature: Ecojustice in Outdoor Education 10:20am - 12:40pm

(Pre-Reg 15 OFFSITE) Fly Tying to Release Anxiety 10:20am - 3:20pm

(Pre-Reg 50 OFFSITE) Experience Parades, Pancakes and Posters as the Calgary Stampede Comes to Life through the Unveiling of the Sam Centre 11:40am - 3:20pm

(Pre-Reg 30 OFFSITE) Journey to the Heart of Our Parks – From Egos to Ecosystems to Ecojustice 1:00pm - 3:20pm

(Pre-Reg 23 OFFSITE) OMG – Planning for a Substitute in Foods 10-12 1:00pm - 3:20pm

(Pre-Reg 30 OFFSITE) Calgary Zoo: Adaptations and Biodiversity in Wild Canada 1:00pm - 3:20pm

(Pre-Reg 30 OFFSITE) Calgary Zoo: Escape Extinction 2:20pm - 3:20pm

OPENING REMARKS

Sleep and its Impact on Athletic Performance 10:20am - 11:20am

Meaningful use of the Outdoors for your PE program 11:40am - 12:40pm

(Pre-Reg 30) Add Indigenous Voices to your Classroom using Alber... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Laugh Out Loud Literary Devices 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Creating a Culture of Respect for Gender and Sexual Diversity 10:20am - 12:40pm

Les problèmes écrits versus la résolution de problèmes - 1ère à... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Financial Literacy for Retiring Teachers 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Tools to build your Financial Wellness 9:00am - 10:00am

Elementary School Classroom Management for New Teachers: Learn The Art of Herding Cats 10:20am - 12:40pm

ATRF Your Pension Essentials 1:00pm - 2:00pm

An Introduction to Restorative Practices and Restorative Circles 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Stop Vaping Before It Starts: What Teachers Need to Know 9:00am - 10:00am

ASEBP Benefit Overview Presentation 11:40am - 12:40pm

ARTA Cafe 1:00pm - 3:20pm

PRAYER ROOM 20 9:00am -
21 3:20pm

Assessment in CTS - Managing the outcomes in multi-level (10/20/... 9:00am - 10:00am

Hacking ADHD Motivation 10:20am - 11:20am

Creating a Neurodiverse-Affirming Classroom 11:40am - 12:40pm

The good, the bad, and the confused: Parents experiences of acce... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Playful Learning: Unlocking Language Development for EAL Student... 9:00am - 10:00am

Gamifying High School English and Outcome Based Assessment 10:20am - 11:20am

Transforming Teaching: Reducing workload and aplifying student e... 11:40am - 12:40pm

(Pre-Reg 30) What the Watercolour? 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Collaboration space for Junior High and Senior High Science Teac... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

The Holocaust- Teaching About Then Today 9:00am - 11:20am

Cultivating Readers for Life – Building Reading Communities 11:40am - 2:00pm

Animal Assisted Activities in Schools 2:20pm - 3:20pm

A Principal’s Guide to a Functional Fundraising Association 9:00am - 10:00am

Problem Solving and Mathematics 10:20am - 11:20am

AI & ChatGPT: The Future of Education 11:40am - 12:40pm

The teenage brain: What is going on inside their head? 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Executive Function: The air traffic control of learning 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Phyllis Webstad: The Orange Shirt Story (Keynote) 9:00am - 10:00am

Phyllis Webstad: The Orange Shirt Story (Keynote) 10:20am - 11:20am

Reaching all students with Culturally Responsive Teaching 9:00am - 10:00am

Designing Performance Tasks for Deeper Learning 10:20am - 11:20am

The Art of Assessing Mathematical Thinking - Instructional Leade... 11:40am - 12:40pm

Early Years: Assessing New Curriculum Through Play 1:00pm - 2:00pm

HPEC presents a Round Circle Discussion on Addressing Current Ch... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Educators 9:00am - 10:00am

Ethics in AI 10:20am - 11:20am

Women in Islam: A History of Leadership 11:40am - 12:40pm

(Pre-Reg 25) Still Life Drawing with Conte' 1:00pm - 3:20pm

Success: Teaching Life Skills Through Sport 9:00am - 10:00am

Les simulations Gizmos disponibles en ligne : pour vous accompag... 10:20am - 11:20am

Exploring Assessment & Year Planning with the K-6 Physical Educa... 11:40am - 12:40pm

Physical Education & Wellness Tips for Teachers that Teach Every... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Equitable Climate Justice in the Classroom 2:20pm - 3:20pm

pîmastîhwâkiskiyihta How to weave Rupertsland Institute’s Métis... 9:00am - 10:00am

Top 10 Practical ESL Strategies 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Communication Skills To Disarm Angry Parents 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Concevoir des grilles d'évaluation à échelle descriptive 9:00am - 10:00am

Authentic Worship | understanding & teaching the connection betw... 10:20am - 11:20am

The Purity Pandemic | dealing with disaster in our postmodern wo... 11:40am - 12:40pm

Pourquoi faire une rétroaction efficace? 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Gizmos: Build Conceptual Understanding Using Online Math Simulat... 9:00am - 10:00am

Gizmos - Explore How Online Science Simulations Support Scientif... 10:20am - 11:20am

Gizmos: Using Online Simulations to Explore Science Concepts 11:40am - 12:40pm

Ukulele 101 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Ukulele. Simplified 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Creating Systems to Support Flexibility in Outreach Schools 9:00am - 10:00am

Congo for the Taking… (Part 1) Leopold’s Congo Free State to ‘In... 11:40am - 12:40pm

Congo for the Taking… (Part 2) ‘Independence’ to The Congo Wars to the Scramble for Rare Earth Minerals 1:00pm - 3:20pm

Enseigner en milieu minoritaire: L'importance de transmettre l'a... 10:20am - 11:20am

Teacher Safety Net 11:40am - 12:40pm

Le Code de conduite professionnelle : de quoi s'agit-il et en qu... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Collective Bargaining for Teachers-How it Works 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Coping Strategies for Prioritizing Teacher Mental Health 9:00am - 10:00am

Classroom Mental Health Strategies: Grounding in the Classroom f... 10:20am - 11:20am

Emotional Regulation in the Classroom for Elementary Students 11:40am - 12:40pm

Lessons in Inclusion: Applying Online Learning Strategies in the... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Instructional Leadership to Optimize Student Learning and Staff... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Stepping Into Your Groove 9:00am - 10:00am

How can CALM class help students lead a good life? 10:20am - 11:20am

How to find a job, get a job, keep a job...and help students lea... 11:40am - 12:40pm

Talking about Addictions and the Law...and helping students lead... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Mindfulness & Relaxation for the Busy Teacher 2:20pm - 3:20pm

From Theory to Practice: Key Principles of Human Learning (Break... 9:00am - 10:00am

Stress, Technology, and Learning: A Dangerous Triumverate 10:20am - 11:20am

The Transfer Dilemma: Why Is It So Hard to Move Knowledge & Skil... 11:40am - 12:40pm

Social Studies Curriculum Engagement: Hosted by Alberta Educatio... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Unlock the Potential of new LearnAlberta.ca: With Alberta Educat... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Designing Effective Professional Development Sessions 9:00am - 10:00am

AI Tools to Amplify Your Professionalism and Save Time! 10:20am - 11:20am

20 Strategies You Can Use on Monday! 11:40am - 12:40pm

Let's Get Talking! Conversational Skills for Learning 1:00pm - 2:00pm

La puissance des liens et de la bienveillance : outils et pratiq... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Saddle Up! Experience the Calgary Stampede Coming to Life Throug... 9:00am - 10:00am

L’enseignement adapté aux différences culturelles 10:20am - 11:20am

How I Learned to Love the Bard ... And How to Trick Your Student... 11:40am - 12:40pm

Slam Poetry: A Hook for Engaging All Students with Poetry 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Singing Fun and Games for your Elementary Music Class 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Math Therapy: A Crash Course in Becoming a Math Therapist(Keynot... 9:00am - 10:00am

Embracing the Powerful Role of Failure in Math Class(Keynote) 10:20am - 11:20am

Why Invest In Space Exploration 11:40am - 12:40pm

How to Equip Students for the Challenges in the Era of "New Spac... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Oh The Math That They'll Know - Kindergarten/Early Primary Math... 9:00am - 10:00am

MASTERING MULTIPLICATION - BOX CARS FAVORITE GAMES AND STRATEGIE... 10:20am - 11:20am

VOCABULICIOUS - PRIMARY LITERACY GAMES 11:40am - 12:40pm

President Schilling: Unplugged 9:00am - 10:00am

The Polyvagal Theory: How to Help Dysregulated Students 10:20am - 12:40pm

Trauma-Informed and Resiliency-Focused Schools 1:00pm - 3:20pm

Indigenous Matriarchy-Balance Through Truth, Justice and Reconci... 11:40am - 12:40pm

The Blanket Exercise 1:00pm - 3:20pm

Les simulations Gizmos disponibles en ligne : pour explorer des... 9:00am - 10:00am

The Ultimate Multi-grade Classroom 10:20am - 12:40pm

Let’s talk about the importance of a pizza pan! 1:00pm - 3:20pm

Musicianship to Ensembleship: Fostering a Functional Sound in th... 9:00am - 10:00am

Electronic Music Production: A High School Music Class for Non-M... 10:20am - 11:20am

Financial Literacy for Grade 4-12: Ready to go, age-appropriate... 11:40am - 12:40pm

Assessment Practices in the High School Band Room 1:00pm - 2:00pm

EcoSchools in Alberta: A Curriculum Linked Framework for Environ... 9:00am - 10:00am

Design Thinking for Environmental Education 10:20am - 12:40pm

Magic the Gathering: Bringing Students Together Through the Power of Cards 1:00pm - 3:20pm

Game Changers: Why Connection? Why Not? 9:00am - 10:00am

Game Changers: Breaking Down Barriers Part 1 10:20am - 11:20am

Game Changers: Breaking Down Barriers Part 2 11:40am - 12:40pm

(Pre-Reg 30) Suspect Child Abuse - now what! When to call, what... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

(Pre-Reg 30) We need to talk about consent, exploitation & Inter... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

(Pre-Reg 16 OFFSITE) Curling: A Life Long Sport 9:00am - 12:40pm

(Pre-Reg 100 OFFSITE) Let's Talk Autism! It's Time to Listen 9:00am - 3:20pm

(Pre-Reg 16 OFFSITE) Let's Cook! Perogies and Kolachi 9:00am - 12:40pm

(Pre-Reg MAX 50 OFFSITE) Indigenous Perspectives 9:00am - 3:00pm

(Pre-Reg 30 OFFSITE) Calgary Zoo: Nature Journaling Through Destination Africa 10:20am - 12:40pm

(Pre-Reg 20 OFFSITE) Sparking your Curiosity at TELUS Spark K-3... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

(Pre-Reg 30 OFFSITE) Calgary Zoo: Inspiring Conservation Action:... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

(Pre-Reg 20 OFFSITE) Sparking your Curiosity at TELUS Spark 4-12... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

(Pre-Reg 30 OFFSITE) Calgary Zoo: Bringing Citizen Science into... 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Problem Solving Through Computational Thinking (Gr. 3-4) 9:00am - 10:00am

Exploring the New Curriculum Through MakeCode Arcade Games (Gr.... 10:20am - 11:20am

Les simulations Gizmos disponibles en ligne : pour développer un... 11:40am - 12:40pm

Intro to Data Analysis in CODAP (Gr. 7-12) 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Sequencing and Debugging in the Elementary Classroom (K-Gr. 2) 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Our version of Outcome Based Approach to teaching Math and Scien... 9:00am - 10:00am

The magic of the Triple Play: How teaching reading is like coach... 11:40am - 12:40pm

The Layers of Writing Development 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Fluency in the Secondary Classroom 2:20pm - 3:20pm

ATRF Steps to Receiving Your Pension 9:00am - 10:00am

Bullying and Other Concerns 10:20am - 11:20am

Agriculture and the Environment 11:40am - 12:40pm

I have a Story to Tell 1:00pm - 2:00pm

La gestion des comportements 2:20pm - 3:20pm

My Retiree Plan Presentation 11:40am - 12:40pm

Beyond the Red Pen: Making humanities marking manageable 9:00am - 10:00am

I Need More Energy To Work! 10:20am - 12:40pm

One Step At A Time 1:00pm - 3:20pm

Depth, Light, and Texture in Acrylic Landscapes 10:20am - 11:20am

Mixed Media- Projects for all Seasons 11:40am - 12:40pm

A Taste of Art- Oil Pastels Projects 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Monoprinting Beyond Realism 2:20pm - 3:20pm

Scaffolded Speaking Activities for Secondary FSL Classes 9:00am - 10:00am

(Pre-Reg 30) Help! I'm teaching ART! 10:20am - 11:20am

Help! I'm teaching DRAMA! 11:40am - 12:40pm

Help! I’m teaching PLAYWRITING! 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Help! I'm teaching FILMMAKING! 2:20pm - 3:20pm