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 17, 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.

09:00 MST

Nourishing Minds: Cultivating a Healthy Relationship with Food

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

Imperial 7 - HYATT

You notice students consistently bring high-sugar snacks and drinks to school. You overhear a student body shaming another student in class. What do you do? New and updated resources and lesson plans will be shared during the session to reflect, collaborate, and explore these topics with other educators. Learn about key strategies you can use to support a positive relationship with food in your classroom and school environment.

Speakers

Mariel Fajer-Gomez

Public Health Dietitian, Alberta Health Services

Mariel Fajer is a Registered Dietitian with over 10 years of experience. She is passionate about sharing nutrition information with a variety of audiences and enjoys finding novel ways to translate research findings to simple but effective messages to foster health and wellness. On... Read More →

Carley Hughes

Carley Hughes is a registered dietitian with a specialty in paediatric nutrition and research. She works as a public health dietitian with Alberta Health Services, serving the communities of Cochrane and the Bow Valley, with a focus on infant and child nutrition, policy and community... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 09:00 - 10:00 MST
Imperial 7 - HYATT Hyatt

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

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

09:00 MST

(Pre-Reg MAX 20 Off-Site) Pakistani Cooking - "You call him Dr. Jones Dal"

Friday February 21, 2025 09:00 - 12:40 MST

Off-Site

This session will take place off site at WH Croxford High School, Airdrie, AB, in the Culinary Arts lab. We will learn 2 recipes; Chana Dal and Chicken Biriyani. After we create our food together, you can enjoy your creations! Grab your aprons and your taste buds and enjoy the ride!
This session has a participant fee of $10.50. Pre-Registration Link

Speakers

Duane Sovyn

Teacher, Rocky View Schools

In 1991 just before paper was invented, my high-school English class was paired up with a grade four elementary class. I was partnered up with a young man who chose not to talk, in fact, he hadn’t since Kindergarten. After three hours with me, he was talking more than I was. The... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 09:00 - 12:40 MST
Off-Site WH Croxford High School: 2654 Chinook Winds Dr SW, Airdrie, AB T4B 0J4

Career & Technology Studies/Foundations (TQS 3), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

Session has participant fee Yes
Level of content Advanced content
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required Yes

11:40 MST

teaching can be sweaty

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

Glen 208/209 - CTCC

Love to work out but having a hard time- finding time? Let this one hour power-yoga session give you a boost of adrenaline and increase the reward receptors excretion in the brain through activity. This is a high energy output session designed to give you a body break within your convention time. We are the models for our students, if we want to see them using thier choice of time in healthy ways lets demonstrate it through our actions. COme prepared to sweat, athletic wear, yoga mat and a water bottle are a must.

Friday February 21, 2025 11:40 - 12:40 MST
Glen 208/209 - CTCC Calgary Telus Convention Centre

Physical Education (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 Advanced content
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No