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Venue: Imperial 9 - HYATT clear filter
Thursday, February 20
 

09:00 MST

Développer l'oral: Pourquoi et comment?
Thursday February 20, 2025 09:00 - 10:00 MST
Atelier pour les enseignants des écoles francophones et d'immersion française
Vous vous demandez pourquoi vos élèves ne progressent pas aussi rapidement que vous le souhaiteriez en lecture ? Vous aimeriez améliorer leur compréhension de la lecture ? Les résultats en écriture de vos élèves ne répondent pas à vos attentes ? Est-ce que la maîtrise de la langue orale par vos élèves pourrait être liée à ces résultats ?

Dans cet atelier, vous découvrirez l'importance de développer la langue orale chez vos élèves et comment le faire efficacement en classe. Vous repartirez avec des ressources concrètes et des idées pratiques que vous pourrez mettre en œuvre dès le lendemain dans vos salles de classe. Ne manquez pas cette opportunité d'améliorer les compétences de vos élèves en lecture et en écriture grâce à un renforcement de leur langue orale !

English description

Workshop for Francophone education teacher, FI teachers and administrators of FI programs

Are you wondering why your students are not progressing as quickly as you'd like in reading? Do you want to enhance their reading comprehension? Are your students' writing results falling short of your expectations? Could your students' mastery of oral language be linked to these outcomes?

In this workshop, you will discover the importance of developing oral language skills in your students and how to do so effectively in the classroom. You will leave with tangible resources and practical ideas that you can implement as soon as the next day in your classrooms. Don't miss this opportunity to improve your students' reading and writing skills through strengthening their oral language abilities!
Speakers
avatar for Sara-Claude Bernier

Sara-Claude Bernier

Teacher
Sara-Claude is a dedicated teacher at the Conseil Scolaire Francosud in Calgary. She also taught French immersion for two school districts in Alberta. Additionally, she instructs a literacy course at Faculté Saint-Jean. During her master's studies, she focused on the profound impact... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2025 09:00 - 10:00 MST
Imperial 9 - HYATT Hyatt
  Language Arts (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6)

10:20 MST

Enseigner la communication orale au secondaire
Thursday February 20, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 MST
Soumettriez-vous vos élèves à un examen sur les fonctions trigonométriques sans les avoir préalablement enseignées? Pourtant, c’est souvent ce que nous demandons aux élèves lorsque nous évaluons l’oral. Ils sont notés sur des critères qui n’ont pas été explicitement enseignés. Bien au contraire, il est souhaitable d’enseigner l’oral aux élèves avant de les évaluer ; par l'entremise d’ateliers formatifs par exemple et en leur permettant de réinvestir ces apprentissages lors de jeux qui favorisent la prise de parole. Ce sont des habiletés essentielles qui leur permettront de se démarquer dans leur environnement de travail. Aidez vos élèves rafiner leurs stratégies de communication en participant à cet atelier!
Speakers
avatar for Marie-Josee Fortier

Marie-Josee Fortier

Originaire du Saguenay au Québec, Marie-Josée gravite dans les domaines de la communication et de l’animation depuis de nombreuses années. Ses expériences de travail en ces domaines sont variées et originales, qu’il s’agisse d’animatrice de soirées, de pigiste pour une... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 MST
Imperial 9 - HYATT Hyatt
  French & International Languages (TQS 3), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

11:40 MST

Redefining Winning
Thursday February 20, 2025 11:40 - 12:40 MST
Winning in school sports should not be based on the scoreboard. This workshop will rethink how Athletic Directors and coaches view winning, and that participation in sports can lead to experience that forms successful values and develops youth in a healthy environment.
Speakers
avatar for Leigh Bretzlaff

Leigh Bretzlaff

Leigh is the Athletic Director at Oilfields High School and President of the South Central Zone with the ASAA. Leigh has been a core member and presenter for the Canadian Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (CIAAA).
Thursday February 20, 2025 11:40 - 12:40 MST
Imperial 9 - HYATT Hyatt
  Physical Education (TQS 3), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

13:00 MST

Beginner Beekeeping: everything you wanted to know about becoming a beekeeper.
Thursday February 20, 2025 13:00 - 14:00 MST
Are you looking for a new hobby? Something to get you outside and take your mind off of teaching? Do you love fresh honey drizzled over warm toast or mixed in with your tea? This is the course for you!!! I’ll share with you how I became a beekeeper; all the materials and possible courses you need to get started; my beekeeping journey so far after five years; the benefits of becoming a beekeeper and how it has benefited my mental health; tips on how to get started and do something for YOU; and share the sweet and sticky secret to relaxing and reducing your stress level!
Speakers
avatar for Matthew Turner

Matthew Turner

Elementary school teacher who relaxes and enjoys down time managing bees, reading about, and learning anything and everything about bees. Enjoy time with my family, spending time outside, and watching and observing bee behaviour.
Thursday February 20, 2025 13:00 - 14:00 MST
Imperial 9 - HYATT Hyatt
  Environmental & Outdoor Education (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

14:20 MST

Who Killed Barney Greenman?
Thursday February 20, 2025 14:20 - 15:20 MST
In this session participants will work through exploring the differences between Perpetrators, Collaborators, Bystanders, and Rescuers in relation to the Holocaust, by sifting through a number of identity and situational cards. From there, they will be introduced to 3 year old Barney Greenman. Participants will then utilize the same cards to identify who was responsible for Barney’s death. This activity is Monday morning ready for participants and is an incredibly effective way to have students engage with the acts of the Nazi regime through the lens of just one child.
Speakers
avatar for Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay is a passionate educator with 20 years of experiences in kindergarten through grade 12. One of her greatest accomplishments was writing the LDC for Holocaust Studies 15-25-35 and teaching these courses over the past 4 years. Lindsay is currently pursuing a PhD. in Holocaust... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2025 14:20 - 15:20 MST
Imperial 9 - HYATT Hyatt
  Social Studies (TQS 3), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)
 
Friday, February 21
 

09:00 MST

High School Sports vs Club Sports - We are all part of the same team!
Friday February 21, 2025 09:00 - 10:00 MST
As high school coaches we have been entrusted with a big responsibility. Every sport has their own LTD but how can we marry the similarities and differences in a way that allows us to promote multi-sport athletes, enjoy successful seasons, and create situations where everyone wins. Us vs them is not a path forward. Lets be the solution to potential conflicts between school and club sports by working together and coming up with solutions that work for everyone.
Speakers
avatar for Cole Hintz

Cole Hintz

Teacher, Strathmore High School, Golden Hills School Division
Cole Hintz is a teacher at Strathmore High School. Over the past three years he has overseen a project based, community focused, grant funded, greenhouse project that has become a vibrant community hub utilized by students and community members alike to further enhance the collective... Read More →
avatar for Matt Laslo

Matt Laslo

Teacher, Strathmore High School, Golden Hills School Division
Matt Laslo is a teacher from Strathmore High School.  He has spent decades as both a high school and community coach.  He is the world's greatest volleyball fan, but since Cole is incredibly talented, he has found himself coaching basketball for the past decade.
Friday February 21, 2025 09:00 - 10:00 MST
Imperial 9 - HYATT Hyatt
  Physical Education (TQS 3), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

10:20 MST

Ordinary Things
Friday February 21, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 MST
This session combines a collaborative workshop with an assignment asking students to look at ordinary objects to build a better understanding of the Holocaust. What can we learn from a shoe? A pair of glasses? A doll? Participants will walk away with the basis of a great lesson that can be adapted to a number of different subjects beyond the Holocaust.
Speakers
avatar for Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay is a passionate educator with 20 years of experiences in kindergarten through grade 12. One of her greatest accomplishments was writing the LDC for Holocaust Studies 15-25-35 and teaching these courses over the past 4 years. Lindsay is currently pursuing a PhD. in Holocaust... Read More →
Friday February 21, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 MST
Imperial 9 - HYATT Hyatt
  Language Arts (TQS 3), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

11:40 MST

It's Complicated: Honouring Complexity in the English Classroom
Friday February 21, 2025 11:40 - 12:40 MST
We all, and certainly our students, live in a world which in many ways encourages a limited and simplistic good vs. bad, right vs. wrong, us vs. them perspective on people, issues, and problems. In this session we will discuss how the study of literature can develop in our students a different mindset, one that honours and even expects complexity, first in the characters and subject matter in the texts we study, and hopefully by extension in their perspective on other people and on the issues that they now face and will face in their lives. A willingness and ability to deal with complexity and nuance will not only enhance the quality of work produced in English and other classes, but ideally will also broaden their overall worldview and encourage an approach to issues that will make them comfortable with shades of grey in understanding and judging themselves, other people, and the challenging world in which they live. We will emphasize the centrality of the concepts of ambiguity and paradox in the study of literature, as well as looking at activities which develop skills in honouring complexity by examining a short literary text together.
Speakers
avatar for Jim Forrest

Jim Forrest

I taught high school English and coached football and basketball for 36 years at a variety of schools in Alberta, the final 23 at Cochrane High School, retiring in 2018 but still doing some subbing.  I have also been involved in various capacities with the English 30-1 Diploma Exam... Read More →
Friday February 21, 2025 11:40 - 12:40 MST
Imperial 9 - HYATT Hyatt
  Language Arts (TQS 3), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

13:00 MST

Des tableurs simples pour une pratique complexe
Friday February 21, 2025 13:00 - 14:00 MST
Apprendre à bien utiliser des tableurs vous aidera à transformer votre pratique professionnelle. Des outils comme Excel et Google Sheets vous permettent de mieux suivre des progrès d'élèves, de vous fournir de la rétroaction sur votre pratique pédagogique et simplifier l'analyse avec des tableaux de bord et des graphiques.
Speakers
avatar for Stefane Kreiner

Stefane Kreiner

Président, AEEFA no 24
Stefane est le directeur adjoint au Centre Francophone d'Éducation à Distance (CFED). Il a enseigné dans les écoles francophones de la région d'Edmonton depuis 2015.
Friday February 21, 2025 13:00 - 14:00 MST
Imperial 9 - HYATT Hyatt
  Technology (TQS/LQS 2), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)
 


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