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

Adding the session to your Sched schedule does not mean you are pre-registered.
Pre-Registration will OPEN February 1, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. and CLOSE February 16, 2025 AT 8:00 p.m.

How to pre-register - Check the infographic For Pre-Registered sessions please use the pre-registration link in the session description.

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Convention at a Glance Link

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

kiyokewin - Visiting with Community and Métis Education Resources:

Thursday February 20, 2025 09:00 - 10:00 MST

Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

kiyokewin is visiting in Michif. kiyokewin is a traditional way in which Métis people connect and shape community and relationships with each other, the land, water, plants, cosmos, and animals. In this session you will learn how kiyokewin can educators, students and community connect more deeply. Rupertsland Institute will share how many initiatives, resources and programs are created through kiyokewin. Explore how meeting the TQS and SQS standard of fostering, building and maintaining relationships is woven into authentic Métis resources.

Speakers

Holly Brandsma

Metis Education Consultant, Rupertsland Institute

Rupertsland Centre for Teaching and Learning develops comprehensive foundational knowledge resources, engaging lesson plans, meaningful professional development opportunities and authentic classroom learning tools that speak accurately and meaningfully to topics in Métis educati... Read More →

Kimberley Fraser-Airhart

Rupertsland Centre for Teaching and Learning

Thursday February 20, 2025 09:00 - 10:00 MST
Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Indigenous Education (TQS/LQS 5), 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 General overview for novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

10:20 MST

Playful Learning: You, Your Students and the Curriculum

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 MST

Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Are you looking for ways to infuse playful learning in your classroom while meeting curricular outcomes and promoting student engagement, creativity, and critical thinking? Join us for an enriching learning experience for elementary teachers, showcasing how playful learning can be woven throughout the school day, both indoors and outdoors. Building on three years of lived experiences of play in a grade one classroom, this session shares examples from the early introduction of playful experiences right through to a fully play based learning environment. Realistic and light-hearted, this session will be a teacher-to-teacher discussion with a bit of research thrown in! We will include information on structures, routines and assessment possibilities. Bring your questions and wonders!

Speakers

Cindy Hodges

Teacher, Rocky View Schools

Cindy Hodges is currently a Division 1 French Immersion teacher with Rocky View Schools, with 8 years teaching experience in Alberta. Prior to that, having qualified as a teacher in England, she taught in English elementary and middle schools before relocating to Alberta. A passionate... Read More →

Ronna Mosher

Assistant Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary

Ronna Mosher is an Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Learning in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. Her research interests stem from her long career in K-12 education and include curriculum studies, and literacy education for young learners. Her recent... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 MST
Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General overview for novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

11:40 MST

Communicating Environmental Change through both an Indigenous and Western Science Lens

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:40 - 12:40 MST

Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Explore Indigenous Map Overlays for the province, time travel back to 1910 and forward to 2050 to see what the landscape looked like in the past and may look like in the future using either watersheds or Traditional Territories with Western Science or Indigenous Indicators and view “Stoney Stories” videos in both the Stoney language and English of Elders talking about the land past, present and future. This FREE ONLINE platform includes climate change scenarios, water field trips, videos, 360 VR Tours of the Bow River and Alberta’s Natural Regions, challenges and lesson plans linked to the Alberta Curriculum. Works on tablets or computers (phones work but are a bit small). Check it out at www.albertatomorrow.ca

Speakers

Jennifer Janzen

Executive Director, Alberta Tomorrow

With over 30 years of experience in various roles including a high school science teacher, plant ecologist, and environmental educator, Jennifer is now Executive Director of Alberta Tomorrow, an Alberta non-profit dedicated to providing a platform that empowers youth to design and... Read More →

Sue Arlidge

Sue Arlidge is a teacher in Canmore, Alberta. For twenty years she was the School Consultant at the University of Calgary’s Biogeoscience Institute where she taught grade 6-12 ecology field trips, using student inquiry as a portal to understanding the natural world. For over three... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:40 - 12:40 MST
Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Science (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 General overview for novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

14:20 MST

Algebra Made Fun: Using Roleplay and Trading Card Game Elements in the Classroom

Thursday February 20, 2025 14:20 - 15:20 MST

Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

During my first year as a generalist for the new Alberta PoS, I designed a card game for my classroom to help bridge the concepts of algebra, and in the process also used it as a in-class currency.

After playing with it for several months, I found students were activity engaged with the math, as well as how they could participate to further develop their progress in the game.

With this success, I would like to introduce to you what I learned that made the game effective, what hurdles and difficulties I found in my first year using it, and a couple of blank templates that you (or your students) can use to create a similar game in the coming years of your own career.

Speakers

Raymond Cundliffe

A new elementary generalist teacher who has a passion for interdisciplinary activities and gamification.

Thursday February 20, 2025 14:20 - 15:20 MST
Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General overview for novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

09:00 MST

The Hundreds Chart from Arithmetic to Algebra

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

Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Students encounter the 100’s chart in the primary grades. Learn how to build upon their understanding of simple arithmetic to foster a deep understanding of algebraic skills. A seamless transition from arithmetic to algebra will have all students engaged in learning. Students will finish by creating their own algebra project based on the chart. A classroom-ready handout is available.

Speakers

Brad Fulton

Educational Consultant, Enterprise Elementary School District

Known for motivating and engaging teachers and students, Brad Fulton has co-authored over a dozen books and hundreds of resources that provide easy-to-teach yet mathematically rich activities for busy teachers. Drawing upon over four decades in education, Brad is a frequent presenter... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 09:00 - 10:00 MST
Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Mathematics (TQS 3), Div3 (Gr 7-9)

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

10:20 MST

Top 10 Numeracy Activities for Preschool/Kindergarten

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

Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Join our interactive session of our top 10 numeracy activities for the preschool and kindergarten classroom. These activities are easy to implement, cross-curricular, low-cost, and fun! And you will be able to use them in the classroom the next day.

Speakers

Roni Kraut

MathImagine

Roni Kraut is a chartered professional accountant, family physician, and medical researcher, who is passionate about elementary math education. She has taught at the college and university level, has a certificate in adult education, and has led sessions at teacher conventions across... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 MST
Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Mathematics (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K)

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

11:40 MST

Demystifying desmos

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

Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Desmos.com is more than just a graphing calculator - it also has a collection of amazing resources for use in online or face-to face learning that stimulates great reasoning and active learning among students. If you have heard of desmos, but haven't tried it out yet in your classroom, this session will give go over the basics of how to use the desmos teacher tools and go over some of the best activities in their collection so you don't have to spend hours surfing the website so find activities that match your curriculum (grade 7 - 9). Participants will need to bring their own laptop or other device so that they can participate in this active session.

Speakers

Melanie Fricot

Melanie Fricot has taught Math from grade 1 to first year university (in Bhutan). She has spent the last decade teaching grade 6, and then grades 7 - 9 Math. She is passionate about encouraging students to be confident problem solvers in the Mathematics classroom

Friday February 21, 2025 11:40 - 12:40 MST
Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Mathematics (TQS 3), Div3 (Gr 7-9)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General overview for novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

13:00 MST

Make the Most of each Moment - engaging routines to open and close your Math classes

Friday February 21, 2025 13:00 - 14:00 MST

Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Amplify the power of the first or last few minutes of your Math class. This session will showcase a variety of Math routines that are simple to implement and that encourage students to engage collaboratively or independently. Encourage different modes of thinking and long term learning as you spiral through the different strands of the curriculum on a regular basis. This session is intended to complement Math curriculum for grades 4 - 9.

Speakers

Melanie Fricot

Friday February 21, 2025 13:00 - 14:00 MST
Macleod Hall E4 - CTCC

Mathematics (TQS 3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9)

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