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It's All Greek to Me Shaw CC: Salon 13/14P Gail Whiteford Teacher and Administrator 2 week and 1 year Exchanges Westin: Leduc RmCarolyn Freed • ATA Élaboration du curriculum — Mise à jour (Curriculum Development Update) Shaw CC: Salon 2Monique Gravel • Keith Millions • ATA • Alberta Education Genius Hour: learn how to empower your students to explore their own passions Shaw CC: Salon 11Katie DeBoer • Julie Duru • Jacqueline Larson How Do I Get Them to Write? Narrative Writing: plot patterns and more Westin: Turner Valley RmKaren Filewych Intersections of Reasoning in Science and Math Shaw CC: Salon 19/20Mijung Kim • Dr. Janelle McFeetors • Ashley Pisesky Anxiety & traumatic brain injuries: A Teacher's Guide To Coping Shaw CC: Salon 3Don Segberg How to Set (and Hold!) Digital Boundaries Westin: Manitoba RmJulianne Harvey Coding in the Math Classroom Shaw CC: Salon 1Darryl Marchand The Earth, how to bring Earth Science to life in your classroom. Shaw CC: Salon 17/18Rilea Kynock Build a robot already. Shaw CC: Salon 9Matteo Hee FABULOUS ART PROJECTS FOR THE YOUNG ARTISTSMust purchase ticket MacEwan - Alberta College: PCL Hall (Rm 541)Izabella Orzelski

09:00 MST

The Principal’s Role in Supporting TQS Implementation Shaw CC: Salon 15/16Jeff Johnson • ATA Using Theatre to bring BOOKS to LIFE for Kindergarten to grade 3 Westin: Saskatchewan RmMaureen Rooney Sur le chemin des rêves Citadel Theatre: Zeidler HallDr. Stanley Vollant Raising Resilient Children Shaw CC: Hall CAlex Russell Historic trauma, cultural resilience and collaborations in reconciliation: Working as Allies Shaw CC: Salon 12Dr. Patricia Makokis The Magic of Literacy Tour Shaw CC: Salon 8Marty Chan Strategies to Enhance Writing Using Oral Language Westin: Centennial RmCindy Grabia • Heather Skerry The Staff that Plays Together Stays Together! Westin: Strathcona RmJoyce Sunada Bear Necessities of Writing Division II Shaw CC: Salon 5/6Debbie Quick « Speed dating » in math???? Grades 9 to 12 Westin: Alberta RmDoris Duret Rock Your Math Class! Sing, Dance and Motivate Your Students! Shaw CC: Salon 10Kim Sutton Teaching Ideas for the Social Studies Classroom Westin: Yukon RmSuzanne Williamson Gift yourself the time for Personal Wellness: Lessons Learned from the November Project Shaw CC: Salon 4Jennifer Ference • Ever Active Schools La lecture guidée avec les enfants en difficulté d'apprentissage: des minileçons multisensories K-5 Westin: BC RmLoraine Auger Expressive Handmade Books - Session 1 MacEwan - Alberta College: Bryan Hall (Rm 410)Sally Towers-Sybblis Peer Feedback in The Physics ClassroomMust purchase ticket MacEwan - Alberta College: Stollery Hall(Rm 409)Kristian Basaraba • Laura Pankratz ATRF Pension Interviews - FULL! Westin: Chancellor RmPension Counsellor

10:00 MST

Kick-Starting Workplace Wellness Shaw CC: Salon 3Kristyn B Theatre Makeup: Gore Shaw CC: Salon 13/14P Gail Whiteford Indigenous Ways of Knowing Westin: Leduc RmTerry Lynn Cook • ATA Mental Health Capacity Building Shaw CC: Salon 4Erin Dawson-Meyers • Karen Haugen How Do I Get Them to Write? Reader Response and Author Studies Westin: Turner Valley RmKaren Filewych Developing Emotional Resilience Westin: Manitoba RmJulianne Harvey Kindness in the Classroom Shaw CC: Salon 2Jacqui Currie • Ever Active Schools Play on Words - Primary Literacy Games Shaw CC: Salon 11Jane Felling Fake News and Fantasy: Teaching Judgement in Science Education Shaw CC: Salon 19/20Ellen Watson

10:30 MST

Kick-starting Workplace Wellness - Repeat Session! Shaw CC: Salon 3Kristyn B Self Regulation in the Classroom: Beyond the Zones Shaw CC: Salon 15/16Tammy Auten-Dye Ahead By A Century: Learning from the Past, Inspiring the Future (A Conversation with the ATA President and the Minister of Education) Shaw CC: Salon 8The Honourable David Eggen • Greg Jeffery • ATA • Alberta Education How to write a sitcom about Muslims - very carefully! Shaw CC: Hall CZarqa Nawaz Culture, Resilience and The Importance of Student Support: Journey of Becoming a Two-Spirit Medical Shaw CC: Salon 12Dr. James Makokis Comment améliorer l’effort et la persévérance en mathématiques. Niveau 6e-9e Westin: Alberta RmDoris Duret Using Literature to Engage Your Students and Enhance FNMI Perspectives K – 9 CANCELLED! Shaw CC: Salon 10Kerry Aiken Teaching Innovation: Tales from the Front Line Citadel Theatre: Zeidler HallDr. Klay Dyer Olé! Let’s get “Bizet”! Come sing, dance and play to one of the best loved operas of all time! Westin: Strathcona RmNicole Lafrenière Literacy in the Content Areas Shaw CC: Salon 5/6Debbie Quick Respectful Schools Online Toolkit for Human Rights Education - CANCELLED! MacEwan University - Alberta College: Rm 313Jessica Scalzo The Ripple Effect of Your Wellness Westin: Centennial RmJoyce Sunada

11:00 MST

Move and Play through Traditional Games: Mindfulness and Physical Activity from Indigenous Culture Shaw CC: Salon 2Ever Active Schools • Lindsay Wright School Health Champions Unite! How to promoting wellness for all (including staff) in your school. Shaw CC: Salon 3Ever Active Schools The November Project in School: A Success Story from Students and Staff Shaw CC: Salon 4Jennifer Ference • Ever Active Schools Science for the Inquiring Mind K-3 Shaw CC: Salon 17/18Neil Ingram • Ashley Settingiano Engaging Students in an Outreach Setting Shaw CC: Salon 1Dan Lake The Hows, Whys, and Wows of Technology Integration in an Elementary Classroom. Shaw CC: Salon 9Nicole Chapman

11:30 MST

Move & Play through Traditional Games:Mindfulness & Physical Activity from Indigenous Culture:Repeat Shaw CC: Salon 2Ever Active Schools • Lindsay Wright School Health Champions Unite! How to promoting wellness for all (including staff) in your school. Shaw CC: Salon 3Ever Active Schools The November Project in School: A Success Story from Students and Staff - Repeat Session! Shaw CC: Salon 4Jennifer Ference • Ever Active Schools Junior Achievement: Empowering Youth to Change Their World Shaw CC: Salon 13/14Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta & NWT • Morgan Zinck Des activités différentes, pour changer le mal de place! 7e à 9e Westin: BC Rm Indigenous Alberta: The Footsteps of Our Ancestors Westin: Leduc RmTerry Lynn Cook • ATA Smartphones; The Heroin of Technology Westin: Turner Valley RmWade Sorochan Aquaponics in the Classroom Westin: Saskatchewan RmEthan West • Andrew Woloshyn When two identities collide: Empowering FrancoQUEERS Westin: Manitoba RmNatacha Coones • Sympa César Teaching Students to Plan with Purpose MacEwan University - Alberta College: Rm 119Cindy Beaumont

11:45 MST

OCD: We live among you! Westin: Alberta RmTanya Frigault FNMI in the Social Studies Classroom Westin: Yukon RmSuzanne Williamson

12:00 MST

Teacher Time – What is it and how do I count it? Shaw CC: Salon 15/16Cory Schoffer • ATA On the path of dreams Shaw CC: Hall CDr. Stanley Vollant The Importance of Treaty Education in an era of the TRC and Reconciliation Shaw CC: Salon 12Janice Makokis Becoming the Math Teacher Gr 7 - 12 Students Need Shaw CC: Salon 8Marian Small Crossing the Big Pond - one teacher's 5-year journey teaching and living in the Middle East Citadel Theatre: Zeidler HallJennifer Landers Using Literature to Engage Your Students in Social Studies K – 5 CANCELLED! Shaw CC: Salon 5/6Kerry Aiken Expressive Handmade Books - Session 2 MacEwan - Alberta College: Bryan Hall (Rm 410)Sally Towers-Sybblis Canadian Landscape à la Ted HarrisonMust purchase ticket MacEwan - Alberta College: PCL Hall (Rm 541)Izabella Orzelski

12:15 MST

Problem Solving Inquiry in Science Classrooms Shaw CC: Salon 19/20Mijung Kim Sports for Nerds: School Video Game Clubs and Tournaments Shaw CC: Salon 9David Hay La Terre, comment la manipuler pour la rendre engageante ! Shaw CC: Salon 17/18Emilie Hebert-Houle

12:30 MST

97 Staff Recognition Tips in Just 60 Minutes Shaw CC: Salon 4Nelson Scott Questions School Principals Ask Member Services Shaw CC: Salon 1Marv Hackman • ATA Stress Management for Overachievers Shaw CC: Salon 3Vincent Mireau A Day in the Life of a Happy Creek Kindergartener! Shaw CC: Salon 2Caroline McDonald • Nicole Woloszyn Bringing Math Alive - Division 2 CANCELLED! Shaw CC: Salon 11Lenee Fyfe Small Cards, Big Picture: Using Visual Timeline Cards to Teach Historical Thinking MacEwan - Alberta College: Stollery Hall(Rm 409)Dr. Lindsay Smith Gibson

12:45 MST

Fear NOT the clown: classic clowning Shaw CC: Salon 13/14P Gail Whiteford Collective Memories: Braiding Our Stories Through History Westin: Leduc RmCrystal Clark • Hali Heavy Shield • ATA Using 'flex time' effectively: Developing metacognitive self-regulating student learners Westin: Saskatchewan RmGreg Thomas Me, My Selfie and I; How Social Media is Creating a Self-Obsessed Generation Westin: Turner Valley RmWade Sorochan Form and Emotion in Music and Literature Westin: Centennial RmLaurelle Loe • Clarence Samuelson In the Shadows of Our Ancestors. Shaw CC: Salon 10Wayne Arthurson

13:00 MST

«Speed dating» dans un cours des maths????? Niveau 9e-12e Westin: Alberta RmDoris Duret Le sens du nombre par le jeu, un atout pour tous - 4e à 6e Westin: BC Rm Sound Systems 101- Essentials for the Music Teacher Westin: Yukon RmAllen Choromiec

13:15 MST

Elementary, My Dear Watson Citadel Theatre: Zeidler HallMarty Chan Becoming the Math Teacher K–6 Students Need Shaw CC: Salon 8Marian Small The Bargaining Process – A New Playing Field Shaw CC: Salon 15/16Cory Schoffer • ATA Danser pour votre majesté ! Westin: Strathcona RmNicole Lafrenière Using Literature to Engage Your Students in Social Studies Grades 6-9 CANCELLED! Shaw CC: Salon 5/6Kerry Aiken

13:30 MST

“Natural Relationships” Shaw CC: Hall CBrian Keating Science for the Inquiring Mind 4-6 Shaw CC: Salon 19/20Neil Ingram • Ashley Settingiano Tackling Community Issues in the Classroom: Designing Projects for Change! Shaw CC: Salon 12Alberta Council for Global Cooperation Empowering Students to Make Things Shaw CC: Salon 9David Hay

13:45 MST

Professional Conduct is in Order Shaw CC: Salon 1Marv Hackman • ATA Loose, but Intense - Stress Management for Athletic Achievement Shaw CC: Salon 3Vincent Mireau

14:00 MST

Google Forms for Noobs Westin: Centennial RmKristen Frost • Catherine Slade Empowering youth to take environmental action. CTF in Environmental Stewardship. Shaw CC: Salon 13/14Johanna Dalton • Stephanie Southgate Teachers' Convention Review Focus Group Westin: Saskatchewan RmDan Grassick • ATA Inspirations of a Writer Shaw CC: Salon 10Wayne Arthurson Exploring Big Ideas in Math Through Stories (K-3) CANCELLED!! Westin: Turner Valley RmUlana Soletsky Free Graphing With Advanced Grapher Shaw CC: Salon 4Don Chandler

14:15 MST

Increasing Student Engagement in Math grades 6-9 Westin: Alberta RmDoris Duret

14:30 MST

Exponentials and Logarithms: Bringing Exploration and Science to Maths 30-1 and 30-2 Shaw CC: Salon 17/18Ellen Watson Growing Up in the Projects: Lessons Learned Shaw CC: Salon 5/6Evan Mellsen • Alexis Mitchell • Angie White • Neena Zacharia