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TBA

Alberta Royal Museum Alberta Royal Museum West Edmonton Mall Aquarium TBA

9:00am MST

Keynote - NOMAD Hall ASusan Aglukark - KEYNOTE SPEAKER PERFORMING ARTIST - FIRST NATION EXPERT & INDIGENOUS ADVOCATE

10:30am MST

More Than Words: The Significance of Land Acknowledgements on the Journey of Truth and Reconciliation Salon 9 Winter is a Time for Stories Salon 10Phillip Campiou Collaboration Sessions Hall B Exhibits Hall C FAILING IS AN OPTION – SPACE TRAVEL, MUSIC ICONS AND HARNESSING THE POWER OF ‘DESIRABLE DIFFICULTIES’ Salon 2Myron Dueck Foundations of Healthy Eating for Elementary School Salon 20Jaclyn Chute • Barbara Inglis • Mary Block From Keats to Beats Salon 17/18Miranda Krogstad • Alexis Kelly Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Educators Salon 6David Hay • Bobbi Belsek Introduction to EcoSchools in Alberta for Elementary Teachers Salon 4Nicole Chang Music Listening Comes Alive Salon 15/16Denise Gagne One Book One Week - All the Places you will Go! Salon 13/14Petronella Bouvier Using Online Simulations to Improve Conceptual Understanding in Math and Science Salon 3Karen Blumhagen AAC- Where do I Start? Differentiated Instruction and Assessment Salon 1AAC Facilitator (TBA) Help! I don't know how to connect with… Salon 11 The Accidental Leader: The Power of One to Make a Difference Salon 8Simon Jackson Movement Builder | Founder of The Spirit Bear Youth Coalition Your Pelvic Floor: Get to the root of it! Double Session Riverview RoomAngela Plaquin Looking Ahead to New Adventures Salon 5Alberta Retired Teachers' Association Questions School Leaders Ask Teacher Employment Services Salon 12ATA - Tanya Thiessen Art Gallery of Alberta - Studio - Curating Collections Art Gallery of Alberta

11:00am MST

ARTA Cafe Salon FARTA - Alberta Retired Teachers Association Cafe - Local ARTA Branch representatives

11:45am MST

Indigenous War Vets and a Personal Story of my Father's POW experience Salon 10Brian St.Germain A Bag of Learning Goodies! Salon 4Chris Zarski A Fresh Approach: Make Food Literacy Part of Everyday Learning Salon 17/18Molly Bara AAC- Aligning Current Assessments to the New Curriculum Salon 1AAC Facilitator (TBA) ASK THEM - IT’S TIME WE LISTENED REALLY Salon 2Myron Dueck Building Futures in Alberta (BFIA) - Financial Literacy in your Classroom FREE Financial Literacy Resources Grades 4-12 Salon 6Debbie Vance Collaboration Sessions Hall B Foundations of Healthy Eating for Junior High and High School Salon 20Mary Block • Barbara Inglis • Jaclyn Chute Licensing resources- It doesn't have to be hard - The Alberta Library Salon 3Lorisia MacLeod Nature Labs: Environmental Literacy Salon 8Simon Jackson Movement Builder | Founder of The Spirit Bear Youth Coalition On With the Show - Ideas for Assemblies, Concerts, and Special Days Salon 15/16Denise Gagne Understanding English Orthography Salon 13/14Petronella Bouvier If I Can… Hall AChris Koch Renowned Motivational Speaker Thinking about learning-metacognition and mindfulness, recognizing and addressing anxiety Salon 9Ron Wiebe Wellness - When a bubble bath just isn't enough Salon 11 Your Pelvic Floor: Get to the root of it! cont. Riverview RoomAngela Plaquin Exhibits Hall C The New Code of Professional Conduct. What is it? How does it affect me? Salon 12ATA - Tanya Thiessen Your Pension Essentials Salon 5Marc Bisson

12:15pm MST

Edmonton Public Libraries - Stanley A. Milner Library Edmonton Public Library - Downtown Location

12:30pm MST

This Is Where We Live Salon 10Jim Gurnett

1:00pm MST

AMPLIFYING EQUALITY - Sponsored by Morgex Salon 8 Teachers reaching teachers: ATA's International Cooperation Initiatives Salon 15/16Dr. Andrea Berg Wahkohtowin: Cree Natural Law Salon 10 AAC - Creating Success Criteria For New Curricular Learning Salon 1AAC Facilitator (TBA) ATA Indigenous Content in the new Teaching Quality Standard—Moving from Inspiring to Requiring Salon 12 Big Beautiful Problems in a Thinking Classroom - A Ten Year Journey Salon 3Alicia Burdess Collaboration Sessions Hall B Immersive Wildlife Ed for the Classroom Salon 20Natalie Graveline • Braeden Elenko Incorporating Data Visualization exercises into your lessons Salon 6Bobbi Belsek • David Hay Let's Take It Outside! Literacy and Math in Your Schoolyard Salon 9Nicole Chang Teaching Alberta's NEW Human Sexuality Curriculum for Grades 4, 5 and 6 Salon 13/14Christine McKernan The Intrepid Princess Bride: An Exploration of the Book of Esther Salon 2Gerard McLarney Write On: Hands-On Activities To Get Your Students Going Salon 17/18Miranda Krogstad • Alexis Kelly Students with Disabilities and Inclusion Hall AChris Koch Renowned Motivational Speaker Teaching the Hard To Reach Students with ODD, ADHD, and Anxiety-DoubleTeaching the Hard To Reach Students with ODD, ADHD, and Anxiety-Double Salon 11Connie Jakab Develop – Your intuition and Trust! Salon 4Tina Thrussell Full body Bootcamp Riverview RoomAmanda Harvie • Madison Madhuik ATRF Steps to Receiving Your Pension Salon 5Marc Bisson Exhibits Hall C Art Gallery of Alberta - Tour Art Gallery of Alberta

2:15pm MST

Engaging in Numeracy and Connections through First Nations, Métis and Inuit Traditional Games Salon 10 Filmmaking, Storytelling and Performing Arts Hall ACowboy SmithX Indigenous Educational Leadership Salon 15/16Laurie Thompson Big Beautiful Problems in a Thinking Classroom - A Ten Year Journey cont. Salon 3Alicia Burdess Collaboration Sessions Hall B Elementary Art-Some Projects to Share Salon 5Karin Brusse-Paterson Elves, Orcs, Hobbits and the Meaning of Life According to J.R.R. Tolkien: A Theological Investigation of Middle Earth Salon 2Gerard McLarney Everything but Writing Salon 17/18Miranda Krogstad • Alexis Kelly Fun and Games in the Music Room Riverview RoomDenise Gagne Get Rollin’ with Makerspaces Salon 8Terra-Lee Gratton How to Host a Hackathon! Learning Design in Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Spaces Salon 6David Hay • Bobbi Belsek • Byron Chu Let's Take It Outside! Science and Social Studies in Your Schoolyard Cont. Salon 9Nicole Chang Sexual Health Education: How to Answer Student Questions Salon 13/14Christine McKernan Teaching the Hard To Reach Students with ODD, ADHD, and Anxiety-DoubleTeaching the Hard To Reach Students with ODD, ADHD, and Anxiety-Double cont. Salon 11Connie Jakab Wellness Resilience and Partnership Program 2.0: FASD for Education Administration Salon 20Angela Kemble ATA Exchanges: Choose Your Own Teaching or Leadership Adventure! Salon 12ATA -Carolyn Freed Create Calm in your Classroom with Sound Salon 4Tina Thrussell What Does Gender have to do with Women's Health Salon 1Dr. Norris • Bobbi Jo Green Exhibits Hall C

8:45am MST

Collaboration Sessions Hall B Everactive: Students as Change Makers for Healthy Schools Salon 11Ever Active Schools Exhibits Hall C Mind, Body Breath (Double session) Riverview RoomAngela Plaquin Sick Leave Salon 5 Smudging Circle Salon 10Phillip Campiou Capital Estate-Financial Wellness 101 Salon 1Rick Harcourt ELAC-Graphic Novels Salon 6Alyssa Backs Explore Energy Resources with Future Energy Systems Salon 15/16Valerie Miller How to Get Your Students Writing Salon 19/20Robin Pawlak Les outils de simulation Gizmos pour favoriser la compréhension des mathématiques Salon 17/18Josee Desmeules Math Therapy: A Crash Course in Becoming a Math Therapist Salon 3Vanessa The Math Guru Shortcuts For Math Facts | Kenzy Math Salon 9Darren Michalczuk WISEST-Escape Boredom: Engaging students through the use of escape rooms Salon 2Bridget Fraser, MSc WISEST Outreach Coordinator President Schilling: Unplugged Salon 12Jason Schilling The Alberta Teachers' Association, President Rejuvenating School Culture 'Post' Pandemic- Double session Salon 13/14Dr. Margot Mckinnon HEALED ENOUGH Hall ASusan Aglukark - KEYNOTE SPEAKER PERFORMING ARTIST - FIRST NATION EXPERT & INDIGENOUS ADVOCATE Mental Health 101 Salon 4Ariel Haubrich Understanding & Caring for Anxiety in Educators Salon 8Vanessa Colombina

9:00am MST

Intro to Computational Thinking (Double Session) Telus World of Science - Parkview RoomWhitney Horban

10:00am MST

Become a Life-changing Math Teacher: the 5 most Valuable skills you can teach your students! Salon 3Vanessa The Math Guru Collaboration Sessions Hall B ᑕᐯᐧᐃᐧᐣ tapwewin: Dismantling Anti-Indigenous Racism Salon 9 3 Simple Tricks That Make Editing Fun and Easy (And Other Lies) Salon 19/20Robin Pawlak Becoming Albertan: How Youth are Socialized into our Provincial Community Salon 4Jared Wesley Everactive: Teaching the New Physical Education and Wellness Curriculum Without Breaking a Sweat (JK, You’ll be Sweating!) Salon 11Ever Active Schools Land Reclamation In The Classroom - Educating Through Dungeons and Dragons Salon 15/16Valerie Miller Les voyageurs et la présence des Canadiens-Français en Alberta Salon 17/18Simon Pagé Maki(Ng) Wonderful Art & Science Salon 10Michael Ng Novel Effect: Enliven Books with magical soundscape Salon 6Terra-Lee Gratton Space for Science Salon 5Ian Doktor Rejuvenating School Culture 'Post' Pandemic- Cont. Salon 13/14Dr. Margot Mckinnon Bradon Pihowich- Fostering Play with a Purpose Salon 2Bradon Pihowich Infodemic! Is Misinformation Killing Us? Salon 8Timothy Caulfield Professor of Health Law and Science Policy | Bestselling Author Calling all Book Lovers Salon 1Suzanne Aessie • Colleen Yoshida Mind, Body Breath continued Riverview RoomAngela Plaquin Counting Time Salon 12 Exhibits Hall C

11:15am MST

Article 23 de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés (Droits à l'instruction dans la langue de la minorité) : un exemple de droit collectif de la minorité francophone en Alberta Salon 17/18Simon Pagé Build a Black Box Experiment Salon 2Michael Bayer Collaboration Sessions Hall B Effective Planning Strategies Salon 6Alyssa Bucyk • Kimberly Darby Exhibits Hall C Money, Fractions, Number Lines and Whatever Else is in the Bag to support the New Grade 2 & 3 Math Program (Double Session) Salon 3Chris Zarski Sporti(Ng) Great Science! Salon 10Michael Ng Teslas in the Wild Salon 5Ian Doktor The Causes of War, Realism and The New Cold War (Double Session) Salon 11Greg Hunter Vivid Creative Writing Salon 19/20Riley Quinn 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusive Education (Double Session) Salon 9Alexandra Emily Marshall Naheed Nenshi Hall ANaheed Nenshi Former Mayor of Calgary | Community Builder ASEBP-Benefits Overview Salon 13/14ASEBP Spinning Science: Getting to the Truth about Our Health Salon 8Timothy Caulfield Professor of Health Law and Science Policy | Bestselling Author Students with Scars Salon 4Ariel Haubrich Tobacco, Vaping & Cannabis in Schools: Supports for Teachers Salon 1Shalini Mishra and Jamil Ramji (Tammy Crozier)-AHS You're More Than Enough Riverview RoomKelly Falardeau Teaching Art with a Punch- for Non-Majors Salon 15/16Carolyn Walker

12:30pm MST

Indigenous Matriarchy-Balance Through Truth, Justice and Reconciliation * Not confirmed Salon 12 Collaboration Sessions Hall B Exhibits Hall C How to choose, plan and direct a drama production Salon 17/18Matt White Money, Fractions, Number Lines and Whatever Else is in the Bag to support the New Grade 2 & 3 Math Program Cont. Salon 3Chris Zarski Natural Elements: Weaving Nature into School Experiences Salon 6Melaney Sexsmith The Causes of War, Realism and The New Cold War (Cont.) Salon 11Greg Hunter The Science of the Flat Earth Salon 5Ian Doktor WISEST-Community Science in the Classroom: How to turn your students into real scientists Salon 19/20Bridget Fraser, MSc WISEST Outreach Coordinator 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusive Education cont. Salon 9Alexandra Emily Marshall ENGAGE STUDENTS THROUGH CLASSROOM DESIGN - Presented by CDI Spaces Salon 1Craig Ward Hunger Games Salon 4Ariel Haubrich Hints, Tips and Tricks for New Teachers Salon 2Michael Bayer Self-Esteem Doesn't Come in a Bottle Riverview RoomKelly Falardeau MyRetiree Plan Salon 13/14ASEBP

1:45pm MST

Naheed Nenshi Hall ANaheed Nenshi Former Mayor of Calgary | Community Builder