BTC 2024 - Edmonton: Full Schedule

WELCOME TO THE 2024 EDMONTON BEGINNING TEACHERS’ CONFERENCE!

Teachers new to the profession are invited to attend the 2024 Beginning Teachers’ Conference, September 20-21, Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton. There is no registration fee. Space is limited; apply early.

School principals, school jurisdictions and local associations work together to provide substitute teacher coverage as per the collective agreement to facilitate the attendance of beginning teachers at the conference. Substitute teacher coverage must be organized and approved in advance. Please ensure you meet with your school principal to discuss release time and obtain the appropriate absence code to attend this conference.

Teachers in charter, federal and private schools must be associate members of the Association to be eligible to attend the Beginning Teachers Conference.

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10:15am MDT

How To Get and HOLD Your Students’ Attention in Art (K–12)

Friday September 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:30am MDT

Medoc (Room 14)

Create excitement in your art classroom during the first two weeks of school with this hands-on workshop. The first art project is crucial to setting the right tone while getting to know your students. This workshop will give you the tools to gain confidence in your teaching abilities and make you their favourite teacher! You will review and complete a project yourself that your students can be excited about. Excellent for teachers of grades 3-12. The assignment’s difficulty level can be scaled according to the grade level taught. You will leave the workshop with a completed artwork, a link to the step-by-step PowerPoint presentation, and a YouTube video.

Speakers

Izabella Orzelski-Konikowski

Art Representative, Fine Arts Council

Izabella holds an MFA from the New York Academy of Art and a Ph.D. in education from the University of Alberta. Her awards and grants include Winspear Fund Grant and Dahesh Museum Award in New York. Among her commissions are portraits of Lois Hole, former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta... Read More →

Friday September 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:30am MDT
Medoc (Room 14)

Fine Arts, Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV

12:30pm MDT

Care and Connect—Social and Emotional Learning (K–12)

Friday September 20, 2024 12:30pm - 1:45pm MDT

Medoc (Room 14)

Now, more than ever, there is a need to look at practices and systems that nurture the social and emotional health of all members of the school community. This workshop was developed to enhance the social-emotional skills of adults within a school environment so that they can more effectively model and teach SEL to their students. This interactive workshop can be facilitated over a series of sessions in which participants will learn and apply practical, powerful strategies to enhance social and emotional competence within themselves and their students.

Speakers

Lisa Landry-Jones

Alberta Teachers' Association

Lisa Landry-Jones: Has worked as a teacher and administrator for 25 years with Edmonton Public Schools. She has a Masters degree in Language and Literacy with a Reading Specialist designation and is a passionate reader.

Friday September 20, 2024 12:30pm - 1:45pm MDT
Medoc (Room 14)

Inclusive Education, Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV

2:00pm MDT

Trauma-Informed Practice—Safe, Supportive and Self-Regulated Classrooms (K–12)

Friday September 20, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm MDT

Medoc (Room 14)

Participants in this interactive workshop will receive information and tools to help provide safe, supportive and self-regulated environments for students who have experienced trauma. Teachers will be provided with background information on trauma and its effects on the child and adolescent brain, how to create trauma-informed environments and how to help build resiliency and self-regulation skills in students.

Speakers

Kathleen Silverman

Association Instructor, Alberta Teachers' Association

Kathleen has taught learners aged three to ninety-four in various settings, including at K-12 schools in Edmonton and Salvador (Brazil), the Art Gallery of Alberta, and senior citizens’ centres, among others. Her expertise includes emergent literacy, language acquisition, curriculum... Read More →

Friday September 20, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm MDT
Medoc (Room 14)

Inclusive Education, Division I, Division II, Division III, Division IV