SEATCA 2025 - Southeastern Alberta Teachers' Convention: Full Schedule

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9:00am MST

Teaching Upstream: Delivering social emotional learning education and skills to children

Thursday February 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

F2002

This session will explore the use of Children's Literature as a vehicle to accomplish PEW outcomes around mental health, skills, and attitudes. In a collaboration with the BEEJ project, the Niwa family, and Medicine Hat College, 4th year education students look to build a stronger, more resilient community through enhanced mental health education. Teachers will be able to look at grade specific unit and lesson plans created by Education students that pair the CASEL framework across five areas of social and emotional competence with physical education and wellness KUSP's in the Alberta curriculum. Education students will also share their anecdotal findings around the execution and implementation of the lesson plans they created. The hope for this session is to empower teachers with ideas, tools, and lessons to help build a resilient child, classroom, and community around mental health education.

Speakers

Jason McLester

Currently Jason teaches in the Arts, Science, and Education Department, as well as for the Collaborative Elementary Education Degree offered at Medicine Hat College through Mount Royal University. He is also a Practicum Supervisor for third and fourth year Education placements. His... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
F2002 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Professional issues

Audience Div 1, Div 2, Div 3, Admin/Leadership

10:30am MST

Promote Yourself: Resumes and Cover Letters That Get Noticed

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST

F2002

Are you interested in learning how to communicate the story of your teaching career and showcase your educational, professional, leadership and volunteer experience to pique employers’ interest? In this session, the presenter will share advice on how to edit your resume and write a strong cover letter to improve your chances of getting an interview.

Speakers

Dr. Stacey Hannay

Executive Staff Officer / Cadre Supérieure, ATA - ESO - PD

Stacey Hannay holds a Ph.D. with expertise in the area of theorizing curriculum and teacher professional development. Specifically, her area of research lies with: Teachers conceptualizations of physical literacy. She is one of the newest Executive Staff Officers with the Alberta... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST
F2002 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Technology

Audience All Divisions

1:00pm MST

Hands-on Minds On: The Intersection of Trades and STEM in K-12 Education

Thursday February 20, 2025 1:00pm - 3:30pm MST

F2002

Dive into an Alberta-based STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiative in partnership with Lethbridge Polytechnic that enriches K-12 education with practical trades experience. The session features an interactive opportunity for you to be in your students’ shoes to explore and engage with our free digital and hands-on resources. We'll start with a brief overview of the project and its connections to the mathematics and science curricula and industry. You will then spend the majority of the session interacting with the activities and resources that can be immediately implemented into your practice. We will seek your feedback on classroom application and potential resources. You’ll leave better equipped to answer the question of “Why do I need to learn this?” by connecting mathematics and science concepts to students’ everyday lives.

Speakers

Your Partner in STEM - Lethbridge Polytechnic

Lethbridge Polytechnic

Lethbridge Polytechnic: Your Partner in STEM are passionate advocates for the intersection of trades and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects in K-12 education. They play pivotal roles in developing and implementing an innovative STEM initiative in collaboration... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 1:00pm - 3:30pm MST
F2002 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Science

Audience All Divisions