SEATCA 2025 - Southeastern Alberta Teachers' Convention: Full Schedule

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9:00am MST

Computational Thinking 101: Foundations for Every Educator

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

F2003

Unlock the power of computational thinking for you and your students! Discover how computational thinking can enhance problem-solving skills while connecting with storytelling, nature, art, and more. This session provides a gentle introduction to core concepts found in the new curriculum such as decomposition, abstraction, and algorithms. Through exploring a variety of activities, both plugged-in and unplugged, you’ll learn how to seamlessly incorporate these principles into your classroom regardless of subject or grade level. No prior experience in teaching computer science needed! Please bring a laptop, Chromebook or tablet to this session

Speakers

Whitney Horban

Outreach Manager, Telus World of Science

TELUS World of Science – Edmonton is dedicated to fostering life-long learning by creating a vibrant science and technology culture in our region. We offer a diverse array of in-person and virtual school programs. Our programs are connected to the Alberta curriculum and designed... Read More →

Bernadette Blakey

Thursday February 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
F2003 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Science

Audience Div 1, Div 2

10:30am MST

Exploring the New Curriculum Through MakeCode Arcade Games

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

F2003

Strengthen your students’ problem-solving skills and engage creatively with the curriculum by creating games in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade! This session will provide you with the foundational knowledge to help your students design their own video games, then bring those games to life through block-based coding. Learn how computational thinking skills such as pattern recognition, algorithm design, and debugging are necessary when coding and how to connect games to curricular concepts in any subject. This session explores connections to the Computer Science curriculum for grades 4 and up. A laptop, Chromebook, or tablet is required for this session. Some devices will be available for loan on a first come, first served basis.

Speakers

Bernadette Blakey

Whitney Horban

Outreach Manager, Telus World of Science

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST
F2003 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Science

Audience Div 2, Div 3, Div 4

1:00pm MST

Mico:bit Bootcamp

Thursday February 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST

F2003

Does your school have Micro:bits, but you’re not sure how to use them in your classroom? Strengthen your students’ problem-solving skills and engage creatively with the curriculum with Micro:bits! This session will provide you with the foundational knowledge to help your students code Micro:bit programmable devices with block-based coding. Discover how computational thinking skills such as pattern recognition, algorithm design, and debugging play a crucial role in coding. Learn how to use these devices in cross-curricular projects, get hands-on experience with coding, and walk away with a few project ideas to use in your classroom! A laptop or Chromebook is required for this session.

Speakers

Whitney Horban

Outreach Manager, Telus World of Science

Bernadette Blakey

Thursday February 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
F2003 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Science

Audience Div 1, Div 2, Div 3, Div 4

2:30pm MST

Robot Bootcamp

Thursday February 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm MST

F2003

Does your school have robots but you’re not sure how to use them in your classroom? Strengthen your students’ problem-solving skills and engage creatively with the curriculum through robotic exploration! This session will provide you with the foundational knowledge to help your students code a robot through block-based coding. Learn how computational thinking skills such as pattern recognition, algorithm design, and debugging are necessary when coding and how to connect robotics to curricular concepts in any subject. Get hands-on experience with a robot and walk away with a few project ideas to use in your classroom! The skills learned in this workshop will be transferrable to whatever robots your school has access to. Devices will be supplied for this session.

Speakers

Whitney Horban

Outreach Manager, Telus World of Science

Bernadette Blakey

Thursday February 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm MST
F2003 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Science

Audience Div 1, Div 2, Div 3, Div 4