SEATCA 2025 - Southeastern Alberta Teachers' Convention: Full Schedule

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9:00am MST

AI & I: Empowering Student Creativity

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

Unlock the future of writing in your classroom with this innovative workshop. Imagine a space where AI isn't just a tool but a trusted writing partner, enhancing your students' creative processes without overshadowing their unique voices. In this session, you'll dive into cutting-edge activities that harness the power of AI resources like Chat GPT and AI imagery services. Together, we'll explore how these tools can sharpen descriptive language, generate rich literary devices, and expand our students’ knowledge and capabilities. Join in for a journey that combines technology and creativity, ensuring your students emerge as confident writers and thinkers in this technological era!

Speakers

Miranda Krogstad

Presenter / Content creator, YYSpeak

Krogstad is a spoken word poet and educator whose words have empowered students in dozens of cities across Western Canada and beyond. Outside of the classroom, she is a 2-time Canada Council for the Arts grant recipient, a Calgary Arts Development grant recipient, a 2016 national... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
S154 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Literacy

Audience Div 3, Div 4

10:30am MST

Everything but Writing

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

S154

Before we put pen to paper, there is so much planning and preparation. After the words are on the page, too, the creative process doesn’t have to stop. Brainstorming, outlining, character development, editing, and many other elements involved in the planning and tweaking of the work can be as important and - dare I say - enjoyable as the writing process itself. With tangible tools, tips, and activities to strengthen your students’ writing, this workshop will help them appreciate and master everything but writing.

Speakers

Miranda Krogstad

Presenter / Content creator, YYSpeak

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST
S154 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Literacy

Audience Div 2, Div 3, Div 4

1:00pm MST

Write On: Hands-On Activities To Get Your Students Going

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

S154

While many students have the ability to create Pulitzer-worthy pieces, getting pen to paper can be somewhat of a challenge. Especially in youth, where inhibitions and insecurities are at an all-time high, putting ourselves out there creatively can be daunting. Using a series of prompts and games, however, this workshop will take some of the pressure off of the blank page. Giving students an “in” regardless of their abilities and interest, we will try some hands-on activities that will get the ink flowing from even your most reluctant writers!

Speakers

Miranda Krogstad

Presenter / Content creator, YYSpeak

Thursday February 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
S154 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Literacy

Audience Div 2, Div 3, Div 4

2:30pm MST

Writing Outside the Lines: Unleashing Creativity with Untapped Techniques

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

S154

Transform your classroom into a haven for innovative writing with this hands-on workshop. Using an expanded toolkit of literary devices, your students will learn to think outside the box and produce writing that you and others will truly want to read. Dive into the world of defamiliarization, syllepsis, left turns, and twisted idioms, packed with playful activities and prompts. See for yourself how these techniques produce writing that is bright, funny, striking, and a delight to share with the whole room!

Speakers

Miranda Krogstad

Presenter / Content creator, YYSpeak

Thursday February 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm MST
S154 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Literacy

Audience Div 3, Div 4