SEATCA 2025 - Southeastern Alberta Teachers' Convention: Full Schedule

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9:00am MST

What About Play?

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

We can hardly find the time needed to get through all of our outcomes, how on earth are we supposed to find time in our day for our students to play? Join me as we explore the importance of play for early learners and ways to include high quality, authentic play while still having adequate time to cover our outcomes. We will explore how to foster quality play opportunities through researched based practices to ensure the wellness and learning of the whole child.

Speakers

Suzanne Bergeron

Suzanne is a wife, mom of four, and teacher of many. Passionate about finding balance between mental health, a joyful homelife, and successful teaching career she is constantly seeking to learn and grow. Suzanne is deeply dedicated to play and including nature in the daily routines... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
S107 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Early Learning

Audience Early Childhood, Div 1

9:00am MST

Executive Functioning and ADHD

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

F156

Ever wonder why so many children with ADHD struggle with tasks like planning, organization, and self-control, and feel unsure how to support them? As a classroom teacher, I saw these challenges in many students and became even more invested in understanding them when both of my own children were diagnosed with ADHD. In this engaging session, we’ll dive into the critical connection between ADHD and executive functioning (EF), focusing on essential skills such as response inhibition, working memory, emotional control, flexible thinking, sustained attention, task initiation, planning and prioritizing, organizing, time management and goal-directed persistence. You'll leave with practical strategies that can help not only children with ADHD but any student struggling with EF skills and gain the insights and tools you need to help all learners succeed both at home and in the classroom.

Speakers

Kayla Young

Optimal Learning Coach, Medicine Hat Public School Division

I have been teaching since 2009, with experience in elementary schools across Edmonton and Calgary, where I focused on supporting students with special needs and learning disabilities. In 2021, I joined MHPSD as an Optimal Learning Coach, where I have had the privilege of guiding... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
F156 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Inclusive Education

Audience Div 1, Div 2, Div 3

9:00am MST

Cracking the Code of Morphology in Div 1

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

S151

Morphology is more present in the new Division 1 language arts curriculum. While it is easy to feel overwhelmed by adding one more thing to our existing instruction, morphology doesn’t have to be one of those things. Come and learn some short and easy ideas for weaving morphological instruction into your existing lessons with cross curricular connections.

Speakers

Danielle Martin

Teacher, I.F. Cox School

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
S151 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Literacy

Audience Div 1

9:00am MST

Simple Classroom Games for LA and Math for Grades K-2

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

S146

Simple games that can be used to develop or assess basic Language Arts and/or Math will be shared. We will be participating and learning by doing. I will share what I do in my classroom. Hopefully you will find the games useful and applicable.

Speakers

Mona Harris

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
S146 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Literacy

Audience Div 1

9:00am MST

Fun, Fast, Fresh, Free! New Resources for Teaching K-6 Physical Education and Wellness

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

B371

Come explore Ever Active Schools NEW suite of digital resources, now available for free through new.LearnAlberta.ca. These Physical Education and Wellness resources are locally developed for K-6 Learners in both English and French and aligned to the new K-6 Physical Education and Wellness Programs of Study. Participants will preview the suite of resources, sample activities and have the opportunity to give feedback.

Speakers

Hayley Degaust

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
B371 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Physical Education & Wellness

Audience Div 1, Div 2

9:00am MST

ACE - What I wish I knew Before Teaching on a Colony

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

F2006

Have you ever wondered what teaching on a Hutterite Colony is like? Are you curious about what teaching in a one room school house in 2025 is all about? If you are Colony curious, or have questions about what teaching or subbing at a colony school, this session if for you.

Speakers

Jenna Gabert

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
F2006 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Reflection & Collaboration

Audience Div 1, Div 2, Div 3

9:00am MST

Code Across the Curriculum: Innovative Strategies to Infuse Computer Science in K-6 Classrooms

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

F2004

In today’s digital world, computer science is becoming an essential skill, and integrating it into everyday learning is key to preparing students for the future. This session will explore creative and practical ways to infuse coding and computational thinking across the K-6 curriculum. Whether it’s using algorithms in math, coding stories in language arts, or simulating scientific experiments, participants will discover how computer science can enhance learning in all subject areas. Bringing your own device will be beneficial for this session.

Speakers

Cassie Young

Optimal Learning Coach, MHPSD#76

Cassie is a passionate and dedicated educational coach, wife, and new mom. Her dynamic approach to her Optimal Learning Coach role with Medicine Hat Public school division reflects her commitment to making learning engaging and meaningful for students, particularly through cross-curricular... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
F2004 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Science

Audience Div 1, Div 2

9:00am MST

Mathology Workshop

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 11:30am MST

B372

In this session, we hope to give time to share and explore everything Mathology related. Please bring a laptop or any other materials you think would be helpful to work on developing slideshows and other resources or having time to prep for future lessons. We hope you will join us and feel a little more accomplished and confident in teaching your next Mathology lesson!

Speakers

Abbey Hepfner

Corrie Zelantini/ Talaina Buckle

Teacher

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 11:30am MST
B372 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Numeracy

Audience Div 1, Div 2

10:30am MST

Tools for your technology free colony classroom

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST

F2006

Teaching in a tech free environment can be a challenge. Discover some useful tools to organize and run your multi-graded colony classroom.

Speakers

Jenna Gabert

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST
F2006 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Inclusive Education

Audience Div 1, Div 2, Div 3

10:30am MST

Story Making for k-2

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST

S146

How do you help enrich storytelling for beginning writers? Come and learn how to use Story Making in your classrooms. This is very specific to beginning writing.

Speakers

Mona Harris

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST
S146 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Literacy

Audience Div 1, Early Childhood (PK - K)

10:30am MST

Cool Math and More

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST

Big Eagle Room

Do you want to shake things up in your math class? Try something new? Get some exciting ideas you can use next week? Come hang out at this interactive session that will give you a taste of cool routines and structures to shake things up. You will explore mini guided math stations, thinking routines, choral counting, number talks and counting collections.

Speakers

Carlene Roth

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST
Big Eagle Room 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Numeracy

Audience Div 1, Div 2

10:30am MST

Early Childhood Education Council - what we offer and sharing session for Kindergarten to Grade 3 teachers

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST

S151

I will share the new structure of the Early Childhood Education Council as well as highlights from past ECEC professional development sessions in our local and from the Dec. 4 PD session with Alicia Burdess on Using Picture Books to Launch Big Beautiful Problems in Thinking Classrooms. Participants will be encouraged to network with other teachers at their grade levels to examine how they may use ideas shared, access more PD through the Early Childhood Education Council and work together to share best practices.

Speakers

Stacey McBain

I have over 20 years of teaching experience and have been a member of the Early Childhood Education Council for as long as I have been teaching. I have served on the provincial executive since 2022 and work with the council to provide quality professional development for Kindergarten... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST
S151 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Pedagogy & Educational Research

Audience Div 1, Early Childhood (PK - K)

10:30am MST

Celebrating Intercultural Connection and Inclusion in Physical Education

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST

B371

Join Ever Active Schools as we explore ways to foster inclusivity, enrich learning, and promote a global perspective within your physical education program. This session samples activities from International Games, a resource featuring lesson plans from 9 countries. Learn the process used to develop the student-led resource, and spark ideas for how to celebrate the unique cultures of your school community.

Speakers

Hayley Degaust

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST
B371 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Physical Education & Wellness

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