SEATCA 2025 - Southeastern Alberta Teachers' Convention: Full Schedule

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9:00am MST

Executive Functioning and ADHD

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

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

10:30am MST

Revise Like a Rockstar: Simple Strategies for Confident Revision

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

F156

Did you know that experts like Joan Sedita (author of The Writing Rope) recommend spending 40% of writing instruction on the stage of rewriting and revision? In spite of its importance, this crucial step often gets the least amount of attention—largely because many students aren’t sure how to revise effectively or independently. In this session, we’ll dive into practical, easy-to-apply strategies to help your students approach the revision stage with more creativity and confidence. Using techniques from The Writing Revolution, such as sentence expansion, sentence combining, and adding appositives, you'll learn ways to make both drafting and revising more clear and engaging for your students. You’ll also discover strategies for fostering collaboration, helping students work together to improve each other’s writing. By the end of our session, you'll be equipped with specific feedback techniques and a toolkit of revision strategies to help your students confidently revise both their writing and the writing of their peers!

Speakers

Kayla Young

Optimal Learning Coach, Medicine Hat Public School Division

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MST
F156 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB

Literacy

Audience Div 2, Div 3