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19:00 MDT

Conference Registration Front Foyer

20:00 MDT

Conference Opens! Welcome to the Alberta Teachers Association (Keynote and Conference Kick-off) Front Foyer

21:00 MDT

Reception Front Foyer

08:00 MDT

Networking Breakfast Plazas 1 and 2

09:00 MDT

The Blanket ExerciseLIMITED Plaza 5Tim Johnson • Deb Lloyd Understanding Histories, Cultures and World Views of Alberta's First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples PineridgeStacey Running Rabbit Creating a Technology Infused ClassroomLIMITED Plaza 3Shane Spriggs Make Me a Maker—Fostering a Maker Mentality in Your SchoolLIMITED Garden Court 2Alison Turner Supporting Positive Behaviour in Alberta SchoolsFULL Whitehorn RoomMarlene Donnelly Why Are We Still Talking About Assessment?FILLING Garden Court 1Dianna Easton Developing Your Professional Growth PlanLIMITED Plaza 2Nancy Luyckfassel Classroom Management—What WorksLIMITED Plaza 1Chris McCullough Engaging Students—Collaborative Learning StrategiesFILLING Rundle RoomAnna Liza Ponce Gestion de classe—Ce qui fonctionneLIMITED Temple RoomBenny Lo Increasing Student ResilienceFILLING Deerfoot RoomYvonne Toney Winning Strategies for Inclusive ClassroomsLIMITED Plaza 4Dorice Dechamplain

11:30 MDT

Lunch Plazas 1 and 2

12:30 MDT

Learning With the Brain in MindLIMITED Garden Court 2Nate Siler Creativity—Fostering It in Your Students and YourselfLIMITED Plaza 3Heather Willms Addressing Learning Disabilities in the Inclusive ClassroomLIMITED Plaza 5John Williamson Play Isn't Just for Preschool--All Students Need ItLIMITED Plaza 2Kim Sharp PRISM—Professionals Respecting Individual Sexual and Gender MinoritiesLIMITED Deerfoot RoomValerie Fuchshuber Beginning Teacher WellnessLIMITED Plaza 1Kendra Silk Enseignants et parents—Mêmes but, rôles différentsLIMITED Temple RoomDorice Dechamplain Unseen Hurts—Promoting Positive Mental Health in SchoolsLIMITED Rundle RoomChris McLean Working With Parents to Support Student SuccessLIMITED Plaza 4Crystal Atkinson Dealing With Difficult People and Difficult IssuesLIMITED Whitehorn RoomIan Stewardson You Did What? When Teachers Get in TroubleLIMITED Pineridge RoomPatrick Loyer The Power of the Collective and Bargaining Conditions of Professional PracticeLIMITED Garden Court 1Sandra Johnston

14:00 MDT

Coffee Break TBA

14:15 MDT

ATA Support and Services Session (Mandatory)--Group 1, Calgary City Plaza 3 ATA Support and Services Session (Mandatory)--Group 10, South West Rundle ATA Support and Services Session (Mandatory)--Group 11, In French TempleMonique Gravel ATA Support and Services Session (Mandatory)--Group 2, Calgary City Plaza 4 ATA Support and Services Session (Mandatory)--Group 3, Calgary City Plaza 5 ATA Support and Services Session (Mandatory)--Group 4, Calgary District Garden Court 1 ATA Support and Services Session (Mandatory)--Group 5, South East Plaza 2 ATA Support and Services Session (Mandatory)--Group 6, Calgary District Deerfoot ATA Support and Services Session (Mandatory)--Group 7, Calgary District Pineridge ATA Support and Services Session (Mandatory)--Group 8, South West Garden Court 2 ATA Support and Services Session (Mandatory)--Group 9, South West Whitehorn

15:45 MDT

Optional Appie's and Answers? With Refreshments! Plazas 1 and 2

08:00 MDT

Networking Breakfast Plazas 1 and 2

08:30 MDT

Building Additive Thinking in Grades 1-3LIMITED Garden Court 1Sandi Berg Five Minutes to Global CitizenshipLIMITED Pineridge RoomNatasha Sarkar Google Apps and Beyond: New Tips and TricksLIMITED Garden Court 2Karen Belter Purposeful Physical EducationLIMITED Plaza 4Elisha O'Lain Science Class Tips and TricksLIMITED Plaza 5Trinity Ayres Screening and Early Interventions for ReadingLIMITED Plaza 3Cynthia Strem Engaging Students in Mathematics Beyond Rote Memorization.LIMITED Plaza 1Dave Martin Fun Ways to "Perc" Up Your DayLIMITED Whitehorn RoomMelanie Chesterman L'approche culturelle de l'enseignement et la construction identitaireLIMITED Deerfoot RoomChantal Desgagné Making it in the MiddleFILLING Horizons West Socially Empowered Learning: Learning Through Educational Arts-Integrated Social Enterprise (EASE)LIMITED Rundle RoomDr. Britt Martin The Calming Classroom: Effectively Dealing with AnxietyLIMITED Plaza 2Sara Dean Communicating Meaning Through DanceLIMITED Horizons EastKelly Brownlee Benchmarking: If They Are Telling You it Hurts, Might They be Doing it Wrong?LIMITED Temple RoomDayna Duman

09:40 MDT

Coffee Break TBA

09:55 MDT

'Brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts... pas moi!'LIMITED Deerfoot RoomAnnie Jacques Daily Physical Activity on a Shoestring BudgetLIMITED Plaza 4Ever Active Schools Fantastic Resources and Where to Find ThemFULL Horizons WestATA Library Mindful Work: Increase Focus and Manage StressLIMITED Plaza 2Trish Tutton Reading Strategies for Secondary StudentsLIMITED Plaza 3Laura Schmaltz Social Media and Your Learning CommonsLIMITED Garden Court 2Karen Belter Teaching Students with Limited or No Formal SchoolingLIMITED Plaza 5Diane Pham Building Connections—The Arts-Infused Curriculum Made EasyLIMITED Pineridge RoomMonika Wenzel-Curtis Building Multiplicative Thinking in Grades 3-6LIMITED Garden Court 1Sandi Berg Education is our BuffaloLIMITED Whitehorn RoomTash Badio • Jasmyne Hazelwanter • Jolyne Watson Fill Your Backpack with Table Tub Ideas that Promote Early Literacy, Early Numeracy and Fine Motor Skills Rundle RoomJana Fedun To Behave or Not to BehaveLIMITED Plaza 1Darci Fulton • Myka Breymann and Darci Fulton

11:05 MDT

Coffee Break TBA

11:20 MDT

Best of the BestLIMITED Garden Court 2Karen Belter Colour Theory Without the Colour WheelLIMITED Horizons EastLaura Mulvey Creative Movement for the Elementary ClassroomLIMITED Plaza 4Stacy Kelba Elementary CodersLIMITED Plaza 5Carla McTurk Maker Technology @ Your ATA LibraryLIMITED Horizons WestATA Library New to Teaching Junior High Language Arts?LIMITED Plaza 3Tannis Niziol Survival Tips for the CTF and CTS ClassroomLIMITED Rundle RoomDeborah MacFadyen The First Crucial Months in the Music RoomLIMITED Temple RoomAllen Choromiec Wait…What? I Have to Teach Math?FILLING Garden Court 1Sandi Berg Weaving Aboriginal Perspectives into the Early Years ClassroomFILLING Whitehorn RoomKim Sharp Your Pension—Your Retirement (A Young Teacher’s Guide to Saving for Retirement)LIMITED Plaza 2 L'art visuel versus le bricolageLIMITED Deerfoot RoomArmelle Amidath • Annie Jacques Using the "Flipped" Model in a High School Social Studies ClassroomLIMITED Pineridge RoomJennifer Williams

12:30 MDT

Lunch and Prizes Plazas 1 and 2