2024 Substitute Teachers' Conference

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2024 Substitute Teachers' Conference

The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) hosts an annual conference for substitute teachers in Alberta. Organizing this conference is one of the ways the ATA recognizes the valuable service that substitute teachers provide.

The conference is an excellent opportunity for networking and professional development. Sessions are geared specifically towards the needs of substitute teachers.

12:00 MDT

Meeting for Substitute Teachers Local Chairs Piesporter, Room 5Murray Lalonde

17:30 MDT

Friday Attendee Sign-In Fantasyland Hotel

18:00 MDT

Dinner Chianti, Room 6

19:00 MDT

Welcome Chianti, Room 6Murray Lalonde

19:05 MDT

Greetings from ATA Chianti, Room 6Jason Schilling

19:15 MDT

Keynote -Self Regulation and Building Resilience In and Out of the Classroom Chianti, Room 6Tara Miller

20:15 MDT

Mix and Mingle Chianti, Room 6

07:30 MDT

Saturday Attendee Sign-In (for those who have not signed in previously) Fantasyland Hotel

08:00 MDT

Networking Breakfast Chianti, Room 6

09:00 MDT

Bargaining Update Fantasyland HotelMichelle Glavine

10:00 MDT

Collective Bargaining Q&A Fantasyland HotelMichelle Glavine Fantastic Resources and Where to Find Them! Fantasyland HotelSandra Anderson How am I Doing? Feedback as a Substitute Teacher Fantasyland HotelAlec Wright Regulation and Resilience: Supporting Students with Challenging Behaviour Fantasyland HotelAshley Mullan Take a Leap: Unlearning Racial Fantasyland HotelTiff Pino Your Pension Matters for Substitute Teachers Fantasyland HotelATRF Presenter

11:00 MDT

Break for 15 min Fantasyland Hotel

11:15 MDT

Art on the Go - Easy Ideas to Implement in Any Class Fantasyland HotelAndrea Daly Classroom Management as a Substitute Teacher Fantasyland HotelAlec Wright More Than Words: The Significance of Land Acknowledgements on the Journey of Truth and Reconciliation Fantasyland HotelIndigenous Education PD Facilitator Presenter Supporting Gender and Relationship Diversity in School Communities Fantasyland HotelNancy Bromley The Magic of Maker Kits Fantasyland HotelSandra Anderson What does TES do for You? Fantasyland HotelMichelle Glavine

12:15 MDT

Lunch Chianti, Room 6

13:00 MDT

20 Strategies You Can Use on Monday Fantasyland HotelNancy Bromley AI Tools to Amplify Teacher Professionalism and Save Time Fantasyland Hotel Code of Professional Conduct Fantasyland Hotel From Substitute to Contracted Teacher Fantasyland HotelKara Kuang Full Circle—Understanding Social Implications of Indigenous Realities Fantasyland HotelIndigenous Education PD Facilitator Presenter Linking Art and Literacy Fantasyland HotelAndrea Daly

13:45 MDT

Break for 15 min Fantasyland Hotel

14:10 MDT

Closing Keynote - Strategies to Create the Optimal Learning Environment Chianti, Room 6Tara Miller