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9:00am MST

ATRF: Your Pension Matters (Westin - Strathcona Room)(Westin - Strathcona Room) • Pension Counsellor Inside Out of SEL (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 3)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 3) • Glitter Gals Edu Robotics (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 17/18)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 17/18) • Tom MacIsaac Storybook STEAM for Pre K-1 (Westin - British Columbia Room)(Westin - British Columbia Room) • Sam Livingstone Where is the Off Button? (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 13/14)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 13/14) • Christy Filgate Live Streaming Of Keynote from Hall D (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 8/9)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 8/9) • Sydney Chaffee Gerry Brooks Keynote: Personal Climate and Culture (Edmonton Convention Centre - Hall D)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Hall D) • Sydney Chaffee Mindfulness Games Galore (Alberta College Campus - PC Hall)(Alberta College Campus - PC Hall) • Donna Freeman Second Language Teachers, Are You Up To The Task? (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 15/16)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 15/16) • Xavier Gutierrez • William Dunn • Leila Ranta The Highly Sensitive Child (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 5/6)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 5/6) • Tania Johnson Safe Spaces & Healthy Boundaries (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 2)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 2) • Rin Lawrence Learning Through Story: Bridging Literacy for All Students (Alberta College Campus - Bryan Hall)(Alberta College Campus - Bryan Hall) • Phillip Campiou Play on Words - Primary Literacy Games (Westin - Turner Valley Room)(Westin - Turner Valley Room) • Jane Felling Rap Battle Strategy (Westin - Saskatchewan Room)(Westin - Saskatchewan Room) • Miranda Krogstad An Hour With Composer Robert Buckley (Alberta College Campus - Muttart Hall)(Alberta College Campus - Muttart Hall) • Robert Buckley • Jolene Wong • Dale Chapman Dance It! Play It! (Alberta College Campus - Stollery Hall)(Alberta College Campus - Stollery Hall) • Amy Paul Top 20 Things A New Teacher Should Know (Westin - Manitoba Room)(Westin - Manitoba Room) • daniel_filiatreault.20fb1osm Dungeons & Social Skills (Westin - Leduc Room)(Westin - Leduc Room) • Nathan Treloar • Daniel Hodges I’m Bored: Engaging the Disengaged (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 10)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 10) • Dan St. Romain Outcomes Based Gradebooks (Westin - Athabasca Room)(Westin - Athabasca Room) • Mark Driedger Active Bodies, Thriving Brains: How Movement Fuels Mental Health (Enterprise Square - Faculty of Extension - Room 2-670N)(Enterprise Square - Faculty of Extension - Room 2-670N) • Kate Conroy 97 Staff Recognition Tips in Just 60 Minutes (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 7)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 7) • Nelson Scott Calm Your Mind: Transform Your Life (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 4)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 4) • Jeremy Bennett Data Science in Elementary School (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 1)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 1) • David Hay Project Based Science Lessons for Grade 6-9 (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 19/20)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 19/20) • Paul Bohnert, Karly Lewis, Janel Heth & Deryk Hamilton Telling Canada’s Story (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 11/12)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 11/12) • Mike Downie The Thirty Years War (1989-2019)… The First Decade: Bush 1 and Clinton (Westin - Yukon Room)(Westin - Yukon Room) • Greg Hunter The beKIND Mindfulness Movement (Westin - (Alberta Room)(Westin - Alberta Room) • Susan Agrios Critical Creativity with Google Apps! (Westin - Centennial Room)(Westin - Centennial Room) • Trisha Roffey Introduction to Stage Makeup (Westin - Devonian Room)(Westin - Devonian Room) • Angela Zacher Awesome Heavy Texture Paintings [*PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*]FULL - JOIN WAITLIST (Art Gallery of (Alberta - Orange Room)(Art Gallery of Alberta - Orange Room) • Bogdan Konikowski ArtVentures Matisse: Drawing with Scissors [*PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*]PREREG NOW! 75% FULL (Art Gallery of (Alberta - Green Room)(Art Gallery of Alberta - Green Room) • Emma Wales Needle Felting with Leah Cathleen Donald of ArtFelt Studio - Create a 3D Critter [*PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*]FULL - JOIN WAITLIST (Art Gallery of (Alberta - Yellow Room)(Art Gallery of Alberta - Yellow Room) • Leah Cathleen Donald Spanish Tapas [*PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BY EMAILING PRESIDENT@GETCA.COM*]FULL - JOIN WAITLIST (Sorrentino's Bistro Bar - Kitchen)(Sorrentino's Bistro Bar - Kitchen) • Sorrentino's Staff ATRF Pension Interviews [*Please see description for booking instructions!*] (Westin - Viking Room)(Westin - Viking Room) • Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund Strengths, Hope and Resourcefulness Training for School Mental Health (Day 2 of 2 Day Workshop) [*REGISTER IN THURSDAY SESSION IF INTERESTED*]FULL - JOIN WAITLIST (Edmonton Convention Centre - Boardroom - Access Via Hall D Foyer)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Boardroom - Access Via Hall D Foyer) • Rebecca Hudson Breen • Denise Larsen • Chelsea Hobbs

10:30am MST

CTF Basics of Implementation and Assessment (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 19/20)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 19/20) • Paul Bohnert, Karly Lewis, Janel Heth & Deryk Hamilton Live Streaming Of Keynote from Hall D (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 8/9)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 8/9) • Mickey Rowe Temple Grandin Keynote: Utilizing the Skills of Different Kinds of Minds (Edmonton Convention Centre - Hall D)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Hall D) • Mickey Rowe A Glimpse of Mental Health First Aid (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 15/16)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 15/16) • Wendy Ramsankar Canada’s New Food Guide: Taking it to the Classroom (Enterprise Square - Faculty of Extension - Room 2-670N)(Enterprise Square - Faculty of Extension - Room 2-670N) • Michelle Letourneau Emotion-Focused School Support: Helping them process big emotions quickly and return to learning (Westin - Manitoba Room)(Westin - Manitoba Room) • Sue Huff Sex Ed for Today’s Classrooms (Westin - Athabasca Room)(Westin - Athabasca Room) • Nicole Inglis Gender Identity (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 2)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 2) • Rin Lawrence Breaking the Silence: Acknowledging the Truth and Empowering Community Voices (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 4)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 4) • Jenny Kay Dupuis Wahkohtowin - Cree Natural Law (Alberta College Campus - Bryan Hall)(Alberta College Campus - Bryan Hall) • Phillip Campiou What Canada's Arctic Can Teach Us (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 5/6)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 5/6) • Robert Feagan Literacy Fun"die"mentals - Literacy Games for Upper Elementary (Westin - Turner Valley Room)(Westin - Turner Valley Room) • John Felling Storytelling Through Your Curriculum (Westin - British Columbia Room)(Westin - British Columbia Room) • Miranda Krogstad Northern Alberta Junior Honour Band Open Rehearsal (The Orange Hub - Main Stage)(The Orange Hub - Main Stage) • Kimberley Denis Parachute Party (Alberta College Campus - Stollery Hall)(Alberta College Campus - Stollery Hall) • Amy Paul I’m Bored: Engaging the Disengaged (Repeat Session) (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 10)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 10) • Dan St. Romain From Grades to Growth: Assessment to Support our Most Vulnerable Students (Westin - Centennial Room)(Westin - Centennial Room) • AAC Facilitator Indoor Recess Emergency Kit (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 3)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 3) • Vincent Mireau Imagining the Dragon: Unlocking Archetypical Themes in Popular Music and the Bible (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 1)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 1) • Dr. Gerard McLarney Supervision and Evaluation - What Teachers Need to Know about the New Standards and Evaluation Policy (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 17/18)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 17/18) • Dave Matson Thanks! GREAT Job! (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 7)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 7) • Nelson Scott A Better World is InSight: Climate Change and the Great Green Wall (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 13/14)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 13/14) • Brett McMillan The Thirty Years War (1989-2019)… The Second Decade: Bush 2, Obama and Trump (Westin - Yukon Room)(Westin - Yukon Room) • Greg Hunter What a Baby Chimpanzee Taught Me About Making the World a Better Place (Westin - Saskatchewan Room)(Westin - Saskatchewan Room) • Spencer Sekyer Bringing Mindfulness & KINDness Into The Classroom (Westin - (Alberta Room)(Westin - Alberta Room) • Susan Agrios Energizing Yoga and Meditation (Alberta College Campus - PC Hall)(Alberta College Campus - PC Hall) • Christa Chapman Kids These Days: They Are the Least of Our Worries (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 11/12)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 11/12) • Dr. Jody Carrington 3D Printing - Beyond the CTS Classroom (Westin - Leduc Room)(Westin - Leduc Room) • Steve Godreau Stage Makeup - Zombies and Day of the Dead (Westin - Devonian Room)(Westin - Devonian Room) • Angela Zacher Open Rehearsal with Robert Buckley (Alberta College Campus - Muttart Hall)(Alberta College Campus - Muttart Hall) • Robert Buckley

12:30pm MST

Let The Ideas Fly! Bird Puppets Inspire (from Math to Music) (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 13/14)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 13/14) • W.P. Puppet Theatre Society Sensational Sensory Bins (Westin - Saskatchewan Room)(Westin - Saskatchewan Room) • Kathleen Ruff Camille Seaman Keynote: Haunting Photos of Polar Ice (Edmonton Convention Centre - Hall D)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Hall D) • Camille Seaman Dealing with Parents, Students and Colleagues (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 11/12)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 11/12) • Sydney Chaffee Brain Basics and the Power of Caring Adults (Westin - Turner Valley Room)(Westin - Turner Valley Room) • Judy Arnall Inclusive Practice for Educators: LGBTQ2S+ Students, Teachers, and Policy. (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 19/20)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 19/20) • Alexandra Marshall Stonewall: 50 years (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 2)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 2) • Tiff Pino Comment intégrer les langues et cultures des Métis en classe d'immersion française (Westin - Devonian Room)(Westin - Devonian Room) • Eva Lemaire • Rene Beauparlant Finding Our Way in Indigenous Education: Connecting Hearts & Minds (Westin - Strathcona Room)(Westin - Strathcona Room) • Melissa Purcell Write On! Using Music for Narrative Prompts in Writing (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 3)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 3) • Ron Boren • Tonja Parkin Singing in the Middle Years (Alberta College Campus - Stollery Hall)(Alberta College Campus - Stollery Hall) • Charlotte Burrowes A Research Journey Towards Conceptual Understanding and Powerful Learning in the Classroom (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 15/16)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 15/16) • Christina Hoover • Cori Hampson • Sandra McTavish • Susan Cox Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff! Assessing for Big Ideas in a Concept-Based Classroom (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 5/6)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 5/6) • AAC Facilitator E-Liability 2.0: Mitigating Risks in a Digital Age (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 17/18)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 17/18) • Dave Matson Sacred Scripture and Storytelling (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 1)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 1) • Kathleen Nguyen • Dean Dowle Transforming The Heart: Teaching Secondary School Religion (Westin - Leduc Room)(Westin - Leduc Room) • Christopher Poulsen Calm Your Mind: Transform Your Life (Repeat) (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 4)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 4) • Jeremy Bennett One Simple Question: Many Useful Insights (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 7)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 7) • Nelson Scott Perspectives on Classroom Violence (Westin - Athabasca Room)(Westin - Athabasca Room) • Jennifer Bredo How to Teach Controversial Energy or Environmental Issues in Your Classroom (Westin - Manitoba Room)(Westin - Manitoba Room) • Marie Tremblay Sleight of Hand Sleight of Mind: The Magic Behind War Propaganda (Westin - Centennial Room)(Westin - Centennial Room) • Greg Hunter Assertiveness (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 10)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 10) • Nova Browning Rutherford Five Strategies to Immediately Decrease Your Stress (Westin - British Columbia Room)(Westin - British Columbia Room) • Victoria Smith Kids These Days: They Are the Least of Our Worries (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 8/9)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 8/9) • Dr. Jody Carrington MINDFITNESS Breaks: Quick Techniques to Create a Calm, Focused & Fit Classroom (Westin - (Alberta Room)(Westin - Alberta Room) • Susan Agrios Improvising Shakespeare! (Alberta College Campus - Bryan Hall)(Alberta College Campus - Bryan Hall) • Bill Jacobsen ArtVentures: How to Teach Printmaking to Elementary Students [*PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*]PREREG NOW! 75% FULL (Art Gallery of (Alberta - Green Room)(Art Gallery of Alberta - Green Room) • Emma Wales Anyone Can Draw Realistic Portraits [*PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*]PREREG NOW! 75% FULL (Art Gallery of (Alberta - Orange Room)(Art Gallery of Alberta - Orange Room) • Bogdan Konikowski Participation for All in the Classroom and on the Playground (Enterprise Square - Faculty of Extension - Room 2-670N)(Enterprise Square - Faculty of Extension - Room 2-670N) • Ever Active Schools Promoting Success in Learning: AHS Professional Learning SessionPREREG REQUIRED! (Westin - Yukon Room)(Westin - Yukon Room) • Rod Snaterse Mindful Breathing Practices (Alberta College Campus - PC Hall)(Alberta College Campus - PC Hall) • Kim Hertlein Needle Felting with Leah Cathleen Donald of ArtFelt Studio - Create a Landscape Picture [*PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*]PREREG NOW! 75% FULL (Art Gallery of (Alberta - Yellow Room)(Art Gallery of Alberta - Yellow Room) • Leah Cathleen Donald

2:00pm MST

Looking Ahead – By Retired Teachers, for Retired Teachers (PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED)PREREG REQUIRED! (Westin - Saskatchewan Room)(Westin - Saskatchewan Room) • Gary Sawatzky Puppet Projects for Young Learners - Developing Expressive Language & Self-Expression (Westin - Strathcona Room)(Westin - Strathcona Room) • W.P. Puppet Theatre Society Building Cohesive Kindergarten Classrooms (Westin - British Columbia Room)(Westin - British Columbia Room) • Jamie Reilly Live Streaming Of Keynote from Hall D (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 8/9)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 8/9) • Jann Arden President Schilling Unplugged (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 4)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 4) • Jason Schilling Jann Arden Keynote: My Story (Edmonton Convention Centre - Hall D)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Hall D) • Jann Arden Using Communicative and Social Interactive Approach to Teach Vocabulary in Chinese (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 15/16)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 15/16) • Cynthia Su • Jenny Gallant Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation and Teaching Sexual Health (Westin - Athabasca Room)(Westin - Athabasca Room) • Nicole Inglis Good Grief? How To Be Supportive To The Many Losses Students Face (Westin - Devonian Room)(Westin - Devonian Room) • Kimberly Fawn Hamilton What Do You Mean the Letters Are Moving? (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 5/6)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 5/6) • Lilyane Bienert • Sandra Woodard WTF: What the Function? Dealing With Challenging Behaviour In The Classroom (Westin - Manitoba Room)(Westin - Manitoba Room) • Amanda Schwartz • Malorie Cardamone Breaking the Silence: Acknowledging the Truth and Empowering Community Voices (Repeat Session) (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 2)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 2) • Jenny Kay Dupuis Writing that Stirs the Heart (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 17/18)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 17/18) • Alexis Chute Assessment Within Instrumental Music (Alberta College Campus - Stollery Hall)(Alberta College Campus - Stollery Hall) • Jolene Wong Is This for Marks? Changing the Assessment Culture in a High School Classroom (Westin - Leduc Room)(Westin - Leduc Room) • AAC Facilitator CANCELLED - Growing Up Professional (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 13/14)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 13/14) • Monique Gravel Seven Super Sacraments of the Catholic Church (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 1)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 1) • Kathleen Nguyen • Dean Dowle Unlucky When Hiring? (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 7)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 7) • Nelson Scott Bee Teaching: How to Bring Pollination Education into the Classroom (Westin - Centennial Room)(Westin - Centennial Room) • Patty Milligan Being Weird - Dreams and Your Inner Life (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 19/20)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 19/20) • Pearl Gregor Calm Classroom: A Calm Mind is a Focused Mind (Westin - (Alberta Room)(Westin - Alberta Room) • Susan Agrios Kids These Days: They Are the Least of Our Worries (Repeat Session) (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 11/12)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 11/12) • Dr. Jody Carrington Mindful at Work (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 10)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 10) • Nova Browning Rutherford Stress is a Habit - Let's Make it a Good One (Westin - Turner Valley Room)(Westin - Turner Valley Room) • Victoria Smith I Didn’t Know I Could Do That! Google Ninja Secrets! (Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 3)(Edmonton Convention Centre - Salon 3) • Trisha Roffey Using Drama to Teach Other Subject Areas (Alberta College Campus - Bryan Hall)(Alberta College Campus - Bryan Hall) • Bill Jacobsen

2:15pm MST

ArtVentures: How to Teach Printmaking to Elementary Students [*PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*] RepeatFULL - JOIN WAITLIST (Art Gallery of (Alberta - Green Room)(Art Gallery of Alberta - Green Room) • Emma Wales