NCTCA 2022: Full Schedule

Entertainment (links found on SCHED):
Friday 5pm-5:30pm - Movie Night: "Back Home Again" (30 minutes)

WATCH HERE FOR A MATH-BASED TRICK!
Jeff Newman - Mentalist. Magician. Trickster.
Jeff Newman Performance

Live Chat available (bottom right hand corner) on mynctca.com Wed: 5pm-9pm, Thurs 7am-5:30pm, Friday 8am-5pm

NCTCA 2022 Presidents’ Welcome Address - National Anthem, Indigenous Land Acknowledgement, Honorary President and Opening Remarks.

ATA President’s Address - Jason Schilling

ACEE (Alberta Council for Environmental Education) Symposium Thursday, February 10th: English: Virtual Room 17, French: Virtual Room 18

Take a 5 minute activity break! Ready In Five Video Library!
Learn more about how you can bring Ready in Five into your classroom at www.getreadyinfive.com

Morgex Presents: Robyne Hanley-Dafoe! ***Pre-recorded***All In: Mastering Life with Work Integration for Optimal Performance and Wellness

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Session availability: All sessions (Live & Pre-recorded) will be available on SCHED until April 1st UNLESS SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED IN THE TITLE. (Eg. LIVE SESSION ONLY or RECORDING AVAILABLE UNTIL XXX) ***Live session recordings will be available on SCHED by MONDAY***

7:45am MST

NCTCA Breakfast Presentation: Education Bridged Me to My Culture

Join Angela Hall as she walks us through her journey as an Indigenous teacher and the many moments within Education that bridged her to her culture. Having grown up in foster care without connection to her Métis heritage, Angela would discover, within a space of a school and its community, the wisdom, power, and beauty of her Indigenous ancestors. Through the years, her teaching placements would bring many experiences including learning to jig, picking sweetgrass, attending sweat lodges, sewing ribbon skirts, dancing in a Sundance, listening to Elders and receiving her Cree name. Every encounter deepened her understanding of self and gave her a voice that she would later express in the artworld. Forever grateful, Angela wants to share the importance of bridging students to Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being to help them grow to their highest potential.

Speakers

Angela Hall

Teacher, Artist, AguenusArt

Angela Hall is a Métis Albertan, retired school teacher, poet, artist, and mother. She has completed graduate level courses and certificates in Trauma Recovery, Grief and Loss, Art Therapy, Drama Therapy, Expressive Art Therapy, and Psychotherapy with Kutenai Art Therapy Institute... Read More →

Chairperson

Shauna Swerda

Thursday February 10, 2022 7:45am - 8:45am MST
Virtual Feature Room B None

Feature / Conférencier, Entertainment & Special Events

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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9:00am MST

***Pre-Recorded*** True Story? Teachers in Film, TV, and Online (Recording available until March 11, 2022)

This talk presents a dynamic array of teacher images from the media landscape and shows how they envision the profession and shape teacher identity. It draws on recent research to explain what is inspiring, worrisome, funny, and professionally useful about different types of teacher characters. Included are suggestions for how to co-opt teacher images to advocate for classrooms, gain political support, and enhance community relations. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT3oSIbgG-I

Speakers

Mario Trono

Associate Professor, Mount Royal University

Dr. Mario Trono is an associate professor in film and cultural studies at Mount Royal University. He has studied how media-born social scripts affect public perceptions of both K-12 and postsecondary teaching. Mario’s formal research is on mainstream cinema and its social effects... Read More →

Thursday February 10, 2022 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Virtual Feature Room C None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus 10-12
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus 44905
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9:00am MST

Embedding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Your Everyday Work: It Matters. It Mobilizes. And it's Messy. (Recording available until March 11, 2022.)

Join Dr. De Mello to learn about the challenges and realities of embedding practices that centre equity, diversity and inclusion in your every day work and leadership. Understand the ways in which you can meet and know your community so that you are seen as an ally by parents, students and community members, while still acknowleging institutional and societal limits. Learn ways that you can do the work and accept that it's messy, challenging and that you will make mistakes. Dr. De Mello will offer tips on the importance of authenticity in DEI leadership and the value of a meaningful apology.

Speakers

Corey Hirsch

Keynote Speaker, Thursday

A former NHL goaltender, NHL goaltending coach, and Olympic silver Medallist, Corey Hirsch was featured in an article in the Players Tribune opening up about his struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder while on the rise to a promising career in the NHL.Born in Medicine Hat, Alberta... Read More →

Chairperson

Jason Schilling

President, ATA President

Jason Schilling was re-elected president in 2023, following four years of service as president, two years of service as vice-president and more than eight years of service as district representative for South West. As vice-president, Schilling chaired the Central Table Bargaining... Read More →

Thursday February 10, 2022 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Virtual Feature Room A None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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9:15am MST

Anxious Kids, Anxious Adults (Recording available until March 25, 2022)

Stressed out? Feeling anxious? More and more students are, too. In this session, Dan discusses why stress levels are rising, how anxiety is manifested, and what to do to best relieve it in yourself, as well as the students you serve.

Speakers

Dan St. Romain

Multiple sessions both days

Dan St. Romain is a independent educational consultant from San Antonio, Texas. He provides staff development and consultative services to educators and parents working with children at all developmental levels. Dan is passionate about helping individuals shift their perspective on... Read More →

Chairperson

Carolyn Korolischuk

exhibits director, NCTCA

Thursday February 10, 2022 9:15am - 10:15am MST
Virtual Feature Room B None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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10:15am MST

Chatter The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It (Recording available until April 1, 2022)

The most important conversation we have each day isn’t with our boss, our spouse, or our friends: it’s the one we have with ourselves. When we’re facing a challenging task, our inner voice can motivate us and help us keep our focus. But more often than not, we come up against the nagging voice that tells us we can’t do it, or that people will laugh at us if we try. The million-dollar question, then, is how can we transform our self-saboteur, determined to undermine our success, into an internal life coach that will buoy us up and help us expand our potential? Enter Ethan Kross. A world-class psychological scientist, Kross has written one of the most definitive guides to mastering self-talk in modern history. In Chatter, he uses a blend of cutting-edge science (from his own lab) and real-world case studies to help us harness the power of our inner voice. The tools are all around us—from the objects we surround ourselves with, to our relationships with other people, the physical spaces we inhabit, and the digital worlds we interact in. This talk is a lively exploration of how we can use those tools to make our inner voice work in our favour, and it answers some valuable questions along the way. For instance, why do we seem immune to toxic chatter when we attempt to provide other people with advice? What factors determine whether we receive—and provide—helpful or harmful social support? And how can we approach our decision-making differently, learning to control our emotions and reason wisely instead of acting on impulse? An expert story-teller, Kross brings his research to life in a way that is fascinating, accessible, and immediately applicable to our daily lives.

Speakers

Ethan Kross

Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor and bestselling author in the University of Michigan’s top ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he studies how the conversations people have... Read More →

Chairperson

Shauna Swerda

Thursday February 10, 2022 10:15am - 11:15am MST
Virtual Feature Room A None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Tags English

10:15am MST

It starts with us: Best practices for sexual violence prevention (Recording available until April 1, 2022)

We have a moral and legal obligation to address sexual violence and discrimination in our schools. However, the path to creating safer schools is not always clear. Join public educator Julie S. Lalonde for a discussion on best practices for sexual violence prevention in schools. Participants will leave with practical tools for opening up tough but important discussions in the classroom.

Speakers

Julie Lalonde

Julie S. Lalonde is an internationally recognized women’s rights advocate and public educator. Franco-ontarienne du nord de l’Ontario, elle est basée à Ottawa. She holds a BA and MA in Canadian Studies and Women’s Studies from Carleton University with a focus on the lives... Read More →

Chairperson

Amanda Yaworski

Thursday February 10, 2022 10:15am - 11:15am MST
Virtual Feature Room C None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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10:30am MST

Teach Skills and Break Habits: Growth Mindsets for Better Behavior in the Classroom (Recording available until March 25, 2022)

How do we create long‑term change for students with chronic behavior problems? In this session, attendees will discuss the downfall of common behavior tracking systems, as well as why time out, clip systems, behavior folders, and office referrals often work against our long-term goals. Participants will leave the session with ideas for both targeting and teaching skills based on students’ gifts and challenges.

Speakers

Dan St. Romain

Multiple sessions both days

Chairperson

Jen Lecuyer

Thursday February 10, 2022 10:30am - 11:30am MST
Virtual Feature Room B None

Feature / Conférencier, Teaching Practices/ Pédagogie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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11:30am MST

Nurturing Resilience: Nine Ways Families, Schools, and Communities can Help Children Thrive (Recording available until March 11, 2022)

In this fast-paced, story-filled presentation, Dr. Ungar will show that children’s resilience is much more than their individual ability to overcome adversity. It is just as much the result of how well their families, schools and communities work together to help vulnerable young people navigate their way to the resources they need for wellbeing, and whether those resources are made available to children in ways children experience as meaningful. In addition to exploring what resilience means to children from many different backgrounds, Dr. Ungar will also provide nine practical strategies parents, caregivers and educators can use to help children heal, no matter a child’s emotional, psychological or behavioral problems. Specific learning objectives for this presentation are: 1. To understand how children and families with complex needs use “problem” behaviours to enhance their resilience and wellbeing when more socially acceptable solutions are not available; 2. To become familiar with how to assess resilience; 3. To learn about nine resilience-promoting resources necessary for positive child development; 4. To develop strategies for working without resistance with hard-to-reach, culturally diverse children, adolescents, and their families; 5. To discuss ways services can be structured for children and families that make resilience more likely to occur.

Speakers

Dr. Michael Ungar

Michael Ungar, Ph.D. is the founder and Director of the Resilience Research Centre at Dalhousie University. His ground-breaking work as a family therapist and resilience researcher is recognized around the world, with much of that work focused on the resilience of marginalized children... Read More →

Chairperson

sherri greene

Music Specialist

Music/Musique specialist with Blackgold Regional Schools

Thursday February 10, 2022 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
Virtual Feature Room A None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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11:45am MST

Racism and Being an Effective Ally (Recording available until April 1, 2022)

Jesse Lipscombe helps individuals and organizations understand the history of systemic racism, and the challenges BIPOC individuals face daily. Through his powerful storytelling, he will take your audience on a journey of change. Jesse will offer useful and applicable steps to take action and become a better ally.

Speakers

Jesse Lipscombe

Jesse Lipscombe is an actor, former athlete, activist and entrepreneur. The Alberta native began his career as an actor at age 14 in the film, Children of the Dust, starring legendary actor, Sidney Poitier. At 18, Jesse accepted a full athletic scholarship to the prestigious Morehouse... Read More →

Chairperson

Janet Vader

Thursday February 10, 2022 11:45am - 12:45pm MST
Virtual Feature Room B None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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12:00pm MST

C’est à nous d’agir : Approches et outils pour prévenir la violence sexuelle (Recording available until April 1, 2022)

Nous avons une obligation morale et légale de lutter contre le harcèlement sexuel et la discrimination dans les écoles. Même avec de bonnes intentions, ce n’est pas toujours évident comment s’y rendre! Joignez-nous pour une discussion avec l’éducatrice renommée Julie S. Lalonde. Vous allez quitter la présentation avec des outils pratiques pour ouvrir des discussions pertinentes et efficaces avec vos élèves.

Speakers

Julie Lalonde

Chairperson

Janet Vader

NCTCA Past President

Thursday February 10, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Virtual Feature Room C None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation French
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation French
Grade Focus None
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1:00pm MST

***Pre-recorded*** Morgex Presents: All In: Mastering Life with Work Integration for Optimal Performance and Wellness

Exploring the concept of self-identity and the many roles we hold both personally and professionally, this session examines how we can all successfully build life with work integration. Using a value-based living approach to performance with purpose, this session will provide participants the tools and systems for striking the ever-elusive work-life balance. Participants will explore personal value identifiers and learn practices that promote healthy habits, so that they are well equipped to meaningfully show up in every facet of their lives. The information presented in this event is researched-informed, readily available, and grounded in wise practices. This keynote speaker was generously sponsored by Morgex Insurance.

Speakers

Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe

Described as one of the most sought-after, engaging, thought-provoking, and truly transformative international speakers and scholars in her field, Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe is a multi-award- winning psychology and education instructor who specializes in resiliency, navigating stress... Read More →

Thursday February 10, 2022 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Pre-Recorded Room F None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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1:00pm MST

Grit & Growth Mindset: Why Some Environments Motivate People to Become Excellent (Recording available until April 1, 2022)

Today, it’s more important than ever to be a “learner”—that is, to be able to teach yourself new skills, using your connections to experts or resources you find online. But most people have grown up in an educational system that valued “knowers”—people who have memorized facts or skills. How can you create an environment that fosters the grit needed to be a learner? How can you shake people out of the old model of education, so that they can adapt their skills and knowledge to the quickly-changing economy? In this keynote, David Yeager outlines key insights from the new science of motivation and learning. He answers questions like: why do some people choose the easy route, rather than teach themselves the hard things? Why do some people wither in the face of critical feedback, while others take the feedback and get better? Why do some people only learn something if it’s fun, but other people learn it even if it’s tedious? He also focuses on how leaders create environments that support people’s motivation to learn, and outlines practical guidance coming from the field of behavioral science.

Speakers

David Yeager

To achieve, we need more than inborn ability—we need the motivation to persist when life is hard. DAVID YEAGER is a leading expert in the psychology of persistence. He studies growth mindset (the belief that we can change, adapt, progress); the ways students and adults feel like... Read More →

Chairperson

Kim Zapesocki

Teacher

Kim is an Assistant Principal for Elk Island Public Schools and serves as the Elk Island Local 28 Women In Leadership chair. Kim has a Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Education and a Masters in Elementary Education. Kim is a busy mom of 3, is passionate about her work and about diversity... Read More →

Thursday February 10, 2022 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Virtual Feature Room A None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Tags English

1:15pm MST

“Personal Climate and Culture … It’s Up to You” (UNFORTUNATELY THIS RECORDING IS UNAVAILABLE)

"Gerry uses his videos to develop a strategy for making the workplace a pleasant place where faculty, administrators, and support staff all maintain mutual respect, regardless of personal differences, resulting in more efficient and fulfilled workers. Gerry will share policies that he has incorporated that promote a healthy respectful working relationship even when opinions differ. He will also share ideas that maximize opportunities to get to know staff members and create camaraderie, taking advantage of 15 seconds here and there throughout the day. "

Speakers

Gerry Brooks

Keynote Speaker, Principal/Speaker/Workplace Wellness/Author

Gerry Brooks has been an educator for 25 years, beginning as a third grade teacher in Palm Bay, FL. He earned his masters in administration and has been an elementary principal for 15 years. Originally using humorous videos to encourage his staff, Gerry has become a national encourager... Read More →

Chairperson

Carryl Bennett

President, NCTCA

TBD

Thursday February 10, 2022 1:15pm - 2:15pm MST
Virtual Feature Room C None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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1:15pm MST

Gérer l’impact socio-émotionnel et traumatique durant un pandémie (Présenté qu'en direc!)

Overview No two individuals, families, workplaces or communities are exactly the same. Covid-19 and its variants have demonstrated how broad the range of responses are to the threat of illness and the aftermath of loss. Yet beyond the virus lay the larger social, emotional and traumatic responses to the effects of quarantine and other containment measures. We say in the Traumatic Event Systems Model (TES™) of Crisis and Trauma Response that “high-profile"" trauma does not usually create new dynamics in human systems but instead simply intensifies already existing dynamics in families, workplaces, communities, etc.” Therefore, as exposure to trauma increases, escalated family dynamics, relational dynamics, and social dynamics become evident. At the core of this presentation are insights into the mental health needs that have evolved throughout the pandemic as well as our growing understanding of how to better assess and intervene. These dynamic insights have relevance at all levels of our professional responsibilities ranging from self to systems that we are responsible for. Teaching Points: • Pre-Pandemic Functioning as a Predictor of Symptom Development (Open versus Closed Systems). • Impact of Media and Social Media (High-Profile Traumatic Events). • The “Trauma Response Continuum” for Individuals and Systems (Stress Response Continuum). • Overfunctioners and Underfunctioners. • Non-Death-Related Loss • Effects of Quarantine: The Impaired “Closeness-Distance Cycle” in Families. • The “Trauma-Violence Continuum” (Dr. Marleen Wong, USC and J. Kevin Cameron). • Words are Powerful: The Strategic Use of language. • Reasonable Expectations of Self and Systems. • The Essential and Universal Element for Recovery from Trauma. • Assessing Self and Others: BASIC-IR™.

Speakers

Patrick Rivard

"With over twenty years of leadership experience in the fields of education and human services, Patrick (Pat) is uniquely qualified to lead communities and organizations in understanding the traumatic impact of a pandemic. Pat brings wealth of experience to the North American Centre... Read More →

Chairperson

Virginie Lacroix

Thursday February 10, 2022 1:15pm - 2:45pm MST
Virtual Feature Room B None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation French
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation French
Grade Focus None
Tags French

2:30pm MST

***Pre-Recorded***Don't Go There: Avoiding Power Struggles (Recording available until March 25, 2022)

Even the most rational teachers and parents get into power struggles from time to time. In this engaging session, participants will gain a better understanding of how power struggles occur, and learn the best strategies for avoiding them. This information is applicable PK through adulthood on all levels (dealing with behaviors of students, parents, co-workers, administrators, family members...)

Speakers

Dan St. Romain

Multiple sessions both days

Thursday February 10, 2022 2:30pm - 3:30pm MST
Virtual Feature Room C None

Feature / Conférencier, Teaching Practices/ Pédagogie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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2:30pm MST

It Takes a Team to Achieve a Dream (Recording available until April 1, 2022)

From high school English teacher and quiet student, to Olympic gold medal decathlon, considered the greatest athlete in the world…and still coached by his high school English teacher. Touching on the importance of mentorship, teamwork, communication, goal setting, and being adaptable…becoming the greatest athlete in the world after spending the winter of 2021 training in a hockey rink in London, ON.

Speakers

Damian Warner

Damian is a 32 years old, from London, ON. He was raised by a single mom who couldn’t afford organized sports. Damian attended Montcalm High school and his English teacher and basketball coach, Gar Leyshon, saw the potential for this amazing but quiet student. Damian is a 9 time... Read More →

Gar Leyshon (Damian Warner's Coach)

Gar Leyshon recently turned 61 but doesn’t look a day over 60. And Gar is not even his real name, it is an acronym. Gar retired last June after teaching for almost 25 years. He first taught English in Taiwan in 1985 and swore he would never do something so ridiculous again. His... Read More →

Chairperson

Janet Vader

NCTCA Past President

Thursday February 10, 2022 2:30pm - 3:30pm MST
Virtual Feature Room A None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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3:00pm MST

***Pre-Recorded*** I Can Do It Myself: Encouraging Independence in our Youngest Learners (Recording available until March 25, 2022)

"“I can’t!” “I don’t know how!” “You have to do it!” Tired of hearing these phrases from your students?. Teach them how to solve their own problems—rather than rely on you—and help them positively shape their behavior in the process. In this session, participants will discuss why independence is needed, how best to develop it, and ways to encourage parents in the home setting to do the same. "

Speakers

Dan St. Romain

Multiple sessions both days

Thursday February 10, 2022 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Virtual Feature Room B None

Feature / Conférencier, Teaching Practices/ Pédagogie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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9:00am MST

Indigenous Reconciliation Finding Common Ground Through Dialogue (Recording available until April 1, 2022)

While working for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Waneek Horn-Miller knew process was just as important as results. The inquiry sought to expose the underlying causes of violence in this country—and make recommendations to eliminate them—in a timely, organized fashion. But this had to be balanced with the emotional needs of participants—their deep need to be heard, validated, and humanized. In other words, it needed to grant victims, and their families, the opportunity to heal. In this keynote, Horn-Miller unpacks the hard but necessary work ahead of us if we want to escape our history of conflict and move to a place of shared understanding. If we embrace the true spirit of reconciliation, we need to make it a way of life—a cornerstone of how we proceed as a multicultural society—and not just a destination. To Horn-Miller, this takes listening, and dialogue; it means extending empathy to those with different outlooks, and not shying away from debate; it means solutions-based thinking rooted in our shared aspirations. But if we can do this, we can do something unique in this country. And we can embrace what reconciliation is all about—a way of addressing wrongs, living in harmony, and healing for those who need it most.

Speakers

Waneek Horn-Miller

Similar to the arduous process of making wampum beads, the journey of that Waneek Horn Miller doesn’t begin and end with being a Olympic Water Polo athlete. A Mohawk from the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory near Montreal, Waneek was behind the lines during the Oka crisis in 1990 when... Read More →

Chairperson

Joanne Wallace

Friday February 11, 2022 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Virtual Feature Room B None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
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9:00am MST

My Compass: The First Step and How I found my Way In this Mess (Recording available until April 1, 2022)

Armand Doucet, one of the world’s most respected and recognized teachers, will share his personal journey on how he found himself as person, dad, and teacher during this pandemic. With truth, candor, comedy, and reflection, he will inspire you to look beyond what is currently happening to honour who you are, what you need, and be the teacher you want to be for your students. Armand Doucet, au début de ses vingtaine, était un entraîneur primé, au milieu de ses trentaines, un éducateur, un entrepreneur social et un professionnel des affaires primé. Depuis ce temps, il est devenu l’un des éducateurs, leaders, conférenciers et auteurs les plus reconnus et les plus recherchés en éducation mondialement pour sa perspective visionnaire, son innovation pionnière en classe et sa capacité à combler les lacunes en matière d’éducation à travers des systèmes. Son travail a été traduit en plusieurs langues et a été publié dans diverses publications telles que Forbes, TES, The Washington Post, et bien d’autres. Il s’est imposé comme un atout clé dans l’éducation en parlant et en collaborant virtuellement ou face à face dans plus de 100 pays contribuant à UNESCO, Education International, OCDE, Fondation Jack Ma, Curiosity: A.I. in Education Summit et bien d’autres. Reconnu pour ses compétences supérieures en matière de réseautage et de motivation, il est un triathlète Ironman à 2 fois et un père de famille passionné.

Speakers

Armand Doucet

Armand Doucet in his early 20s was an award winning coach, by his mid-30s, a seasoned international award-winning Educator, Social-Entrepreneur and Business Professional. Since that time, he has become one of education's most recognized and sought-after educator, leader, speaker... Read More →

Chairperson

Cindy Christou

Program Chair, NCTCA

Friday February 11, 2022 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Virtual Feature Room A None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
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9:00am MST

The power of the group: What can teachers and administrators learn from guppies & cockroaches? (Recording available until April 1, 2022)

A typical human being is smart, rational, and predictable. But when you put a bunch of them together, that can quickly fall apart. From Black Friday shoppers stampeding at the mall, to rioting Canucks fans at the end of a playoff run, examples of “dumb” crowds aren’t hard to find. But why? After all, when you put individual animals into groups, the opposite usually happens. A guppy within a school of fish makes faster and more accurate decisions than it can when it’s alone. A group of cockroaches can solve math problems well beyond what any individual cockroach can do. In the past few years, the science of group dynamics has revealed many jaw-dropping phenomena, and the fascinating but understandable mechanisms behind them. I’ll discuss this work, with a focus on tangible lessons for teachers and administrators who work with groups of students in a classroom, or teams of staff-members in a school.

Speakers

Dan Riskin

Dan Riskin, PhD, is a biologist, science journalist, and author. He is best known as CTV’s Science and Technology Specialist, and as the former co-host of Daily Planet on The Discovery Channel. Dan was born and raised in Edmonton, where he began his career as a bat biologist, focused... Read More →

Chairperson

Pam Arnason

Spruce Grove Composite High School

Friday February 11, 2022 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Virtual Feature Room C None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
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10:15am MST

Ma boussole : le premier pas et comment j'ai trouvé ma voie dans ce messe (Recording available until April 1, 2022)

Armand Doucet, l'un des enseignants les plus respectés et reconnus au monde, partagera son parcours personnel sur la façon dont il s'est retrouvé en tant que personne, père et enseignant pendant cette pandémie. Avec vérité, franchise, comédie et réflexion, il vous inspirera à regarder au-delà de ce qui se passe actuellement pour honorer qui vous êtes, ce dont vous avez besoin et être l'enseignant que vous voulez être pour vos élèves.

Speakers

Armand Doucet

Chairperson

Janet Vader

NCTCA Past President

Friday February 11, 2022 10:15am - 11:15am MST
Virtual Feature Room A None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation French
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation French
Grade Focus None
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10:15am MST

Understanding and Managing the Social, Emotional and Traumatic Impacts of a Worldwide Pandemic: Fact (LIVE SESSION ONLY)

Speakers

Patrick Rivard

Chairperson

Amanda Morrison

Friday February 11, 2022 10:15am - 11:45am MST
Virtual Room 08 None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Tags English

10:45am MST

Lance Cardinal - CANCELLED!!!!

This session has been cancelled.

Speakers

Lance Cardinal

Lance Cardinal is an Innovative thinker with a unique eye for the fantastical. He loves to bring “Big Ideas” from dream, to reality. His work has spanned over 25 years and is influenced by contemporary pop culture and traditional Cree ideals. His range of creative skills and Northern... Read More →

Chairperson

Carolyn Korolischuk

exhibits director, NCTCA

Friday February 11, 2022 10:45am - 11:45am MST
Virtual Feature Room B None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Tags English

11:30am MST

Building a Better Teacher How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone) (Recording available until April 1, 2022)

Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. Yet we still don’t know what, precisely, makes a teacher great. Is it a matter of natural-born charisma? Or does great teaching require something more? In this talk, Elizabeth Green introduces a new generation of educators who are revealing the hidden science behind their art. A former principal studies the country’s best teachers and discovers a common set of techniques to help children pay attention. Two math teachers videotape a year of lessons and develop a new approach that has nine-year-olds writing sophisticated mathematical proofs. Through their stories—and the hilarious and heartbreaking theater that unfolds between children and teachers every day—Green examines the dynamics of truly effective teaching. Exploring the astonishingly diverse skills exceptional teachers must develop, she provides a new way for teachers, parents, and policymakers to judge what is needed in the classroom—and considers how to make every teacher great.

Speakers

Elizabeth Green

Elizabeth Green is the CEO and co-founder of Chalkbeat, the nonprofit news organization dedicated to improving educational equity through local, independent, high-impact journalism. Since launching in 2014, Chalkbeat’s reporting has spurred changes in education funding, legislation... Read More →

Chairperson

Danny Maas

Executive Staff Officer, Alberta Teachers' Association

Danny Maas is an Executive Staff Officer with The Alberta Teachers' Association in the Professional Development program area. He was previously the Manager of Educational Technology with Edmonton Catholic School Division and has supported teacher professional development for the past... Read More →

Friday February 11, 2022 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
Virtual Feature Room C None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Tags English

11:30am MST

Dynamic Resilience: Harnessing the Opportunity of the Moment (Recording available until March 11, 2022)

Dynamic events that create transformational changes, whether in the past, present and future, impact educators in unique ways. The potential detrimental outcomes, whether it is exhaustion or professional errors, are numerous and significant, and the opportunity is even deeper. What’s your plan? With her experience as both a psychologist working with educators and workplace mental health expert, Dr. Marie-Helene shares proven strategies that can boost the resilience, creative power, and mental agility of educators and their community. Learning Objectives: Understand the links between your mindset, resilience and mental health Distinguish what factors are contributing to mental agility and health, as well as to fatigue and burnout Reconstruct your strategic plan for the power of resilience based on strategies that work

Speakers

Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier

Throughout her career in business management and psychology, Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier has spearheaded a national dialogue on the crucial issues of leadership resilience and workplace health. Drawing on her extensive background in corporate, insurance, governance and public sectors... Read More →

Chairperson

Shauna Swerda

Friday February 11, 2022 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
Virtual Feature Room A None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Tags English

12:00pm MST

Residential Schools, Reconciliation & Moving Forward (Recording available until April 1, 2022)

For millennia, Indigenous people sustained thriving, living cultures and societies on the back of the Turtle. We wove our histories into intricate and beautiful stories to keep our truths alive, generation upon generation upon generation. Then those ships sailed armed with a colonial toolkit filled with the necessary implements to commence a course of systematic impoverishment among Indigenous peoples. With clear intention they sought dispossession through law and policy, the creation of dependency and ultimately near total oppression of what had been self-determining forever. One of those implements was the strategy to dismember Indigenous families, and thus communities and nations, by taking the children. There is the colonizer’s account of that. We see it in the history books. And then there is ours. Creating and holding space for Indigenous people to correct history; to impart the truth, is a necessary pre-requisite to reconciliation. Let us, together, light a dialogue fire and keep the flame burning until the truth overturns the colonial lie.

Speakers

Michelle Good

Michelle Good Indigenous Rights Activist & Bestselling Author of “Five Little Indians” Michelle Good is a Cree writer and a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. After working for Indigenous organizations for twenty-five years she obtained a law degree and advocated... Read More →

Chairperson

Cindy Christou

Program Chair, NCTCA

Friday February 11, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Virtual Feature Room B None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Tags English

12:45pm MST

Résilience dynamique : Exploiter l'opportunité du moment (Recording available until March 11, 2022)

Les événements dynamiques qui créent des changements transformationnels, que ce soit dans le passé, le présent ou le futur, ont un impact unique sur les éducateurs. Les conséquences négatives potentielles, qu'il s'agisse d'épuisement ou d'erreurs professionnelles, sont nombreuses et significatives, et l'opportunité est encore plus profonde. Quel est votre plan ? Forte de son expérience en tant que psychologue travaillant avec des éducateurs et experte en santé mentale au travail, Dre Marie-Hélène partage des stratégies éprouvées qui peuvent stimuler la résilience, le pouvoir créatif et l'agilité mentale des éducateurs et de leur communauté. Objectifs d'apprentissage : Comprendre les liens entre votre état d'esprit, votre résilience et votre santé mentale Distinguer les facteurs qui contribuent à l'agilité et à la santé mentale, ainsi qu'à la fatigue et à l'épuisement professionnel Reconstruire votre plan stratégique pour optimiser le pouvoir de la résilience en vous basant sur des stratégies qui fonctionnent

Speakers

Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier

Chairperson

Virginie Lacroix

Friday February 11, 2022 12:45pm - 1:45pm MST
Virtual Feature Room A None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation French
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation French
Grade Focus None
Tags French

1:00pm MST

Find the Funny Because Success is a Laughing Matter (Recording available until March 11, 2022)

In this humourous and inspiring presentation Jen will show your audience how to “Find the Funny” and use humour to re-frame stress, build resilience and enrich their life! She shares tools she has acquired from her 20+ years as a professional comedian that help to lighten challenging moments in the professional and personal lives of your audience. An accomplished stand up comedian who advocates fun, positive thinking, and resiliency, Jen has designed an engaging, witty presentation that showcases her effective teaching style, credibility and hilarious sense of humour to help people improve their personal health, use humour to alleviate stress and turn it into strength. Jen’s energetic keynote presentation helps improve learning skills and leaves your audience in an enthusiastic frame of mind.

Speakers

Jen Grant

"Jen Grant is an entertaining keynote speaker, a comedian and a self help book junkie. Named one of 25 most influential people in the capital by Ottawa Life Magazine, Jen is a dynamic speaker with an infectious energy and a “sky is the limit” attitude that uplifts and inspires... Read More →

Chairperson

Janet Vader

Friday February 11, 2022 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Virtual Feature Room C None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Tags English

1:30pm MST

Understanding Indigenous Education from an Indigenous point of view (Recording available until February 14, 2022)

As a First Nation woman who has had the opportunity to experience the education system from many different points of view I feel that there is so much to be shared and much for educators to understand. As a student first, my education journey had been a bumpy one and often difficult to navigate. Then deciding to trust in the belief that my Elders have in my I found the courage to take on a roll as an Educator qualified through the teachings of my people rather than a university I found myself being the only Indigenous person on staff. This had its share of challenges, and now as I embark on a whole new journey as a partner in a new, independent Indigenous organization my challenge is to find my place in the Education space as my own boss. It has been a journey but an exciting one that I can’t wait to share with all of you.

Speakers

Seneca Crowe

Roots of Resilience

Seneca Dueck (Crowe) is a member of the Kahkewistahaw First Nation in Treaty 4 territory. Born Salteaux/Assiniboine Seneca was raised in the ways of the Nakota people of Treaty 6 territory. Seneca’s career has been focused in Education working to support Indigenous youth in their... Read More →

Chairperson

Shauna Swerda

Friday February 11, 2022 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Virtual Feature Room B None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Tags English

2:00pm MST

Fireside Chat with Rick Mercer - LIVE SESSION ONLY

Rick Mercer – Former Host of The Rick Mercer Report Few things stir our hearts more than a Rick Mercer rant. His understanding of what delights (and occasionally enrages) us about our politicians, our media, our unique pop culture, and our place in the world comes through crystal clear in everything he does, from his beloved TV show, to his enlightening talks, and his epic alley rants. Unabashedly proud, brutally inspiring, and always captivating, Rick’s quick-witted talks illuminate and prod our greatest institutions, while drawing our attention to some of the country’s most unsung heroes. A true living legend in Canadian entertainment, Rick is guaranteed to make you howl with laughter and think about this great nation we call home.

Speakers

Rick Mercer

Rick Mercer is a Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist and author. He is best known for his work on the CBC Television comedy shows This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Made In Canada and Rick Mercer Report. He is the author of four books all of which have been national... Read More →

Chairperson

Carryl Bennett

President, NCTCA

TBD

Friday February 11, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Virtual Feature Room A None

Feature / Conférencier, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Room Details None
Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus None
Tags English