PDTCA 2023: Full Schedule

THE PDTCA BOARD HOPES YOU HAVE AN AMAZING CONVENTION! #PDTC23!

CALGARY TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE(CTCC) and HYATT - address and driving directions

President Schilling’s 2023 Convention Greeting Link

FOR PRE-REGISTERED SESSIONS PLEASE USE THE PRE-REGISTRATION LINK IN THE SESSION DESCRIPTION. The pre-registration web page is https://www.pdtca.org/pre-registration.html Adding the session to your Sched schedule does not mean you are pre-registered. Pre-registration is now closed. The pre-registration page has an email link if you need to request to be removed from a session so someone on the waiting list can have your spot - top right of the page. For changes or signup come to the convention information desk at/after 1:00 pm on Thursday, Feb 23rd. Please kindly check Button 3. on the pre-registration page to see if a session has room for you as most of them are full.

SESSION EVALUATION:
You do not need to create a profile and log in to see sessions in Sched. However, if you want to add yourself to a session or evaluate a session you must be logged in.

NOTE TO SPEAKERS: We had planned to have a Zoom help desk, but decided against it.

PRINTABLE CONVENTION AT A GLANCE LINK - Off-Site Addresses are included.

“On the two school days of your assigned teachers’ convention, you have a legal and professional responsibility to attend convention. If you are not able to make it safely to your assigned convention, however, your collective agreement may include impassable roads or inclement weather clauses that you can access. If your collective agreement does not include language specific to road conditions or weather, you may make use of the personal leave clauses of your agreement in most cases. Please be aware that using any of these types of leave may require you to pay substitute costs, forego a portion of your salary and benefits, or report to your school or another work location in your district. Refer to your collective agreement for more information. Should you require any additional information or if you need assistance interpreting your collective agreement, please contact Teacher Employment Services at 1-800-232-7208 or 780-447-9400.”
This information is also found on the Frequently Asked Questions page on the ataconventions.ca website. If you have any further questions regarding this, please contact me by e-mail at Daniel.Maas@ata.ab.ca.

*****SESSION EVALUATIONS WILL CLOSE FRIDAY MARCH 3rd*****

11:45am MST

Using the Optional Assessments in the BAS to Identify & Track Student Progress

This session will explore how the Benchmark Assessment System (BAS) connects with the new Alberta ELAL curriculum and complements the recently mandated assessments on word reading skills to provide a full and deep understanding of students' reading abilities and instructional needs. We will delve into the use of the variety of BAS Optional Assessments (Letter Identification, Early Reading Behaviours, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Word Reading, Word Analysis, Vocabulary) in order to gather information, program plan, reliably identify skill level, and track student progress over time.

Speakers

Siobhan Murphy

Siobhan Murphy is the Planning & Implementation Manager for Literacy for Pearson Canada. She has been in the field of education for 20 years, including teaching at the elementary and junior high levels, as a district lead literacy teacher and on secondment at the Edmonton Regional... Read More →

Thursday February 23, 2023 11:45am - 1:00pm MST
Telus 109 CTCC

Assessment (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9) | Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content Intermediate content
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

11:45am MST

(PRE-REG MAX 30) An Introduction to Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics in Middle Years

This session will guide attendees through many of the 14-practices introduced in Peter Lilejedahl’s Building a Thinking Classroom in Mathematics by engaging educators in a moc Thinking Classroom using hands-on, vertical whiteboard Thinking Tasks in groups of 3. Following the Thinking Classroom process, there will be time for questions and discussions about our experience implementing it in our schools. This session is intended for educators who are new to or exploring the idea of building Thinking Classrooms. Although the content of this session is geared towards grades 7-9 numeracy teachers, the ideas of the session are applicable to any subject and grade level.

Speakers

Landry Forand

Landry Forand: Landry is a grade 9 teacher with Rocky View Schools teaching at Chestermere Lake Middle School. Landry is a graduate of the University of Lethbridge and has been in practice for the past 6 years. During this time his professional growth has focused on curriculum, assessment... Read More →

alicia huculak

rvs

Olivia Nannan and Alicia Huculak are both teachers at Muriel Clayton Middle School at Rocky View Schools in Airdrie, Alberta. Both are passionate educators and change agents committed to dismantling systemic racism and other systems of oppression personally and professionally. Olivia's... Read More →

Andrea Vance

Andrea Vance: Andrea is currently a grade 7 teacher with Rocky View Schools at Muriel Clayton Middle School in Airdrie. She holds a BEd and MSc from the University of Ottawa and has been in practice for 5 years. She is passionate about teaching math and science and growing her practice... Read More →

Thursday February 23, 2023 11:45am - 1:00pm MST
Ideation 2/3 CTCC

Mathematics (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12) | Assessment (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General Overview for Novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required Yes
Pre-Registration Link www.pdtca.org/pre-registration.html
Website buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/14-practices/

1:15pm MST

Implementation of Curriculum and Assessment with Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics at your School

This session will go over our experience in the implementation of Peter Lilijedahl’s research in building a Thinking Classroom at our schools. After a short presentation we will dive into a discussion covering common questions like how to initiate a thinking classroom, designing a classroom, funding, thinking tasks, curricular tasks, and assessment. There will be time for resource sharing between us and colleagues at the end. Although the content of this session is geared towards grades 7-9 numeracy teachers, the ideas of the session are applicable to any subject and grade level.

Speakers

Landry Forand

alicia huculak

rvs

Andrea Vance

Thursday February 23, 2023 1:15pm - 2:30pm MST
Ideation 2/3 CTCC

Mathematics (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12) | Assessment (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content Intermediate content
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No
Website buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/14-practices/

1:15pm MST

Inspirational Thinking

In a world recovering from a global pandemic, disrupted by war and conflict, rife with misinformation and conspiracy theories, how can we create classrooms that give children hope and inspire them to be active agents of change to create the world they want to live in? Pursuit of this complex challenge is advanced when we design learning around inspirational thinking. Inspirational thinking sits at the intersection of critical, creative and prospective thinking. Critical thinking is certainly a pre-condition for inspirational thinking, yet it is also an insufficient condition. Without the generation of new ideas to move the world forward, a critical examination of the current world could leave one with a sense of despair. Similarly, while creativity is also a pre-condition for inspirational thinking, it too, on its own is insufficient. The generation of new ideas that do little to contribute to the common good may lead to innovations but not lead us closer to the world we desire. When students engage in inspirational thinking, they experience the curriculum through a prospective or future-oriented lens whereby they transfer their learning through critical, creative and collaborative thinking in search of ways to contribute to building a future in which everyone can flourish. During this session, participants will explore practical ways to teach at the intersection of critical, creative and prospective thinking including the framing of tasks and the effective use of powerful instructional strategies.

Speakers

Garfield Gini-Newman

Garfield Gini-Newman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE, University of Toronto. He explores how to teach through sustained critical inquiry while nurturing deep conceptual understanding and genuine competence. Garfield has worked... Read More →

Thursday February 23, 2023 1:15pm - 4:00pm MST
Macleod Hall D CTCC

Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12) | Assessment (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General Overview for Novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

2:45pm MST

The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum: A Tool for Assessment, Planning, and Teaching

You’ve done some assessments and gained some insight into student learning – now what? The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum provides that bridge. In this session, Siobhan will focus on how to use the Literacy Continuum to connect assessment data to instruction as well as monitoring student progress over time. Together we will look at how to use this resource with the new Alberta ELAL curriculum to construct a common vision for student achievement that effectively and efficiently engages all students in the robust, authentic, and meaningful literacy learning every child deserves.

Speakers

Siobhan Murphy

Thursday February 23, 2023 2:45pm - 4:00pm MST
Glen 203 CTCC

Assessment (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9) | Language Arts (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content Intermediate content
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

8:30am MST

Second language - Unit booklets

Save your time and your energy .... and make second language unit booklets. During this sessions you will have the opportunity to see the process a teacher uses to create unit booklets, along with examples of using them in the classroom. Unit booklets help keep you organized and saves you trips to the photo copier, thus saving time.
Most examples are from French as a second language 4-6 with some from JH Spanish, although they can be applied to various levels and languages.

Speakers

Lee Wynder

Lee lives with her husband on their developing homestead near Calgary where they raise their 4 boys, one who has spent close to 200 days admitted in the hospital and been on life support. She finds healing in poetry, the arts, and growing food.

Friday February 24, 2023 8:30am - 9:45am MST
Telus 105 CTCC

French & International Languages (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12) | Assessment (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General Overview for Novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

10:00am MST

Where do I start? Differentiated Instruction and Assessment

How to plan for differentiation is based on the modification of three elements. Teachers in this session will learn more about the differentiation framework based on the work of Carol A Tomlinson. AAC will share tools and templates to make differentiation planning easier for teachers.

Speakers

AAC Facilitator

Field Service Facilitator, Alberta Assessment Consortium

The Alberta Assessment Consortium is a not-for-profit education partner in the province, focused on everyday assessment to support student learning. Our facilitators combine their experience as Alberta teachers and teacher leaders with the expertise of the organization.Presenter Shelly... Read More →

Friday February 24, 2023 10:00am - 11:15am MST
Macleod Hall E1 CTCC

Assessment (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12) | Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General Overview for Novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No
Website aac.ab.ca

11:30am MST

Aligning Current Assessments To New Curriculum

AAC will demonstrate a 6-Step process for aligning current curriculum assessments with the new curriculum. Participants will gain access to the 6-Step process template to guide their future planning.

Speakers

AAC Facilitator

Field Service Facilitator, Alberta Assessment Consortium

Friday February 24, 2023 11:30am - 12:45pm MST
Macleod Hall E1 CTCC

Assessment (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6) | Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General Overview for Novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No
Website aac.ab.ca

11:30am MST

Help! School is too busy for learning!

Teachers’ lists are long and time is a precious commodity. Take time to jump off the conveyor belt and join me to explore Responsive Planning approaches that can help make space for the learning your students need. Walk away with long-range, unit and daily templates that you can personalize to your context, your students and your need for efficiency in the midst of our fast-paced, frenzied lives. PLUS, these templates are all connected to the new Alberta curriculum for grades K - 6.
Responsive plans will:
- Focus on assessment FOR learning that responds to students
- Be actually useful working, editable, sharable and changing documents (NOT something created for compliance sake)
- Make space to ensure ALL students are included in the thinking from the beginning.

Speakers

Cheryl Babin

Designer of Professional Learning, Calgary Regional Consortium

Cheryl Babin M.Ed., is a Designer of Professional Learning with the Calgary Regional Consortium. With experience in public, international and independent schools as an educator, experiential learning director, instructional coach and consultant, Cheryl currently designs professional... Read More →

Friday February 24, 2023 11:30am - 12:45pm MST
Glen 208 CTCC

Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9) | Assessment (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content Intermediate content
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

11:30am MST

Accompagner l'autonomie et la responsabilisation face aux écrans

Comment agir ensemble, école et famille, vers le développement de l'autonomie et la responsabilisation des jeunes dans l'utilisation des technologies pour qu'ils aient une vie équilibrée, autant à l'école qu'à la maison?

Cet atelier permettra aux participants d'échanger et de développer des stratégies concrètes pour développer une relation de coéducation à l'ère du numérique. Ils seront outillés dans le but de proposer aux parents l'utilisation d'un contrat parent-enfant, ou d'en d'en développer un enseignant-élève pour la classe. Cet outil favorise la mise en place de règles de vie positives à l'ère du numérique et agit sur l'autonomie des jeunes vers de saines habitudes de vie.

Speakers

Stéphanie Dionne

Director of development and partnerships, facilitator and speaker, École Branchée

En plus d'être directrice du développement et animatrice des Rendez-vous pédagogiques à l'École branchée, Stéphanie est reconnue comme la « fée marraine » de la coéducation à l'ère du numérique. Coach professionnelle certifiée en PNL, elle accompagne les parents dans... Read More →

Friday February 24, 2023 11:30am - 12:45pm MST
Telus 103 CTCC

Technology (TQS/LQS 2), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6) | Assessment (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General Overview for Novice learners
Presentation Language French
Is Pre-registration required No

11:30am MST

Assessment that Inspires, Sustains and Informs Learning

Assessment has the power to inspire learning and build confidence in learners. When used effectively, assessment is one of the most powerful tools in a teacher's tool kit. During this session participants will explore a wide range of rich assessment tasks that connect learning to children's lived and to be lived experiences, grounding learning in tasks that truly inspire a desire for learning. The session will also explore strategies for providing timely guidance in a manner that supports deep learning for students while limiting teacher's workload - in other words, exploring the search fo the holy grail of education where teachers can teach in powerful yet efficient ways that are good for kids and kind for teachers.

Speakers

Garfield Gini-Newman

Friday February 24, 2023 11:30am - 2:15pm MST
Macleod Hall D CTCC

Assessment (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12) | Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9), Div4 (Gr 10-12)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content Intermediate content
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

1:00pm MST

Creating Success Criteria For New Curricular Learning Outcomes

In this session, an AAC facilitator will demonstrate the process for developing success criteria for new curricular learning outcomes. Participants will walk away with three examples of success criteria for Math, English Language Arts and Physical Education & Wellness Units that can be used to guide their future planning in these subject areas.

Speakers

AAC Facilitator

Field Service Facilitator, Alberta Assessment Consortium

Friday February 24, 2023 1:00pm - 2:15pm MST
Macleod Hall E1 CTCC

Assessment (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6) | Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General Overview for Novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No
Website aac.ab.ca

1:00pm MST

Daunted by Data? Use it to Do-Good!

Reframe the view of doomsday data by harvesting the strengths and gifts of your students. Join us for an interactive session that will equip you with strategies, tools and ‘real-life examples’ of how to cultivate strength-based data that will actually help you know what to do next to support the students in your care.
You will walk away with:
- Examples of data harvesting done well
- Useful, adaptable tools, tricks and templates to help you capture evidence of learning
- A refreshed perspective on students’ abilities.

Speakers

Nadine Dack-Doi

Nadine Dack-Doi, M.Ed., is the Coordinator of the Education Service Agreement for Canadian Rockies School Division and the former principal of Exshaw School. She has experience in Inclusive Education, land based learning, Indigenous Education, English Language Learners and is focused... Read More →

Cheryl Babin

Designer of Professional Learning, Calgary Regional Consortium

Friday February 24, 2023 1:00pm - 2:15pm MST
Glen 208 CTCC

Assessment (TQS 3), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9) | Inclusive Education (TQS/LQS 4), ECE (Pre K-K), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6), Div3 (Gr 7-9)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content Intermediate content
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No

1:00pm MST

Do the Math: Whole Number & Fraction Interventions

Join us in this interactive session and Do The Math. You will discover support for intervention and classroom activities. An overview of assessments and lessons along a learning trajectory developed by Marilyn Burns will be shared. You will learn about how to support the development of students' whole number and fraction understanding and skills, as it relates to the new curriculum Grades 1-5. Participants will leave with an overview of Do the Math Program by Marilyn Burns and some practical lessons to work with students in their classrooms.

Speakers

Gerry Varty

For over 35 years, Gerry has been a classroom teacher, school and district leader, and tireless advocate for professional learning support. A leader in K-12 Mathematics education, Assessment, and Instructional Design initiatives, Gerry loves working with teachers to make success happen!In... Read More →

Friday February 24, 2023 1:00pm - 2:15pm MST
Glen 205 CTCC

Mathematics (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6) | Assessment (TQS 3), Div1 (Gr 1-3), Div2 (Gr 4-6)

Session has participant fee No
Level of content General Overview for Novice learners
Presentation Language English
Is Pre-registration required No