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08:30 MST

Skills Canada Alberta: Trades & Technology in the classroom Empire - Theatre 6 Créer un mode de vie santé au cœur de votre culture scolaire Shaw CC - Salon 13/14 Superheroes in the Classroom Shaw CC - Salon 12 Move your struggling math students forward! Shaw CC - Salon 5/6 Technology in the Math and Science Classroom Westin - Yukon Communicating and Interacting in French with Echos Pro! Shaw CC - Salon 19/20 Meaning First ... learning objectives that get attention Westin - Alberta L’importance du vocabulaire pour mieux comprendre les matières de base Westin - Strathcona Résoudre le cas de la résolution de problèmes, mathématiques 7e à 9e année Shaw CC - Salon 2 Une classe qui vit les 5 au quotidien Shaw CC - Salon 17/18 Alcohol: A Conversation Westin - Turner Valley Teen Book Invasion: Great Books for Teens Empire - Theatre 9 Maximizing Your Technology Time in Math Shaw CC - Salon 15/16 For the Love of Fitness Westin - Manitoba Globalization Empire - Theatre 7 Making Connections: The Teacher Substitute Teacher Westin - B.C. Coping with Teaching Shaw CC - Salon 8 Emergency First Aid course CPR-level CLIMITED Coast - Turner Valley

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Web Based Scheduling for School Events: a Practical Solution Empire - Theatre 8 Animal Care Careers Empire - Theatre 5 App Maker Shaw CC - Salon 4 Using Social Media to Promote Science Citadel - McLab Throw a party when I return to work...or at least say hi! Shaw CC - Hall C ATRF Your Pension Matters Westin - Centennial The Future of School Counselling in Alberta Shaw CC - Salon 3 Teaching Place Value Understanding with Meaning! Shaw CC - Salon 9/10 The art of Making JewelryLIMITED Coast - Wood Buffalo Pasta Making - It's not as hard as you might think!LIMITED Beaumont Composite High School Make & Take - Centres you can use on MondayLIMITED Coast - Drayton Valley Sure Fire GamesLIMITED Saville Centre Teaching Art for EveryoneLIMITED Bellerose Composite High School Watercolor for all levelsLIMITED Coast - Club Room Live Television BroadcastingLIMITED Morinville Community High School Woodturning - An introductionLIMITED Leduc Composite High School Plays, Concerts, Remembrance Day & Celebrations Coast - Glenora Gamified Learning in Social StudiesLIMITED Coast - Acadia ATRF Pension Interviews Westin - Chairman

09:30 MST

Trauma and the Developing Brain Empire - Theatre 3 Interview History: Leonardo da Vinci Citadel - Zeidler Journaling ...and all that Jazz Empire - Theatre 1 Tour of Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Telus World of ScienceLIMITED Telus World of Science

10:00 MST

Ici, tout le monde est le bienvenu : enseigner dans une classe interculturelle Shaw CC - Salon 13/14 Improving Staff Retention without Spending Buckets of Money Empire - Theatre 4 How and What do Teachers get Paid? Shaw CC - Salon 19/20 No Second Language Resources? No Problem! Westin - Yukon Speed Dating Shaw CC - Salon 5/6 Living on the Spectrum: The early years Empire - Theatre 2 Play on Word: Primary Literacy Games Shaw CC - Salon 12

10:30 MST

Achieving the Impossible: Become a Catalyst for Change Shaw CC - Hall C So I'm the Instructional Leader? Is there a manual for that? Westin - Centennial Classroom Animals: Delight or Disaster? Empire - Theatre 5 The Science of Breaking Bad Citadel - McLab Rediscover Social Studies Resources for Your K-4 Classroom Shaw CC - Salon 4

11:00 MST

First Nations Hoopdance Westin - Manitoba Grief Enters the Classroom Empire - Theatre 3 Leave no Stone Unturned: Answering the Cynics in your Classroom Westin - Turner Valley Would Jesus use YouTube Citadel - Zeidler ASEBP Retirement Benefit Planning Empire - Theatre 7 Science Fair 101 Westin - B.C. Stress in the Classroom; What's the Cost? Empire - Theatre 8 Alternative Best Practices Empire - Theatre 9 Electronic Communications and Liability Westin - Leduc Getting Connected: Why current social platforms are failing teachers and how you can take control Shaw CC - Salon 11 L'inclusion dans nos écoles secondaires Westin - Strathcona Plus vite, plus haut, plus loin par le raisonnement, mathématiques 4e à 6e année Shaw CC - Salon 2 Animal Assisted Education Shaw CC - Salon 17/18

11:30 MST

Unlucky when Hiring Empire - Theatre 4 Créer une culture de saine alimentation Shaw CC - Salon 13/14 Les arts visuels à la maternelle, pas besoin d'être un artiste! Westin - Yukon Politics of the Teaching Profession Shaw CC - Salon 3 Supporting ELL Students in the Mainstream Classroom Empire - Theatre 6 Biff! Bang! Boom! Science Demos Shaw CC - Salon 5/6 Promoting the Success of Students from Immigrant Families Shaw CC - Salon 15/16 Using Literature to Enhance Grades 6-9 Social Studies Shaw CC - Salon 8 Les Seuils repères pour la francisation de la maternelle à la 12e année Shaw CC - Salon 19/20 Teaching Fractions to Develop Proportional Reasoning! Shaw CC - Salon 9/10 Tour of Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Telus World of ScienceLIMITED Telus World of Science

12:00 MST

Mindful Leadership in a Great School for All Citadel - McLab Google Tips and Tricks for Teachers Westin - Centennial Shhh! Canadian Scientists and Inventors QUIETLY Rule! Empire - Theatre 1

12:30 MST

Bringing Books to Life for K-3 Westin - Manitoba Innovation Week Westin - Leduc Math Class and Computer Programming with Scratch Shaw CC - Salon 4 Teaching Art with no art room, no budget and lots of kids! Coast - Drayton Valley Wire is a Fibre too!LIMITED Beaumont Composite High School Ipads in ECS 'App'solutley!LIMITED Coast - Wood Buffalo

13:00 MST

The Politics of Personalization in the 21st Century Citadel - Zeidler Counsellor Burnout Empire - Theatre 3 Youth Suicide;The Silent Killer Empire - Theatre 4 A Look At Education in a Technological World Empire - Theatre 7 Assessing Mathematics without Marks Westin - Yukon Who Are You Calling Passive Regressive? Graphical Analysis techniques in Physics 30 Empire - Theatre 5 Using Literature to Enhance Grades K-5 Social Studies Shaw CC - Salon 8 Short Term Educator Exchange Opportunities for School Leaders Empire - Theatre 8 Vivez une aventure interactive et pédagogique en français avec votre propre technologie ! Shaw CC - Salon 3 Building peace within the classroom through restorative practices. Empire - Theatre 6 Living on the Spectrum: The middle years Empire - Theatre 2 Leading Boys to Great Books Empire - Theatre 9 Connecting the Dots - Primary Domino Math Games Shaw CC - Salon 12 Jesus and the Four Gospels Westin - Alberta

13:30 MST

Laughter is the Best Medicine Shaw CC - Hall C Une approche globale vers la création de santé mentale positive Shaw CC - Salon 13/14 Know Your Dignity: Talking to Students about Pornography Westin - Strathcona Dealing with Climate Reality Westin - Centennial L'autorégulation: un élément essentiel pour l'apprentissage Shaw CC - Salon 17/18 Healthy Eating in School Environments Shaw CC - Salon 15/16 Time Management for Teachers WITHOUT the Homework Westin - B.C. 5W's of SLA's Shaw CC - Salon 2

14:00 MST

La création de grands livres muraux Shaw CC - Salon 11 No English Language Learner Resource? No Problem! Shaw CC - Salon 19/20 The Teaching of Cooperative Learning Activities in Elementary School Physical Education Westin - Manitoba Alternative Classroom Design Westin - Leduc Gamify your Classroom Shaw CC - Salon 4 Du non verbal à la Synergologie Citadel - McLab

14:30 MST

Supporting Beginner Teachers for School-Based Administrators Empire - Theatre 7 Elves, Orcs, Hobbits and the Meaning of Life According to J.R.R. Tolkien: A Theological Investigation of Middle Earth Citadel - Zeidler Fatty Legs - Residential Schools in Your Class Shaw CC - Salon 8 Co-dependency Bias and the Media Westin - Yukon Screening of "Freedom Writers" Film Empire - Theatre 1

08:30 MST

Comprendre les fondements du mouvement autochtone Idle no More Shaw CC - Salon 5/6 French Immersion Leadership Westin - Alberta Grade 4 Super Team Empire - Theatre 8 Sexy Beasts: The Genetic Roots of Animal Social Behaviour Shaw CC - Salon 12 A Great School for All – A Hopeful Vision for Alberta: A conversation with Mark Ramsankar, President of the Alberta Teachers’ Association Shaw CC - Salon 4 Assessment 911: Help! I have an outcomes-based report card – now what? Shaw CC - Salon 13/14 Soulful Discipline in the Classroom Empire - Theatre 5 Creating a PLN using Twitter (or how to crowdsource your learning) Empire - Theatre 2 See It, Address It, Change It: Bullying and the New Education Act Shaw CC - Salon 11 Faire des projets au secondaire...un défi motivant! Shaw CC - Salon 3 BEAT the Bully (Part One) Define Bullying & Understand the Roles Empire - Theatre 7 Investigating a Collaborative Response Model: PLC, RTI and Inclusion Empire - Theatre 1 The Bear Necessities of Writing Westin - Yukon Place Value: The Heart of K -3 Basics Shaw CC - Salon 15/16 Music 7-12 Westin - Turner Valley Teaching Elementary PE - Sports, not just games. Westin - Manitoba Dr Junkology Shaw CC - Salon 17/18 Global Education for Gender Equality Westin - Strathcona Stories of People working together to build Alberta Empire - Theatre 3 Emergent Curriculum and Inquiry Empire - Theatre 4 Enrich Curriculum with the Online Reference Centre in K-3 Shaw CC - Salon 8 Standard First Aid (Must sign up for Emergency First Aid as well)LIMITED Coast - Turner Valley

09:00 MST

Leading the Future of Learning Shaw CC - Hall C Alvin's Laws of Life...5 Steps to Successfully Overcome Anything Citadel - McLab Anti-Bullying Education in Religious Education Classes Shaw CC - Salon 19/20 Starting From Where They Are: Using Contemporary Canadian Literature to Engage High School Students Westin - B.C. Walk the Number Line for Research-Based Results! Shaw CC - Salon 9/10 Innovative Chemistry Demos - Maki(Ng) Science Fun! Westin - Saskatchewan L'an 1 du projet AVAN (BYOD) au conseil scolaire FrancoSud Westin - Leduc Understanding and Supporting Students with Tourette Syndrome Plus Citadel - Zeidler Math Games for Teaching Fractions, Decimals & Percents Shaw CC - Salon 2 Designing Custom T-Shirts with Adobe IllustratorLIMITED Morinville Community High School Creating a Flash MobLIMITED Coast - Glenora Centres de littératieLIMITED Coast - Acadia AIM Collaborative Session Coast - Elk Island Watercolor for Levels IILIMITED Coast - Club Room Woodturning - A Second CourseLIMITED Leduc Composite High School Science Labs for K&E Spruce Grove Composite High School ATRF Pension Interviews Westin - Chairman

09:30 MST

Tour of Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Telus World of ScienceLIMITED Telus World of Science

10:00 MST

Panic Button: Communicating in Stressful Situations Empire - Theatre 9 D.I.B.E.L.S Next: A Practical Early Literacy Assessment Empire - Theatre 5 Curiosity and Perseverance in Problem Solving Empire - Theatre 8 Similifying Instruction in Multi-grade Classes Westin - Alberta Step Away from the Board: Engaging Secondary Students through AFL Shaw CC - Salon 13/14 Instructional Design for developing online and blended courses Shaw CC - Salon 4 iPad Oddities: Quirks, Challenges & Successes in Using iPads in Class Empire - Theatre 2

10:30 MST

Go Back to Go Forward: Renewing Our Passion for Teaching Shaw CC - Hall C Girls Gone Wild?: Raunch Culture and the Sexualization of Tweens and Teens Citadel - McLab 'Amazing' Learning Westin - B.C. Government By the Students, For the Students Shaw CC - Salon 19/20 Graphic Novel Extravaganza Shaw CC - Salon 5/6

11:00 MST

Voulez-vous danser et chanter? Westin - Strathcona The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children Empire - Theatre 3 21st Century Learning: Turning Educational Buzz Words into Meaningful Practice Shaw CC - Salon 12 Maki(Ng) Glow, Snow and Science Magic Grow! Westin - Saskatchewan Documentation (Reggio) Empire - Theatre 4 Games Based Learning Empire - Theatre 6 VIDEO editing Westin - Turner Valley Who Are You When You Are Not Being Watched? Focus on Cyberbullying Shaw CC - Salon 11 BEAT the Bully (Part Two) - Elements of an Anti-bullying Policy Empire - Theatre 7 Building Multiplicative Thinkers Shaw CC - Salon 15/16 Prof. Plum, In the Study, With the Rope: Hands-on activities for teaching Evidence and Investigation Shaw CC - Salon 8 ESL (ELL) Made Fun and Memorable Shaw CC - Salon 17/18 Infusing Quality Digital Resources with the Online Reference Centre in Grades 4-6 Shaw CC - Salon 3 Partners in Education Luncheon: "A Great School for All: Our Leadership Challenge"LIMITED Westin - Devonian

11:30 MST

Short stories and science fiction - a new lesson planL Westin - Leduc Comment assurer la continuité de l'éducation et des apprentissages scolaires dans ma classe pendant mon absence? Shaw CC - Salon 2 Curriculum Redesign: Is there space for harm reduction and narrative therapy? Empire - Theatre 8 How To Write A Fantasy Story That Would Blow The Socks Off Harry Potter If He Read It! Westin - Yukon Funology 101 Empire - Theatre 5 Everything I need to know about life I learned in Las Vegas Westin - Alberta What is the story behind the grade? Shaw CC - Salon 13/14 Innovative Technologies with a Future in Education Empire - Theatre 2 Tour of Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Telus World of ScienceLIMITED Telus World of Science

12:00 MST

Rights Respecting Schools Citadel - Zeidler Garage band for the elementary music class Shaw CC - Salon 4 Parents and Schools (formerly Dealing with Difficult People) Shaw CC - Salon 19/20 World Waterpark Math LabLIMITED West Edmonton Mall Galaxyland Physics LabLIMITED West Edmonton Mall World Waterpark Physics LabLIMITED West Edmonton Mall

12:30 MST

Connected From the Start: Global Learning in the Elementary Grades Citadel - McLab Engaging Student Voices in Creating Wellness Westin - B.C. Recording sound and music Westin - Turner Valley Workplace Bullying: Teachers as Targets Empire - Theatre 6 “Kiss me or I'll kill myself': The Romanticization of Abuse Narratives in Teen Pop Culture Shaw CC - Salon 9/10 Water: The Sacred Relationship Empire - Theatre 4 Old Made New: Exciting Ideas for Art Projects As a Response to the Present and the FutureLIMITED Coast - Elk Island Centres de numératieLIMITED Coast - Acadia Teaching Children to Read: What You Didn’t Learn at UniversityLIMITED Coast - Glenora

13:00 MST

Safety in Schools: Training For Life Empire - Theatre 5 Carly's Story Shaw CC - Hall C How trauma affects learning and what can be done about it Westin - Alberta French Immersion Leadership Westin - Saskatchewan Sensibiliser à une citoyenneté numérique positive, un incontournable! (7-9) Westin - Strathcona Healthy Minds, Bright Futures: Understanding Student Mental Health Empire - Theatre 3 A Legacy of Caring, Compassion and Character Empire - Theatre 2 Makerspaces and Schools Empire - Theatre 9 Making Music, Literacy, and Movement Fun for the Little Ones Westin - Manitoba Top 10 Post-Secondary Planning Mistakes Westin - Yukon Getting Graphic: Graphic Novels for Teens Shaw CC - Salon 5/6 Death to Boredom- Killing it with Great Science Activities Shaw CC - Salon 12 Active Learning in Social Studies Shaw CC - Salon 13/14

13:30 MST

Stolen Drama Games Westin - Manitoba Power to Play Gets Smarter Shaw CC - Salon 11 BEAT the Bully (Part Three) - Developing an Anti-bullying Policy Empire - Theatre 7 Linking Art and Literature Citadel - Zeidler Jésus et les quatre Evangiles - REpenser, REnouveler, REdécouvrir Shaw CC - Salon 3 Differentiating Grade 4 - 6 Math Instruction With Dice Shaw CC - Salon 2 Frog Jumping: A Road to Deeper Understanding of Algebra Shaw CC - Salon 15/16 Learn to write easy ensemble music Shaw CC - Salon 4 Daily 5 in the FSL Classroom Shaw CC - Salon 17/18 Stretching Resource Dollars with the Online Reference Centre in Grades 10-12 SS & ELA Shaw CC - Salon 8 Keep Calm and Teach On Shaw CC - Salon 19/20

14:00 MST

Digital Portfolios: Not Just for Primary! Citadel - McLab Embdding Wellness through Curricular Links in High School Settings Westin - B.C.

14:30 MST

Six String Nation Guitar Shaw CC - Hall C Sensibiliser à une citoyenneté numérique positive, un incontournable! (4-6) Westin - Strathcona Teaching Social Studies to ELL(s) Empire - Theatre 5