BTC 2026 - Edmonton: Full Schedule

2:00pm MDT

Hands-On Learning—PBL Gold Standard (4-12)

Friday September 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm MDT

Limited Capacity seats available

The Career and Technology Education Council will share successful and engaging proven tricks and tips to make your CTF/CTS Class effective, efficient and engaging for your students. Experienced CTF/CTS teachers will share integrated curricular projects, classroom procedures, project examples and assessment strategies that will streamline your workday and provide challenging and customized lessons for your students.

Speakers

Paul Bohnert

Friday September 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm MDT
Ballroom C

CTF/CTS, Division II, Division III, I Division IV | Science, Division II, Division III, I Division IV | Social Studies, Division II, Division III, I Division IV

9:00am MDT

Walking Together: Collaboration, Reconciliation, and Lived Experiences in the Alberta Classroom (Part I)

LIMITED

Saturday September 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am MDT

Cognac (Room 15)

Limited Capacity seats available

How can foundational shifts toward reconciliation authentically take root in our daily teaching practice? Join educators Omarla Cooke and Mya Penney for an inspiring, deeply personal session that explores the transformative power of collaboration, mentorship, and genuine friendship. Designed specifically for beginning teachers, this session moves beyond theory and policy. Through the art of storytelling and the sharing of their own lived experiences, Omarla and Mya model how diverse cultural backgrounds can weave together to enrich school leadership and classroom community. Participants will engage in holistic learning by exploring traditional Indigenous medicines and cross-cultural literature. The session concludes with a hands-on, experiential grounding activity: crafting a traditional medicine bag to serve as a meaningful, tangible guide for your future teaching practice.

Speakers

Omarla Cooke

Saturday September 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am MDT
Cognac (Room 15)

10:30am MDT

Walking Together: Collaboration, Reconciliation, and Lived Experiences in the Alberta Classroom (Part II)

LIMITED

Saturday September 26, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am MDT

Cognac (Room 15)

Limited Capacity seats available

Session attendees will have an interactive note handout and prize incentives to participate. They will also try out different info and digital lit skills as we move through the content (icebreaker style).

Speakers

Omarla Cooke

Saturday September 26, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am MDT
Cognac (Room 15)

10:30am MDT

Tying it all Together with Project-Based Learning (7-9)

LIMITED

Saturday September 26, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am MDT

Piesporter (Room 5)

Limited Capacity seats available

PBL along side Building Thinking Classrooms is the easiest way to have hands on learning with a twist. Join this session to use cross curricular projects to cover your outcomes in junior high.

Speakers

Kristy Williams

Saturday September 26, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am MDT
Piesporter (Room 5)

Language Arts Religion Social Studies

BTC 2026 - Edmonton

2:00pm MDT

Paul Bohnert

9:00am MDT

Omarla Cooke

10:30am MDT

Omarla Cooke

10:30am MDT

Kristy Williams

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