BTC 2026 - Edmonton

BTC 2026 - Edmonton

7:30am MDT

REGISTRATION Ballroom D

7:45am MDT

BREAKFAST Ballroom D

8:30am MDT

CONFERENCE KICK OFF AND WELCOME Ballroom D

8:45am MDT

WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT Ballroom D

9:00am MDT

YOUR ASSOCIATION AND YOU: THINGS EVERY BEGINNING TEACHER SHOULD KNOW Ballroom D

10:00am MDT

BREAK Lobby & Common Areas Outside Meeting Rooms

10:15am MDT

Outdoor Learning Adventures in Junior High Science (7-9) Ballroom A/BJulie Arsenault

AI Tools to Make Teacher Life Easier (k-12) Piesporter (Room 5)Darren Maltais

Best Practices for Support ELLs with AI—A Sampler (K-12) Ballroom CAnnie Fung

Entretenir de Bons Liens - Introduction aux Protocoles Culturels (K-12) Champagne (Room 16)Indigenous Education PD Facilitator

Digital Assessment Platform (K-12) Chivas (Room 4)Alberta Education

Executive Function—Essential Skills for Deep Learning and Emotional Regulation (K-12) Madeira (Room 7)ATA Learning Facilitator

How Teachers Get Paid (K-12) Chablis (Room 12)TEMSSO

PDSO Session Medoc (Room 14)PDSO

Culturally Responsive Teaching—Fostering Inclusive Classrooms Chianti (Room 6)ATA Learning Facilitator

Building Confidence Through Numeracy Routines: Creating Safe and Engaging Math Classrooms (K-12) Beaujolias (Room 10)Patricia Shoemaker

Our Shared History, Our Shared Future—A Brief Introduction to Treaties (K-12) Cognac (Room 15)Indigenous Education PD Facilitator

Practical Foundations for a Successful Primary Classroom (K-3) Bordeaux (Room 9)Michelle Bezubiak

Bringing the K–6 Computer Science Curriculum to Life (K-6) Ballroom DSydney Munsterman

11:30am MDT

LUNCH Ballroom D

12:30pm MDT

Your First Year EdTech Toolbox (4-9) Ballroom DSydney Munsterman

Student Led Learning with 5 Minute Field Trips—How to make time for fun and games in any classroom! (K–12) Chianti (Room 6)Court Rustemeyer

Making the Leap to Outcome Based Assessment and Reporting (7-9) Ballroom A/BJulie Arsenault

Curriculum/New LearnAlberta (FRENCH) (K-12) Champagne (Room 16)Alberta Education

Introduction to Communications and Public Relations at the ATA (K-12) Medoc (Room 14)GOVSO

Literacy/Numeracy Screening Assessments (K-12) Chivas (Room 4)Alberta Education

PDSO Session (K-12) Cognac (Room 15)PDSO

Teacher Safety Net—Your Entitlements, Your Protection (K–12) Chablis (Room 12)TEMSSO

Trauma-Informed Practice—Safe, Supportive and Self-Regulated Classrooms (K-12) Piesporter (Room 5)ATA Learning Facilitator

UDL Meets EAL—Empowerment for All Learners (K-12) Ballroom CATA Learning Facilitator

Less Overwhelm, More Impact: High-Yield Universally Designed Strategies for Real Classrooms (K-12) Madeira (Room 7)Cathy Wiederick

Mathematics—All Are Welcome! All Belong! (K-12) Bordeaux (Room 9)David Martin

The Power of the Science Journal: Reflection, Practice, and Deeper Learning (7-12) Beaujolias (Room 10)Erin Montgomery

1:45pm MDT

BREAK Lobby & Common Areas Outside Meeting Rooms

2:00pm MDT

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

Art Games for Mental Health in the Language Classroom (K-12) Madeira (Room 7)Maria Herrera

Accessibility Tools to Help Differentiate for All Students (K-9) Piesporter (Room 5)Darren Maltais

Rhythmic Fun: Engaging Elementary Music Students with Hand Clapping Games (K-6) Bordeaux (Room 9)Connie Ohlman

Artificial Intelligence Tools to Amplify Your Professionalism and Save Time (K–12) Ballroom A/BPDSO

Curriculum/New LearnAlberta (K12) Chivas (Room 4)Alberta Education

Literacy/Numeracy Screening Assessments (FRENCH) Champagne (Room 16)Alberta Education

Making with Your ATA Library (K-12) Medoc (Room 14)Sandra Anderson

PDSO Session (K-12) Ballroom DLeanne Watson

Teacher Discipline in Alberta (K-12) Chablis (Room 12)GOVSO (RAMS)

Engaging in Numeracy and Connections through First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Traditional Games Chianti (Room 6)Indigenous Education PD Facilitator

Being in Good Relations—An Introduction to Cultural Protocols Cognac (Room 15)Indigenous Education PD Facilitator

Bringing Science Fiction into Science Classes (4-12) Beaujolias (Room 10)Nate Silier

3:15pm MDT

BREAK Lobby & Common Areas Outside Meeting Rooms

3:30pm MDT

Central East—Your Representatives and You (Mandatory) Medoc (Room 14)Northern Lights Local No 15 • Greater St Paul Local No 25 • Lakeland Catholic Separate Local No 30 • Park Plains East Local No 31 • Battle River Local No 32 • Aspen View Local No 7 Central North——Your Representative and You (Mandatory) Chablis (Room 12)Parkland Teachers’ Local No 10 • Evergreen Local No 11 • Pembina Hills Local No 22 • Woodland Rivers Local No 40 • Northern Gateway Local No 43 • Evergreen Catholic Local No 44 Central Prairie Sky—Your Representatives and You (Mandatory) Bordeaux (Room 9)Elk Island Catholic Teachers Local No 21 • Greater St Albert Catholic Local No 23 • Sturgeon Local No 27 • Elk Island Local No 28 • St Albert Public Teachers Local Local No 73 Central South—Your Representatives and You (Mandatory) Beaujolias (Room 10)Chinook's Edge Local No 17 • Wolf Creek Local No 3 • Clearview Teachers Local No 33 • Red Deer City Local No 60 • Red Deer Catholic Local No 80 Central—Your Representatives and You (Mandatory) Piesporter (Room 5)Wetaskiwin Local No 18 • St. Thomas Aquinas Teachers’ Local No 45 • Black Gold Teachers’ Local No 8 • Timberline Local No 9 • Association des enseignantes et des enseignants francophone de l’Alberta Edmonton McMurray—Your Representatives and You (Mandatory) Ballroom CEdmonton Public Teachers Local No 37 • Fort McMurray Local No 48 • Edmonton Catholic Teachers Local No 54 North West—Your Representatives and You (Mandatory) Madeira (Room 7)Greater Peace Local No 13 • Trumpeter Local No 26 • Grande Prairie and District Catholic Teachers Local No 42 • Northern Spirit Local No 6 • High Prairie Local No 62 • Northland Local No 69 • Fort Vermilion Local No 77

4:15pm MDT

SOCIAL Ballroom D

8:00am MDT

NETWORKING BREAKFAST/DISPLAYS Ballroom D

9:00am MDT

Effortless Assessment: Digital Rubrics for Creative Classrooms (7-12) Chivas (Room 4)Victoria Reid

Vocabulary Development Across Disciplines (K-12) Madeira (Room 7)Joan Miles

Surviving Your First Five Years as a Music Teacher (K-12) Bordeaux (Room 9)Amanda Clark

De la parole à l'engagement : premiers repères pour enseigner avec impact (K-12) Champagne (Room 16)Maryse Simon

Get 'em Moving! Dynamic and Inclusive Activities for Any Classroom (K-9) Chianti (Room 6)Jessica Sieben

Care and Connect—Social and Emotional Learning (K-12) Chablis (Room 12)ATA Learning Facilitator

Improving Teaching and Learning through Professional Growth Plans (K-12) Medoc (Room 14)Gail-Ann Wilson Mitchell

Teaching with Neurodiversity (K-12) Ballroom DATA Learning Facilitator

Walking Together: Collaboration, Reconciliation, and Lived Experiences in the Alberta Classroom (Part I) Cognac (Room 15)Omarla Cooke

Visual Literacy in Secondary ELA (7-12) Ballroom CAlyssa Backs

Creating a Co-Regulating Classroom (K-9) Piesporter (Room 5)Jennifer Lacourse

Supporting Struggling Mathematics Students with Evidence Based Pedagogy (K-9) Beaujolias (Room 10)Jennifer Steiner • Tanya Braybrook

Let's Talk About Sub Planning! (K-12) Ballroom A/BAndrew Bullan

10:15am MDT

BREAK Lobby & Common Areas Outside Meeting Rooms

10:30am MDT

Start Small, Think Big: Build a Fibre Arts Program That Works (4-12) Chablis (Room 12)Darrin Wilson

STEM STAR (K-9) Madeira (Room 7)Amanda Green

Evidence-Based Strategies for Deep Learning (K-12) Chianti (Room 6)ATA Learning Facilitator

PDSO Session Medoc (Room 14)PDSO

Resilience and Regulation: Supporting Students with Challenging Behaviours (K-12) Ballroom A/B

Intentional Teaching: Simple Systems, Strong Connections (K-9) Bordeaux (Room 9)Jaci McNair

Success in the Middle Years (4-9) Chivas (Room 4)Tina Chadwick

Walking Together: Collaboration, Reconciliation, and Lived Experiences in the Alberta Classroom (Part II) Cognac (Room 15)Omarla Cooke

Tying it all Together with Project-Based Learning (7-9) Piesporter (Room 5)Kristy Williams

Gamifying Math: Increasing Student Engagement Through Games and Interactive Strategies (K-9) Beaujolias (Room 10)Tushar Razdan

Teaching Computer Science and Computational Thinking in Any Classroom (4-9) Ballroom A/BQuinn McCashin

A Toolbox for Additional Language Teachers: Practical Strategies for Language Growth (K-12) Ballroom CSolomiya Cherkavska

L'enseignement explicite des correspondances graphème-phonème : un élément essentiel pour l'enseignement efficace de la lecture (K-6) Champagne (Room 16)Mélanie Samson-Cormier

11:45am MDT

LUNCH Ballroom D

1:00pm MDT

CLOSING AND PRIZES Ballroom D