BTC 2026 - Edmonton

BTC 2026 - Edmonton

7:30am MDT

REGISTRATION Ballroom D

7:45am MDT

BREAKFAST Ballroom D

8:45am MDT

CONFERENCE KICK OFF AND WELCOME Ballroom D

9:00am MDT

WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT Ballroom D

9:15am 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) Madeira (Room 7)Annie Fung

Entretenir de Bons Liens - Introduction aux Protocoles Culturels (K-12) Chivas (Room 4)Lise Nepton

CSI: Learning—What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Assessment (K-12) Medoc (Room 14)Leanne Watson

Executive Function—Essential Skills for Deep Learning and Emotional Regulation (K-12) Ballroom CLisa Landry-Jones

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

Modernizing Provincial Assessments: Alberta’s Digital Assessment Platform (K-12) Champagne (Room 16)Alberta Education and Childcare

Culturally Responsive Teaching—Fostering Inclusive Classrooms (K-12) Chianti (Room 6)Janice Pinnock

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)Riplea Matheson

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 101 : Une trousse d’outils pour enseignants débutants (K-12) Chivas (Room 4)Alberta Education and Childcare

Brains Over Bots: AI-Resistant Approaches for Authentic Learning,(K-12) Cognac (Room 15)Stacey Hannay

From Screening to Support: What Every New Teacher Needs to Know (K-12) Champagne (Room 16)Alberta Education and Childcare

Strategic and Workplace Communication (K-12) Medoc (Room 14)Kristine Wilkinson

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)Andrea Fletcher

UDL Meets EAL—Empowerment for All Learners (K-12) Ballroom CLisa Landry-Jones

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

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

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)Lorna Walker • Connie Ohlman

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

Belonging Starts with YOU! Creating Inclusive Classrooms for Every Student (K-12) Ballroom DAndrea Berg

Complaints Happen: A Friendly Guide to the Code of Professional Conduct and Strategies for Success in the Teaching Profession (K-12) Chablis (Room 12)GOVSO (RAMS)

Curriculum 101: A Beginning Teacher’s Toolkit (K-12) Champagne (Room 16)Alberta Education and Childcare

Du dépistage à l’intervention : ce qu’il faut savoir pour bien commencer en enseignement (K-12) Chivas (Room 4)Alberta Education and Childcare

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

Being in Good Relations—An Introduction to Cultural Protocols (K-12) Cognac (Room 15)Sheila Williams

Engaging in Numeracy and Connections through First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Traditional Games (K12) Chianti (Room 6)Jason Schweizer

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

6:00pm MDT

BTC #LevelUp Social with the Educational Technology Council Rec Room - West Edmonton Mall

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)Kim Gerke

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

Teaching with Neurodiversity (K-12) Ballroom DMeghan Cox

Walking Together: Collaboration, Reconciliation, and Lived Experiences in the Alberta Classroom (Part I) (K-12) Cognac (Room 15)Mya Penney • Omarla Cooke

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

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

Mathematics—All Are Welcome! All Belong! (K-12) Beaujolias (Room 10)David Martin

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

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

20 Strategies You Can Use on Monday! (K-12) Medoc (Room 14)Terra Kaliszuk

Evidence-Based Strategies for Deep Learning (K-12) Chianti (Room 6)Aaron Ball

Resilience and Regulation: Supporting Students with Challenging Behaviours (K-12) Ballroom DAngela Sonnenberg

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

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

Walking Together: Collaboration, Reconciliation, and Lived Experiences in the Alberta Classroom (Part II) (K-12) 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)Melanie Samson-Cormier

11:45am MDT

LUNCH Ballroom D

1:00pm MDT

CLOSING AND PRIZES Ballroom D