CATCA 2026-Feb 19 and 20 in Person and Post Recording Videos till... has ended

CATCA 2026-Feb 19 and 20 in Person and Post Recording Videos till May 31st

-Pre-recorded: 2026 President Schilling’s Convention Address: https://youtu.be/uZmsvjr-pCo

-The main event will occur at RDP (Red Deer Polytechnic)

-The Social will happen on Feb 19 after the last session in the Main Stage Foyer, do sign up by including it in your schedule

-Edcamp sessions all occur on Feb 20 Session 5, watch the following to understand what an Edcamp event is all about
https://youtu.be/uIHonn97TJk

-A few sessions you will need to pre-register and pay a supply fee to attend on the day

-POST RECORDING VIDEOS are availble from Feb 20th at 3:30 PM - May31st at 11:59 PM
-Be Scent Free for the event

-DO YOU HAVE ANY ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS AT THE EVENT? e.g.) quiet space, allergies, wheel chair assistance, etc.
Please reach out to [email protected]

-If you need hotel accommodations do use the following link to get a special deal for CATCA members until February 4th: https://reservations.travelclick.com/108483?groupID=5047732

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8:30am MST

Smudging and Prayer with Elder RDP MAIN STAGE LOBBY / AC104 (ARTS CENTRE)

8:40am MST

Opening Remarks from ATA President Pre Convention Recording Session

9:00am MST

Digital Escape Room RDP ROOM AC148 (ARTS Centre Studio C) Assess and Reflect: Taking Learning Outside the Box (and the Building) RDP Room 1435 Building Better Futures: Collaborative Approaches to Career Education RDP ROOM 1408 Cultivating Curiosity: How School Gardens Grow Healthy Minds and Habits RDP Room 1303 Sparking Engagement in your Div 2/3 Science Classroom with Free Energy Learning Resources RDP ROOM 1437 Therapeutic Play Activities for School Counsellors 1.0 RDP ROOM AC222 (ARTS Centre) Maximizing EA Potential in the Classroom RDP Room 2501 Building Safe Spaces: The 4 & 7 of Being Trauma Aware RDP ROOM 2602 FASD: Mythbusting and Building Success RDP Room 2503 DOUBLE DARE YOU - ENGAGING DICE GAMES FOR UPPER ELEMENTARY MATH RDP ROOM 2601 Financial Wellness Start With You - And It Starts Now RDP ROOM 2305 Indigenous Governance and Cultural Resurgence. RDP MAIN STAGE/ AC117 (ARTS CENTRE) Mat Pilates RDP Room AC147 (ARTS Centre Studio B) 6 Super Strategies for Stellar Sex Ed: Best Practices for Teaching Sexual Health RDP ROOM 2302 Teaching First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Culture and history through Breakout EDU RDP ROOM 2301 Writing With Wordless Picture Books RDP ROOM AC149 (ARTS Centre Studio D) Developing algebra from grades 4 to 8 RDP Room 1328 La résolution de problèmes différenciée en manipulant! RDP Room 1503 ARTA and the ARTA Benefit Plans – Looking Ahead to NEW ADVENTURES Presented by Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association RDP ROOM 2600 Why Alberta Has Catholic Separate Schools RDP Room 2205 Blast Off with Gizmos: Coding Adventure on Mars for Grades 4-6 RDP ROOM 2304 Igniting Curiosity: Bringing Science Fair to Your Classroom or School RDP ROOM 2303 Student Voice in a Primary Classroom RDP Room 1600 Brains over Bots: AI-Resistant Approaches for Authentic Learning RDP ROOM 1400 (MP Theatre) Serger Confidence: Thread It, Tame It, Love It! Hunting Hill High School Sewing Room Joyful Resistance in Times of Pushback RDP ROOM AC160 (ARTS Centre) The Power of Words: Transforming Vocabulary Instruction RDP Room 2505 Let's Weigh an Electron-Group A RDP ROOM 1602 Let's Weigh an Electron-Group B RDP ROOM 1604 Dill with Stress-Pickleball Session 1 PicklePlex EDCAMP: Secondary Art RDP Room AC142 (Arts Centre) NCCP (and SSA) Coaching Certification Course École Secondaire Notre Dame High School Room 1201 Come meet a ATA Specialist Group=Middle Years Council, Health and Physical Education Council, ACE (Alberta Colony Education), Council for Inclusive Education, Outreach Education Council Outside the Main Gym Mutli Faith Room Day 1 RDP Room 2400 (Multi Faith Room)

10:20am MST

Using AI to Generate Effective and Personalized Assessments that are Aligned to Curriculum RDP Room 1435 How EAL Assessments Inform and Enhance Teaching Practices RDP Room 1303 Using Visual Journals in a Primary Classroom RDP Room 1600 Engaging with Apprenticeship Education RDP ROOM 1408 Beyond Managing Meltdowns: Co-Regulation Strategies You Can Use This Monday! RDP Room 2501 Therapeutic Play Activities for School Counsellors 2.0 RDP ROOM AC222 (ARTS Centre) Planning Made Simple for Alberta’s New Curriculum RDP ROOM 2600 Inclusive Classrooms in Action: Belonging, UDL, and Strength-Based Strategies RDP Room 2503 Things I Wish I Learned in Principal School: 29 Years of Field-Tested Wisdom RDP Room 2205 Trending or Truth? Nutrition in the Age of Influencers RDP ROOM 2301 Linking Our Teaching to Indigenous Ways RDP MAIN STAGE/ AC117 (ARTS CENTRE) Action Rugby - Flag rugby for all West Park Middle School Gym Shameless: How to talk about sexting, pornography, consent and more in today’s sex ed classroom RDP ROOM 2302 SOUNDING THE ALARM: SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH RDP ROOM 1400 (MP Theatre) Mindfulness and Teacher Wellness RDP ROOM AC148 (ARTS Centre Studio C) Comprendre les valeurs de position, un investissement! - 2e à 6e année RDP Room 1328 Des sous au sens: Développer la littératie financière et mathématique RDP Room 1503 Where Math Comes From (And Why It Matters For Your Teaching) RDP ROOM 2305 Stories Are Instrumental RDP ROOM 1437 Making PE Fun With Maximum Efficiency and Simple Equipment RDP Room AC147 (ARTS Centre Studio B) ATRF Steps to Receiving Your Pension RDP ROOM 2602 Activities for the NEW Grade K-6 Science Curriculum using Alberta Tomorrow RDP ROOM AC149 (ARTS Centre Studio D) Getting at the Nature of Science by Doing! RDP ROOM 2303 Myth-Busting with Online Simulations in Science for Division 2 Teachers RDP ROOM 2304 Which Chatbot is right for me? RDP ROOM 2601

11:40am MST

Canva in the Classroom RDP ROOM AC148 (ARTS Centre Studio C) Level Up Your Classroom: A Beginner's Guide to Gamification RDP ROOM 1400 (MP Theatre) Mark Smarter, Not Harder: AI Feedback That Works RDP ROOM 2602 Shifting the Culture of Grading: A Guide for School Leaders RDP Room 1435 Supporting Students with Suicide Ideation RDP ROOM 2600 POWER PLAY - GAMES FOR TEACHER UPPER ELEMENTARY PLACE VALUE RDP ROOM 2601 An Ever Ancient, Ever New Guide to Education from the Teacher Who Inspired the Pope RDP ROOM 2305 Lines of Solidarity - Centering Racialized Teachers' Shared Journeys RDP ROOM 1437 Active Allyship RDP ROOM AC160 (ARTS Centre) Inclusive Sexual Health Education: Making sex ed work for all your students RDP ROOM 2302 Applying First Nations, Metis and Inuit Knowledge as a non-Indigenous educator RDP Room 1600 The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Knowledge is Power, but Clarity Is the New Superpower RDP MAIN STAGE/ AC117 (ARTS CENTRE) Insights into Students’ Comprehension and Communication, Grades 7-10 RDP ROOM 2301 The Power of Counting: Building Strong Foundations with Manipulatives K-2 RDP Room 1503 Les mathématiques de la 7e à la 9e année: pour une bonne transition du primaire vers le secondaire RDP Room 2205 Des jeux pour s’engager profondément en maths - 4e à 6e année RDP Room 1328 PE Math For Kids RDP Room AC147 (ARTS Centre Studio B) Code of Conduct: Navigating the Alberta Teaching Profession's Process (K-12) RDP Room 2503 Enhancing Mentorship through Reflective Practice: Strategies and Tools to Support Novice Teachers RDP Room AC142 (Arts Centre) Building A Happier Classroom RDP ROOM 1408 The Power of Scientific Modeling in Elementary Science Education - 4-6 Science RDP ROOM 2304 Failure in Coding RDP Room 1303 Activities for the NEW Grade K-6 Social Studies Curriculum using Alberta Tomorrow RDP ROOM AC149 (ARTS Centre Studio D) Academic Competencies for Success in the Skilled Trades RDP Room 811 Bees and students RDP ROOM AC222 (ARTS Centre) She Plays RDP Room 2501 Unlocking the Code: Decoding for Striving Readers in Grades 4-8 RDP ROOM 2303

1:00pm MST

NotebookLM: Your AI Teaching Assistant Just Got a Brain RDP ROOM 2602 Math in the Wild: Taking Numbers Outside RDP Room 1435 Using Picture Books as Mentor Texts for Curriculum RDP Room 1600 Empowering Educators: Addressing Social Issues Through Collective Efficacy RDP Room 1303 Alberta Colony Educators – Teaching in the Ultimate Multigrade Classroom RDP ROOM AC160 (ARTS Centre) FRACTION ACTION - MATH GAMES FOR UPPER ELEMENTARY RDP ROOM 2601 From Anxiety to Action: EcoAnxiety as a Tool for Action RDP Room 2205 Forest Bathing & Earthing - Natural Ways to Heal RDP ROOM AC149 (ARTS Centre Studio D) (K-12) Encanto to Tik Tok: Dances for Physical Literacy RDP Room AC147 (ARTS Centre Studio B) Young Adult Education Session RDP ROOM 2305 AI in Education: What's Working, What's Not, and What's Next RDP MAIN STAGE/ AC117 (ARTS CENTRE) Understanding Treaties and the Treaty Relationship with Indigenous Peoples in Canada RDP ROOM 1437 Beyond Burnout: How I Found Joy & Agency In My Classroom RDP ROOM 1400 (MP Theatre) Leap into Learning with Online Math Simulations for Grades 1-3 RDP ROOM 2304 Money Matters: Teaching Math and Financial Literacy Together RDP Room 1503 La droite numérique pour mieux comprendre l’addition et la soustraction - 1ère à 3e année RDP Room 1328 Mastering Feedback: from Miscommunication to Closed-Loop Information RDP Room AC142 (Arts Centre) Joyfully Integrating The Liturgical Year In The Elementary Classroom RDP ROOM AC159 (ARTS Centre) Question School Leaders ask TEMS RDP Room 2503 Hands-on Fluids and Pressure Station Lab RDP ROOM 1408 Propaganda: Using Canadian War Posters to Develop Critical Thinking & Digital Literacy RDP ROOM 2600 Creating Videos with Canva RDP ROOM AC148 (ARTS Centre Studio C) Whimsical Winter Watercolour Village RDP ROOM 2301 Let’s get Scrappy – Exploring Foundation Pattern Piecing Hunting Hill High School Sewing Room Aboriginal Games Session West Park Middle School Gym Untangling English: A Brief Journey Through Its History and Rules RDP Room 2505 Football Canada Safe Contact 2.0 École Secondaire Notre Dame High School Main Gym

2:20pm MST

MagicSchool Bus: AI that plans, assesses, and inspires! RDP ROOM 2602 Will This be on the Test? Shifting from Grades to Growth RDP Room 1435 Demystifying the Psychoeducation Assessment: Making Assessments Work for Students and Schools RDP ROOM AC159 (ARTS Centre) HuMan - Mental Health, Masculinity, and Relationship with adolescent boys RDP ROOM AC148 (ARTS Centre Studio C) From Clinic to Classroom: STBBI Update for Educators RDP ROOM 2302 Building Student Self-Efficacy: Fostering Resilience and Growth RDP Room 1303 Big Emotions in the Classroom- how to respond RDP ROOM 1400 (MP Theatre) MULTIPLICATION MATTERS - MATH GAMES TO TEACH AND PRACTICE MULTIPLICATION RDP ROOM 2601 Effective & Inspiring Learning Activities in the Military History Classroom RDP ROOM AC222 (ARTS Centre) Create Calm in your Classroom with Sound RDP ROOM AC149 (ARTS Centre Studio D) Meaningful PE: Getting Started RDP Room 2501 EcoSchools in Alberta: A Curriculum Linked Framework for Environmental and Climate Action RDP Room 2205 (K-12) Dance Mixer: Simple Moves from a Variety of Styles RDP Room AC147 (ARTS Centre Studio B) Dealing with volatile situations RDP Room 2503 Let’s Make French Fun!! Task-Based Resources to Promote Engagement RDP ROOM AC160 (ARTS Centre) ASEBP Benefit Overview Presentation RDP ROOM 2600 Learning Life Lessons - the hard way! RDP ROOM 2303 Retiree Education Session RDP ROOM 2305 Calling all Neurospicy Teachers! You're in good company. RDP Room 1600 If I Can... RDP MAIN STAGE/ AC117 (ARTS CENTRE) Smudging 101- Basic Information for the Beginner RDP ROOM 1437 Bringing Math to Life—Outside! RDP Room 1503 Fraction Fiesta: Scaffolding Fraction Learning with Online Simulations for Division 2 Math RDP ROOM 2304 Mapping Step 0: A Strategic Tool for Project Planning & Development RDP Room AC142 (Arts Centre) Computational Thinking RDP ROOM 1408 Enseigner la méthode scientifique à l’aide de simulations virtuelles - Sciences 4e à 6e année RDP Room 1328

3:20pm MST

CATCA SOCIAL RDP MAIN STAGE LOBBY / AC104 (ARTS CENTRE)