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 Gary W. Harris Basketball Court

9:00am MST

A Year in the Life of a Div Three/Four Art Classroom RDP ROOM AC160 (ARTS Centre) Teaching Art with No Art Room, No Budget and Lots of Kids! RDP Room 1303 Monet’s Waterlilies: Draw & Inspire with Oil Pastels RDP ROOM 2304 From Passions to Paycheques: Building Career Clarity and Financial Smarts RDP ROOM 2601 Engagement and Differentiation in ELA (7-9) RDP ROOM 2305 Assessment Security in the Classroom RDP ROOM 2600 Power Hour: Know your Bill, Know your Power RDP Room 1600 Birth Control Facts for Educators: What Students Want to Know RDP Room 1503 Quick and Effective Front Loading RDP Room 1328 Unpacking the New Draft Junior High Mathematics Curriculum RDP ROOM AC149 (ARTS Centre Studio D) Shakespeare Remix: Romeo & Juliet RDP ROOM 2602 Protecting our Future: Safe and Healthy Teachers for Safe and Healthy Students RDP Room 2501 Relentless for Division 1+2 Gary W. Harris Basketball Court Get 'em Moving! Dynamic and Inclusive Activities for Any Classroom RDP Room AC147 (ARTS Centre Studio B) The Hunger Games: That Kid’s Just Looking for Attention… RDP ROOM 2303 Div 3 Poetry RDP ROOM 2301 Supporting Reading Comprehension Improvement RDP ROOM AC148 (ARTS Centre Studio C) Mathology (Gr 7-9) RDP Room 2505 What can we do to intervene with students in Grades 7-9 who have significant gaps in their math learning? RDP ROOM 2302 Games & Activities for Adolescent Self-Regulation and Wellness RDP ROOM AC159 (ARTS Centre) Financial Wellness: How and What do teachers Get Paid RDP Room 2503 Unchartered Lessons: My Unexpected Journey of Teaching RDP ROOM 1437 More Than Words: Leading Schools Beyond Harm, Toward Healing. RDP ROOM 1400 (MP Theatre) The Science of Play – Bringing the Playground into the Classroom RDP Room 1435 The Power of Patterns - Making and Modifying Models RDP ROOM 1408 Source Based Writing Guides and Tips for High School Social Studies. RDP ROOM AC222 (ARTS Centre) Come meet a ATA Specialist Group=Middle Years Council, Health and Physical Education Council, English Language Arts Council, Council of School Counsellors, Outreach Education Council Outside the Main Gym Mutli Faith Room Day 2 RDP Room 2400 (Multi Faith Room)

9:30am MST

Not Your Typical Pinch Pot Flux Studio

10:20am MST

Artful Expression: Exploring Canadian Landscapes Through Oil Pastels and Artist Study RDP ROOM 2305 Colour Magic with Pointillism RDP ROOM 2304 From Surface to Deep: Engaging Students Through Math Games RDP ROOM AC149 (ARTS Centre Studio D) Wake Up "Insert School Name Here" RDP ROOM 1437 The Tyler in Your Room: Building Health Agency Through Engagement RDP Room 1303 Interoception and Self-Regulation: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms RDP ROOM 2602 Hattie in the Classroom RDP Room 2501 Get OUT...side and Learn RDP ROOM 1408 Parler en français: Strategies to Grow Oral Language in Early Immersion RDP ROOM AC160 (ARTS Centre) Bienvenue à Scratch Junior! Votre plateforme de codage. RDP ROOM AC222 (ARTS Centre) THROW KINDNESS AROUND LIKE CONFETTI BY BEING YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND (ART THERAPY WORKSHOP) RDP Room 1435 Stop, Think, Prevent! - Empowering Educators with Injury Prevention Tools for the Classroom RDP Room 2205 Relentless for Division 3+4 Gary W. Harris Basketball Court Energizing Yoga and Mindfulness RDP Room AC147 (ARTS Centre Studio B) Hurried & Worried: Understanding Children’s Anxiety RDP ROOM 2303 Beyond Kindergarten: Building a Play-Based Classroom in the Primary Years RDP ROOM 2600 PreK/K Literacy: How to Learn Letters WITHOUT doing Letter of the Week RDP Room 1328 How to write, publish and share your children’s book. RDP ROOM AC159 (ARTS Centre) Do The Math (K-4) RDP Room 2505 ENGAGING MATH GAMES WITH ENGAGING DICE - PRIMARY K - 3 RDP ROOM 2601 Developing and Supporting Additive Thinking across the Grades RDP ROOM 2302 Nuvo, New-You! – My First-Year Journey with Pre-Band Instruments in the Classroom RDP Room 1600 Mitigating Risks in a Digital World RDP Room 2503 More Than Words: Leading Schools Beyond Harm, Toward Healing. RDP ROOM 1400 (MP Theatre) Div 2 and 3 - Epic end of year projects - what to do in June RDP ROOM 2301 Bridging the Gaps with BLAST: Literacy Intervention That Works RDP Room 1503

11:40am MST

Building Community Through Art + History RDP ROOM 1437 Inspired by Eric Carle: Mixed Media Art with Songs and Stories RDP ROOM 2305 Taking Numerical Response Beyond Calculation RDP ROOM 1408 Algebra in Grades 4–9: Hands-On Learning That Connects RDP ROOM AC149 (ARTS Centre Studio D) CTRL + ALT + TEACH: My Time-Saving Sidekick AI RDP ROOM 2602 Goal Setting & Habit Formation: Expert Insights for Lasting Change RDP ROOM AC160 (ARTS Centre) Practical Strategies for Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) RDP Room 1328 Taskification in the Second Language Classroom: Simple Strategies to Implement Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) RDP Room 1303 Hands Up! Beginner ASL RDP Room 1503 The Deadly Dinner Party: Writing a Murder Mystery 101 RDP Room 2205 How to Teach Humour to Promote Memory, Creativity, Coping and Connection! RDP Room 2503 Bienvenue à Scratch! Votre plateforme de codage. RDP ROOM AC222 (ARTS Centre) ASEBP MyRetiree Plan Presentation RDP Room 2501 Restorative Yin Yoga (Breath & Stretch) RDP Room AC147 (ARTS Centre Studio B) On the Shoulders of (Spiritual) Giants RDP ROOM 2303 Still Fighting - A story of grit, grace and growth RDP MAIN STAGE/ AC117 (ARTS CENTRE) Empowering Students to Move, Learn, and Thrive. Novel Solutions to Health and Wellness Education That Stick! RDP Room AC142 (Arts Centre) Play with Purpose: Assessing Curricular Learning Through Play RDP ROOM 2600 Teach Loud: Rediscover Your Impact. Reclaim Your Purpose RDP ROOM 1400 (MP Theatre) Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program RDP Room 1435 Supporting Reading Comprehension Improvement RDP ROOM AC148 (ARTS Centre Studio C) Do The Math (Gr 5-8) RDP Room 2505 POWER PLAY - GAMES FOR TEACHING PRIMARY PLACE VALUE RDP ROOM 2601 Developing and Supporting Proportional Thinking across the Grades RDP ROOM 2302 Make Some Noise! Advocating for Your Music Program RDP Room 1600 Low Equipment, High-Engagement Games for All Group Sizes RDP ROOM AC159 (ARTS Centre) Gr 9: Part 2 -Engaging Projects (collective rights, YCJA, charter) RDP ROOM 2301 Needle Felting: Create Your Own Owl or Penguin-SESSION IS NOW FULL RDP ROOM 2304

1:00pm MST

Reclaim your authentic Presence in the Classroom and your life RDP Room AC147 (ARTS Centre Studio B) Mosaics of Meaning: Art, Animals, and the 7 Sacred Teachings RDP ROOM 2305 Beyond the Average: Why Teacher Judgment Matters in Assessment RDP Room 2205 Building Great Multiple Choice Questions RDP ROOM 1408 The Happiness Project: Transforming Life Through Intentional Living RDP Room 2501 Reset and Recharge: EMDR-Inspired Tools for Teacher and Student Wellness RDP ROOM AC159 (ARTS Centre) Press Start: Launching Your School Esports Program RDP ROOM 1437 From Foundations to Futures: Draft Financial Literacy Grades 7–9 RDP Room AC142 (Arts Centre) Hands Up! Next Steps in ASL RDP Room 1503 Let There Be Light! – A Fun & Practical Guide to Stage Lighting RDP Room 1600 Collaborative, AI-supported Projects for language learning and soft-skills development RDP Room 1303 The Red Deer Indian Industrial School: histories and stories from our own back yard RDP ROOM 2602 Writing in French Immersion Made Simple RDP Room 2505 Initiez vos élèves à l’IA avec Teachable Machine et micro:bit. RDP ROOM AC222 (ARTS Centre) Effectively Balancing Your Time When There’s So Much to Do RDP ROOM 1400 (MP Theatre) A Spiritual "Booster Pack" RDP ROOM 2303 Charge Your Battery by Incorporating SEL & Mindfulness into the Classroom RDP ROOM AC149 (ARTS Centre Studio D) Aunties and Uncles in Training RDP Room 1435 There's Always Time for morph+o+log+y! RDP ROOM AC148 (ARTS Centre Studio C) Developing and Supporting Multiplicative Thinking across the Grades RDP ROOM 2302 ATRF Your Pension Essentials RDP ROOM 2601 The Agile Teacher — Hiring Guidance and Career Development RDP Room 2503 Time Management RDP ROOM 2600 My Life as a Teacher with ADHD RDP Room 1328 SS Writing Part 2: Historical Narratives and Debates (persuasive/position papers) RDP ROOM 2301 Dill with Stress-Pickleball Session 2 PicklePlex

2:15pm MST

EDCAMP: Career Counselling/Work Experience/RAP RDP ROOM AC159 (ARTS Centre) EDCAMP: Grade 2 RDP ROOM AC160 (ARTS Centre) EDCAMP: Grade 3 RDP ROOM 1408 EDCAMP: Grade 5 RDP Room 1303 EDCAMP: High School English RDP ROOM 2600 EDCAMP: Grade 6-9 CTS/CTF RDP ROOM AC222 (ARTS Centre) EDCAMP: K-12 Counsellors RDP Room 2505 EDCAMP: K-12 Fine Arts/Drama RDP Room 2503 EDCAMP: K-12 Languages/ELL/ESL/EAL RDP Room 2501 EDCAMP: Grade 4 RDP Room 1600 EDCAMP: Grade 6-9 French RDP Room 1503 EDCAMP: Grade 6-9 Mathematics RDP Room 1435 EDCAMP: Grade 1 RDP ROOM AC148 (ARTS Centre Studio C) EDCAMP: ILT [Inclusion Lead Teacher] (Ins and Outs of ISPs + Level C process - From Referral to Results?) RDP ROOM 2303 EDCAMP: Kindergarten and Pre-K RDP ROOM AC149 (ARTS Centre Studio D) EDCAMP: Grade 6-9 English RDP Room 1328 EDCAMP: High School Math RDP ROOM 2301 EDCAMP: High School Science (Bio, Chem, Physics and General Science) RDP ROOM 2302 EDCAMP: K-12 Music/Band RDP ROOM 2305 EDCAMP: Online Learning/Outreach RDP Room 2205 EDCAMP: K-12 Administrators RDP ROOM 2304 EDCAMP: Grade 6-9 Science RDP ROOM 2601 EDCAMP: K-12 Technology [Maximizing AI in your teaching] RDP ROOM 2602 The Gutter Bowling The Gutter Red Deer Wizard Loft Board Game Adventures Wizard Loft President Schilling: Unplugged RDP ROOM 1400 (MP Theatre) EDCAMP: Gr 6-12 Social Studies RDP ROOM 1437 EDCAMP: Indigenous Education RDP Room AC142 (Arts Centre) EDCAMP: K-12 Physical Education RDP Room AC147 (ARTS Centre Studio B)

3:20pm MST

CTRL + ALT + TEACH: My Time-Saving Sidekick AI POST RECORDING VIDEO Post Recording Video Wake Up "Insert School Name Here" POST CONVENTION VIDEO Post Recording Video Press Start: Launching Your School Esports Program POST CONVENTION VIDEO Post Recording Video ASEBP Benefit Overview Presentation (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video ASEBP Spending Accounts: Making the Most of your ASEBP Benefits (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video Exploring Your EFAP with GreenShield Health (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video Unchartered Lessons: My Unexpected Journey of Teaching POST CONVENTION VIDEO Post Recording Video Creating Videos with Canva (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video

3:30pm MST

FASD: Mythbusting and Building Success (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video My Life as a Teacher with ADHD (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video Colour Magic with Pointillism (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video Monet’s Waterlilies: Draw & Inspire with Oil Pastels (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video Needle Felting: Create Your Own Owl or Penguin (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video Whimsical Winter Watercolour Village (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video Digital Escape Room (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video Canva in the Classroom (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video Mindfulness and Teacher Wellness (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video Mapping Step 0: A Strategic Tool for Project Planning & Development (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video Mastering Feedback: from Miscommunication to Closed-Loop Information (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video Building A Happier Classroom (Post Recording Video) Post Recording Video