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NCTCA 2021 Presidents’ Welcome Address - National Anthem, Indigenous Land Acknowledgement, Honorary President and Opening Remarks.

ATA President’s Address - Jason Schilling

NCTCA 2021 Video Library - Closed
Each Pre-recorded session can be found within our schedule or can be watched on demand in our Video Library and will be available for the entire month of February. LIVE sessions that are being recorded will be in the library Monday, February 8.

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8:30am MST

***Pre-recorded*** Self-care for SanityBACKPACK Virtual Room 33 (Teacher Wellness)Tina Thrussell ATRF Pension Interviews ATRF Pension InterviewsARTF

9:00am MST

97 Staff Recognition Tips in Just 60 Minutes Virtual Room 01 (Admin)Nelson Scott What We Learned in the Woods: Notes from the Wilderness Virtual Room 04 (CTS)Vincent Mireau Connecting the Dots: Current Events To Future Opportunities Virtual Feature Room AAnna Maria Tremonti Teammates in Disguise: A Coach's Approach to life, leadership, and learning. Virtual Feature Room CTrevor Moore Test Anxiety - A Group Approach Virtual Room 12 (Guidance)Kris Christianson Inspire students to be Difference Maker’s Virtual Room 16 (Inclusive Ed)Jacqueline Beaudry How to Support Teachers in Working with Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers Virtual Room 19 (Indigenous Ed)Melissa Purcell ***Pre-recorded*** Deliberate Practice: What? When? Why? Virtual Room 25 (Math)Jane Gannon Technology In The Music Room Virtual Room 10 (Fine Arts)Laura Banu How is it Really Going? Teaching Health and Phys Ed in a Pandemic Virtual Room 26 (Phys Ed)Ever Active Schools ***Pre-recorded*** Inquiring Minds: Authoritative Digital Resources for Division III and IV Inquiry-based learning Virtual Room 31 (Social Studies)Lorisia MacLeod Holocaust Studies- A New LDC! Virtual Room 37 (General)Lindsay Anderson ***Pre-recorded*** When Bad Things Happen - What Teachers Can Do To Help Students Virtual Room 03 (General)Karen Sabourin Insert Coin to Continue - Advanced Classroom Gamification! Virtual Room 17Scott Hebert Pop Art PrintmakingBACKPACK Virtual Room 11 (Fine Arts)Bogdan Konikowski Food Explorers: Sparking curiosity with nutrition education Virtual Room 15 (Health)Mary Block • Barbara Inglis Smudging Circle Virtual Room 18 (Indigenous Ed)Phillip Campiou Literacy and Well-being in Your Schoolyard: Fun with Words in the Outdoors Virtual Room 20 (LA)Kathy Worobec The Power of Extreme Writing Virtual Room 22 (LA)Diana Cruchley CANCELLED!!! Number Sense to Number Facts: Addition & Subtraction K to 3 Virtual Room 23 (Math)Geri Lorway Life Cycles FIELD Kits - friendly, interactive, engaging, learning, discovery Kits Virtual Room 29 (Science)Kenzie Field More than Just a Presentation Tool: Building Creative & Engaging Lessons through Google Slides Virtual Room 35 (Technology)Chad Starko Watercolor wild and free with WillieBACKPACK Virtual Room 28 (Fine Arts/Religious Studies)willie

9:15am MST

Diversity and Inclusion Virtual Feature Room BAaron Paquette From Keats to Beats Virtual Room 21 (LA)Miranda Krogstad Interactive Whiteboards in Google Meet. Virtual Room 36 (Technology)Sean Sommerfeld CANCELLED!!! THE ART OF COMMEDIA DELL ‘ARTEBACKPACK Virtual Room 09 (Fine Arts)Tanya Lukenoff Looking Ahead - By Retired Teachers, for Retiring Teachers Virtual Room 38 (General)ARTA • Marilyn Bossert Using Formative Assessment to Help Student LearningBACKPACK Virtual Room 30 (Science)Kristian Basaraba • Laura Pankratz Crafting Safe Spaces for Authentic Connection Virtual Room 34 (Teacher Wellness)Julianne Harvey

9:30am MST

Reading Comprehension Success Grades 7 - 9 Virtual Room 02 (Assessment)Brigitta Goerres Gateway Foods - Finding Context, Connection, & Understanding: Part I Virtual Room 24 (Math/CTS)Mathew Christopher Tom-Kee

10:15am MST

Creating Possibility: Regulate Yourself First, the Students Second Virtual Room 16 (Inclusive Ed)Vincent Mireau GitHub: Expanding the Computer Science Curriculum Virtual Room 04 (CTS)John Chan Sixty Seconds Worth of History: Canada’s Past Through the Heritage Minutes. Virtual Feature Room AAnthony Wilson-Smith The Self-Care Trap: What We Keep Getting Wrong About Mental Health Virtual Feature Room CLee Thomas ***Pre-recorded*** Probability "Corner" Virtual Room 25 (Math)Sandy Johnson ***Pre-Recorded*** Reconnecting to Your Calling: Moving From Teacher Well-being to Being Well as Teachers Virtual Room 26 (Phys Ed)Ever Active Schools ***Pre-Recorded*** Fear and Loathing in Less Volume-Ideas for Relationship Building in the Classroom Virtual Room 03 (General)Terry Hogan How to Teach Creativity (even if you think you're not creative) Virtual Room 37 (General)Brandon Love Rising Strong™ After Setbacks Virtual Room 01 (Admin)Kimberly Knull Improv For All! Virtual Room 10 (Fine Arts)Kris Christianson ***Pre-recorded*** Growth follows Failure Virtual Room 12 (Guidance)Kathy Penner Attendance, Indigeneity, and Cultural Anxiety Virtual Room 19 (Indigenous Ed)Dr Teresa Fowler • Dr. Mairi McDermott • Teresa Anne Fowler Global Citizenship in the Time of Global Crises Virtual Room 31 (Social Studies)Alberta Council for Global Cooperation An Apple a Day: How technology and the internet affect our health and wellness Virtual Room 33 (Teacher Wellness)Ariel Haubrich

10:30am MST

President Schilling: Unplugged Virtual Room 39 (ATA)Jason Schilling Resources for Coaching in Educational Settings - CIAAA Workshop Virtual Room 27 (Phys Ed)Heather Bartling Hope and Healing Virtual Feature Room BJoe Buffalo CANCELLED!!! Teaching Sr. High English in an Outreach School Virtual Room 21 (LA)Shawn Saumer Live Stream School Announcements On A Budget (or Not) Virtual Room 36 (Technology)Neal Adams

10:45am MST

Search Engine to School Environment Virtual Room 29 (Science)Alissa Boyle • Keely McPhee ***Pre-recorded*** Sgraffito! A simple and easy alternative to pottery decorationBACKPACK Virtual Room 11 (Fine Arts)Susan Woodliffe How Does a Film Mean? Virtual Room 22 (LA)Shane Lawrence Creating an ELA Holocaust Thematic Unit Virtual Room 20 (LA)Lindsay Anderson Active Numeracy & Literacy: With Innovative ToppleTubes or Plastic Cups Virtual Room 23 (Math)John Byl Wahkohtowin: Cree Natural Law Virtual Room 18 (Indigenous Ed)Phillip Campiou

11:00am MST

Grow Forest Education in your Classroom! Virtual Room 30 (Science)Inside Education Drama in the Classroom Virtual Room 09 (Fine Arts)Tracy Carroll Supporting Adolescent’s Social Emotional Competency through Teen Mentoring Virtual Room 15 (Health)Caroline Gosling Transforming Classrooms - Gaining skills to be effective in the class and beyond. Virtual Room 34 (Teacher Wellness)Kelly Maxwell ‘Listening, Laughing and Leading’ Virtual Room 38 (General)Douglas Mitchell Getting Started with Google Classroom Virtual Room 35 (Technology)Sean Sommerfeld

11:30am MST

Occupational Health & Safety - Back to a Safe and Healthy Future Virtual Room 02 (Assessment)Chris Gibbon Staying Sane! Virtual Room 37 (General)Danny Bateman • Dan Bateman Isolation Nation - Supporting Mental Health Through COVID-19 Virtual Feature Room AMichael Landsberg ***Pre-recorded*** Numbers talk, but so should the students... Virtual Room 25 (Math)Jane Gannon ***Pre-recorded*** HIGH FIVE in Schools Virtual Room 26 (Phys Ed)Jen Goeres • Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Open Educational Resources: Finding, Modifying, and Creating Free Resources Virtual Room 03 (General)David Hay ***Pre-recorded*** Funky Flowers Floral Design for Grades 10-12 (CTS) Virtual Room 24 (Math/CTS)Carmen Kristel NCTCA 2nd Annual Teacher GSA Meeting Virtual Room 16 (Inclusive Ed)Andrew Wiens • Renée LeClerc

11:45am MST

Laugh Out Loud Literary Devices Virtual Room 21 (LA)Miranda Krogstad ***Pre-recorded*** All You Can Eat Chrome Buffet: Favorite Apps and Extensions Virtual Room 36 (Technology)Nikki Woodford

12:00pm MST

One Simple Question: Many Useful Insights Virtual Room 01 (Admin)Nelson Scott All Things Being Equal: Why Math Is the Key to a Better World Virtual Feature Room EDr. John Mighton Reading Comprehension Success Grades 10-12 Virtual Room 20 (LA)Brigitta Goerres Paddle, Pivot, Pedal, Prance and Most of All, PLAY! Virtual Room 27 (Phys Ed)Danielle Fraser MINDFITNESS Breaks: Quick Techniques to Create a Calm, Focused & Fit Classroom Virtual Room 33 (Teacher Wellness)Susan Agrios Fabulous Abstract PaintingsBACKPACK Virtual Room 10 (Fine Arts)Bogdan Konikowski Writing Ninja! Inspiring Your Reluctant Writers Virtual Room 22 (LA)Diana Cruchley Numeracy and Well-being in Your Schoolyard: Exploring Math Concepts Through Fun Outdoor Activities Virtual Room 23 (Math)Kathy Worobec ***Pre-recorded*** Learn to Play GuitarBACKPACK Virtual Room 11 (Fine Arts)Darren Michalczuk Let's Get Climate Active! - Engaging Elementary Students in Climate Education and Action Virtual Room 29 (Science)Marie Tremblay The Thirty Years War (1989-2020)… the Obama and Trump years Virtual Room 31 (Social Studies)Greg Hunter Understanding Yeast Bread: How To Make Pull Apart Cheese & Cinnamon Monkey Bread Virtual Room 04 (CTS)Cynthia Dyer First Nation Cultural Arts FULL EXPERIENCEFULL! Virtual Room 19 (Indigenous Ed/Fine Arts)Holly Rae Yuzicapi

12:15pm MST

***Pre-recorded*** Estudio…starting intermediate guitar students on the classical guitarBACKPACK Virtual Room 28 (Fine Arts/Religious Studies)Sheldon Arvay Mental Health 101: Who, what, when, where and why? Virtual Room 12 (Guidance)Ariel Haubrich Effective Experiments for Physics 20 & 30BACKPACK Virtual Room 30 (Science)Kristian Basaraba • Laura Pankratz

12:30pm MST

Dealing with Volatile Situations Virtual Room 02 (Assessment)Chris Gibbon Indigenous Education Resources: Where do I start? Virtual Room 18 (Indigenous Ed)Melissa Purcell

12:45pm MST

***Pre-recorded*** Visual Journals in the Elementary Classroom Virtual Room 03 (General)Cassandra Christen Active Bodies, Thriving Brains: How movement fuels mental health Virtual Room 15 (Health)Melanie Vance • Health Promotion Facilitator 2 ***Pre-recorded*** What We can Know about Math Teachers’ Participation in a PLN Virtual Room 25 (Math)Xiong Wang Minimalism in the Classroom Virtual Room 34 (Teacher Wellness)Julianne Harvey ***Pre-recorded*** Physical Activity for All Students for FREE! Virtual Room 26 (Phys Ed)Be Fit for Life Network • Ever Active Schools Making Digital Assessments Easier (One Website At A Time!) Virtual Room 35 (Technology)Nicole Côté • Jordan Baulkham

1:00pm MST

Support One, Support All Virtual Feature Room ADr. Shelley Moore, PhD ***Pre-recorded*** Anti-Bias Language In and Out of the Classroom Virtual Room 37 (General)Andrew Wiens • Andi Molloy Differentiation? Yes...G-Suite can do that! Virtual Room 17Chad Starko CANCELLED!!! THE ART OF SLAPSTICK COMEDY Virtual Room 09 (Fine Arts)Tanya Lukenoff Grow Two Plants with One Seed: Social Studies and Arts Address Equity Issues Virtual Room 21 (LA)Barbara L Maheu CANCELLED!!! I Taught It: Why Don't They Remember It? Virtual Room 38 (General)Geri Lorway

1:15pm MST

The 3 Key Elements of Resilience Virtual Feature Room EKevin Vallely Support Your Emotional Well Being And Your Students During Uncertain Times Virtual Room 33 (Teacher Wellness)Susan Agrios DIY Leadership Retreat for Graduating Students Virtual Room 01 (Admin)Vincent Mireau Mentoring the ADHD Student Virtual Room 16 (Inclusive Ed)Les Redick Social Justice Basics for High School English Virtual Room 20 (LA)Christopher Aubrey

1:30pm MST

President Schilling: Unplugged REPEAT SESSION Virtual Room 39 (ATA)Jason Schilling Neuromuscular training for PE & Sport: Evidence-based programs to support continued participation Virtual Room 27 (Phys Ed)Steve Carston • Carla van den Berg, Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre Formative Assessment Techniques Virtual Room 02 (Assessment)Tyler Buchan The "New Look" for Music Teachers Virtual Room 28 (Fine Arts/Religious Studies)Allison Morin-Toews Cross-curricular STEM with Microbits Virtual Room 36 (Technology)Amanda Green

1:45pm MST

Engaging in Numeracy and Connections in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Traditional Games Virtual Room 18 (Indigenous Ed)Melissa Purcell ***Pre-recorded*** Making Figures of Speech Fun Virtual Room 22 (LA)Marty Chan Mathematics: All Are Welcome! All Belong! K - 6 Virtual Room 23 (Math)Dave Martin • Mathematics Council (MC) STEM in Stories: Connecting Curriculum to Popular Culture Virtual Room 29 (Science)Alissa Boyle • Keely McPhee ***Pre-recorded*** Using Stories to Bring History To Life Virtual Room 31 (Social Studies)Michelle Holdway

2:00pm MST

***Pre-recorded*** Using EdTech to enhance your teaching practice Virtual Room 35 (Technology)Sherri Ross Students with Scars: Understanding Self Injury Virtual Room 12 (Guidance)Ariel Haubrich ***Pre-recorded*** Developing Curious Math Learners in Kindergarten and Grade 1 Virtual Room 25 (Math)Chris Zarski ***Pre-recorded*** Teaching Health and Phys Ed? We’re here to help! Virtual Room 26 (Phys Ed)Ever Active Schools ***Pre-recorded*** Learning Through the Senses in the Concept-Based Science Classroom Virtual Room 30 (Science)Sherri Ross Gut Feelings: The fascinating link between the gut and the brain Virtual Room 34 (Teacher Wellness)Dr. Briana Botsford

2:15pm MST

The Happiness Principle Virtual Room 37 (General)Dan Bateman

2:30pm MST

Shifting Educational Practices in a Pandemic: Exploring Modality for Design and Assessment Virtual Feature Room EDr. Valerie Irvine, University of Victoria Stand-Up At Its Finest Virtual Feature Room DSteve Patterson

2:45pm MST

***Pre-recorded*** Poetech Virtual Room 21 (LA)Jason Wyatt