NCTCA 2025: Full Schedule

EVENTBRITE (PRE-REGISTERED SESSIONS) -- Get your tickets here!
Tickets go on sale Monday, December 9th at 7PM
- EVENTBRITE IS THE ONLY WAY TO SECURE YOUR SPACE IN A PRE-REG SESSION!
- ONLY add a pre-registered session to your schedule on Sched if you have purchased your Eventbrite ticket.
- Sales end Monday, January 27 at 12PM

Wednesday Social - KARAOKE NIGHT!!
Location: The Westin Hotel - Devonian Room
Time: 7PM - 10PM
Appetizers will be provided throughout the evening.

2025 Tours
Art Gallery of Alberta
"Guided Tour": Thursday February 8th 9:30AM - 11:00AM
"Guided Tour": Friday February 9th 12:00PM - 1:30PM

Telus World of Science - Edmonton
Thursday February 8th PM

Fort Edmonton Park
Thursday, February 6th 9AM - 3PM
Friday, February 7th 9AM - 3PM

Muttart Conservatory
Thursday, February 6th 12:30PM - 1:30PM
Friday, February 7th 9AM - 10AM

Royal Alberta Museum
FRENCH Classroom: Thursday, February 6th 9:30AM - 11AM
ENGLISH Classroom: Thursday, February 6th 1PM - 2:30PM
FRENCH Tour: Friday, February 7th 9:30AM - 11AM
ENGLISH Tour: Friday, February 7th 1PM - 2:30PM

2025 Partners In Education Luncheon with Scott Ervin -- Get your ticket here!
Tickets go on sale Monday, December 9th 2024 at 7PM
10:30AM Doors open
11:15AM Program begins
11:30AM Scott Ervin to speak
12:15PM Lunch will be served

2025 Venues:

The Westin Edmonton: 10135 100 St. NW
Edmonton Convention Centre: 9797 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton
Saville Community Sports Centre: 11610 65 Ave, NW, Edmonton
Art Gallery of Alberta: 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
Offsite locations: There are numerous offsite locations which all require an Eventbrite ticket. All Attendees with an Eventbrite ticket will be emailed directly with a location address.

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11:30am MST

Creating Next Level Art Exhibitions

Thursday February 6, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm MST

ECC - Salon 10

Exhibitions are the standard way to present art, but more goes into the show than you might imagine. From concept to planning and execution, art curator Alexis Marie Chute will share with you her two-decade-long experience and knowledge about mounting meaningful exhibits. The tips you’ll glean will be applicable for mounting art shows in schools, libraries, community centers, galleries, and beyond. Alexis will inspire you with ground-breaking examples and show how you can create a show-stopping exhibit on any budget.

Speakers

Alexis Marie Chute

Creative Director, Alexis Marie Productions Inc.

Alexis Marie Chute is an award-winning artist, photographer, filmmaker, gallery curator, and bestselling author. Her books include The 8th Island Trilogy (Above the Star, Below the Moon, Inside the Sun) and memoir Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing and Pregnancy After... Read More →

Thursday February 6, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
ECC - Salon 10 Edmonton Convention Centre

Fine Arts, Technology / Technolgie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
format Tables
Room Details ECC - Salon 10 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Tables Max capacity for 120 people)
Tags English, All Grades

2:00pm MST

Ensemble Building in the Drama Classroom (Fine Arts Council of the ATA)

Thursday February 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Westin - Strathcona Room

In this hands-on session you will learn (and play) numerous ensemble building games and activities that will help you to create a classroom environment of trust, focused energy, and cooperation.

Speakers

Molly Danko

Drama Representative, Fine Arts Council of the ATA

Molly Danko, BA/BEd, sits on the Fine Arts Council of the ATA as the Drama representative. She has been teaching Drama at the secondary level for the past eight years with Edmonton Catholic School District. Molly is incredibly passionate about arts education and the power it has in... Read More →

Thursday February 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Westin - Strathcona Room Westin Hotel Edmonton

Fine Arts, Beginning Teachers

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 3/4
format Open space with chairs around perimeter
Room Details Westin - Strathcona Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Open space with chairs around perimeter Max capacity for 50 people)
Tags English, Division 3/4

2:00pm MST

Photography and Mindfulness: Learning to See

Thursday February 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

ECC - Salon 10

Our world is busy, go-go-go, which is why empowering ourselves and our students to be here and now is a tremendous gift. This session will use photography and the art of seeing to retrain our brains to live mindfully, aware, and with a depth of observation that will benefit every area of education and life. Photography and vision exercises will be explained and demonstrated, for example: Slow walking Changing lighting to change mood Body scans Limits on picture quantity Sensory awareness

Speakers

Alexis Marie Chute

Creative Director, Alexis Marie Productions Inc.

Thursday February 6, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
ECC - Salon 10 Edmonton Convention Centre

Fine Arts, CTS, CTF

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 3/4
format Tables
Room Details ECC - Salon 10 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Tables Max capacity for 120 people)
Tags English, Division 3/4