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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9:00am MST

Experiments, Videos, Stories: Explore STEM Resources For All Grades

Thursday February 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

ECC - Salon 13/14

Energy. Climate change. The environment. The future. All important and of concern for many students. We’re here to help bring them into the classroom! Join Valerie Miller, PhD, of Future Energy Systems to learn about the University of Alberta’s world-leading research that will help Canada transition to a low net carbon economy, and explore educational resources produced by the program, available for free and ranging from kindergarten to high school content. Try some of our demos, explore classroom activities, games, and videos, find connections with our free children’s book series, and more.

Speakers

Valerie Miller

Future Energy Systems

Valerie Miller (she/her) is the Outreach and Engagement Lead for Future Energy Systems and has a PhD in land reclamation from the University of Alberta. Valerie supports personnel to share research with audiences through opportunities like tours, videos, books, talks, and in-person/online... Read More →

Thursday February 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
ECC - Salon 13/14 Edmonton Convention Centre

Science-sciences, Social Studies / Études sociales

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
format Tables
Room Details ECC - Salon 13/14 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Tables Max capacity for 60 people)
Tags English, All Grades

9:00am MST

It begins with a problem and some empathy - Using technology to promote design thinking in your STEM classrooms

Thursday February 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

ECC - Salon 05

What do Airbnb and UberEats have in common? They are both innovative examples of design thinking, an approach to solving problems that centres humans in its solutions! Integrating design thinking into the classroom has benefits for students and teachers! It can help promote collaboration and community input to come up with effective and creative solutions. More importantly, design thinking can influence minoritized students' engagement with STEM content and pursuit of a STEM career by considering the values, culture, and mindsets that shape their opportunities. In this session, you will get a chance to learn about (and play with) different types of technologies that can help your students build their confidence in design thinking by coding, building, testing and reflecting. For example, learn how Ozobots can be used to help with clean up, and how drones can help with water sampling in sensitive habitats.

Speakers

Daniela Carbajal

Daniela Carbajal is the Outreach Coordinator at WISEST, Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science and Technology, based at the University of Alberta. Daniela has a BSc and is finishing a BA in Native Studies. She focuses and encourages grass-roots community work and research to promote... Read More →

Thursday February 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
ECC - Salon 05 Edmonton Convention Centre

Science-sciences, Technology / Technolgie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 3/4
format Lecture
Room Details ECC - Salon 05 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Lecture Max capacity for 70 people)
Tags English, Division 3/4

10:15am MST

From Fake News to Fact Finders: Empowering Student Decision Making and Science Literacy

Thursday February 6, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST

ECC - Salon 05

With social media, news outlets, and community members chiming in on topics like climate change and the pandemic, it’s no wonder why many students are left trying to piece together what’s true and what’s false, let alone try to make sound decisions based on the information they’re receiving. Our hope as educators is that we can equip and empower our students with the skills necessary to navigate this world, especially in times of urgency and of uncertainty. When it comes to science related topics, educators play a crucial role in providing the necessary tools and skills to bolster their scientific literacy, so that they can feel confident talking about these topics, but also in making crucial decisions in their day to day lives.

Speakers

Daniela Carbajal

Thursday February 6, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
ECC - Salon 05 Edmonton Convention Centre

Science-sciences, Teaching Practices/ Pédagogie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
format Lecture
Room Details ECC - Salon 05 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Lecture Max capacity for 70 people)
Tags English, All Grades

11:30am MST

Finding Home on The Range: Exploring Alberta’s Wildlife and Conservation Agriculture

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

ECC - Salon 06

Join Inside Education for an introduction to agriculture in Alberta's Grasslands region, exploring ecosystem health, impacts on wildlife and agriculture practices addressing climate change. This session covers biodiversity, climate change, and conservation agriculture, aligning with grade 5-6 Earth Systems, grade 6 Living Systems, grade 7 Interactions and Ecosystems, and grade 9 Biological Diversity. In addition, we will highlight our full suite of additional support through classroom programming, field trips, youth summits, learning resources and teacher PD. We will showcase 3 interactive low-equipment Monday-morning ready classroom activities, adaptable by grade: -An active reflection game that explores students' connections to agriculture and the food system. -An immersive group game on habitat in the grasslands -A high-energy game show about native grasslands species, innovation in the region, and more!

Speakers

Inside Education

Inside Education is an Alberta-based, environment and natural resource education charitable society. We have been supporting teachers and inspiring students to think critically about natural resource topics since 1985! With our full suite of no-cost teaching resources, youth summits... Read More →

Thursday February 6, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
ECC - Salon 06 Edmonton Convention Centre

Science-sciences, Social Studies / Études sociales

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 2/3
format Tables
Room Details ECC - Salon 06 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Tables Max capacity for 50 people)
Tags English, Division 2/3

11:30am MST

Teaching Science and Health Through a Lens of Curiosity and Wonder: FREE Lessons and Resources Linked To Curriculum

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

ECC - Salon 05

Having a sense of curiosity and activating the ability to wonder about the world around you is at the heart of any discovery and invention that happens in Science and Health related fields. Curriculum-linked lessons and support resources made by teachers in partnership with health and research scientists, are available free on Kids Boost Immunity (KBI). Lessons cover a broad range of science and health curriculum topics such as using a critical inquiry lens to evaluate science sources and information, diversity of living things, environment and climate change, the body’s immune system and germs, antibiotics, evolution and natural selection, inspiring women in STEM, social and emotional learning, and more. In this interactive workshop, teachers become students and experience the engaging learning format that includes audio, images, videos, and quizzes where scores of 80% or higher earn life-saving vaccines (polio, diphtheria, tetanus and measles) for others in need around the world through UNICEF. There is also a teacher-led option where the class can earn vaccines to help others without students being online. Teachers will leave the session with all they need to use the adaptable resources in a way that best meets their classroom needs.

Speakers

Kathy Miller

Educational Curriculum Specialist, Kids Boost Immunity

I have 30+ experience as a classroom teacher (grades 4-12) and have post-graduate training in curriculum (UVic) and technology education (SFU). Currently, I am an educational coordinator for the online program Kids Boost Immunity (KBI) working with specialist teachers who over the... Read More →

Thursday February 6, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
ECC - Salon 05 Edmonton Convention Centre

Science-sciences, Health - CALM / Santé

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 3 (Grades 7-9)
format Lecture
Room Details ECC - Salon 05 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Lecture Max capacity for 70 people)
Tags English, Division 3 (Grades 7-9)

12:45pm MST

Science on a Budget: Bringing the New K-6 Science Curriculum to Life Indoors and Outdoors!

Thursday February 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm MST

ECC - Salon 06

Join Inside Education for this dynamic interactive workshop for K-6 teachers where we will delve into the environmental science and natural resource components of the new Alberta Science Curriculum. We will share hands-on tools, tricks, and methods to use inexpensive classroom supplies for engaging educational experiences both inside your classroom and in your outdoor classroom space. Not only will we teach you some Monday-morning activities, we will also showcase our new no-cost outdoor-focused toolkit to help scaffold learning through the new Organizing Ideas. Three lucky teachers will walk away with their very own toolkit! Every teacher will leave feeling inspired and prepared with resources and activities to foster inquiry-based learning, critical thinking, and environmental stewardship skills within their classrooms.

Speakers

Inside Education

Thursday February 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm MST
ECC - Salon 06 Edmonton Convention Centre

Science-sciences, Teaching Practices/ Pédagogie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 1/2
format Tables
Room Details ECC - Salon 06 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Tables Max capacity for 50 people)
Tags English, Division 1/2

2:00pm MST

ATA Science Council presents Oreo Cookies and Scientific Method

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

Westin - Turner Valley Room

Please bring your own device in order to participate fully; this is a very hands on session! With the advent of a new science curriculum, there is a new organization and format to the science curriculum. One of the new Organizing Ideas is the Scientific Method. I will show you how to offer an engaging 2 week unit. Can you let go of sage on the stage and help guide your students through an engaging investigation? Let me show you how with this highly engaging investigation. We will then explore ways that scientific inquiry can be incorporated into other organizing ideas for various grade levels.

Speakers

Michelle Savoie

Secretary (6-9 science teacher), Science Council

Michelle Savoie is a passionate science teacher of grade 6-9 students at Eleanor Hall School in Clyde for the last 17 years. She lives in Edmonton with her husband and son. When not spending time with her family, she enjoys advocating for our colleagues as the local president for... Read More →

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

Science-sciences, Teaching Practices/ Pédagogie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 2/3
format Tables
Room Details Westin - Turner Valley Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Tables Max capacity for 80 people)
Tags English, Division 2/3