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

Spirit of the Metis

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

Westin - Yukon Room

The Metis are a people of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry with a distinct and rich culture different from other Indigenous peoples. Participants will learn about the historical impact and significance the Metis have had on the development of Canada. An understanding and definition of the Metis identity will be defined and the importance and significance of traditional Metis cultural items will be shown.

Speakers

Brian St Germain

Retired teacher

My name is Brian St. Germain and I was born and raised in Red Deer. I recently retired from Red Deer Public School District after forty years of teaching. The last ten years spent with the First Nations, Metis and Inuit Program in Learning Services. I am Cree First Nations and Cree... Read More →

Thursday February 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Westin - Yukon Room Westin Hotel Edmonton

Social Studies / Études sociales, Indigenous Education

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 3 (Grades 7-9)
format Lecture
Room Details Westin - Yukon Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Lecture Max capacity for 100 people)
Tags English, Division 3 (Grades 7-9)

10:15am MST

Indigenous War Veterans and My Cree Father's POW Experience

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

Westin - Yukon Room

Information on the war efforts of Indigenous soldiers and their treatment upon their return to Canada. The session will also highlight the personal story of Cpl. Alphonse St.Germain and his time spent as a POW in Italy and Germany.A story of resilience and determination to survive and create a stable life for his family despite many unique obstacles.

Speakers

Brian St Germain

Retired teacher

Thursday February 6, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
Westin - Yukon Room Westin Hotel Edmonton

Social Studies / Études sociales, Indigenous Education

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 4 (Grades 10-12)
format Lecture
Room Details Westin - Yukon Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Lecture Max capacity for 100 people)
Tags English, Division 4 (Grades 10-12)

11:30am MST

How to Bring Canadian History to Life - The Fur Trade

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

Westin - Yukon Room

Want to bring history to life in your classroom? Want your students to experience history? This session will walk you through a series of simulations that you can run to explore the fur trade in Canada. Your students will be actively engaged in their learning and WANT to know more! They will have opportunities to put themselves into history and become the characters on their journey and actively experience the trials and tribulations alongside them! Lots of humanities cross curricular opportunities! You will walk away with the complete simulation packages, tasks and assessment for multiple simulations that connect together to teach various stages of fur trade and cross curricular final projects to assess a wide variety of outcomes.

Speakers

Nicholle Morrison

Teacher, Calgary Board of Ed.

Nicholle has a BA in Sociology and a BEd Education. She has taught for 14 years. She began by primarily teaching elementary grades 5 and 6 and then 9 years teaching social studies and humanities at the junior high level. Nicholle currently is a high school Social Studies teacher with... Read More →

Joanna Zakus

Joanna has a BA History and a BEd Secondary Social Studies. She has been teaching primarily social studies and humanities for the last 20 years at the junior high level. Joanna currently is a teacher at a junior high school with the Calgary Board of Education. She focuses on interactive... Read More →

Thursday February 6, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
Westin - Yukon Room Westin Hotel Edmonton

Language Arts / Arts Langagier, Social Studies / Études sociales

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 2 (Grades 4-6)
format Lecture
Room Details Westin - Yukon Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Lecture Max capacity for 100 people)
Tags English, Division 2 (Grades 4-6)

12:45pm MST

Exciting New Social Studies Project on The Regions of Canada that allows for Challenge and Differentiation!

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

Westin - Yukon Room

Are you struggling to meet the diverse needs in your classroom? Want your students to be engaged and passionate at their own level? Want your students to think critically and build research and writing skills? Students will be creating either a magazine, website, webcast etc. This session will walk you through how to explore the regions of Canada from the geography to history to the economics and cultural diversity. Activities include exploration of a job of a journalist, a look at different mediums including videos, google slide, texts, website etc.. Your students will be actively engaged in their learning and WANT to do these types of projects again and again! They will have opportunities to put themselves into the roles of a historian and journalist! Lots of humanities cross curricular opportunities! You will walk away with complete packages and resources.

Speakers

Nicholle Morrison

Teacher, Calgary Board of Ed.

Joanna Zakus

Thursday February 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm MST
Westin - Yukon Room Westin Hotel Edmonton

Language Arts / Arts Langagier, Social Studies / Études sociales

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 2 (Grades 4-6)
format Lecture
Room Details Westin - Yukon Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Lecture Max capacity for 100 people)
Tags English, Division 2 (Grades 4-6)

2:00pm MST

Gr 9 - Engaging Projects

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

Westin - Yukon Room

Do you struggle engaging your students with the topics of government and economics? Want your students to think critically and build skills? This session will walk you through a variety of different tasks that can be interactive, develop critical thinking skills, work to apply knowledge and interpret a variety of sources. Tasks range from government simulations, YCJA scenarios and trials, cross curricular ELA texts/resources, economic simulations, videos to support learning, propaganda, etc.

Speakers

Nicholle Morrison

Teacher, Calgary Board of Ed.

Joanna Zakus

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

Social Studies / Études sociales, Language Arts / Arts Langagier

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 3 (Grades 7-9)
format Lecture
Room Details Westin - Yukon Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Lecture Max capacity for 100 people)
Tags English, Division 3 (Grades 7-9)