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

SHAKE UP YOUR OPERATIONAL FLUENCY - GAMES FOR PRIMARY ADDITION AND BEGINNING MULTIPLICATION

Friday February 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

ECC - Salon 12

Get ready to shake, shuffle and roll and learn our favorite operational fluency games and strategies for addition and early multiplication. Games and strategies will cover the following concepts: doubles, make ten, count on and back, commutative and associative properties of both + and -, square facts, using skip counting and patterns/number lines, building arrays. Games can be used whole class, small group or in centers and are easy to differentiate to meet the needs of all learners in your classroom. Handout will contain games, concept skill check lists for assessment and strategy pages. Come prepared to play!

Speakers

Jane Felling

Presenter, Box Cars And One-Eyed Jacks Inc

Jane is author of the award winning Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks series of teacher resources - both for math and literacy. Jane has presented workshops across North America for over 30 years and has been a featured speaker at 100's of provincial, state, national and international conference... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
ECC - Salon 12 Edmonton Convention Centre

Math, Learning Resources

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 1 (K- Grade 3)
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Room Details ECC - Salon 12 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Tables Max capacity for 160 people)
Tags English, Division 1 (K- Grade 3)

10:15am MST

CONNECTING THE DOTS - DOMINO MATH GAMES FOR WHOLE GROUP AND CENTER INSTRUCTION K - 3

Friday February 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST

ECC - Salon 12

Dominoes are one of our student's favorite manipulatives, are easy to find and have the potential to teach so many math concepts. Come prepared to play and learn games that work on the following: counting, subitizing, patterns. operational fluency for +, -, x, place value 10's/1's to 100,10,1' to the 100 000's, graphing, multidigit operations. Handout will include gameboards, journal masters, ideas for differentiating the games will be provided throughout as well as management ideas to help focus and manage the play. Games learned in this session would be great to use at a family math games night.

Speakers

Jane Felling

Presenter, Box Cars And One-Eyed Jacks Inc

Friday February 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
ECC - Salon 12 Edmonton Convention Centre

Math, Early Childhood

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 1 (K- Grade 3)
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Room Details ECC - Salon 12 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Tables Max capacity for 160 people)
Tags English, Division 1 (K- Grade 3)

11:30am MST

Cuisenaire Rods: The Math Manipulative You Can't Live Without

Friday February 7, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm MST

ECC - Salon 12

Cuisenaire rods, those multi-colored blocks often found tucked away in the back of classroom cupboards, are truly indispensable math manipulatives. In this interactive, hands-on session, discover how these versatile tools can transform your math teaching. Learn how to effectively use Cuisenaire rods to demonstrate the four operations, work with fractions and decimals, develop proportional reasoning and understanding, and enhance measurement and geometry activities. These rods are especially beneficial for learners with dyscalculia, helping them visualize mathematics in a concrete way. Join us to explore the endless possibilities of Cuisenaire rods and how to use them in your classroom on Monday.

Speakers

Kelli Holden

Kelli is a dedicated educator with extensive experience as a teacher, Numeracy Lead, and Numeracy Facilitator for Parkland School Division, working with students from K-9. Her passion lies in making math experiences accessible to all learners. She has a strong belief in the power... Read More →

Chairperson

Jo-Anne Stewardson

Friday February 7, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
ECC - Salon 12 Edmonton Convention Centre

Math, Teaching Practices/ Pédagogie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 1/2
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Room Details ECC - Salon 12 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Tables Max capacity for 160 people)
Tags English, Division 1/2

12:45pm MST

Allyship in STEM

Friday February 7, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm MST

ECC - Salon 12

Are you an ally interested in authentically weaving Truth & Reconciliation into your STEM lessons but don’t know where to start? Are you mindful of avoiding tokenism and teaching Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being with respect and authenticity? If so, then this is the session for you! Amanda Green will share her journey in learning from Indigenous people and appropriately implementing a variety of lessons that you can then use either on your own, or with guidance of a community member. Please remember that this is from the point of view of an ally, who sometimes makes mistakes, but ultimately wants to help others learn from them and do better. Amanda primarily focuses on Junior High (both in English and French), but has many ideas you can use with students of all ages.

Speakers

Julie Arsenault

Science Lead Teacher, Science Council

After receiving her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Microbiology and Biotechnology, Julie entered the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta to pursue her teaching career. She has been teaching with Edmonton Public Schools since 2002 and has developed a passion for incorporating... Read More →

Amanda Green

Teacher, Science Council

Amanda's spark for science ignited at an early age exploring nature with her family and grew into a flame for space exploration as she followed Canada's journey skyward. She teaches Junior High STEM classes in both English and French in Beaumont, Alberta. Alongside her colleague Julie... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm MST
ECC - Salon 12 Edmonton Convention Centre

Science-sciences, Indigenous Education

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
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Room Details ECC - Salon 12 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Tables Max capacity for 160 people)
Tags English, All Grades

2:00pm MST

STEM Stations - Engaging students in authentic learning and collaboration in Science and Math.

Friday February 7, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

ECC - Salon 12

Do you want to have more one-on-one time with your students while teaching them how to work independently and provide meaningful hands-on activities? Come and see how you can utilize stations to build collaborative and exploratory learning opportunities in Math and Science. Amanda Green and Megan Zaremba will share their passion for learning and how they make their lessons fun and interactive. You will walk away with resources and tips on running stations that are simple and can be implemented in your classrooms later this week! Although they primarily teach junior high in English, some ideas and resources will be available in French and applicable to other grade levels

Speakers

Amanda Green

Teacher, Science Council

Megan Zaremba

Megan has been teaching grade 9 Math and Science in Beaumont, Alberta for four years. During that time, she has enjoyed helping students find their own version of success and inspiring them to always try their best. With a passion for exploring, Megan continues to try new things in... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
ECC - Salon 12 Edmonton Convention Centre

Math, Science-sciences

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
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Room Details ECC - Salon 12 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Tables Max capacity for 160 people)
Tags English, All Grades