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.

10:15am MST

The Basics of Bullying: What it is, what it isn’t and what we can do about it

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

ECC - Salon 01

The term bullying has earned its buzzword status in this generation and seems to be met all too often with eyerolls and “tattle-tale” tut-tuts. But it’s still very much a dynamic impacting our students and schools…in both the kids and the adults. Bullying is alive and well, and as we all know has consequences in the classroom, the staffroom, the community and the connected world. It has an impact on mental health, belief systems, development and interactions in all settings of our lives, and so we need to understand it. This session teaches what bullying is and isn’t, how it’s changed, and how we can best respond in discipline, support, and society.

Speakers

Ariel Haubrich

Consultant/ Trainer/ Private Practitioner, Learning Network

Ariel Haubrich works in school & community mental health as a counsellor and program manager, and also as a consultant, presenter and private practitioner with government, businesses, teams and individuals working toward personal and organizational development. She is a Certified... Read More →

Thursday February 6, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
ECC - Salon 01 Edmonton Convention Centre

Admin / Leadership, Teaching Practices/ Pédagogie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
format Lecture
Room Details ECC - Salon 01 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Lecture Max capacity for 72 people)
Tags English, All Grades

11:30am MST

Where Staff Believe They Belong

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

ECC - Salon 11

The staff retention message is simple. People stay where they feel respected, valued as individuals, comfortable being who they are, and appreciated for what they achieve and how they contribute. Organized around themes from Thanks, Again! More Simple, Inexpensive Ways for Busy Leaders to Recognize Staff, this program is filled with simple ways to create a workplace where staff members feel they belong. When you feel you are where you belong, why leave? BONUS: Participants will receive sample chapters from Thanks, Again! More Simple, Inexpensive Ways for Busy Leaders to Recognize Staff.

Speakers

Nelson Scott

Nelson Scott is committed to providing front-line leaders with the tools and techniques they require to hire, engage and retain the right people. A full-time consultant, speaker and trainer since 1995, Nelson sees his programs and writing as opportunities to remind audiences and readers... Read More →

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

Admin / Leadership, General Interest / Intérêt Général

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
format Lecture
Room Details ECC - Salon 11 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Lecture Max capacity for 240 people)
Tags English, All Grades

12:45pm MST

Leadership Unplugged: Real Talk, Real Solutions and Building Real Networks for Impactful Leadership

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

ECC - Salon 11

Join members of the executive of the Council for School Leadership as we attempt to cut through the noise and dive deep into issues that truly matter to Alberta Leaders. This conversation based session aims to engage in candid conversations and collaborative problem solving for today’s leaders. In this fast paced session we will showcase opportunities available to expand your leadership network and brainstorm new opportunities to support leaders in today’s ever changing context. Throughout this session we will have real conversations about some of the biggest challenges facing leaders today and work together to determine the best path forward. We invite you to join us as current and active leaders facilitate meaningful discussions to impact how we lead tomorrow.

Speakers

Corey Haley

Principal, Parkland School Division

Members of the Council for School Leadership (CSL) from the NCTCA region will present this session. Corey Haley, CSL Professional Development Officer / uLead Conference Chair. Bryn Spence, CSL Secretary. Nealle Dickson, CSL Member at Large. Nicole Marcinkevics, CSL Social Media and... Read More →

Thursday February 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm MST
ECC - Salon 11 Edmonton Convention Centre

Admin / Leadership, ATA

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
format Lecture
Room Details ECC - Salon 11 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Lecture Max capacity for 240 people)
Tags English, All Grades

12:45pm MST

Two Sides to The Story: Trauma Informed Schools

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

ECC - Salon 02

How can we integrate the goals and activities of education, while understanding the ways people’s stories (traumas)impact their learning and behaviours? We become “Trauma Informed.” Learn the 5 key principles of Trauma Informed Schools and how to create safe spaces for learning and growing. This Session will help us to become aware of the dynamics of trauma, shift perspectives in how best to support these dynamics, and identify ways to respond with compassion to students and/ or colleagues in crisis.

Speakers

Ariel Haubrich

Consultant/ Trainer/ Private Practitioner, Learning Network

Thursday February 6, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm MST
ECC - Salon 02 Edmonton Convention Centre

Admin / Leadership, Guidance / Counselling

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
format Tables
Room Details ECC - Salon 02 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Tables Max capacity for 120 people)
Tags English, All Grades

9:00am MST

21 People Services Skills That Help School Leaders

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

ECC - Salon 03

Principals, vice-principals, and other school leaders who participate in this session will engage in meaningful discussion and leave with a wide variety of tips, tricks, processes, resources, and key understandings in the area of people services and human resources within the schoolhouse. This is a discussion-based session for developing school leaders in the area of people services, human resources, personnel, staffing, and staff health & wellness. During our time together we engage in small and large group discussion around several scenarios and dilemmas on people topics that school leaders face each and every day. Come join us and be ready to share key ideas from your school as well. Together, we will not only identify issues and challenges, but actual solutions that help us manage our most important resource, our people.

Speakers

Ray Hoppins

Mr. Ray Hoppins thoroughly enjoyed his thirty-three year career as a teacher, vice-principal, principal, and central office leader in Vegreville, Innisfail, Sundre, and Olds. Ray is a proud alumnus from both the University of Lethbridge and the University of Calgary, and recently... Read More →

Chairperson

Sandy Johnson

Friday February 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
ECC - Salon 03 Edmonton Convention Centre

Admin / Leadership, Teacher Wellness / Bien-être

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
format Lecture
Room Details ECC - Salon 03 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Lecture Max capacity for 180 people)
Tags English, All Grades

9:00am MST

Every Child Deserves a Team: Layering Meeting Structures to Support the Whole Child

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

Westin - Leduc Room

Does it feel like you're talking about the same students over and over? Are you wanting to take your PLC's and RTI efforts to the next level? Do your team meetings lack the clarity and purpose you're looking for as a leader? In this session, Lorna will articulate, with multiple school samples and resources, the value of layering collaborative structures and processes within a school and how the introduction of a very intentional collaborative team meeting can work to respond to the needs of students collaboratively, while increasing the instructional capacity of everyone involved. In essence, schools reduce the number of meetings about students...by adding one more! By intentionally layering and connecting our PLC and RTI structures, we leverage and maximize the most powerful resource in any school for supporting the whole child - the teachers working within our building! Come learn what thousands of schools have learned about these purposeful collaborative structures and processes to ensure every student is supported by a team. Please ensure you have a device to access online materials through QR code or URL link.

Speakers

Lorna Hewson

Lead Learner/Co-Founder, Jigsaw Learning Inc

Lorna Hewson is an award-winning educator with leadership experience at the classroom, school, district and provincial levels. Lorna’s professional background has included coaching and mentoring teachers and leaders, effective assessment, curriculum implementation, and inclusive... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Westin - Leduc Room Westin Hotel Edmonton

Admin / Leadership, Inclusive Education / Éducation Inclusive

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
format Tables
Room Details Westin - Leduc Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Tables Max capacity for 50 people)
Tags English, All Grades

9:00am MST

Stop Wasting My Time!! Strategies for Effectively Facilitating Team Meetings

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

Westin - Saskatchewan Room

Are you frustrated with productivity and impact when meeting in teams? Our time is precious so how do we ensure time spent together is maximized, whether engaging in PLC's, collaborative team meetings, staff meetings or any other meetings at your school? In this session, Kurtis will share specific structures and processes essential when engaging in collaboration, with multiple samples and resources shared. He will also present strategies for facilitators responsible for leading team meetings. Plan on leaving the session with some resources and strategies to impact your next meeting!

Speakers

Kurtis Hewson

Lead Learner/Co-Founder, Jigsaw Learning

Kurtis Hewson has been an award-winning teacher, vice-principal, and principal, as well as taught at the post-secondary level. With over a decade of experience as an administrator, Kurtis has championed the call for collaborative structures in schools to ensure success for all students... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Westin - Saskatchewan Room Westin Hotel Edmonton

Admin / Leadership, General Interest / Intérêt Général

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
format Lecture
Room Details Westin - Saskatchewan Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Lecture Max capacity for 250 people)
Tags English, All Grades

10:15am MST

Stop Tiering Your Students! Establishing, Refining and Utilizing a Continuum of Supports

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

Westin - Leduc Room

Over the past number of years, with the growth of tiered response systems in schools, educational organizations have become proficient at tiering students for intensifying levels of support. When done well, it ensures a systematic approach to supporting a greater number of students and maximizing resources. When not done well, it can lead to higher levels of support becoming overwhelmed and resources stretched thin as more and more students are identified as requiring intensified supports. The great news is there is a better way that comes when you STOP tiering students! This session will provide an explanation of the paradigm shift from tiering students to tiering supports and share considerations when establishing, refining and utilizing a continuum of supports in schools and districts that has long standing impact for teachers and students.

Speakers

Lorna Hewson

Lead Learner/Co-Founder, Jigsaw Learning Inc

Friday February 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
Westin - Leduc Room Westin Hotel Edmonton

Admin / Leadership, Inclusive Education / Éducation Inclusive

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
format Tables
Room Details Westin - Leduc Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Tables Max capacity for 50 people)
Tags English, All Grades

11:30am MST

Intentional Use of Data to Guide and Inform the Collaborative Conversation

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

Westin - Saskatchewan Room

It is not unusual for schools to be data-rich, but information-poor, collecting reams of student data but not ensuring the effective utilization of the information to guide next steps. In this session, Kurtis will explore a number of practical and easy to implement strategies and considerations for school leaders looking to ensure intentional organization and use of data to truly engage teachers, teams and help guide timely, collaborative responses for students.

Speakers

Kurtis Hewson

Lead Learner/Co-Founder, Jigsaw Learning

Friday February 7, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
Westin - Saskatchewan Room Westin Hotel Edmonton

Admin / Leadership, General Interest / Intérêt Général

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus All Grades
format Lecture
Room Details Westin - Saskatchewan Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Lecture Max capacity for 250 people)
Tags English, All Grades