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.

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 visual artist, filmmaker, art gallery curator, and bestselling author of 7 books, including the fantasy trilogy Above the Star, Below the Moon, Inside the Sun, and memoir Expecting Sunshine. Her latest non-fiction books include Prairie Spirits... 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

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

9:00am MST

Resurrecting a Rural Band Program

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

ECC - Room D2

Over the last 7 years, my rural gr. 7-12 band program has been through the wringer: I was the third band teacher in three years, then junior high band was scheduled only once a week, and finally the COVID-19 pandemic hit. With that being said, I have had my work cut out for me to rebuild it from the ground up. In the last three years, I’ve had more students taking part in band than I’ve seen in my time at my school. Come spend some time with me and I’ll share with you what has worked in my situation and we can brainstorm ideas for your programs.

Speakers

Quinn Shelton

Quinn is a passionate music educator in Alberta. She grew up surrounded by music, beginning with early childhood music classes, church music, and private piano lessons. In junior high, she joined the band class and learned to play the flute. It was during her high school career that... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
ECC - Room D2 Edmonton Convention Centre

Fine Arts, Music / Musique

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 3 (Grades 7-9)
format Lecture
Room Details ECC - Room D2 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Lecture Max capacity for 60 people)
Tags English, Division 3 (Grades 7-9)

10:15am MST

Choreography Building Blocks (ATA Fine Arts Council)

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

Westin - Alberta Room

This session will be presented by the ATA Fine Arts Council. Join us for an invigorating choreography workshop designed for dance, drama, and musical theatre teachers and beyond. Unlock the secrets of choreography and learn practical strategies to create movement sequences using fundamental dance concepts of musicality, interpretation, and creativity. These strategies are even transferrable to your students so they can create their own student choreography fostering greater engagement, deeper learning and empowering your students like never before! This class is created to demystify dance and help participants see that even the most complex dance stems from basic dance principles. Whether you're a seasoned dance teacher or a first-time mover, this workshop promises to ignite your creativity and transform your teaching approach.

Speakers

Victoria Reid

Victoria Reid is currently the ATA Fine Arts Council Dance Representative. She spent the past 7 years teaching at Archbishop Jordan High School (ABJ) in the department of Fine Arts instructing dance, drama, and musical theatre. Victoria has a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education... Read More →

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

Fine Arts, Fine Arts

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 3/4
format U Shape with chairs around perimeter
Room Details Westin - Alberta Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, U Shape with chairs around perimeter Max capacity for 40 people)
Tags English, Division 3/4

10:15am MST

The Eras Tour (Elementary Art Version)

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

ECC - Salon 15/16

Are you “…Ready For It?” Teaching art, especially in elementary can be a struggle that many know “All Too Well”. Join me as I share ideas and ways that I not only make Art engaging, but also cross-curricular, theme based, and full of exploring. We’ll take a deep dive into the elements of art—line, shape, color, texture, form, space, and value. These foundational concepts will be discussed and broken down in ways to help children feeling empowered and able to express themselves creatively. Whether it’s through a “Blank Space” of a blank canvas or a “Love Story” of their unique ideas, you’ll find strategies to nurture and celebrate every individual’s artistic journey. And what better way to inspire creativity than by drawing parallels to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour? Just as Swift has reinvented herself through different musical styles and eras, you’ll learn how to help your students explore various artistic “eras” and mediums. Whether it’s a “Red” vibrant paint project, a “Folklore” of subdued tones, or a “Reputation” of bold, striking sculptures, you'll discover how to keep your art lessons fresh and exciting. Join us and let’s make art education a thrilling adventure—one that leaves both you and your students excited to “Change” the way art is taught and learned.

Speakers

Thomas Meier

Kindergarten Teacher, Grande Yellowhead Public School Division

Currently teaching English Kindergarten at Ecole Westhaven School in Edson, Alberta. I am currently in my tenth year teaching, and have taught Kindergarten - Grade 6, and have been nominated for the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence. I have a passion for art, and minored... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
ECC - Salon 15/16 Edmonton Convention Centre

Fine Arts, Teaching Practices/ Pédagogie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 1/2
format Lecture
Room Details ECC - Salon 15/16 (Edmonton Convention Centre, Lecture Max capacity for 72 people)
Tags English, Division 1/2

12:45pm MST

Trickster Theatre Presents: Storytelling

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

Westin - Strathcona Room

Over the course of this hour, you'll see Trickster Theatres process for teaching Storytelling through theatre- condensing our usual 2 day work-shop into a 1 hour interactive to show the method of bringing stories to life. This theatre method involves getting students actively on their feet to act out the stories themselves, promoting creativity. Alex from Trickster Theatre shows the process of bringing story telling to life in a fun, interactive way. With years of experience in Theatre for Young Audiences, Trickster gets kids on their feet and active. In this Session, Alex will show how Trickster Theatre is adding an interactive program to teaching Storytelling which increases students retention by having the students animate the images to develop the story. Applicable for Kindergarten through Grade 6!

Speakers

Alex Allen

A local Calgarian artist, with years of experience both in theater and childcare, Alex is a seasoned TYA (Theatre for Young Audiences) Actor and presenter, working with Trickster Theatre to bring their programs directly to schools. Mostly working with youths from Kindergarten to grade... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm MST
Westin - Strathcona Room Westin Hotel Edmonton

Fine Arts, Language Arts / Arts Langagier

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 1/2
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 1/2

2:00pm MST

The Sailing of the St. Louis

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

Art Gallery of Alberta - Studio 3

In May, 1939 the St. Louis set sail from Hamburg, Germany. Her destination was Cuba, and her cargo was 937 Jewish immigrants. Each holding papers to legally enter Cuba upon arrival. What happened in the days following the ship's departure sets the stage for the war which had only just begun. Participants will move through a lesson from start to finish that they can take into their classroom on Monday morning. The sailing of the St. Louis is one of the answers to 'why didn't the Jews do anything?' In short, some did. This harrowing story of hope, loss, and desperation comes to life through video, diary, and apology. Participants will see this activity through to the summative assignment where they are tasked to create a representation of the points of view of each of the nations involved.

Speakers

Lindsay Anderson

Holocaust studies, classroom design

Lindsay has loved being an educator for 20 years now. Having taught everything from kindergarten through grade 12, she has found her passion in teaching Holocaust Studies in grades 10-12. Written in the winter of 2020 and approved by Alberta Education that spring, Holocaust Studies... Read More →

Friday February 7, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Art Gallery of Alberta - Studio 3 Art Gallery of Alberta

Fine Arts, General Interest / Intérêt Général

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 3/4
format csv
Room Details Art Gallery of Alberta - Studio 3 (Art Gallery of Alberta, )
Tags English, Division 3/4