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.

9:00am MST

Skills Canada Alberta - Inspire. Develop. Elevate.

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

Westin - Chancellor Room

At Skills Alberta we promote excellence in trades and technology careers through skills competitions, hands-on programs for students and resources for educators. Are you a CTF teacher looking for ways to inspire your students and for them to develop their skillset? Or maybe you're a CTS teacher with some talented youth looking for ways to demonstrate their excellence. Come join us to learn about our programming that will be sure to empower the workforce of tomorrow and build a future where skills and education unlock endless possibilities.

Speakers

Kennedy Mayer

Education Facilitator, Skills Canada Alberta

As our Northern Education Facilitator, Kennedy Mayer is thrilled to bring Skills Alberta to you! Kennedy has been with Skills Alberta since 2022 and has grown her experiences in trade, technology, education, and government industries. Kennedy delivers Skills in the Classroom presentations... Read More →

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

CTS, Technology / Technolgie | CTF, Technology / Technolgie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 3/4
format Lecture
Room Details Westin - Chancellor Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Lecture Max capacity for 50 people)
Tags English, Division 3/4

10:15am MST

Nutrition, fitness and health habits for a successful school year

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

Westin - Chancellor Room

Typically the way that my presentations works is that I pre ask questions to the population that will be attending - or ask at the beginning of the presentation and answers the questions - it gets everyone involved and interested. From there I build the presentation on nutrition, wellness and fitness to answer the questions that have been asked - I love a podcast style format where one speaker ask me the questions and it becomes a conversation between 2 individuals instead of a presentation and from experience it makes the talk more engaging and successful.

Speakers

Melissa Chatigny

I have been a personal trainer for the better part of 15 years. Working as a CrossFit coach, Olympic weightlifting coach and now full time into nutrition coaching as well, after 15 years in the industry I have seen it all! I have worked with a broad range of individuals; from high... Read More →

Chairperson

Heather Lister

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

Teacher Wellness / Bien-être, Health - CALM / Santé

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

9:00am MST

VERBATHON®: How to Have Fun With Verbs and Grammar!

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

Westin - Chancellor Room

Do you want to teach VERBS and GRAMMAR in a unique, fun and effective way? Do you like to play games? Then come and participate in this dynamic workshop and make learning VERBS and GRAMMAR one of the most exciting events of your class by using the VERBATHON® kit! Motivate, inspire and challenge your students with sports-style events! Integrate math, social studies, even rap and rock music. Learn how to organize a tournament for your class, school, district and even participate in a national tournament! Experience shows that students learn and retain more through active play. Verbathon games and activities are effective because they are based on the INFINITE principle: Inclusive, Fun, Interactive, Integrative, Team-based and Empowering. Verbathon can be used by teachers from elementary through university for both Immersion and FSL. Originally developed in French, Verbathon is also available in Spanish and German. Emmanuel Escueta, creator of Verbathon, is also president of ESCUTECH Educational Products Ltd. and he is a recipient of the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Grade focus is Grade 6-12 FSL/Spanish/German.

Speakers

Emmanuel Escueta

Emmanuel Escueta is a retired French Immersion Educator with 34 years experience teaching in different school districts in British Columbia and Manitoba. He is currently a TTOC (Teacher Teaching On Call) in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District in BC. He established ESCUTECH... Read More →

Chairperson

Machioudi Bello

French Immersion Teacher

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

Second Languages / Langues Secondes, Second Languages / Langues Secondes

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 3 (Grades 7-9)
format Lecture
Room Details Westin - Chancellor Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Lecture Max capacity for 50 people)
Tags English, Division 3 (Grades 7-9)

10:15am MST

Verbathon®: Comment s'amuser avec les verbes et la grammaire!

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

Westin - Chancellor Room

Voulez-vous enseigner les verbes et la grammaire d’une manière unique, amusante et efficace? Aider vos élèves en jouant des jeux? Utiliser la musique rap pour renforcer l’apprentissage des verbes? Intégrer l’étude des verbes avec d'autres matières? Apprendre comment organiser et participer à un tournoi excitant, même au niveau national? Alors venez participer à cet atelier dynamique! Verbathon® est fondé sur l’idée que les élèves apprennent et retiennent plus en participant aux jeux actifs. Les jeux et les activités du Verbathon® sont basés sur le principe que les possibilités sont INFINIES^ INclusif/ Favorise la responsabilité/ INteractif/ Intégration/ Esprit d’ équipe/ Social et amusant. Verbathon® s’adapte facilement à tous les niveaux par les profs d’ Immersion, de cadre et de langue seconde. M. Emmanuel Escueta, B.Ed., M.Ed a développé le Verbathon® et il est fondateur de Les Productions Éducatives ESCUTECH Ltée. Emmanuel est récipiendaire du Prix du Premier ministre pour l'excellence dans l'enseignement. Niveaux cibles: 2e-9e Immersion/Francophone, 6e-12e FLS.

Speakers

Emmanuel Escueta

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

Francais, Francais

Language of Presentation French
Grade Focus All Grades
format Lecture
Room Details Westin - Chancellor Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Lecture Max capacity for 50 people)
Tags French, All Grades

11:30am MST

The Science of Language Learning for Schools and Homes

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

Westin - Chancellor Room

This presentation will outline how successful language learning happens for children. The structure will be to answer the following questions by outlining the latest research and then providing examples from in-school experience. 1.) What is unique about a child's first language acquisition, and how is it different from animal communication or AI-based language? 2.) When does child language learning begin and what are the critical periods for language learning? 3.) Who are the people that an ideal language development community requires and are screens helpful or harmful for language development? 4.) Where are the spaces that language learning occurs most successfully? 5.) How can home, school, and outside contexts be transformed into language-rich environments? 6.) Why is language development so vital to a child's social, academic, and future vocational success? 7.) Which language outcomes are the most important? Each of these questions will be answered in a way that attendees can understand and apply to the classroom, as well as the home and the community.

Speakers

Michael Witten

Since 2015, Michael Witten has been an SLP in the public schools in Langley and Maple Ridge (before moving to Alberta), run a private practice, and taught First Language Acquisition at TWU. He enjoys sharing about the amazing Science of Language Learning and how to create language-rich... Read More →

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

Early Childhood, Technology / Technolgie

Language of Presentation English
Grade Focus Division 1 (K- Grade 3)
format Lecture
Room Details Westin - Chancellor Room (Westin Hotel Edmonton, Lecture Max capacity for 50 people)
Tags English, Division 1 (K- Grade 3)

12:45pm MST

What is MoodleHub?

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

Westin - Chancellor Room

MoodleHub is a server that has been running for several years where teachers around Alberta have been networking and downloading courses that have been established in their division. We are a non-profit organization that wants the best for teachers by meeting once a month during the school year to discuss anything new in the world of e-learning.

Speakers

Angelo Delli Santi

Mastering Online Tools for Any Science and Math Learner

Angelo Delli Santi has completed his Master of Distance Education from Athabasca University in 2022 and is continuing to learn more skills of the teaching profession as a life-long learner. He resides in Red Deer, Alberta, and teaches high school online science courses (Biology, Chemistry... Read More →

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

Beginning Teachers, Technology / Technolgie

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

2:00pm MST

Fun Times with H5P!

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

Westin - Chancellor Room

Have you ever encountered dull lessons where students just read the material, and nothing engages them. H5P.org has been around for several years to promote a fun and engaging way to learn. You can have embedded material from Crosswords, Interactive Videos, Flashcards, Game Map and so much more. To be exact another 50 to choose from. I will quickly show you the ins and outs of storing your material on this server and the use of AI, specifically ChatGPT you can have questions made on any concept in seconds to formatively assess your students.

Speakers

Angelo Delli Santi

Mastering Online Tools for Any Science and Math Learner

Friday February 7, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Westin - Chancellor Room Westin Hotel Edmonton

Assessment / Évaluation, Technology / Technolgie

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