PDTCA 2026
Alberta teachers convention with sessions on language education, game-based learning, and professional development.
Sessions (259)
Goosechase Scavenger Hunt
Park & Ride - Bus Reservation from First Alliance Church to CTCC
(Pre-Reg Max 16) Explore the “Pulse-ibilities” in Your Foods Classes!
(Pre-Reg Max 18) Intermediate Level Pickleball
(Pre-Reg Max 20) Hand Sewing for Kids: Mindfulness in CTF
(Pre-Reg Max 25) Planting Possibilities: Sustainability, School Gardens & Student Action
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Artful Expression: Exploring Canadian Landscapes Through Oil Pastels and Artist Study
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Building Thinking Classrooms: The Art of the Launch
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Learn the Art of Making Sketchbooks/Journals with your Students
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Leave Your Can’t at the Door: A Practice in Creative Possibility.
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Monet’s Waterlilies: Paint & Inspire
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Who’s Done it - How murder mysteries enhance your drama class
(Pre-Reg Max 50) Pickleball Teach the Teacher for Beginners
(Pre-Reg Max 75) The Outdoor Classroom: Curriculum and Wellness at Fish Creek Provincial Park
A Principal’s Guide to ADHD Teachers
ASEBP Benefit Overview Presentation
Building Numeracy Skills in K-3 Math
Code of Conduct: Navigating the Alberta Teaching Profession's Process (K-12)
Collaboration Corner
Excellence in Teaching Languages: How CASLT Supports Second Language Teachers
Fostering Divergent Thinking in Social Studies
From Chaos to Custom: Using AI to Tame the Wild Classroom
Golfing, bungee jumping.... wait, is this really Math class?
I Survived ISIS: One Woman's Story of Escaping ISIS and Surviving the Yazidi Genocide
In Relation: Reimagining Literacy and Pedagogy Through Indigenous Wisdom
Introduction to Structured Word Inquiry
Keynote - The Importance of Joy and Belonging in Education
Keynote: Bâtir des relations qui inspirent et élèvent
Literacy in the Wild! Impactful and engaging outdoor literacy activities for K-2.
My Students Can’t Summarize! Please Help!
Nicotine Knockout: The Educator’s Playbook
Pakesewin (Dene Hand Games)
Prayer Room
Quiet Sensory Space
Rethinking the Ask – Boosting Student Engagement Through Better Questioning
Rooted in Regulation: Tools for Real Classrooms
Success in the Middle Years
Supercharge Book Clubs with Explicit Reading Instruction
Werklund School of Education Poster Display in Interdisciplinary Learning and STEM Education and Research in Education
What Is The F in F = ma? Demonstrations and experiments with Newton’s 2nd Law
When it Feels Like There’s No Way Out: Supporting Educators in Assessing Suicide Risk in their Students, with Practical Recommendations and Tips
Words for Number People
Young Adult Education Session
(Pre-Reg Max 25) Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo: Waste and Penguins; A behind the scenes look at how we maintain our penguin pools
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Building Thinking Classrooms: Choosing Tasks That Spark Thinking
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Exploring Emerging Tech with SAIT Digital Youth Programs
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Fundamental Gymnastics: Building Skills with Minimal Equipment
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Indigenous Music-Highlighting Contemporary Canadian Musicians
5 Wellness Routines for the Classroom
A Reasonable Act of Worship| understanding & teaching the connection between worship & purity
Algebra: Growing Mathematical Minds from the Ground Up
ARTA and the ARTA Benefit Plans - Looking Ahead to NEW ADVENTURES
Can You Escape From Convention? Math-style.
Chatbots en classe : réinventer l’enseignement pour le bien-être de tous à l’ère de l’IA
Favoriser l'apprentissage socio-émotionnel à l'aide de l'approche RULER au préscolaire/primaire
Inclusive Classrooms in Action: Belonging, UDL, and Strength-Based Strategies
Middle Years Meet Up: Connecting Practice with Purpose
Play for All: Designing Inclusive Play-Based Learning Environments
Shifting the Culture of Grading: A Guide for School Leaders
Targeting Spatial Reasoning
Teaching Environmental Law: Bridging Policy and Practice
The A.I. Students Actually Need: Authentic Interaction. Because Kids Still Need to Talk to People.
The ADHD Brain: A Ferrari Engine With Bicycle Brakes
Using Matrices to Support Classroom Instruction
(Pre-Reg Max 1475) Keynote - Truth Before Reconciliation
(Pre-Reg Max 18) "It's all fun and games... - board games in the classroom"
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Being Grizzly – AKA Resilience & the Art of Torpor
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Mosaics, Music & Meaning: Art Projects with Stories and Sacred Teachings
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo: Your Climate Super Power: Finding joy and satisfaction in climate action
(Pre-Reg Max 50) Sam Centre: Experience the Living Story of the Calgary Stampede
ATRF Your Pension Essentials
Beyond Right Answers: Cultivating Thinking and Risk-Taking in High School Math Classrooms
Beyond Superteacher: Embracing Imperfection & Prioritizing Yourself
Counter-Insurgency: Reality from the Front Lines
Do The Math (Gr 5-8)
Enseigner la méthode scientifique à l’aide de simulations virtuelles - Sciences 4e à 6e année
Failure in Coding
Financial Wellness: How and What do teachers Get Paid
Go and See: Bringing Genchi Genbutsu into Instructional Leadership
Graphic Novels for young readers, 2025-2026
Secondary Science Teacher Collaboration
Skills Practice that Engages and Educates
SOS musique
The Power of Scientific Modeling in Elementary Science Education
The Purity Pandemic | dealing with disaster in our postmodern world
What to Do When The Unthinkable Happens: Responding to Disclosures of Child Abuse for Teachers and Administration
Who’s Really Writing? Student Voice and the Rise of AI
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Building Thinking Classrooms: Stick the Landing with Consolidation Strategies That Matter
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Creating Choreo for Drama and Beyond
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Learn the Art of Making Sketchbooks/Journals with your Students (Repeat Session)
(Pre-Reg Max 30) The Magic of 1-Point Perspective
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Tricks for Unbalanced Bands
(Pre-Reg Max 35) Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo: Climate Change: Animal Adaptations and Biodiversity in Wild Canada. THIS IS AN OUTDOOR SESSION
AI Empowered Educators
ATRF Steps to Receiving Your Pension
Blast Off with Gizmos: Coding Adventure on Mars for Grades 4-6
Des activités interactives pour favoriser l'apprentissage
ENGAGING PRIMARY MATH GAMES WITH ENGAGING DICE
Grades That Reflect Growth: A Gentle Shift Toward Standards-Based Assessment in Math
Helping Students Make Inferences in Instructional Texts
Interfering For Your Enjoyment, using diffraction and interference to measure distances
Is it ADHD or Could it Be Something Else?
Leadership in Bloom: Be a Dandelion, Not an Orchid
Magic of Special Olympics Programs in our Communities for Special Needs Students
Masked and Misunderstood: Girls, Autism & PDA in the Classroom Subtitle: Helping Educators Uncover and Support Hidden Profiles
Pakesewin (Jeux de Mains Déné)
Pass the Mic: Let's Talk About Racism
Phonological and Morphological Awareness using Structured Word Inquiry
Robot Bootcamp
The Agile Teacher — Hiring Guidance and Career Development
Unpacking the New Draft Junior High Mathematics Curriculum
Wait! That's a Course? Holocaust Studies 15/25/35 - 5 Years in and still growing.
Why Early Math Matters More Than You Think
Will This be on the Test? Shifting from Grades to Growth
Yoga and Mindfulness must haves for your elementary classroom.
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Activate your Dance Unit!
Addressing Neurodiversity in the Language Arts Classroom
Algebra in Grades 4–9: Hands-On Learning That Connects
ALIC: Connecting and supporting language teachers in Alberta
Assess and Reflect: Taking Learning Outside the Box (and the Building)
Be An Upstander - Finding Hope in Complex Times
Brains Over Bots: AI-Resistant Approaches for Authentic Learning
Cultivating Curiosity: How School Gardens Grow Healthy Minds and Habits
Developing Proportional Reasoning
Do The Math K-4
Dynamisez l’enseignement des fractions avec des simulations virtuelles - 1ère à 6e année
Financial Wellness Starts with You and it Starts NOW!
Herding Cats: Elementary School Classroom Management for New Teacher
Increasing Opportunities for Oral Language in All Subjects
Keeping It Real: Supporting Honest Thinking in an AI World
Play with Purpose: Assessing Curricular Learning Through Play
Questions School Leaders ask TEMS
Reading the World - Exploring Science Through Story - Grades 1 & 2
Restorative and Transformative Practices in Education: Building Classrooms of Care, Connection, and Courage
Speaking Neurodivergent: The Value of Neurodiverse Communication Styles
Why breathing matters; a guide to using this powerful tool with students.
(Pre-Reg Max 1475) Open Heart, Open Mind: Leading with Vulnerability, Courage and Compassion
(Pre-Reg Max 20) It's All Greek to me!
(Pre-Reg Max 20) Making Great Things: Exploring CNC Machining
(Pre-Reg Max 20) Round 2.... Why wouldn't you want to go Cross Country skiing with your students, a few more tips and tricks to add to your repertoire!!
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Building Thinking Classrooms: Non-Curricular Tasks for all Subjects!
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Cutting and Pasting: Doing Collage in the Language Arts Classroom
(Pre-Reg Max 30) KAOS X SPORT (chaos cross sport)
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Leave Your Can’t at the Door: A Practice in Creative Possibility. (Repeat Session)
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Literacy 911
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Mess-Free Watercolour: Creative Projects for the Elementary Classroom
(Pre-Reg Max 30) My experience teaching Drawing AP for the first time.
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Physical Education in Tight Spaces
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Tips, Tricks and Technology in the Music Room
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo: Rooted in Responsibility: Land-based Learning and Environmental Stewardship.
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo: STEAM in the Wild: Integrating Arts & Technology into Environmental Education
(Pre-Reg MAX 50 OFFSITE) Indigenous Perspectives
ASEBP MyRetiree Plan Presentation
Crafting Curriculum: Using Minecraft to Level Up Learning
Creating a Culture of Connection: Building Peer Support Networks in Education
Des jeux pour s’engager profondément en maths - 4e à 6e année
Designing Inclusive Literacy Blocks to Support EAL Learners (K–2)
Effective & Inspiring Learning Activities in the Military History Classroom
Engaging Students with Math Projects
Enhance Student Writing Starting Monday: Practical Strategies for Increasing Student Engagement and Improving Their Skills in Creative Writing
Financial Foundations: Strengthening Women’s Financial Health
Fractions: Cracking the Code of a Misunderstood Concept
From Breath to Brain: Teaching Emotional Regulation Through a Grade 9 Positive Psychology Course
Insider Info: A Standard Confirmer's Diploma Writing Advice
Insights into Students’ Comprehension and Communication, Grades 7-10
Leadership Unplugged
POWER PLAY - UPPER ELEMENTARY GRADE 3 - 6 PLACE VALUE GAMES
President Schilling: Unplugged
profil d'apprentissage des élèves avec un trouble du spectre de l'autisme
Suspect Abuse? Who to call and what happens next.
Teaching in the Age of AI: Assessment Strategies for the Generative Era
The Dark Side of the Force and the Problem of Evil
The Science Behind Artemis 2
Trickster Theatre Presents: Storytelling Through Theatre
Understanding the impact of pornography on our youth today. Equipping educators to respond with empathy and clarity.
Using Riddles and Unsolvable Problems to Encourage Oral Language and Higher Order Thinking Skills
(Pre-Reg Max 35) Woven in Winter: Interdisciplinary Outdoor Learning and Wellness... on Snowshoes
Hold for CTV Interview with Clara Hughes
President Schilling Interview with Radio Canada
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Art and the Holocaust
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Building Thinking Classrooms: Assessing what you Value
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Cooperation, Communication and Chaos: Building Positive Group Dynamics in Physical Education
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Fostering Positive Mental Health through Dance
(Pre-Reg Max 30) From Squeaks to Symphonies: Launching Beginners Without Losing Your Sanity
(Pre-Reg Max 30) The Importance of Recruitment and Retention in Band
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo: Global Citizens: Fostering Conservation Mindsets in the Classroom
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo: Nature Journalling
20 Stratégies à utiliser le lundi
Be Buddy not a Bully
Bridging the Gap for New Teachers Part 1: How to Bring University Planning into the Real Classroom
Complex Texts For All Readers: Simple Strategies, Big Impact
Creating with Confidence: A Teacher’s Guide to Canva
Dealing with Volatile Situations
Designing Inclusive Literacy Blocks to Support EAL Learners (Gr 3-6)
Financial Adulting – The Grown-up Approach to Money
Increasing Student Engagement in Physical Education
Less Lecture, More Tools: Neuroaffirming Language for Autism-Inclusive Classrooms
Let's Collab: Social Studies 7-9 Curriculum
Maximizing EA Potential in the Classroom
Play On! Unlocking Learning Through Playfulness
Propaganda: Using Canadian War Posters to Develop Critical Thinking & Digital Literacy
Retiree Education Session
SHAKE UP YOUR OPERATIONAL FLUENCY PRACTICE - PRIMARY GAMES AND STRATEGIES
Stratégies de réussite pour les élèves avec un trouble du spectre de l'autisme intégrés en classe régulière
Supporting New Teachers: From Surviving to Thriving
Teaching is a Joke - Learning Through Laughter
Trickster Theatre Presents: Science Through Theatre
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Art Maker Space
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Building Thinking Classrooms: Data-Driven Reporting (2-hour option)
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Fix the Barriers, Fix the Behaviors: Adaptive Band Hacks That Actually Work
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Low Equipment, High-Engagement Games for All Group Sizes
(Pre-Reg Max 30) The Joy of Cartooning: Drawing from Experience
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Unleash your Hidden Superpowers as a Music Director!
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Why Grasslands CAN and WILL Save the World!
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo: From Doom to Hope: Empowering Environmental Education
Active Allyship
Activity & Game Based Learning in French, Spanish & Sign Language Classrooms
Alberta Colony Educators – Teaching in the Ultimate Multigrade Classroom
An Introduction to Executive Functions - Interactive Workshop
Are our Teachers okay? Teaching in the era of Generative AI
Atténuer les risques à l’ère numérique
Beyond Managing Meltdowns: Co-Regulation Strategies You Can Use This Monday!
Bridging the Gap for New Teachers Part 2: Linking your Planning to Authentic Assessment
Bringing the New Alberta Social Studies Curriculum to Life (K–3)
Careers in Physics: A High School Teachers' Guide
Comprendre les valeurs de position, un investissement! - 2e à 6e année
Express to Impress: Art-Based Games for Second Language Learning and Assessment
Game On! Teaching K-6 Computer Science with MakeCode Arcade
Micro:bits Across the Curriculum
Power Hour: Know your Bill, Know your Power
Reengage Students and Improve Cognition in Your Classroom Starting Monday: Utilize Influential Psychology to Increase Student Engagement and Promote Learning
Rise: The Power of Storytelling and Song in Mental Health Education
Teaching Exponents with Understanding
The Outdoor Classroom: Lets Give kids their Wildhood Back
The Soul of AI: Do Artificial Intelligence machines have souls?
Wake up! How to get students to care about the French Revolution!
What Really Matters in School Leadership: Lessons from the Field
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Explore the Magic of Pastels: Art Techniques for Grades 1–6
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Games & Activities for Adolescent Self-Regulation and Wellness
(Pre-Reg Max 30) Your Passion is Contagious! Meaningful Practices in the Music Program
15 Lessons I Learned from Retiring Teachers
AI in Action: Deepening Your Teaching Practice with Purposeful Integration
Bridging the Gap for New Teachers Part 3: Communicating with Students, Parents and your Education Team
Building Connection and Resiliency Through Loose-Parts Play
Diversité et fierté francophone
Empowered Futures: Teaching Financial Skills That Build Resilience
Exploring the New Curriculum Through MakeCode Arcade Games (Now with a NEW game!)
Fact or Fiction: Myth-busting with Online Simulations in Secondary Science
GeminAI Rising: Play, Connect, Empower
Helping Students Feel Happier: Insights From Icons
Indigenizing Curriculum: Teaching Animal Kinship
MItigating Risks in a Digital World
Picture Books for the WIN: Teaching Social Studies through High Quality Literature
Sacred Spaces: Designing a Classroom that Nurtures Mind, Body & Spirit
The gift of time; Utilizing time effectively - Collaborative workspace
The Lion, the Witch, and the Teacher: A Theological Perspective on the Life and Writings of C.S Lewis
Unleashing the Power of Nearby Nature
Wake up! How to get students to care about the American Revolution!
With All My Heart, Lessons from the First Year in the Principal's Chair