SWATCA 2025 - South Western Alberta Teachers' Convention: Full Schedule

Welcome to SWATCA 2024 on SCHED!

Here you will find the list of all the great sessions, speaker information, exhibitors and more! Check back here often for information on draws, prize winners, session updates and more!!

IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Please ensure that you are completing session evaluations - this helps our SWATCA planning team immensely in preparing for future events! You can evaluate all sessions in the session itself at the bottom of the SCHED. Thank you!

Prize Winners
Goosechase:
Kelsey Schwark and Bryce Wirzba
Katie Walker

Host Draw:
Kara Tarnava

Feedback Draw:
Carla Ferrari
Mark Bergheim

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10:30am MST

Exploring Assessment and Year Planning with the K-6 Physical Education & Wellness Curriculum

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm MST

PE264

Explore ways to approach the Physical Education & Wellness curriculum through year planning and assessment.

This session needs a host! To host, complete the form linked here and include your name and the session title in the form.

Speakers

Ever Active Schools

Ever Active Schools is a registered national charity designed to create and support healthy school communities. We engage and support schools through a Comprehensive School Health framework, which addresses health and education goals to improve the social outcomes of children and... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm MST
PE264

Health & Wellness (TQS 3), K-Gr 3, Gr 4-6 | Physical Education (TQS 3), K-Gr 3, Gr 4-6

12:30pm MST

Physical Eduation and Wellness Tips for Teachers that Teach Everything

Thursday February 20, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm MST

PE264

Discover ways to intentionally target learning outcomes, examine cross-curricular learning and enhance student engagement.

SESSION HOST: Marcus Johnston

Speakers

Ever Active Schools

Thursday February 20, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm MST
PE264

Health & Wellness (TQS 3), K-Gr 3, Gr 4-6 | Physical Education (TQS 3), K-Gr 3, Gr 4-6

2:30pm MST

MathMap: A Tool for Automated, Data-Driven Math Intervention

Thursday February 20, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm MST

PE264

An introduction to a tool that automates math screening and gives teachers the data for targeted student intervention.

This session needs a host! To host, complete the form linked here and include your name and the session title in the form.

Speakers

Gavin O'Looney

CEO, MathMap

I am a teacher from Ireland that has been teaching in Grasslands school division for 6 years. I teach at a small rural school called Rolling Hills where I am predominantly a Junior High teacher of science, Math, social, Gym etc. I also teach elementary school gym, art, RTI, LLI etc.Last... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm MST
PE264

Mathematics (TQS 3), K-Gr3, Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12