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

Teach Nutrition: Integrating Nutrition Education Into Your Busy Classroom

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm MST

AH175

Wondering how to incorporate nutrition education into your already packed curriculum? Look no further! In this session, we will introduce you to our free, curriculum linked, evidenced based resources.

SESSION HOST: Lenore Tarcon

Speakers

Mary Block

Registered Dietitian, Teach Nutrition

Mary is a Registered Dietitian at Teach Nutrition by Dairy Farmers of Canada. She is a firm believer that nutrition education can and should be fun. She loves that her work helps set the stage for a positive relationship with food from a young age through curiosity and exploratio... Read More →

Jaclyn Chute

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm MST
AH175

Health & Wellness (TQS 3), K-Gr 3, Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12 | CALM (TQS 3), K-Gr 3, Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12

12:30pm MST

Executive Function Building through Art

Friday February 21, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm MST

AH175

A session looking at what executive function is and how art can be used to build these with resources given

SESSION HOST: Jenna Goodrich

Speakers

Alex Funk

Alex Funk is a Lethbridge teacher who has done her masters in Teaching, Learning, and Neuroscience. Her research is on executive function and art.

Friday February 21, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm MST
AH175

Art (TQS 3), K-Gr 3, Gr 4-6 | Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), K-Gr 3, Gr 4-6