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

10:30am MST

Executive function is important for student success...AND FOR TEACHERS TOO!

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:30am - 1:30pm MST

SA6012

This workshop will get into the nitty-gritty of executive function (how it's measured, implications for teaching) and stress, with opportunities to get hands-on with neuropsychological measures. Focus on early-career teachers.

SESSION HOST: Angela Court

Speakers

Jeffrey MacCormack

Dr. Jeffrey MacCormack is an associate professor of Educational Psychology and Inclusion at the Faculty of Education (uLethbridge), with experience teaching elementary. Jamie MacCormack is a high school teacher (Social, Options) at W.R.Myers in Taber.

Jamie MacCormack

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:30am - 1:30pm MST
SA6012

Educational Research (TQS/LQS 2), K-Gr3, Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12 | Health & Wellness (TQS 3), K-Gr3, Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12 | Diversity Equity & Human Rights (TQS/LQS 4), K-Gr3, Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12

2:30pm MST

Self-Regulation and Active Learning

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

SA6012

Do you have students who have difficulty with self-regulation, boundaries and personal space, balance, coordination or focus? Learn movement activities that can be done anytime to master these challenges.

SESSION HOST: Nikki Ohlmann

Speakers

Dana M. Luebke

Artistic Co-director, Sun.Ergos, A Company of Theatre and Dance

Dana has danced professionally since he was 10 years old and performed and taught in 25 countries. Dana has developed work exploring the relationship between words, images and movement to create choral/movement pieces from poetry. A special focus has been to help children develop... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm MST
SA6012

Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), K-Gr3, Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12