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

Learning to Love Math: Math Anxiety and Social Emotional Learning

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

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Math anxiety prevents students from engaging in math. Using social emotional learning, teachers can create classrooms where math is playful, mistakes are expected, and students can learn to love math.

SESSION HOST: Juliana Richard

Speakers

Lindsey Bingley

Teacher, River Valley School

Lindsey Bingley is the Literacy and Numeracy Strategist and Kathleen Phelan is the Vice Principal - Elementary at Foothills Academy, a school for students with learning disabilities. With over 20 years of combined experience teaching diverse learners, they strive to help all students... Read More →

Kathleen Phelan

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm MST
TH173

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

12:30pm MST

21 Human Resources Skills That Help School Leaders Succeed

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

TH173

Principals, vice-principals, and other school leaders who participate in this session will engage in meaningful discussion and leave with a wide variety of tips, tricks, processes, resources, and key understandings in the area of human resources within the schoolhouse.

SESSION HOST: Bonnie Dyck

Speakers

Ray Hoppins

Mr. Ray Hoppins has spent the last 32 years as a teacher, vice-principal, principal, and central office leader in Vegreville, Innisfail, Sundre, and Olds, and is currently the Associate Superintendent of People Services with Chinook’s Edge School Division. For the past twenty-five... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm MST
TH173

Leadership (LQS 1-9), K-Gr3, Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12

2:30pm MST

22 Timely Topics on Teacher and Leader Wellness - Ideas I’ve Stolen from Watching Others

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

TH173

This is a discussion-based session for teachers and leaders in the area of health and wellness. During our time together we engage in small and large group discussion around timely topics on staff health and wellness. Come join us and be ready to share key ideas from your own professional practice, school or division.

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

Speakers

Ray Hoppins

Thursday February 20, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm MST
TH173

Leadership (LQS 1-9), 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

10:30am MST

Bucking the Status Quo: Recognizing and Standing Up Against Misogyny in Schools

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

TH173

This session aims to share resources, research, and information, to help in the process of defining and recognizing misogyny. Our goal is always to support, inform, and hopefully inspire.

SESSION HOST: Danika Peters

Speakers

Elaina Mohrmann

Jen Scott has been teaching in Lethbridge School Division for 20 years. She is passionate about empowering her students to find self-confidence and encouraging colleagues to realize their leadership potential. Elaina Mohrmann has been teaching for 10 years and has been lucky to have... Read More →

Jen Scott

Friday February 21, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm MST
TH173

Counselling & Student Support (TQS/LQS 4), Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12 | Diversity Equity & Human Rights (TQS/LQS 4), Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12 | Health & Wellness (TQS 3), Gr 7-9, Gr 10-12

12:30pm MST

Brain Breaks with Whacky Wizards: Magically Making Music with Boomwhackers percussion tubes.

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

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Learn how online resources can help you offer meaningful, engaging, and fun Brain/Body Breaks from Leo Brooks - award-winning educator, Boomwhacker guru, and founder of www.whackywizards.com.

SESSION HOST: Katie Walker

Speakers

Leo Brooks

Leo has worked as a music teacher for two decades. He’s enriched the musical lives of thousands of children through his rhythm and percussion based classes and workshops. His recent graduate research project in music education technology earned him the 2023 Governor General’s... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm MST
TH173

Music & Band (TQS 3), K-Gr 3, Gr 4-6, Gr 7-9