8:00 AM -8:30 AM: Doors Open and Optional Smudge (in room 1150)
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM: School Staff Meeting
9:30 AM -10:00 AM: Welcome Back Address
Land Acknowledgement - Conor McIntyre, Four Winds School
Indigenous Education Welcome - Maxine Hildebrandt & Daniel Lehman, SPS Lead Team
CUPE Address - Maggie Rushworth, CUPE Secretary
ATA Address - Janet Westworth, ATA President
Superintendent Address
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Break
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM: Session #1
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM: Lunch - Food trucks on-site & the SCHS Spirits' Grill will be open. Consider pre-ordering 24 hours in advance HERE
Food Truck Menu
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM: Session #2
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM: Break
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM: Session #3
Session #1 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Choir, Musical Theatre, Vocal Classes
Let's Sing with Kim Dennis
Kim Dennis
Room 1137
Physical Education Teachers
Aerobic Activities to Bulk up Your Brain
Clark Booth
Room 1182
Division 3 & 4 Educators
Tips and Considerations: Fair and Accurate PowerTeacher Pro Gradebooks for Secondary Teachers
Kim Waugh-Motoska
Room 1119
School Office Staff
PowerSchool SIS/PASI Update
Tanya Sloan & Michelle Wilde
staff room
Educational Assistants
Building Independence & Universal Behaviour Strategies
Erin Sheehan (Behaviour Advisor) & Krissy Van De Vliert (OTA)
Room 1121
Session Description
All Staff
What is Reconciliation, and how do I Know if I'm Teaching it Right?
Maxine Hildebrandt
Room 1135
Gr. 7-9 Math Teachers
My Year of Grace! Grade 7 Math - What Should I Know about Grades 4-6?
Chris Zarski
Room 1132
4-6 Math Teachers
Unpacking the New Math Curriculum Gr. 4-6 Algebra
Betty Morris
Room 1129
All Staff
Executive Functions - Recognize and Support Learning for All
Kelly Gibbs
Room 1149
Pre-kindergarten/Kindergarten educators
Routines for the PreK/K Classroom
April Prescott
Room 1198
All Staff
Myth Busting Mental Health: Anxiety and More
CASA Mental Health
Room 1171
Schools/Teachers Currently Piloting OBA
Outcome Based Assessment Cohort
Nicole Farwell/Shannon Requa
Room 1177
Session #2 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Gr. 2-8 Educators
Money, Money, Money - The Best Math Manipulative Going
Chris Zarski
Room 1132
Athletic Directors, Educators Interested in the Role
Athletic Director Certification
Heather Bartling & Caleigh Wojcicki
Room 1170
Science Teachers
Situating Understanding in Science Education: Beyond One-Way of Knowing
Karen West
Room 1121/ Outside weather permitting
Principals/Vice Principals
PowerSchool SIS Enterprise Reporting - Data at Your Fingertips!
Tanya Sloan
Staff Room
Beginning Teachers, All Teachers
Do I HAVE to Call the Parents?
Lauren Walters
Room 1125
All Staff
What is Reconciliation, and how do I Know if I'm Teaching it Right?
Maxine Hildebrandt
Room 1135
7-12 Teachers
Tips and Considerations: Fair and Accurate PowerTeacher Pro Gradebooks for Secondary Teachers
Kim Waugh-Motoska
Room 1119
Educational Assistants
Strategies to Support Student Learning in Math
Betty Morris
Room 1129
STEAM Cohort & STEAM Teachers
STEAM Curricular Connections
Kourtney Kerr
Room 1158
*This session runs from 12:30-3:30
All Staff
Executive Functions - Recognize and Support Learning for All
Kelly Gibbs
Room 1149
Child and Youth Care Workers (CYCs)
Building a Sturgeon Community
SPS CYCs
1197
Session Description
All Staff
Strategies to Build Student Resilience
CASA Mental Health
Room 1185 (Drama Room)
All Staff
Legacy of Hope: Meaningful Partnerships for Truth and Reconciliation
Adam North Peigan
Room 1158
Educational Assistants & CYC's
Got Visuals? Now What?
Abigail Cayanga OT & Lauren Roulston SLP
Room 1196
Numeracy Coaches /Teachers/Learning Coaches
Rich Tasks in a Thinking Classroom
Lacey Pasemko
Room 1130
All Staff
AI Tools to Amplify Your Professionalism and Save Time
Chris Gonsalves
Room 1195
Session #3 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
French Immersion Teachers
French Immersion Cohort
Sarah Workman & Renee Kennett
Room 1118
Principals/Vice Principals
Administration Community of Practice
Dan Stephen
Room 1169
Educational Assistants
Introduction to Parabytes
Sherida Allison & Sheryl Fleury
Room 1122
Beginning Teachers, All Educators
Do I HAVE to Call the Parents?
Lauren Walters
Room 1125
All Staff
What is Reconciliation, and how do I Know if I'm Teaching it Right?
Maxine Hildebrandt
Room 1135
Gr. 1-3 Math Educators
How do I Get my Grade 1-3 Students to Solve Multi-Digit Addition and Subtraction Equations
Tammy Leslie
Room 1148
Educational Assistants
Educational Assistants: Building Literacy Support for Learners
Kelly Gibbs
Room 1149
All Staff
The FOCUS Sequence a Classroom Tool for Regulation
Abigail Cayanga OT, Nicole Leeder OT & Adelaide Mason OTA
Room 1130
Athletic Directors, Coaches, Physical Education Teachers
Athletic Director Certification
Heather Bartling
Room 1170
K-6 Teachers
Balanced Assessment Strategies for K-6 Teachers
Kim Waugh-Motoska
Room 1119
All Staff
Using Universal, Targeted, and Individualized Strategies for Students with Mental Health
CASA Mental Health
Room 1185 (Drama Room)
All Staff
Legacy of Hope: Developing Meaningful Partnerships for Truth and Reconciliation
Adam North Peigan
Room 1158
Child and Youth Care Workers (CYCs)
Building a Sturgeon Community
SPS CYCs
Room 1197
Session Description
All Staff
Prompting Generative AI to Get The Results YOU Want
Chris Gonsalves
Room 1195
5-9 Educators, Library Techs
Creating a Reading Culture in Jr High
Amanda Dorosh
Room 1196