Severe weather flooded the ATA’s main office building, Barnett House on Friday July 10.
Crews and administration are assessing damage and determining reclamation of key electrical systems.
Staff have transitioned to working from home, and continue to serve members online and by phone.
The Southern Alberta Regional Office (SARO) in Calgary is unaffected and conducts business per usual.
The ATA’s 20 specialist councils exist to increase members’ knowledge and skills in defined specialty areas related to
Specialist councils support professional development by
Councils also play a role in shaping Association policy in the councils’ areas of specialty.
All active, student, associate and life members of the Association can become specialist council members. Refer to the Membership information section below for eligibility details, pricing and sign-up instructions.
For information about upcoming specialist council events, refer to the councils’ websites using the directory below or visit the ATA's Events page.
Additional Languages and Intercultural Council (ALIC)
Career and Technology Education Council (CTEC)
Council for English as an Additional Language (CEAL)
Council for Inclusive Education (CIE)
Council for School Leadership (CSL)
Council of School Counsellors (CSC)
Early Childhood Education Council (ECEC)
Educational Technology Council (ETC)
English Language Arts Council (ELAC)
Global Environmental & Outdoor Education Council (GEOEC)
Health and Physical Education Council (HPEC)
Indigenous Education Council (IEC)
Outreach Education Council (OEC)
As an active ATA member, you can join the council of your choice at no cost. Your membership automatically renews every year until changed.
Want to join more than one council? You’ll just have to pay a modest fee annual fee depending on which council you choose to join. Refer to the Specialist councils application and renewal document for councils' current annual membership costs.
Note: You’ll need to contact ATA staff in order to sign up for a specialist council.
For more information or for help signing up, please e-mail specialistcouncils@ata.ab.ca or call 1-800-232-7208 and ask to speak to someone in Professional Development.
E-mail to sign up and manage your council membershipsIf you’re a member of the student local at your university or college, you can sign up for as many specialist councils as you want at no cost.
Student memberships renew automatically, as long as you remain a member of your student local and renew your ATA online account each fall. As a student member of the ATA, you can't vote or hold office, but you can volunteer to assist council executive officers with certain tasks.
Note: You’ll need to contact ATA staff in order to sign up for a specialist council.
For more information or for help signing up, please e-mail specialistcouncils@ata.ab.ca or call 1-800-232-7208 and ask to speak to someone in Professional Development.
E-mail to sign up and manage your council membershipsAs an associate member, you may purchase annual memberships in the specialist councils you want to join. Fees differ from council to council, refer to the Specialist councils application and renewal document for councils' current annual membership costs.
As an associate member of the ATA, you may vote or hold office as a council table officer or executive committee members as long as associate membership is the highest level of membership available to you.
For more information or for help signing up, please e-mail specialistcouncils@ata.ab.ca or call 1-800-232-7208 and ask to speak to someone in Professional Development.
E-mail to sign up and manage your council membershipsIf you’re a retired teacher with an ATA life membership, you must purchase annual memberships for the specialist councils you want to join. Membership costs for life members differ from council to council, refer to the Specialist councils application and renewal document for councils' current annual membership costs.
For more information or for help signing up, please e-mail specialistcouncils@ata.ab.ca or call 1-800-232-7208 and ask to speak to someone in Professional Development.
E-mail to sign up and manage your council memberships