Ready...set...grow 2024/25

Through the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA), teachers can access a variety of professional learning opportunities.

Teachers' Conventions

Teachers’ conventions enhance professional practice by providing teachers and school leaders with opportunities to share innovative practices, discuss professional issues and meet the learning goals identified in their professional growth plans.

Each of the ATA’s nine teachers’ conventions is organized by a regional convention board of volunteer teachers who plan world-class PD events filled with expert keynotes and meaningful breakout sessions, many of which are led by fellow colleagues. Members are assigned to conventions based on their employing school authority and ATA local. 

North Central Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Feb. 6–7
Location: Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton
Contact: Carryl Bennett, president, president@nctca.ab.ca
Website: mynctca.com

Calgary City Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Feb. 13–14
Location: Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary
Contact: Shae Frisby, presidents, cctcapresident@gmail.com
Website: cctca.com

Endless Skies Teacher’s Convention
Dates: Feb. 13–14
Location: Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton
Contact: Melissa Petruk, president, Estcapresident@gmail.com
Website: estca.teachers.ab.ca

Central Alberta Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Feb. 20–21
Location: Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer
Contact: Brenda Lewis, president, teacher.brendalewis@gmail.com
Website: mycatca.com

Palliser District Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Feb. 20–21
Location: Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary 
Contact: Jennifer Munton, president, president@pdtca.org
Website: www.pdtca.org

Southeastern Alberta Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Feb. 20–21
Location: Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat
Contact: Cam Bernhard, president, cam.bernhard@grasslands.ab.ca
Website: seatca.atapd.ca

South Western Alberta Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Feb. 20–21
Location: University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
Contact: Alex Funk, president, president@swatca.ca
Website: www.swatca.ca

Greater Edmonton Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Feb. 27–28
Location: Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton
Contact: Karen Sucie, president, president@getca.com
Website: www.getca.com

Mighty Peace Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Mar. 6–7
Location: Charles Spencer High School, St Joseph Catholic High School, Grande Prairie
Contact: Laurie Dirsa, president, mptcpresident@gmail.com
Website: mptca.teachers.ab.ca
 

Specialist Council Opportunities

The Association has 21 specialist councils that organize annual conferences, workshops, webinars and other opportunities to help teachers and school leaders meet their professional development goals.

The information on this page lists the assigned dates for major specialist council conferences and events for the 2024/25 school year. For an up-to-date list of all specialist council conferences and events, please check out the ATAPD Sched site.

Additional Languages and Intercultural Council
Date: Oct. 26
Location: Virtual
Theme: Strategies to promote oral language; task-based language teaching; mindfulness strategies; language portraits and language playlists
Website: alic.teachers.ab.ca/Pages/Home.aspx

Career and Technology Education Council
Date: Nov. 14–16
Location: Canmore Hotel and Conference Centre, Canmore
Theme: Ignite — Passion, Skill, Drive
Website: reg.unityeventsolutions.com/se/ATACTECTEMPLATE/ATT

Council for Inclusive Education
Events TBA

Council for School Leadership
Date: Apr. 5, 2025 (preconference), April 6–8, 2025 (conference)
Location: Banff
Theme: uLead 2025 — The Summit of Educational Leadership
Website: https://reg.unityeventsolutions.com/se/UILEAD2025/ATT 

Council of School Counsellors
Events TBA

Early Childhood Education Council
Date: April 124–26
Location: Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton
Theme: TBA
Website: www.ecec-ata.com

Educational Technology Council
No events scheduled for 2024/25 at this time.

English Language Arts Council
Save the date for ELAC’s next conference, which will be held Apr. 24–25, 2026, in Banff.

English as a Second Language Council
Date: May 9–11, 2025
Location: The Malcolm Hotel, Canmore
Theme: On the Move
Website: www.eslcata.com

Fine Arts Council
Date: Sept. 13, 2024
Location: Rapid Fire Theatre, Edmonton
Theme: Back to School Improv Night at Rapid Fire Theatre 

Date: Thursday October 10, 2024 (evening) 
Location: Yorath House, Edmonton
Theme: Drum Circle Social: Wine and Cheese Evening 

Website: www.fineartsata.ca/events

Save the date for FAC’s next conference, which will be held Oct. 18, 2025, in Edmonton. 

Global, Environmental and Outdoor Education Council
Date: Nov. 1–2, 2024
Location: Stoney Nakoda Resort and Casino/Canadian Rockies Outdoor Learning Centre
Theme: Camp GEOEC
Website: https://reg.unityeventsolutions.com/se/CAMPGEOEC/ATT 

Health and Physical Education Council
No events scheduled at this time.

Indigenous Education Council
Date: Nov. 1–2, 2024
Location: Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat
Theme: Soaring with Knowledge — Illuminate the Journey
Website: https://reg.unityeventsolutions.com/se/2024IECCONF/ATT  

Le Conseil français
No events scheduled at this time.

Math Council
Theme: A Year of Creative Math
Details:  www.mathteachers.ab.ca

Date: Oct. 25, 2024
Location: Medicine Hat

Date: Jan. 31, 2025
Location: Calgary

Date: Mar. 14, 2025
Location: Edmonton

Date:  Apr. 2025
Location: Red Deer

Date: May 2025
Location: Fort McMurray

Middle Years Council
Dates: April 10(eve)–12, 2025
Location: Banff Park Lodge, Banff
Theme: Relentless
Website: www.ata-myc.com

Outreach Education Council
Date: Nov. 14–16, 2024
Location: Coast Nisku Inn and Conference Centre, Nisku
Theme: Outside the Box
Website: http://www.outreachcouncil.ca/fall-2024-conference.html

Religious and Moral Education Council
Date: Oct. 18–19, 2024
Location: Banff Centre, Banff
Theme: Braiding Together: Dialogue Towards Truth and Reconciliation
Website: reg.unityeventsolutions.com/se/ATAOECTEMPLATE/ATT

Science Council
Date: Nov. 8–9
Location: Coast Canmore Hotel and Conference Centre, Canmore
Theme: Two-Eyed Seeing: Looking at Science Through Western and Indigenous Perspectives
Website: https://reg.unityeventsolutions.com/se/2024SCCONF/ATT 

Social Studies Council
Date: Oct. 17–19, 2024
Location: Coast Canmore Hotel and Conference Centre, Canmore
Theme: Magnifying the Mysteries of Canada’s History
Website: https://reg.unityeventsolutions.com/se/2024SCCONF/ATT

Active ATA members are able to choose a no-cost membership in the specialist council of their choice.
To choose yours, visit https://scms.teachers.ab.ca/Pages/default.aspx.

The ATA Educational Trust offers $500 grants to members to help offset the costs of attending specialist council conferences. Apply for a Specialist Council Conference Grant by 4 p.m. on Sept. 30.