Ready...set...grow 2025/26

Additional Languages and Intercultural Council
Date: Oct. 25, 2025
Location:  Virtual
Theme: Excellence in Language Education
Website:  www.alic-ata.ca

Career and Technology Education Council
No events scheduled at this time.
Council for English as an Additional Language
Date:     May 1–3, 2026
Location:    Chateau Lacombe, Edmonton 
Theme:     Every Voice, Every Story
Website:     www.eslcata.com

Council for Inclusive Education
No events scheduled at this time.

Council for School Leadership
Date:     Apr. 18, 2026 (preconference), Apr. 19–26, 2026 (conference)
Location:     Banff
Theme:    uLead 2026—The Summit of     Educational Leadership
Website:     https://reg.unityeventsolutions.com/se/2026ULEAD/ATT

Council of School Counsellors
Date:     May 28–30, 2026
Location:     Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge
Theme:    TBA
Website:     www.ataschoolcounsellors.com

Early Childhood Education Council
Date:     Oct. 18, 2025
Location:     Edmonton Valley Zoo
Theme:    Inspiring Environmental Stewardship in Young Children
Website:     https://reg.unityeventsolutions.com/se/INSPIRINGCHILDREN/ATT

Date:     Apr. 23–25, 2026
Location:     Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge 
Theme:    Rooted in Wonder: Nature, Story and Imagination in Early Childhood Education
Website:     www.ecec-ata.com/conference.html

Educational Technology Council
Date:     Mar. 12, 2026 (pre-conference) and Mar. 13–14, 2026 (conference)
Location:     Canmore
Theme:    Plug Into Learning 2026: The Future of Education Technology
Website:     https://reg.unityeventsolutions.com/se/2026ETCCONF/ETCATA

English Language Arts Council
Date:     Apr. 24–25, 2026
Location:     Banff Park Lodge, Banff
Theme:    Novel Ideas
Website:     https://elacata.wordpress.com/conference-2026-novel-ideas/

Fine Arts Council
Date:     Oct. 17–18, 2025
Location:     Edmonton Fringe Theatre Arts Barns
Theme:     Arts Unleashed 
Website:     https://reg.unityeventsolutions.com/se/ARTSUNLEASHED2025/ATT

Global, Environmental and Outdoor Education Council
No events scheduled at this time.

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

Indigenous Education Council
No events scheduled at this time.

Mathematics Council
No events scheduled at this time.

Middle Years Council
Date:     Apr. 30–May 2, 2026
Location:     Banff Park Lodge, Banff
Theme:    TBA
Website:     www.ata-myc.com/annual-conference.html

Le Conseil français
No events scheduled at this time.

Outreach Education Council
Date:     Nov. 13–15, 2025
Location:     River Cree Resort and Casino, Edmonton
Theme:     Building Bridges, Inspiring Change
Website:     www.outreachcouncil.ca

Religious and Moral Education Council
No events scheduled at this time.

Science Council
Date:     Apr. 23–25, 2026
Location:     Banff Arts Centre, Banff 
Theme:     TBA
Website:     www.atasciencecouncil.com

Social Studies Council
No events scheduled at this time.
 

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. 5–6
Location: Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton
Contact: Carryl Bennett, president, president@nctca.ab.ca
Website: mynctca.com

Calgary City Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Feb. 12–13
Location: Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary
Contact: Shae Frisby, presidents, cctcapresident@gmail.com
Website: cctca.com

Endless Skies Teacher’s Convention
Dates: Feb. 12–13
Location: Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton
Contact: Melissa Petruk, president, Estcapresident@gmail.com
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/estca/home?authuser=1

Central Alberta Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Feb. 19–20
Location: Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer
Contact: Brenda Lewis, president, teacher.brendalewis@gmail.com
Website: mycatca.com

Palliser District Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Feb. 19–20
Location: Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary 
Contact: Jennifer Munton, president, president@pdtca.org
Website: www.pdtca.org

Southeastern Alberta Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Feb. 19–20
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.19–20
Location: University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
Contact: Kevin SheenFunk, president, president@swatca.ca
Website: www.swatca.ca

Greater Edmonton Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Feb. 26–27
Location: Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton
Contact: Karen Sucie, president, president@getca.com
Website: www.getca.com

Mighty Peace Teachers’ Convention
Dates: Mar. 5–6
Location: Charles Spencer High School, St Joseph Catholic High School, Grande Prairie
Contact: Sue Hauser, president, mptcpresident@gmail.com
Website: mptca.teachers.ab.ca