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Are YOU Ready For Door Prizes!  Many chances to win some fantastic prizes from our Exhibitors and we will have the Science Themed books that have been review this past year by your fellow teachers. You may even win one of the two custom curated boxes for Indigenous Box in Edmonton.
  • Draws will happen: Friday Breakfast (7:30AM - 8:45AM), Friday Lunch (11:30AM - 1:00PM), Friday Reception (4:00PM - 6:00PM), Saturday Breakfast (7:30AM - 9:00AM), Conference Wrap-up (2:00PM - 2:15PM)

Elections!!!
Have you ever considered being a part of the Science Council Executive?
AGM & Elections: Friday, November 3rd from 12:15PM - 1:00PM in the Orchid Ballroom
  • The following positions are up for election:
    • Vice President
    • Treasurer
  • So many more draw prizes and we will also draw for a free conference registration at the end of the meeting for our next conference!

Quiz Night!
Join your ATASC Executive Team at our reception for QUIZ NIGHT!!! Come and test your science and indigenous knowledge for great prizes.
  • Friday, November 8th from 4:00PM - 6:00PM in the Orchid Ballroom
  • Prizes!
  • Snacks will be provided
  • Cash/Debit bar

ATASC Awards presentation during Lunch
  • Saturday, November 9th from 11:30AM - 1:00PM in the Orchid Ballroom

Science Shirt Saturday!
  • Wear your best Science shirt for a chance to win a prize!
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Friday, November 8
 

10:30am MST

Rethinking The STEAM Classroom Experience
Friday November 8, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am MST
Grizzly Room
My hope is to inspire other teachers to start their STEAM journey. Whether it's incorporating coding or design challenges into your classroom, starting a STEAM option, or launching a steam club, there will be something for everyone. I will share my best practices as well as resources from myself and other teachers who have inspired me along the way
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Christina Dafoe

Teacher, Sturgeon Public School
I have been immersed in STEAM education and Ed Tech for over 10 years. Throughout my teaching career, I have facilitated STEAM clubs, and in 2020, I began teaching a STEAM Academy program. I am honoured to be the recipient of the 2024 Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence... Read More →
Friday November 8, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am MST
Grizzly Room
  STEAM Education

1:00pm MST

Use a Graphic Calculator to Code a Martian Rover
Friday November 8, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Grizzly Room
Graphic calculators have evolved significantly! In this session, we will program a Texas Instruments calculator to control a rover. Our challenge will be navigating the rover through a simulated terrain resembling Mars' Olympus Mons. We will conclude by exploring the potential applications of these devices in your Junior High science classroom, accompanied by suggestions for additional educational activities. 
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Matt Gunderson

Secondary Science Consultant, Edmonton Catholic School Division
Matt Gunderson, a secondary science consultant with Edmonton Catholic Schools, brings seventeen years of classroom experience to his role. He has taught science across elementary, junior high, and senior high levels, and has served as a sessional instructor at the University of A... Read More →
Friday November 8, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Grizzly Room
  General

2:15pm MST

Dual-Credit Land Camp Models for Two-Eyed Seeing in STEM
Friday November 8, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm MST
Grizzly Room
Join us as we share two locally developed dual-credit high school land camp models as ways of connecting Indigenous and Western perspectives in STEM. Learn about building relationships between local Indigenous communities, school divisions and post-secondaries to serve Indigenous high school students. Red Deer Polytechnic and Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools will discuss their partnership and the joys and challenges in their 'Four-Seasons' and 'Aunties in Training' land camps for Indigenous high school youth in Central Alberta.
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Pamela Neumann

Red Hot Science Outreach Coordinator, Red Deer Polytechnic
Pamela Neumann is the Red Hot Science outreach coordinator and a faculty member in science at Red Deer Polytechnic.
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Tracy Meneen Skinner

Tracy Meneen-Skinner is an Indigenous Education Consultant with the Indigenous Education Services Team at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools.
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Jonathan Mauro

Indigenous Education Services Coordinator, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools
Jonathan Mauro is the Indigenous Education Services Coordinator at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools.
Friday November 8, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm MST
Grizzly Room
  Indigenous Education
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  • Grade Level Div IV
 
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