Name: Since Feeling Is First
Start: 2025-03-06T12:40:00-0700
End: 2025-03-06T13:50:00-0700

Greetings and a warm welcome to the 2025 Mighty Peace Teachers’ Convention!

📝 We are currently accepting applications for exhibitors for our 2025 Convention.

Convention will be held at Charles Spencer High School (CS) and St. Joseph Catholic High School (SJ), with some off-site sessions as well.

Here are a few key points to get you started:

Keeping informed about MPTC 2025- The most up to date information is posted on our website and in our Facebook Group. Keep an eye on our posts and emails for upcoming social events, speakers, and contests. These opportunities will provide valuable insights, resources, and networking possibilities.
Read the February Newsletter.
Build your schedule - Be sure to read the descriptions!: Please note that adding a session to your schedule DOES NOT guarantee you a seat in the room. We allow attendees to select multiple sessions per time slot when creating their schedule to allow for maximum flexibility on the day of Convention. All sessions are first come, first served, unless otherwise stated in the session description. Some sessions are double sessions and some require pre-registration and may have a fee to cover costs of materials. Please read and follow the instructions in the descriptions. We are excited to include several off-site sessions this year, so be sure to check the location as well.

3. New schedule - There are four time slots when sessions are held on each day. Sessions are 70 minutes long and there is 20 minutes between sessions to allow time to get to the other venue(s) if necessary.
Session 1: 9am-10:10am
Session 2: 10:30am-11:40am
Lunch 11:40am-12:40pm
Session 3: 12:40pm-1:50pm
Session 4: 2:10pm-3:20pm

Teachers’ Conventions are organized by volunteer teachers from each of the participating locals.
If you are interested in joining the MPTCA Board, please contact your local president.

Thursday March 6, 2025 12:40pm - 1:50pm MST

SJ 135

I want to examine how we, as teachers, can engage students. Specifically, how can we engage students with poetry? Having asked this question, I came up with a few thoughts:
We need to expose students to a variety of poems (many have a very limited background when it comes to poetry).
The poems should be relevant to them.
The poem selections should be engaging. If you don't like the poem, why teach it?
Songs are a powerful way to tie in poetry.
We need to model poetry. (I write along with the students and show them examples of my songwriting process.)
We need to normalize poetry. In other words, we need to "humanize" poems. Poems are not abstract things to be classified; rather, they are an expression of being human. They are about human experiences. They are about FEELING.
This session will share some of the practices that have been successful in my secondary classroom. Bring your favourite poems to team with you!

Session Objectives:
1. Further knowledge in senior high ELA
2. Discuss and learn from colleagues about current issues
3. Sharing of best practices

Speakers

Scott Randall

Off-Campus Coordinator/Sr. high English, Glenmary School

Scott Randall is an award winning Off-Campus Coordinator and Sr High English teacher at Glenmary School. In his spare time, Scott is an independent recording artist. He also volunteers his time as a music minister at church and school sports coach. He enjoys playing music festivals... Read More →

Thursday March 6, 2025 12:40pm - 1:50pm MST
SJ 135 10520 68 Ave, Grande Prairie, AB

Division 3/ Grades 7-9, Language Arts | Division 4/ Grades 10-12, Language Arts

MPTCA 2025

Scott Randall

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