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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:

  1. 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.

  2. 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.
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Number Talks in the Middle School Math Classroom
Friday March 7, 2025 2:10pm - 3:20pm MST
SJ 142
In collaboration with three school divisions in Alberta and funded by the Research Partnerships Program of Alberta Education, Number Talks were implemented over four months in Grades 4 - 8. Our goal was to determine if the implementation of Number Talks would serve to increase the competence and confidence of students in their numeracy skills. We had approximately 30 teachers and 300 students participate in the research project. This session will present the research findings and and the implications for teacher practice.

Session Objectives:
1. Participants will learn how to implement Number Talks in their teaching.
2. Participants will identify the benefits of implementing Number Talks for their students.
Speakers
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avatar for Richelle Marynowski

Richelle Marynowski

Professor, University of Lethbridge
Dr. Richelle Marynowski is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge. Her background includes 14 years of teaching secondary mathematics and 13 years teaching at the University of Lethbridge. Her research foci include teacher professional growth and development... Read More →
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Nicki Nightingale

Numeracy Coordinator, Peace Wapiti Public School Division
Nicki Nightingale has been teaching since 2012 in a variety of grades and subjects, from elementary all the way up to high school. She avoided teaching math due to her negative experiences as a student until 10 years ago when she took a junior high math position. This was the beginning... Read More →
Friday March 7, 2025 2:10pm - 3:20pm MST
SJ 142 10520 68 Ave, Grande Prairie, AB
  Division 2/ Grades 4-6, Curriculum & Pedagogy, Mathematics |   Division 3/ Grades 7-9, Curriculum & Pedagogy, Mathematics

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