MPTCA 2025

How will a poem a week help you to teach the ELAL outcomes?

In this session, Angela will share with you a tried-and-true schedule for teaching the poetry outcomes AND many other ELAL outcomes just by planning daily enjoyable poetry lessons with your students. Participants will walk away with a weekly template of activities for teaching poetry.

Session Objectives:
1. Examining a daily 15 - 30 min poetry schedule
2. Review the ELAL outcomes for Poetry
3. Review enjoyable examples of poetry lessons

Got Goats?
Join Teaching-Principal Jennifer Daniel on her journey into agricultural education. Jennifer has led a variety of agriculture and farm-to-table activities and projects with her students in a K-12 school setting. She will share some of the highlights from these projects and lessons learned (sometimes the hard way!). Participants will leave the session with a "blueprint for failure," because this is how we learn! Jennifer will also highlight the wide range of curriculum outcomes addressed in her projects and how student voice and choice have empowered students to personalize and take ownership of their learning.

Session Objectives:
1. Teachers will gain insights into how to incorporate agriculture and food systems education into the curriculum, helping students connect with where their food comes from.
2. Educators will learn how to implement PBL effectively by engaging students in hands-on, real-world activities that promote critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration.
3. Participants will be encouraged to embark on learning activities and create environments that spark joy and bring calm to our often chaotic world, fostering a sense of fulfillment for both students an

How do I cover all of the ELAL curriculum in my week, month, and year?

Designing a structure, routine, and schedule for your ELAL block will provide you with the framework for covering the ELAL curriculum. Join Angela DesBarres in examining how this can be done and how much easier planning becomes. We will look at some exemplar schedules from around the province, and you will have time to tweak your current schedule or completely build a new one.

Session Objectives:
1. Planning with ELAL curriculum
2. Establishing Routines that help with covering curriculum and supports classroom behaviour.

There is a new Social Studies Curriculum on the horizon! Where do I start with it?
Join Angela DesBarres in planning to ensure that the Learning Outcome is covered by the end of the Year. We will look at keys to planning and templates that will help you know where you are going in covering the Social Studies Curriculum.

Session Objectives:
1. Reviewing the Social Studies Curriculum
2. Planning with the Social Studies Curriculum