MPTCA 2025: Full Schedule

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

MPTC Wifi password: Mighty2025

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.

9:00am MST

Teaching Students to Write Cool Characters, Superheroes, and Themselves

Thursday March 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:10am MST

CS 213

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Learn how to ignite your mind and fuel your imagination and lead your students to do the same. Deepen your understanding of: Free writing, The hero s journey, Creating cool characters, Writing about meaningful events in your life, Writing from new perspectives, Crafting new worlds in fictional stories, and The inspirational teaching time will open you up to new ways of looking at the world and at your own experiences. You ll learn new methods to express yourself, get inspired, and have a blast. You ll also come away with tools to help release stress that are healthy and empowering. Positive expressions of the mental health journey will be explored. Put these writing styles and exercises to the test then bring them back to your classrooms.

Session Objectives:
1. Literacy
2. Critical Thinking
3. Self-expression

Speakers

Alexis Marie Chute

Creative Director, Alexis Marie Productions Inc.

Alexis Marie Chute is an award-winning artist, photographer, filmmaker, gallery curator, and bestselling author. Her books include The 8th Island Trilogy (Above the Star, Below the Moon, Inside the Sun) and memoir Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing and Pregnancy After... Read More →

Thursday March 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:10am MST
CS 213 20 Knowledge Way, Grande Prairie, AB

Division 1/ Grades 1-3, English Language Learning, Language Arts | Division 2/ Grades 4-6, English Language Learning, Language Arts | Division 3/ Grades 7-9, English Language Learning, Language Arts | Division 4/ Grades 10-12, English Language Learning, Language Arts

10:30am MST

Failure: Friend or Foe?

Thursday March 6, 2025 10:30am - 11:40am MST

CS 213

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Flip failure into fun and confidence! Drawing from a wealth of personal experience, award-winning artist, author, and filmmaker Alexis Marie Chute navigates the complex terrain of failure, reframing it as a valuable learning tool rather than a setback. Through engaging narratives and practical insights, attendees will discover ways to cultivate a growth mindset in students, encouraging them to view challenges as opportunities for growth. Chute explores how embracing failure can foster resilience, creativity, and innovation in the classroom, ultimately empowering educators to guide their students towards a more resilient and optimistic approach to both academics and life. This presentation transcends the traditional narrative on failure, offering a fresh perspective that can significantly impact how teachers inspire and mentor their students.

Session Objectives:
1. Confidence and Resiliency
2. Life Skills
3. Career Skills

Speakers

Alexis Marie Chute

Creative Director, Alexis Marie Productions Inc.

Thursday March 6, 2025 10:30am - 11:40am MST
CS 213 20 Knowledge Way, Grande Prairie, AB

12:40pm MST

Cultivating Deep Focus in a World of Distraction

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

CS 213

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The benefits of multitasking are a myth. Meaningful and productive work happen in a state of deep focus. Transformational relationships and life fulfillment are also a result of this intentional attention. What is deep focus? How can you harness its power in your life? Learn strategies to break through distraction, cultivate deep focus, and experience its powerful shift in the ways you work, love, and make a difference in your community. The goal of advertising, social media, news, and beyond is to capture our attention and keep us hooked. Utilize these six mental and emotional skills to harness the power of deep focus in your life: Healthy compartmentalization. Time blocking. Mindfulness. Batching like-activities. Saying no, means saying yes to something else. Visualization.

Session Objectives:
1. Mental Health
2. Productivity
3. Professional Development

Speakers

Alexis Marie Chute

Creative Director, Alexis Marie Productions Inc.

Thursday March 6, 2025 12:40pm - 1:50pm MST
CS 213 20 Knowledge Way, Grande Prairie, AB

2:10pm MST

Worldbuilding Fun for Fiction Writing

Thursday March 6, 2025 2:10pm - 3:20pm MST

CS 213

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Author and master-worldbuilder, Alexis Marie Chute inspires teachers to bring new dimensions to their creative writing curricula. Delving into the art of worldbuilding, this session provides innovative and interactive techniques to help students construct compelling fictional worlds for their stories. Attendees will learn how to guide students in creating intricate cultures, geographies, histories, and societies within their narratives, fostering imagination and critical thinking. By igniting the spark of creativity through worldbuilding, this presentation offers teachers a unique tool to inspire their students, enhance storytelling skills, and nurture a love for fiction writing in the classroom.

Session Objectives:
1. Literacy
2. Critical Thinking
3. Cross-curricular Learning

Speakers

Alexis Marie Chute

Creative Director, Alexis Marie Productions Inc.

Thursday March 6, 2025 2:10pm - 3:20pm MST
CS 213 20 Knowledge Way, Grande Prairie, AB

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