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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:

  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.
Venue: CS MOD 8 clear filter
Friday, March 7
 

9:00am MST

Be An Upstander: Finding Hope in Complex Times
Friday March 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:10am MST
CS MOD 8
Post-Convention Survey
Global crisis, rights and equity issues are entering, and sometimes disrupting, classrooms within increasing frequency, leaving both students and educators feeling overwhelmed and hopeless. In this session, participants will explore approaches that create environments where they can explore complex topics and equip students with tools to address injustice. Participants will also examine how classroom culture, courage to engage in complex conversations and project-based learning, can be used together to help students find hope and equip them with skills to take action.

Session Objectives:
1. Participants will learn about free programs to support their teaching,
2. Participants will learn more about PBL.
Speakers
avatar for Sarah Adomako-Ansah

Sarah Adomako-Ansah

Manager, Education Outreach, Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Sarah Adomako-Ansah is a graduate of the University of Alberta, B. Ed (’13). She is a former teacher with the Edmonton Catholic School Division, teaching grades three through six from 2013 until 2021. She was the Division’s first Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Consultant... Read More →
Friday March 7, 2025 9:00am - 10:10am MST
CS MOD 8 20 Knowledge Way, Grande Prairie, AB
  Administration, Diversity Equity & Human Rights, Fostering Effective Relationships, Religious & Moral Education |   Division 1/ Grades 1-3, Diversity Equity & Human Rights, Fostering Effective Relationships, Religious & Moral Education |   Division 2/ Grades 4-6, Diversity Equity & Human Rights, Fostering Effective Relationships, Religious & Moral Education |   Division 3/ Grades 7-9, Diversity Equity & Human Rights, Fostering Effective Relationships, Religious & Moral Education |   Division 4/ Grades 10-12, Diversity Equity & Human Rights, Fostering Effective Relationships, Religious & Moral Education

10:30am MST

Witness Blanket - Voices of Residential School Survivors
Friday March 7, 2025 10:30am - 11:40am MST
CS MOD 8
Post-Convention Survey
The Witness Blanket is a large-scale work of art. It contains hundreds of items reclaimed from residential schools, churches, government buildings, and both traditional and cultural structures from across Canada. Witnessblanket.ca invites visitors to explore objects from the blanket and hear directly from survivors about their experience. This session will introduce participants to witnessblanket.ca and discuss how incorporate a trauma informed approach in bring voices of residential school survivors in the classroom. Additionally, educators will learn how to walk alongside their students in taking the next steps on their pathway of reconciliation.
www.witnessblanket.ca

Session Objectives:
1. Participants will learn about free programs to support their teaching,
2. Participants will learn more about the Witness Blanket and incorporating Indigenous pedagogy.
Speakers
avatar for Sarah Adomako-Ansah

Sarah Adomako-Ansah

Manager, Education Outreach, Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Sarah Adomako-Ansah is a graduate of the University of Alberta, B. Ed (’13). She is a former teacher with the Edmonton Catholic School Division, teaching grades three through six from 2013 until 2021. She was the Division’s first Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Consultant... Read More →
Friday March 7, 2025 10:30am - 11:40am MST
CS MOD 8 20 Knowledge Way, Grande Prairie, AB
  Administration, Diversity Equity & Human Rights, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Education |   Division 1/ Grades 1-3, Diversity Equity & Human Rights, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Education |   Division 2/ Grades 4-6, Diversity Equity & Human Rights, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Education |   Division 3/ Grades 7-9, Diversity Equity & Human Rights, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Education |   Division 4/ Grades 10-12, Diversity Equity & Human Rights, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Education |   Pre-K/ K, Diversity Equity & Human Rights, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Education

12:40pm MST

Pass the Mic: Let's Talk About Racism
Friday March 7, 2025 12:40pm - 1:50pm MST
CS MOD 8
Post-Convention Survey
We all have a role to play in creating an anti-racist society. The Pass the Mic: Let s Talk About Racism, resource, encourages students to consider their relationship with racism and, in turn, learn about how to be anti-racist. They will learn all about bias, microaggressions, intersectionality, identity, allyship, and making all spaces safe for their marginalized peers. Finally, they will challenge themselves to take a stand for anti-racism in their communities. This session will introduce educators to the resource and discuss how to have these important conversations with their students.
www.humanrights.ca/story/pass-mic-lets-talk-about-racism

Session Objectives:
1. Participants will learn about free programs to support their teaching,
2. Participants will learn more about having difficult conversations with students surrounding racism, microaggressions, allyship, and more.
Speakers
avatar for Sarah Adomako-Ansah

Sarah Adomako-Ansah

Manager, Education Outreach, Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Sarah Adomako-Ansah is a graduate of the University of Alberta, B. Ed (’13). She is a former teacher with the Edmonton Catholic School Division, teaching grades three through six from 2013 until 2021. She was the Division’s first Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Consultant... Read More →
Friday March 7, 2025 12:40pm - 1:50pm MST
CS MOD 8 20 Knowledge Way, Grande Prairie, AB
  Administration, Diversity Equity & Human Rights |   Division 1/ Grades 1-3, Diversity Equity & Human Rights |   Division 2/ Grades 4-6, Diversity Equity & Human Rights |   Division 3/ Grades 7-9, Diversity Equity & Human Rights |   Division 4/ Grades 10-12, Diversity Equity & Human Rights |   Pre-K/ K, Diversity Equity & Human Rights
 
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