CATCA 2025: Full Schedule

Welcome to CATCA 2025! We are excited to see you soon but here are a few reminders...

1. Adding a session to your schedule does not guarantee your attendance. Room capacities are in effect and sessions will be accessed on a physical first come, first served basis on the day of the event. Alternatively, If you are ’Waitlisted", this only means that there are a number of interested delegates beyond the capacity limits for this session - get there early to secure your seat!

2. As we attempt to make CATCA 2025 as amazing as possible, there may be changes made to the schedule up until the day before - Please check your schedule for any time or venue changes or possible cancellations.

3. Please check session description for possible fees associated with materials for some of the art sessions. These will be paid directly to the presenter.

4. Do remember that there might be sessions not at our main venue, do look carefully where the session is at.

A floor plan showing the rooms in RDP that we’re using for convention is available here.

All pre-recording videos will be up until May 31st.

3:20pm MST

Classroom Assessment Techniques

Friday February 21, 2025 3:20pm - Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30pm MDT

Recording

This session will demonstrate formative assessment strategies that will enhance student learning and provide teachers with valuable feedback about their teaching practice. This information can guide instruction and will benefit all students; however, it will particularly have a positive impact on low-achievers. This is a valuable session because it will introduce teachers to a range of formative classroom assessment techniques, how to use them, how to analyze the data that they gather, and how to share that data with students. The takeaways from this session are very practical and could be smoothly incorporated into any classroom regardless of teaching situation or teaching style.

Speakers

Tyler Buchan

Tyler Buchan is a teacher at Salisbury Composite High School in Sherwood Park, Alberta. He has taught science for over 15 years at schools in Alberta, Burkina Faso and Jamaica. He has degrees in Education and Arts from the University of Alberta, and a Master’s of Science in Science... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 3:20pm - Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30pm MDT
Recording

Assessment (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 2 (Gr 4-6)

Post Convention Recordings Tyler Buchan

3:20pm MST

Student Self-Marking as Formative Assessment

Friday February 21, 2025 3:20pm - Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30pm MDT

Recording

This presentation is an overview of an action research project on the effects of having students mark their own formative quizzes upon their level of metacognition, attitude and academic achievement. In addition, the reliability of student self-grading, and the potential benefits upon the instructor’s time were also evaluated. Come to this session to hear about how this action research was conducted and the takeaways from this project.

Speakers

Tyler Buchan

Friday February 21, 2025 3:20pm - Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30pm MDT
Recording

Assessment (TQS 3), Division 4 (Gr 10-12) | Science (TQS 3), Division 4 (Gr 10-12)

Post Convention Recordings Tyler Buchan

3:20pm MST

Aristotle, Happiness and Teaching

Friday February 21, 2025 3:20pm - Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30pm MDT

Recording

Aristotle is one of the most pre-eminent thinkers of all time. Come to this session to learn about his biography and his compelling ideas about happiness! This session will also link Aristotle’s account of happiness to teaching to show how it can be a source of hope in a time of increasing demands and stresses both inside and outside of the classroom.

Speakers

Tyler Buchan

Friday February 21, 2025 3:20pm - Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30pm MDT
Recording

Health and Wellness (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Early Childhood Education (Pre K-K), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), All Divisions

Post Convention Recordings Tyler Buchan

3:20pm MST

Lab Skills Performance Assessments in Chemistry

Friday February 21, 2025 3:20pm - Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30pm MDT

Recording

Performance assessments are authentic ways for students to demonstrate their abilities and can positively affect students’ attitudes toward the lab, their academic achievement, and upon the overall environment of the classroom. When used in conjunction with student self-assessment checklists performance assessments can also promote metacognitive activity. This session will present how to administer performance assessments of five basic lab skills and the benefits to the classroom that result.

Speakers

Tyler Buchan

Friday February 21, 2025 3:20pm - Saturday May 31, 2025 11:30pm MDT
Recording

Science (TQS 3), Division 4 (Gr 10-12) | Assessment (TQS 3), Division 4 (Gr 10-12)

Post Convention Recordings Tyler Buchan