CATCA 2025: Full Schedule

COMPLETE THE CATCA 2025 SURVEY TO IMPROVE FUTURE CONVENTION

CLOSURE REMARKS FROM CATCA 2025!

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE CONVENTION AND FOR CATCA 2026 WILL HAPPEN ON FEBRUARY 19 AND 20, 2026 AT RDP.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM YOUR ATA LOCALS.

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

9:00am MST

Fun, Fast, Fresh, Free! New Resources for Teaching K-6 Physical Education and Wellness

Thursday February 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

RDP Room 2600

Come explore Ever Active Schools NEW suite of digital resources, now available for free through new.LearnAlberta.ca. These Physical Education and Wellness resources are locally developed for K-6 Learners in both English and French and aligned to the new K-6 Physical Education and Wellness Programs of Study. Participants will preview the suite of resources, sample activities and have the opportunity to give feedback.

Speakers

Ever Active Schools

Health & Wellness Consultant, Ever Active Schools

Ever Active Schools is a registered national charity designed to create and support healthy school communities. We engage and support schools through a Comprehensive School Health framework, which addresses health and education goals to improve the social outcomes of children and... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
RDP Room 2600

Health and Wellness (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6) | Physical Education (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6) | Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6)

9:00am MST

NCCP Community Coach Certification

Thursday February 20, 2025 9:00am - 11:20am MST

École Secondaire Notre Dame High School Classroom 1201

I would like to offer NCCP Community Sport Certification Course. Attendees would gain their Community Sport Certification and be eligible to go to the next level of certification for their sport. Attendees MUST HAVE (i) an account created on the locker - thelocker.coach.ca/ and (ii) a NCCP number and (iii) will need to bring a LAPTOP with them as well to answer questions on Google Form after sections have been presented / discussed.

Speakers

Ian Rattan

Notre Dame PE Teacher

Thursday February 20, 2025 9:00am - 11:20am MST
École Secondaire Notre Dame High School Classroom 1201 50 Lees St, Red Deer, AB T4R 2P6, Canada

11:40am MST

HPEC Making your PE Class Come Alive

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm MST

RDP Room 2305

Join the Health and Physical Education Council of the ATA (HPEC) for an engaging session designed specifically for Physical Education teachers eager to explore innovative approaches to Phys Ed classes and health education. This session will provide practical knowledge and hands-on strategies that you can implement immediately in your classroom.

During this session, we will delve into essential topics such as physical literacy, emphasizing the significance of being active for life, and highlighting the crucial role of movement in overall well-being. Additionally, we will discuss the importance of fostering a sense of belonging and teamwork within physical education settings.

Get ready to leave this session feeling inspired, empowered, and ready to elevate your PE classes to new heights!

Speakers

Logan Grenier

HPEC

Logan Grenier is a physical education teacher at Lindsay Thurber High School, where he coaches football and soccer. Logan is also the Regional Representative for the ATA Health and Physical Education Council (HPEC). Passionate about outdoor education, he enjoys taking students on... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm MST
RDP Room 2305

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

1:00pm MST

Cooperative Learning Activities for K-6 Students

Thursday February 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST

RDP Room 1000 (Small Gym-Kevin Sirois)

Cooperative learning activities assist greatly in K-6 student development (e.g., fundamental movement skills, social skills). Through a play-based experience, participants will enhance their awareness of modification strategies to help ensure maximum participation, enjoyment, trust, success, and meaningful learning for all. Participants will learn strategies for planning, facilitating, and assessing cooperative learning activities to help add breadth and variety to K-6 physical education programming.

Speakers

Brent Bradford

Full Professor, Concordia University of Edmonton

Brent Bradford (PhD) is a Professor of Education at Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE). Along with extensive teaching experience at the K-12 school (2000-2009) and post-secondary (2009-present) levels, Brent has published and presented widely in Physical and Health Education including... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
RDP Room 1000 (Small Gym-Kevin Sirois)

Physical Education (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6)

2:20pm MST

Smashball: Volleyball Fundamentals for Kindergarten to Grade 6

Thursday February 20, 2025 2:20pm - 3:20pm MST

RDP Room 1000 (Small Gym-Kevin Sirois)

SMASHBALL – FUNDAMENTALS (Designed for children: Gr. 1-3; ages 6-8) It is a volleyball program which: - introduces children to the game of volleyball in a fun and interesting way;
- uses play experience (games & activities) to help children learn and develop basic movement and motor skills, game tactics, and rules;
- uses lighter and softer volleyballs;
- is played on a smaller court (badminton court or modified volleyball court) SMASHBALL – LEARN TO TRAIN (Designed for children: Gr 4-6; ages 9-11) It is a volleyball program which:- children learn the basic skills of volleyball; (spiking, fore-arm passing, overhead passing, and serving
children practice the skills through modified game play (SMASHBALL) that incorporates:
- the use of lighter and softer volleyballs;
a badminton court with the net at badminton height or, a modified volleyball court with a lowered net and;
- a maximum of 4 players per side

Speakers

Dia Syed

Early Stages & Summer Camp Coordinator, Volleyball Alberta

Dia Syed has been involved in sports, teaching and business for a large part of her professional career. She is the Early Stages Coordinator for Volleyball Alberta and the founder and CEO of Girls In Sports Canada. Dia has extensive experience in program development, implementation... Read More →

Thursday February 20, 2025 2:20pm - 3:20pm MST
RDP Room 1000 (Small Gym-Kevin Sirois)

Physical Education (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6)

9:00am MST

Financial Literacy for Grade 4-6: Ready to go lesson plans that your students will love!

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST

RDP Room AC160 (Arts Centre)

Welcome to Enriched Academy, where we make financial literacy fun and easy for teachers and students in grade 4-12! Join us as we explore the KickStart program designed to support the PE & Wellness Financial Literacy outcomes. The videos, activities and interactive tools make learning about finances a blast for students. Enriched Academy has taken the complicated language of money and transformed it into clear, relatable concepts that students in grades 4-6 can connect with. Teachers, you will find our resources comprehensive and user-friendly, enabling you to effortlessly integrate financial literacy into your classroom. At no cost to you or your school, get ready to empower your students with the knowledge and confidence they need to navigate their financial futures successfully!

Speakers

Enriched Academy

Sonya Fox is an experienced educator with over 20 years of teaching experience and has worked with students from grades one through twelve.  In her last four years, Sonya took her passion for business and finance into the classroom, teaching entrepreneurship and finance to high... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
RDP Room AC160 (Arts Centre)

Physical Education (TQS 3), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 2 (Gr 4-6) | Mathematics (TQS 3), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 2 (Gr 4-6)

10:20am MST

(K-12) Developing Physical Literacy through Dance

Friday February 21, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST

RDP Room AC147(Studio B)

Bring your PEW program to life with dances that foster physical literacy and develop fundamental movements skills (FMS)! Learn an engaging and interACTIVE teaching style that uses simple moves from a variety of music styles (Hip-Hop, Urban, Ballroom, Bollywood, Jazz/Funk) and sports themes (basketball, volleyball, baseball) to address all four Elements of Physical Literacy (physical, affective, cognitive & behavioral) and use a simple formula to create your own dances that will keep students ACTIVE while they develop FMS!

Speakers

Danielle Fraser

Teacher and Consultant, PL3Y Education Edmonton & Red Deer

Danielle Fraser is a K-12 teacher who specializes in Physical Education and Inclusion Support. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Kinesiology and a Bachelor of Education. Over the years, she has taught in BC and Alberta, and has present in Canada... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST
RDP Room AC147(Studio B)

10:20am MST

Amplify your students’ fitness, stamina and endurance with nose breathing

Friday February 21, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST

RDP Room 1000 (Small Gym-Kevin Sirois)

Have you noticed a decrease in your students’ stamina and endurance? Nose breathing may be just the thing you’re looking for. In this session you’ll learn:

*How nose breathing works
*Why it’s the fast track to increased overall fitness
*How it helps prevent injury and even heal current issues
*The best warm-up for enhanced performance
*A versatile 12-minute workout you can use in every class

This is an active session.

Speakers

Christina Marlett

Founder, Courageous Self-Care

As the creator of Courageous Self-Care, Christina is passionate about helping stressed-out teachers learn to lead their students, families and themselves from a place of wholeness, overflowing energy and deep self-respect. She excels at helping overwhelmed leaders revitalize their... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST
RDP Room 1000 (Small Gym-Kevin Sirois)

Physical Education (TQS 3), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 2 (Gr 4-6) | Health and Wellness (TQS 3), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 2 (Gr 4-6)

11:40am MST

(K-12) Dance and Mental Health

Friday February 21, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm MST

RDP Room AC147(Studio B)

Positive mental health requires students to have a positive sense of self, spirit and belonging. Movement is a powerful tool to help prevent and alleviate stress as well as boost our bodies and our moods! In this interACTIVE workshop, you’ll gain a better understanding of mental health and the factors that affect it. Get ready to experience practical dances that use purposefully designed movement to promote and foster positive mental health, by addressing the cognitive, social, physical and emotional domains of wellbeing.

Speakers

Danielle Fraser

Teacher and Consultant, PL3Y Education Edmonton & Red Deer

Friday February 21, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm MST
RDP Room AC147(Studio B)

11:40am MST

Exploring the New Physical Education and Wellness Curriculum: Experience and Understand the KUSPs for the Gym.

Friday February 21, 2025 11:40am - 2:00pm MST

RDP Room 1000 (Small Gym-Kevin Sirois)

½ day active participation session for Teachers leading Physical Education
The first 30: exploring specifics of the new curriculum to understand and simplify the KUSPs
Explore activities to meet the Spatial Awareness/Tactical KUSPs (you will be moving and playing) and physical dimensions (tasks to build skills vs. games)
Experiment with embedding character, safety, teamwork, and relationship KUSPs into activities while tracking progress
Set yourself up for success in the gym for Generalists and new teachers
Ways to start and end classes to enforce and deepen the KUSPs
List of resources to help you with the new curriculum and leave with the relief that it is in your grasp to deliver
Questions and answers will be a constant part of this active session

Speakers

Paul Marlett

Learning Leader, Calgary Board of Education

Paul is a purebred teacher and a maverick in education who focuses on innovation in the “art of teaching”. Having taught for over 2 decades in the classroom, the gym, and (approved) mountain tops from grades 1 to 12 in all subject matters, he has spent the last 10 years with the... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 11:40am - 2:00pm MST
RDP Room 1000 (Small Gym-Kevin Sirois)

Physical Education (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6)

1:00pm MST

The Joy of Movement

Friday February 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST

RDP Room AC147(Studio B)

Moving the body is important for health, (physical, mental, and emotional) and also enhances learning. Interactive session offers great tools for your personal well-being, as well as for improving student performance and attitudes. Experience creative, expressive movement that’s safe, easy to do, and simple to incorporate into the classroom. Learn The BrainDance (a technique to help students improve performance, focus and co-ordination), the principles of Nia, and more in this fun session, which includes dance-based movement. Dress comfortably and bring a water bottle.

Speakers

Tina Thrussell

Facilitator, Best U Can B Inc

Tina Thrussell has been facilitating impactful, interactive, personal expansion experiences for 19+ years. Her light-hearted energy and contagious enthusiasm have contributed to her reputation as The Feel Good Lady. This deep lover of life has inspired thousands of people over the... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
RDP Room AC147(Studio B)

Health and Wellness (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Early Childhood Education (Pre K-K), All Divisions | Physical Education (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Early Childhood Education (Pre K-K), All Divisions | Music & Band (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Early Childhood Education (Pre K-K), All Divisions | Drama & Dance (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Early Childhood Education (Pre K-K), All Divisions | Art (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Early Childhood Education (Pre K-K), All Divisions | Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Early Childhood Education (Pre K-K), All Divisions | School Leadership (LQS 1-9), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Early Childhood Education (Pre K-K), All Divisions

2:20pm MST

Handball in a day (Hour)

Friday February 21, 2025 2:20pm - 3:20pm MST

RDP Room 1000 (Small Gym-Kevin Sirois)

WHY HANDBALL you may ask... it is a great invasion game that has the potential to build teamwork quickly among all skill levels, and introduce new motor patterns to challenge your top athletes and complex strategies while playing. This is an active session and you will be playing the game with a full progression of skills, accompanying games (like handball dodgeball... so much fun), and the gameplay progression to supercharge the speed and teamwork of your class. One of my favourite accelerated scope and sequences I have been using for years. Get to the games and teach from there is the name of this progression. Once you know the 1/10th scan, the fun begins! Full progression and video resources shared at the session.

Speakers

Paul Marlett

Learning Leader, Calgary Board of Education

Friday February 21, 2025 2:20pm - 3:20pm MST
RDP Room 1000 (Small Gym-Kevin Sirois)

Physical Education (TQS 3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12)