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2022 Beginning Teachers Conference has ended
WELCOME TO THE 2022 BEGINNING TEACHERS’ CONFERENCE!

Teachers new to the profession are invited to attend the 2022 Beginning Teachers’ Conference, September 23–24, Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton. There is no registration fee. Space is limited; apply early.

School principals, school jurisdictions and local associations work together to provide substitute teacher coverage as per the collective agreement to facilitate the attendance of beginning teachers at the conference. Substitute teacher coverage must be organized and approved in advance. Please ensure you meet with your school principal to discuss release time and obtain the appropriate absence code to attend this conference. 

Teachers in charter, federal and private schools must be associate members of the Association to be eligible to attend the Beginning Teachers Conference.

A block of guest rooms have been reserved at the Fantasyland Hotel for conference delegates. Rooms must be booked prior to September 2. Please reference the ATA Beginning Teachers Conference or provide the group code# 5917866 when booking your accommodations.
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Dan Grassick

Alberta Teachers' Association
Executive Staff Officer, Professional Development
dan.grassick@ata.ab.ca
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Dan Grassick (they/them) is Executive Staff Officer in the Alberta Teachers’ Association Professional Development program area where their main responsibilities include supporting the Association's specialist councils and teachers’ conventions, and working with teacher education programs. Before joining the Association in January 2016, Dan worked as a teacher and learning leader for the Calgary Board of Education, as an instructor and research assistant at the University of Alberta, and as a leadership director and senior manager for YMCA Calgary. In 2011, they received both the Alberta Excellence in Teaching Award and the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence for mashing-up of subject disciplines to create engaging learning experiences for students and teachers alike. Proudly queer and neurodiverse, Dan encourages others to champion their “inner geek” by leveraging their passions, experiences, and authentic selves in their teaching and learning. Dan’s current research interests include metacognition, place-making, and communications design.

My Speakers Sessions

Friday, September 23
 

10:15am MDT

Improving Teaching and Learning Through Professional Growth Plans (K-12)LIMITED Ballroom CDan Grassick