ECEC 2025 CONFERENCE: Full Schedule

10:45am MDT

Experiential Art

Friday April 25, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

In my retirement, I have become an artist – first time in my life. Using my personal experience and knowledge of how young children learn, I will share ideas of how to teach art. The premises will suit any new art curriculum. Becoming an artist is learning to see, having time to explore and practice with different media, and celebrating unique ways of representing. This will be a hands-on workshop to illustrate how this can be incorporated into your classroom.

Speakers

Carol Vaage

Artist

Carol Vaage (MEd in Early Childhood) taught for over 25 years in Alberta schools in preschool and primary programs, including the U of A Child Study Center. In 1998, Carol received Alberta’s Excellence in Teaching Award, and in 2010 the Early Childhood Education Council ECEC Award... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Art/Music

9:30am MDT

Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts in the Daily Classroom

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am MDT

Teachers and students are navigating the "new normal" that is a result of the pandemic while continuing to work through life's daily challenges and stressors as they appear in the classroom setting. The expressive arts are a powerful tool in activating the creative right-brain allowing for the processing of trauma. This session will take participants through an expressive arts journey while highlighting example activities that can be used in the daily classroom and adapted as needed for various grades and abilities.

Speakers

Kelsey Beier

Educator, St. Albert Public Schools

Kelsey Beier is an educator, artist, and lifelong learner. Whether in her job as an elementary school teacher or when writing original songs, poems, or stories, Kelsey’s love for connection through words and stories transcends through many genres in her life. Kelsey is currently... Read More →

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am MDT

Art/Music

9:30am MDT

Visual Journals in the Classroom

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am MDT

Visual Journals allow opportunities for students to reflect and document their learning in a creative format. See how Visual Journals can be used almost daily as a curriculum-based tool across all subjects. Ways to incorporate Indigenous themes will also be demonstrated. There will be take-away projects.

Speakers

Cassandra Christen

Teacher

Cassandra Christen has been teaching for over 20 years. She has used Visual Journals in the classroom for 14 years. Cassandra is of Cree Metis descent and lives and works in the Edmonton area. She loves to be creative and is also pretty hilarious.

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am MDT

Art/Music