Events

For a list of keynote/workshop topics, click here.
Photo courtesy of Westwind School Division

Types of events:

Keynote speaker
Teacher conventions
Staff (other than school) training
Community presentations
School staff meetings
Classroom presentations
District professional development


Partial list of past events:

Keynote
Chinook's Edge School Division, Innisfail, AB
Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education

 Conventions
2019
Palliser District Teachers' Convention

 2018 and earlier
Blue Imp national conference
Calgary City teachers' convention
Central Alberta Regional Consortium, Red Deer
Calgary City Teachers' Convention
Early Childhood Conference, Medicine Hat
Students At Risk conference, Calgary
ATA Council for Inclusive Education
Greater Edmonton Teachers' Convention
South Eastern Alberta Teachers' Convention
South Western Alberta Teachers' Convention
North Central Teachers' Convention
Central East Alberta Teachers' Convention
Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention
Prairie Centre for Christian Education Convention
Alberta Association of Family School Liaison Workers Conference
Medicine Hat and District Child Care Association
Central Alberta Teachers' Convention
Fulfill Conference
Swift Current Teachers' Convention

 Staff training
City of Medicine Hat Aquatics and Recreation department, November 2017
Cypress Hills Camp staff training, July 2017
Esplanade Tour Guide Training, Medicine Hat, September 2016
Temple Baptist church, Medicine Hat, September 2015
Crestwood Mennonite Brethren Church, Medicine Hat, April 2015
Brooks Early Learning Academy, Brooks, April 2015
Being Human Services, Medicine Hat, May 2014, November 2014, April 2015
McMan, Fort McMurray, April 2014
Esplanade Volunteer training, Medicine Hat, March 2014
Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters, Edmonton, AB, February 2013
Central Baptist Church, Waterloo, Ontario, October, 2012
Between Friends, Calgary, AB, June 2012

Community presentations
Medicine Hat, 2016, sponsored by School District 76
Brooks, 2015 sponsored by Brooks Early Learning Academy
Medicine Hat, 2015 sponsored by Medicine Hat Public Library
Fort McMurray, 2014 sponsored by McMurray Gospel Assembly
Pincher Creek, 2014 sponsored by Pincher Creek and District Municipal Library
Cardston, 2013 sponsored by Westwind School Division
Medicine Hat, 2011, sponsored by School District 76
Medicine Hat, 2009, sponsored by Hillcrest Church

 School staff meetings
Milestone School, Milestone, SK, 2018
Muriel Clayton Middle School, Airdrie, 2016
Heritage Christian Academy, Calgary, 2015
Cornerstone Christian School, Medicine Hat, 2014
La Vérendrye School, Lethbridge, 2014
École Les Cyprès, Medicine Hat, 2014
Sir George Simpson School, St. Albert, AB, 2014
Mountain View School, Mountain View, AB, 2013
Seven Persons School, Seven Persons, AB, 2013
Gateway School, Red Deer, AB, 2013
Covenant Christian School, Leduc, AB, 2013
Mitford Middle School, Cochrane, AB, 2012
Innisfail High School, 2011
Grandview, Bowden AB, 2011
Notre Dame Middle School, Medicine Hat, 2010
Connaught Elementary School, Medicine Hat, 2010

Classroom presentations
Crestwood school
Milestone School, Milestone, SK
Ross Glen Elementary School
St. Francis Xavier
George Davison
Alexandra Middle School
Connaught school
Cornerstone Christian School
St. Patrick's School

 District Professional Development
Christ the Redeemer Catholic School Division
Westwind School Division
Prairie Rose School Division
Medicine Hat School District No. 76
Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education
Chinook's Edge School Division


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