School Team 5 - Round 3: Full Schedule

ECSD Elementary School Teams: Coaching for Excellence
Welcome to the third round of School Teams, where we continue to grow together in our shared commitment to student success. This round’s focus is on Coaching for Excellence, emphasizing how every educator, like even the most elite athletes, benefits from thoughtful guidance and tools to perform at their best. Through this lens, we will dive into our new curriculum subject areas, equipping you with strategies to support optimal teaching and learning.
Explore 16 impactful sessions designed to empower K-6 teachers, instructional leaders, and coaches, including a special kindergarten throughline that establishes the foundations for lifelong success. Together, we’ll foster collaboration, build skills, and set the stage for excellence in every classroom.
Dive into the schedule below to find inspiring sessions, resources, and tools to help you and your team succeed. Let’s empower our educators and students to reach new heights!

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9:30am MST

Change the TIDE on Learning: Transformative Classroom Practices LIMITED

Tuesday February 11, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am MST

Discover how to "Change the TIDE on Learning" with a practical framework designed to guide instructional leaders, coaches, and teacher teams in collaborative classroom observations. The T.I.D.E Learning Walk Framework focuses on four critical components—Tasks, Instruction, Design, and Engagement—to identify evidence of effective teaching and learning. Inspired by the concept of medical rounds, this process fosters collective insight and actionable strategies to elevate classroom practices. Participants will explore how to assess and refine classroom tasks, instructional approaches, environmental design, and student engagement to create dynamic, high-impact learning experiences. Join us to learn how to collaboratively transform classrooms into spaces where both teaching and learning thrive.

Speakers

Trisha Roffey

Manager of Elementary Curriculum, Edmonton Catholic Schools

Trish Roffey is the Manager of Elementary Curriculum for Edmonton Catholic Schools. She is an urban hippy with backyard chickens and bees, loves to build computers, and uses way too many exclamation points in emails!!!

Tuesday February 11, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am MST
2A

Instructional Leaders and Coaches

11:00am MST

Embracing CTF and PEW LIMITED

Tuesday February 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:15pm MST

Session Materials

Explore how Career and Technology Foundations (CTF) connects with Phys. Ed. and Wellness (PEW) by stepping into the role of a student in this hands-on, immersive session. Learn to design interdisciplinary projects and leave with practical tools and strategies for intentional planning and student engagement.

Speakers

Brett Barron

Physical Education and Wellness Consultant, Edmonton Catholic School Division

Brett has been a teacher for over 15 years with experience in elementary, junior high, and high school Health and Physical Education classrooms. Currently he serves the larger community as the Health and Physical Education consultant for Edmonton Catholic School Division. His teaching... Read More →

Haidee deRoca-Garcia

STEM Consultant, ECSD

Haidee de Roca-Garcia is the STEM Consultant for ECSD. She has taught K-6 for almost 30 years and is passionate about making learning fun and engaging for all learners. She believes curiousity is a superpower and robots are the best! When not learning something new every day, she... Read More →

Tuesday February 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:15pm MST
2A

4-6

1:00pm MST

Play with Purpose: Fun-tastic Ways to Enhance Geometry and Measurement LIMITED

Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm MST

Session Materials

Prepare to elevate your teaching toolkit with our Math Games for Geometry and Measurement session. Through hands-on game play experiences, we will engage in a four-part lesson structure designed to build student success. From independent practice to insightful assessments, you'll gain tips and tricks to make management and differentiation a breeze. And the best part? You'll walk away with a resource that's sure to "measure up" to your expectations. Join us to "shape" the way your students practice!

Speakers

Amy Swinkels

Math Consultant, Edmonton Catholic School Division

Amy is a Math convert! Being a child that hated Math and was highly unsuccessful in Math, it became her absolute passion to help make Math fun, meaningful and successful for all students. When not championing Math, Amy is either reading absolute garbage on a beach or running marathons... Read More →

Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm MST
2A

K-6

2:30pm MST

Do The Math… And Doing it Well LIMITED

Tuesday February 11, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm MST

Session Materials

Wondering what all the hype is about Do The Math? Do The Math is a powerful resource that has been introduced to all schools. In this session you will receive an overview of this resource, which is specifically tailored to support targeted instruction and intervention for students in Kindergarten through Grade 6. This comprehensive program serves a dual purpose: helping students to progress mathematically by meticulously rebuilding their mathematical foundation and focusing on critical math concepts. If you have never attended a Do The Math session before, then this session is for you.

Speakers

Amy Swinkels

Math Consultant, Edmonton Catholic School Division

Tuesday February 11, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm MST
2A

K-6

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