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9:40am MST

A10 - Inspiring and Connecting with Students Through Mural Making Education Tower 146Janna Li A5 - Nightmare on WestCAST Street: Students’ Perceptions of Popular Culture & Literacy Education Classroom Block 356Jesse deHaan • Arsh Grewal A6 - Space, Place, and Relationships: Fostering Meaningful Connections with Students and their Environments Education Classroom Block 357MacKenzie Bouchard • Aaron Larsen A7 - So you think you can escape? Creating an escape room for your class! Education Classroom Block 374Sue (Nursurya) Mylde A8 - Rocky View School's Design Thinking Cohort Education Classroom Block 370AChantal Chapin • Karmen Green • Natasha Randawa • Stephanie Spahmann A9 - Integrating Indigenous Pedagogies in Cross-Curricular Instruction Education Classroom Block 352Marika Schalla

11:00am MST

B5 - Seeing is Believing: Challenging Alternate Conceptions in Genetics by Connecting Micro and Macro Level Processes Education Classroom Block 357Alexis Hampe • Whitney Lodge-Zaparnick • Elvina Mukhamedshina B6 - Connecting with Compassionate Communication Education Classroom Block 352Sebella Viljoen B7 - Digital technologies: Connecting theory with effective practice Education Classroom Block 370AAlex Vaughan • Norm Vaughan B8 - But do I Belong? Fostering a Sense of Belonging Through The Wonder of Names Education Classroom Block 374Katie Jardine B9 - Valued AND Vulnerable: The complex experiences of male elementary teachers Education Tower 146Brian Gilbert • Garry Jones • Todd Webber

1:30pm MST

C5 - Technology Infused Pedagogy: Virtual Reality Brings Learning to Life Education Classroom Block 356Ryan Poirier C6 - Let’s Talk Science in the Classroom - Inspiring the Leaders of Tomorrow Education Classroom Block 357Ian Dimopoulos C7 - Connecting with children on the autism spectrum through music and literature Education Classroom Block 352Sheila Scott C8 - Case Scenarios and Supervision Dimensions: Reflective Tools for Engaging with Supervision Practice Education Classroom Block 370ADawn Burleigh • Greg Ogilvie C9 - Language and Belonging Through Socratic Seminar Education Classroom Block 374Dana Bell • Nicole Carson • David Heffernan • Emily Mayne Oliveira • Kerry Robertson

2:50pm MST

D4 - Empowering Students through Inquiry Education Classroom Block 354Jordan Grenier D5 - Destination Imagination After School: Connecting and Inspiring with Vulnerable Youth Education Classroom Block 356Madison Hanson D6 - The power of hands-on learning - a practical workshop Education Classroom Block 357Sue Mylde D7 - Yoga to Inspire and Connect Education Tower 01Emily Blackmore D8 - Drawing Connections Between Western Educational Theories and Indigenous Worldviews and Pedagogies Education Classroom Block 370ASamantha Gilbert • Tom Owen D9 - Learning through Making: How Do We Design and Assess the Learning? Education Classroom Block 374Laurie Androsoff • Sandra Becker • Paula Hollohan • Jennifer Lock

4:10pm MST

E5 - Inspiring Intrinsic Motivation in Elementary Science Class Education Classroom Block 356Eilis Whelan E6 - Infusing Creative Movement into the Curriculum Education Classroom Block 357Megan Friesen E7 - Readers Theatre: Connecting Reading and Writing in Dual Language Books Education Classroom Block 374Yan Guo • Xiaoli Liu E8 - STEM Introductory Electronics Course Education Tower 146Leonard Cohen • Bogdan Alexandru Georgescu • Christy Thomas E9 - Classroom-Based Physical Activities Education Tower 01Kevin Croot • Sarah Galbraith • Aaron Roemmele

8:30am MST

F10 - Transgender Awareness: Proactively Creating Safe Spaces in Our Classrooms Education Classroom Block 354Landon Jackson • Julie Stewart F5 - E.P.P.I.K: Educational Professionals Planning Interdisciplinary Knowledge Education Classroom Block 352Sue Mylde • Suzanne Piechotta F6 - The Value of Connections Outside of the Classroom in Pursuit of Inspiring Students Education Classroom Block 357Zoee Fenelon F7 - Connecting Educators to Competency Based Education Education Classroom Block 370AParneet Kahlon • David Scott F8 - Rediscovering your schoolyard: A Lesson in Orienteering Education Tower 146Karen Goodwin • Craig Hyslop • Chelsea McJunkin • Ryan Smithson F9 - Creating a Sensory Smart Classroom Education Classroom Block 374Tanya Elwood • Rachel Pequeno • Nan Stevens • Mariah Wilson

9:50am MST

G4 - Environmental Science Curriculum Development Project for the Stream to Sea Program: Students share their learning Education Classroom Block 370AJonathon Koltun • Nan Stevens • Bobbi Vojtko • Janna Wale G5 - Engaging preservice teachers in selecting mathematics tasks based on level of cognitive demand Education Classroom Block 356Olive Chapman • Merrick Fanning • Kelsey Gay • Kim Koh G6 - Elementary Computer Coding Education Tower 146Marianna Makkai G7 - Using Math Work Stations in the K-8 Classroom Education Classroom Block 357Kaitlyn Bartel • Cristina Diaz • Chelsea Flett • Elizabeth Hernandez • Allison Wood • Marisa Wood G8 - Who are the Métis?: An Experiential Introduction to the Lifeways of the Red River Métis & the Sociocultural Impacts of Canadian Expansion Education Classroom Block 374Cooper Skjeie G9 - Teaching Aboriginal Perspectives in our classrooms Education Classroom Block 352Emily Newbery

11:10am MST

H10 - Mindfulness and Meditation: Activities and Benefits for the Classroom Education Tower 01Timothy Sailor H5 - Enhancing Mathematical Understanding With Manipulatives in Grades 4 - 6 Education Classroom Block 356Amber Baker • Marianna Makkai H6 - Cool Careers in the Classroom: Creative Approaches to Infusing Career Development into Middle Years Classrooms Education Classroom Block 357Ian Mullins H7 - The Importance of Character Strengths for Building Resilience Education Classroom Block 370AJodi Basch H8 - Stay Fit with Micro:bit Education Classroom Block 374Carley Braaten • Matthew Helliwell • Jessica Scott H9 - Representing Canada's policy history with its First Peoples through the Arts Education Classroom Block 352Charlene Baker • Meg Henderson • Susu Robin • Carrie Robinson • David Skelton