The Career Technology Education Council (CTEC) Annual Conference: Full Schedule

arrow_back View All Dates

10:30am PST

Fashion Skills Alberta Competition - Provincial and Regionals

Friday November 6, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am PST

Limited Capacity seats available

Going through what teachers need to know about Skills Alberta Competitions in Fashion. We will look at the following: - Drafting criteria - Sample Construction - Final Project design criteria - Welt pockets - Final Project Construction - Mandatory and Optional Accessories and how to use them.

Speakers

Brandy Walsh

Brandy Walsh taught Apparel Technology at Olds College for 12 years, specializing in Construction, Knits, Tailoring and Drafting. Currently teaching at Olds High School, while participating in the PTC for Skills Alberta.

Friday November 6, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am PST
Grizzly Room - Coast Hotel

MDC- Media Design and Communication Arts

3:00pm PST

Adventures in Hand Sewing: Make a Stuffy

LIMITED

Friday November 6, 2026 3:00pm - 4:15pm PST

Grizzly Room - Coast Hotel

Limited Capacity seats available

Hand sewing is not only a useful life skill, but an opportunity for our students to slow down a little. Join me for hand sewing tips and tricks while we sew a stuffy. We will talk about the importance of this skill and why we should introduce it along the way.

Speakers

Sandra Cross

Sandra has been sewing since she was a little girl, when her dad first taught her how to make clothes for her Barbies. From those early beginnings, she dreamed of becoming both a teacher and a fashion designer—and today, she gets to do both! She has been teaching for over 20 years... Read More →

Friday November 6, 2026 3:00pm - 4:15pm PST
Grizzly Room - Coast Hotel

CTF

3:00pm PST

Environmental Stewardship: Connecting Senior High Students to Environmental Topics and careers

LIMITED

Friday November 6, 2026 3:00pm - 4:15pm PST

Grizzly Room - Coast Hotel

Limited Capacity seats available

Are you a senior high school teacher? We have an Environmental Stewardship course (CTS "Natural Resources", ENS 1020, 1040, 1910) to share them with you! Participants will receive an informative presentation from Environmental Educator, Heidi Widmer (she/her), about the course, detailed activities, resources, proposed course schedule and background information. The Environmental Stewardship course was piloted in Canmore and the activity guide was created afterwards to help other Alberta teachers recreate the course in their schools and communities. At its core, the ENS course is about exploring careers relevant to the environment including energy, waste and food in Alberta. This session will include an interactive activity about values, beliefs and behaviours and how these shape everything from what we eat to the career choices we make.

Speakers

Heidi Widmer

Education Coordinator, Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley

Raised by the Bow River and the surrounding summits within Treaty 7 territory, Heidi Widmer (she/her) is deeply committed to educating on behalf of this place that shaped her. As the Environmental Educator for the Future Leaders program, Heidi both coordinates and delivers K-12 curriculum-connected... Read More →

Friday November 6, 2026 3:00pm - 4:15pm PST
Grizzly Room - Coast Hotel

NAT- Natural Resources

The Career Technology Education Council (CTEC) Annual Conference

10:30am PST

Brandy Walsh

3:00pm PST

Sandra Cross

3:00pm PST

Heidi Widmer

Get help with the event