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

1:30pm PST

Raising the Next Generation of Leaders... How to Build a Leadership Program

Friday November 6, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm PST

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will give you the basics of building a leadership program for grades 7-12. It will go over different ways to program it and lots of activity ideas to get you started. This session is great for CTF and High School Teachers.

Speakers

Heather McCaig

District Representative, South East, The Alberta Teachers' Association

Heather Dawn McCaig is a long-time educator at Crescent Heights High School in Medicine Hat, Alberta, where she teaches leadership and other subjects and has helped build an active leadership program that engages students in community service and school events. She has been involved... Read More →

Friday November 6, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm PST
Cougar Room - Coast Hotel

General Interest

9:00am PST

Educator Exchange Programs-Embrace New Perspectives and Embark on a Journey That Will Inspire, Inform and Transform

LIMITED

Saturday November 7, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am PST

Grizzly Room - Coast Hotel

Limited Capacity seats available

Teaching and leading is a remarkable journey, and an exchange can bring a wealth of insights to your practice. Learn how an exchange can inform your practice. What does skill development look like in Germany and Spain? How does Australia prepare their students for the workforce? Take home fresh perspectives and put them to use your own school and system. Open the door and get out of your comfort zone, engage in critical conversations, and experience first-hand how your peers engage with best practices. We will detail our short-term in-person exchanges, where you are hosted by your exchange partner for approximately ten days to observe their world, typically over your spring break or during summer. You then reciprocate by hosting your exchange partner. We also offer exciting virtual exchange opportunities, no travel required. Destinations for short-term exchanges include Australia, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Alberta Accredited International Schools, and Iceland (for school leaders). No language requirements to participate.

Speakers

Carolyn Freed

Exchange Liaison, The Alberta Teachers' Association

Carolyn Freed is the Educator Exchange Programs Liaison at the Alberta Teachers' Association, with over 10 years of experience coordinating international exchange programs. With a background in Communications and Technology, her focus is helping communities to learn from and with... Read More →

Saturday November 7, 2026 9:00am - 10:45am PST
Grizzly Room - Coast Hotel

General Interest

The Career Technology Education Council (CTEC) Annual Conference

1:30pm PST

Heather McCaig

9:00am PST

Carolyn Freed

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