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

3:00pm PST

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

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

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

3:00pm PST

Vertical Gardening

LIMITED

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

Cougar Room - Coast Hotel

Limited Capacity seats available

Our primary goal is to empower educators with practical ways to teach indoor gardening in an engaging, hands-on and simplistic manner (no greenhouse needed). Indoor vertical gardening makes food production possible in the tightest, most unexpected of spaces. In this workshop, we will delve into our experience building up a gardening program from scratch and offer tips and tricks to those looking to begin or expand upon their own.

Speakers

Joel Heyland

CTS teacher. Gardener. Landscaper. Graphic designer. Athlete past his prime raising toddlers. Began gardening on a patio of the rental I stayed at in college. Favourite plant to grow: peas. Favourite recipe to make using garden produce: borscht. Future gardening aspirations include... Read More →

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

NAT- Natural Resources

The Career Technology Education Council (CTEC) Annual Conference

3:00pm PST

Heidi Widmer

3:00pm PST

Joel Heyland

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