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

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

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

11:00am PST

Building Student Portfolios That Open Doors: From the Classroom to the Workplace

LIMITED

Saturday November 7, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PST

Grizzly Room - Coast Hotel

Limited Capacity seats available

What if students could seamlessly connect classroom learning directly to their future career paths? In career and technology education, learning happens by doing—but effectively capturing that growth can be a challenge. In this session, we'll show how personalized digital portfolios transform career and technology education from Grade 5 all the way through to the workplace. Starting in CTF, students begin documenting real challenges, reflecting on their growth, and discovering where their strengths lie. By senior high, that same portfolio evolves into a powerful tool for exploration, reflection and goal-setting in CTS and CTR; becoming the "body of evidence" that RAP and Work Experience students need to demonstrate on-the-job competencies. Discover how moving beyond traditional grading to a living portfolio helps students articulate their skills to future employers and post-secondary institutions, all while saving valuable administrative time for off-campus coordinators.

Speakers

Liza Honcharova

Liza is a dynamic Partner Success and Development Manager with a background in post-secondary settings, who later chose to drive impact where it starts - in K–12 education. With a background in Behavioral Sciences specializing in child development, she helps school board leaders... Read More →

Saturday November 7, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Grizzly Room - Coast Hotel

Apprenticeship, CTR- Career Transitions

The Career Technology Education Council (CTEC) Annual Conference

10:30am PST

Brandy Walsh

3:00pm PST

Sandra Cross

3:00pm PST

Heidi Widmer

9:00am PST

Carolyn Freed

11:00am PST

Liza Honcharova

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