The Alberta Teachers' Association

🆕 Alberta Exchange Launch 🚀 “An exchange helped me grow and have more ideas about how to continue to make my school a better place.” Sign up for the Information Session on Week-Long Exchanges taking place virtually on January 30 and February 13, 4 pm to 5 pm. Learn more and apply 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/3TxKdee

🎉Whoop, whoop we're one of Alberta's Top Employers! We were shortlisted for our flexible benefits program, work-life wellness and retirement planning supports. Congratulations to everyone for making our workplace the place to be. We could not have done it without you! 😊 Check out our profile! https://bit.ly/3SoqkUG #ABTopEmployers #TopEmployers2024

✨Become an Association Instructor 🙌🏽 We're looking 👀 for outstanding classroom teachers 👨🏽🏫 and school leaders from across Alberta for immediate appointments starting in April. As an association instructor you'll facilitate a variety of workshops for schools and district-based PD events, teachers' conventions and specialist council conferences. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://bit.ly/45UNrvT

👨🏽🏫 Are you a new teacher❓ 📅Save the date for the next Beginning Teachers Network Session on February 21! Social and Emotional Learning – Teaching Strategies and Professional Skills for Sensitive Situations Now, more than ever, our students need support to manage social situations and emotional reactions. This session will explore: ◾ teaching strategies that support students in building social and emotional competence; and ◾ professional considerations for navigating confidentiality, sensitive student and parent/guardian disclosures, and challenging behaviour. Sign up today 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/4aZdCUK

📢 ✊🏽 We stand with Saskatchewan teachers as you fight for the needs of teachers and students. The issues in public education in Alberta and Saskatchewan are very similar, and we are with you as you take action to protect your classrooms. Teachers Supporting Teachers. 🤝🏽 🙌🏽 💓 #ISupportSTF

📢Atelier en vedette : La puissance des liens et de la bienveillance : outils et pratiques d’apprentissage socioémotionnel En ligne | 22 janvier | 16 h 30 – 17 h 30 Maintenant, plus que jamais, il y a un besoin d’examiner les pratiques et les systèmes qui favorisent la santé sociale et émotionnelle de tous les membres de la communauté scolaire. Cet atelier a été conçu dans l’objectif de rehausser les compétences socioémotionnelles des adultes du milieu scolaire et leur efficacité en ce qui a trait à l’enseignement des compétences socioémotionnelles à leurs élèves et à leur capacité de servir de modèles à cet égard. Il s’agit d’un atelier interactif pouvant être réparti en plusieurs séances au cours desquelles les participants apprendront et mettront en pratique des stratégies tout aussi pratiques que puissantes pour renforcer leurs compétences sociales et émotionnelles et celles de leurs élèves. Réservez votre place dès aujourd’hui! https://bit.ly/3thpBfw

📢NEW Workshop Alert ❗ Teacher Growth, Supervision and Evaluation Workshop Virtual | Jan 25-26 | 9 am - 3:30 pm This two-day virtual workshop focuses on the principal’s critical role and the duties they must perform as outlined in the Education Act, the provincial Teacher Growth, Supervision and Evaluation Policy and the Leadership Quality Standard. Active members - FREE Non-members - $300 plus GST. Register Today 👉 https://bit.ly/40Yv5bD

2024 is the year to say yes to adventure with the new Alberta Week-Long Exchange! Sign up for the Information Session on Week-Long Exchanges taking place virtually on January 30 and February 13, 4 pm to 5 pm. Learn more and apply 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/3TxKdee

🗣️The Alberta Teachers' Association stands in solidarity ✊🏽 📢 with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation during their one-day province-wide strike on January 16. We stand in unity as you fight for better classroom supports for teachers and students. They are the same issues Alberta teachers and students are facing. We regard your struggle as an inspiration. Your success will reverberate across Canada.

🤔Are you thinking about retirement? It's never too late or too early to start planning 🗓️. Join us online for the Retirement Planning for Women ♀️ Workshop this Wednesday. Virtual | Jan 17 | 7pm - 9 pm Women and men face different challenges in their lives and those challenges can have financial consequences. Women live longer, which means they will likely spend more years alone and often outlive their retirement savings. This interactive workshop will improve your financial literacy and confidence. 🤯 📒💰 Sign up NOW! https://bit.ly/48wPQ0N