2026 Substitute Teachers' Conference

2026 Substitute Teachers' Conference

This year’s Substitute Teachers’ Conference will be held at the Acclaim Hotel by Clique Calgary Airport on October 16-17, 2026. For more information and to register, click here.

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3:00pm MDT

Meeting for Local Substitute Chairs (BY INVITATION ONLY) Online via Zoom

5:30pm MDT

Sign in at the Registration desk Hemisphere Lobby

5:45pm MDT

Light Dinner Hemisphere Ballroom

7:00pm MDT

Welcome, Greetings and Keynote: Substitute Teaches ARE Teachers: Removing the "Just" from "Just a Substitute..." Hemisphere BallroomBrian Dawydiuk

8:00pm MDT

Mix and Mingle--Join us for entertainment and refreshments! Hemisphere Ballroom

7:30am MDT

Just arrived? Sign in at the Registration desk Hemisphere Lobby

8:00am MDT

Networking Breakfast Hemisphere Ballroom

9:00am MDT

The Strategic Sub Part 1—Building Relationships and Managing the Classroom TBDAssociation Instructor Breakout A (6) Creativity versus Innovation in Teaching TBDPaul Bohnert Internationally Educated Teachers (IET) Session TBD Your Pension Matters for Substitute Teachers TBDLorraine Wirzba Breakout A (3) TBD

10:00am MDT

Refreshment Break Hemisphere Lobby

10:30am MDT

Saturday Keynote: Breathe, Trust, Teach: The Courage To Surrender Hemisphere BallroomHerky Cutler

11:45am MDT

Lunch Hemisphere Ballroom

12:30pm MDT

Navigate, Share, Influence—Communication Skills for Teachers TBDAssociation Instructor The Strategic Sub Part 2—Student Engagement and Managing the Unexpected TBDAssociation Instructor AI Tools to Amplify Your Professionalism and Save Time TBDAssociation Instructor Breakout B (6) Introducing New Gr. 7-9 Career Exploration Curriculum TBDPaul Bohnert Internationally Educated Teachers Sharing Circle TBD The Code of Professional Conduct: What Every Substitute Teacher Needs to Know TBDTim Jeffares • Steven Diachuk Breakout B (2) TBDTina Chadwick • Marissa Gillespie

1:30pm MDT

Refreshment Break Hemisphere Lobby

1:45pm MDT

Breakout C (1) TBD Being in Good Relations—An Introduction to Cultural Protocols TBDIndigenous Education PD Facilitator Mental Health 101 TBDAssociation Instructor Breakout C (5) TBD Breakout C (6) TBD Internationally Educated Teachers TBD Strategic Sub Part 3-Hiring Guidance and Career Development TBDAssociation Instructor

2:45pm MDT

Closing Remarks & Prize Draw Hemisphere Ballroom