Name: The Code of Professional Conduct: What Every Substitute Teacher Needs to Know
Start: 2026-10-17T12:30:00-0600
End: 2026-10-17T13:30:00-0600

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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The Code of Professional Conduct: What Every Substitute Teacher Needs to Know

Saturday October 17, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm MDT

TBD

This session outlines Alberta's teacher discipline process for complaints of unprofessional conduct and incompetence, and what it means for substitute teachers specifically. You'll learn how the Alberta Teaching Profession Commission handles a complaint through each stage, what the Code of Professional Conduct requires of you, and practical strategies - drawn from real cases - to avoid ever becoming the subject of a complaint.

Speakers

Tim Jeffares

Associate Coordinator, Regulatory Affairs, The Alberta Teachers' Association

Steven Diachuk

Steven Diachuk is a Regulatory Affairs Officer with the Association's Regulatory Affairs team, bringing 20+ years in quasi-judicial, disciplinary, and adjudicative processes. He leads analysis of teacher conduct and competency files and serves as Second Chair in hearings and appeals. Previously, he sp... Read More →

Saturday October 17, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm MDT
TBD

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2026 Substitute Teachers' Conference

Tim Jeffares

Steven Diachuk

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2026 Substitute Teachers' Conference

Tim Jeffares

Steven Diachuk

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