11:00 am MST

Just Because We're Small Doesn’t Mean We Can’t Stand Tall: A Child and Youth Rights Movement

Jess Raby, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society; and Lisa Howell, University of Ottawa

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Children and youth have the right to participate in matters that affect them, including reconciliation. The Spirit Bear Virtual School provides resources to engage students of all ages in learning and action to end discrimination and ensure equity for First Nations children and youth. The implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action requires a social justice approach to reconciliation.

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1:45 pm MST

Land Acknowledgement Workshop Rekindle relationships with lands and waters, and create a sense of belonging for your students. Join respected educator Dr. Sharla Mskokii Peltier to learn about and create land acknowledgement bundles, and grow your ways of knowing, appreciating, and teaching Indigenous knowledge within multicultural classrooms.

2:00 pm MST

Confronting Ableism in Education

A session to break down barriers to inclusion of people living with disabilities in classrooms.

2:00 pm MST

Pass the Mic: Let’s Talk about Racism

This session will help equip teachers with the tools to engage in important conversations about racism and becoming anti-racist.

2:00 pm MST

Anti-Oppression in the Compassionate Classroom

In this workshop, teachers will learn about the  fundamentals of anti-oppression work and its compatibility with current pedagogical approaches.  They will be equipped with an understanding of what may inhibit a marginalised student's success and positive experience, from the syllabus to the classroom setup. Teachers will be empowered to create safer spaces for student learning and encouraged to reflect on how their own identity and experiences impact learners.

2:00 pm MST

Defining Moments: All for 9 and 9 for All Resources and tools available for students and teachers to learn about the 1872 Nine Hour Movement and induction of the Trade Unions Act as the start to a long history of Canadian worker activism.

9:00 am MST

Keynote with Leslee Udwin

The Think Equal program is a program developed by neuroscientists to end discriminatory mindsets and cycles of violence and which helps develop healthy relationships. 

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10:15 am MST

Human Rights Education as a Foundation for Transformative Change

Fundamentals in Human Rights Education - what it looks like and how to practise. 

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10:45 am MST

Defining Moments Canada: Realizing the Pledge

How to use the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a springboard for learning about human rights, both in theory and in practice.