March 1st and 2nd, 2012 

Missing Getca Badges?

If you are short some badges/lanyards for your school please contact Anita at  VPpublicity@getca.com
You may also contact your local office.

Substitute Teachers

You may pick up your Getca Badge at the local Substitute teachers meeting or you may go to your local office.  You may also get them at convention, please bring a paystub or ATA card to the info booth in the Shaw conference centre.  Contacting the publicity VP is another option, vppublicity@getca.com

 

The complete schedule is now available to print or you may make your own custom schedule to print off.  Just go to the Convention Program tab and you can check off the sessions you like. then click the create schedule button on the bottom of the page. Please note: this does not mean you are registered in those sessions.  So make a few choices in case your first choice is full when you get there. You cannot save the schedule, so only make it when you are able to print it off.

Most sessions are first come first serve.  A few sessions are available for pre-registration.  Delegates will find them by clicking the Pre-registered Sessions tab on the left. 

Parent Night

Barry MacDonald and Peggy Orenstein will also be speaking at the parent night on Wednesday, Feb. 29.  For more information, click the following link. www.getca.com/Content/Attachments/GETCAeventposter.pdf

Chairpeople

Please click on the Chairperson tab to the left, sign in or register, and choose some sessions that interest you.  You get to meet the speaker and introduce them!  It is a very rewarding experience!

 There will be a brief Chairpersons’ Evening on Wednesday February 8th from 4pm until 5pm in room 213 at Barnett House 11010-142 st. This will provide all the information you need to be a host/chair. We look forward to seeing you at the Chairperson’s Evening.

GETCA 2012 Exhibit Hall is now full. We will welcome potential exhibitors for GETCA 2013 at the beginning of April 2012.

  If you are looking to apply for alternate PD or Out of District PD, please click the Delegates tab on the side of this screen.  Then, scroll down and you will find the link.

Convention Purpose

Teachers’ conventions have been established through provincial legislation in the province to provide teachers a forum to renew their professional skills on an annual basis.

The Greater Edmonton Teachers’ Convention Association develops programs of general interest to teachers at all levels across a broad field of curriculum. Convention planning takes into account the needs of individual teachers to become aware of new knowledge and trends in teaching and school organization, and also their needs to establish and broaden communications with other teachers on matters of professional concern.

The general nature of the convention is emphasized; by choosing programs and frameworks with broad appeal; by retaining keynote speakers whose message will be of interest to a majority of teachers; and, by limiting the influence of external special interest groups.