CAROL HENDERSON - Alberta Teachers' Association President

I am very pleased to bring you greetings on behalf of Provincial Executive Council. Your theme, Empower, Engage, Encourage is a call to action for teachers in their important work with students. Public education is the fertile ground in which we, as teachers, work to empower our students to become thoughtful responsible citizens, engage them through innovative teaching and encourage them to develop to their fullest potential.

Alberta’s teachers believe all students can succeed. Public education provides students from all backgrounds with learning experiences to discover and develop their potential, their passions and their gifts, allowing them to make significant contributions to their communities. What a wonderful privilege it is for us as educators to be able to make such a significant contribution.

This convention is a professional development opportunity that will contribute to helping each one of us in providing students with a broad range of learning experiences in addition to the basic subjects of language arts, science, math and social studies.

I hope all of you enjoy your time at the convention. Thanks you for the important work you do with the students of Alberta.

Carol Henderson