2025 ATA Substitute Teachers' Appreciation Week: Full Schedule

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS’ APPRECIATION WEEK

If you’re a substitute teacher in Alberta, you can register for these FREE evening workshops! To register, click here. You will be prompted to create a SCHED account and then will be asked to fill-out a short registration form.

To attend a webinar, click on one of the offerings listed below to open its session details window, then click on the "Open Zoom" button. The Zoom button will become visible 10 minutes before the webinar start time. For information about accessing Zoom links and troubleshooting common tech issues, please refer to the Help Desk page.

If you’re a substitute teacher and you require support or advice about a work related issue, please call 1-800-232-7208 and ask to speak to Teacher Employment Services duty officer.

If you have any questions about these webinars, please email Dan Grassick, Executive Staff Officer, Professional Development.

6:00pm MDT

Roles, Responsibilities and Supports for Substitute Teachers

Monday March 10, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm MDT

Zoom

This session addresses the diverse roles and responsibilities of substitute teachers and will address common challenges concerning employment, contracts and certification; legal and liability risks and protections; and working with parents and students.

Moderators

Dan Grassick

Executive Staff Officer, Professional Development, The Alberta Teachers' Association

Dan is Executive Staff Officer in the ATA’s Professional Development program. Before joining the ATA in January 2016, Dan worked as a teacher and learning leader for the CBE, as an instructor and research assistant at the U of A, and as a senior manager for YMCA Calgary. In 2011... Read More →

Speakers

Amy Villneff

Executive Staff Officer, Teacher Employment Services, The Alberta Teachers' Association

Amy joined the Association’s Teacher Employment Services executive staff in 2024 after over 20 years experience in public education where she has taught in nearly all grade levels across a variety of subjects and spent nearly a decade in school administration. In addition to assisting... Read More →

Monday March 10, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm MDT
Zoom

Employment Support

6:00pm MDT

Economic Issues for Substitute Teachers

Tuesday March 11, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm MDT

Zoom

This presentation explains the dollars and cents of substitute teaching and answers questions such as:
• When do substitute teachers get paid on the salary grid?
• How and when to apply for EI?
• How do pensions and benefits work?
• Are there improvements to collective agreements that would be helpful?

Speakers

Dan Grassick

Executive Staff Officer, Professional Development, The Alberta Teachers' Association

Myra Rybotycki

Executive Staff Officer, Teacher Employment Services, The Alberta Teachers' Association

Myra Rybotycki is an Executive Staff Officer with the Alberta Teachers’ Association. In addition to her role in collective bargaining within Teacher Employment Services, Myra acts as the Association’s Pension Expert and delivers pension, retirement and financial wellness education... Read More →

Tuesday March 11, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm MDT
Zoom

Salary & Benefit Supports

6:00pm MDT

Substitute Teacher Wellness—Don’t Just Survive... Thrive!

Wednesday March 12, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm MDT

Zoom

This session is designed to help substitute teachers develop an appreciation for how important wellness is for individuals, families and school communities. Participants will have opportunities to reflect on their personal wellness journey and learn about a variety of strategies and resources to assist them. By building our personal capacity, we increase our ability to be of continued service to our students, our families and our society. As the saying goes, “You can’t serve from an empty cup.”

Speakers

Dan Grassick

Executive Staff Officer, Professional Development, The Alberta Teachers' Association

Wednesday March 12, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm MDT
Zoom

Teacher Wellness

6:00pm MDT

Regulation and Resilience for Substitute Teachers: Supporting Students with Challenging Behaviour

Thursday March 13, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm MDT

Zoom

This session focuses on approaches that cultivate student resilience, as well as strategies to support our own resilience as we respond to challenging moments of student behaviour. Through activities, discussion, and reflection, substitute teachers will explore a variety of techniques that support students with challenging behaviour and care for their own wellbeing.

Speakers

Dan Grassick

Executive Staff Officer, Professional Development, The Alberta Teachers' Association

Thursday March 13, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm MDT
Zoom

Challenging Situations

2025 ATA Substitute Teachers' Appreciation Week