Learning Opportunities

2026 Calgary Regional CTF & CTS Conference

Date & Time

May 15, 2026
8:15 AM - 2:45 PM

Locations

This conference takes place across multiple locations. Please refer to your registration confirmation for your specific location(s).

Join educators from across the region for a full-day of engaging, hands-on professional learning focused on Career and Technology Foundations (CTF) and Career and Technology Studies (CTS).

Conference Locations

Held across two main sites, with additional offsite sessions:

  • Our Lady of the Rockies School (OLOR), Calgary
  • Career and Technology Centre (CTC) at Lord Shaughnessy High School, Calgary
  • Satellite locations

Program Overview

Build your schedule from 100+ sessions, including four keynote speakers, organized across the following strands:

  • General (applicable to all)
  • Design Thinking for Innovation (DTI)
  • Business, Admin, Finance, and IT (BIT)
  • Health Recreation and Human Services (HRH) 
  • Media, Design, and Communication Arts (MDC)
  • Trades, Manufacturing, and Transportation (TMT)
  • Natural Resources (NAT)
Keynote Speakers (available within all strands):
 
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
  • Keynote 1: Using Imagery for Healing, Connection, and Storytelling - Kelly VanderBeek
    Venue: Career & Technology Centre (CTC)
  • Keynote 2: The Future of Education is Experiential - Rahim Sajan
    Venue: Our Lady of the Rockies School

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM

  • Keynote 3: The Explorer Within – Helping Students Discover Pathways, Purpose, and Possibility - Court Rustemeyer
    Venue: Career & Technology Centre (CTC)
  • Keynote 4: Creating Inclusive Spaces in Sport and Physical Education - Taylor McPherson
    Venue: Our Lady of the Rockies School 

Agenda

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Conversation & Coffee
8:15 AM - 8:50 AM Opening and Welcome
Featuring Tsuut’ina Knowledge Keeper Hal Eagletail, Father Adrian, and Mayor Farkas.
Presented in person at Our Lady of the Rockies School and live streamed to the Career and Technology Centre and satellite locations.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Concurrent Sessions 1
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Concurrent Sessions 2
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch (on your own)
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM Concurrent Sessions 3
2:45 PM Day Ends

Note: Some sessions span multiple time blocks or run for the full day.

View Printable Master Schedule: View Full Schedule (PDF)

Hosted in partnership with the Calgary Board of Education (CBE), Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD), Career and Technology Special Education Council (CTEC), and the Alberta Professional Learning Consortium (APLC - Calgary Office).

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