ECSD Elementary Summer Summit: Full Schedule

ECSD Elementary Summer Summit 2026: September Starts Here
Join us on August 28 for a day of learning, collaboration, and inspiration designed to help you start the school year strong! Choose from over 25 sessions featuring classroom-ready resources, practical strategies, and ready-to-use lessons across literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, assessment, inclusion, faith permeation, and wellness. Whether you’re exploring the new Grades 4–6 Social Studies curriculum, discovering Dynamic Math, or looking for fresh ideas to support every learner, you’ll leave confident, energized, and September ready!

9:45am MDT

Smart Start! Religion Refresher

LIMITED

Friday August 28, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am MDT

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Limited Capacity seats available

Session Materials

Start teaching this year feeling organized, beginning with the end in mind! Whether you are new to teaching a grade or just want a new perspective for teaching religion, join us in this refreshing review of the Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ program. This session is designed for Grades K-6.

Overview of the Units in each grade
Assessment best practices
Unit inquiry tasks
Online Resources available

Speakers

Kathleen Nguyen

Religion Consultant, Edmonton Catholic Schools

Kathleen Nguyen finds joy in sharing our Catholic faith and accompanying people on their faith journey. Kathleen loves to spend time with her family and is a great aunt; literally. This is a term she loves to use quite liberally and makes her friends call her Kathleen, the Great... Read More →

Friday August 28, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
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K-6

11:00am MDT

Student Success Strategies

LIMITED

Friday August 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT

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Limited Capacity seats available

Session Materials

Speakers

Carole Carby

Lindsay Lott

Inclusive Consultant, Edmonton Catholic School Division

Lindsay Lott is an Inclusive Consultant with Edmonton Catholic Schools, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role. With 15 years of classroom experience both abroad and here in Edmonton, Lindsay has developed a deep understanding of diverse educational environments... Read More →

Caitlyn McCauley

Friday August 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
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K-6

12:45pm MDT

Learning in Light of the Gospel: Permeating our Catholic faith in Curriculum

LIMITED

Friday August 28, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm MDT

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Limited Capacity seats available

Session Materials

What if faith permeation wasn’t another box to check, but a natural way of seeing curriculum through a Catholic worldview?
In Catholic education, every subject offers opportunities to connect learning with faith, helping students make meaning of their experiences in light of the Gospel.This engaging and practical session is rooted in our Five Marks of Catholic Education and our shared call to be disciples of Christ. It offers a process for making faith permeation authentic, meaningful, and connected to curriculum outcomes.
Designed for teachers at every stage of their faith journey, this session provides resources, examples, and planning tools in Mathematics and Health and Wellness that support intentional and accessible integration in practice. After this session, you will be better equipped to help students encounter truth, beauty, goodness, and to develop a Catholic worldview that shapes how they understand, respond to, and serve others.

Speakers

Kathleen Nguyen

Religion Consultant, Edmonton Catholic Schools

Anita Hanneman

Mathematics Consultant - Elementary, Edmonton Catholic Schools

Elementary Mathematics Consultant

Friday August 28, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm MDT
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K-6

2:00pm MDT

Minecrafting Curriculum Connections

LIMITED

Friday August 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm MDT

Room 1

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Materials

In this hands-on session, we will explore how Minecraft: Education can support meaningful curriculum connections while making student thinking visible. Using portfolios, photos, reflections, NPCs, and mini-builds, we will explore strategies for documenting learning, collecting evidence of understanding, and sharing student work through Google Classroom. Teachers will leave with practical assessment approaches that capture both learning processes and KUSPs across subject areas.

Speakers

Joel Kristiansen

Emerging Technology Consultant, Edmonton Catholic School Division

Joel Kristiansen has been part of the EmTech team for the past 3 years. Joel finds inspiration in working with teachers to incorporate technology in feasible ways to make learning more accessible, exciting, and long lasting. Before that, Joel spent over a decade in K-9 schools where... Read More →