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Venue: Legacy A clear filter
Wednesday, July 23
 

1:00pm MDT

Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Workshop (Separate Registration Needed)
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Legacy A
Speakers
CE

Cathy Evanchko

FOIP Coordinator, Calgary Board of Education
Cathy Evanochko, District FOIP Coordinator, Calgary Board of Education
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Maryann Hammermeister

FOIP Consultant, Edmonton Public Schools
Maryann Hammermeister has worked for Edmonton Public Schools for the past 33 years and has been the Division FOIP Coordinator for the past 17 years. Maryann is a graduate of the IAPP program at the UofA and continues expanding her expertise in privacy and access to information issues... Read More →

Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Legacy A
  Pre-Conference Workshop
 
Thursday, July 24
 

8:45am MDT

Personal Devices Panel Discussion
Thursday July 24, 2025 8:45am - 9:30am MDT
Legacy A
The Personal Devices in Schools Panel Discussion will explore the opportunities and challenges of implementing the Ministerial Order of Alberta regarding personal devices in schools. School leaders and IT professionals will share their perspectives on implementing the Ministerial Order, considerations, and how it has impacted schools and divisions.
Speakers
avatar for Blythe Evans

Blythe Evans

Teacher-consultant, Edmonton Public Schools
Blythe has been with Edmonton Public Schools for 17 years. She started her career as an elementary teacher, then continued as a technology lead teacher, assistant principal, and assessment consultant. Through each of these roles, Blythe continued learning about technology integration... Read More →
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Lyle Lee and group

Director of Information Technology, Grande Yellowhead Public School Division
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Kylie Kissel

Director, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools
Kylie is the current Director of Education Technology at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools. Growing up in a family of educators, he never imagined that he would end up in the Alberta K-12 education system, but by good fortune, he accidentally became a teacher in 2009. Since then... Read More →
avatar for Jesse Sadlowski

Jesse Sadlowski

Director of Technology, Lethbridge School Division
As the Director of Technology Learning and Innovation, Mr. Sadlowski is responsible for the overall planning, organizing, and execution of all IT functions within the district. This includes overseeing all IT operations that help meet educational requirements as well as support and... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 8:45am - 9:30am MDT
Legacy A
  E is for Everyone

9:45am MDT

Flexin' on old hardware: Breathe new life into devices and protect against ransomware with ChromeOS Flex
Thursday July 24, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am MDT
Legacy A
Have old PCs and Macs collecting dust, or Windows 10 machines that cannot be upgraded? Transform aging tech with ChromeOS Flex and better secure your environment. This cloud-powered operating system is not only secure, fast, and free, but it also plays nicely with your existing Chromebooks making management a breeze. School teams across the country are using Flex to reduce e-waste and to get devices into the hands of more students and staff. As part of this session, we’ll hear from an IT Director who has leaned into Flex on hundreds of devices.
Speakers
avatar for Troy Sigvaldason
TW
Thursday July 24, 2025 9:45am - 10:30am MDT
Legacy A
  E is for Everyone

11:15am MDT

Vretta Roll Out in Schools Unconference
Thursday July 24, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm MDT
Legacy A
The Vretta Roll-Out Unconference session will provide a platform for school leaders and IT professionals to share their experiences, challenges, and best practices for implementing Vretta in schools. Participants can come up with questions that they can bring up to engage others in discussions on various aspects of Vretta's implementation in schools and divisions.
Speakers
avatar for Blythe Evans

Blythe Evans

Teacher-consultant, Edmonton Public Schools
Blythe has been with Edmonton Public Schools for 17 years. She started her career as an elementary teacher, then continued as a technology lead teacher, assistant principal, and assessment consultant. Through each of these roles, Blythe continued learning about technology integration... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm MDT
Legacy A
  E is for Everyone

12:15pm MDT

CyberAlberta - New Challenges mean New Strategies!
Thursday July 24, 2025 12:15pm - 1:00pm MDT
Legacy A
A discussion about cybersecurity trends and how CyberAlberta is developing awareness and mitigation strategies.
Speakers
avatar for Stuart Lee

Stuart Lee

Director, Cybersecurity Strategic Planning and Stakeholder Engagement, Government of Alberta
Stuart Lee has been with the Government of Alberta for over 25 years and joined the Corporate Information Security Office in 2010. His experience in Information Technology include operations management, client services, project management, IT disaster recovery, business continuity... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 12:15pm - 1:00pm MDT
Legacy A
  Leadership, Cybersecurity

2:15pm MDT

Survive the next cyber attack: Resilience for cyber leaders.
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT
Legacy A
Agenda:
Cyberattack Preparedness as the path to cyber-resilience
Case study of a ransomware attack
⁠Modus operandi of Threat Actors
Introduction to Breach Response
⁠How to prepare for a Breach
⁠Importance of playbooks
Q&A
Speakers
avatar for Arani Adhikari

Arani Adhikari

Arani Adhikari is a seasoned cybersecurity and consulting professional with over a decade of experience in the banking and financial services industry globally. Arani has a proven track record of helping clients navigate complex cybersecurity challenges, including technical threat... Read More →
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David Chernitzky

As CEO and co-founder of Armour Cybersecurity, David Chernitzky brings more than 25 years of experience and expertise in cybersecurity, complemented by his proficiency in cultivating high-performance teams.His career was notably shaped by his time as an officer in the Elite Technology... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT
Legacy A
  IT / Infrastructure, Cybersecurity

3:15pm MDT

Epson Updates
Thursday July 24, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT
Legacy A
Come learn about Epson Projectors and product updates!
Speakers
MR
Thursday July 24, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT
Legacy A
  Vendor
 
Friday, July 25
 

8:45am MDT

AI, Policies, Staff/Student Access to AI, and the Impact on the Future of Education Panel Discussion
Friday July 25, 2025 8:45am - 9:30am MDT
Legacy A
Come hear from a panel of educational technology experts from around Alberta about the use of AI in schools. With a variety of experiences and systems in place our panelists will share their policy making procedures, considerations, and discuss the ethical dilemmas that come along with the use of AI.
Speakers
avatar for Sarabeth Asis

Sarabeth Asis

Specialist, Teaching and Learning with Technology, Calgary Board of Education
Sarabeth Asis is a Specialist at the Calgary Board of Education on the Teaching and Learning with Technology team. Her teaching experience spans grades 2 – 11. She started her teaching career as an Elementary Generalist, eventually moving up to Middle School as CTF Learning Leader... Read More →
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Monica Gadsby

Tech Coordinator, Seven Oaks School Division
My name is Monica Gadsby (she/her). I have over 12 years of teaching experience in business education, technology, and social justice. I recently completed a PBDE in school counselling and am passionate about integrating identity, anti-racism, and mental health into our daily practices... Read More →
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Kandis Gilks

Supervisor Teacher - Educational Technology, Grande Yellowhead Public School Division
avatar for Nicole Lakusta

Nicole Lakusta

Emerging Technology Facilitator, Parkland School Division
With a diverse background in K-12 education, I've served as a passionate teacher, a dynamic Assistant/Acting Principal, an Inclusive Education Lead, and a STEAM innovator. I also held the role of Teaching & Learning Resources Consultant with Alberta Education and currently serve as... Read More →
avatar for Jonathon Thomas

Jonathon Thomas

Consultant, Elk Island Public Schools
As an Education Technology Consultant with Elk Island Public Schools, Jonathon Thomas brings over 20 years of classroom teaching and instructional leadership experience to guide K-12 educators in the effective integration of technology. Holding a Master of Education in Educational... Read More →
Friday July 25, 2025 8:45am - 9:30am MDT
Legacy A
  E is for Everyone

9:45am MDT

IT Unconference
Friday July 25, 2025 9:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Legacy A
Are you involved in IT? Is there something you would love to discuss with others? This unconference style session will have you, the attendees, in control of the discussion topics. We look forward to generating some engaging discussion and sharing our best tips and tricks with each other.

Please note that this is a 2 hour session with a break at 10:30 AM.
Speakers
BB

Bob Barrett

Board President, Alberta Technology Leaders in Education Association
avatar for Kylie Kissel

Kylie Kissel

Director, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools
Kylie is the current Director of Education Technology at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools. Growing up in a family of educators, he never imagined that he would end up in the Alberta K-12 education system, but by good fortune, he accidentally became a teacher in 2009. Since then... Read More →
Friday July 25, 2025 9:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Legacy A
  IT / Infrastructure

1:00pm MDT

ATLE Annual General Meeting
Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
Legacy A
Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
Legacy A
  AGM

1:45pm MDT

AGM Prizes!
Friday July 25, 2025 1:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Legacy A
Friday July 25, 2025 1:45pm - 2:00pm MDT
Legacy A
  General Assembly
 
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