THURSDAY Oct 3rd, 2019
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After 30 years of denying he had the mental illnesses that were controlling his life, Tazz realized that being manic-depressive, attention deficit, and having mild dyslexia could either destroy or enhance his life… it was his choice. Today, audiences are happy to join him on his rapid cycle ride down the never-ending road to recovery that has led him from comedy venues across North America to the Psych ward at the Calgary Foothills Hospital (held over). Often described as “one of the most talented comics in the business,” Tazz has been delighting crowds at fundraisers, corporate events, festivals and on television for more than twenty years. Known as the “Bi-Polar Buddha”, Tazz is equal parts comedian, and motivator who likes to enlighten, educate and inspire.
As a result, his one-man shows have drawn rave reviews and standing-ovations from coast-tocoast. Tazz’ many national festival appearances have included the prestigious Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, and the CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival, for which he annually multi-tasks as a writer, producer and performer. Tazz’ explosive Gala performances at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival over the years can be seen frequently on CBC television and the Comedy Network. With his newest endeavour "Stand Up Against Stigma" Tazz believes that it is time to educate, embrace, and empower everyone so that we can all stand tall and give stigma a bad name! Tazz speaks candidly about his struggles and ultimately his triumphs over, not only being diagnosed mental illness, but facing the terrifying stigma that surrounds it. “…thank you so much! Just hearing that someone else has felt the same struggles and has moved passed them gives me strength and hope… you are the light at the end of my tunnel!” Audience members who live with mental illness or are struggling with stigma in any form, often find themselves empowered, inspired and proud of who they are “warts” and all! Others will gain a better understanding of how the ignorance of stigma can negatively impact so many, stopping them from seeking the help they need. All will leave with the tools to make a positive, accepting difference as well as a heart full of laughter, light and compassion. “Big Daddy Tazz will make you laugh till you cry then laugh again… it’s the bi-polar way!” |
Painted Ponies Wellness Program: As the student need for social-emotional supports continues to grow across grade levels and districts, schools may be looking for alternatives to traditional supports. The Painted Ponies program provides wellness supports to students through intentional programming, utilizing curricular outcomes to connect with kids. Explore how the Painted Ponies program proactively supports students by building resiliency, communication skills, confidence, and stress management through relationship building, community engagement, meaningful conversations, and animal interactions.
Other sessions in the works:
Outreach Round tables: Meet other Outreach teachers and discuss what Outreach Looks like in you part of the province. Good to network, share resources and ask questions with our Outreach Educators.
Issues and Tissues: How one Outreach schools is addressing Social literacy 25-3 and 35-3 with their students.. This school also won our Recognition in Innovation and Achievement Award for 2019.
Alberta Health Services: Will be presenting up to date data and trends in the Alberta Health services program and education.
You’ve Got to Connect! Building Relationships to Motivate, Engage and Encourage Students:
Positive and effective relationships between teachers and students are the foundation upon which good teaching and learning occur—you can’t teach them if you can’t reach them. What are some strategies that you can implement to develop strong and powerful relationships with your students? This session covers techniques that are easy to integrate into your everyday interactions with students: communicating positive expectations, giving feedback in a constructive way, developing pride, demonstrating caring, and creating safe and happy environments for all to grow and thrive in!
Recognizing and Addressing Anxiety in Schools:
School staff are increasingly challenged to support students with all levels of anxiety and related behaviours. This workshop will provide information about the most common anxiety disorders, examine how these disorders affect people, and provide participants with strategies to help those affected to cope and manage.
Curricular Outcomes Using Computational Thinking and Data Analysis by David Hay:
The ability to process information in an analytical way is becoming increasingly important, and educators are encouraged or expected to incorporate more coding and data analytics into their teaching. Callysto is a free online platform designed for students in Grades 5 to 12 capable of engaging data visualizations, big data processing, coding, and text formatting.
Teachers will be able to explore Callysto's Python-based modules developed for teaching outcomes in the Alberta Program of Studies. We will talk about how to incorporate these into your teaching of various subjects, and help you create or edit modules for other outcomes if you are interested.
Removing the Education Gap from the Inside Out
by Kim Barker of Northwest Regional Learning Consortium
Building Community by Welcoming Diversity
by Kim Barker of Northwest Regional Learning Consortium
The TRC, TQS, and LQS
by Kim Barker of Northwest Regional Learning Consortium
More topics to be announced soon!
Registration Website is located here:
https://event-wizard.com/OECConference2019/0/welcome/