MSSTA is very proud to provide social science educators from across the province of Manitoba with high quality professional development. Though our largest event is our yearly participation in the Manitoba Teachers' Society's Professional Development Day in October, we will also host other events and opportunities throughout the year.
MSSTA-MTS PD Day 2024
This year's PD Day will take place on Friday, October 25, at Chief Peguis Middle School in Winnipeg, and will center on the theme of Climate Education that is action-oriented and community driven.
To register, please click this link: MSSTA-MTS PD Day Registration
To see the most updated program, click this link: MSSTA-MTS PD Day Program - Updated
We are excited to officially announce our Keynote Speaker! Clayton Thomas-Müller is a member of the Treaty #6 based Mathias Colomb Cree Nation also known as Pukatawagan located in Northern Manitoba, Canada. Based in Winnipeg. He has been recognized by Yes Magazine as a Climate Hero and is featured as one of ten international human rights defenders in the National Canadian Museum for Human Rights. He has campaigned across Canada, Alaska and the lower 48 states organizing in hundreds of First Nations, Alaska Native and Native American communities to support Indigenous Peoples to defend their territories against the encroachment of the fossil fuel industry with a special focus on stopping the expansion of the Canadian tar sands and its associated pipelines. Clayton is an award winning film director, media producer, organizer, facilitator, public speaker and bestselling author on Indigenous rights and environmental & economic justice. His book, Life in the City of Dirty Water, was a national bestseller and a CBC Canada Reads finalist.
We are looking forward to working with our partners, Educators for Climate Action Manitoba (ECAMB), and encourage those interested in Climate Action to apply to present or display at our conference. We also welcome educators and organizations who are interested in sharing their best practices or resources in the areas of inquiry, collaborative learning strategies, land-based learning, and more, in all areas of the Social Sciences. This year, teachers who apply and are accepted to present at our PD Day will receive their conference fees paid for both this year AND next year's conference, and will also receive an $75 honorarium in the form of a gift card to a local business!
This year's PD Day will take place on Friday, October 25, at Chief Peguis Middle School in Winnipeg, and will center on the theme of Climate Education that is action-oriented and community driven.
To register, please click this link: MSSTA-MTS PD Day Registration
To see the most updated program, click this link: MSSTA-MTS PD Day Program - Updated
We are excited to officially announce our Keynote Speaker! Clayton Thomas-Müller is a member of the Treaty #6 based Mathias Colomb Cree Nation also known as Pukatawagan located in Northern Manitoba, Canada. Based in Winnipeg. He has been recognized by Yes Magazine as a Climate Hero and is featured as one of ten international human rights defenders in the National Canadian Museum for Human Rights. He has campaigned across Canada, Alaska and the lower 48 states organizing in hundreds of First Nations, Alaska Native and Native American communities to support Indigenous Peoples to defend their territories against the encroachment of the fossil fuel industry with a special focus on stopping the expansion of the Canadian tar sands and its associated pipelines. Clayton is an award winning film director, media producer, organizer, facilitator, public speaker and bestselling author on Indigenous rights and environmental & economic justice. His book, Life in the City of Dirty Water, was a national bestseller and a CBC Canada Reads finalist.
We are looking forward to working with our partners, Educators for Climate Action Manitoba (ECAMB), and encourage those interested in Climate Action to apply to present or display at our conference. We also welcome educators and organizations who are interested in sharing their best practices or resources in the areas of inquiry, collaborative learning strategies, land-based learning, and more, in all areas of the Social Sciences. This year, teachers who apply and are accepted to present at our PD Day will receive their conference fees paid for both this year AND next year's conference, and will also receive an $75 honorarium in the form of a gift card to a local business!
Clayton Thomas-Müller
Support for Out-of-Province Professional Development:
Interested in attending out-of-province PD? MSSTA has had a long-term partnership with The Winnipeg Foundation, Canada’s History and the Red River Heritage Fair to provide a bursary for Manitoba teachers to access out-of-province professional development opportunities. Registration is open, and funds are available.
Educators may request up to $2,500 for eligible expenses such as tuition, air travel, and accommodations for out-of-province professional development. More information can be found at: https://www.canadashistory.ca/education/manitoba-professional-development or by emailing [email protected]
Interested in attending out-of-province PD? MSSTA has had a long-term partnership with The Winnipeg Foundation, Canada’s History and the Red River Heritage Fair to provide a bursary for Manitoba teachers to access out-of-province professional development opportunities. Registration is open, and funds are available.
Educators may request up to $2,500 for eligible expenses such as tuition, air travel, and accommodations for out-of-province professional development. More information can be found at: https://www.canadashistory.ca/education/manitoba-professional-development or by emailing [email protected]
