PA Conferences 2024

Professional Associations Conferences 2025

Nova Scotia Teachers Union

Provincial Conference – Friday October 24, 2025

On the fourth Friday in October of each year, NSTU members from around the province are invited to attend professional development conferences organized by our Professional Associations. The program offerings demonstrate a breadth of curriculum-based and other professional development opportunities that are designed to ensure Nova Scotia's students benefit from the latest pedagogical advances.

Registration opens FOR NSTU MEMBERS on September 15th, 2025 at noon.

Please click the link above to access the Membership registry to ensure that your login credentials are up to date before the opening of registration.

Please contact the NSTU via telephone or email at webaccounts@nstu.ca if you require assistance with the Membership Registry.

No refunds after Friday October 10, 2025

Professional Association		Theme	Location	Registration

	AEA L'Association des Enseignants Acadiens	Repensons nos pratiques : inclure, innover, inspirer	Virtuel et en présentiel/Université StFX/Bureau CSAP à Dartmouth	Les inscriptions pour les membres de la NSTU seront ouvertes le 15 septembre 2025 à midi.

	AST Association of Science Teachers	Time for Science	Halifax West High School 283 Thomas Raddall Drive \| Halifax, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 650

	ATA Art Teachers Association	Artful Minds	Sackville High School 1 King Fisher Way \| Lower Sackville, NS Cape Breton Centre For Craft & Design 322 Charlotte Street \| Sydney, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 345

	ATEC Association of Teachers of Every Child	Voices from the Heart of the Classroom	Scotiabank Theatre Halifax 190 Chain Lake Drive \| Halifax, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 1,100

	ATENS Association of Teachers of English of Nova Scotia	How to Make “Non-Readers” Obsolete! & Strategies that Foster Independence and Boost Stamina	NSTU Building 3106 Joseph Howe Drive \| Halifax, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 80

	ATYA Association of Teachers of Young Adolescents	"ATYA"tude is Everything!	Riverside Education Centre 6 Riverside Drive \| Hardwood Lands, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 250

	BETA Business Education Teachers Association	Pulling Back the Curtain: The Business of Entertainment	Yuk Yuk's Halifax Comedy Club 1665 Argyle Street \| Halifax, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 100

	CTEANS Career and Technology Education Association	Growing Trades and Careers	West Bedford School 50 Broad Street \| Bedford, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 300

	EDANS Educational Drama Association of Nova Scotia	Dramatize Me! Unleashing the Inner Artist in Youth	Woodlawn High School 31 Woodlawn Road \| Dartmouth, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 250

	FSTA Family Studies Teachers Association	Back to Basics	Northeast Kings Education Centre 1816 Bains Road \| Canning, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 175

	MTA Mathematics Teachers Association	Mathematics Illuminated	Charles P. Allen High School 200 Innovation Drive \| Bedford, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 800

	NSATEE Nova Scotia Association of Teachers for Equity in Education	Disability Justice	J.L. Ilsley High School 138 Sylvia Avenue \| Halifax, NS	Registration open

	NSLTA Nova Scotia Language Teachers Association	The Language of Reconciliation	Malcolm Munroe Memorial Middle School 125 Kenwood Drive \| Sydney, NS Membertou Trade & Convention Centre 50 Maillard Street \| Membertou, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 200

	NSMEA Nova Scotia Music Educators' Association	Empowering Musicians	Lockview High School 148 Lockview Road \| Fall River, NS	Registration open

	NSSCA Nova Scotia School Counsellors Association	Pathways to Wellness	Citadel High School 1855 Trollope Street \| Halifax, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 700

	NSTALL Nova Scotia Teachers Association for Literacy and Learning	Engagement through Collaboration	Cobequid Educational Centre 34 Lorne Street \| Truro, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 440

	PETA Primary Elementary Teachers Association	Empowering Minds through Writing, Joy and Positivity!	Cedar Event Centre 111 Clayton Park Drive \| Halifax, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 400

	PISA Psychologists in Schools Association	The Impact of Social Media on the Developing Adolescent Brain	Mount Saint Vincent University 166 Bedford Highway \| Halifax, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 330

	SPAA Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Association	Executive Function: More than Just Attention	Best Western Plus Dartmouth Hotel & Suites 15 Spectacle Lake Drive \| Dartmouth, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 250

	SSTA Social Studies Teachers Association	Charting our Course: Mapping Social Studies for Modern Learners	Saint Mary's University 923 Robie Street \| Halifax, NS	Registration open Registration Limit: 325

	TAPHE Teachers Association for Physical and Health Education	Building Community Through PHE	Blue Lobster Public House 230 S Foord Street \| Stellarton, NS Northumberland Regional High School 104 Alma Road \| Westville, NS	Registration open