EdConnect Conference Fall 2024

Event Date:
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Time of event:
9:30 am
-
5:30 pm
EST

Location Details:

Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, M5H 2M9 (map)

Birchwood Ballroom and Foyer (Mezzanine floor)

AGENDA

BOOSTER SESSIONS (Optional, but included in the price of the conference)

The AM Booster Sessions are optional attendance. The sessions are ideal for:

  • Existing users wanting to learn more about the software
  • Clients considering purchasing a new module
  • School boards who would like to share how the software is making a positive impact in their school board’s hiring cycle

9:30 AM to 10:15 AM – Recruiting: How to Attract Talent When Posting Jobs

Learn how to get the most out of our new design when posting jobs on ApplyToeducation. Post once and have your jobs appear on multiple websites, like, Indeed, Jobillico, LinkedIn, Google Jobs, Facebook Jobs, Canada Job Bank, and your school board website.

10:15 AM – 11:00 AM – EasyConnect: New Features To Improve Fill Rates

See how school districts are using ApplyToEducation's new features to:

  • Reduce errors when creating absences
  • Increase fill rates using new job board configurations
  • Utilize dropdowns to improve reporting

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM – Professional Development: Optimize Registrations

This session will show you how to simplify: 

  • Tracking GL codes for PD workshops
  • Capping how many employees can register for PD workshops on any given day
  • Managing waitlists for popular PD workshops

EDCONNECT CONFERENCE

1:00 PM to 1:30 PM – ApplyToEducation – A Year in Review and Vision for 2025

Learn what ApplyToEducation has planned for 2025 so you can build a strategy to leverage our upcoming features and ensure you have the right tools to hire in today’s tough labor market.

PRESENTED BY MARK LAURIE, PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER OF APPLYTOEDUCATION

1:30 PM to 2:15 PM – Integration With Other Systems

  • Automating the creation of employee records
  • Flagging high volume absence days ahead of time
  • Manage creating, deactivating, and single sign-on for employee accounts
  • Using SkillCheck to simplify how you administer clerical tests

2:15 PM to 3:00 PM  – Confidential Reference Checks

Learn how to create question templates to send to references and their answers automatically appear without candidates seeing them.

3:00 PM to 3:20 PM  – Break

SPONSORED BY INTERVIEW STREAM

3:20 PM to 4:15 PM – Leveraging AI to Find Teachers

As more companies seek to leverage AI for improved efficiency and time savings, we will highlight how AI is being used to help better attract talent than ever before.

Discover how to AI can help to standardize candidate evaluation, minimize unconscious bias, and streamline the hiring process. Join us as we peak into the future of K12 Education Recruitment.

PRESENTED BY INTERVIEWSTREAM, AND ANGELO PETTA, RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT

4:15 PM to 5:15 PM – Education Student Panel

This is your chance to better understand the evolving preferences of today’s Education students and the factors that go into their decision making process. The panel will share answers to the following questions:

  • Why do students choose one school board over another?
  • What would it take to get a new teacher to consider a school board that wasn’t on their radar?
  • Are new teachers willing to relocate and why?

These questions and more will be asked to the student panel. You will also have an opportunity to ask your questions!

FACILITATED BY NATHAN LAURIE, CO-FOUNDER OF APPLYTOEDUCATION

5:15 PM to 5:30 PM – Conference wrap up

PRESENTED BY MARK LAURIE, PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER OF APPLYTOEDUCATION

7:15 PM – ApplyToEducation’s Celebration Dinner (Doors open at 7pm)

Join us at the National Club for a three course dinner. The celebration dinner is included in your conference fee. Please arrive no later than 7:15pm to find seating. Dinner will be served at 7:30 PM sharp.

Dresscode: Business Casual

Address: The National Club, 303 Bay St (7 min walk from the hotel) (map)

HOSTED BY APPLYTOEDUCATION

PRICING INFORMATION

(Pricing has not changed from 2023)

1 attendee - $799 +tax

2+ attendees - $599 +tax per person

To register or for more information, contact Christina Hemeon at chemeon@applytoeducation.com or 416-932-6781.

HOTEL DETAILS

Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, M5H 2M9

Contact ApplyToEducation for available rooms at the Sheraton

We recommend booking your stay as soon as possible to ensure you receive the discounted rate. Space is limited.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOL BOARDS

Ontario

Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board

Avon Maitland District School Board

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board

District School Board of Niagara

Grassy Narrows Education Authority

interviewstream

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board

Limestone District School Board

Missabay Community School, Mishkeegogamang First Nation

Neskantaga Education Centre

Pikangikum Education Authority

Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Upper Canada District School Board

Upper Grand District School Board

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

Wellington Catholic District School Board

New Brunswick

New Brunswick Education

Manitoba

Poplar River First Nation

Alberta

Northland School Division No. 61

Rocky View Schools

British Columbia

Make a Future – Careers in BC Education

Northwest Territories

Beaufort Divisional Education Council