SAGE Professional Development, Conferences and Workshops

The Special Area Groups of Educators affiliated with The Manitoba Teachers’ Society are organizations of educators in specific fields. They offer professional development, camaraderie and a forum to share ideas and insights. Special Area Group conferences and workshops present the best ideas from the brightest minds in teaching.

SAGEs do much more than sponsor the extensive professional development conferences. They reinforce personal professional development activities by helping develop on-going skills in a friendly, non-competitive environment. Visit a group’s page for more information, including fees and contact.

SAGEs provide professional development opportunities as part of their mandate.

50 Ways to Develop as a Professional

SAGE Satellite Service Request Form

(This request for service is the first step in approaching a SAGE from a local association or school for learning opportunities throughout the year or on the October SAGE Coordinated Conference Day.)

Dates of MTS PD Days in future years:

  • 2025 October 24
  • 2026 October 23
  • 2027 October 22
  • 2028 October 20
  • 2029 October 19
  • 2030 October 25

Sage Groups

  • ACEM – Applied Commerce Educators of Manitoba
  • CAYC – Canadian Association for Young Children – Manitoba
  • CIEM – Council for Indigenous Education of Manitoba
  • GAME – Gaming Association of Manitoba Educators
  • HEM – Hutterite Educators of Manitoba
  • MAAE – Manitoba Association for Art Education
  • MADE – Manitoba Association of Dance Educators
  • MAME – Manitoba Association for Multi-Age Educators
  • MAMT – Manitoba Association of Mathematics Teachers
  • ManACE – Manitoba Association of Computing Educators
  • MAPA – Manitoba Association for Progressive Assessment
  • MART – Manitoba Association of Resource Teachers
  • MASSW – Manitoba Association of School Social Workers
  • MASTARS – Manitoba Association of Secondary Teachers of At-Risk Students
  • MATE – Manitoba Association of Teachers of English
  • MATF – Manitoba Association of Teachers of French
  • MATS – Manitoba Association of Teachers of Spanish
  • MDEA – Manitoba Drama Educators’ Association
  • MEI – Manitoba Educators for Inclusion
  • MELIT – Manitoba Early Literacy Intervention Teachers
  • META – Manitoba Elementary Teachers’ Association
  • MHETA – Manitoba Home Economics Teachers’ Association
  • MMEA – Manitoba Music Educators’ Association
  • MMYA – Manitoba Middle Years Association
  • MSCA – Manitoba School Counsellors’ Association
  • MSLA – Manitoba School Library Association
  • MSSTA – Manitoba Social Science Teachers’ Association
  • MTSLD – Manitoba Teachers for Students with Learning Disabilities
  • PHE-MB – Physical and Health Educators of Manitoba
  • RCGW – Reading Council of Greater Winnipeg
  • STAM – Science Teachers’ Association of Manitoba
  • TEAL – Teachers of English as an Additional Language
  • TEAM – Technology Educators’ Association of Manitoba
  • VTAM – Vocational Teachers’ Association of Manitoba

SAGE Online Registration Training

Follow along as Andy Beardsall, Information Technology Administrator at The Manitoba Teachers’ Society, leads MTS members through the SAGE Online Registration System Guide.

Receiving and Issuing Payments Using PayPal

Follow along as Danielle Normandeau, Administrative Assistant in Professional and French Language Services at The Manitoba Teachers’ Society, shows MTS members how to receive and issue payments using PayPal.