How Ready is your CALP for Staff Transition?
Think back to your first days on the job.... The learning curve was so steep ! Everything was new and there was so much information to absorb and apply. For many CALP staff,...
Essential Skills - Where Do I Start?
Interesting fact – all 5 of the CALP regions listed Essential Skills (ES) as one of their top professional development needs. So, if you’re new to Essential Skills, you might...
Learner-Centred Assessment Tips and Tools
Assessment is a word that can instill fear in the best of us – learner and practitioner alike. The truth is, assessment is simply a way of finding out what a learner knows so...
Family Literacy Programs: Getting the Word Out
Whether you are starting up a new Family Literacy program in your area, wanting to recruit new families to participate in long-standing programs, looking for facilitators, or...
How One CALP's Community Really is "Stronger Together"
I’ve been thinking a lot about the diversity of CALPs within our province and the common threads that knit them all together. From the larger urban centres to the small rural...