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Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities, Symposium Update, Call for Outstanding Contribution Award Nominations, and more... Hello everyone, my name is Dave Albrecht....

Faye Beauchamp, Indigenous Liaison National Indigenous Languages Day National Indigenous Languages Day is a time to recognize and celebrate the rich linguistic heritage of...

Laureen Guldbrandsen, East-Central Regional Support Staff Have you ever wished you had more time to focus on your learners instead of lesson planning? AI tools can help, but...

Rebecca Still, Literacy Specialist You may have heard the statement that 1 in 5 Albertans have low literacy skills. Or you may have heard that according to PIAAC 17% of...

Upcoming Professional Development Opportunitues, Symposium Update, Call for Outstanding Contribution Award Nominations, and more... Hello/Tansi! I initially joined the CLN...

Faye Beauchamp, Indigenous Liaison Tansi everyone! I hope you are all doing well, keeping warm and that you were able to spend Valentine's Day and Family Day with your loved...

by Pat Halewich, PD & Events Specialist We’re thrilled to announce that registration for the Literacy and Learning Symposium 2025 opens on February 12, 2025, at 12:00 PM !...

Call for Outstanding Contribution Award Nominations, Upcoming Professional Development Opportunitues, Symposium Update, and more... What makes a positive and productive place...

by Cheryl Lovstrom, Central Regional Support Staff I believe I will always remember my first attempt at a trip outside the house during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a...

by Ellen Rodgers, CLN Program Support With an intuitive layout and streamlined navigation, it is easier than ever to stay in touch with the CALP system and access...

Explore the New CALP Portal!, NorQuest College Invites CALPs to Participate in Project and more... Happy New Year! After a restorative two-week absence from CLN, a good...

I love a good resource. Preferably in print. Ideally my own copy. I like to mark it up: adding highlights (the more colours the better), underlining, and flagging the good...

I look forward to this time every year as I find great joy in being prepared, shopping, and giving gifts! Wholeheartedly I would agree with the saying “it’s better to give...

To say 2024 has been a whirlwind so far would be a serious understatement. Looking back at the past 10 months, I am reminded of waiting for a prairie freight train to pass....

Last summer, our CALP sent, like every other CALP, our Annual Report 2022-2023 to our funder, Advanced Education, and surprisingly it came back with a very positive review...

I had the privilege of talking with Bonnie Caron, the Literacy Specialist at Project Adult Literacy Society (PALS) about book clubs. I have previously worked with Bonnie and...

“We are all connected” Most of us have heard this phrase, and some of us have used it, but what does it mean? In Indigenous culture the meaning of kinship extends far beyond...

As CALP providers, one of our main roles is to support adult literacy learners. Adult literacy learners in CALP are adults who are generally born in Canada and need to...

September marks the beginning of the PD & training year for CLN! We want to let you know what professional development and training options to look forward to this Fall. We...

Each year in June Canadians acknowledge National Indigenous History Month. National Indigenous History Month was first recognized in June 2009. It was created to educate...