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This week's guest blog comes to you from the CALP Team at Alberta Advanced Education: Interview with Brenda Barritt on inclusive learning spaces for the LGBTQ2S+ community....

Marketing has been a topic that has come up a few times with CALPs in my region this fall. One of the strengths of our system is that we are all interested in building...

This week's guest blog comes to you from Brenda Barritt, Project Lead - "Holding Safer Spaces" Professional Development Pilot. As we change over our calendars and get used to...

This week, we are pleased to feature a guest blogger. The blog has been submitted by Lucille Provost, Indigenous Learner Liaison, Pincher Creek Adult Learning Program. As the...

As CALP staff, you are extraordinary multitaskers. You never know who is going to walk through your door and what they might need. As a result, it is nice to have tools and...

Updated November 2019 Way back in 2016, CLN made a big announcement: six fantastic publishing companies agreed to provide books to CALPs at discounts as high as 40%! That’s a...

This past summer I attended a First Aid course for recertification. As I arrived in the training room, I noticed those who were there were focusing on reading and completing...

This week's blog comes to you from the CALP Team at Alberta Advanced Education We’re hitting the peak of summer, which gives the CALP team at Advanced Education a breather...

As the fires rage in Northern Alberta the memories, emotions, thoughts and feelings find their way back to my heart and mind. When the fires were burning in our neighbouring...

As CALP staff, you are extraordinary multitaskers. You never know who is going to walk through your door and what they might need. As a result, it is nice to have things in...

Strong relationships and a safe and welcoming atmosphere are important, not just for our learners but also within our organization as a whole. When I look across the CALP...

As CALP staff, you are extraordinary multitaskers. You never know who is going to walk through your door and what they might need. As a result, it is nice to have things in...

I was recently tasked with posting on the Community Learning Network’s (CLN) social media platforms. Although I post regularly on a personal level, I felt I needed to do some...

This week we are pleased to feature a guest blogger. The blog has been submitted by Monica Sczyrba-Davis, Executive Director, Pincher Creek Community Adult Learning Program....

For those of you who work in Family Literacy, the name ABC Life Literacy will be very familiar. These are the folks who promote Family Literacy Day across Canada every...

Leadership = CARE for others & yourself! Leadership is a topic that regularly captures my attention. In fact, when I have some spare time I am often drawn to books, TED...

As CALP staff, you are extraordinary multitaskers. You never know who is going to walk through your door and what they might need. As a result, it is nice to have things in...

I am very fortunate to have been spending time with elders from many different nations and communities. I have been hearing many elders speak about connections - connections...

Brenda nervously looked out the window at the door of the High School. It was September and time to return to school. She was entering Grade 10 at a new school. Butterflies...

This week we have a guest blog from Glen McCalpin of NorQuest College. The Foundational Literacy and Numeracy materials, developed by NorQuest College are now available on...