Facing into the Wind
Facing into the Wind For anyone living on the prairies, wind is a familiar part of our world. If I’m honest, it is not always something I embrace as I prefer still calm...
What has Symposium meant to you?
The 2024 Literacy & Learning Symposium Registration Kick-Off is on February 6, 2024! Many CALP staff look forward to this event every year, and there is a reason they keep...
National Literacy Supports
In my last blog post, Advocating Literacy, I wrote about work at the international level and a call to action at the local level. I want to share with you what is happening...
Increase Your Reach with Online Learning
Change is in the air. You can feel the energy shift from lazy summer days to a quicker autumn pace. As we get ready for fall, CALP staff are busily creating schedules and...
Literacy & Learning Symposium 2023 Launch – Registration is now open!
Community Learning Network (CLN) is excited to launch online registration for the Literacy & Learning Symposium 2023 and registration is now live. Register Now! It’s been a...
Strategies for Reading
I love resources. I love being surrounded by books and am often distracted by a great online tool. Over the years, my stack of beloved resources has grown, and I am always...
Why Family Literacy Programs?
It’s a new year with new possibilities! Perhaps your organization is considering starting or expanding your programming to include family literacy programs. How, you may ask,...
Helping Students Learn Math – Three Keys: Goals; Current Level and Mindset
* Please note: this article was originally published in the Rural Routes Winter 2022 newsletter Math comes up again and again as a challenging subject to learn. To help a...
Online Facilitation - No Need to Panic!
Online…. Facilitation…. do either of those words bring you discomfort? Thoughts of boredom? Uncertainty? Depending on your skills, training, and experience in either of these...
Taking the Stress out of Lesson Planning
I remember the feeling all too well. Tutors were screened and trained. Our program had attracted learners. Learners had found their way to our program. Learning opportunities...
Reaching Stakeholders
This week's guest blog post is by Dorte Weber, this is part 3 in a series of 3. Even without a pandemic, it can be challenging to reach enough stakeholders for the data to be...
Reaching the Hard to Reach
This week's guest blog post is by Dorte Weber, this is part 2 in a series of 3. Thanks to Berniece for your thoughtful response on the first part of my blog series - Needs...
Needs Assessment – If not now, when?
This week's guest blog post is by Dorte Weber, this is 1 in a series of 3. This seems like a great time to look back, take stock, and look forward. Many things have changed,...
Publisher Spotlight: ORCA Book Publishers
For the past 4 years, CALPs across Alberta have had access to generous book discounts from a variety of publishing companies. This year I'd like to highlight those companies...
Connecting with Learners (from a Distance)
Last week certainly threw us all a curveball. As I waded through information about social distancing and an ongoing inventory of toilet paper, my inbox was flooded with...
Practitioner's Shortcuts: K-W-L
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...
Adult Learning Principles
I am going to let you in on a little secret; last July I set some goals for myself for the year ahead. And now, here we are a year later… I feel like I have learned a lot...
Easiest Book Club Ever
Earlier this year, Kelsey Lievers from Medicine Hat College’s ABLE program posted a discussion to the CALP Portal asking about a book club for readers with lower literacy and...
Innovative Ideas from CALPs across Alberta
Is it just me, or is time flying by? It seems hard to believe that we are half way through the grant year. Now is the time that many step back to evaluate and tweak their...