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Volunteer Perspective on Psychological First Aid
https://calp.ca/blog/volunteer-perspective-on-psychological-first-aid.htmThis week's guest blog post is by Carlee Knight. This past October, I had the opportunity to take Psychological First Aid, a Canadian Red Cross certified course offered by the Community Learning Network....
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Money Matters - Financial Literacy Month and Webinar
https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-november-2018.htm#article-1048November is Financial Literacy Month! This year's theme is "Invest in your financial well-being". This month Money Matters workshops will take place across Canada to encourage people to invest in themselves...
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Answers May Vary gets a Glow-Up
https://calp.ca/blog/answers-may-vary-gets-a-glow-up.htmI 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 bits. I like to doodle in the...
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CALP Database Bits & Bytes (Sept 2024)
https://calp.ca/events/calp-database-bits-amp-bytes-sept-2024.htmThe CALP Database is a secure online data management system that is hosted and managed by the Community Learning Network, and accessible free of charge to CALPs throughout Alberta. The Database allows...
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Menu of Assessment Tools
https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=647To help you sort through the many assessment tools that are out there, we've put together a one-page starter kit. These assessment tools have been recommended by experienced CALP. Each of the "Starter...
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Register Now for Upcoming Trainings and Webinars
https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-may-2020.htm#article-1157We are happy to announce that registration is now open for 2 new webinars with Terri Peters and Dr. Wayne Hammond, more CALP Database Bits and Bytes and Ask Us Anything sessions. Be sure to register soon,...
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Tech Talk (Oct 2024)
https://calp.ca/events/tech-talk-oct-2024.htmThis online training helps CALP staff gain instructional strategies to support flexible and adaptable instruction when training others in technology. Three interactive sessions will provide tools that...
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A Closing Comment
https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=837It needs to be said in closing this section that teaching is not as segmented as the “little boxes” in the flow-chart might suggest. Nor are the individual teaching methods and learning approaches...
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30 Things I Love About CALPs
https://calp.ca/blog/30-things-i-love-about-calps.htm2017 has been a great year, as we have celebrated CLN’s 30th Anniversary. This fall, at the Literacy and Learning Symposium, the Regional Support Staff each provided a gift basket as a door prize. I...
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Indigenous Workplace Learning Circles - Free Pilot Online Facilitator Training
https://calp.ca/events/indigenous-workplace-learning-circles-free-pilot-online-facilitator-training.htmIndigenous Workplace Learning Circles (IWLC) Online Facilitator Training – January 21-23, 2025 *Online Encouraged by the positive feedback from our first pilot of the IWLC online facilitator training,...
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Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Resources and Training for CALPs
https://calp.ca/blog/foundational-literacy-and-numeracy-resources-and-training-for-calps.htmThis 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 the CALP Portal. The materials...
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National Volunteer Week - April 23-29
https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-april-2017.htm#article-734Volunteers are a key part of the Community Adult Learning Program. Each year, volunteers across Alberta contribute more than 110,000 hours to support adult learning and literacy! National Volunteer Week...
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Trauma Informed Practice in CALP
https://calp.ca/events/trauma-informed-practice-in-calp.htmTrauma Informed Practice in CALP is an approach that helps staff and volunteers build an understanding of trauma and how it can affect us in our learning spaces. Understanding trauma can help make your...
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Information Session: Data for NonProfits Project (Jan 31 2025)
https://calp.ca/events/information-session-data-for-nonprofits-project-jan-31-2025.htmData for Non-Profit Organizations Project: NorQuest Information Session NorQuest Invites Support and Participation from CALPs: Data for Non-Profit Organizations Project If you would like to learn...
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Leadership = CARE for others & yourself!
https://calp.ca/blog/leadership-care-for-others-yourself.htmLeadership = 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 talks, articles and conversations...
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East Connections Café (April 2025)
https://calp.ca/events/east-connections-cafe-april-2025.htmJoin Laureen Guldbrandsen, Community Learning Network, along with other CALP staff online to connect, share, and network. Grab a coffee, bring a question, share a success or challenge, and settle in...
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Easiest Book Club Ever
https://calp.ca/blog/easiest-book-club-ever.htmEarlier 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 English Language Learners....
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Let’s Talk Marketing
https://calp.ca/blog/lets-talk-marketing.htmMarketing 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 awareness of literacy needs in Alberta,...
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Step 1: Welcoming and Registering New Learners
https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=333The “Learner Intake” process is one of the most important steps in supporting new adult learners. This will be the learner’s first impression of your organization and will be the first step to building...
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Gaining a Better Understanding of Learners' Success or Failure
https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=839The VVSE formula gives us a way to assess and discuss what led to a learner’s success in, or dropping out of, our programs. With this formula, we can ask: “Was their volition or value too low?” Even...