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Edges are important, do the circuit

https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/navigation/cues-clues/edges-are-important
Teaching Digital Cues & Clues
Navigation

https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/navigation
Navigation Navigation refers to moving around on a device. This might be clicking or tapping buttons and menus, or using simple figure gestures to open features or go to different parts of an app or website. In...
Digital Skills Language

https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/language
Language Communication involves messages being sent and recieved in a way that is understood. When it comes to digital language, the same applies! It is important to make sure that users are speaking the...
Verbal

https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/language/verbal
Verbal This is the language related to what you read - the words or text used to describe the icons, symbols, structures, or tasks. The verbal language can be complex and confusing. Often there are multiple...
Visual

https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/language/visual
Visual This is the language related to what you see - the pictures of icons, symbols, structures or tasks. Icons are the primary language of our devices. Graphical User Interfaces (known as GUIs) are the...
What Is So Important About PIAAC?

https://calp.ca/blog/what-is-important-about-piacc-2025-03-07
What Is So Important About PIAAC? Rebecca Still, Literacy Specialist A Crash Course on Large-Scale International Adult Literacy Surveys You may have heard the statement that 1 in 5 Albertans have low literacy...
Physical

https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/language/physical
Physical This is the language related to gestures - what you do to interact with digital devices such as clicking, tapping, or swiping. The physical language of our devices can be confusing, but there...
East Connection Café (May) Live in Wainwright

https://calp.ca/events/east-connection-cafe-may-live-in-wainwright.htm
Connections Cafés are a great way for CALP staff to engage with their peers in conversation and provide an opportunity to connect, share, and network. The East’s final two Café’s for the year will...
Rural Routes Training Event: ESL Tutor Training/ESL Games/Workplace English and more!

https://calp.ca/events/rural-routes-training-event-esl-tutor-trainingesl-gamesworkplace-english-and-more.htm
Blue Heron Support Services is hosting a two day Rural Routes learning event! DAY ONE Tuesday, November 7th ESL Tutor Training (9am-12pm) Lunch (12pm-1pm) ESL Tool Kit of Educational Games and Activities...
Help us Solve the Mystery of the Missing Literacy Quilt!

https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-december-2019.htm#article-1125
We recently had an inquiry from Pat Becklund, who was with the Literacy Coordinators of Alberta (LCA), asking if we knew where the Literacy Quilt is now. We asked around but no one seems to know, so we...
Let's Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day

https://calp.ca/blog/lets-celebrate-national-indigenous-peoples-day.htm
Image courtesy of Government of Canada web site, http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100013248/1100100013249 Tansi (Hello), Wow, National Indigenous Peoples Day is already here! What is National Indigenous...
Indigenous Books and Resources

https://calp.ca/blog/indigenous-books-and-resources.htm
Tansi, As you may know Indigenous peoples have a rich tradition of oral history and storytelling. Stories are told to pass down traditional knowledge to guide and to teach our people. They may include...
Growing up Niitsitapii in Canada

https://calp.ca/blog/growing-up-niitsitapii-in-canada.htm
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 Indigenous Learner Liaison...
Regional Meeting 2018 (South)

https://calp.ca/events/regional-meeting-2018-south.htm
You are invited to join us for our Regional Meeting. The meeting will be a great opportunity for Community Adult Learning Programs and our system partners and stakeholders to come together for collaborative...
What do Museums Have to Do with CALPs?

https://calp.ca/blog/what-do-museums-have-to-do-with-calps.htm
At first glance it may not appear that Community Adult Learning Programs and museums have a lot in common but a closer look reveals they have similar mandates. Community Adult Learning Programs (CALPs)...
CALP Connections: May 2025

https://calp.ca/blog/calp-connections-may-2025-2025-04-01
CALP Connections: May 2025 Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities, Symposium Survey and Evaluations, Years of Service Recognition, and more... Upcoming PDSymposium Survey and EvaluationsYears...
CALP Connections: March 2025

https://calp.ca/blog/calp-connections-march-2025-2025-03-04
CALP Connections: March 2025 Upcoming Professional Development Opportunitues, Symposium Update, Call for Outstanding Contribution Award Nominations, and more... Symposium UpdateUpcoming PDCall for Outstanding...
Family Literacy Feature: ELL MOMS in Drayton Valley

https://calp.ca/blog/family-literacy-feature-ell-moms-in-drayton-valley.htm
In this week’s “Strengthening Family Literacy” feature blog, Tanya Harding shares about the ELL MOMS program at Drayton Valley & District Community Learning Association. We asked her to answer a...
Easiest Book Club Ever

https://calp.ca/blog/easiest-book-club-ever.htm
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 English Language Learners....
Let’s Talk Marketing

https://calp.ca/blog/lets-talk-marketing.htm
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 awareness of literacy needs in Alberta,...