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  1. New Tutor Interviews

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    In the CALP world we know, without a doubt, how valuable volunteer tutors are. They willingly share their time, energy and expertise with adult foundational learners in a way that shifts their world and...

  2. CALPs and Insurance

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    Insurance is an essential part of doing business, even when your business is adult learning. It is also a requirement of the CALP Guidelines! So, when I had questions about the kind of insurance CALPs...

  3. Opening Doors: A Literacy Audit Tool Kit

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    Opening Doors: A Literacy Audit Tool Kit Download Opening Doors: A Literacy Audit Tool Kit   A literacy audit will help your organization systematically identify barriers the general public may face when...

  4. Engaging Learners with Authentic Materials

    https://calp.ca/blog/engaging-learners-with-authentic-materials.htm
    When I would meet with foundational learners to discuss our volunteer tutor program I usually gave them an assignment. While they waited for a volunteer tutor, I asked them to gather examples of things...

  5. Growing up Niitsitapii in Canada

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    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...

  6. Answers May Vary

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    Answers May Vary Guidebook   The Answers May Vary Guidebook was developed in 2015 by Bow Valley College. This easy-to-read guidebook compiled the results of the AMV Research Report, plus interviews with...

  7. Volunteers – Building Capacity – Sharing the Journey

    https://calp.ca/blog/volunteers-building-capacity-sharing-the-journey.htm
    Did you know that 12.7 million Canadians volunteer their time and energy each year? How fortunate we are to live in a country where people give so generously of their time, and recognize the need to invest...

  8. The Power of Play

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    Have you ever watched your child (or your pet) at play? Watching them in that space where imagination and sheer joy collide is fascinating. So much is happening in those moments; learning is at its peak...

  9. Learning from Strengthening Literacy Practices

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    This fall will start the sixth year for Strengthening Literacy Practices being offered to CALP staff. Over the six years, 41 CALP staff have taken the training of which 31 are still working with a CALP....

  10. Literacy & Learning Symposium 2025 – Registration Now Open!

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    REGISTRATION NOW "CLOSED"! Making Waves Literacy & Learning Symposium 2025 April 29 – May 1, 2025  DoubleTree by Hilton,  West Edmonton  On April 29 – May 1, 2025, the Literacy & Learning...

  11. CALP System Required Training

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    Advanced Education Required Training for the CALP System Because foundational learners often have complex learning needs and may face one or more social or economic challenges, they require highly supportive...

  12. Reflections on a monumental transition: What we have learned through embracing digital skills as foundational learning

    https://calp.ca/blog/reflections-on-a-monumental-transition-what-we-have-learned-through-embracing-digital-skills-as-foundational-learning.htm
    *Please note: this article was originally published in the February 6, 2024 edition of The Connector newsletter from Calgary Learns  Do you remember the monumental shift that came about with the global...

  13. Taking the Stress out of Lesson Planning

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    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 were set up. The hardest part...

  14. IWLC Facilitator Training

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    Indigenous Workplace Learning Circles Facilitator Training (In-Person) IWLC helps foundational learners, people new to the workplace, people who may be struggling at work and people returning to work. ...

  15. Voices from the Field: Tanya Klappe - Let’s talk language: Alberta Reading Benchmarks

    https://calp.ca/blog/voices-from-the-field-tanya-klappe-lets-talk-language-alberta-reading-benchmarks.htm
    CALP staff across the province bring considerable knowledge and experience to the field. Like the adult learners they support, CALP practitioners come to CALP by way of varied and diverse personal and...

  16. Say Hello to Adult Learning Alberta!

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    This week's guest blog post is by Cheryl Dezall.  If you are not familiar with this little gem, let me introduce you to an innovative new website for adult learners (and us). In the spring of 2020 a group...

  17. Inclusive Learning Spaces for the LGBTQ2S+ Community

    https://calp.ca/blog/inclusive-learning-spaces-for-the-lgbtq2s-community.htm
    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. Brenda Barritt is the former...

  18. About Opening Doors

    https://calp.ca/resources/opening-doors-a-literacy-audit-tool-kit-1/about-opening-doors
    < Back to Opening Doors: A Literacy Audit Tool Kit Think of the people who use your organization’s services. What literacy tasks are they expected to perform? How can you help them feel more comfortable...

  19. Increase Your Reach with Online Learning

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    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 completing program plans for a...

  20. Cloze

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    < Back to All Vocabulary Strategies   Cloze Purpose: Helps readers use the meaning of a sentence to fill in the blank.  How: Remove words from a piece of text Use the context provided by the text...