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Brainstorming
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/prewriting/brainstormingBrainstorming Purpose Writers often know more than they realize. Before writing, it helps to think about what you already know. Brainstorming is a free flow of ideas—no editing, no judgment. Just get...
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Venn Diagrams
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/prewriting/venn-diagramsVenn Diagrams Purpose Venn diagrams are graphic organizers that show how two things are similar and different from each other. This technique is particularly good for compare/contrast writing. How Draw...
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Outlines
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/prewriting/outlinesOutlines Purpose Organize ideas from main to supporting ideas before writing. That will help writing flow from general to specific ideas. How Write down the main ideas first — these are relatively broad Underneath...
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Mind Maps
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-writing/prewriting/mind-mapsMind Maps (also called spider maps or cluster maps) Purpose Visualize and organize ideas to see how they’re all connected. How Put the main idea or topic in a central bubble Supporting points branch...
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Visual
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/language/visualVisual This is the language related to what you see - the pictures of icons, symbols, structures or tasks. Icons are the primary language of digital devices. Graphical User Interfaces (known as GUIs) are...
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Approach 1
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/planning-for-learning/approach-1Approach 1: Embed Language and Navigational Skills into Content More About this Approach Starting with the specific topic or task a learner wants to do, an instructor may choose to find a pre-made lesson...
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Métis Week November 15 – 22, 2025
https://calp.ca/blog/metis-week-2025-11-07Every November, Alberta celebrates Métis Week—a time to recognize and honour the history, culture, and contributions of the Métis Nation. The week is held annually around November 16, the anniversary...
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Literacy in Action
https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-october-2023.htm#article-1435There are movements across Canada to put literacy on the national agenda. Recently, BC Decoda Literacy Solutions worked with Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to support literacy. FCM passed...
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PDAC from a CALP Perspective
https://calp.ca/blog/pdac-from-a-calp-perspective.htmEarlier this month, Advanced Education posted a call for an Expression of Interest to join the Professional Development Advisory Committee - PDAC. (Missed the post? You can read it here.) I've had the...
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Literacy & Learning Symposium 2026
https://calp.ca/events/literacy-amp-learning-symposium-2026.htmRegistration is now closed. Click here for additional information about the Literacy & Learning Symposium 2026 The Literacy & Learning Symposium is an annual province-wide professional development...
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How many panes or sections?
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital-skills-and-strategies-1/navigation-1/cues-clues/how-many-panes-or-sectionsHow many panes or sections? Panes and window sections are the primary navigational component of software on any device and online. Training the eye to pull back from all the detail and focus on the broader...
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Edges are important, do the circuit
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/navigation/cues-clues/edges-are-important
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Process of elimination, what is it NOT?
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/navigation/cues-clues/process-of-eliminationProcess of elimination, what is it NOT? When presented with making a choice or decision about a particular task, it is often easier to eliminate the obvious rather than trying to determine what the...
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3 R's - Read, Read, Read!
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/navigation/cues-clues/3-rs3 R's - Read, Read, Read! When we’re focused on getting a task done, it can be hard to slow down… take a breath… and really read what’s on the screen. Taking the time to read pop-up messages...
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Arrows Mean More - Explore!
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/navigation/cues-clues/arrows-mean-more-exploreArrows Mean More - Explore! Within the window itself, there are cues and clues indicating navigational options and hidden layers. Another useful phrase is, “Arrows mean more, explore”. Identifying...
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Dot, dot, dot - watcha got?
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/navigation/cues-clues/dot-dot-dotDot, dot, dot - watcha got? When there’s too much information to fit on the screen, you’ll often see a vertical or horizontal row of dots (like ⋮ or ...). Clicking on them usually reveals more...
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Hover to Uncover
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/navigation/cues-clues/hover-to-uncoverHover to Uncover Sometimes, not everything we need to know is visible on the screen. When you move your mouse over part of the screen, a word or an icon, extra information may be uncovered, like...
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Rollin', rollin', rollin'...get the info scrollin'!
https://calp.ca/learning-resources/teaching-digital/navigation/cues-clues/rollin-rollin-rollinRollin', rollin', rollin'...get the info scrollin'! Digital screens come in all sizes, from tiny phone screens to large TVs. But no matter the size, sometimes not all the information will fit on...
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Welcoming Learners’ Stories in Conversation Circles
https://calp.ca/blog/welcoming-learners-stories-in-conversation-circles-2025-10-28Welcoming Learners’ Stories in Conversation Circles Submitted by Rosalia Dela Cruz (Alberta Routes) Of the many nuggets of wisdom I picked up from the new Strategic Conversations Zine, the one...
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Learning Disability or Learning Opportunity?
https://calp.ca/blog/learning-disability-or-learning-opportunity.htmLearning disability. Two words that strike terror into every literacy practitioner’s soul. Thinking back to my early days as a Literacy Coordinator I can still remember that sinking feeling. A flood...