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CALP Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC)https://calp.ca/pdac/pdac
Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC) PDAC provides a formal, ongoing platform for stakeholders involved in the development and/or delivery of literacy and foundational learning to come together...
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Congratulations to CIWA on Food Service Industry Program Awardhttps://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-september-2017.htm#article-800
ABC Life Literacy recently announced the winner of the Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Literacy Innovation Award. We were pleased to see an honourable mention for the Calgary Immigrant Women's...
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Celebration and Ceremony: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and the 2021 Literacy and Learning Awardshttps://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-october-2021.htm#article-1266
Since September 30, 2021 was the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada and is also Orange Shirt Day, CLN wanted to recognize the significance of the day. We had Elder Dr. Mary Omeasso-Moonias...
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Essential Skills - Where Do I Start?https://calp.ca/blog/essential-skills-where-do-i-start.htm
Interesting fact – all 5 of the CALP regions listed Essential Skills (ES) as one of their top professional development needs. So, if you’re new to Essential Skills, you might not know where to start....
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Bulk Book Orders and Discount Pricing for CALPshttps://calp.ca/blog/bulk-book-orders-and-discount-pricing-for-calps.htm
Updated November 2019 Say it Again for the Folks in the Back! Way back in 2016, CLN made a big announcement: six fantastic publishing companies agreed to provide books to CALPs at discounts as high as...
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Learner Support Services: Transitioning learners to post-secondary educationhttps://calp.ca/blog/learner-support-services-transitioning-learners-to-post-secondary-education.htm
Congratulations, you did it! Your learner has progressed through your CALP program and is ready to transition into further learning! So now what? Your program ROCKS and your learner is thrilled with their...
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ESL Literacy Readershttps://calp.ca/blog/esl-literacy-readers.htm
One of the activities I enjoyed doing in volunteer tutor training was to have volunteer tutors create their own easy readers. I would take an existing easy reader from our collection, cover the text with...
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Exploring Researchhttps://calp.ca/blog/exploring-research.htm
Have you ever wondered why people don’t come to your programs or how to keep them motivated once they do come in the door? Are you curious about the beliefs and assumptions of your learners? Do you want...
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Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Resources and Training for CALPshttps://calp.ca/blog/foundational-literacy-and-numeracy-resources-and-training-for-calps.htm
This 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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Resource Review: ABC Life Literacyhttps://calp.ca/blog/resource-review-abc-life-literacy.htm
For those of you who work in Family Literacy, the name ABC Life Literacy will be very familiar. These are the folks who promote Family Literacy Day across Canada every January 27th. In fact, 2019 was the...
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Tips and Tricks for Working from Homehttps://calp.ca/blog/tips-and-tricks-for-working-from-home.htm
These are interesting times we are living in. COVID-19 has turned our world upside down and has us adapting to things we never dreamed we would. One of the biggest shifts in our CALP world has been the...
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Publisher Spotlight: ORCA Book Publishershttps://calp.ca/blog/publisher-spotlight-orca-book-publishers.htm
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 by sharing a bit more about...
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Volunteer Perspective on Psychological First Aidhttps://calp.ca/blog/volunteer-perspective-on-psychological-first-aid.htm
This 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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Reading Materials for Literacy Learners – A Tale of Two Papershttps://calp.ca/blog/reading-materials-for-literacy-learners-a-tale-of-two-papers.htm
Now Playing: Reading Materials for Literacy Learners – A Tale of Two Papers Featuring: English Express & The West Coast Reader As the curtain rises, we see two people seated comfortably at a table...
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A Gift of Kindnesshttps://calp.ca/blog/a-gift-of-kindness.htm
CALP staff are well known for extending kindness to their learners, volunteers and community members. Focusing on strength-based learning and learner-centred approaches are principles that naturally embody...
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Voices from the Field: Tanya Klappe - Let’s talk language: Alberta Reading Benchmarkshttps://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...
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Addressing Financial Barriershttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=669
There are many different types of financial support available to adult learners, from student loans, grants and bursaries, to government subsidies and tax exemptions. Financial Aid Programs for Learners Student...
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Introduction to Assessmenthttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=643
What is Assessment? Assessment can cause anxiety for some learners (and CALP staff too!) but the truth of the matter is assessment is simply a process of gathering information about a learner. The purpose...
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Ways to Assess Learninghttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=710
There are many different methods and approaches to assessment. Consider using a few different assessment methods to gather the most detailed picture of the learner’s unique needs and goals. Here are...
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Planning: Assessing Your Organization’s Volunteer Needshttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=773
Have you come into an organization that already has volunteers? Perhaps you have been directed to engage volunteers or maybe you’ve never worked with volunteers and think now is the perfect time! To...