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The Meaning of Past Schoolinghttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=849
One easily generalized point about our learners is that almost all have been early school-leavers. One of the complications of our teaching is we have adults who have dropped or stopped out, with some...
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4. The Transformative Learning Approach: "Making Meaning"https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=860
Sometimes called “deep learning,” Jack Mezirow’s transformative learning theory sees “disorienting dilemmas” as the critical incidents in our lives that can lead to us to re-think and re-interpret...
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Examples of the Social Justice Approachhttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=924
One of the clearest examples of the Social Justice approach I have heard was an incident told to me by Hannah Fingeret. She was teaching an adult literacy class in one of the poorer sections of New York...
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Living in a Time of Hopehttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=864
I believe change is possible. In fact, if there ever has been a time of hope for our field, the time is now. We are living in a time of social change. In my lifetime, it has become unacceptable to denigrate...
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Speaking (or writing) Plainlyhttps://calp.ca/blog/speaking-or-writing-plainly.htm
Speaking plainly is something we are born doing. Even a baby’s cry is usually a clear indicator that something’s up and parents learn pretty quickly what that is just by listening carefully. Young...
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CALP Connections: Summer 2019https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-summer-2019.htm
WOW! Summer is right around the corner……. I have started to hear Alice Cooper’s Schools Out for Summer playing in my head. No more hiding my age! On a more serious note, as the first year of...
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CALP Connections: September 2019https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-september-2019.htm
Well……That’s a wrap! Where did you go summer? Welcome Back! I hope you had some tranquil time, because you deserve it. The more time I spend in the CALP system, the more I realize how tough the...
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CALP Connections: October 2022https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-october-2022.htm
Thank you to those that attended CLN’s 35th Annual General Meeting virtually on September 28th. Please share with us in welcoming our Board for the 2022-2023 year: ...
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Case Study - Taber & District Learner Support Services Pilot Projecthttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=558
Jane Brenner is the Executive Director of the Taber & District Community Adult Learning Association, and was the lead on a Learner Support Services pilot project. Follow Jane and the team of southern...
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How To Conduct a Needs Assessmenthttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=561
Assessing the needs of your community doesn't necessarily need to involve hosting a large, complicated or expensive focus group. Conducting informal interviews or meetings with other community organizations...
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Where to Look for Learnershttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=596
While trying to reach new learners can feel intimidating, it can be a lot easier than many people make it. Most CALP staff will agree that when you have programs that properly serve your community needs,...
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Screening and Selection: Application Formshttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=781
Application Forms – a well-designed form can gather information that will help guide your pre-screen and interview – and there are many out there, so don’t re-invent the wheel! Examples...
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The Port Royal Experiment: Literacy for freed slaveshttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=886
It was November 1861, about one year into the American civil war. The gunships of the Northern Union Navy were sailing into Port Royal, South Carolina. Their guns were at the ready. However, what they...
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The Bristol School Movement: Setting the stage for organized literacy educationhttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=919
In February 1812, the local Auxiliary of the Methodists’ Bible Society was holding its second annual meeting in the port city of Bristol, England. The Society was discussing how they had been giving...
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The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program Facilitator Training Workshophttps://calp.ca/events/the-parent-child-mother-goose-program-facilitator-training-workshop.htm
The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program is a group experience for parents and their babies and young children focusing on the pleasure and power of using oral language, by sharing rhymes, songs, and stories...
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Bridge to Project Management Workshopshttps://calp.ca/events/bridge-to-project-management-workshops.htm
Bridge to Project Management - Building Language, Intercultural and Workplace Essential Skills Location: Training Room 105, CLAC Member Centre, 3617 63 Ave NE, Calgary Cost: $45.00 plus GST Course OverviewThis...
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Literacy and Learning Symposiumhttps://calp.ca/events/literacy-and-learning-symposium.htm
Registration for the 2016 Literacy and Learning Sympsoium is now closed. The Centre for Family Literacy and the Community Learning Network are pleased to bring you the Literacy & Learning Symposium...
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Beyond the Basics: Advanced Family Literacy Models Traininghttps://calp.ca/events/beyond-the-basics-advanced-family-literacy-models-training.htm
Beyond the Basics: Advanced Family Literacy Models Training Wheatland Further Education Society and the Community Learning Network are hosting one day of "Beyond the Basics" Training for Family Literacy...
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Books for Babies (Grande Prairie)https://calp.ca/events/books-for-babies-grande-prairie.htm
Trainer: Darren Hinger Books for Babies is a family literacy certificate training developed by the Centre for Family Literacy. The Books for Babies program is for families with young children (under...
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Parent-Child Mother Goose Teacher Traininghttps://calp.ca/events/parent-child-mother-goose-teacher-training.htm
Parent Child Mother Goose Teacher Training Workshop WHEN: AUGUST 9th & 10th, 2016 from 9am-4pm WHERE: Gibbons Cultural Centre FACILITATORS: Kim Heatherington & Heather Boonstra Coffee...