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  1. What to Look for in a Volunteer

    https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=734
    What to Look for in a Volunteer a) Must have a sincere interest in helping people (being a good teacher is a bonus)b) Must be flexible and adaptable (attendance, what students are working on, and mood...

  2. Alberta Teacher's Association: First Nations, Metis and Inuit resources

    https://calp.ca/resources/alberta-teachers-association-first-nations-metis-and-inuit-resources.htm
    Long list of resources under the following headings: General Curriculum Resources Dictionaries and Language Resources Indigenous (World-Wide) Resources Journals Math Resources Metis Museums and...

  3. Advocating Literacy

    https://calp.ca/blog/advocating-literacy.htm
    For many years UNESCO has been an advocate for literacy around the world. They declared September 8 as International Literacy Day back in 1967. In 2003, they led the United Nations Literacy Decade and...

  4. ESL Tutor Training

    https://calp.ca/events/esl-tutor-training.htm
    ESL Tutor Training Participants will learn to design task-based lessons that address learner interests and needs while providing language input, opportunities to practice language skills, and feedback. Event...

  5. Psychological First Aid (Stettler 2025)

    https://calp.ca/events/psychological-first-aid-stettler-2025.htm
    This course will support CALP-funded staff, volunteers and system partners to develop a personal understanding of the effects of stress, loss, trauma and grief on others, with emphasis on self-care and...

  6. NorQuest CAEC Lab - Social Studies

    https://calp.ca/events/norquest-caec-lab-social-studies.htm
    This CAEC Lab is offered by NorQuest’s Innovative Education Department for learners studying for their Canadian Adult Education Credentials (CAEC) and their tutors at a CALP location. Social Studies...

  7. NorQuest CAEC Lab - Writing

    https://calp.ca/events/norquest-caec-lab-writing.htm
    This CAEC Lab is offered by NorQuest’s Innovative Education Department for learners studying for their Canadian Adult Education Credentials (CAEC) and their tutors at a CALP location. Writing – Wednesday,...

  8. NorQuest CAEC Lab - Reading

    https://calp.ca/events/norquest-caec-lab-reading.htm
    This CAEC Lab is offered by NorQuest’s Innovative Education Department for learners studying for their Canadian Adult Education Credentials (CAEC) and their tutors at a CALP location.   Reading –...

  9. Foundational Learning (Virtual) Conference 2025

    https://calp.ca/events/foundational-learning-virtual-conference-2025.htm
    The Foundational Learning Conference is a virtual conference hosted by the Foundational Learning Community. Its theme is about the Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC) as a first step for boosting...

  10. Beneath the Tip of the Iceberg: Seeing the dark side of literacy

    https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=869
    We have had many statistical studies about adult literacy since the mid-1970s. Some have been national, some provincial, others have been international. Over the past almost 50 years these studies have...

  11. Towards a Better Future

    https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=866
    Hannah Fingeret has eloquently captured the prevailing attitude we need to change in our society. As she stated: “For most of our society, it is difficult to conceptualize life without reading and writing...

  12. Holding Safer Space ~ Gathering Stones

    https://calp.ca/blog/holding-safer-space-gathering-stones.htm
      I was gathering some items in my office for a project, and as I moved around my space I found an assortment of rocks. They were different sizes and shapes but all tied to a memory, a place, a time....

  13. Holding Safer Spaces: Open Circles

    https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-september-2022.htm#article-1343
    “What does it mean to hold space for someone else? It means that we are willing to walk alongside another person in whatever journey they’re on without judging them, making them feel inadequate, trying...

  14. Preparing Adult Learners for their Canadian Education Credential?

    https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-october-2024.htm#article-1506
    Norquest is now offering a Canadian Adult Education Credential course, which gives tutors/instructors the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the CAEC format, access literacy and numeracy materials,...

  15. Plain Language CALP Websites: How does yours measure up?

    https://calp.ca/blog/plain-language-calp-websites-how-does-yours-measure-up.htm
    Help Please! This fall, a CALP staff member asked me: “We are in the process of revamping our website, and were wondering if you had any suggestions of some good ones that you have come across?” How...

  16. Say Hello to Adult Learning Alberta!

    https://calp.ca/blog/say-hello-to-adult-learning-alberta.htm
    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. Foundations for Task-Based Teaching

    https://calp.ca/events/foundations-for-task-based-teaching.htm
    Task-based teaching is the leading ESL methodology today. In this workshop, participants will gain an understanding of what task-based teaching is, how it works in practical terms, and why it is important...

  18. Strategies for Teaching Multi-level Classes

    https://calp.ca/events/strategies-for-teaching-multi-level-classes.htm
    In this workshop, participants will explore four strategies for adapting instruction to multi-level classes and discover two types of classroom activities that work particularly well in multi-level classrooms....

  19. Preparing Adult Learners for their Canadian Education Credential

    https://calp.ca/events/preparing-adult-learners-for-their-canadian-education-credential.htm
    This workshop gives tutors and instructors the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC) tests format, access literacy and numeracy materials, understand...

  20. Teaching ESL Literacy Learners

    https://calp.ca/events/teaching-esl-literacy-learners.htm
    Through this workshop, participants will learn how to recognize ESL literacy learners, distinguish between the different levels of ESL literacy as defined by the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB), explore...