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Holding Safer Space ~ Gathering Stoneshttps://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. The...
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Advocating Literacyhttps://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...
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Exercising our brainhttps://calp.ca/blog/exercising-our-brain.htm
March is a great time to talk about exercising. Spring is just around the corner and for many of us we find ourselves engaging in more physical activity. March is also National Reading Month in the US...
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Every Moment Mattershttps://calp.ca/blog/every-moment-matters.htm
“Thank you for choosing me,” a volunteer tutor told me one day. Her comment caught me by surprise, yet it is one of those moments that I vividly remember because it had a powerful impact on me. This...
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Reflections on facilitating digital skills learning: Focus on the learning, not on technologyhttps://calp.ca/blog/reflections-on-facilitating-digital-skills-learning-focus-on-the-learning-not-on-technology.htm
*Please note: this article was originally published in the April 25, 2024 edition of The Connector newsletter from Calgary Learns In this post, we explore promising practices around facilitating digital...
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CALP Connections: February 2016https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-february-2016.htm
Welcome to February! How wonderful is it that Family Day and Valentine's Day will fall on the same weekend this year? I hope all of our CALP community is able to spend the long weekend with their...
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CALP Connections: October 2016https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-october-2016.htm
Reflecting on Symposium 2016 The Literacy and Learning Symposium 2016 is a wrap! What a fantastic week of new connections, reuniting with our CALP neighbours and our brains being filled with so many interesting...
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CALP Connections: April 2018https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-april-2018.htm
My beliefs, values, and philosophies are strong, real, and community-driven. I am passionate for lifelong learning, building capacity within groups and individuals and community development in rural Alberta. As...
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CALP Connections: November 2018https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-november-2018.htm
Greetings from the Chair Inspiring Leadership: Dare to care As I prepared to write the Welcome Message for our November newsletter, I came across an article, Inspiring Leadership: Dare to Care. Well,...
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CALP Connections: February 2020https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-february-2020.htm
We are already a month into 2020 and we survived the very cold deep freeze Mother Nature set forth. In the summer the CLN Board felt it was time to realign the CLN’s strategic plan. This is a process...
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CALP Connections: April 2021https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-april-2021.htm
Each year, at the CLN March Board meeting, we have two important items on our agenda; Outstanding Contribution to Community Adult Learning Award and Board Member Recruitment. For those new to the CALP...
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CALP Connections: Summer 2021https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-summer-2021.htm
Remembering the Children On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff of the Community Learning Network (CLN), we invite you to pause with us, as we mourn and honour the 215 children whose remains were...
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CALP Connections: November 2023https://calp.ca/newsletters/calp-connections-november-2023.htm
A Message from Chelsey Friedt, Secretary Dear Friends, It’s a joy to be able to share with you as we all embark on another exciting, if not stressful, journey of the CALP application! I’m located...
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Essential Skills Applied to Everyday Living and Workplace Learninghttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=606
Essential Skills in Everyday Living Supporting adult learners in developing their essential skills is often as simple as identifying tasks and activities from their everyday lives and helping them...
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Assessing Learninghttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=645
Why do I Assess a Learner? Assessment is not about testing. We use various assessment methods and tools to help us know if we're heading down the right path with a particular learner and whether that...
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Getting Startedhttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=772
When you think about engaging volunteers for your organization, what is the first thing that pops into your head? Or maybe you have a different thought? How you react may have something to do with your...
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Planning: Risk Assessmenthttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=774
Logistics – policies, procedures, forms, and more! Not everyone’s favourite part of the job. To successfully manage volunteers and have a clear picture of what to do and when to do it is key - for...
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Supervision and Support: Settling in for the Long Runhttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=786
Your volunteers need clear direction and want feedback about what and how they are doing. You want and need information from them, too. Clear communication paths and expectations will be the key to your...
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5. The Social Justice (Radical) Approachhttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=861
Paulo Freire is often considered the most influential adult educator of the 20th century. His work has been called “radical” by some, “liberating” or “liberatory” by others. His adult literacy...
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Some Fascinating Facts about the History of Readinghttps://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=884
During some historical periods, such as early Greece, people didn’t trust reading. Plato was one, saying “It will make the minds of men lazy.” Orality and eloquence were far more respected. During...