Professional Development Resources
Professional learning is a practice—it’s an ongoing process of exploring, reflecting, experimenting, and growing alongside the adult learners we serve. We have gathered some key foundational learning resources to spark curiosity and support program staff on their learning journey.
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- Advocacy, Indigenous Adult Learning
Old Ways are the New Way Forward: How Indigenous pedagogy can benefit everyone
- Advocacy, Literacy
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- Advocacy, Foundational Learning, Literacy
A Lifelong and Life-Wide Framework for Adult Literacy Education
- Advocacy, Foundational Learning, Literacy, Numeracy
What we do with words, and what they do with us. Literacy and Numeracy Studies, Researcher and educator Dr. Ralf St. Clair,
Latest Blog Posts
Reluctant Advocates Write Letters
Author: Emily Robinson Leclair, CLN South Regional Support Staff. This blog post was first published on the CALP...
Sihtoskâtowin ᓯᐦᑐᐢᑲᑐᐃᐧᐣ Circle -The First Peoples Principles of Learning
This post was written by Lisa L’Hirondelle, August 30, 2022. The First Peoples Principles of Learning were put...
Assessing Learning
Author – Corrie Rhyasen Erdman, Training Manager, Community Learning Network. Posted on the CALP portal. Assessing Learning is...
Research & Practice
We aim to foster dynamic conversations between research and practice. If you know of relevant research that you think should be shared or are looking for resources for your adult foundational programs, get in touch at pd@calgarylearns.com.