Learning and Teaching Resources

• Primary Programs Planner - find the K-3 outcomes from the Alberta programs of study and the K-3 levels of illustrative examples that will help teachers plan and implement programs in their classrooms.
• Authorized Resources Database - A searchable database of all authorized resources.
• Health and Life Skills Kindergarten to Grade 9 Guide to Implementation, 2002
• Health and Life Skills, Kindergarten to Grade 9 Alberta Authorized Resource List, January 2003 (1.48 mb)
• Primary Programs (Kindergarten to Grade 3) Alberta Authorized Resource List, December 2005 (814 kb)
• Kindergarten Guide to Implementation, 2000
       (Available for purchase from the Learning Resources Centre (LRC), Order No. 443440.)

Other Resources

• Curriculum Handbooks for Parents and Curriculum Summaries - find a summary of what students are expected to learn and be able to do - designed specifically for parents.
• Connection: Information for Teachers - find updates on curriculum, resources and a range of other topics. Published in October, January and May.
• Focus on Inquiry (2004) - find information and supports for implementing inquiry-based learning activities in the classroom. This guide is designed to assist teachers working on their own or in teams, with or without the support of a teacher-librarian or other library personnel. (1.2 mb)
• Standards for the Provision of Early Childhood Special Education - find information on the standards for educational programming and services for ECS children with special education needs.
• TELUS 2 Learn Telecollaborative Learning Projects: Early Literacy Telecollaborative Projects
• Working with Young Children who are Learning English as a New Language (2009)
  This 30-page guide offers early childhood professionals information and strategies for supporting young children learning English as another language.
• Early Learners: English as a Second Language/Francisation Programming for ECS Programs Budget 2007 provided $7 million in new funding to help school jurisdictions build language skills for children. Early Learners: ESL/Francisation programming is now funded for children as young as 3½ years old, who have been identified as benefiting from English as a Second Language (ESL) or Francisation support.
• Virtual Parent Link Centre
  In addition to the Early Childhood Services offered by Alberta Education, Children’s Services supports 46 parent link centres across the province that are specifically designed to support parents and their children.  Teachers can access information and resources for speech, language and literacy through the Talking is Key DVDs and the Talk Box for pre-school and school-age children.