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Links are made to any publication that is posted on the Alberta Advanced Education and Technology website. Click on "complete citation" to retrieve more information about a particular resource, including print availability. Last entry or update on: Friday, November 13, 2009
| Title: | A guide to international school partnerships. [2008] | |
| Description: | This guide has been developed to support Alberta schools and classrooms as they develop and maintain partnerships with schools abroad. | |
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| Title: | A review of K-12 ESL education in Alberta: Study synopsis. [2006] | |
| Description: | The study presents the state of affairs of K-12 ESL education in Alberta. Best practices information is drawn from principals and teachers at various grade levels and geographic locations across the province. A set of recommendations is offered as a starting point for the development of an action plan for K-12 ESL in Alberta. | |
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| Title: | A review of the literature on English as a second language (ESL) issues. [2008] | |
| Description: | This resource is a review of the literature that supports content-based language learning. The articles and books reviewed here cover recent literature as well as a number of key contributions that date as far back as the late 1980s. | |
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| Title: | A survey of the literature on aboriginal language learning and teaching. [2007] | |
| Description: | This report provides an overview of the current literature relating to: the language-to-culture connection aboriginal language pedagogy and instructional practices and parental and community involvement. The Aboriginal Language Pedagogy section includes instructional strategies, methods and resources as well as teacher and instructor development considerations. | |
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| Title: | Aboriginal perspective on education: a vision of cultural context within the framework of social studies: literature/research review. [1999] | |
| Description: | This literature review provides the aboriginal perspective in the reframing of the social studies curriculum. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
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Accès et financement pour les élèves étrangers en Alberta : foire aux questions.
[2009]
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| Description: | This document attempts to answer the most frequently asked questions educational professionals have regarding access, funding and coding of international students in grades 1 to 12 in Alberta. | |
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| Title: | Access and funding for international students in Alberta : frequently asked questions. [2009] | |
| Description: | This document attempts to answer the most frequently asked questions educational professionals have regarding access, funding and coding of international students in grades 1 to 12 in Alberta. | |
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| Title: | Accommodating students with exceptional needs in charter schools. [2007] | |
| Description: | This document is intended to assist charter schools in providing accommodations for students with exceptional needs, while acknowledging the importance of the charter approved by the Minister, local autonomy, flexibility and choice. | |
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| Title: | Accountability pillar results for annual education results report (AERR) : province. [2008] | |
| Description: | The Accountability Pillar framework recognizes and respects the outstanding work seen in our school authorities every day. It ensures school authorities receive the tools they need to identify areas of success and improvement, combined with the flexibility to determine how they can best address local challenges. | |
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| Title: | Administrator's overview: K-12 physical education: ABCD's of physical education. [2001] | |
| Description: | The aim of this program is to enable individuals to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to lead an active, healthy lifestyle. | |
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| Title: | Advancing PLAR in Alberta : an action plan. [2008] | |
| Description: | PLAR is a process of identifying, assessing and recognizing skills, competencies, knowledge and formal learning to facilitate the transfer of skills and knowledge of individuals into further learning and work. | |
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| Title: | Affirmer l''education en francais langue premiere, fondements et orientations: le cadre de l''education francophone en Alberta. [2001] | |
| Description: | This document is intended for all who are involved in the planning, implementation and administration of francophone education. | |
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| Title: | Affirming francophone education foundations and directions: a framework for French first language education in Alberta. [2001] | |
| Description: | This document is intended for all who are involved in the planning, implementation and administration of francophone education. | |
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| Title: | Agricultural equipment technician apprenticeship course outline. [2006] | |
| Description: | Agricultural equipment technicians repair, overhaul and maintain agricultural equipment such as tractors, tillage, seeding and harvesting equipment. Agricultural equipment technicians may specialize in fuel injection pumps and injectors, engine overhaul, hydraulic systems, power shift transmissions or specific types of equipment. | |
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| Title: | AISI administrative handbook for cycle 2, 2003-2006. [2004] | |
| Description: | "The basic purpose of this handbook is to provide school jurisdictions and charter schools all the provincial and local requirements and processes needed for planning, funding, implementing, managing, evaluating, reporting and sharing of school improvement projects" | |
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| Title: | AISI handbook for cycle 3 2006-2009: Alberta Initiative for School Improvement. [2006] | |
| Description: | Purpose of this hanbook is to provide school authorities with the provincial and local requirements and processes for planning, funding, implementing, managing, evaluating, reporting and sharing school improvement projects. | |
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| Title: | AISI technology projects research review: summary of findings from cycle one 2000-2001 to 2002-2003. [2004] | |
| Description: | This research review was conducted to provide information that would inform Alberta Learning and school jurisdictions in their future efforts to implement learning and technology initiatives in kindergarten to grade 12 schools. | |
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| Title: | Alberta Advanced Education 2006-09 business plan. [2006] | |
| Description: | This business plan outlines the long-term directions that the Ministry of Advanced Education intends to achieve through the application of specific Ministry goals, outcomes and strategies. | |
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| Title: | Alberta Advanced Education and Technology Business Plan, 2008-11. [2008] | |
| Description: | This business plan outlines the long-term directions that the Ministry of Advanced Education intends to achieve through the application of specific Ministry goals, outcomes and strategies. | |
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| Title: | Alberta Advanced Education and Technology Business Plan, 2009-12. [2009] | |
| Description: | This business plan outlines the long-term directions that the Ministry of Advanced Education & TEchnology intends to achieve through the application of specific Ministry goals, outcomes and strategies. | |
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| Title: | Alberta Advanced Education business plan, 2005-08. [2005] | |
| Description: | This business plan outlines the long-term directions that the Ministry of Advanced Education intends to achieve through the application of specific Ministry goals, outcomes and strategies. | |
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| Title: | Alberta authorized resource list and annotated bibliography: aboriginal studies 10-20-30. [2003] | |
| Description: | List of resources for aboriginal studies for grades 10-11-12. | |
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| Title: | Alberta authorized resource list and annotated bibliography: career and life management (CALM). [2004] | |
| Description: | List of resources for CALM that are authorized for use in Alberta schools. | |
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| Title: | Alberta authorized resource list and annotated bibliography: English language arts grades 10 to 12. [2004] | |
| Description: | This is a list of English language arts resources for grades 10 to 12 authorized for use in Alberta schools. | |
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| Title: | Alberta authorized resource list and annotated bibliography: IOP grades 8 to 11/12. [June 2005] | |
| Description: | This document contains materials that have been authorized for use in Alberta schools for IOP program. Lists resources for grades 8-11/12 english, mathematics, science, social studies, career development and universal strategies. | |
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| Title: | Alberta authorized resource list and annotated bibliography: science 14-24. [November 2005] | |
| Description: | List of resources for science 14-24 authorized for use in Alberta schools. | |
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| Title: | Alberta authorized resource list and annotated bibliography: science grades 7 to 9. [2005] | |
| Description: | List of science resources for grades 7 to 9 authorized for use in Alberta schools. | |
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| Title: | Alberta Education business plan, 2007 - 2010. [2007] | |
| Description: | Three year business plan for Alberta Education. | |
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| Title: | Alberta Education plan triennal 2009-2012. [2009] | |
| Description: | This business plan in French outlines the long-term directions that the Ministry of Education intends to achieve through the application of specific Ministry goals, outcomes and strategies. | |
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| Title: | Alberta Education results report, 2004/05. [2005] | |
| Description: | This publication replicates the Results analysis section from Alberta Education's Annual Report 2004/05.. | |
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| Title: | Alberta Initiative for School Improvement : AISI handbook for cycle 4, 2009-2012. [2008] | |
| Description: | The purpose of this handbook is to provide school authorities with the provincial and local requirements and processes for planning, funding, implementing, managing, evaluating, reporting and sharing school improvement projects. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Alberta initiative for school improvement communications toolkit: sharing information about AISI. [2007] | |
| Description: | This package is intended to help you inform your communities about your local projects and as a result increase support for AISI as a whole. The goal of this package is to help you, the AISI coordinator, in raising the profile of your AISI projects at the local level. | |
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| Title: | Alberta Initiative for School Improvement: improving student learning, provincial report for cycle 1 (2000-2003). [2004] | |
| Description: | The goal of this program is to improve student learning and performance by fostering initiatives that reflect the unique needs and circumstances of each school authority. | |
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| Title: | Alberta Initiative for School Improvement: opportunities and challenges. [2000] | |
| Description: | AISI was developed collaboratively by six partners. All six partners share their perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of AISI. | |
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| Title: | Alberta Learning Early Development Instrument Pilot Project Evaluation. [ ] | |
| Description: | The Early Development Instrument (EDI) was designed by McMaster University to measure the outcomes of children's early years as they influence their readiness to learn at school. It is a group measure of "at risk" that assesses different domains of early development. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
| Title: | Alberta Learning's mission to Asia. [2002] | |
| Description: | Mission focuses on reinforcing long standing education-based relationship between Alberta and our Asian partners. | |
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| Title: | Alberta nanotechnology strategy: unleashing Alberta''s potential. [2007] | |
| Description: | This nanotechnology strategy complements the province''s long range plans for growth of a knowledge-based economy. It also reflects the opportunities that nanotechnology provides to meet the objectives of the Accelerating innovation in Alberta stretegy, the Water for life strategy, and the energy, innovation and communications technology (ICT) and life sciences strategies. | |
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| Title: | Alberta post-secondary graduate outcomes survey : 2005-06 transfer graduates. [2008] | |
| Description: | The purpose of the survey is to determine graduate satisfaction with their post-secondary experiences and graduate employment outcomes approximately two years after graduation. | |
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| Title: | Alberta post-secondary graduate outcomes survey : class of 2003/2004. [2006] | |
| Description: | The purpose of the survey is to determine graduate satisfaction with their post-secondary experiences and graduate employment outcomes approximately two years after graduation and to compare these results to previous studies. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
| Title: | Alberta post-secondary graduate outcomes survey : class of 2005-06. [2008] | |
| Description: | The purpose of the survey is to determine graduate satisfaction with their post-secondary experiences and graduate employment outcomes approximately two years after graduation. | |
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| Title: | Alberta post-secondary performance envelope: revised performance envelope. [2004] | |
| Description: | Current envelope awards funding based on five core indicators related to enrolement, graduate outcomes, administration expenditures and enterprise revenue. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
| Title: | Alberta response to the draft foundation document for the development of the Western Canadian Protocol social studies K-12 Common Curriculum Framework. [1999] | |
| Description: | An opportunity was provided to a wide range of stakeholders to respond to the draft Foundation Document. This report summarizes responses, concerns and recommendations. | |
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| Title: | Alberta school council effectiveness: summary and findings of the provincial consultation. [2004] | |
| Description: | Alberta School Council Review provides direction for an ongoing review process on the role and the effectiveness of school councils in Alberta. | |
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| Title: | Alberta School Council Resource Manual. [2006] | |
| Description: | Alberta School Council Resource Manual provides information on the operation of school councils and on key topics of importance to school councils and other education stakeholders. | |
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| Title: | Alberta's action plan : bringing technology to market. [2008] | |
| Description: | The Action Plan will help Alberta entrepreneurs to get more of their ideas off the research bench and into consumers' hands through nine initiatives within four priority areas: enhancing an already strong tax environment inviting the world to invest inviting the world to invest encouraging new technopreneurs. | |
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| Title: | Alberta's post-secondary education system: developing the blueprint for change. [2002] | |
| Description: | This paper was prepared as one step in a consultation process to develop a blueprint for changes required of the post-secondary system for the next decade. | |
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| Title: | Alternative programs handbook. [2003] | |
| Description: | Alberta strongly supports regular education programs as well as promoting alternative programs, when demand and resources are present. This handbook provides information on alternative programs. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
| Title: | Analysis of school jurisdiction 1997-1998 annual education results reports. [1999] | |
| Description: | This report is the first analysis of the AERRs that provides both qualitative and quantitative results to the annual report process. The report identifies specific recommendations based on the review of the school jurisdictions' AERRs. | |
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| Title: | Analysis of school jurisdiction 2004-2007 education plans. [2005] | |
| Description: | Alberta Learning analyzes school jurisdiction education plans annually to reinforce and inform the accountability relationships between the Ministry and school boards. | |
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| Title: | Apercu de recherches envue de l'elaboration du Cadre commun de resultats d'apprentissage en sciences humaines (M-12) . [1999] | |
| Description: | The purpose of this document is to inform the development of the Western Canadian Protocol Social Studies (K-12) Common Curriculum Framework for Francophone students in a minority setting. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
| Title: | Appliance service technician: apprenticeship course outline. [2007] | |
| Description: | Appliance service technicians install, service and repair household and commercial appliances such as ranges, ovens, clothes washers, dryers, refrigerators, air conditioners, microwave ovens, dishwashers, waste disposers and compactors. | |
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| Title: | Apprentice and Industry Training: Plumber. [2005] | |
| Description: | Plumbers plan, install and service plumbing systems, fixtures, piping equipment and controls. These piping systems may be used to transport water, waste, gases or hot liquids. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry training: power lineman apprentice course outline. [2005] | |
| Description: | Power linemen construct, maintain and repair overhead and underground electrical power transmission and distribution systems. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry Training: automotive service technician program. [2004] | |
| Description: | Automotive service technicians perform preventative maintenance, diagnose faulty operations, and repair automotive vehicles and light trucks. | |
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| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry Training: cabinetmaker program. [2004] | |
| Description: | Cabinetmakers build and repair custom or production-type fixtures and furniture made of wood or wood substitutes. | |
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| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry Training: concrete finisher program. [2005] | |
| Description: | Concrete finishers place and finish concrete floors, driveways, sidewalks, curbs, bridge decks and other concrete structures. | |
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| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry Training: electrician apprenticeship course outline. [2006] | |
| Description: | Electricians install, alter, repair and maintain electrical systems designed to provide heat, light, power, control, signal or fire alarms for all types of buildings, structures and premises. | |
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| Title: | Apprenticeship and industry training: hairstylist apprenticeship course outline. [2006] | |
| Description: | This document outlines the apprenticeship training required for haristylists. | |
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| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry Training: locksmith apprenticeship course outline [2004] | |
| Description: | Locksmiths install, adjust and repair locks, make keys, and change lock combinations. They work on residential, automotive, commercial and institutional locksets and door hardware. Locksmiths may also install and maintain more sophisticated security systems. | |
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| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry Training: Millwright apprenticeship course outline. [2005] | |
| Description: | Millwrights learn their skills by registering with Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training to participate in apprenticeship training and, upon successful completion, are awarded the Alberta Journeyman Certificate. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry Training: motorcycle mechanic apprenticeship course outline. [2005] | |
| Description: | Motorcycle mechanics assemble, maintain, repair and restore motorcycles and other multi-wheeled lightweight all-terrain vehicles that do not have lateral seating and that are equipped with a handle bar on which the vehicle''s controls are located. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry Training: outdoor power equipment technician apprenticeship course outline. [2006] | |
| Description: | This document outlines the apprenticeship training required for Outdoor Power Equipment Technicians who repair, service and maintain small gasoline and diesel powered equipment such as generators, mowers, and chain saws. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry Training: sheet metal worker apprenticeship course outline. [2003] | |
| Description: | This document outlines the apprenticeship training required for sheet metal workers. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry Training: steamfitter-pipefitter apprenticeship course outline [2003] | |
| Description: | Steamfitter/pipefitters lay out, assemble, fabricate, maintain and repair piping systems which carry water, steam, chemicals or fuel used in heating, cooling, lubricating and other processes. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry Training: tilesetter program. [2005] | |
| Description: | Tilesetters cover, repair and decorate exterior and interior walls, floors and other surfaces using ceramic, mosaics, marble and quarry tile, slate, stone, terrazzo or granite. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Apprenticeship and Industry Training: water well driller apprenticeship course outline. [2004] | |
| Description: | Water well drillers set up and operate mobile rotary, boring or cable tool drilling rigs used to drill residential, commercial and industrial water wells. In addition, they conduct environmental assessment drilling. | |
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| Title: | Art/Design and communication grades 8-12: Alberta authorized resource list and annotated bibliography. [2007] | |
| Description: | The resource lists for Knowledge and Employability courses contain learning and teaching resources that have been authorized for use in Alberta schools. Alberta Education chooses and authorizes resources to support the implementation of programs of study. | |
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| Title: | Au coeur de la question: l'education civique at la formation aux valeurs, guide d'enseignament M-12. [2005] | |
| Description: | This teacher resource provides information that schools and jurisdictions can use to support and enhance character and citizenship education initiatives. It offers ideas and sample strategies to do that. | |
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| Title: | Auto mechanics grades 8-12 : Alberta authorized resource list and annotated bibliography. [2007] | |
| Description: | The resource lists for Knowledge and Employability courses contain learning and teaching resources that have been authorized for use in Alberta schools. Alberta Education chooses and authorizes resources to support the implementation of programs of study. | |
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