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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: | Safe and caring schools: teaching and learning resources. [2002] | |
| Description: | These resources provide a range of educational perspectives and approches to teaching. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
| Title: | Safety in the science classroom, kindergarten to grade 12. [2006] | |
| Description: | This document takes a comprehensive look at safety in science classrooms and laboratories of Alberta schools. The overarching theme of the publication is risk management, with specific attention given to staff roles in promoting safety and ways to reduce or avoid hazards connected with the teaching of science programs. As well, information on hazards and strategies for risk minimization are discussed, in particular, as they apply to the use and management of chemicals in Alberta schools. | |
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| Title: | Satisfaction with education in Alberta survey, 2003/04: Summary report. [2004] | |
| Description: | This annual survey provides feedback from learning system stakeholders regarding theirperceptions of Alberta's education system. | |
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| Title: | Satisfaction with education in Alberta survey, 2006/2007: summary report. [2007] | |
| Description: | The main objectives of this study were to determine stakeholders' satisfaction with the overall quality of Alberta's education system and Alberta's education system meeting the needs of students. | |
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| Title: | Sawfilter: apprenticeship course outline. [2006] | |
| Description: | Sawfilers repair, set and sharpen blades for band saws, chain saws, handsaws, circular saws and other types of saws. Sawfilers work in the lumber and wood product manufacturing industries where their services are needed to keep lumber and wood products processing plants operating smoothly. They are responsible for the overall maintenance of sawmill blades and knives such as chipper knives. Maintenance of sawfiling equipment is a very important aspect of the job. | |
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| Title: | School administrator''s guide to implementing language programming. [2008] | |
| Description: | This guide consists of eight chapters and eleven appendices that outline opportunities, considerations and challenges that may arise as you introduce and establish language programming in your school and community. | |
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| Title: | School councils - next steps : Minister's Forums on School Councils, final report. [1999] | |
| Description: | School Councils have a mandate to involve parents and the community in the education of children in Alberta. Through school councils, Albertans assume an advisory role in local educational matters ranging from academic programs to school policies and budgeting. | |
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| Title: | School councils handbook: meaningful involvement for the school community. [1999] | |
| Description: | The School Act recognizes and reaffirms the right of parents and the school community to have meaningful involvement in the education of their children through school councils. This handbook offers insight into how parents and schools can work together. | |
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| Title: | School jurisdictions audited financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2006. Section 1-3. [2007] | |
| Description: | Audited Financial Statements presents the individual audited financial statements for each of the school jurisdictions in the province for the fiscal years ending August 31 of 2006. | |
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| Title: | Science 14-24: Alberta authorized resource list and annotated bibliography. [2005] | |
| Description: | Annotations are included in alphabetical order at the end of each grade. The annotations identify the grade (s) and unit (s) the resource is authorized for, a brief description of contents, publisher, copyright date and purchasing information. | |
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| Title: | Science grades 7-9: Alberta authorized resource list and annotated bibliography. [2005] | |
| Description: | Annotations are included in alphabetical order at the end of each grade. The annotations identify the grade (s) and unit (s) the resource is authorized for, a brief description of contents, publisher, copyright date and purchasing information. | |
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| Title: | Science 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: | Sciences 14-24. [2004] | |
| Description: | Curriculum guidelines for science 14-24 for french students. | |
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| Title: | Senior high English as a second language (ESL), grades 10-12: Alberta authorized resource list and annotated bibliography. [2004] | |
| Description: | Lists English as a second language resources for grades 10-12 that have been authorized for use in Alberta schools. | |
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| Title: | Senior high English as a second language : authorized resources annotated list. [1999] | |
| Description: | This comprehensive, annotated resource list is designed to assist in selecting resources for the senior high English as a second language (ESL) program. | |
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| Title: | Senior high school: English language arts guide to implementation. [2003] | |
| Description: | The Senior High School English Language Arts Guide to Implementation is intended to help interpret the learning outcomes contained in the Program of Studies for Senior High School English Language Arts, 2003, and it provides information about how to help students achieve and demonstrate these outcomes. | |
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| Title: | Setting the direction for special education : phase 1 community consultation what we heard summary report . [2009] | |
| Description: | The initiative called Setting the Direction for Special Education in Alberta was established in the spring of 2008 and is intended to lead the creation of a new paradigm for special education to serve school authorities in their work to support students with special education needs.The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive summary of what we heard in the Phase 1 consultation, so that it can inform the development of a proposed Vision, Mission and Principles that will be taken to stakeholders in Phase 2. | |
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| Title: | Setting the direction for special education in Alberta, discussion guide. [2008] | |
| Description: | Setting the Direction for Special Education in Alberta is a major project to create a new framework that will ensure students with special education needs get the supports they need to be successful. | |
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| Title: | Setting the direction for special education in Alberta: a literature review. [2009] | |
| Description: | This literature review integrates previous reviews conducted on behalf of Alberta Education in the past few years and adds more recent literature from Canada and the United States, Europe, and other countries. The purpose of the literature review is to help inform Setting the Direction for Special education in Alberta. | |
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| Title: | Setting the direction for special education in Alberta: Minister''s forum : what we heard. [2009] | |
| Description: | The purpose of the forum was to present the Framework and engage a broad range of stakeholders in meaningful discussion to foster a common understanding of the Framework. The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of input received from participants in the Minister's Forum. | |
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| Title: | Setting the direction for special education: phase 2 community consultation what we heard report. [2009] | |
| Description: | Setting the Direction for Special Education in Alberta is a major Alberta Education project designed to create a new framework that will help students with special needs receive the education they need to be successful. | |
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| Title: | Setting the direction framework. [2009] | |
| Description: | This framework aims to respond to the clear advice of stakeholders and partners, which was: to recognize and respond to disability and diversity within our education system by ensuring that educators, schools, and school authorities have the support they need to develop and deliver an inclusive education system. | |
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| Title: | Setting the direction towards a system re-design. [2009] | |
| Description: | Setting the Direction for Special Education in Alberta is a major Alberta Education project designed to create a new framework that will help students with special needs receive the education necessary to be successful.This discussion guide is intended to shape our conversations with Albertans in Phase 2. | |
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| Title: | Setting the direction: partnerships in action, First Nations, Metis and Inuit learning access and success: a Learning Alberta. [2006] | |
| Description: | Developing a partmership framework of First Nations, Metis and Inuit people and the government of Alberta with an aim to create more access and success within the full spectrum of advanced learning opportunities for them. | |
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| Title: | Shaping the Future for Students with special needs : a review of special education in Alberta, Final report [2000] | |
| Description: | The Special Education Review was initiated in March 2000, to review the delivery of educational programs and services for students with special needs. The review process involved consultation with education partners, stakeholders and service providers who identified issues and made recommendations to strengthen the education system for students with special needs. The Special Education Review highlights 66 recommendations. Key issues and recommendations for action are identified in seven key areas. | |
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| Title: | Social studies 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. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Spanish language and culture : 9-year program guide to implementation, grades 4-5-6. [2008] | |
| Description: | This guide to implementation is intended to support the Grade 4 to Grade 6 portion of the Spanish Language and Culture Nine-year Program (the program of studies). It was developed primarily for teachers, yet it includes information that may be useful for administrators and other stakeholders in their efforts to plan for and implement the new Spanish program of studies. | |
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| Title: | Spanish language and culture nine-year program classroom assessment materials, grade 4. [2008] | |
| Description: | This document is designed to provide assessment materials for specific Grade 4 outcomes in the Spanish Language and Culture Nine-year Program, Grades 4-5-6. The assessment materials are designed for the beginner level in the context of teaching for communicative competence. | |
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| Title: | Special education coding criteria 2006/07. [2006] | |
| Description: | This document oulines criteria within specific categories to help school authorities identify those children and students who require special education programming. | |
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| Title: | Special education coding criteria 2008/09: ECS to grade 12 mild/moderate (including gifted and talented) severe. [2008] | |
| Description: | Outlines criteria within specific categories to help school authorities identify those children and students who require special education programming. | |
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| Title: | Special education coding criteria 2009/10 : ECS to grade 12 mild/moderate (including gifted and talented) severe. [2009] | |
| Description: | This document oulines criteria within specific categories to help school authorities identify those children and students who require special education programming. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
| Title: | Spectrum: English Language Arts Grades 5-12: [4 CD ROM Package]. [2003] | |
| Description: | 4 Dual Platform CD ROMS: Building and Celebrating Community; Exploring Language; Reading, Viewing and Listening Strategies; Creating and Enhancing Text, which can be networked or copies for unlimited use at one school site. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
| Title: | Standards for special education, amended June 2004. [2004] | |
| Description: | This document supports Alberta Learning's business plan goal to have quality learning opportunities that ensure the learning system meets the needs of all learners and society. | |
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| Title: | Standards for the provision of early childhood special education. [2006] | |
| Description: | This document outlines for school authorities and parents the standards for educational programming and services for children with special education needs who are eligible under Early childhood Services Policy 1.1.3 | |
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| Title: | Steamfitter-pipefitter : apprenticeship course outline. [2008] | |
| 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. | |
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| Title: | Step into the trades - Apprenticeship - Post secondary education with a difference. [2003] | |
| Description: | What to do after high school can be hard with so many career choices. Take the first step to find out if the skilled trades are right for you. With over 50 trades to choose from, one may be right for you. | |
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| Title: | Step into the trades [Playing cards]. [2005] | |
| Description: | Using pkaying cards to figure out what trade is right for you. | |
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| Title: | Step into the trades: journey with us into the trades: finding a career path [comic book]. [2005] | |
| Description: | Find out what trade is right for you. | |
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| Title: | Student learning career planner: middle/junior high school. [2000] | |
| Description: | This planner accompanies the information booklet. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Student learning-career planner information booklet: middle/junior high school, senior high school. [2000] | |
| Description: | This infomation booklet is designed to assist secondary school educators in implementing the student learning-career planner. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Student learning-career planner: senior high school. [2000] | |
| Description: | Accompanies the Information booklet. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Student loan repayment handbook: exit guide. [2008/09] | |
| Description: | Assists students in making decisions regarding student loan repayment. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Student population by grade, school and authority, Alberta, 2007/2008 school year. [2008] | |
| Description: | This report contains the student population count within each grade for each authority and their associated schools. | |
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| Title: | Student population by grade, school and authority, Alberta, 2008/2009 school year. [2009] | |
| Description: | This report contains the student population count within each grade for each authority and their associated schools. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Summary report of Management Information Reporting schedules and related data : for English as a second language, technology integration funding and special education [2001] | |
| Description: | Alberta Learning has gathered this information to refine the analysis of timely information about the implementation and impact of its programs. Alberta Learning uses the information from the Management Information Reporting Schedules to report to government and the public and to make program adjustments and plan for the future. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
| Title: | SuperNet snapshot : final summary report [2007] | |
| Description: | The SuperNet Snapshot research was intended to investigate the impact of SuperNet on the K-12 education system in Alberta. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
| Title: | Supporting Positive Behaviour in Alberta Schools : A classroom approach [2008] | |
| Description: | Provides information and strategies for systematically teaching, supporting and reinforcing positive behaviour in the classroom. | |
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| Title: | Supporting positive behaviour in Alberta schools : a school-wide approach. [2008] | |
| Description: | Describes a comprehensive school-wide approach that involves all students, all staff and all school settings. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Supporting Positive Behaviour in Alberta Schools : An intensive individualized approach [2008] | |
| Description: | Provides information and strategies for providing intensive, individualized support and instruction for the small percentage of students requiring this level of intervention. | |
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| Title: | Supporting safe, secure and caring schools in Alberta. [1999] | |
| Description: | This handbook provides administrators and educators with a comprehensive franework to deal with and prevent violence in schools. Through the well informed efforts outlines in this resource, schools will remain safe and caring communities. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
| Title: | Supporting the literacy learner : promising literacy strategies in Alberta. [2008] | |
| Description: | This document serves to inform teachers, curriculum coordinators, AISI coordinators, school administrators, central office staff and others involved in the education process about successful literacy strategies currently in use in Alberta schools. | |
| Online: | | PDF | | |
| Title: | Supporting the social dimension: a resource guide for teachers, Grades 7-12 [2002] | |
| Description: | This resource provides support for the teaching and learning of social skills and behaviours across Alberta Learning's programs of study, promoting increased understanding of what social competence and social literacy entail and strategies to encourage and develop social responsibility in students. | |
| Online: | Not available online | |
