Learning and Teaching Resources

Authorized Resources Database – A searchable database of all authorized resources.
Authorized Resource List - Novels and Nonfiction Annotated List, Grades 4 to 12 (2005)
Authorized Alberta Resources List, Kindergarten to Grade 9 (January 2002) (254 kb)
Authorized Alberta Teacher Professional Resources, Kindergarten to Grade 9 (8 kb)
Alberta's "Best of the Best" List, April 1998
Senior High School English Language Arts Guide to Implementation (2003)
Alberta Authorized Resources List, Grades 10 to 12 (April 2004) (441 kb)
Read to Live (2006) – This multimedia resource supports literacy at the junior and senior high school levels. The resource provides information, strategies and audio/visual clips that encourage teachers and students to think about reading in a new way, focusing on the real-world contexts of home, community and workplace.

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)
Supporting the Literacy Learner (129 kb)
Supporting the Literacy Learner II: Promising Literacy Strategies in Alberta from Cycle 2 and Cycle 3 AISI Projects