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Welcome to Connection, Alberta Education's online newsletter for teachers.
In this edition ...
- Curriculum and Resources: Action on Curriculum—Curriculum Standards and Process Redesign Project, subject-area curriculum and resource updates, and professional development opportunities.
- Early Learning: Three-day learning series for early childhood professionals.
- Provincial Testing: Marking achievement tests and diploma examinations, national and international studies of achievement, professional development opportunities.
- Special Education: Students with Vision Loss Initiative update.
- First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Updates: Professional development opportunities.
- Technology Integration: LearnAlberta.ca update.
- Career Initiatives: Alberta Youth Consumer Champions Update; ApplyAlberta offers additional choices to students; get scholarship savvy with ALIS; why study biology, or chemistry, English or math?
- Learning Resources Centre (LRC): Early Order Discount Program 2011.
- Other News: Funding announcement—Mental Health Capacity Building for Children, Youth and Families in Schools Initiative; learning coaches; official languages in education programs; professional development opportunities—high school completion; Regional Educational Consulting Services (RECS); Setting the Direction (Action on Inclusion) update; Success in School for Children and Youth in Care—Provincial Protocol Framework (PPF).
Next edition: May 2011
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ISSN 1710–7555
