The Alberta Teachers’ Association

English Language Arts Council

Link to English Language Arts Council website

Objectives

The English Language Arts Council believes that students explore and explain their inner and outer worlds through language and that the role of the teacher is to enhance each student's learning in the language arts. To facilitate this, the Council strives to improve language arts teaching at all levels.

Activities

The English Language Arts Council (ELAC) encourages members to share ideas in order to become better informed about current practices in teaching language arts. Thus, the Council acts as a liaison with regional councils throughout the province as well as with national and international organizations, such as the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). ELAC provides opportunities for learning and implementing classroom strategies as well as information about evolving technology. In addition, ELAC provides a forum for the expression of concerns and ideas related to English language arts.

ELAC sponsors an annual conference and assists with joint council and regional conferences. In addition, ELAC sponsors an annual writing competition for all levels and publishes the winning works in a yearly publication.

Publications

Alberta Voices is the Council's newsjournal. Published three times per year Alberta Voices provides information on issues concerning English language arts, lesson plans and activities for K-12 classrooms, curriculum and resource updates, research, conference information, regional news and creative work from students and teachers.

Each year, the winners of the Council-sponsored writing contest have their work published in Alberta English Writing Contest, which is published as a supplement to Alberta Voices.

Council Fees

Contact information for the executive members of the English Language Arts Council is provided to assist the ATA in conducting its professional and business affairs.

English Language Arts Council