The Calgary Learning Centre 
Learning Together - Public Education in Alberta
Learning Together - Public Education in Alberta provides information on Alberta's public education system to newcomers to the province. (Available in 14 languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Ukranian, Urdu, Vietnamese.)
Student Assessment
Issues Related to Provincial Achievement Tests is a brochure for parents outlining some of the Association's concerns about achievement testing and describing a better alternative.
Getting to the Heart of Learning: How Is Your Child Doing in School? is a brochure outlining some of the questions that parents should ask teachers to ensure that they understand how their child is being assessed in school.
Parenting Through the School Years: A Guide for Parents of K-12 Students
Parenting Through the School Years is a 17-page booklet filled with practical suggestions intended to help parents ensure that their children do well in school. Topics include discipline, homework, parent-teacher conferences, school councils, the teenage years and working with teachers. The booklet is available at a cost of $2. To order a copy, contact the Association's Distribution Centre at 447-9400 (in Edmonton) or 1-800-232-7208 (elsewhere in Alberta).
Partners in Learning
Designed to help parents, students and teachers work together as partners, Partners in Learning is not an exhaustive how-to guide but a source of ideas for teachers and parents who are beginning to work on partnerships. As such it contains informative articles, materials from several successful partnership programs, check-lists, and a host of other useful materials, all of which may be photocopied. The manual contains 12 modules:
| 1. |
Introduction |
7. |
Resolving Conflict |
| 2. |
Communicating with the Home |
8. |
Understanding the Curriculum |
| 3. |
Communicating with the School |
9. |
Understanding Evaluation |
| 4. |
Supporting the Learner at Home |
10. |
Easing School Transitions |
| 5. |
Sharing Responsibility |
11. |
Developing School Councils |
| 6. |
Involving School Volunteers |
12. |
Resources |
The manual has been sent to all schools and school councils in the province. Additional copies can be ordered from Barnett House.
School Council Resource Manual
In 1994, the Government of Alberta amended the School Act to require all schools in the province to establish school councils. To help schools get started on this venture, the various education partners put together the Alberta School Council Resource Manual (revised 2007) . The manual explains what school councils are, describes the various decision-making models available to them, sets out the roles and responsibilities of the various participants, and provides useful information on such topics as developing bylaws, conducting meetings and handling resources.
