WHAT’S NEW? Alberta Education Curriculum and Program Implementation Zone Meeting Update

NEW Curriculum Coordinator Corner Our new site is launched! For information please contact: Heidi Dempsey at Amber Chipman at

Highlights of New Features: Search functionUpdated links

Highlights of New Features: Master schedule and iCalendar files Interactive map links to that when opened go into your pages with zone-specific calendar automaticallyinformation and school authority names

Online Reference Centre The Visual Thesaurus For information please contact: Jamie Davis at ext. 229

Speak Out Currently, the engagement tools include: –online discussion forums and blogs on the Speak Out website; –in-person forums with the Speak Out team or through the DVD toolkit; –the Annual Speak Out Conference; and –the Minister’s Student Advisory Council. For information please contact: Al Chapman at

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New to Diploma Exams for Diploma Practice Items Special-format practice tests are for practice only. The provision of these tests does not imply that the student using it will be granted accommodations in the writing of a diploma examination/provincial achievement test. For more information about accommodations for the writing of a diploma examination/provincial achievement test, please refer to the Alberta Education website at education.alberta.ca. Tests to be available through the Learning Resource Centre. The first tests to be available will be for those subjects with November examinations (ELA 30-2, Math 30-1, Chemistry 30 and Physics 30). These tests are for special formats ONLY, and are composed of items that have already been made public.

Need help with your English Language Learners? Check out our new website! Supporting English Language Learners at (enter the keyword “ESL”) A resource for all teachers and administrators working with English language learners—not just ESL specialists.

Here’s just some of the information you’ll find: Dynamic and searchable digital benchmarks for Kindergarten to Grade 12 Characteristics of English language learners Interactive student writing samples that model how to analyze writing proficiency using the benchmarks Videos of English language learners in inclusive learning environments Tips for organizing for instruction and assessment

Stay tuned for new content to be added in the future. For more information, contact: Mike Ettrich Team Leader, ESL

Online Courses In an effort to provide up-to-date information to individuals interested in taking high school courses online, the high school completion team is updating the Online Learning page on the Alberta Education website: If you have online learning courses you would like to post on this site, please send them to: by November 15, 2012.

Alberta Mentoring Partnership The Alberta Mentoring Partnership is focused on building capacity by offering access to best practices and sound research to enhance schools’ and agencies’ expertise to develop or strengthen their mentoring programs. Please visit the website at: For information please contact: Sue Bell at

October 2012 List of Alberta Education Presenters Curriculum Redesign: Mathematics: Inclusive Education:

Rethinking High School Locally Developed Courses Career and Technology Foundations