• Alberta Education's Curriculum Handbooks for Parents - grades K-9 are now available. Orders placed by schools have been filled. Additional handbooks may be ordered through Dorothee Hauf at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Tel.: 780-429-8455.
• Alberta Education's Curriculum Handbooks for Parents - grades 10-12  - are now downloadable (http://education.alberta.ca/media/445715/srpub.pdf. Senior High schools may also order senior high handbooks directly from the L.R.C. at 12360 - 142 Street, Edmonton, AB T5L 4X9,  Website: www.lrc.education.gov.ab.ca.  Ph. 780.427-2767 or FAX 780.422-9750. 

HIGHLIGHTS

Arts Education - K-12 Curriculum Framework (June 2009 Draft)   Arts Education Update - Oct 09.pptx

• Review the Draft K-12 framework http://education.alberta.ca/media/1115263/arts_ed_framework.pdf and respond to online discussion questions at https://phoenix.edc.gov.ab.ca/surveys/web/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.cgi and scroll down to choose each page of the survey.

Career and Technology Studies (CTS) www.education.alberta.ca/cts

• January 2010 Update
• CTS Highlights 
• CTS Resources
• PowerPoint slides

April 22-24 Career and Technology Studies (CTS) Conference at the Banff Springs Hotel

CURRICULUM - Implementation Links for 2009-2010

www.education.alberta.ca/media/449109/impshed_ref.pdf.

Alberta Education announces 2 year delay in curriculum  implementation, effective December 1, 2009:
The dates for the implementation of five areas of curriculum have been revised as of December 1, 2009. The decision to adjust the dates was based on stakeholder feedback during Alberta Education's Value Review, priority-setting and Education's curriculum redesign project, which is in its early stages of planning. The English and French revised Implementation Schedule for Programs of Study and Related Activities 2009-2010 and the accompanying Quick Reference Provincial Implementation Dates (2008-2009) are now posted on the Education website at: www.education.alberta.ca/teachers.aspx. (English) and www.education.alberta.ca/francais/admin/franco.aspx  (French).
For further information contact Sandy Forster at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 780-429-8766.

The following areas will see a two-year delay in provincial implementation:

Early Learning Workshops for Elementary School Administrators - contact Natalie Prytuluk This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

• The ECD Mapping Project Resources are available from Early Learning Branch at no cost

http://www.parentlinkalberta.ca/publish/default.htm  To request materials contact Heidi Roberts This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

DELF/DALF PRINTEMPS 2010
Bonjour et bienvenue aux examens DELF scolaire et tous publics 2010. Le Conseil scolaire Edmonton Public a, pour la cinquième année de suite, le grand plaisir d'offrir à ses élèves et au grand public l'occasion de passer les épreuves du DELF et d'obtenir une reconnaissance internationale dans la langue française. Les dates des examens sont :

*Prices include GST
Pour plus de renseignements, prière de contacter Bernard Maciejewski, Tel.: 780-498-8754 ou email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ou email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Emerge 2010 Summit

The Emerge 2010 Summit will be held as a capstone to the Emerge One-to-One Laptop Learning initiative. The Summit will highlight research results, lessons learned and best practices using technologies to support 21^st Century teaching, learning and leading. The Emerge 2010 Summit is open to all leaders, teachers, technical support directors, policy makers and researchers in the K-12 education community, and will take place at The Banff Centre from August 15 to 18, 2010.

Alberta Education's Emerge One-to-One Laptop Learning Initiative is in its third and final year. This project has provided Alberta educators with research data on the educational and technical merits of one-to-one laptop use.
Registration for the Emerge 2010 Summit is now available. For more information on the summit, visit http://emerge2010.galileonetwork.ca/home

For further information, please contact Ralph Luedtke, Education Manager, School Technology Branch, by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone at 780-427-6961. Dial 310-000 for toll free access. 

Skill Centre

HIGH SCHOOL CULINARY CHALLENGE AWARDS LUNCH 2009
High School Culinary Challenge Awards Luncheon takes place on March 3, 12 noon, at the Shaw Conference Centre. All proceeds from this lunch will go to the High School Culinary scholarship program.

Tickets are $30 or $240 for a table of eight. Trustees or senior administration who are interested in attending the luncheon are asked to RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 780-429-8015, by Monday, March 1 at 4:30 p.m.

The 3rd annual High School Culinary Challenge was held at NAIT on February 6. Three-member student teams from 13 high schools in the Edmonton region created three-course meals (soup, entrée and dessert) in three hours. The courses were all plated and presented for judging. Teams from the Skill Centre, Jasper Place, Harry Ainlay and Queen Elizabeth schools represented Edmonton Public Schools in the competition.

The Edmonton High School Culinary Challenge was launched by the Canadian Culinary Foundation, Edmonton to intruduce high school students to the possibility of a career in the culinary arts. (S. Forster, 780-498-8766)

• 2009 / 2010 Implementation Gr. 6, 9, 30-1, 30-2 (E & F), K & E 10-4 (F)
• Updated Resources

Speak out -the Alberta Student Engagement Initiative

• Speak Out interactive website, http://www.speakout.alberta.ca/ - students can share their thoughts and opinions with their peers and with Alberta Education
• Speak Out forums for small group facilitated discussions with Grades 9-12 students talking about their education. Tool kit will be publicly available in October. E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for complimentary copy.
• Minister's Student Advisory Council - for 24 youth ages 14-19 to provide perspectives to the Ministers and Alberta Education on educational issues. Application process for the 2010-2011 school year will commence in the coming months.

Tools4Teachers

http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Redirect.aspx?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.tools4teachers.ca%2f.

• Login and password access to Tools4Teachers were distributed province-wide to schools in September. To receive a password, contact your school administrator.
• To access a list of new resources for September 2009, click here.

Wellness

The Framework for Kindergarten to Grade 12 Wellness Education is available online at www.education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/pe.aspx (English) and www.education.alberta.ca/francais/teachers/progres/core/edphys.aspx (French).

The framework outlines the fundamental concepts and inherent values of wellness education and provides guidance for the future development and implementation of Kindergarten to Grade 12 wellness education programs of study in Alberta. 

The framework responds to the growing concern for the health of children and youth in today's society and the implications for the significant role that curriculum can play in improving student learning and health outcomes.

The framework examines the following:

• improved learning and wellness outcomes for Alberta students;
• the vision of wellness education in Alberta; and
• the role of a comprehensive school health approach to support and maintain a culture of wellness in school communities

Wellness education nurtures the whole child and enhances students capacity for achieving their full potential-intellectually, physically, socially, spiritually and emotionally.  The new wellness education program will introduce a holistic approach to student wellness that incorporates the needs and priorities of Alberta students living and learning in the 21^st century and provide a continuum of wellness education from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

The framework reinforces the Minister's commitment to enhancing the health and learning outcomes of all students and supports government ministries, schools, families and communities in working collaboratively to create and maintain a culture of wellness in school communities in Alberta.

If you would like further information on the information contained in the Framework, please contact Karen Fetterly, Team Leader, Kindergarten to Grade 12 Wellness Education, Curriculum Sector, Program Development and Standards Division.  Ms. Fetterly at 780-422-5079 (toll-free by first dialing 310-0000) or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Working Together  
Our quarterly notice of special products and opportunities hosted by our decision units (Curriculum, the History Centre, the Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education, Research Support Services,  and Resource Development Services)