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Getting Started
Getting Started
Our social media, email, TV programming, radio etc have been taken over with COVID 19. There is so much out there that sometimes I feel almost 'paralyzed by choice'. With the amount of information it's hard to know what's good and what to ignore. Our ARPDC team has put together 3 easy stops to get you started. This information will help you avoid 'paralysis by choice' and you can be assured the information is correct and supportive of Alberta Students and Families. The April 10 Fact Sheet for Parents from Alberta Government is available here.
Learning From Home Checklist .pdfStep One
Step One
A comprehensive look at creating supportive learning environment for your child at home.
Continuing Student Learning Page Two.pdfStep Two
Step Two
New Guidelines for Learning : Posted by Alberta Education, March 20, 2020
Step Three
Step Three
Even though it is your child's teacher that will be delivering instruction and assessment, it doesn't hurt for parents to know what students should be learning. The link is to the Alberta Education Parent Resource.
Online Classrooms
Online Classrooms
Check with your child's teacher/school to determine how your child's lessons will be delivered. Popular tools are highlighted below. Your child's teacher or school will most likely send out an email, or a phone call to make you aware of what the learning platform will be.
Content For Parents
Content For Parents
Supporting Learning at Home. Helpful Resources for Educators and Parents
Supporting Learning at Home. Helpful Resources for Educators and Parents
Nelson is pleased to offer a series of webinars developed to support the well-being of caregivers and their children with practical advice and strategies from experts in various fields.
How to Support Student Learning at Home
How to Support Student Learning at Home
Supporting student success starts with a shared agreement among families, schools and the community to work together and it involves committed actions to make it happen.
This multi-page document was developed by the ATA in partnership with Dr. Michael Rich.
This multi-page document was developed by the ATA in partnership with Dr. Michael Rich.
The document has interactive links to other resources and provides advice specific to Albertans and what we can all do to work through this together.
Additional resources from Alberta Ed to support learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alberta Education offre des ressources supplémentaires pour soutenir l’apprentissage à la maison pendant la pandémie du COVID-19.
Supporting Reading and Literacy
Supporting Reading and Literacy
An award winning series of games that's helped millions of children learn to read. Play for free on the website
Improve knowledge of vocabulary words with spelling practice from VocabularySpellingCity.
Young Adult books from A to Z. Including videos, new releases, interviews, top lists and much more!
Supporting Math and Numeracy
Supporting Math and Numeracy
Free K-12 math tasks are activities that can be filtered by grade, level of difficulty, concept, and topic.
This site is designed for Ontario K-12 students, educators and parents/guardians.
New and innovative resources to support parent engagement in their children's mathematics learning
Supporting Diverse Learning Needs
Supporting Diverse Learning Needs
Essentials parents MUST HAVE to manage during this challenging Coronavirus time
A daily schedule comforts and guides children with ADHD through uncertain times like these.
Offers information, instructional approaches, and effective learning strategies.
Information and strategies for teachers in Alberta who want to learn more about mathematics instruction and numeracy development for students with significant disabilities
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