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Experiences of ADLC’s Elementary-Aged Students

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In our mid-winter newsletter, we shared some advice from successful high school students who received portions of their education at a distance, through ADLC.  This article describes the experiences of a few elementary-aged students who receive some of their instruction from ADLC teachers. Using Google Meet, we interviewed four students—Elliott, Shelley, Gillian and Abigail, with...
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Open Letter Regarding ADLC

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I hope this letter finds you well in these unique and trying times. 2019-2020 has been a year of triumphs and trials for ADLC. I am writing to you today to share some of these stories, as well as outline some key items for you to be aware of in the coming year and beyond....
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Programming Changes for 2020/21

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New Courses Junior High Language Arts 8 PR, 8100  - SI - Downloadable PDFs now available! Senior High Core English 10-2 PR, ELA1104 - SI & TS Science 10 PR, SCN1270 - SI - Coming Fall 2020 Forestry Regulating Alberta's Forests OL, FOR2030 - SI & TS Issues and Trends in Forestry OL, FOR3010 -...
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Summer Extensions Finalized

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ADLC is pleased to announce that the vast majority of the 720 Summer Extension requests received by the deadline of May 15 will be fulfilled. In order to ensure that all of these students will have access to a teacher throughout July, there will be some delays in assessment turnaround in some courses due to...
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ADLC Services Intact for 2020-21 School Year

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ADLC’s Student Instruction (SI) and Teacher Support (TS) services will continue to be provided to Alberta schools in 2020-2021. Thereafter, distance education services will shift to online schools operated by school jurisdictions. Pembina Hills School Division will restructure its Vista Virtual School to support students enrolled in our schools and we invite partnerships with Alberta...

Training for ADLC Resources: May 12 – June 10

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Training sessions have concluded.  Please contact the lead teacher or Partner Support at 1-866-774-5333, ext. 5378 or email info@adlc.ca if you have questions. As teachers and students across Alberta transition to remote/online/distance teaching, more teachers are accessing ADLC’s free printable and digital resources. This is wonderful; that’s why they were created. We know that many...
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TS Course Retention

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Some partner teachers have made changes, in Moodle, to their Teacher Support (TS) course(s) throughout the school year. For those who wish to retain that copy for 2020/21, please complete the form below by June 15, 2020. TSR 2020-21 Section Choice If you have any questions about your Teacher Support Retention (TSR), please contact Moodle...
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Summer Extension Requests Open May 1 – SI Courses

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Beginning May 1, we will once again be accepting requests for summer extensions in Student Instruction (SI) courses through our Student Information System (SIS), provided the following conditions have been met:   Normally, Partner/Affiliate schools must have summer support available for the students for whom they wish to extend courses. This support usually included both a...
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Meeting with Minister LaGrange, April 22, 2020

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This is an update to the ongoing dialogue between the Ministry of Education and Pembina Hills School Division in regard to the pending conclusion of the Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC) Service Agreement. On April 22, 2020, the Board of Trustees met via video conference with Minister LaGrange and some of her staff to continue...

Training for ADLC Resources: April 29-May 1

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As teachers and students across Alberta transition to remote/online/distance teaching, more teachers are accessing ADLC’s free printable and digital resources. This is wonderful; that’s why they were created. We know that many teachers are new to this type of learning environment, so ADLC is ready to help you with training sessions. We offer the following...
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