Little Warriors is a local organization with an important mission: educating the public on the perils of childhood sexual abuse  and on ways to recognize it and act responsibility. They offer a training program for those of us that work regularly with children and the workshop qualifies for 3 Category A Credits through the National [...]

Hello members and interested members! Next SERG meeting is March 24 at Cantos Music Foundation at 4pm. We will begin with a professional development workshop (topic of cultural inclusion) and we will discuss our major PD session coming in May (on the topic of technology in education). Don’t miss out!

TALES, The Alberta League Encouraging Storytelling is pleased to announce the launch of TALES Youth Storytelling scholarship. In 2011, TALES will hold its annual retreat at Sylvan Lake where they will celebrate Cultural Connections in Storytelling from the evening of Fri, Apr 19-lunchtime May 1st. The winner of the 2011 scholarship will recieve: one-year admission [...]

For all those fans of TED out there, check out this great teacher who explains the value of our work in about twenty minutes. This would be a great resource to explain why inquiry-based, authentic learning experiences work and why “traditional” classroom methods, don’t always. Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From Mistakes

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