Educational Resources
The Calgary Board of Education provides access to a vast number of resources to support teaching and learning. You can also follow us on Twitter:
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These resources come in a variety of formats for Teachers (T), Students (S) and Parents (P).
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The LRC is dedicated to the efficient and affordable delivery of authorized resources in support of the Kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum and provides a range of specialized services to enhance access to learning resources for visually impaired students. The LRC loans schools alternate format learning resources and student equipment for use by these students. Audio resources for students with perceptual disabilities may also be ordered from the LRC. |
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This web site allows COAC (Alberta Co-Acquisition) members to access streamed videos – all CBE teachers can request a user name and password for access. You can find hard-copies of these videos for borrowing through Media4Learning. |
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Curriculum Specific Resources |
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CBE and Alberta Education provides resources specific to Alberta curriculum. |
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The online catalogue for all school libraries with information on books, DVDs and other resources that are available to borrow, also provides information on the collection at the I&LC and lists of new resources for school staff. Additional information and support > |
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Professional learning opportunities for CBE staff. |
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The district Learning Commons for CBE teachers, administrators and support staff. I&LC provides leadership, resources and services to support and strengthen the educational mission and goals of the CBE. |
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Access to a vast number of curriculum specific digital resources including videos, online simulations, ebooks, databases and lesson plans provided by Alberta Education. Access is automatic from any CBE building - contact your school library for the current username/password to use from home. |
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Access within D2L for our ever growing collection of learning objects. You will find hundreds of streaming video clips, photos, lesson plans etc. Resources can be accessed via a direct LOR search (see the upper left tool bar when you log in as this not the case for all students…) or added by teachers to D2L course content. |
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Media4Learning (M4L) |
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M4L houses a large collection of educational resources in multiple languages that are available for all CBE staff to borrow year round, including streaming media, DVDs, and other educational resources. It also offers DVDs for purchase. Additional information and support > |
Online Libraries |
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Links to websites for student use. All sites support Alberta curriculum and are targeted at specific grade levels Elementary, Jr. High/Middle School, Sr. High. |
Proquest |
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This database is filled with valuable educational professional articles originating from a variety of online journals. All CBE staff have access to this service with login required – staff access to login. |
Southern Alberta CTS Learning and Teaching Resource Review Centre |
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Provides an access point for CTS teachers to view Alberta Education approved print and digital resources for all five CTS clusters, as well as come together to work in sustainable communities of practice. |
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An online book club for students. |
