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Creating and sharing knowledge
LearningLinks ResourceCentre
LearningLinkscontinuestobe thegoto
placeinCanadaorinormationonliteracy,learningdiffi
culties,attentionissues,
andinclusiveeducation.Newpartnershipswithcollegesandotherlearninginstitutionshavecreatednewopportunitiesorworkingwith
proessionalsandamilies.LearningLinkslauncheda
newwebsiteinJune,2010.
iCCANVideoconferencingProject
Thetwo-yearPhaseI oiCCANcameto acloseat theendoJune,withPhaseII
alreadyinthepipeline.Ourunding
romtheAET&TAccessto
theFutureFundundingisoverhoweverwehaveurtherundingromAlbertaAgriculturalandRuralDevelopmenttoinstallanother15classroomsuitesacrossruralAlberta.PhaseIdeliverablesweremet(inactover-delivered)ontime
andonbudget,althoughtherewerestillsomeareasin
whichwewouldhaveliked
tohavedone more.Weknewwhenthisproject beganthatitwas
notjustaboutinstallingtechnology,itwasaboutbuildingacultureouse.We
arewellonour
waytohavinganopenvideoconerencingnetworklinkinglearners,tutors,practitioners,researchers,andothersinvolvedin
literacy
Literacy Alberta is involved in research, and resource
development,
and ensures that people in Alberta and beyond have access to
the
knowledge they need to improve literacy levels.
andadultlearningaswellas peopleinmanyotherwalks
olie.Learning,communicating,collaborating,meeting,andrelationshipbuildingareso
mucheasiernoworall ous;thingswillneverbethesame a goodthing!
Workup!
Amodel for workplaceessential skills training
Workup!isour excitingnewproject,undedbyTheOffi
ceoLiteracyandEssentialSkills,throughwhichwe
willtrainalreadyexperiencedacilitatorsromallacross
theprovincetobecomeworkplaceessentialskills(WES)practitioners.Thesixacilitatorsinthis
pilotroundo trainingwilllearnthroughaserieso
workshopsandtwopracticums.Atthe
endothistwo-yearprojectwewillcreatea WESmarketingtoolkit to
beusedwithemployers,andpublishthecasestudieso
theworkplacetraining.Wehaveawaiting listorthe
nextroundothistrainingalready!
TheEssentialSkillsTrainingAuditmodulewillbeusedintheWorkup!project
toidentiytrainingopportunitiesintheworkplace.Thisincreasinglyrelevanttool
willbeusedinotherLiteracyAlberta projectsinthecomingyear
andincludedinacomprehensivelistoessentialskillsresources.
SHARE
SHARE,LiteracyAlbertasmember-onlyelectronicconerencingsite,continuestobea
welcomeresourceorliteracypractitioners,tutorsandother
members.Thiscommunicationtoolprovidesa
orumorpostingresources,coordinatingactivities,celebratingsuccess,andencouraging
promisingpractices.SHAREloggedover40,000interactionsthispastyear.
3 plain language workshopsdelivered by iCCAN video-conerencing
reached 73 individualsin 21 locations across Alberta
THE LITERACY ALBERTA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
arepresented annuallyatour conerencebanquet.Last year,toour
greatpleasure,Mr. ManmeetBhullar,then ParliamentaryAssistant
toMinister oAdvanced Educationand TechnologyDoug Horner,madethe
presentations.Congratulationsto allour nominees!
Honoureesfor2009
Organization: Practitioner: Volunteer: Student:
C a lg a ryP u bl i cLib r ar y B e ll A u ld , C al g ar y R o
n Sh o rt , P ALS , Ed mon to n K e vi n B ra n ds o n, C a lg a
ry
STAFF
LauraGodreyLibrarian,LearningLinksResource Centre
BernieceGowan ProjectManager
CandiceJackson Director,Profession alDevelopment
Janet LaneExecutive Director
Sandi LoschnigCommunicationsMana ger
Juliet MacIverController
SandraNewellO cerCoordinator
Terri PetersProjectManager
DiannaPetersonO ce Coordinator
YvonneStewart Share UserSupport /Development/
iCCAN project
LITERACYALBERTARESOURCEPEOPLE
LornaArmstrong, Vulcan
Jodi Mantey,Edson
CarolMcCullough, Calgary
Lois Polege,Flagstaff
WendyRhodes, Edmonton
JudySmith, Valleyview
Pat Warkentin,Rocky MountainHouse
PROJECT FUNDERS
AlbertaAdvanced Education andTechnology
AlbertaCulture andCommunitySpirit
AlbertaGaming Commission
An Anonymous Donor
CommunityInitiatives Program
Offi ceo Literacyand EssentialSkills,Human Resources
andSocialDevelopment Canada
Soroptimist Internationalo Calgary
DONORSANDDONATIONSINKIND
Corporate
AlbertaLiteracy Foundation Fund
CommunityLearning Network
Drayton ValleyAdult LiteracySociety
Edmonton CommunityFoundation
EnCanaCares Foundation
EntrepreneurialCAs o Edmonton
First EnergyCommunity Foundation
Fluor Canada,Ltd.
Further Education Societyo Alberta
H.W.Siebens CharitableFoundation
HappyHarbor Ltd
HayGroupLimited
LiteracyServices o CanadaLtd.
TheCalgary FoundationTheInternet CentreInc.
Individual
Allan Broemeling
AndreaSchumacher
Anonymous
ArleneBeck -Harris
B.A.Fraser
BarbBuroot, VergeDesign
BarbaraJ.Prodor
BarbaraVeitch
BillBullock
BobHeller
Brandon Tetreau
Brent Thompson
CandiceJackson
CathyLaPlante
ChelseaBoos
CherylJackson
CherylSteiger
Chevron Retirees In Action
Colleen Welsh
DavidandHeather Chorley
DavidDucznsk
Dean Welsh
DebKolesew
DebyDzeryk
Eileen Stack
ElaineCairns
ElaineProdor
Erin Heibert
GerryProdor
Gordon Christiansen
Heather Foran
HenryKerckhet
Janet andLarry Lane
Jean Sunderland
JefferyLavallee
Jennier Papineau
JimProdor
JimThibououtat
JoanneAllan
Jonathon Schofeld
JulieDucznsk
Kellen P.De Vuyst
Ken Chapman
KimbongTong
LieselProdor-McGinnis
LizWhitehouse
LornaBeck
Lynn England
M.J.Kozicki
MandyDzeryk
MarcCocchio
MarshaMah Poy
MichaelIvey
Munsch aBunch o Miles,Camrose
Naomi Broemeling
PatrickChorley
PaulVerreau
PaulaLesser
PeggyProdor
Peter Breen
PhilamNguyen
Remi Broemeling
RichardLazowski
Robert Lussier
Roger Broemeling
RoxieThompson Isherwood
Ruth Parent
Sarah Broemeling
Sarah Eaton,Eaton InternationalConsulting
Sean Demko
ShawnaBabiak
Sheldon Guther
SherryLeBouthiller
StephanieChan
Susan Duczyost
Susan Fache
Susan Woo
TerryBaksa
ToddHirsch, ATB Financial
TonyPearson
UnitedWay o Calgary,Donor Choice
ValNagy
YvonneStewart
OURMANYPARTNERS,FRIENDSANDCOLLEAGUES
AbbottsfeldYouth Project
ABCLi eLiteracyCanada
AlbertaEmployment andImmigration
AlbertaHealth Services
AlbertaTeachers Association
AudreyGardner
AWES(Alberta WorkorceEssentialSkills)
BelleAuld
Ben Cal RobeSocietyBethanyCare Society
BlaneHogue, LougheedHouseConservation Society
Bow ValleyCollege
Bredin Institute
BrendaStrafford Society
BrigantiaPlace
BrigitteBaradoy
CalgaryImmigrant WomensAssociation
CalgaryJohn HowardSociety
CalgaryLearning Centre
CalgaryLearns
CalgaryPublic Library
CalgaryReads
CambridgeStrategies Inc.
CamroseLearning
CarolOliver
Carolyn Reicher
CatherineBrandord
Centreor FamilyLiteracy
Charles Pankratz
Cityo Edmonton CommunityServices
Clareview Headstart
CommunityLearning Network
DickensfeldAmityHouse
DickensfeldCommunity Partners
DiscoveryHouseFamily ViolencePrevention Society
DistinctiveEmployment CounsellServices o Alberta(DECSA)
DonnaChovanec
Douglas Parsons
Dr.Jenny Horsman,
Dr.TaraHyland-Russell
Edmonton CommunityAdultLearningAssociation (ECALA)
Edmonton John HowardSociety
Edmonton LearningCentre LiteraAssociation
Edmonton MennoniteCentre orNewcomers
Edmonton PublicLibrary
Edmonton PublicLibrary. PennyMcKeeBranch
Education Matters
ElaineCairns
Evelyn Tait
Facultyo Extension,University oAlberta
FionaHayes
Flo Brokop
Fort Saskatchewan andStrathconCountyCALC
Further Education Societyo Albe
Grassroots Press
Heidi Grogan
JackieBerger
Jann Beeston,Hanna LearningCe
JeannieFinch
Joani Tannenbaum
Jocelyn Daw
JudyMurphy
JulieSalambier
KaraFamilyResource Centre
Karen Lynch,Volunteer Alberta
KristaPoole,C algaryLearns
LindaShohet
Thank you
LiteracyAlbertawould liketo thankall theindividuals,groups,and
agencies who helpedus over thepast 12
months in our workto raiseliteracylevels in Alberta.Wecouldnt do
it without you.Thankyou or your support!
OURMEMBERS
LiteracyAlberta relies on its memissues andchallenges in
thelitera
ByjoiningLiteracy Albertaand shvoiceto thecollective to
ensuretbyour leaders in government,busor your ongoingsupport.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (Audited)
June30,2010 and June30,2009
J un e 30 , J un e 30 ,2010 2009
ASSETS
CURRENT
Cash and investments 554,615 612,280
Accounts receivable 112,847 44,845
Prepaid expenses and deposits 30,977 2,000
TOTALASSETS 698,439 659,125
LIABILITIES
CURRENT
Accounts payableand accrued liabilities 47,339 110,234
Deerred contributions restricted 346,526 -
Total current liabilities 393,865 110,234
Deerred contributions restricted 98,480 -
TOTALLIABILITIES 492,345 110,234
FUNDBALANCES
Unrestricted 163,306 309,104
Restricted 42,788 239,787
TOTALFUNDBALANCES 206,094 548,891
TOTALLIABILITIES ANDFUND BALANCES 698,439 659,125
Literacy Alberta Society
STATEMENT OF OP
For theyear ended Ju
or thethreemonth pe
REVENUE
Total grants,memberseeor service,casino a
EXPENSES
Salaries and benets
Consultants and proe
Travel
Facilities
Publicity
Materials
Other expenses
Total expenses
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF
OVER EXPENSES
Financial statements
Literacy Alberta BoardofDirectors
July1,2009 June30, 2010
LiteracyAlbertasdedicatedboardodirectorsincludesliteracy
learners,tutors,practitioners,andotherswhoare
riendsoliteracy.
ChristinaTortorelliPresidentCalgary,AB
MichaelRavenVice PresidentEdmonton,AB
ElaineCairnsCalgary,AB
DerekChewkaEdmonton,AB
DanielHainesEdmonton,AB
Ann HardingCalgary,AB
FayHolt-BeggDrumheller,AB
Ian KennedyCalgary,AB
Patti LeebvreSt.Albert,AB
KateNesbittRockyMountain House,AB
SuzannePedersonTaber,AB
BelindaWilkinsonFortMcMurray,AB
LITERACYALBERTASOCAregisteredcharity
Ourmission
WeraiseliteracylevelsinAlb
Ourvision
AllAlbertansareableto de
andmaintaintheliteracyan
essentialskillstheyneedin
ordertoparticipateullyint
communities.
Dear members andfriends ofLiteracy Alberta,
Itwasthe bestotimes,it wastheworsto
times.TheopeninglineorDickensATaleofTwo Citiescomestomindaswe
recall2009-2010.Itwas ayearo newideasandopportunities,ayearo
increasingourreachtoneworganizationsandrms,ayear oloss,anda
yearoinvestmentin theuture.Someo thehighlightsoouryear
arementionedbelow.Fromourpartnershipwiththe
CommunityLearning
Networktohost theLiteracyandLearningSymposiumlastOctober,toour
partnershipwiththeAlbertaTeachersAssociationtohostLearningOurWayinJune,thiswasaulllingyearoworking
towardsourgoalswithnewpartnersandinnew ways.
ThisyeartheLiteracy AuditToolKit
andtheaccompanyingHealthLiteracyAuditandEssentialSkills
TrainingAuditsupplementsweresentacrossCanadaandtheUnitedStates,andwereusedin
IrelandandotherpartsoEurope.Wediscoveredthatacilitatingaliteracyauditcouldchangethewaythesta
owomenssheltersworkwiththeirclients;weusedtheauditkit
tochangecommunicationpracticesinworkplaces;andwebeganto
oerworkplaceessentialskillstrainingdirectlyin
workplacesettings.
Wearenow
usingourexpertiseandexperienceinproessionaldevelopmentandpartneringwithAlberta
WorkplaceEssentialSkillspractitionersto
trainandmentornewworkplaceessentialskillspractitionersromacross
Message
Alberta.Theywillsoonbe readytobegintheir
practicumsinworkplacesintheirhomeregions.
Asalwayswecontinuedto
provideexceptionalproessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesorpractitionersolearningandliteracyacrosstheprovince.Weareincreasingly
usingourvideoconerencingequipmentandtheiCCANnetwork.
Andbeyondthoseaccomplishments,LearningLinks,ourincreasinglywell-usedresourcecentre,inpartnershipwithCalgaryLearningCentre,hasbecomethelargestlibrarydedicatedtoliteracyandlearningdiffi
culties,includingattentiondisorders,inthecountry.
Thisyearwe werepresentedwithchallengesaswell
wehadsomehardtimes.We lostourdear riendandcolleague
SandraNewelltoa diseasethatisalltoo commoninour
eld.Wemissherspirit
ocuriosity,caring,anddelight.Weexperiencedsomeothersta
changes,whichwhilenormalalwaysaddsstresstoa teamascloseas
oursatLiteracyAlberta.Ourbiggeststresscameromthe
delaysinexpectedunding.Whileundingeventuallywassecured,wemaintainedstaffi
nglevelsthroughthedelaysandconsequentlyhadtoutilize someoour
reservestoseeusthrough.Wearevery gladwedidthough;we
keptoursuperbprojectsta andhavenowattractedmoreunding
thaneverbeore.LiteracyAlbertaisin astrongposition
goingintothe
nextouryearswith increasedundingromthe
ederalgovernmentconrmedandin
anacknowledgedleadershiprolewiththeprovincialdepartmentsresponsibleorliteracy.Thesigningothe
LivingLiteracyFrameworkintheallo2009wastheculminationove yearsowork
byLiteracyAlbertaandourpartnersand colleaguesinthe
eldandgovernment.Weare honouredtohavebeena partothe
creationothisimportantpolicy andlookorwardto thenextewyearsas
weassistinit simplementation.Formoredetailonthework
oLiteracyAlbertaduringthe lastyear,pleasereadon.
Sincerely,
ChristinaTortorelli,Presidento theBoard
JanetLane,ExecutiveDirector
From the Board President and the Executive Director
Building capacity
Trainingandworkshops
LiteracyAlbertaisa leaderinprovidingworkshopson
literacyandessentialskillsawareness,plainlanguage,andothercustomizedliteracyworkshopsprovince-wide.Somehighlightsotheyearinclude:
Learningstylesworkshops,includingonewith 65low
German-speakingMennoniteadultliteracylearnersrom
TaberandVauxhall
Plainlanguageworkshopsinvariousorganizations,
includingtheAlbertaHumanEcologyandHomeEconomicsAssociation,Red
Cross,CalgaryPublicLibrary,
andothers PresentingattheCommunityDevelopmentconference
inJanuaryin Calgary,whichledtomore
invitationsorplainlanguageworkshopsandliteracyauditsincommunity-basedorganizationsthroughouttheyear
New Coordinator Training
NewCoordinatorTraining(NCT)continuestobe
oneoourcoreproessionaldevelopmentoeringsornewVolunteerTutorAdultLiteracyServices(VTALS)practitioners.Thetrainingmodulesocusonliteracyawareness,understandingadultlearners,adultlearningassessment,workingwithESLlearners,andworkingwithtutorsto
createlearningpartners.NCTandNCT
Follow-uptraining(NCTF)aredeliveredtwice
eachyear.
Our staff provides outstanding proessional development or
people
directly involved in delivering literacy programming as well
as
workshops or proessionals in all felds who work with people
with
inadequate literacy skills. Literacy Alberta works to build and
sustain
knowledge and skill in individuals, programs, and
organizations.
20practitioners/coordinatorsattended NCT
11practitioners/coordinatorsattended NCTF
PromisingPractices
Thisyearor thersttime OpeningDoors:ALiteracyAuditToolKit
trainingwasdeliveredasa
mentoredproject.Thistwo-stage,capacitybuildingtrainingincludedapracticumintendedtosupporttheparticipantslearningandto
ensurethatthetoolkit ismaintainedinthe
organizationanditscommunity.Weweredelightedto
have25literacyandlearningpractitionersandpersonnelromcommunityserviceagenciesparticipateinthistrainingin
St.AlbertandCalgary.
Professional development
LiteracyAlbertaandtheCommunityLearningNetworksuccessullyco-hostedAlbertasrstLiteracyand
LearningSymposiumInspiringLeadershipinOctober2009.Over250delegatesattendedthisthreeandahal
dayevent,includingcommunityliteracyandlearningpractitioners,volunteertutorsandboardmembers,adultliteracylearners,
andrepresentativesromgovernmentandcommunitycolleges.Seventy-twoproessionaldevelopmentsessionswereoeredatthe
symposium.
LiteracyAlbertaprovidedatotal o62bursariesto
21literacypractitioners,20volunteerliteracytutorsand21adultliteracylearnerstoattendthe
symposium.
Withstrongsupportrom
theliteracyandlearningcommunity,thepartnershipbetweenLiteracyAlbertaandCommunityLearningNetworkcontinueswiththe
LiteracyandLearningSymposium2010ConnectLearnSucceed.
LiteracyAlbertacontinuestobean
activepartnerwiththeCerticateinAdultandContinuingEducation(CACE)programatthe
UniversityoAlberta.Thecerticateprogramisor peoplewhowantto
enhancetheireectivenessasadulteducatorsandtrainers.Thecourseoeringsincludeanadultliteracystreamo
coursesdevelopedbyLiteracyAlberta.Twelveace-to-aceandour
onlineliteracycourseswerecompletedin2009/2010.
Raising awareness
Health literacy
TheHealthLiteracyAuditis
oneoLiteracyAlbertasmostsought-aterresources;wearecurrentlyintoour
thirdreprint.Overthepast
year,thisresourcehasbeenusedinavarietyoways
toinfuencehealthcaretraining.AliteracyspecialistinNorthBay,Ontario,
perormedahealthliteracyauditatthe NorthBayGeneralHospital.A
literacyspecialistusesitto
trainpharmacystudentsattheUniversityo
Waterloo.Wehavealsopresentedtheauditat varioushealth
literacyconerencesaroundthecountry:
InVancouver,atProvidenceHealthBCandCovenant
HealthABsDiversityMatters:HealthLiteracyConerence
InMontreal,atLiteracy
VolunteersofQuebecshealthliteracyconerence,wherewealso
trained11literacycoordinatorsandhealthpractitionersonhowto
deliverhealthliteracyaudits
InCalgary,atthe 2ndNationalTransculturalHealth
Conerence
TakingShelter with Literacy
Inthisrewardingprojectwehave donatedalibraryo
over200literacy-riendlyresourcesandprovidedtraininginliteracyawarenesstothe
sta othreesecond-stage
Issues o low literacy are at the root o many other social and
economic
challenges. By raising awareness o the causes and consequences
o
Albertas literacy skill shortage, Literacy Alberta is supporting
the work
o policy makers and decision makers who in turn build and
support
opportunities or change or people with low literacy skills.
13students in the Masters oSocial Work program at theUniversity
o Calgary participatedin a literacy awareness workshop.
womensemergencysheltersacrosstheprovince.Thisprojectwillbedeliveredtothree
additionalsheltersitesinthecomingyear.Evaluationshaveshownthat
thestatrainingandaccesstotheresourcesandmaterialshaveenhancedprogrammingandhelpedreducebarriersor
shelterclients.Thisproject
buildscapacitythroughtheuseoOpeningDoors:A LiteracyAuditToolKit
andtheveryimportantworko
Dr.JennyHorsmanontheTheImpactofViolenceonLearning.
Wegrateullyacknowledgethesupporto
SoroptimistInternationaloCalgary andorprivate
donationstocontinuetobuildthisproject.
Wearecontinuingtoapply orincreasedundingandworkingwitha
partnertoexpandthis projectsreachand
depthoservice.
CollectiveWisdom
Theoverarchinghighlighto
ourproessionaldevelopmentopportunitieswithintheliteracyandadultlearningeldthis
yearwaswhen22
VolunteerTutorAdultLiteracyServices(VTALS)practitionersandCommunityAdultLearningProgramcoordinators,allowhomhad
beenintheirrolesormorethanten years,cametogetherortwo
daysoconversationandvisioning.Within
thatsmallgrouptherewasanaweinspiring365
collectiveyearsoexperienceintheliteracyandadultlearningeld.Therewerediscussionsaboutcommunityresilience,demographics,economics,programming,andsuccessionplanning.Aswecapturedthewisdomothe
groupweappreciatedonceagainthe
greatworkthathas beenaccomplishedoverthe
yearsthroughCommunityProgramsBranch.Changeis
happeningwithinAlbertaAdvancedEducationandTechnology,andCommunityProgramsBranchhasmorphedintoCampusAlbertaConnections.The
CollectiveWisdomprojectconrmedthebestothe pastandhelpedto
ormthediscussionneededaswe moveintotheuture.
Annual report 2009 - 2010How Literacy Alberta
worked or you this year
A ew ast acts:Literacy Alberta staff presentedat 20 provincial
and national
conerences.
Literacy Alberta staff delivered15 days o training or
Volunteer
Tutor Adult Literacy Servicespractitioners.
Membership in Literacy Alberta
increased by 20%.
Literacy Alberta staffacilitated 50 workshops including 20 plain
language
workshops and 5 literacy auditsor organizations and
businesses.
LearningLinks Resource Centre
circulation increased by 43%,to 5,346 volumes.
Literacy Alberta websitereceived an average
o 15,360 hits per month.
There were 121,096 downloadsrom the website.
Literacy ...
Our future depends on it
Our ability to engage in our communities, to parent, to be
productive,
to read or pleasure and knowledge, to be understood, to have a
public
voice, to be healthy, and to be employed all increase as our
literacy
skills improve. Literacy Alberta knows that everyones uture
depends
on raising Albertas literacy skills. It is why we do what we
do.
