Professional Development & Resources

Upcoming PD Events​

ALIC PD and AGM 2026 - The PD and AGM will be virtual on Saturday, October 24 from 9-11 am. To attend, please complete the following form. Please note that this event is only open to members of the Additional Languages Intercultural Council (ALIC).

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Assessing Language Competence in Bilingual Education - More information to come soon.

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2026-27 Education Exchange Program information sessions (ATA) - The Educator Exchange Programs is offering short-term virtual and short-term in-person exchanges for the 2026-27 school year for Alberta teachers, school leaders, and school division staff with like-minded colleagues in Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Germany, Spain, and Alberta Accredited International Schools (no language requirement). Connect and add some adventure into your practice!

Teacher and school leader exchanges | Alberta Teachers' Association.

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Resources

The following additional language teaching, promotion and professional development resources are available to you through ALIC and our partners. 
 

• Language Learner Superhero: Share this video and this poster to highlight to promote language learning with students and the community. You can also share the postcard (in English or in French) and the bookmark (in English or in French) with your school community. ​​

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• ALIC Resources: Visit our YouTube channel for our playlist of parent videos and share a copy of the Literature Review on the Impact of Second-Language Learning to help promote language learning with your colleagues, administration and community.
   

• ALIC Publications: Download the latest version of our journal, Notos (Spring 2025), and of our newsletter Zephyr (April, 2026). Download older ALIC publications:

  • Notos- Vol. 16 (Spring 2022)

  • Notos- Vol. 15 (Spring 2021)

  • Notos- Vol. 14 no. 2 (Summer 2019)

  • Notos- Vol. 14 no. 1 (Summer 2018)​

  • Notos- Vol. 13 (Spring 2014)

  • Zephyr - Vol. 22 (November, 2023) 

  • Zephyr- Vol. 21 (February, 2021)

  • Zephyr- Vol. 20 (August, 2020)

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• Our Partners: Access professional development resources from the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT) and the Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education at Edmonton Public Schools (IISLE). 
   

• Alberta Education: Access resources from Alberta Education, such as programs of study.