2012/2013 ADLC Annual Report - Alberta Distance Learning Centre

BARRHEAD Alanna CRAWFORD Alethea OHM Angela
DEGEN Bernice FISHER Brenda KUYEK Brett COOPER
Bryan HOLCROFT Cam OULTON Carol HOLCROFT Carrie
GROUETTE Cheryl FROSE Chris SONNENBERG Christine
VILLENEUVE Cindy KNAPP Cindy SCHWAB Colleen
THIESEN Crystal SCHOLE Dale WEIMER Debbie MOTTUS
Diane GERUN Donna KLEMMER Donna SILGARD Doug
PINDER Elsie RESCHKE Goedele KERCKHOF Grace
HIEMSTRA Gurtek POONIA Heather McMILLAN Isabel
REMPEL Jake WARKENTIN Jan CARSWELL Jason WIKS
Jessica LUCIUK John PACHKOWSKI Joy BARTON Joy
McLEAN Judy LESKO Kelly KENNEDY Kyla COULMANABSHER Lanette THOMPSON Laura RENKEMA Laurie
MESSMER Linda JULLION Liv NYGAARD Liz TRUSCOTT Lora
GIBBONS Lynn STOCKING Marge MUELLER Maryanne
DOUCETTE Murray MARTIN Nicola RAMSEY Pat JACKSON
Patty ROGERSON Patti VAN AERT Patrick FOUNTAIN Ralf
LEMIRE Ron ESTABROOK Sandra COBER Shirley BRUNS Shirley
MEUNIER Slade SEKULICH Sue REES Susan REICH Tara
TIGGELAAR Tara TROOCK Tara WEST Tracey PANDACHUCK
Trish JINKS Trista DOOLE Camile DEZAEYER Vanessa MATHISON
Wally ROGERS Yvonne HARRIS Bill WORKUN Cathy ERNEWEIN
Darlene BLOOME Elizabeth SEIMENS Sharon SLOAT
EDMONTON Alejandro ACEVEDO Amy GREENE Annette
HADDOW Bryan FRECHETTE Carl ASSELIN Carrie MITCHELL
Christie BORLE Crystal PUSKEPPELIES Dominick GALLO Eric
ALBRECHT Florence OLBERG Francine PLANTE Gary SIMPSON
Gena ROACH Ian DOKTOR Jasmin BENAVIDES Joanna O'REILLY
Julie GONNEAU Karen CAMPBELL Kurt HANNEMAN Lise
PETHYBRIDGE Marvin MANSELL Margareta HINRICHSEN Marjorie
SCOTT Mounira FERJANI Shane ANDERSEN Shelley THOMAS
Trevor OUELLETTE Vickie ANDERSON Chris PETHYBRIDGE
Josef MARTHA CALGARY Carey KLASSEN Cathy
ATTENHOFER Christine ZAIDI Erika WILLIAMS Jonathan
KOCH Helen HOEY Kate JUNG Kenton KAUPP Laurel
BEATON Larry LEMIEUX Laurie BRINTON Phoebe
ARCILLA Pina GENTILE Sarah DEPEEL Stacy
HARPER Treena BRADBURY Danielle WINTER
Dustin BLUMHAGEN Jody NIXON Laura
MCCARTNEY LETHBRIDGE Andrew BLAIR
Cassie HUCIK Catherine EUSTON Fred
JACK Gary FREDERICKSON Helen
HAMPTON Heather MARTIN Jacalyn
WATSON Jennifer WATSON JoAnne
HARTIGAN Layne PLOURD Leslie
SMILJANEC Randy FIDLER Vic
MENSCH Anita BOYCHUK Heather
OBER Loya DECLERCQ Michelle
PISONI Rosella GOERTZEN
Contents
2012/13 Highlights 3-7
A History of Distance
8
Sharing the Wealth
10
Superintendents’ Messages
12
Graduation 201314
Branching outside the classroom 16
Connect. Capture. Create.
17
‘My Guiding Hand’
18
French Connection
19
Take CALM and carry on
20
Cooking up Opportunities 22
Upgrade your skills.
Upgrade your life.
23
Northern Innovation
24
In Case of Emergency:
Call ADLC25
2012/13 Student Awards
26 - 33
Game on34
Published by Alberta Distance Learning Centre
Production: Angela Degen, Jonathan Koch,
Donna Silgard, Lucas Warren
Copy Editor: Kyla Coulman-Absher
Printer: Program Resources Branch,
Alberta Education
Cover image: “Scuba-Diving Adventure” by
Christine Carey, ADLC Art 30
In 2012/13, ADLC served:
760
schools
142
educational
authorities
630
communities
1 out of every 11 students in Alberta
were enrolled in an ADLC course*
59 754
students
* Based on 636 613 students. Student Population by Grade, School, and Authority, Alberta 2012/2013 School Year, Alberta Education
(Alberta Education and non-Alberta Education students)
ADLC
Vision and
Mission
Statement
Pembina Hills Regional
Division No. 7, under the terms
of a service agreement with
Alberta Education, administers
Alberta Distance Learning
Centre (ADLC).
ADLC’s mission is to be an
innovative learning community,
supporting students, teachers,
parents, and partners by
providing high-quality teaching
and learning at a distance.
2012/13
senior
high
completion
rates
contracted services senior high completion rate
82%
combined urban enrollment
35 493
team teaching senior high completion rate
97%
Delivery
Modes
Trends
Calgary &
Edmonton
14 167
other
urban centres
21 326
2012/13 enrollments
80 418
online
blended (online and print)
print
rural
communities
44 925
2009/10
enrollments
42 419
Our vision is a flexible,
student-centred school where
students realize potential,
achieve success, and develop
skills for life-long learning.
total ADLC 2012/13 enrollment
80 418
over 2011/12
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enrollment vs. students
Students are those taking a course with ADLC.
Enrollment is measured by the number of courses
being taken (eg. one student can be enrolled in multiple
courses).
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
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2012/13
Student Information
elementary students
2 677
junior high students
3 390
FNMI
schools
12
charter
schools
5
2012/13
Jurisdiction Breakdown
colleges
1
public
42
the public system
accounted for 81%
of ADLC’s 2012/13
enrollment
+7% growth
over 2011/12
senior high students
53 687
includes
2 677 adult students
445 out-of-province students
private
59
59 754
francophone
6
+22% three year growth
*
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separate*
17
—Includes Roman Catholic and Protestant separate schools.
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In 1921, the newly-elected United
Farmers of Alberta government pledged to
overcome the obstacles to education in
the province’s rural and remote areas.
Education minister Perren Baker, a farmer
from Nemiskam in Alberta’s southeast,
directed the Department of Education
to begin distributing lessons by mail to
students in isolated rural communities.
Setting up shop in a back office of
the provincial Legislature, the
Correspondence Branch of the
Department of Education commenced
operations in 1923.
Establishing a school
was no easy task.
A History
of Distance
Distance education in
Alberta has come a long way
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Over a century ago, when settlers began forging new
communities in Alberta, one of the first tasks performed by
pioneers was the creation of the community school.
Establishing a school was no easy task. Hopeful settlers often had to
overcome isolation and poverty in order to establish and operate the
now iconic one-room schoolhouses. Despite their best efforts, not all
were successful: the inevitable consequence being that children often
faced long journeys to the closest school; or families were forced
to leave their homestead in search of educational opportunities
elsewhere.
During the first two months
correspondence service was available,
lessons were sent to one hundred
families across Alberta. Within five years,
over 1000 Grades 1- 8 students were
receiving lessons from the Department of
Education. As enrollment grew, the
Branch outgrew its cramped confines in
the Legislature, moving first to the Terrace
Building, Edmonton, in 1937, and again,
eight years later, to an office on Stony
Plain Road, Edmonton. In 1939, the
Correspondence Branch began offering
education for Grades 9 - 12, contributing
to a further spike in enrollment.
With the Second World War precipitating
a teacher shortage in the province, the
Correspondence Branch began a long
tradition of using the latest technology to
serve the diverse needs of its students. In 1940, the first lessons were
broadcast on CKUA, the University of Alberta’s radio station. As the
demand for high school services surpassed elementary / junior high,
the school teamed up with the province’s educational station, ACCESS
television, to broadcast instruction for a brief time in the early ‘70s.
In 1973, the Department of Education’s Correspondence School
Branch celebrated its 60th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the
school was officially designated the Alberta Correspondence School
(ACS) by the province. The innovations continued at ACS, and
with the arrival of the ‘80s, the school began experimentation with
computer assisted learning. Long before the Internet ruled supreme,
the Correspondence School experimented with videotext and teletext
instruction.
Alberta Correspondence School had come a long way from its
humble beginnings in the Alberta Legislature. With the Lougheed
provincial government exploring ways to revitalize rural northern
communities, the Alberta Correspondence School would soon discover
it had a little further left to go.
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The move also created a real estate and rental boom in Barrhead
during a time of economic downturn across the province. To
accommodate the growth, the town annexed 900 acres and
developed 140 fully serviced lots to accommodate the influx of new
residents. The post office also required an upgrade to handle the
additional 500,000 pieces of mail to be directed from the new
Barrhead branch.
Within four years, the population of Barrhead had grown to almost
4000. A contingent of staff also moved to outlying communities, such
as Westlock, while others continued to commute from the city for
many years.
1980 was a big year for distance learning in Alberta.
The oil-fueled prosperity of the previous decade had transformed the
province, inspiring the provincial government of Peter Lougheed to explore
ways of distributing the benefits of the boom to diverse communities across
Alberta.
Sharing
the Wealth
How Barrhead became
Alberta’s distance
learning centre
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This desire coincided with the need for the Alberta Correspondence School
to find a new home. The school had outgrown its office of over 30 years,
a crowded brick building located on Stony Plain Road in Edmonton. On
October 27, 1980, the education minister announced to Correspondence
School staff that their workplace would be moving 90 km northwest – to the
town of Barrhead. The school would be following in the footsteps of another
one of Canada’s leading distance learning institutions, Athabasca University,
whose northern relocation to the town of Athabasca from Edmonton had
been announced six months earlier.
In preparation for the move, the province commissioned the construction of
a state-of-the-art building, situated in the north industrial area of Barrhead.
When the Correspondence School opened its doors in September 1983,
the agriculturally-based community of 3500 was provided with a major
economic boost. Along with the influx of new residents, mostly teachers
and administrative staff, several local residents were also provided with
administrative support jobs that included pensions and benefits.
In 2013/14, ADLC is
celebrating 30 years as a
major employer and
leading corporate citizen in
the Barrhead community
The school functioned as the Alberta Correspondence School until
1991, when it changed its name for the second time to become
Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC) – reflecting the shift from
print-based correspondence education to distance learning using both
print and non-print media.
In 1997, ADLC’s bond with Barrhead was cemented when the
organization was divested to the Pembina Hills Regional School
Division. The move reflected a trend under the Klein government
towards decentralization, with Alberta Education getting out of the
business of delivering education directly to students. ADLC continued
to share a building with Alberta Education, who retained control over
the development and design components of the operation.
Overall, divestiture proved a “win-win” for ADLC staff and the PHRD
community. Employment was secured for long-serving ADLC
employees; while many new opportunities opened up for students and
teachers in the division, as well as residents in Barrhead and beyond.
In 2013/14, ADLC is celebrating 30 years as a major employer and
leading corporate citizen the Barrhead community. Employing over
70 full-time staff at the Barrhead office, and 60 more in offices across
Alberta, ADLC celebrates a proud history in Barrhead – Alberta’s
distance learning centre.
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We are pleased to share our 2012/13 Annual
Report, which summarizes our work over the
past year, and reinforces why ADLC has played
a central role in providing distance education to
Albertans for ninety years.
We pride ourselves in being responsive to the needs of
Alberta students and partner schools. We believe that
the upcoming school year offers more challenges and
opportunities to be of service than we have ever experienced.
For the 2013/14 school year we implemented “Solutions for
Schools”, helping our partner schools maintain access to
ADLC services and courses under the new provincial funding
model. The response was phenomenal, leading to about
100,000 enrollments within a “Solutions for Schools” service
plan. We will continue to listen to our partners over the
coming year to ensure that we support 21st century learning
provincially with our stakeholders.
ADLC Assistant Superintendent Cam Oulton
Greetings from
Alberta Distance
Learning Centre
As well as new service models, we have presented new and
innovative online courses for students. Chief among these is
a cutting edge CALM course that is engaging and topical. We
have put out new math courses to enhance student learning
this year; and are just finishing up a number of elementary
core courses to be released soon.
Along with providing educational solutions, engaging
courseware and expert service, we are also entering into
innovative partnerships with business and industry. Our
Forestry courses in partnership with the Woodland Operators
Learning Foundation, (WOLF); our Entrepreneurship courses,
which represent the best in gamified real world online
education; and the EXCITE project linking students with
experts and professionals in the workplace stand as three
examples of learning grounded in practical and engaging
hands-on experiences.
We look forward to continuing to serve Albertans as a leader
in 21st Century learning in Alberta for decades to come.
Scratch an Albertan, and there’s a good chance
you’ll find someone who has used Alberta
Distance Learning Centre. There is also a good
chance they may not even realize it!
That’s because for 90 years, ADLC has been the province’s
best kept educational secret. Generations of Alberta
Grade 1 - 12 students have achieved academic success with
the help of ADLC, with our dedicated staff working behind the
scenes to provide Alberta students, teachers, parents, and
schools with course material, teacher support and instruction.
Today, ADLC remains a critical partner in Alberta’s education
system, providing 21st century education opportunities to
meet the diverse and evolving needs of Alberta’s students and
the workplace.
And although the way we educate our students has changed
since Alberta’s Correspondence School Branch was
established in 1923, our focus has not—success for students
is all that matters, and we have delivered, from a distance.
At Alberta Distance Learning Centre we continue to uphold
the tradition of excellence in distance learning, enabling
Alberta students to learn at their own pace, anywhere, at any
time.
For the past 15 years, Pembina Hills Regional Division has
been proud to carry on the tradition of delivering success from
a distance.
It’s what we do, and we’re pretty proud of that.
PHRD Superintendent Colleen Symyrozum-Watt
Greetings from
Pembina Hills
Regional Division
No. 7
Colleen Symyrozum-Watt
Superintendent, PHRD
Cam Oulton
Assistant Superintendent, ADLC
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Well, we’ve done it; the end of an era, to use a
cheesy cliché. So what can we expect now?
Everything’s smooth sailing here on in right? No, not exactly.
I don’t think anyone needs to tell you that this is only the
beginning. Our school years have been preparing us for
this moment when the hard work really begins. So it won’t
be easy, but dreams are worth the work. But we need
something more if we want to achieve our goals. Hard work
wouldn’t get us anywhere if we didn’t have a plan.
“The plans of the diligent one surely make for advantage,”
as Proverbs 21:5 states. If we are thinking of heading to
college, we need to know what we plan to do in the future.
What is the career we are focusing on? Deciding this allows
us to plan for what courses we’re going to take, and when
we’re going to take them. We need to plan our lives so work
and school will balance. We’ll most likely even need to plan
when we can spend time with our family and friends.
If you’re like me and have a goal to move to another country,
you need to look at how much money it will take to travel
there, plan how to deal with the legal elements of making
that move, and consider where you’re going to live and
work. If we just jump into action without thinking these
things through, all we should expect is disaster.
True, we can’t plan for everything, after all, “time and
unforeseen occurrence befall us all,” as it says in
Ecclesiastes 9:11.
But we didn’t come this far just to give up. We will succeed
if we show determination to attain our goals, make those
plans, work hard to follow them, and do our best. That’s all
anyone can ask of us; that’s all we can ask of ourselves.
— ­An excerpt from ADLC 2013 Valedictorian, Michaela Dickson’s speech
to fellow graduates.
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ADLC 2013 Valedictorian,
Michaela Dickson
2013 ADLC Graduation in Calgary
Every year, students from the ADLC graduating class are invited to attend
a graduation ceremony, held this year on June 7, 2013 in Calgary. ADLC
congratulates all the members of its 2012/13 graduation class, including
those named below, who attended this year’s celebration:
Hannah Bird
Tegen Dunnill Jones
Kaylee McNaughton
Morgan Carson
Min-Hyu Lee
Alexander Minchin
Mahima Chauhan
Jennifer McDevitt
Aidan Paterson
Dylan Dekuyper
Caroline McKervey
Justin Sran
Tianna Dewhurst
Danielle McManus-Marchuk
Gino Twoyoungmen
Michaela Dickson
Bryant McMillan
Britani Woloszyn
Maryke Dronyk
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Students across Alberta are receiving a unique
opportunity to learn about careers in forestry – thanks to an
innovative collaboration between education and industry.
The EXCITE Learning Environment connects people
who are passionate about what they do with K-12
students across Alberta. Using leading-edge digital
technology, EXCITE captures these interactions,
and enables them be re-purposed for use in
multiple learning environments
Using equipment simulators and content provided by
Woodland Operations Learning Foundation (WOLF),
Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC) has created five
Forestry courses now being delivered in select schools
across Alberta.
Students from Noble Central School
learning how to tie knots
“It gives people a chance to get outdoors
and have a great time by really getting to
experience education at its finest — out of the
classroom and in a hands-on environment”
—­ Jerry Fochler, Inroads Mountain Sports
Branching
Outside
the Classroom
Education and industry team up to bring
forestry experiences to Alberta students
The partnership delivers high-tech logging equipment
simulators to pilot schools like Noble Central High
School, creating a safe, low-cost alternative to actual
equipment training. Participating students in
Nobleford, 34 km northwest of Lethbridge, received
simulated instruction on forestry equipment. The goal of
the program is to foster awareness among students about
forestry as a potential career, as well as assist the forestry
industry in evaluating future machine operators.
According to Broc Higginson, Principal at Noble
Central, the forestry simulator experience is something his
students wouldn’t normally have been able to access.
“There aren’t a lot of trees around Nobleford, so to have an
opportunity to learn about careers in forestry at our school
is really unique. This is the type of
experience that is only available to a small rural school like
Noble Central through distance learning.”
In conjunction with WOLF, ADLC also provides Noble
Central students with a three-day/three-credit Career and
Technology Studies (CTS) course for their distance learning
program. Taught by the experts from Inroads Mountain
Sports, this course teaches students the fundamentals
of outdoor survival — from how to tie knots to celestial
navigation.
Noble Central students participated in a Field School in
Lethbridge from September 4 – 6, 2013, as part of ADLC’s
three-credit Career and Technology Studies (CTS) course.
Visit www.adlc.ca to learn more about their experience.
Grade 5/6 students experience
EXCITE at Busby School
“EXCITE is a career project that links students in the
classroom with professionals and experts in the
field,” says Tammy Tkachuk, a teacher at Busby
School, 70 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.
“It’s a way of making what we’re learning in the
classroom real to the students. It brings the world to
our little town.”
ADLC teacher and Science Department lead
teacher, Julie Gonneau, says, EXCITE also brings
real world experiences into the classroom.
“[EXCITE] brings the world
to our little town.”
—­ Tammy Tkachuk,
Teacher, Busby School
Connect
Capture
Create
Introducing the EXCITE
Learning Environment.
“Students are curious, they want to know more,”
says Gonneau. “When students come back with
questions that means they’re interested. That
means we have them.”
The EXCITE project also takes the work that
people do in wide range of sectors- from energy to
entertainment- and creates learning resources to be
used in online courses offered by Alberta
Distance Learning Centre, and by classroom
teachers throughout the province.
“If kids get excited about learning in general, that’s a
win for the students, it’s a win for the teachers; it’s a
win for everybody,” says Brad Anderson (Executive
Director of Alberta Chamber of Resources).
Learn more about the EXCITE Learning
Environment at www.excitelearning.ca
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Praise for ADLC’s Spanish 10
“I am new to the Spanish language and have registered in this course as a prerequisite for going on a trip
through my high school. Since registering for Spanish-10 through Alberta Distance Learning Centre, I have
been very pleased with both the format and style of [the course] set up, as well as the accessibility with
contacting teachers or personnel in charge.
‘My Guiding Hand’
I have no history with Spanish but I do have history with other ‘organizations’ that provide online courses;
I can very confidently say that this has been positively beyond what I could have asked for in a course of a
[non]traditional learning environment. I look forward to continuing this great learning experience.”
— ­ADLC Student
Morgan Carson was struggling. She was
not doing well — socially or academically.
ADLC Graduate Morgan Carson
The Registered
Apprenticeship Program
The Registered Apprenticeship Program
(RAP) is an apprenticeship program for high
school students. Students are both
full-time students and registered
apprentices, dividing their time between an
approved work site and their high school
studies. They take regular courses, in order
to earn their Alberta High School Diploma or
Certificate of Achievement.
For more information on the RAP Program,
visit tradesecrets.alberta.ca
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“My high school experience was not a good one; it
started off with a lot of bullying when I was younger,”
explains Morgan. “I was told that I would not
succeed in independent learning and, to me, that’s a
challenge.”
[In 2012] a pilot project through ADLC will make French Language
Arts (FLA) available via video conferencing to an immersion class at
Wetaskiwin Composite High School.
To say that she answered that challenge would be an
understatement. Morgan not only excelled in the
ADLC
environment, bringing her marks up considerably, but
she has also recently graduated from high school.
Now, thanks to
enrollment in the Registered Apprenticeship Program
(RAP), Morgan is a tower crane operator.
The lead immersion class in the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of
Education finished Grade 9 in the spring [of 2012], but the district
decided to join the ADLC project.
“My experience at ADLC has been phenomenal. It’s
redirected me onto the right path, and it’s really been
my guiding hand,” says Morgan.
Learn more about Morgan’s ADLC experience online
at www.adlc.ca
The project also includes two other schools where very small
immersion enrollments require creative solutions.
French
Connection
For many years French
immersion students in
Wetaskiwin have had to drive
to Beaumont for Grade 10 - 12.
Some families have even moved
to give their children the chance
to complete the program.
The third participant is Bishop Carrol High School in Calgary. Four other
schools within the Calgary Catholic School District offer continuing
French immersion, but Bishop Carrol attracts [students] because of its
other unique [program] offers [and] its location.
[In 2011], a few Wetaskiwin high school students chose to take FLA
independently through ADLC. To give them on-site support, Canadian
Parents for French Wetaskiwin provided a tutor. [In 2012], according
to chapter President Heidi Smith, local students will take FLA 10
through video conferencing in the first semester. She says 40 minutes
of the class will be with the ADLC teacher via simultaneous live feed to
all three schools, while the remainder of the period will be for assigned
work.
“We are very excited that there will be a real class, with a real teacher!”
says Smith.
— ­Reprinted with permission from CPF Alberta News, Fall 2012.
Take
CALM
and
Carry
On
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In September 2013, ADLC launched a new online
Career and Life Management (CALM) Course.
“We wanted to create a truly meaningful experience for students,”
says Cam Oulton, ADLC Assistant Superintendent. “It had to look
good, be entertaining, but above all else, this new CALM course is
about developing meaningful skills for the real world.”
Taking full advantage of the online environment, ADLC’s new
CALM course allows students to hear speakers from around the
world, engage in online communities and develop ePortfolios
that can be used for real life applications, even after the course is
finished.
Students can learn how and when they want to, as the online
course is fully responsive and accessible on all mobile devices or
digital platforms.
“Old Meets New”
by Kristina
van Westenbrugge,
ADLC 2012/13
Report | 21
ADLC Art 10
ADLC has partnered with Kainai High School to
ensure that students have access to a full range of
Career and Technology Studies (CTS) learning options.
In this unique partnership, ADLC has provided the high
school with a complete virtual school package, including
in-class help to support the development and successful
delivery of a variety of new courses.
ADLC’s Jackie Watson instructing
Foods 20 students in Kainai
“The idea [of this project] is to try create blended learning
opportunities so that teachers in the classrooms can
create powerful learning experiences for their students
in an efficient and stable way,” says Gary Frederickson,
CTS Department Head for ADLC. “We’re trying to learn
from them what works, and how we can make it
sustainable for other FNMI communities.”
On the ground, ADLC’s Jackie Watson is helping to
launch some of the courses, including a new Foods 20
program.
“This [program] has opened a door to make
better collaboration for both
teachers and students.”
—­ Jackie Watson, ADLC
Cooking up
Opportunities
On the Blood Reserve,
southwest of Lethbridge,
something very special is happening.
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“It was really fun to watch the students [interact with the
program through video]. They can actually take a look at
the muffins and see how they’re made prior to coming
in,” says Watson. “We have a huge variety of students
with many different learning abilities, so it’s going to be a
wonderful project to bring them all together.”
One of the biggest advantages of the program is its
flexibility.
“They can use what they want of [the program],” explains
Watson. “This has opened a door to make better
collaboration for both teachers and students.”
For more information on ADLC’s virtual school CTS
packages, visit www.adlc.ca/cts
“What do we need to do to take
you, educationally, from where
you are now, to where you need
to be? Many adults want that
high school diploma they never
got, or they have a general
interest in something.”
—­ Bryan Frechette
ADLC
Associate Principal of Community Engagement
Upgrade
your skills.
Upgrade
your life.
When your high school years are over, a
fresh new future awaits. Take a job, start
a career, continue into a trade or work
toward a university degree – the options
are many and varied. Whatever you do,
it’s important to note that education is a
lifelong pursuit, and it’s never too late to
start the courses that can change your life.
“We have about 3,500 adults each year who come to
Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC), whether it’s
to upgrade their Grade 12 or pick up courses they
missed to do a career change,” says Bryan Frechette,
an assistant principal of community engagement with
ADLC. “Our motto is learning anytime anywhere, from
Grade One, to people in their 70’s and 80’s.”
For adult learners, the serious students are the most
successful. Those who approach learning with a goal
in mind tend to show the best results. “If an adult needs
three courses to get into NAIT and make a change
in their career, then they are very invested in it,” said
Frechette. “We had a student recently, who did all three
diploma exams with us, got 99 per cent on one, and
100 per cent on the other two. He’s gone into medicine
now.”
Distance learning doesn’t leave students stranded alone
in an educational void. Students work with teachers,
and can ask questions and get guidance, just as they
would in a classroom. Most ideal for adult students is the
flexibility of ADLC courses. Students can work full time
and study when their schedule allows it, according to the
requirements of their lifestyle.
The demand for distance learning services varies
[according to] the economy, he added. “When the
economy is not good and there are layoffs, our
business ramps up substantially. People will upgrade or
take courses, and go back to college or university. ADLC
can help with that.”
Register with ADLC, by logging on to www.adlc.ca or
calling the office toll-free at 1-866-774-5333. In many
cases, students can begin courses on the day they
register.
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Northern
Innovation
“I cannot begin to explain how crucial this particular
support was. We were literally left with not even
paper and pencil at our disposal, not to mention
years’ worth of lessons that teachers had developed.
The access to and use of all of the ADLC curriculum
related materials was readily welcomed by all of our
teachers. From Grade 1 - 9 the resources became
our primary resource until textbooks and programs
could be reordered.”
Providing educational opportunities for remote
northern communities is a big challenge. Serving a
land mass that covers one quarter of the province,
Northland School Division 61 faces bigger challenges
than most.
To meet the distinct educational needs of their 2,500 students,
Northland signed a five-year agreement with Alberta Distance
Learning Centre in September 2011, to develop learning
resources and strategies for Northland’s predominantly First
Nation and Métis student population, and to share these
innovations with the rest of the province.
From this partnership, the learner-centred Northland Virtual
School was created. Teachers in Northland’s 24 division schools
are now able to connect with ADLC staff and access a full array
of ADLC learning resources for students. Through ADLC’s Virtual
School Solution, more than 400 high school students have the
ability to stay on top of their course work, while transitioning to
other locations.
In April 2013, ADLC and Northland collaborated to increase
student engagement amongst Grade 7 - 8 students at Grouard
Northland School, launching a pilot project called Atlantis
Remixed. Students are immersed in an interactive online 3-D
virtual world where they learn about subjects like language arts,
social studies, and life skills.
Through this ground-breaking partnership, both Northland and
ADLC hope to create greater access to education resources
and supports for all Albertans.
“I am here”
by Erl Lydustre,
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Learning Centre
ADLC
Art Distance
30
—Jody Beagle, Principal, Arrowwood School
In Case of
Emergency:
Call ADLC
In the event of a disruption of regular
services as a result of pandemics,
natural disasters, labour disruptions,
and other emergency situations that
can prevent regular school jurisdictions
from providing required services,
ADLC’s flexible service delivery system
enables a quick response for provision
of emergency and contingency
educational services.
When fire devastated the Northern Alberta community of Slave
Lake in the summer of 2011, ADLC staff was deployed to
assist students at evacuation centres at High Prairie, Westlock,
Athabasca, and Edmonton.
After an act of arson on April 20, 2012, destroyed Arrowwood
Community School, ADLC quickly offered up staff support and
resources free of charge, for two years, to support one hundred
students and teachers who were without any resources to
finish the school year. Staff from ADLC offices also traveled
to Arrowwood, located about 80 km southeast of Calgary, to
provide teacher support and offer resources.
Under the provincial service agreement, these vital contingency
services are provided at no cost to affected families or school
jurisdictions.
To find out more about ADLC’s Calgary office, phone
1-866-774-5333 ext. 6200, or stop by for a visit during the
week at 341-58 Avenue SE.
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2012/13
ADLC Student Awards
Principal’s Special Award
In recognition of outstanding involvement with ADLC,
a select student, family, and partnership representative
will be honoured.
Student
Collin Gross, Hines Creek
Kaleb Gross, Hines Creek
Partnerships
Debbie Ponich, Nisku
Black Gold Division, Homes Based
SuccessMaker Partnerships
Brenda O’Brien, Fort Assiniboine (Fort Assiniboine School)
Brent Aleman, Coalhurst (Calvin Christian School)
Elly Oskam, Coalhurst (Calvin Christian School)
Raju Family
Distance Learning Award
Presented to selected full-time ADLC students who have
demonstrated diligence and consistency in their distance
learning studies and have shown good citizenship, particularly
in caring for others.
Chenoa Grimm, Grimshaw
PHRD Citizenship Awards
Pembina Hills School Division honours notable acts of
citizenship by individual students. These three prize awards
are designated in Grade 6, Grade 9 and Grade 12.
Grade 6
Julie-Mei Wojtiw-Quo, Edmonton
Grade 12
Chenoa Grimm, Grimshaw
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Alexander Rutherford Scholarship
Scholarships to Alberta students based on academic
performance in each of Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12.
Giselle Sproule, Calgary
Mieye Ofuya, Calgary
Lethbridge Lakeview Lions Club
Award
A scholarship presented to a graduating student who has taken
courses from ADLC. Applicants must be registered for the
following fall semester in a post-secondary institution.
Amy Vande Bruinhorst, Shaughnessy
DSD 1 Sprachdiplom Certificate
The DSD 1 Sprachdiplom Certificate is awarded to students
who have completed the first level of proficiency of the Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Alex Filbert
Alina Rosin
Andre Bauer
Diana Gutjahr
Keven Isaak
Laura Kleinschmidt
Honour Roll
A certificate awarding students
who achieve excellence
throughout core courses.
Madeleine Froese
Michelle Basger
Moritz Seifert
Nancy Klassen
Sandy Klassen
Grade 4
Andy Giang
Evan Hawboldt
Makiya McFadyen
Payton Bland
Grade 5
Branna Fischer
Brody Lebid
Dustin Oakley
Isabella Wisniewski
Sajid Ahmad
Shalimar Myers
German A2 Sprachdiplom
The Zentrale Deutschprufung A2 Certificate is awarded
to students who have completed the second level of
proficiency of the Common European Framework of
Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Agatha Klassen
Christina Danilenko
Connor Wood
Liya Gebremariam
Grade 1
Abdullah Khedr
Genevieve Robitaille
Joel Tschetter
Grade 2
Aileeryia Steffen
Amber Quo
Collin Gross
Eleni Christou
Farida Khedr
Kaleb Gross
Grade 3
Dillon Hamel
John Morton
Koltyn Fischer
Olivia Alles
Roscoe Goodbrand
Grade 6
Ashlyn Lawrence
Callum Brown
Cerulea Hubbard
Chase Bunning
Fatma Osman Ali
Hayden Eckert
Samuel Jud
Sara Banman
Susie Froese
“Cool Cats”
by Caylah Lyton, ADLC Art 30
Grade 6 Con’t
Hayden Wawzonek
Jamal Ahmad
Jarred Greenfield
Julie-Mei Wojtiw-Quo
Tessica Jacobsson
Trinity Alles
Grade 7
Avery Dahlin
Christina Morton
Dana Zacharko
Keegan Martin
Kyle Danielewicz
Lydia Goodbrand
Grade 8
Alexander Neal
Damon Auriat
Jakeb Caines
Jett Bland
Matthew Campbell
Nimo Mohamed
Tyler Purdy
Grade 9
Albert Brouwer
Athena Ys
Brenna O’How
Carver Dahlin
Catriona Morton
Connor Sterr
Erin Martine
Gemma Swift
Haley Dahlin
Jayden Esch
Jennifer Peterson
Jessica Kelly
Katilynn Makowichuk
Kenny Lastuka
Nawale Moallem
Grade 9 Con’t
Rebecca Hardcastle
Sarah Laschuk
Grade 10
Joseph Wawzonek
Julia Casorso
Grade 11
Annika Olesen
Brent Farand
Dylan White
Jordan Jaggernauth
Kiavash Abbasi
Luke Jaggernauth
Mathew Wood
Robin Himmelreich
Scott Webber
Sonya Radvan
Grade 12
Abdul Salih
Chenoa Grimm
Daniela Cheung
Jennifer McDevitt
Jessica Arcand
Kendra Holdsworth
Madison Dunn
Markus Nielsen
Michaela Dickson
Seper Daneshvar
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“Let’s go for a Stroll” by
Samantha Steinhubl, ADLC Art 30
Merit
Awards
A certificate is presented to
students honouring notable
effort resulting in significant
academic improvement.
Abigail Lim
Aleasha Danderfer
Alex Kostic
Alexandra Gross
Alexander Wozny
Alistair Mahood
Amara Slaymaker
Andrew Sturgeon
Andy Giang
Anica Bistretzan
Anthony Laveque
Ashley Chayka
Ashley Schmidt
Ashley Sipos
Bailey Knapp
Bea Abunda
Branna Fischer
Breanna Stewart
Brittany Harper
Brittnay Christian
Bryce Selzler
Caden Kundlas
Caleb Abel
Carly Schultz
Carly Tougas
Caroline McKervey
Carolyn Boychuk
Charlotte Just
Chenell Potts
Cheuk Yeung
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Cheyenne Oudshoorn
Clayton Gorr
Cole Eveleigh
Collin Gross
Conner Modin
Connor Glebe
Damein Fisher
Dane Williams
Danielle Godin
Danyelle Lachowich
David Kosch
David Luymes
Dylan Enns
Dylanna Fisher
Edessa Paradis
Elene Haave
Eleni Christou
Emerald Thoms
Emilie Guay-Tardif
Emily Konrad
Ermin Chow
Eva Reimer
Eva Visscher
Evan Woynorowski
Fatma Osman Ali
Gareth Davies
Geraldine Huynh
Greg Plett
Heather Mast
Isabella Wisniewski
Jacquelyn McClure
Jacques Doan-Prevost
Jamie Stark
Janelle Dueck
Jarret Wright
Jarrett Zilinski
Jasmine Dahlseide
Jeanette Kruger
Jeffrey Willoughby
Jenna Paquette
Jennifer Menard
Jessi-Anne Robb
Joel Tschetter
John Morton
John Skeith
Jon Thompson
Jordan Fauth
Joshua Abel
Joshua Coghlin
Juan Vargas Alba
Kacee Kazoleas
Kaleb Gross
Kara Duckering
Katelyn Fitzgerald
Kavanah Robinson
Kayla Neels
Kaytlyn Evans
Kelly De Vries
Kevin Flores Banuelos
Kiera Schultz
Kimberly Burega
Kit Stevens
Klyne O'Byrne
Koltyn Parsons
Kristen Wong
Kyle Johnson
Kylie Montpellier
Lacey Shipalesky
Landen Knight
Leah Sadegian
Leanne Dube
Levi Coreman
Lily Song
Madison Holgate
Matthew Atchison
Matthew Rider
Meg Kieper
Megan Hynes
Megan Kondor
Megan Rodger
Morgan Carson
Morgan Lambert
Natalia Banuelos Reveles
Neal Wilkinson
Nicholas McCullough
Nick Ekelund
Nicole Berwick
Nicole Heinrichs
Nina Anderson
Nolan Cunningham
Owen Smith
Patrick Jadzinski
Paula Bieler
Peter Manners
Rachel Stefaniuk
Rachel Tidlund
Rachelle Doyon
Raj Ghose
Randy Omasta
Rena Brown
Roscoe Goodbrand
Sajid Ahmad
Samantha Metcalfe
Samuel Pollock
Saphara Myers
Sarah McBain
Shaye Morin
Skeeter Dixon
Sophia Turrin
Sumaia Salman
Tatiana Engel
Taylor Clark
Tegan Odland
Thomas King
Tino Giang
Tori Keeping
Tracy Kuzyk
Tristan Ringland
Ty Biddiscombe
Tyson Williams
William Phelps
Zachary Knight
Zoe Thomson
SuccessMaker
Awards
A certificate is presented to students
to recognize consistent effort resulting
in significant improvement. These
students were nominated by their
SuccessMaker teachers.
Adam Galliford
Adrian Girard
Adriana Oskam
Aimee Larsen
Alenna Coleman
Alicia Mohler
Allison Price
Amber Vanberg
Amber Bird
Angel Hoey
Ashley Grinder
Ashley Pigeon
Austin Fern
Austin Wipp
Ava Lund
Ava Machuk
Bithiah Kusi-Sekyere
Braden Garvey
Braeden Scholten
Brandon Guthmiller
Calem Pictou
Carly Tougas
Carson Lawton
Carter Greilach
Carter Leenstra
Chance Foster
Chance Kummer
Clayton Impey
Coby Coughlin
Cole Grisnich
Conner Enns-Horvath
Connor Tougas
Cooper Davison
Dacian Fournier
Dally Whitten
Dana Walters
Danai Hrycun
Daniel Oudshoorn
David Milanovic
Decklan Gillis
Dominic Walters
Dorianne Oskam
Dustin Oakley
Dylan Gallatin
Emma Haggerty
Evan Arnott
Gerhard Alant
Gordon Haggerty
Gordon Shrake
Gunnar Christianson
Hans Larsen
Hunter Couiyk
Isaac Rioch
Jack Angus
Jacob Wotherspoon
Jaydan Williams
Jayme Spence
Jenna Paquette
Joel Simoneau
Jonathan Dunsbergen
Jordan Nawrot
Jordis Chapman
Joshua Ramsey
Justin Baker
Justin Blackburn
Justyn Meyers
Kaitlyn McMann
Kanses Whitten
Karra Skaley
Kaythen Perry
Keeley Miller
Kelly Dyck
Kenny Morrison
Kenzie Emerson
Keri Barendregt
Kimberly Connors
Kinzee Stadnyk
Kit Stevens
Kristal McCarthy
Kyle Skears
Kyle Stinn
Kyle Watson
Lane Vincent
Lincon Robillard
Lisa Buhler
Logan Arsenault
Logan Bedard
Lorraine Den Hollander
Lydia Englot
Madison Schimpf
Malavika Sanil
Marcel Baron
Mariah Vandenberg
Max Chan
Megan Jennings
Michaela Chan
Mikaila Ridland
Morgan Smith
Naman Gauri
Naomi Tejada-Garcia
Natalya Yuschyshyn
Nicholas Velkow
Nigel Oussoren
Reanne Vanden Brink
Rebecca Giesbrecht
Rebecca Rondeau
Reef Uwazny
Regan MacLean
Rena Brown
Robson Smith
Raevan Price
Ryan Blomme
Samanth Vandekraats
Saphara Myers
Savannah Fern
Sean Kaliel
Sean Yake
Shalimar Myers
Shawn Douglass
Sidney Englot
Tanner Park
Teagan Burke
Tessica Jacobsson
Travis Fisher-Burns
Trayden Larka-Morgan
Trinity Lee
Tristin Jakins
Tysen Schneider
Walter Orr
Wynton Brandl
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Abnormal Psychology 35
Stephanie Graham
English 10-2
Katy Boysis
French 30-3Y
Ada Loewen
Agriculture
Mack Rattai
English 20-2
Charity Stevenson
Greg Mackasey
Danita Ponte
French Language Arts 10-1
Christopher White-Gloria
Jordynn Lachowich
Juan Vargas Alba
Apprenticeship
Ryan Buttazzoni
Art 10
Cassie Shell
Art 21
Morgan Lothian
Art 30
Allison Ikenouye
“Buddha & Lotus”
by Hannah Gushue, ADLC Art 30
Top
Marks
in
Senior
High
Courses
A certificate is presented
to the student(s)
who attained the
highest mark in each
Senior High Course.
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Biology 20
Jared Becher
Biology 30
Kerstin Swanson
CALM
Julia Casorso
Career Internship 10
Caroline McKervey
Cassidy Peters
Chantelle McLennan
Jaspreet Sidhu
Makayla Starman
Micaela Carron
Health Services
Courtney Morgan
Mathematics 30 Pure
Etienne Leclerc
Science 10
Julia Casorso
Ukrainian 20-3Y
Andriy Halushko
Health Services Tourism
Cole Sugden
Mathematics 31
Katherine Gerke
Ukrainian 30-3Y
Olga Zaporoshchenko
Information Processing
Brent Allen
Mechanics
Tracy Niggli
Science 14
Alexandra Janeczko
Nadia Homann
Job Preparation
Marissa Smith
Music 10
Makayla Starman
Language
Natsumi Noguch
Network Media
Halid Sejdinovic
French Language Arts 20-2
Hailey Verbonac
Legal Studies
Bryce Selzler
Personal Psychology 20
Julia Casorso
French Language Arts 30-1
Madison Kennedy
Management and Marketing
Piercon Knezic
Physics 20
Fiona McGregor
French Language Arts 30-2
Breanne van der Linden
Natalie D’Souza
Mathematics 10-3
Jamie Taylor
Physics 30
Geraldine Huynh
Stilian Rangelov
English 30-1
Stephanie Koziar
French Language Arts 10-2
Stephanie Gregoire
English 30-2
Mike Yachimec
French Language Arts 20-1
Lucy Koshan
Samuel Pollock
English Language Arts 10-1
Julia Casorso
Enterprise and Innovation
Kolson Moore
Koltyn Parsons
Tatiana Engel
Experimental Psychology 30
Jenna Hamilton
Fashion Studies
Hannah Fournier
Financial Management
Michael Chorney
Foods
Cole Eveleigh
Chimie 20 French Immersion
Christopher White-Gloria
Forensic Science 25
Forensic Science 35
Morgan Penrod
Chemistry 30
Wanda Mitchell
Forestry
Jessica Arcand
Communication Technology
Carlee Hendrix
Francais 10-1
Quentin Golsteyn
Community Volunteerism
Michaela Dickson
Francais 20-1
Edessa Paradis
Design Studies
Hudson Kurtz
Francais 30-1
Emilie Guay-Tardif
Design Studies
Sydnee VanDyk
Francais 30-2
Angelina McCallum Maultauro
FSL 10-3Y
Bo-rum Hammond
Rebecca Pospolita
FSL 20-3Y
Julia May
Peiyi Liang
FSL 30 -3Y
Andres Giudice Grillo
General Psychology 20
Jillian Janzen
Leah Robinson
General Sociology 20
Hattie Skeithz
German 10-3Y
Isabella Ernert
Alexandra Mossman
German 20-3Y
Christopher Mossman
German 30-3Y
Angelika Sawatzky
Mathematics 10C
Gareth Davies
Lowell McAllister
Riky Enns
Mathematics 20-1
Jacqui Nash
Mathematics 20-2
Christian Savard
Mathematics 20-3
Krystal Ewanicke
Mathematics 30-2
Jessica Debaji
Mathematics 30-3
Don Kostyk
Madison Brulotte
Mathematics 30 Applied
Kate Johnston
Niki Tapp
Stephen Morse
Physical Education 10
Julia Casorso
Physical Education 20
Bryndle Pauls
Hunter Gordon
Morgan Kelso
Jordan Rijken
Rochelle Hemminger
Physical Education 30
Rochelle Hemminger
Recreation
Jordan Webb
Neil Vermillion
Science 20
Lucas Miller
Science 24
Megan Duthie
Science 30
Marissa Whalley
Social Studies 10-1
Julia Casorso
Social Studies 10-2
Carmen Elaschuk
Social Studies 20-1
Amanda Greenwell
Graham Pahl
Social Studies 20-2
Matthew Williams
Social Studies 30-1
Graham Pahl
Wanda Mitchell
Social Studies 30-2
Avinash Kowshik
Spanish 10-3Y
Gabriela Carmona
Michael Herchek
Religious Studies
Abigail Lim
Spanish 30-3Y
Micaela Carron
Nadia Homann
Sylviane Wallace
Religious Studies 35
Bridget Baskin
Special Projects 10,20,30
Brent Allen
Robotics
Michael Warkentin
Ukrainian 10-3Y
Yulia Kontos
Work Experience 15
Caroline McKervey
Cassidy Peters
Chantelle McLennan
Jaime-Lynn Foster
Jaspreet Sidhu
Matthew Richardson
Makayla Starman
Work Experience 25
Caroline McKervey
Cassidy Peters
Chantelle McLennan
Jaime-Lynn Foster
Jaspreet Sidhu
Matthew Richardson
Makayla Starman
Micaela Carron
Work Experience 35
Caroline McKervey
Cassidy Peters
Chantelle McLennan
Hannah Allaby
Jaime-Lynn Foster
Jaspreet Sidhu
Matthew Richardson
Makayla Starman
Micaela Carron
Rowanne Sleiman
World Geography 30
Jenna Hamilton
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“We are part of the Earth”
by Jacqueline Hill, ADLC Art 30
CTS
Honours
An award for students
having achieved honours
(80%) in a combination of
four or more CTS, Options,
and Core Courses
A. J. Dimas-Lehndorf
Abbygail Conway
Abdul Salih
Ada Szulski
Adam Letal
Adam Wilson
Adrian Spolnik
Ahmed Nasif
Aileen Sturges
Aimee Sherman
Alannis Laurent
Alex Fredrickson
Alex Forsberg
Alex Gilchrist
Alex Kuvaja
Alexander Altobelli
Alexander Minchin
Alexander Richard
Ali Ollenberger
Alyssa Coughlan
Alyssa Vervaeke
Amanda Gladstone
Amanda Nielsen
Amber Christianson
Angela McGill
Annie Giesbrecht
Annie Nsengiyumva
Annika Olesen
Anthony Laveque
Ariana Agouridis
Arnold Foster
Ashley Dell
Ashley Kosa
Austin Ruggles
Austin Fischer
Ayah Hfuda
Ayshja Fossheim
Becky Wiebe
Benjamin Poppe
Berkley Winterburn
Bethan McBreen
Bethany Lowry
Blake Gogowich
Boden Boostrom
Braden Gray
Brandon Mitchell
Brandy Campbell
Breanne van der Linden
Breanne Rodwell
Brendan Samek
Brennan Durocher
Brent Allen
Brent Farand
Brentin Bayes
Brett Eriksson
Brett Glunz
Brett Ward
Bret Windo
Britani Woloszyn
Britannia Gillanders
Britnie Zur
Brittany Hoffman
Brock Halliday
Brody Dyck
Bronte Sadden
Bronwyn Kizan
Brooke Groenenboom
Brooke Kuzio
Brooke Peterson
Brooklyn Davies
Brooklyn Webb
Bryce Selzler
Cade Oram
Caelan Taylor
Caleb Smeding
Carliegh Gainer
Carlito Betts Tobar
Carly Egger
Caroline McKervey
Carolyn Boychuk
Cassidy Peters
Catherine Pilote
Caylib Micklich
Cedric Schramm
Chad Bruns
Chance Szott
Chantelle McLennan
Charmaine Nordtvedt
Chase McMurphy
Chefawn Bower
Chelsea Driver
Chelsea Gratton
Chelsey Phaff
Chenoa Grimm
Chester Patterson
Cheyanne Armour
Cheyenne Bevan
Cheyenne Winter
Chloe Engel
Christian Savard
Christina Cumberland
Christopher Dubrule
Christopher Singendonk
Christopher Smith
Clarrissa Toone
Clayton Primeau
Cody Jackson
Cody Lemieux
Cody Rafuse
Cody Schlereth
Cody Viguie
Cole MacKenzie
Cole Eveleigh
Connor Rendell
Connor Simmonds
Corne Van Dijk
Courtney Blahun
Courtney Hollman
Courtney Lloyd
Craig Sommer
Dain Graham
Dakota Peter
Dakota Roberts
Dallan Bencharsky
Dallis Cartwright
Daniela Cheung
Danko Kozobaric
Darien Monck
Dawson Frayn
Dayna Lefebvre
Deana Wood
Deanna Janzen
Declan Beddow
Denzel Bull-Giroux
Derek Maki
Derick Ladwig
Devon Deweert
Devon Frayn
Devon Guzzi
Dominique Boudreau
Dominique Hooper
Donald Hoshel
Dong Kim
Dylan Darling
Dylan Levin
Dylan White
Eliese MacWilliam
Elizabeth Fischer
Elyssa Rosadiuk
Emery Reinbold
Emilie Stevenson
Emily Knapp
Emina Sejdinovic
Emma Fausak
Eric Gilbey
Eric Halina
Erika Seabrook
Esther Gowing
Ethan Campbell
Faith Nayko
Felix Faichney
Firdevs Osman Ali
Florencia Saslavsky
Rozemblum
Gabriela Carmona
Garry Bullock
Garth Peterson
Gene Chui
Gloria Robertson
Grace Oswald
Graham Fisher
Graym Wood
Gregory Westerhoud
Hailey Letcher
Hailey MacInnis
Hailey Weegar
Halid Sejdinovic
Hannah Van Seters
Hannah Allaby
Hannah Fournier
Hannah Tabert
Holly Lemieux
Hunter Gordon
Hyo Kyung Lee
Isaac James
Isaac Kozak
Isabella Bustamante
Jack Gruninger
Jackilyne Wieben
Jacky Vanden Broek
Jacolby Parsons
Jade Prins
Jaime-Lynn Foster
James Foley
James Kosowan
James Van Voorst
Jamie Hartley
Jamie Thorne
Janai Redman
Janaia Fedor
Jarred Mahinay
Jasmine Dahlseide
Jason Kefalidis
Jaspreet Sidhu
Jayden Letendre
Jennifer McDevitt
Jennifer Menard
Jennifer Oshiro
Jeremy Grandbois
Jeremy Hoefsloot
Jeremy Johnson-Silvers
Jesse Hauser
Jesse Pearce
Jessica Arcand
Jessica Friesen
Jessica Van Herk
Joel Bos
Jolene Williams
Jolieke Mourik
Jonathan Fry
Jonathan Nguyen
Jordan Adams
Jordan Batchelder
Jordan Bayes
Jordan Hansen
Jordan Webb
Jose Lo
Joseph Wawzonek
Joseph Zoe-Martin
Joshua Holik
Joshua Powers
Joshua Spasiuk
Joy Leger
Julia Smith
Julia La Palma
Justin Lutz
Justin Mazurek
Justin Mulrain
Justin Pitchuck
Justin Robinson
Jyllenna Wilke
Kacee Kazoleas
Kagen Newman
Kailie Bill
Kassidy Skinner
Kate Poehlmann
Katelyn Drader
Katelyn Larsen
Katelynn Johnsen
Katherine St. Gelais
Kathra Black
Kathryn Haegedorn
Katlin Coxworthy
Kavanah Robinson
Kaven Many Shots
Kayla Neels
Kaylyn Moerman
Kaylyn Palley
Kaytlynn Quintal
Keaton Lockwood
Keenan Greenfield
Keisha Desjarlais
Kelly De Vries
Kelly Du
Kelly Harke
Kelsey Myers
Keltie Kover
Kennedy Davidson
Kennedy Pasay
Kevin Ottewell
Keyton Emmerson
Khadar Mal
Kier Lindsay
Kirsten Zabrick
Kolson Moore
Koltyn Parsons
Koralee Klok
Kristen Huot
Kristina Schadeck
Krystal Ewanicke
Krystin Morin
Kurri Fontaine
Kyle Stahl
Kyle Anderson
Lakeisha Black
Lane Quick
Laura Flett
Laura Wall
Leah Sadegian
Levi Lutz
Levi Coreman
Liam Baines
Lindsay Ross
Lindsea Martin
Lisa Le
Logan Killaly
Lucas Miller
Lukas Grasse
Lyric Penny
Maaike Muilwijk
Mackenzie Henderson
Mackenzie Hudgeon
Madeleine Froese
Madison Plsek
Magdalena Bujak
Maren Reinbold
Mark Moon
Marshal Klassen
Matheo Rutherford
Mathew Wood
Matthew Gaiser
Matthew Gladu
Mathew Ottenbreit
Matthew Pohl
Matthew Richardson
Matthew Stevenson
Matthew Storey
Maurice Kerckhof
McKenzie Nickolas
Megan Barron
Megan Douglas
Megan Jensen
Megan Maurer
Megan Rodger
Megan Thomas
Megan Tsang
Melanie Ho
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Melissa McNeil
Meshkeen Refahi
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Michael Bandstra
Michael Chorney
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Michael Heaney
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Michaela Dickson
Michelle Basger
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Mikila Berry
Milan Tesanovic
Miranda Jackson
Miranda Rau
Mohammad Osman Ali Ryer Sawchuk
Taylor Benn
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Saffron Hickey
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Taylor Holtorf
Nadia Juuti
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Nadia Homann
Samantha Rose
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Sandra Earl-Kenmuir
Taylor O’Flynn
Nalissa Boyd
Sandrine Noël
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Natalie D’Souza
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Tera Lawrence
Neil Vermillion
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Tessa Zadunayski
Nevada Blinn
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Thorin Moffatt
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Savannah Radey
Tiara Dufault
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Scott Morgan
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Tonille Anstey
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Alberta Distance Learning Centre 2012/13 Report | 33
ADLC’s entrepreneurship course combines GoForth’s
small business training with an innovative technology
platform, created by Calgary-based developer Robots
and Pencils.
Need High School
K&E?
ADLC has the
Solution
The course content is delivered through a video game
called “Lemonade Stand”, which can be played on
an iPad or desktop computer. Students start their
lemonade empire on their front lawn with nothing more
than a box and the ingredients for lemonade.
Working through course material, the budding
entrepreneur is presented with opportunities and
challenges business people face in
the realHigh
world.Schools can access the
Alberta
—­ Gary Frederickson, ADLC
Game on
If game-based learning is the future of
education, then for ADLC, the future is today.
Alberta students in Grades 10, 11 and 12 now have the
opportunity to learn about small business and to hone
entrepreneurial skills and management practices, in a
five-credit small business and entrepreneurship course.
This is the first course of its kind offered in Canada.
This innovative project was the brainchild of Dr. Leslie
Roberts, the GoForth Institute’s president and founder, and
Gary Frederickson, an ADLC instructor based in
Lethbridge.
“The mix of video, text and gaming is perfect for high
their
students need with ADLC’s
school students and teachers whoes
want
education
High
School
that’s fun and that responds to different styles of K&E Solution.
learning,” says Dr. Roberts.
your
students now
As students progress through the Register
game, they
interact
receive: videos
with other virtual business people.to
High-definition
provide course content, and messages of
advice and inspiration along the way.
• The full breadth and rigour of ADLC’s
High School K&E courses
“The nice thing is teachers can keep in contact with
• All High
K&E course materials
students through social media platforms
like School
Facebook
support
and Twitter. These are more tools •forADLC
us to teacher
make sure
* Please
note – Provincially
funded Grade 9
students stay motivated and on task,
and provides
a
forum for comments and questions.”
K&E is still available by signing an Inclusive
Education agreement with ADLC.
“It provides teachers with a new perspective on the
student experience by using gaming analytics to provide
feedback and measure student performance,”
Visit http://www.adlc.ca/courserequest to
Frederickson adds. “It’s much more than just social
register your high school students in K&E today!
media— it’s really cool.”
The new CALM course from Alberta Distance Learning Centre
allows students to hear speakers from around the world,
engage in online communities, and develop ePortfolios that
can be used for real life applications–
even after the course is finished.
The online course is fully responsive and accessible on all
mobile devices or digital platforms.
Students learn how and when they want.
For more information on the ADLC’s entrepreneurship
course, visit www.adlc.ca/lemonade
Please contact School Services at
1-866-774-5333 ext. 5378 to register.
1-866-774-5333 | @adlc_home |
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AND
CARRY
ON
Knowledge and Employability cours-
“It provides teachers with a new perspective
on the student experience ...”
TAKE
CALM
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certificated teachers are always there to support your child every step of the way.
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