There are a variety of resources available in Calgary and the surrounding area for teacher professional learning. Teachers develop a professional growth plan every year in order to meet their own learning needs in the ongoing development of their practice.
There are a variety of means and methods a learner may find toward their individual goals. A few of these could be:
- Books
- Workshops
- Conferences
- Release Time
- Admission
- Travel
- Media: podcasts, videos…
- Subscriptions
- Software
- Speaker/Special Events
- and more.
Here are a few links to People, Programs or Places that might be used to find professional learning in Calgary and the surrounding area:
- Calgary Regional Consortium
- Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia
- EventBrite: Search Education Events or drill down into interest areas.
- Telus Spark Professional Development for Educators
- SERG Alberta: Society of Educational Resource Group.
- Indigisteam: Indigenous perspectives in STEM & STEAM opening doors for all
- Maker Skills workshops: https://www.fuse33.com/classes/
- Excellent links for Articles and good reads on up-to-date education topics:
- https://www.edutopia.org/
- https://www.ascd.org/el
- #twitter: Find people, places and programs that are interesting/inspiring. Reach out and visit them. Try #stemeducation






