Alberta Education’s (2010) Inspiring Education and high school redesign incorporate flexible learning environments into the restructure of education. This Capstone paper explores current research on flexible learning ...

The future of education in Alberta is being shaped by the need for cross-curricular competencies and 21st-century skills, as outlined in Inspiring Education (Alberta Education, 2010), Ministerial Order on Student Learning ...

Student engagement continues to be an issue in today’s classrooms, and for this reason educators must explore creative ways to engage students. As teachers are restricted to the curriculum they are asked to teach, engaging ...

There has been an increase in the utilization of educational assistants in Central Alberta schools. The author questions how best to maximize the use of the educational assistants in the classroom setting. This paper ...

Literacy and numeracy are two of the most essential skills taught in school. Ensuring that all young people acquire these skills is one of the greatest responsibilities of educational systems. In Alberta, one mandate of ...

There is a discrepancy in adolescent males between those who suffer from mental health concerns and those who seek mental health support. Issues surrounding gender role conflict (GRC) such as social and self-stigma, perceived ...

Since the beginning of French immersion programing, the oral language skills of the students have perceptibly differed from those of French native-language speakers. Students in second language programs demonstrate a slower ...

For over 50 years, schools across North America have implemented a variety of alternative education programs to help address the needs of students who have struggled in traditional school settings. Students who do not ...

Student engagement has direct links to academic achievement. The problem investigated in this study is the role teachers play in ensuring students are engaged in the learning process in order to minimize boredom and maximize ...

Behavioral problems, including those that are mental health related, can negatively impact the lives of young people in a variety of ways. Mental health services alone are not sufficient to meet the need to support youth ...