Building Professional Capacity

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Resources for Inclusive Education

Library Guide
The ATA Library provides a guide to print materials in the library and web-based resources that support diversity and inclusion. Topics include: Inclusive Education; Gifted Students; Differentiated Instruction; Disabilities; Learning Disabilities; ADHD; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Dyslexia; Dyspraxia, Open Access Journals, and Universal Design for Learning
BOATS: Behaviour, Observations, Assessment, Teaching Strategies
This resource is intended to provide a process for teachers to effectively address behaviours that seriously interfere with a student’s learning and/or limit a student’s ability to interact positively with others. BOATS is designed for classroom teachers, inclusive education teachers, educational assistants and others involved in establishing and maintaining effective instructional programs to modify challenging behaviours. (PD-224, 2016, 108 pp)
Coaching to Support Inclusion: A Principal’s Guide
This resource guide is designed for school principals as a self-paced program to explore the use of coaching to support the development of inclusive practices. Coaching is defined in this resource as a professional development strategy in which coaches work with teachers to meet the needs of all students within an inclusive school environment. Coaching to Support Inclusion reflects the collegial and collaborative culture of Alberta schools and encourages principals to work with their teachers to consider the academic and social needs of students with exceptionalities in an inclusive learning environment. (COMM-196, 2016 01, 144 pp)
Creating a Compassionate Classroom
Produced by the ATA, the Canadian Mental Health Association and Global Television to help build awareness of the Healthy Minds. Bright Futures. program. This resource provides teachers with information on common mental health issues, tools to help identify students in need and resources to help teachers make referrals to mental health professionals. (COOR-79e, 2015, 40 pp)
Government of Alberta, Alberta Education, Inclusive Education Library 
Database created by Alberta Education containing a collection of resources for classroom teachers on supports for students, parents, subject-specific, behavioral and social participation, medical conditions and disabilities information, and student support plans.

 

Available Professional Development workshops supporting inclusive education, such as

  • Creating Inclusive Learning Environments
  • Unseen Hurts: Promoting Positive Mental Health in Alberta Schools
  • Addressing Diverse Learning Needs in Classrooms
  • PRISM – Professionals Respecting  Individual and Sexual Minorities
  • Indigenous Ways of Knowing
  • Here Comes Everyone – Teaching in the Culturally Diverse Classroom (EN/FR)

Diversity, Equity & Human Rights

Indigenous Education and Walking Together