Edmonton (Alberta)

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53.5461° N, 113.4938° W Map of Edmonton (Alberta)

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  • Post-colonization and prior to 1870, the Hudson's Bay Company governed the West, which included Fort Edmonton (established in 1754). Education of children in the Northwest Territories was provided by church missions and private religious schools. In 1881, a public school was built in the Edmonton settlement. In 1882, Edmonton became part of the District of Alberta, one of the four districts of the Northwest Territories. In 1883, the Edmonton riding of the North-West Legislative Assembly was established through a royal proclamation. In 1905, the province of Alberta was established, and the district continued as Edmonton (Alberta).

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Teachers’ Resource Units for Division One : Grade 1 Units

Item is a cerlox-bound booklet prepared by the Elementary Curriculum Sub-Committee of the Edmonton Public School Local A.T.A. in co-operation with the Edmonton Public School Board. It provides information about the Enterprise Program and Units of Study. It lists authorized readers.

Curricular Services

Edmonton Public School Board Teachers’ Centennial Handbook

Item is an elementary teachers’ handbook housed in a duo-tang. It presents division-specific activities, bibliographies, Audio-Visual Activities, and a schedule of events. It gives information about Arbor Day 1967, the EPS library project, Fine Arts, Physical Education, student activities and student travel.

Curricular Services

The Edmonton Continuous Progress Plan : A Modified Plan of Elementary School Organization : Principals’ and Teachers’ Manual

Item is a booklet produced by Edmonton Public Schools describing the Continuous Progress Plan and its implementation. The Continuous Progress Plan is a plan to move students through the Elementary school at their own rate. The booklet is divided into four sections: Organization, Curriculum, Grade VI Enrichment Material, and Supplement.

Consulting Services

Operational Handbook

Item is a manual of guidelines and procedures developed by Central Administration to help principals implement Board Policy.

Board Administration

Progressive Education

Item pertains to the theory and methods of Enterprise Education. It includes criticisms of Enterprise Education and reflections of teachers who taught it. Enterprise Education is based on the philosophy of the Progressive Education Association. The information in the kit is from 1917-1970, predominantly 1929-1946. Item is an educational kit used by students taking Education Foundations 430 at the University of Alberta.

Immigrants and Schooling

Item pertains to the education of the children of new immigrants from Central Europe particularly Ruthenians and Ukrainians. It includes articles, handbooks, addresses, House of Commons Debates and reports from 1895-1934. Item is an educational kit used by students taking Education Foundations 430 at the University of Alberta.

History and Civics : Grade VII / Mary R. Crawford

Item is a teachers’ manual which includes lesson outlines and exercises for grade VII History and Civics. The 36 lessons follow the order of the authorized text-book, Studies in Citizenship / James McCaig. It was published by the Institute of Applied Art in Edmonton.

Institute of Applied Art

Welcome to Our Schools / Department of Staff Development

Item is a booklet for Elementary School teachers new to Edmonton Public Schools in the 1970-71 school year. It provides an organization chart, lists resources and guidelines that are available, suggests time allotments for each subject, lists special subjects and provides guidelines for reporting to parents.

Instructional Process

In and Out of Edmonton / S. Bergstrom

Item was prepared by the Elementary Sub-Committee of the Edmonton Public School Local A.T.A. in cooperation with Edmonton Public Schools. It tells of a boy visiting Edmonton and was to be used by Grade II students.

Instructional Services Division

Grade I Tree Planting Project

Item is an instruction sheet issued with grade I trees. According to the Grade One Tree Planting booklet, a new instruction sheet would be issued yearly to grade I teachers.

Curricular Services

Edmonton Public Schools Teachers’ Resource Units 4 : 1967 Revision

Item provides information to be used in Grade IV Social Studies enterprise units. It is divided into four areas: Pioneer Life, Alberta at Work, Life in Mountain Regions, and Contributors of Scientists and Inventors to Travel and Communication. It was prepared by the Elementary Curriculum Sub-Committee of the Edmonton Public School Local A. T. A. in cooperation with Edmonton Public Schools.

Curricular Services

Principal’s Handbook

Item is a manual intended to provide principals with guidelines for the operations of school. Item is an interim edition to be used until a more permanent set of regulations can be prepared.

Board Administration

Central Service Budgeting Manual

Item is a manual which explains how Decision Units are to create budgets. It includes an Outline of Budget Tasks, Financial Planning Information, and Budget Documents. A history of this budget process, which dates back to 1979, is included in the appendix.

Budget Services

McKay Avenue School Teachers' Handbook

Item provides information and guidelines to teachers in the McKay Avenue School Pre-Vocational Program. It includes the teachers' schedules and photocopies of Miss Poon's attendance register.

McKay Avenue School

Policy Development Manual

Item is an Edmonton Public School Board policy manual. It is divided into sections labelled: project booklets, table of policies, draft policies, District Philosophy, School Board, Communications, Community, Curriculum, Students, Personnel, Research, Business, Other Agencies.

Board Secretary

Canadian Physical Efficiency Tests : Manual for the use of persons conducting Tests / Prepared jointly by R.C.A.F. Recreation and Physical Fitness Branch Department of National Defense and Fitness and Recreation Consultant Services Department of National Health and Welfare

Item is a manual to be used by administers of Physical Efficiency Tests. General information about Physical Efficiency is included.

Physical and Health Education Services

History and Civics : Grade VIII

Item is a teachers’ manual which includes lesson outlines and exercises for Grade VIII History and Civics. It was published by the Institute of Applied Art in Edmonton.

Institute of Applied Art

Off to a Good Start when School Opens in September

Item is a booklet produced by Edmonton Public Schools instructing new Elementary School teachers on how to organize their teaching day and classroom. Of note is a breakdown of how many minutes per week each subject should be taught. As well, a page entitled Testing Program lists the tests to be taken by students in grades I through VI.

Instructional Process

Work in Edmonton / L. Hawkin … [et al.]

Item is a booklet which was prepared by the Elementary Sub-Committee of the Edmonton Public School Local A.T.A. in cooperation with Edmonton Public Schools. It describes jobs and employers in Edmonton.

Instructional Services Division

Curriculum Division Services Handbook

Item is a coil-bound handbook. It lists and describes the services provided by the Curriculum Division and indicates how the services may be obtained. It is divided into Curricular Services, Research and Evaluation Services, Special Education Services, and Reading Services.

Instructional Services Division

Post Card : Edmonton Technical High School

Item is a postcard listing night classes available at the Edmonton Technical High School. Students were urged to place an X next to the subject they wished to take and to mail back the post card. J.M. Clindinin was Headmaster.

Edmonton Technical School

Elementary Curriculum Guide for Social Studies-Enterprise

Item is a curriculum guide produced by the Department of Education, Province of Alberta. It outlines the Elementary Social Studies-Enterprise curriculum for teachers and includes objectives, enterprise content by grade, instructional resources, student skills development, and suggested methods of instruction.

Curricular Services

Grade One Tree Planting

Item is a booklet which provides instruction for elementary principals and grade I teachers and suggests resources to enhance the tree planting program. It was prepared by the Science Committee of the Edmonton Public School Local A.T.A. in cooperation with Edmonton Public Schools.

Curricular Services

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