ELAC Mission Statement

“The English Language Arts Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association supports and promotes teachers’ professional development in English language arts and advocates promising practices and positive conditions to foster student learning.”

The objects of the council shall be to support and improve teaching practices in English language arts at all instructional levels. The goals of the council shall be to:

• Encourage communication by providing a forum for continuing dialogue among teachers of English language arts;
• Inform its membership of communication and decision making between the council and other professional and/or governmental bodies;
• Monitor and contribute to the development of policies relating to the instruction, curricula and evaluation in English language arts;
• Provide professional development opportunities for English language arts teachers;
• Coordinate and provide publications designed to promote the aims and purposes of the council;
• Provide specific reaction and response through the Association to professional concerns of English language arts teachers;
• Provide liaison with national and international bodies concerned with the teaching of English language arts and related specialties;
• Provide resources and support for incoming members of the profession.