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The article presents the author's views about the importance of individualized professional learning for teachers in creating a relevant education system and individualized learning for students.

The article discusses the 50th anniversary of publication of the Alberta Teachers' Association's (ATA) "ATA News." Topics covered include the 1999 proposed amendment to the School Act abolishing the Board of Reference through which teachers could appeal a suspension or dismissal, the publication of the newspaper's first issue in 1967 which featured the dispute between ATA and the Alberta School Trustees' Association, and Tom McConaghy's idea of publishing "ATA News."

The article presents the results of the 2015 reader survey of the periodical on customer readership on connecting teachers to their profession. The survey reveals that teachers has faced struggles in finding time to read the news papers and cites the aspects for improvement to the periodical. The survey also indicates the readers interest in reading information about teaching tips, trends in teaching technology and national education.

The article focuses on the life, works, achievements and career of Marilyn Pottage, teacher, board chairman and the founder of the organization the Tools for Schools Africa Foundation, in Canada. The topics discussed include the reasons why she decided to become a teacher, her educational and employment background, and the attributing factors for establishing the organization. Moreover, it also mentions ways on how she created lasting impression on the students in northern Ghana and Alberta.

The article reports that students and teachers throughout Fort McMurray, Alberta spent time discussing what they did during and after a massive wildfire, which forced them to evacuate on the afternoon of May 3, 2016. It is noted that students talked about the places they visited over the summer in Andrea Organ's Grade 6 class at Timberlea Public School.

The article announces the foray of teacher Sean Brown of Greater St. Albert Catholic School as an executive staff officer of the Teacher Welfare program of the professional Alberta Teachers' Association.

The article offers information on the agricultural field trip for teachers organized by advocacy group Agriculture for Life on August 26, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, which enables teachers to visit farms and understand agricultural practices and career opportunities.

The article highlights an emergent meeting attended by teachers on September 29, 2012 to get an update on the tripartite discussions and suggestions about how teachers can share their own stories with MLAs to help them understand the conditions required for their best professional service.

This article reports that the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) will hold a by-election on October 26, 2012 for the office of District Representative, Calgary City geographic district.

The article provides an answer to a question on the chances that Alberta teachers will achieve a new long-term agreement after the expiration of the 2007 agreement.

The article states that teachers in Alberta should attend a Bargaining Unit General Meeting (BUGM) because of the issues prepared by the Economic Policy Committee (EPC) that can be presented to one's employer and to exercise one's rights to vote on actions to be taken during negotiations.

The article reports on the teacher exchange orientation in Barnett House on January 13, 2013 which was attended by more than 20 Australian teachers where information was provided to exchange participants about life in Alberta as well as their educational system.

The article reports that concerns are being raised by teachers on the Inclusive Education Planning Tool (IEPT), a digital resource to support planning for differentiated instruction, being field-tested by Alberta Education in 57 school jurisdictions in Alberta during the 2011-2012 school year.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of conducting workshops for 200 teachers in Ghana as a member of Team Ghana.