Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch Recently Revised Curriculum

The Ontario Curriculum:• Social Studies, Grades 1 to 6; History and Geography, Grades 7 and 8, 2013 (revised) • Social Sciences and Humanities, Grades 9 to 12, 2013 (revised) • Canadian and World Studies. Grades 9 and 10, 2013 (revised)• French as a Second Language, Core, Extended, Immersion French, Grades 1 to 8, 2013 (revised)

Release of revised curricula will continue as reviews are completed.

Support for Curriculum Implementation• Ministry-led online and regional sessions to support implementation of recently revised curricula.

Sessions will be held in Fall 2013 and Winter 2014.• EduGAINS curriculum page: www.edugains.ca/newsite/curriculum/index.html

– Implementation materials for recently revised curricula – General information, links and online presentations• The Ontario Curriculum• Curriculum Review Process• Related Documents

Upcoming Supports• First Nations, Métis, Inuit Resources: Resources highlight opportunities for students to learn

about First Nations, Métis and Inuit histories, cultures, contributions, issues and perspectives throughout the Ontario curriculum with a focus on the recently revised elementary Social Studies, History and Geography curriculum.

• Mental Health videos: Video clips show educators from a wide range of classrooms across the province supporting student learning about mental health and well-being from Kindergarten to Grade 12, using current curriculum and a supportive learning environment.

• Creating Pathways to Success: An Education and Career/Life Planning Program for Ontario Schools, 2013. A supporting webinar for educators is also in development.

Ongoing Supports • Financial Literacy: www.edugains.ca/newsite/finanicalliteracy/index.html• Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting: www.edugains.ca/newsite/aer2/index.html • Equity and Inclusive Education: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/equity.html• Environmental Education: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/enviroed/education.html

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Fall 2013 Update

More Resources, Tools, and SupportsNewThe new e-Career Studies Course available for an online environment, blended learning, and face-to-face classroom. Using a game-based approach, students take a journey along their chosen pathway(s) to learn more about themselves by considering their strengths, skills, interests, and learning skills and work habits. They will also consider where these attributes may lead them in their future.

Adolescent Literacy: Engaging Research and Teaching (ALERTs) are information articles that provide practical ideas for grades 7–12 literacy instruction and support the Adolescent Literacy Guide. For example Making Room for… Students to Pose and Pursue Questions is an ALERT that focuses on enabling students to pose and pursue their own questions, which helps them to become self-directed, reflectivelearners.www.edugains.ca/newsite/literacy2/adolescent/additionalresources.html

Blended learning lessons for Canadian and World Studies, Social Studies, and FSL available in the Learning Management System (LMS)/virtual Learning Environment (vLE).

Coming SoonVideo Series on EduGAINS: Assessment for Learning with Young Children: Educators use assessment with Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2 students as a means to help children begin their journey towards becoming independent learners.

Extending the Landscape and Enlarging the Vision: Pedagogy, Technology, and Innovation Practices in a Digital World. A Pilot Study of Local Innovations in Ontario School Boards Round 2”. Research report from 90 projects encompassing over 1600 schools.

Blended Learning Content Packages for elementary Social Studies, History and Geography for English- language and French-Immersion settings.

Six Thematic Integrated Units (Grades 4 – 6): Integrates learning from the revised Social Studies curriculum expectations with Language, Mathematics, and other curricula.

Online and blended learning versions of CHV2O (Civics and Citizenship, Grade 10, Open) and HSC4M (World Cultures, Grade 12, University/College) courses.

Ongoing SupportsEduGAINS: continually updated with teaching and learning resources that support the Ontario curriculum and other ministry policies and initiatives. New domains, including 21st Century Learning, areindevelopment.Tobeautomaticallynotifiedwhennewcontentisposted,pleasesubscribeto the RSS feed. www.eduGAINS.ca

Ontario Educational Resource Bank (OERB): an online password-protected provincial repository of learning resources https://resources.elearningontario.ca

Ontario Software Acquisition Program Advisory Committee (OSAPAC): a database of all the licensed software with links to online tutorials and resources, including information on use for special needs students. www.osapac.ca

Learning Management System (LMS)/virtual Learning Environment (vLE): an online digital teaching and learning space accessible to authorized users. https://courses.elearningontario.ca/

Support for English Language Learners – Steps to English Proficiency (STEP): www.edugains.ca/newsite/ell2/step/stepflowchart.html

For a PDF version of this update please see www.edugains.ca/newsite/curriculum/index.html