Revised curriculum from 30000 feet

BC’s Curriculum from 30, 000 Feet

West Vancouver Schools

January 27, 2016

BC’s Curriculum from 30, 000 Feet

SORTING

LEARNING

MoE Guiding Principles

Personalizing learning

Developing Core Competencies

Applying real-life situations to learning

Preparing for post-secondary and the workforce

Incorporating Aboriginal worldviews and perspectives to learning

Strengthening skills for the global economy

Who developed the revised Curriculum?

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English Language Arts

5 BCTF teachers (includes 1 Aboriginal rep

and the PSA president)

1 Independent school teacher

1 Principal

2 Field consultants

Science




1 Retired teacher

1 FNSA teacher TBD

1 Field consultant

Arts Education

9 BCTF teachers (includes 2 Aboriginal

reps)


1 Field consultant

Social Studies

7 BCTF teachers (includes 2 Aboriginal

reps)

2 independent school teachers

1 field consultant

Math




1 UBC academic rep

Français Langue Seconde – Immersion

8 BCTF teachers

1 Principal

Health/PE

8 BCTF teachers (includes 1 Aboriginal rep)


Français langue Premier

9 BCTF teachers

What’s ready? K-9 Curriculum

Arts

English Language Arts

Franҫais Langue

Première

Franҫais Langue

Seconde Immersion

Math

Physical and Health

Education

Science

Social Studies

First Drafts

Applied Design,

Skills, &

Technology

Career Education

Core French

What’s in the revised framework?

CONTENT (Know)

The Content learning standards — the “Know” of the

Know-Do-Understand model of learning — detail the

essential topics and knowledge at each grade level.

CURRICULAR COMPETENCIES (Do)

The Curricular Competencies are the skills,

strategies, and processes that students develop

over time. They reflect the “Do” in the Know-Do-

Understand model of learning. While Curricular

Competencies are more subject-specific, they are

connected to the Core Competencies

BIG IDEAS (Understand)

The Big Ideas consist of generalizations and principles

and the key concepts important in an area of

learning. They reflect the “Understand” component of

the Know-Do-Understand model of learning.

The big ideas represent what students will understand at

the completion of the curriculum for their grade. They

are intended to endure beyond a single grade and

contribute to future understanding.

Core Competencies

101

Global citizens, future leaders, capable and caring

What’s been happening?

Staff meetings

Department Meetings

Superintendent’s Meetings

Professional Development Days

Trustee Briefings

New Teacher Cohorts

Board of Education Meetings

DPAC Meetings

Non Instructional Days

Metro Meetings

Powerful collaboration

Ongoing provincial teamwork

K-9 Curriculum – Development teams

Grad Program Planning – Department teams

Competencies streamlined – K-12 teams

Communication

Thinking

Personal and Social

Communicating Student Learning

AGPA (Advisory Group on Provincial

Assessments)

District Pilots

What’s important?

What about our senior students?

Provincial Curriculum Implementation Plan

K-9

• Sept. 2015 – Curriculum available to use

• Sept. 2016 – Full implementation

10 – 12

Step 1

• Sept. 2015 – First drafts available (core and options)

• Jan. 2016 – Curriculum teams back in for revisions

10 – 12

Step 2

• Sept. 2016 – Curriculum available for use

• Sept. 2017 – Full implementation

Bright future!