Dr. Carla Peck provides an in-depth analysis of the 2024 draft K-6 Social Studies curriculum, using Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives to assess the cognitive skills included in the most recent draft released by Alberta Education on March 14, 2024.
Dr. Carla Peck’s analysis of the 2024 draft K-6 Social Studies curriculum reveals critical flaws that remain from earlier attempts to update the curriculum.
As professional educators and researchers who were part of the Curriculum Specialist group invited by Alberta Education to contribute our collective expertise towards the development of the new K-6 Social Studies curriculum, we have significant concerns with the draft curriculum released this week by Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides. We are asking the Government of Alberta to reconsider the path forward.
In this brief piece, Dr. Mackey explores how capable readers orchestrate many different elements of word recognition, comprehension, association, and reflection, all at the same time.
Dr, Margie Patrick explores the Alberta government’s attempt to include religion in the draft Social Studies curriculum in this article in Our Schools/Ourselves. Margie Patrick, PhDDr. Patrick taught high school for 12 years before obtaining a PhD in Religious Studies. Her current research examines how secondary social studies teachers teach about religion when and if it appears in the curriculum, current events, controversial issues, or student questions. www.kingsu.ca/about-us/staff-directory/contact_id/3605
Dr. Maren Aukerman identifies several concerns with the revised English Language Arts & Literature curriculum that was released in April 2022.
Naheed Nenshi moderates a panel discussion on the draft Alberta K-6 curriculum with Dr. Robin Bright, Dr. Angela Grace, Medeana Moussa, and Dr. Carla Peck.
The Department of Elementary Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta hosted two public information sessions on the draft K-6 curriculum. The first session was held on February 22, 2022 and the second session was held on March 15, 2022.
Carla Peck, PhDDr. Peck researches the teaching and learning of history and citizenship, the role of identity in students’ historical understandings and uses of the past, and teachers’ and students’ understandings of democratic concepts. carlapeck.wordpress.com/
Angela Grace, PhD (Registered Psychologist)Dr. Grace is a Registered Psychologist, national eating disorder prevention specialist, and former elementary teacher passionate about youth health and well-being and trauma-informed teacher training in educational settings. www.heartcenteredcounselling.com/