UCP Curriculum Update 2021 – “What about ‘discovery math’?”
Deirdre Bailey, MEd explains the push for “back-to-basics” math in the classroom.
Kindergarten – Grade 6
Curriculum Explainers
Dr. Cory Wright-Maley has created a set of videos breaking down topics like what actually is curriculum, the apprenticeship of observation, and the curious case of knowledge vs. skills.
Black Gold Draft Curriculum Review Summary Report
The Black Gold School Division provides a summary and brief overview of the Review Teams findings and includes examples from each of the Draft Curriculum of some of the strengths and challenges that were identified.
An open letter from the Alberta Music Advocacy Alliance to The Honourable Adriana LaGrange
The Alberta Music Advocacy Alliance expresses concern regarding the recently released Kindergarten-Grade 6 music curriculum. They request that a comprehensive and transparent curriculum development process that involves Alberta’s music teachers and curriculum experts must be undertaken.music teachers and curriculum experts must be undertaken.
The Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations Chiefs Reject the Draft K-6 Education Curriculum Proposed by the Provincial Government
The Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 Chiefs expresses concern about the draft K-6 Education Curriculum expected to be tabled by Provincial Education Minister Adriana LaGrange.
ÉBAUCHE DU CURRICULUM ALBERTAIN: De sérieuses inquiétudes soulevées par la communauté francophone
The ACFA, the FCSFA, the FPFA and the SHFA raise concerns about Francophone perspectives in the general curriculum and the curriculum for Francophone schools.
Métis Nation of Alberta calls for re-draft of K-6 curriculum
The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) is calling on the Government of Alberta to redraft its proposed K-6 curriculum, citing monumental concerns about the Euro-American colonial undertones.
An Open Letter to All Alberta Parents of School-Aged Children
Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew raises concerns about the Draft Physical Education and Wellness Kindergarten to Grade 6 Curriculum.
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Response from Alberta Reading Specialists to Alberta Draft ELA Curriculum 2021
Reading Specialists Respond to the 2021 Draft Alberta English Language Arts Curriculum.
Comments on Draft Mathematics Curriculum in Alberta*
Dr. Richelle Marynowski examines the mathematical inaccuracies and oddities in the draft curriculum that contradict current theories in mathematics teaching and learning.