Alberta government brings back 8 curriculum advisers to work on higher grades
Article includes expert commentary from University of Lethbridge associate dean and professor Richelle Marynowski, PhD, and psychologist Angela Grace, PhD.
Article includes expert commentary from University of Lethbridge associate dean and professor Richelle Marynowski, PhD, and psychologist Angela Grace, PhD.
Lia Daniels, PhD, discusses the role of motivation in learning and how the draft curriculum may affect students’ love of learning.
An open letter about the curriculum by Dr. Angela Grace to all Albertans.
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/
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/
The authors present an analysis of the draft K-6 curriculum and suggest ways that Canadian academics can add their voices to the curriculum debate in Alberta.
In this post, the author argues that the draft K-6 curriculum has a weak foundation and should be discarded. Instead, Alberta Education should resurrect the 2018 Draft and continue to refine it.
Dr. J-C Couture argues that, while there is widespread agreement that the most recent K-6 draft curriculum is rife with obvious content and design flaws, it is important to pause a moment and consider deeper legacy challenges and undercurrents that have contributed to the UCP government’s most recent curriculum redesign effort.