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Curriculum Redesign 101For Leaders
BUILD ~ EXPLORE ~LEAD THE WAY
JOINTLY DEVELOPED BY ZONE 4 SCHOOL DIVISIONS AND CENTRAL ALBERTA REGIONAL CONSORTIUM,
WITH THE SUPPORT OF ALBERTA EDUCATION MATERIALS (NOVEMBER 2013 AND MAY 2014
CURRICULUM COORDINATOR SESSIONS)
Our Outcomes for Today
Participants will…
1. Be insightful, hopeful, visionary, informed, and courageous about leading transformational change.
2. Understand and align with the depth and breadth of Inspiring Education, the Ministerial Order, and the 3 Es.
3. Build understanding of the ‘why’ and ‘what’ of curriculum redesign in Alberta:
○ Curriculum (= P of S + resources + assessment)○ Common construct for AB Programs of Studies
● learner outcomes● cross-curricular competencies (& indicators)● literacy and numeracy (& benchmarks)
○ Curriculum Development Management Application○ Timelines for development and implementation
Our Outcomes...
Our Outcomes...
4. Build capacity to lead and support dialogue and action in your own school, school division, and community.
The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.
Harvey Firestone
What compelled you…?
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Why are we changing?
What does the future hold?
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Albertans’ Vision of an Educated Albertan
Engaged ThinkerEthical Citizen Entrepreneurial Spirit
Our Legal Framework
Ministerial Order on Student Learning
New Education Act
Ministerial Order and the 3 Es
Student Voice3 Es
Thank you Chinook’s Edge School Division!
4Source http://education.alberta.ca/media/6855332/cr_conversation_starter.pdf
Engage 2-2-2 ● Engaged Thinking: Share a word or phrase
that stands out to you.● Ethical Citizenship: Share a word or phrase
that makes you wonder.● Entrepreneurial Spirit: Share a word or
phrase that inspires you.
Focusing our Leadership...
Current position...
More of,
Less of...
Timelines & Targets
Between now and 2016, what important conversations and actions must you, and every school leader in Alberta, undertake?
Multi-Dimensional Development
•Draft Guiding Principles for Curriculum Development (page 14)
•Draft Standards for Curriculum Development (page 15)
•Draft Common Construct for Programs of Study (page 9)
•Draft Essence Statements for Subject/Discipline Areas (page 19)
•Draft Literacy and Numeracy Benchmarks (page 24)
•Cross-curricular Competencies (as articulated in M.O.) and Draft Competency Indicators (page 20)
These can be found in the Curriculum Development Prototyping Guide - Alberta Education - http://education.alberta.ca/media/7779143/curriculum%20development%20protoypting%20guide.pdf
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(Draft) Common Construct for an Alberta Program of Study
Subject/Discipline Area and Grade Level
Learning Outcomes I … I … I …
Cross-curricular Competencies
Prototyping Guide p. 9 -10 & Appendix E
Literacy and Numeracy Benchmarks ● Prototyping Guide: p. 11 and Appendix F
Assessment Resources
Draft Standards build on the draft Guiding Principles (Condensed Version and Prototyping Guide page 15 - 18)
Read the condensed format of all 19 standards.
Find one standard where there is something you notice or something you wonder.
Group of 3-4: Participate in “save the last word for me”
(DRAFT) STANDARDS FORCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Ministerial Order
2.4 Discover, develop and apply competencies across subject and discipline areas for learning, work and life to enable students to:
(see a - j)....
Cross-curricular Competencies As per the Ministerial Order on Student Learning (#001/2013)
a) Know how to learnb) Think criticallyc) Identify and solve complex problemsd) Manage informatione) Innovate
f) Create opportunitiesg) Apply multiple literaciesh) Demonstrate good communication skills and work cooperatively with othersi) Demonstrate cultural and global understandingj) Identify and apply career and life skills
Cross-curricular Competencies As per the Ministerial Order on Student Learning (#001/2013)
Ministerial Order Sections 2.1-2.4
These 4 key clauses of the Ministerial Order are in effect.Reflect and discuss: • What evidence do you look for in your school
and classrooms that these intentions are being consistently met?
• As a leader, where might you need to apply more pressure and/or support at your site?
» RVS student video
Ministerial Order 2.2 and 2.3•2.1 Three Es•2.2 Strive for engagement and personal excellence in their learning journey.
•2.3 All students will employ literacy and numeracy to construct and communicate meaning.
Inferring Evidence
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WHAT IS A CROSS-CURRICULAR COMPETENCY?
• An interrelated set of attitudes, skills and knowledge • Applied in developmentally appropriate contexts for
successful living and learning• Applied from K-12 across all subject/discipline areas
WHY CROSS-CURRICULAR COMPETENCIES?
• Growth of the whole child; a student-centred approach• Enable personalized learning • Support teacher decision making • Provide consistency across subject/discipline areas and
in assessing and reporting
WHAT IS A COMPETENCY INDICATOR?Competency indicators are expectations (attitudes, skills, knowledge) that describe behaviours (emotions, thoughts and actions) that students demonstrate (ideas, processes, products and values) in their continued growth within a competency.
Cross-curricular Competency Indicators Model
Sharing out our learning...
• 1-2 things that we notice …• 1-2 things that we wonder…• Leadership Focus: How do you, and how
will you, support teachers to become aware and skilled with how to infuse competencies and use the indicators to guide student learning?
Our Alberta students need many ways to discover the world and make sense of it by acquiring, connecting, creating and communicating meaning in a variety of contexts throughout daily life.
WHY ARE LITERACY AND NUMERACY SO IMPORTANT?
Curriculum Development Prototyping Guide (August 2013) – page 11 Guide du prototypage pour l’élaboration du curriculum (Aout 2013) – page 12
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Numeracy and Literacy
Benchmarks
Literacy and Numeracy in 2014
•What does it mean to be literate?
•What does it mean to be numerate?
Ministerial Order Clause 2.3: All students will employ literacy and numeracy to construct and communicate meaning.
Linking back to (draft) Curriculum Standards
Curriculum must provide clear evidence of literacy and numeracy within and across subject/discipline areas. (Standard 9)
Curriculum Development Prototyping Guide (August 2013) – page 16
Draft Literacy and Numeracy Benchmarks are:
• Expectations and behaviours at developmentally appropriate age groups
• Inclusive • Applied in diverse contexts and for a variety of purposes• The responsibility of all educators • Lifelong processes
DRAFT BENCHMARK COMPONENTS
• Understanding the roles literacy and numeracy play in attaining insight and learning
• Identifying oneself as literate and numerate
• Essential concepts, skills and social or cultural experiences that are foundational building blocks
• A set of deliberate actions, procedures or processes applied in a learning situation to perform a task requiring literacy or numeracy
Source: Curriculum Prototyping Guide pages 24-31
Awareness Ages 4–5 Ages 6–8 Ages 9–11 Ages 12–14 Ages 15–18+
I determine how being literate enables me and others to create and express meaning.
• I explore and play with the patterns, sounds and language around me.
• I recognize that language is used in many ways by different people.
• I determine how my personal enjoyment and my learning are enhanced by my choice of literacy activities.
• I determine how literacy helps me achieve personal goals, explore interests and make informed choices.
• I understand that being literate empowers me to successfully communicate with others, achieve personal goals, and make local and global connections.
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Organizing Element Benchmark
Structure of the Literacy and Numeracy Benchmarks
DEFINING MATHEMATICS
AND NUMERACY
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Numeracy is employed in every aspect of being an engaged thinker and ethical citizen with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Higher level Mathematics is required in post-secondary education as well as in a variety of professions, occupations and research.
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• Basic reading• Basic writing• Basic arithmetic
• Reading• Writing• Computations• Basic problem
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• Technological adeptness
• Coping with information
• Innovation• Collaboration• Complex problem
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Literacy and Numeracy Adapt to Changing Economies
Ministerial Order in Actionhttp://vimeo.com/76349390
Roles:● 2 people look for evidence of literacy development● 2 people look for evidence of numeracy
development● 2 people look for evidence of cross-curricular
competencies ● 2 people make inferences about the instructional
design that created these learning experiences.
DEFINING LANGUAGE ARTS
AND LITERACY
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The Evolution of Literacy• write a speech• present a report• read a letter• write a resume• talk on the phone• collaborate face to face• teleconference• use an
encyclopedia/dictionary
• maintain a blog• collaborate virtually (video conference, Yammer, GoogleDocs, Skype, Twitter)
• design an app• create, produce and share video• use e-portfolios (LinkedIn)
• instant messaging/texting• Wikipedia
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Exploring the Nuances...
Look at the draft competency indicators (page 20) and the draft benchmarks (page 24 and 29).
1. Discuss the differences between indicators and benchmarks? Why might they be different?
2. Why will these differences be important for every teacher in your school to grasp?
3. Leading Forward: How will you build staff and community understanding?
One Vision, Many Voices, Many Hands
innovative learning
Synthesizing & Sharing our Learning...
Last word is yours! [participants at district tables]
1. Write down a word or phrase that describes what is resonating for you. Everyone at the table shares their word or phrase.
2. Create a table tweet with your key words and tweet it out with the event hashtags of #InspiringEd and #abed