First of a 3 day, year long series on the redesigned curriculum in BC, its connections to inclusion, effective instruction, finding out about your students, and assessment for learning.
17. Core Competencies
• CommunicaDon
• Thinking
– CreaDve
– CriDcal
• Personal
– PosiDve personal & cultural idenDty
– Personal awareness & responsibility
– Social responsibility
18. • Embedded
• All kids, all subjects, all grades
• Are NOT a checklist or a series of separate
lessons
• All students develop to become engage, life-
long learners
• Are included in the June report card as a
student self-assessment/reflecDon
30. Frameworks
It’s All about Thinking (English, Humanities, Social Studies) –
Brownlie & Schnellert, 2009
It’s All about Thinking (Math, Science)– Brownlie, Fullerton,
Schnellert, 2011
31. Universal Design for Learning
MulDple means:
-to tap into background knowledge, to acDvate
prior knowledge, to increase engagement and
moDvaDon
-to acquire the informaDon and knowledge to
process new ideas and informaDon
-to express what they know.
Rose & Meyer, 2002
49. Picture books Novels
Gleam and Glow The Breadwinner
The Bujerfly
The Harmonica
The Lotus Seed
Short film clips (NFB)
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Songs
Waving Flag
50. Note Taking
• 4 books
• Centre: theme
• Theme statement
• Support from text
• Personal connecDons
• ConnecDons to the world
• Personal reflecDons on the process – wriDng
to look at books in a new way
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59. I want to focus on …
• Each learner as an individual and a community
member
• Tasks that are worthwhile and meaningful
• Balance in the programming:
– Whole class, small group, individual
– MulDple ways of learning
• Time for collaboraDon:
– Co-planning
– Co-teaching
• Maintaining a firm, research-based, pedagogical
foundaDon