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The New BC Curriculum & Student Vote
Brenda Ballmisssball@gmail.com @misssball Slide2
What’s New in BC? (from the Min of Ed ppt.)
Increased flexibility and space for teacher innovation, student passions, and greater depth of study“Big Ideas” for each grade in each area of learning
Explicit focus on competencies
Support for inquiry, project-based, hands-on, and interdisciplinary approaches
Aboriginal perspectives and content authentically integrated into all subjects
A common framework for all areas of learning
"Building Student Success - BC's New Curriculum."
Building Student Success - BC's New Curriculum
. Web. 21 Feb. 2017.Slide3
Big Ideas* (think big!)
autonomy
tradition
inquiry-based: skills* over content
“ungoogleable” → the how & why over the who, what, when, where
Bloom’s taxonomy revised
cognitive levels
Image source:
http://pcs2ndgrade.pbworks.com/w/page/46897760/Revised%20Bloom's%20Taxonomy
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Student Vote & the new BC Curriculum
Identify the structure…Explain…Examine…Analyze…
Assess the role…Use inquiry processes...
Curriculum Connections:
“
Big Ideas
”
“Explicit focus on
competencies
”
“Support for
inquiry, project-based, hands-on
, and interdisciplinary approaches”
“Aboriginal perspectives and
content authentically integrated
into all subjects”Slide5
BC Core Competencies
in Student VoteCommunicationCreative Thinking
Critical ThinkingSocial ResponsibilitySlide6
Skills (Do) +
Content (Know) = Understand (Apply)Assess the
origins, purpose, quality and impact of political data =
Voting
+ Electoral Process = informed and active citizens
Authentic learning (“GRASPs” framed thinking) (Goal, R
ole, Audience,
S
ituation,
P
roduct/Performance,
S
tandards)
Engagement: families, communities, peers
Comparing systems and procedures → future
impactsSlide7
Differentiation, flexibility, and autonomy for teachers
Alternate Ideas/ Extension Activities → makes your life easy!Using all, many, some, few of the activities → depending on your time and your
needs Shared resource → no cost to you or your school
Comprehensive and conciseSlide8
Questions? Comments?Slide9
Extras/others/things referenced in
the session Friday…Slide10
CORNPAGE - recognizing our biases
ClassOccupation
Religion (or lack)
N
ationality
Political BackgroundAge
Gender
E
thnicitySlide11
TeachBC
- Free online file cabinet for teaching resources
TeachBC
(free to public and private):
https://teachbc.bctf.ca/Ongoing compendium of free online source materials.
Please post your best units or assessmentsSlide12
Other things I have shared related to new curriculum if it’s of interest…Slide13
Example of skill over content: getting
the benefits of bothWho was Canada’s first person in space? David Suzuki
Chris Hadfield
Marc Garneau
Terry
Fox(actual sample Q)
David Suzuki, Chris Hadfield, Marc Garneau and Terry Fox are all considered “famous Canadians.” Of the four names provided, select who is the most significant person in modern Canadian history and then defend your answer.
Of the four famous Canadians suggested, why is there no female represented? And only one visible ethnic minority?
Decide and defend → which has had more impact on Canada’s international reputation: our environmental movement, our foundations in charitable
movements
, or our involvement in space?Slide14
Feedback and “feedforward”
Feedback: “This is what I did and how I performed.”
Feedforward: “This is what I learned and this is how I aim to perform/ write/ present/ include next time.”Slide15
Optional: Overview of new BC Social Studies curriculum K-12Slide16
Overview of new BC curriculum K-12 - basicsSlide17
Don’t fear the new!