Bonjour,
Through the University of Alberta I have completed my BA and BEd, and am half way through UBC’s MET program with graduation scheduled for August 2015. Since receiving my BEd, I have taught in French Immersion programs in Alberta. I am currently teaching Grade 4 French Immersion, in addition to being our school’s French Immersion Coordinator.
Our province is in the process of curriculum redesign and I am a member of a prototyping committee for FLA K-3. The process has been hardwork, yet extremely rewarding and has provided me with a greater appreciation and insight into the many layers of collaboration and consultation required in the development of curriculum, particularly when undertaking all subjects at once.
In addition to technology, experiential education is another passion I bring to my classroom and will be the subject of my final research project. The pictures I have provided illustrate examples of students learning through experiential education.
ETEC 522 has made its way into my schedule for several reasons. One being that it actually fit into my schedule. Secondly, the innovative and technological elements mentioned in the summary piqued my interest. I anticipate that I will continue on the steep incline of learning that my ETEC courses have consistently provided.
M.
Hi Sheljon, your class pictures look lovely. Looking forward to chatting with you and hearing more about your experiential learning classes as the forum posts progress!
Hi,
We’re both grade four teachers, I may need to pick your brain later in the course! I didn’t realize that Alberta was going through curriculum changes. What does a redesign entail? It seems like Saskatchewan just caught up with what was going on in the Western provinces, are we being left behind again? I’m not surprised exactly, just curious. Why are there changes happening?
Our province has contracted several school boards to prototype curricula K-12 for 10 different subjects. The focus is on cross-curricular integration and cross-curricular competencies, such as problem solving and critical thinking. Redesign is to incorporate the 3 E’s, entreprenurial spirit, ethical citizen and engaged learner. We are in the early stages of redesign and curricula is still being written. Piloting is to take place next fall and I am interested to hear feedback from teachers actually using the learning outcomes and lessons we have designed.
Monique
That sounds interesting, is any of it online yet?
An overview is available as part of Inspiring Education. As there are different school boards contracted for redesign, specific details are not yet available to the general public.