K-4 Draft Curriculum Town Hall Oct. 17
Posted on Oct 11, 2018
Alberta Education has released the Latest Draft of their upcoming K-4 Curriculum.
Work on the curriculum began in June 2016 when Alberta Education began work on developing new provincial curriculum in six subject areas: language arts (English and French), mathematics, social studies, sciences, arts, and wellness education.
“We have developed a curriculum that is common sense, practical and in alignment with up-to-date research. This curriculum rewrite process has been open and transparent, and we have received more than 70,000 responses on our draft curriculum. We’re working hard to ensure that this curriculum focuses on the priorities of Albertans so it can set our students up for success in a fast-changing world.”
-David Eggen, Minister of Education
Telephone town halls
Minister Eggen and Alberta Education officials will be hosting telephone town halls to discuss the draft K-4 curriculum. The calls will start at 7 p.m. on:
- Oct. 16 for northern Alberta residents
- Oct. 17 for southern Alberta residents
The telephone town hall meetings are part of a broader approach to sharing information about curriculum development work. The calls will also be live-streamed for anyone who wants to listen online instead of over the phone.
Pre-register for the telephone town halls by visiting education.alberta.ca/curriculum-development.
After you have registered, you will receive a phone call on the day of the telephone town hall for your preferred region. Pre-registration closes at 9:00 p.m. MT October 15, 2018.
If you miss the pre-registration deadline, you can join either session starting at 7 p.m. by calling toll free 1-877-229-8493 and entering the ID code 115500.
You can also listen to a live stream of the telephone town hall at https://access.live/Alberta on October 16 or 17. Please note: You will not be able to ask questions if you are listening to the live stream.
The telephone town halls are an opportunity to discuss the latest draft of the K-4 curriculum with the Minister and Alberta Education officials. To view the latest draft of the K-4 curriculum, please visit new.learnalberta.ca.
Curriculum review timeline
Current curriculum remains in effect until future provincial curriculum is approved by the Minister of Education. Timelines for implementation of future provincial curriculum have yet to be set.
Targeted timelines for ministerial approval of curriculum:
- Grades K–4: December 2018
- Grades 5–8: December 2019
- Grades 9–10 (three subject areas): December 2020
- Grades 9–10 (three subject areas) and 11–12 (three subject areas): December 2021
- Grades 11–12 (three subject areas): December 2022
View the full media release.