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Beginning of the Redesign Process
In 2010, the province began a process to transform education in BC to better meet the needs of all learners. -
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Curriculum and Assessment Framework Advisory Group is formed
This group was comprised of BC educators, professors and individuals from several partner groups and academic institutions. The group meets four times and makes recommendations on principals and priorities to guide the changes. -
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Regional Sessions held across province
Over 12 working sessions, between 30-150 participants reviewed the proposed draft material. These involved principals, superintendents, district staff, teachers, parents, school trustees, and students. Afterwards, drafts were discussed with other educational stakeholders such as parents, faculties of education, Aboriginal groups,and pre-service teachers -
Curriculum design meetings with subject-matter experts
Teams of educators and academics met to provide advice to the Ministry of Education on the proposed structure and content of the new provincial curriculum in a number of subject areas -
Establish advisory groups on provincial assessment
Specific groups comprised of teachers to focus on how newly formed competencies would be assessed -
Post web-based, interactive prototypes for review
Teachers from across the province are able to review and provide feedback on prototypes -
Further input from educators
Sixty-two teachers were appointed by the BCTF to participate in Ministry of Education curriculum revision teams during the spring and summer of 2013. These teachers worked developing draft K–9 curriculum in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Arts Education, Math, Health & PE, French Immersion, and French as a First Language. -
Conduct classroom trials/refinement
Trial new curriculum in classrooms across the Province. -
Voluntary roll out
Teachers are encouraged in the 2015/2016 school year to utilize the new curriculum, but not mandated -
Curriculum Implementation Days
Teachers are given one professional development day to discuss revised curriculum within school and become familiar with changes -
Revised Curriculum is rolled out
In September 2016, the revised curriculum was rolled out across the province for grades K-10. Grade 11/12 are awaiting their final edition, expected for 2017/18. -
Assessment practices under review
Still to be unveiled are the assessment supports and changes to reporting. These are still under review by a 35 person team made of teachers, administrators and school district staff.