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PSD is having their say on the new draft curriculum.
The Parkland School Division (PSD) Board of Trustees unanimously passed a recommendation to write a letter to Education Minister Adriana LaGrange, and provide feedback on the new K-6 draft curriculum at a regular board meeting on May 4.
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The Board discussed the K-6 draft curriculum at a recent PSD Tomorrow meeting on April 27. Discussion focused on the process for curriculum development, timeliness of the release of the draft curriculum, impact of Covid-19 on staff and students in relation to piloting a draft curriculum and key areas of concern received from parents, staff and trustees. The Board expressed the need to provide feedback to the Ministry.
Posted: May 07, 2021 1:32 PM MT | Last Updated: May 7
Alberta Education is looking into reports of plagiarism and inaccuracies in the draft elementary school curriculum, an official says.(John Robertson/CBC) comments
Alberta Education officials say they are investigating allegations of plagiarism and factual inaccuracies the public has flagged in drafts of a new elementary school curriculum.
Among criticisms levelled at the United Conservative Party government s proposed new K-6 curriculum are accusations that some content was copied from other sources without credit.
Readers have also flagged inaccuracies. One outcome in Grade 4 social studies asks students to find the distance between Regina and Duck Lake, Sask., on a map of Alberta.
The new, draft Alberta K-6 curriculum, which was unveiled by Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange in March 2021 has been met with criticism from the Alberta Teachers Association, school districts, and parents.
Local school divisions are currently considering whether to pilot the curriculum, in whole or in part, as feedback from Albertans continues to come in via the online survey.
“At this time, Prairie Land will critically and systemically investigate this document in its entirety. We want to make sure that as a school division Prairie Land collectively finds our spot at the ministry table in an effort to provide intentional, accurate, and meaningful feedback,” said Prairie Land School Division Superintendent Cam McKeage.
Author of the article: Lisa Johnson
Publishing date: May 05, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Alberta Education officials faced a litany of critical questions about a lack of Indigenous content from parents and members of the public during the province s first virtual town hall on the province s draft K-6 curriculum Wednesday Photo by Ed Kaiser /20091647A
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Alberta Education officials faced a litany of critical questions about a lack of Indigenous content from parents and members of the public during the province’s first virtual town hall on the province’s draft K-6 curriculum Wednesday night.
In the first of several planned engagement sessions set for May, a question and answer segment Wednesday night saw many participants press department officials about how First Nation and Inuit, Métis perspectives, and various world religions are represented in the document. However, the identity of those asking questions was not made public du
The Palliser School Division’s board of trustees has decided against having its schools pilot the Alberta government’s draft kindergarten to grade 6 curriculum.