Posted: May 08, 2021 5:00 AM MT | Last Updated: May 8
Many of the province s school boards are speeding up hiring processes so that new Alberta bachelor of education graduates can help fill an increase in teacher vacancies brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.(Halfpoint/Shutterstock)
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With all K-12 students learning from home as of Friday, educators hope more than a year of on and off online instruction since the start of the pandemic will make the next three weeks a little more seamless.
Students in the early grades will spend anywhere between 30 minutes to three hours online in front of teachers, in addition to doing assigned work focusing on numeracy and literacy with the option to check back with teachers throughout the day.
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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.
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
Posted: May 06, 2021 5:00 AM MT | Last Updated: May 6
Experts like registered psychologist Angela Grace, left, University of Calgary professor Shelly Russell-Mayhew and dietitian Terri Knight say Alberta s draft K-6 curriculum for health and wellness is riddled with ideas and concepts that could create body image issues and promote disordered eating. (CBC)