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1 F£8 14 J99^ ION C T Information for Teachers Availableforviewing and downloading http://ednet.edc.gov.ab.ca ALBERTA EDUCATION Vol. 5, No. 1, May 1996 Connectionisapublication oftheStudent Programsand Evaluation Division. AT A GLANCE Resourceslistedarethosethathavebeen authorizedbetweenJanuary3, 1996and April30, 1996. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIONS 1996-1997 SCHOOLYEAR ECS-GRADE 12 Recentlyauthorized resources PLUS • Science (Elementary) Amendmentsto 1996 ProgramsofStudy 2 • Mathematics (Grades 7 and 9) CAM Project .2 • French 31c Pan-Canadian Science Project 2 • Japanese Language and ProvincialAchievementTesting 3 Culture 10-20-30 WesternCanadian Protocol English LanguageArts 3 International Languages 3 Mathematics ProgramsofStudyK-9 4 ProgramsofStudyGrades 10-12 4 RESOURCES NOTE ECS-ELEMENTARY Recentlyauthorized resources Theauthorized resources listed herein, basicand teaching, areall approvedandavailableforpurchase JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH fromthe LRDC, unlessotherwise indicated by Recentlyauthorized resourcesPLUS separatestatement. CTS 6 LRDC Ordering JUNIOR HIGH Recentlyauthorized resources Orderscan beplacedthrough: SENIOR HIGH Learning Resources DistributingCentre Recentlyauthorized resourcesPLUS 12360- 142 Street Diploma Examinations Program 9 Edmonton, Alberta ESL ProgramofStudies 9 T5L4X9 Telephone: 403-427-5775 OTHER NEWS Fax: 403-422-9750 Canadian OlympicAssociation 11 Internet: http://ednet.edc.gov.ab.ca/lrdc FromMountaintoPlain 1 Connection/May 1996 ECS-GRADE 12 Pan-canadianscienceproject CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES Provincial Consultations Amendments to the 1996 In mid-March 1996, Alberta Education received theconsultative draftofthe Visionand PROGRAMSOFSTUDY Introduction to the Common Frameworkof Science Outcomes. The consultative draft Basic Learning Resources includedthefollowing sections: Thebasic learning resourcessections, originally • Vision forthe Framework listed in allthe programsofstudy, areto be • Preface: describing the intent ofthe project removedthroughthe 1996amendments. • ScienceforCanadian Students: outlining the goalsforscience education in Canada From 1996onward, complete listingsofall • Nature of Science resourcesareto befound inthe Learning • Nature ofthe Learner: describing how Resources Distributing Centre (LRDC) Buyers students learn best Guide. • Foundation Statements: serving as sources forthe general and specific learner Toaccessthe Buyers Guideelectronically: outcomesfor knowledge, unifying concepts, • usetheLRDC,24-hour, on-line,computer skills and strategies, attitudes; and science, technology, societyand environment (STSE) dial-inserviceathttp://ednet.edc.gov.ab.ca/lrdc; orthroughtheAlberta Education homepage. connections. ToaccesstheAuthorized Resources Data Base: Alberta Education isworking with its partners in educationto keepthem informed aboutthe • usetheAlberta Education home pageonthe Pan-Canadian Science Projectand to seektheir Internetat http://ednet.edc.gov.ab.ca under inputand advice. Copies oftheconsultation Students & Learning, Learning andTeaching draftand a response guidewere sentto school Resources. jurisdictions, professional associations, post- secondaryscientists and science instructors, business and industry representatives, science Classroomassessment teachers, and interested individuals. Regional MATERIALS (CAM)PROJECT meetingswereconvened in Calgaryon March 28, 1996 and in Edmonton on April 1, CsaAmMplPeroojfesccthmoaotlesriaaclrsosarsethbeeipnrgovpiilnocteedduirniang o1r9i9e6nttaotipor—notvoidteheinptreorjeesctte—diitnsdgioviadlusalasnwdith an Mayand June. The piloting will enable purposes and to solicit input and discussion on developmentteam membersto confirmthat the consultative draft. standards built intothe materials are appropriate forthe various grade levels in each subject. As tInheadPdaitni-oCna,ntahdeiAalnbeSrctiaeAndcveisPororjyecCtommmeittotnee on wweolrl,ktthoeilpliulsottriantgewtihlleygirealddesalmevpellesstaonfdsatruddse.nt April 3, 1996to reviewtheconsultative draft. This committee has representation from Materials are scheduled to be availablefor classroom teachers K-12, the AlbertaTeachers’ teacheruse in the spring of 1997. Association, scientistsfrom industryand post- secondary institutions, elementaryand Formoreinformation,contact FrankHorvath, secondaryschool principals, College ofAlberta StudentEvaluation Branch, Doug Burns(social School Superintendents (CASS), and school studies), orElanaScraba(languagearts)at boards. 403-427-0010;orHugh Sanders (mathematics) at 403-427-2984; orGregThomas(science)at Altogether, over 170 individuals, representing a 403-297-6353. varietyofgroups, participated in theconsultation process. Connection/May 1996 Generally, the VisionandIntroduction tothe Thisyear, the performance-based activities were CommonFrameworkofScience Outcomeswas in Grade 3 Mathematics (English and French), well received. Most individuals and groups Grade 6 English Language Arts and French madefavourable remarks and were supportive Language Arts, and Grade 9 Mathematics oftheoverall directions. Reviewers provided (English and French). ideason howthe various sectionscan be refined orexpanded, butfound the basic ideasto be Formore information, contactJo-Anne Hug at 403-427-0010. realistic and well-thought-out. All sections received positive responses. A summaryofthe responses in theform ofa WesternCanadianprotocol reportwas senttothe lead provinces (British Columbia and Manitoba), toall school English LanguageArts jurisdictions, tothe individuals who participated in regional meetings andtothose personswho Under lead province Manitoba, work is sent us a response guide. Specific and general proceeding in development of The Common commentsfrom Alberta reviewers, and from CurriculumFrameworkforK~12English otherjurisdictions, will betaken into LanguageArts: Western Canadian Protocolfor consideration when revising theconsultative CollaborationinBasicEducation. draft. On May21,1996the revised draftofthe VisionandIntroduction to the Common The general and specific learneroutcomesfor FrameworkofScience Outcomeswas reviewed Kindergarten to Grade 9 are expected to be bythe Project Steering Committeefor interim available by September 1996. Workwill approval. continue in the developmentofthe senior high school learneroutcomes. Writing ofgeneral learneroutcomes began in mid-April and will continue intothe summer, at The revised Alberta K-9 language arts program which timeworkonthe specific learner is scheduled to be available in 1997, with oEudtmcoonmteosnwailnldbeCgailng.arRyeagrieonpallanmneeedtifnogrsmiidn- pSreopvtinecmibalerim1p9l9e8m.enItmaptlieomnesncthateidounlewdillfodrepend uponthe availabilityof resourcesto supportthe November 1996to give Albertans an opportunity program. to reviewand provide inputon thedraft’s general and specific learneroutcomes. For more information, contactGina Vivone- Vernon at403-427-2984. Copies ofthesummaryof responses report and theconsultative draftare availablefrom Raja Panwarat403-427-2984ore-mail International Languages [email protected]. AttheirFebruary22-23, 1996 meeting the Western Canadian Protocol Deputy Ministers of Provincialachievement Education approved, in principal, a proposal for collaboration in international languages. The TESTING need forlanguage programs is growing in all jurisdictions as students and parents realizethe Materials forlocal marking ofachievementtests importance of languages in the global workplace. were provided forteacherswhen tests were Each province andterritory isfacing the need to mailedto schools. Teacherswho marked locally provide language programs in many languages, were encouragedto submittheirmarksforthe butforrelativelysmall populations ofstudents. written partofthe language artsteststoAlberta The proposal forcollaboration was brought Education to serveasthe“first read”during forward byAlberta and Saskatchewan who, central marking in July. along with Manitoba, will be undertaking the following fourjoint projects underthe Western In additiontotheachievementtests, Canadian Protocol. performance-based assessments were administeredto asampleofstudents in schools acrossthe provinceApril 29through May24. 3 Connection/May 1996 Project I: Making Mova IRozmova Mathematics Availableto Students Programs ofStudy K-9 (English and French) The Ukrai—nian language Movairozmova materials student books, tea—cherguides, The Kindergarten to Grade 9 portion of the filmstrips and audiocassettes were developed Common CurriculumFrameworkforK-12 and piloted undera previous agreement. They Mathematics: Western Canadian Protocolfor are readyforfinal formatting, publishing and CollaborationinBasicEducation, 1995 has been distribution. This projectwill be completed in authorizedfor implementation as the Alberta partnershipwith the Ukrainian Canadian ProgramofStudiesforK-9Mathematics, 1996. Congress in Winnipeg. Supporting rationale, general outcomes'and specific outcomes required forimplementation are Project II: International Languages identified byshading intheAlberta Education June Programming Framework 1996 edition ofthe 1995 document. English versions of boththe 1996 and the 1995 documents This projectentailsthe developmentofa are availableon the Internet. generic, levels-based curriculumframeworkfor internationallanguagecourseswith general and The implementation dates forthe K-9 mathematics specific learneroutcomes and illustrative program are: examples depicting levels of language proficiency. The documentwill bewritten in • Grade 7and Grade 9 in September 1996 English and will be applicableacross languages, • Kindergarten to Grade 6, and Grade 8, in Kindergarten to Grade 12. Acompanion September 1997. documentwill showapplicationto early, middle and late entry points. English and French printcopies ofthe Alberta Education ProgramofStudiesforK-9 Project III: BPirloigngruaamlmIinntgernFartaimoneawloLraknguage sMcahtohoelmsataincds,sc1h9o9o6lajurreisbdeiicntgionssenitntJounapepr1o9p9r6i.ate Additional copies are availableforpurchasefrom This projectentailsthe developmentofa the LRDC. Orders can be placed bytelephone, fax generic, levels-based curriculumframeworkfor orthrough their24-hour, on-line, computerdial-in bilingualinternationallanguageprogramswith service. general and specific learneroutcomes and The English resources annotated bibliography ailnldustwrialltibveeeaxpapmlpilcaebsl.etItowKililndbeergwrairttteenntion English was sentto schools in mid-May. The French Grade 12 programs. Thisframeworkwill annotated bibliography is scheduledto be complementthe Western Canadian Protocol released shortly. frameworkfor English language arts and the frameworkforinternational languagecourses. Programs of Study Grades 10-12 Project IV: Interprovincial Information Base (English and French) for International Languages The developmentofthe frameworkforGrade 10 to This projectentailsthe development ofaformat Grade 12 mathematics iscontinuing with foran interprovincial information baseon completion scheduledforJune 1996. Also in June, international language education, using Internet acall for resources, on behalf ofthe Western home page initiatives in eachjurisdiction. Canadian Protocol, will be initiated. Anticipated implementation datesforAlberta are: Workon thefirstjoint projectwill begin early • Grade 10 in September 1998 summerof 1996. All projects are scheduledto • Grade 11 in September 1999 becompleted by March 31, 1998. A parallel • Grade 12 in September2000. proposal for Protocol collaboration in Native languages is being developed by aworking Printcopies ofthecompleted frameworkwill be committee of Native educatorsfrom the six mailedto all Alberta high schools and Protocoljurisdictions. superintendents and be placed onthe Internetas For more information, contactJohn Sokolowski at403-427-2984, Fax 403-422-3745. Connection/May 1996 ) Formore information onthe K-12 English versions Englishasa secondlanguage ofthe programs of study, contact Hugh Sanders at 403-427-2984. A resource documentforelementaryteachers is Formore information onthe K-12 French versions scheduledto be availablefrom the LRDC in the ofthe programsofstudy, contact Rene Mathieu at fall of 1996. 403-427-2940. For more information, contact Dan Clarke at 403-427-0929. Nativelanguages Frenchasa secondlanguage Cree Language and Culture Teaching Resources Teaching Resources Grades 1-12 • Frangais langueseconde: Trousse devaluation. Testsmodelespourleniveau • CulturalLinguistic Unit: A CreeLanguage Debutant 1, niveauDebutant2, niveau TeachingResource: MyImmediateFamily: Debutant3desecoleselementaires LevelOne Formore information, contact Lucienne Colbourne at403-427-2940. Formore information, contactJohn Sokolowski at 403-427-2984. Health Specialeducation(English The ElementaryHealthAuthorizedResources AnnotatedList, 1996was distributed to schools Teaching Resources in March 1996. This listwill assistteachers in the selection of resourcesforelementary health. Grades 1-12 Teaching Resources • InstructionalStrategiesforStudents with SpecialNeeds. Secondedition Grades2-6 For more information, contact Barbara Morban • JustforMe: Teacher’s Guide: PeerHelper at403-422-6549. Handbook ECS-ELEMENTARY Kindergarten CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES Teaching resources to supportthe implementation ofthe Kindergarten Program Statementareto be reviewed and authorized. Generalinformation Alberta Education isworking with earlychildhood educatorsto develop materialsto support For resources information, in either English or kindergarten program implementation. French, consultthe Buyers Guideorcontactthe LRDC directly. Connection/May 1996 Grade5 Mathematics • ActiveLearningSeries Programs of Study (English and French) - ElectricallyCharged: TheComplete Guideto TeachingElementaryElectricity Information onthistopic can befound under Mathematics on page 4. Science(French) Nativelanguages Teaching Resources Cree Languageand Culture Grade 1 Basic Resources • Innovationss—ciences - Niveau 1 Guided’enseignement Grade2 Grade2 • Pisim Series - CreeLanguage: Grade Two • Innovationss—ciences - Niveau2 Guided’enseignement Teaching Resources For more information, contact Diane Morneau at 403-427-2940. Grade2 • Pisim Series - CreeLanguage: Grade Two: UnitPlan Socialstudies (English) Book Teaching Resources Science(English) Grade5, TopicA • Canada: ItsLandandPeople: Teacher’s Program ofStudies Resource. Second edition The elementary Science program ofstudies thatwas given interim statusforthe 1995-96 school yearhas now received ministerial JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL approval and provincial implementation is September 1996. CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES Teaching Resources Careerand technology Grade2 STUDIES • BugPlay: Activities with Insects for Young General Information Children Grade4 ForCTS information, contactSharon Pratheror Sue Lynchat403-422-4872, Fax403-422-0576. • LearningConnections - Garbage: Theme UnitBasedon For French CTS information, contact Paul ActivitiesfromHackensackMeadowlands Pelchat at 403-427-2940, Fax 403-422-1947. DevelopmentCommissionEnvironment Center Connection/May 1996 NewStrands topicsthat should be added tothecurriculum, consolidated, ordeleted as no longer relevant. Thefollowing three newstrands are now being Forward recommendations forimprovementto consideredforapproval and foroptional the CTSTeam as soon as possible. implementation in September 1996: Regional Workshops • Community Health • Electro-Technologies Information sessions on the new strands are • Logistics. scheduled for: With approval ofthe new strands, development • Calgary - June 20, 1996 ofthecurriculum standardsforall ofthe strands • Edmonton - June25, 1996. included inthe CTS program will have been completed. Theworkshops will also include sessions on CTS and the School Counsellor, Assessing New Modules StudentAchievement in CTS, and Administrative Issues in CTS. Registration Four“practicum” modules have been added to forms have been sentto school the CareerTransitions strand. These new superintendents andjuniorand senior high modules areto be used onlywhen students are school principals. working toward earning acredentialthat requires off-campus learning supervised bya Summer Leadership Seminar qualified instructor/trainer. The registration booklets forthe CTS ’96 NewGuides SummerLeadership Seminarto be held atOlds College, August20to23, 1996 have been Acopyofthe new Guides toStandardsand distributed to superintendents, juniorand senior Implementationare scheduledto be sentto high school principals and members ofthe CTS each superintendent in June 1996. Copies are Communication Network. This seminaroffers a also scheduledto be available forpurchase wide rangeof hands-on sessionsforbeginning through the Learning Resources Distributing and experienced CTS teachers. Therewill also Centre, in printand discformats. Viewing and be sessionsforadministrators and school downloading can beaccessedthrough Alberta counsellors. The registration deadline is early Education’s Internetsite. June. Participants are welcometo registerat anytime, although some sessions maybefull Revised Guides orcancelled, depending on pre-registration numbers. Copies ofthe revised Guidesto Standardsand Implementationforthe 19 strands presently availableforoptional implementation are Questionbank(adlq cd-rom scheduled to bedistributed through the LRDC andthe Alberta Education Internetsite in June 1996. There are no changestothe module TheAlberta Distance Learning Centre is learnerexpectations, butthe assessment intending to release a new LXR CD-ROM this standardsand assessmenttools have been September. This CD-ROM will contain question refined and are now availableforall modules. banks in LXRTESTformatfor Macintosh and for Teachers are asked to reviewthese Windows, and will be availablefromthe LRDC. assessment standards and toolsand forward recommendationsforimprovementtothe CTS The Macintosh LXR version 5 question banks Team as soon as possible. will include Mathematics 10, 20, 30, 31, 13, 23 and 33; Social Studies 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 30, 13, 23 Program Review and 33; Physics20and 30; Biology20 and 30; Chemistry20 and 30; and Science 7, 8, 9, 10 Asthe CTS Project nearscompletion, we are and 20. French Mathematics 20 is included for preparing tofine-tunethe program. Teachers the French version 5.0 of LXR. are invitedto reviewthe strands and identify Connection/May 1996 TinhceluWdienMdaotwhsemLaXtiRcsve1r0s,io2n0,53q0u,es3t1i,o1n3,ba2n3kasnwdill SocialSTUDIES (French) 33; Social Studies 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 30, 13, 23 and 33; Physics20 and 30, Biology20 and 30; Teaching Resources Chemistry20and 30; Science 7, 8, 9 and 10. Grade7 For more information aboutthis and additional ADLC products, checkourhome page on the TopicsA, B, C Internetat http://ednet.edc.gov.ab.ca/level3/ adlc/300/adlchome.html. • La societehumaine: Defis & changements Topic C JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL • La classeinterculturelle: Guided’activites CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES etdesensibilisation Grade 8 Careerand technology Topic B STUDIES(French) • L’administrationdu Canada: Manuelde Teaching Resources tableauxthematiques Technologie des Communications For more information, contact Denise Stocco at [Niveaux2] 403-427-2940. • Mediasa la une: Guided’enseignment For more information, contact Paul Pelchat at SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 403-427-2940. CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES Frenchasa secondlanguage Careerandlifemanagement20 Teaching Resources Teaching Resources ® Frangaislangueseconde: Trousse devaluation. Testsmodelespourleniveau • Sexually TransmittedDisease: Teaching Intermediaire4, Intermediaire5, OutlineandResource Guide Intermediaire6pourles elevesdu secondaire lercycle Careerand technology For more information, contact Lucienne Colbourne at403-427-2940. STUDIES(English) Distance Learning Health Financial Management Teaching Resources Two additional distance learning modules in Financial Management: FIN202, Establishing an ® SexuallyTransmittedDisease: Teaching Accounting System fora Merchandise Business; OutlineandResourcePrintGuide and FIN203, Completing an Accounting Cyclefor a Merchandise Business, are scheduled to be availablefromthe LRDC in June 1996. The course materials contain student module and &> Connection/May 1996 assignment booklets and a learningfacilitator’s For more information, contact Paul Pelchatat manual. 403-427-2940. Formore information, contacttheADLC at 403-674-5333. Diploma examinations PROGRAM Enterpriseand Innovation Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, Alberta Three distance learning modules in Enterprise Education will administerdiploma examinations and Innovation: E&I101, Challenge and additionaltothosecurrentlyadministered in Opportunity; E&I102, Planning Ventures; and, January, June and August. Details about E&I202, Financing aVenture, are scheduled to additional examinations in November 1996 and be availablefromthe LRDC in September 1996. April 1997will be included in the 1996-97 The course materials contain student module GeneralInformationBulletin, Diploma and assignment booklets and a learning Examinations Program, which will be in schools facilitator’s manual. in September. Formore information, contactthe ADLC at For more information, contact Barry Krembil at 403-674-5333. 403-427-0010. Tourism Englishasa secondlanguage Fourdistance learning modules in Tourism: TOU101 TheTourism Industry; TOU104, Program ofStudies , Tourism Food Sector; TOU105, Tourism Accommodation Sector; and, TOU205, Meetings A draftofthe program of studiesfor English as a and Conferences are planned forSeptember Second Languagewas piloted from Januaryto 1996availability. Thecourse materialscontain May 1996. Preliminary revisions are being made student module and assignment booklets and a in June 1996. The revised draft is scheduledto learning facilitator’s manual. In addition, videos be availableforteachersto use byfall 1996. will be required tocompletethese modules. Teachers are invitedto providefurtherfeedback on this draft. Provincial implementation is Formore information, contacttheADLC at scheduled forSeptember 1997. 403-674-5333. Learning resourcesto supportthis program have been, and continueto be, reviewed and approved. Information on learning resources is Careerand technology available inthe LRDC Buyers Guide. STUDIES(FRENCH) Basic Resources Distance Learning Gestion des Finances Grade 10, Levels4 and 5 Three distance learning modules in Financial • Slices ofLife: WritingfromNorthAmerica Management are scheduled to be availablefrom the LRDC in September 1996. Theyare: FIN101, Introduction a lagestion desfinances; Teaching Resources FIN102, Mettre en place un systeme comptable pourune entreprise de service; and FIN103, Grade 10, Levels 4 and 5 Completer un cyclecomptable pour une entreprise de service. The course materials • Between Worlds: TeacherResourceBook contain student module and assignment booklets and a learning facilitator’s manual. Connection/May 1996 Grades 10-12 • The WayofLife inJapan - CultivatingDreams[videocassette] • LearnerEnglish: A Teacher’s Guide to InterferenceandOtherProblems For more information, contactJohn Sokolowski • PrinciplesofLanguageLearningand at403-427-2984. Teaching. Third edition • TeachingbyPrinciples: An Interactive Approach toLanguage Pedagogy Languagearts<English> • Write Source2000: A Guide to Writing, ThinkingandLearning. Second edition Basic Resources Formore information, contact Dan Clarke at English 30 403-427-0929. • OxfordSchoolShakespeare - KingLear Frenchasa secondlanguage Distance Learning French 31c English 33 French 31c has been authorized forprovincial iinmtpelreimmepnrtaotgiroanmionftshteud1i9es9,6-w9h7icshchwoaoslpyreeavri.ouTshley sDcihsteadnucleedletaornbiengavmaaitlearbilaelfsrfoomrtEhneglLisRhD3C3ianre distributed to schools in the summerof 1993, June 1996. The course materials contain student module and assignment booklets and a should be used forprovincial implementation in tSheeptLeamnbgeurag1e99S6e.rviIfcyeosuBrreaqnucihreacto4p0ie3s-,42c7on-t2a9c4t0; bleaasrendinognfatchileittaetxotr’bsoomkasn:uaDle.stTinhaeticoonusr:seInisFlight, Fax403-422-1947. Destinations: GlidePath;and On Stage3. Studentschoose one ofseven listed novelsfrom the SeniorHighEnglish LanguageArtsNovels andNonfictionAnnotatedListing, 1994. Also, Internationallanguages optional videos are listed in the coursefor enrichment. Japanese Languageand Culture 10-20-30 For more information, contacttheADLC at Program ofStudies 403-674-5333. Japanese Language and Culture 10-20-30 has been authorized forprovincial implementation in Mathematics the 1996-97 school year. Programs ofStudy (English and French) Teaching Resources Information on thistopic can befound under • Yoroshiku Mathematics on page 4. - NikoNiko: Teachers’Handbook: Stages A&B - YoroshikuKana Frieze[friezeset] Science(English) - MoshiMoshi: Teachers’Handbook: Stages 1 &2 Teaching Resources - MoshiMoshi: Teachers’Resources: Stages 1 &2 Science 10 - PeraPera: Teachers’Handbook, Stages3& 4 • Science 10: HomeworkandAssignment - PeraPera: Teachers’Resources: Manual [teacher’s manual] Stages3& 4 Connection/May 1996

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