Staff from Montroyal, Cleveland, Highlands and Canyon Heights gathered at Highlands to learn more about the new B.C. Curriculum. Topics of discussion included:

Aboriginal World Views

• First Peoples Principles of Learning [see this post]

Big Ideas – broad and abstract key concepts used to organize knowledge within and across disciplines

• examples:
  • Math: Parts of wholes can be represented in many ways that have important connections
  • Language Arts: Language and literature help us find meaning and joy
  • Science: Energy comes in a variety of forms that can be transferred from one object to another

Cross Curricular Core competencies – the skills, processes, behaviours and habits of mind inquirers use

• Communication: a set of abilities that students use to impart and exchange information, experiences, and ideas
• Thinking: knowledge, skills, and processes associated with intellectual development
• Personal and Social: a set of abilities that relate to students’ identity in the world – both as individuals and as members of a community