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The implementation of the Kindergarten to Grade Twelve Program
of Study for Social Studies is considered to be a major change in
teaching pedagogy, requiring several layers of support. Alberta Education  is
committed to providing teacher support through Field Services Branch
and in partnership with the Edmonton Regional Consortia. They are
also looking at producing a guide to implementation, with potentially
a digital accompaniment, to be ready for the spring prior to the
implementation year. Alberta Education is also committed to having
publishers produce teacher and student resources ready for the implementation
dates; these resources will require professional development support
as well.
Principals will need to allocate funds for both the professional
development of all teachers and for new resources to support the
implementation of this new program. The district recommendation
is that professional development take place in the spring prior
to the implementation year, and to better facilitate this the district
is suggesting that area families of schools be created.
Alberta Education will select two publisher's resources for each
grade, from which districts/schools can choose one of the two. The
district is suggesting the formation of a selection committee to
work toward the recommendation of one publisher's resource per grade
for our district, to ensure continuity from one school to the next.
Such a committee would then negotiate with the publisher for the
necessary teacher/school support.
Implementation dates:
2005 - 2006 - grades K - 3
2006 - 2007 - grades 4 and 7
2007 - 2008 - grades 5, 8 and 10
2008 - 2009 - grades 6, 9 and 11
2009 - 2010 - grade 12
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