NS+Curriculum+Drafts

= = =This is the draft curriculum version that we'll be using for the pilot - Spring, 2012=



March 2 draft (I'm leaving Feb 21 version on in case some pieces got lost or can be scavenged from there) =__February Draft__= Note revision of 'perspectives' pieces, as well as references to Historical Thinking Skills in the front matter. ==

= = =__January Editing__= We're working on incorporating the thinking and writing from the Teacher Advisory Committee meetings that were held Dec 6-8. Below is the pdf document we worked from at those meetings, and a Word version that will reflect the most recent edits we're making. As members of the Wiki, please stay involved ! Use the Discussion Tab to comment/recommend/edit as you see us modifying the look, feel and content of the draft document.

I hope your holidays were relaxing and that the new year has begun well. For those of you organizing semester-end, best of luck !



A Proposed Resource from TC2 (The Critical Thinking Consortium)
Hey there. Attached below is a proposed resource that we've been discussing with Roland Case - Executive Director of TC2 and with Pacific Education Press. I'm attaching it for your interest, and would welcome your thoughts about pursuing the development of a resource that looks like/acts like this... It's a bit complicated to follow initially because he's using examples of a 'Course Pac' from an already existing product (not Berger), but it gives you a sense of how the resource might work... The documents read in the order they're attached below.





=__Northern Studies Curriculum update - November, 2011__= Below find attached the draft of the NS curriculum as it has been developed since the September Working Group meetings. There have been very substantial parts developed here:
 * Vision Statement, definition and role of Northern Studies intended to reflect the guidance and capture the intent of Northern Studies as developed in previous meetings
 * A front matter that draws heavily on Social Studies from Alberta, from the WNCP Social Studies Frameworkhttp://www.wncp.ca/english/subjectarea/socialstudies/ccf.aspx, from //Dene Kede// and //Inuuqatigiit//, as well as very recent work related to inter-disciplinary and inquiry-based education using 'competencies'.[[file:research roundtables summary of findings sept 21-2011.pdf]]
 * A graphic organizer from New Zealand meant to capture some of the different 'threads' that will need to be woven together in Northern Studies (we'll make our own, this is just a place holder)
 * The Related Issues, Guided Inquiry and Essential Questions structure which will drive the learning exploration of students, and under which we find the learning outcomes that provide the 'bones' of the course.

__Northern Studies current draft__

 * The December 5 Final TAC Draft is now attached here. It is the most current version of the draft and includes recent work, and reflects some of the feedback we have received from the Working Group. It will likely not change between now and our meetings next week. The big shift from previous drafts is the inclusion of a 'Guided Inquiry' structure, with big questions for students to explore under each of the Related Issues. This is still a 'messy text', which we hope encourages you to feel that you can shape its direction, content and components (which is a fancy way of saying that we're not done !)


 * Teacher Advisory Committee Group 'homework'.**


 * 1) Read over the document by Tuesday, Dec 6
 * 2) Be prepared to provide feedback through the discussion bar at the top of this page and during the meetings in Yellowknife. We're looking mostly for content ideas (as opposed to editing of language) and response to the direction and components to the draft. We will be building that feedback into a revised draft after the Dec 6-8 meetings.
 * 3) Don't modify the draft document posted here itself. Upload and/or print it to your own computer if you'd like to make some notes within your copy of the document except. We will be looking for good teaching resources online during these meetings, so I'd encourage you to bring your laptop if you have one.
 * 4) Gather any resource material, and classroom-based activities that you have seen work that might resonate with the Northern Studies outcomes you see in this document, and bring those to the December meetings.
 * 5) Let John know by e-mail that you've succeeded in getting into the wiki.

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