INFUSING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEdGE INTO CURRICULUM

ALBERTA GRADES 1 TO 12

This website shares documents for Alberta Grades 1 to 12 English Language Arts and Literature/English, Math, Social Studies, and Science that aim to provide:

Clarity and consistency related to the Grades 1 to 12 Essential Learning Outcomes in the four core subject areas in Alberta Education’s Programs of Study
Understandings of curriculum sequencing from grade to grade for each of the identified subject areas
Understandings of what must be assessed (for and of) in each of the identified subject areas per grade
Common and consistent curriculum across an authority

NEW AND UPDATED!

GRADES 1 TO 3 SCIENCE (Oct 2023), ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERATURE (Dec 2022) & MATH (Dec 2022) CURRICULUM
GRADES 4 TO 6 NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERATURE & MATH CURRICULUM (Oct 2023)
EXPANDED SOCIAL STUDIES IN GRADES 1 TO 4 (Dec 2022)
EXPANDED JUNIOR HIGH ACROSS ALL SUBJECT AREAS (Oct 2022)
SENIOR HIGH ENGLISH, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE CURRICULUM (Oct 2023)

What is THE prioritized curriculum for Alberta Grades 1 to 12?

A working group of Alberta educators met in July 2020 to prioritize and identify essential learning outcomes (ELOs) in Alberta Education’s Programs of Study for grades 1 to 6, in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Math and Science. Grades 7 to 9 were added in early 2022 and Senior High added in the fall of 2023.

By September 2023, English Language Arts and Literature, Math and Science ELOs were updated to reflect new curriculum.

The group, led by a team of educators from the Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Educational Authority, identified ELOs by viewing curriculum through the lens of land based learning (LBL), Cree ways of knowing and being (Nehiyaw Ways of Knowing), and the learning needs of students in their communities. Additionally, educators layered suggestions for infusing land based learning and Cree ways of knowing and being with the identified ELOs.

The working group also integrated identified ELOs from Social Studies, Science and Math programs of study to the ELOs in English Language Arts. Finally, the working group identified seasons in which to teach the identified ELOs, based on LBL and Cree ways of knowing and being.

It is important to note that the ELOs identified in these documents were selected by the KTCEA working group, are based on their local context and reflect what is essential through the lens of land based learning, Cree ways of knowing and being and the learning needs of the students in their communities.

For teachers who would like to view curriculum from an Indigenous perspective, this document will be useful. An educational authority from a different region of Alberta may identify different ELOs, based on their context. It is also important to note that all outcomes listed in Alberta Education’s Program of Studies must be taught.

Find resources that support Indigenous perspectives and land based learning on the Empowering the Spirit website.

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ESSENTIAL OUTCOMES ARE:

Essential outcomes represent the essential understandings that a students must learn to reach high levels of learning
Essential outcomes identify "have to know" versus "nice to know" which informs planning and instruction
Essential outcomes help us to identify which students did not master specific essential outcomes and need additional support
Essential outcomes support common assessment development

ESSENTIAL OUTCOMES ARE NOT:

Essential outcomes do not represent all that you are going to teach
Essential outcomes do not omit parts of the curriculum
Essential outcomes are not for reporting purposes only -- you can't stick them into a report card as is...
Essential outcomes do not focus solely on the PAT