Curriculum Development and Implementation

November 22, 2009

A resource for teaching about the Holodomor (Ukrainian Famine) of 1932-33 is now available. This resource provides information and links to Canadian and international sites and resources dedicated to Holodomor awareness and education.

November 08, 2009

The October 2009 issue of Way to Go Green - Education for Sustainable Development Newsletter has been posted.

October 25, 2009

Information about the Manitoba-Québec Six-Month Student Exchange Program has been posted. In this exchange program students are paired with Québec students for a six-month period - three months in Manitoba and three months in Québec.

October 11, 2009

Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth and Manitoba Hydro continue to offer Education for Sustainable Development Grants to promote sustainability in classrooms. The grants will provide up to $2000 to cover expenses, such as teacher release time, professional development, and teaching/learning resources for sustainability education.

September 27, 2009

Applications are now being accepted for the Manitoba Scientists in the Classroom Grants 2009-2010.

The Grade 7 to Grade 12 German Language and Culture: A Foundation for Implementation and Grade 9 to Grade 12 German Language and Culture: A Foundation for Implementation documents have been posted. These documents have been developed collaboratively with Alberta Education and provide a number of resources for teachers including three sample units.

A series of new Ukrainian Social Studies Blackline Masters (BLMs) for Grades 1 to 6 are now available for Ukrainian-English bilingual programming. The BLMs have been adapted and translated from the Hands on Social Studies series developed by Portage and Main Press and MECY's Foundation for Implementation resources for Social Studies.

Promising Pathways: High School and Adult EAL Programming Options for English as an Additional Language (EAL) Youth has been posted. This guide was written to familiarize educational advisors with the various educational options available for young adult English as an Additional Language (EAL) speakers who are new to the Canadian education context.

September 13, 2009

The Kindergarten Mathematics: Support Document for Teachers has been posted. This support document provides various instructional activities, assessment strategies, and learning resources meant to promote the meaningful engagement of math learners.

August 30, 2009

The Kindergarten to Grade 8 Mathematics Glossary: Support Document for Teachers has been posted. This glossary is intended to be used as a resource to help teachers develop a common understanding and consistent use of mathematical terms throughout a students mathematical education.

A new appendix has been added to the Grade 2 Social Studies curriculum, entitled Appendix H – Learning Resources: Aboriginal Communities in Canada. This document lists learning resources that support the study of a contemporary Canadian Aboriginal community and are suggested for use in Cluster 2 (Canadian Communities) of the Grade 2 Social Studies curriculum.

June 23, 2009

The document The Languages We Speak: Aboriginal Learners and English as an Additional Language: A Literature Review of Promising Approaches and Practices has been posted. This document has been developed to review English as an Additional Language (EAL) literature with respect to the theories, research and perspectives presented in teaching English to Aboriginal EAL learners, with a particular focus on schools and school systems in which English is the primary medium of instruction.

June 09, 2009

Grade 12 Career Development: Life/Work Planning: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes and A Foundation for Implementation has been posted. This document has been designed to connect school learning with workplace and labour market realities, which will contribute to increasing student retention and graduation rates in Manitoba.

The Grades 9 to 12 Mathematics: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes (2009) is now available. This document provides the outcomes and achievement indicators for all mathematics courses in Grades 9 to 12.

The Senior Years Industrial Arts: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes has been posted. This framework has been designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop transferable learning skills.

The recipients of the 2009-2010 MECY/Manitoba Hydro Grants for Education for Sustainable Development have been announced.

May 12, 2009

The document A Guide to French Language Education in Manitoba is now available. This guide provides answers to common questions about French First Language, French Immersion, and Basic French programs in Manitoba schools.

A generic calendar is to assist students in Grades 11 and 12 PE/HE Active Healthy Lifestyles courses track their physical activity participation has been posted.

The introductory statement to the Grade 11 History of Canada curriculum has been updated. Descriptions of draft learning experiences, historical background statements and revised timelines for publication and implementation are also available.

April 25, 2009

The Grade 7 to 12 German Language and Culture: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes and Grade 9 to 12 German Language and Culture: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes documents have been posted. Print distribution of these documents will occur at a later date.

April 11, 2009

The Grade 12 Active Healthy Lifestyles: Manitoba Physical Education/Health Education Curriculum Framework of Outcomes and A Foundation for Implementation is now available. The purpose of this document is to provide Manitoba school administrators and teachers with the basis for curriculum planning, teaching, learning, and assessment.

Responses to Frequently Asked Questions for the "Implementation of Grades 11 and 12 Physical Education/Health Education: A Policy Document" has been updated.

Manitoba Music Educators’ Association, in partnership with Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth, is proud to present Music Month Performances at the Manitoba Legislature. The schedule of these noon-hour musical performances has been posted.

March 28, 2009

The Technical Vocational Initiative funding information for 2009-2010 is now available, including:
- Demonstration Projects announcement letter and application forms
- Equipment Upgrades announcement letter and application forms.
The application forms are available for download in both MS-Word and Adobe PDF formats.

Websites to Support the Grade 12 Active Healthy Lifestyles: Physical Education/Health Education curriculum have been posted.

February 14, 2009

The DRAFT Grade 12 Active Healthy Lifestyles: Learning Module E and the Resource Masters to support this module are now available.

Information about American Sign Language (ASL) curriculum and resources is now available. A DRAFT version of the Grade 9 to 12 American Sign Language and Deaf Culture: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes has also been posted.

January 31, 2009

The DRAFT Grade 12 Active Healthy Lifestyles: Learning Module D and the Resources Masters to support this module are now available.

ECO-Globe Schools Recognition Program submission criteria is now available. ECO-Globe Schools is a program developed to recognize and acknowledge schools commitment to Education for Sustainable Development and to share ideas and innovative practices.

The Grade 10 Physical Education/Health Education (20F): A Course for Independent Study: Field Validation Version is now available from the Distance Learning office.

January 17, 2009

Honourable Peter Bjornson, Minister of Education, Citizenship and Youth, has proclaimed the month of April as Celebrating Music in Manitoba Schools Month. The information posted has suggestions for events in which schools and communities can participate.

December 20, 2008

Information about Manitoba Rocks! Garage Band Project 2008/2009 has been posted.

The draft outcomes for Grade 12 Interdisciplinary Topics in Science are now available.

December 06, 2008

Responses to Frequently Asked Questions for the "Implementation of Grades 11 and 12 Physical Education/Health Education: A Policy Document" has been updated.

The DRAFT Grade 12 Active Healthy Lifestyles: Learning Module C and the Resources Masters to support this module are now available.

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