The amazing thing about new BC curriculum is flexibility. I can see that the innovation in the classroom is encouraged, and the flexible teachers are demanded. In this diverse society, this change is necessary. The new BC curriculum shows me that they value putting a priority on student needs, and also give teachers the freedom to do so. It provides teachers space to think what is the good teaching and where should improve. For example, if today 's discussion is of greatest interest to the students, teacher could think about expanding class time a little bit. Another thing that caught my attention is about culture. The history of the Asian and South Asian communities are added in the curriculum, and aboriginal culture and perspectives are integrated throughout all areas of learning in the curriculum. I think I need to learn more indigenous culture and teaching skills to fill my shortcomings in this part.
Thanks for the very thoughtful comments and great flow chart, Cheryl! Flexibility is certainly key to the new curriculum, and as we see in all aspects of our lives right now, 21st century life requires whole societies and everyone in them to be flexible in our thinking and ways of doing things.
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone in needing to learn more about Indigenous cultures and knowledges, and many teachers also need to learn about the history of Asian communities in BC. The good thing is that we can do this -- bit by bit, and occasionally making mistakes, but enhancing our knowledge and teaching of these important topics.
I love the way you've used colours to help follow this quite complicated flow chart! One or two things to notice: Precalc 12 is a co-requisite for Calc 12, and students from the Precalc 'stream' are also encouraged to take History of Math, Stats, Geometry and Computer Science.
Professor Gerofsky, thank you so much for your explanation on Precalc 12 for me. That's very useful. I need to know this important information.
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