Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 62

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Alberta"

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March 14, 2024

Draft social studies curriculum: Join the conversation
NationTalk: Over the last seven months, Alberta Education has been engaging with education and community partners, along with curriculum development specialists, to develop a new social studies curriculum. More than 300 education partners, teachers, multicultural organizations, Indigenous and francophone communities have been engaged to gather valuable feedback to help inform the development of a comprehensive...

July 18, 2023

Bringing Indigenous communities, schools together
NationTalk: Alberta’s government will provide more than $10 million to Indigenous partners through the new Bridging Classrooms to Communities pilot program. Alberta Education is committed to improving education outcomes and creating opportunities for First Nations, Métis and Inuit students. Creating welcoming environments, demonstrating cultural awareness and providing system supports through the Bridging Classrooms to Communities...

February 11, 2023

As more high schools add Indigenous- focused compulsory courses, some warn against a siloed approach
‘Reconciliation will only exist … when we see it in every aspect of a student’s experience,’ says professor CBC News: As a Shakespeare fan who loves sharing his work with students, Windsor, Ont., English teacher Carolyn Howlett admits she felt a bit apprehensive when her board began work shifting its Grade 11 English course to focus...

September 9, 2022

Dene, Cree, Métis to form Fort Chipewyan education authority
Indigenous groups in Fort Chipewyan have signed an agreement with the province of Alberta that will establish a community-based education authority. NationTalk: CabinRadio: Kendrick Cardinal, president of the Fort Chipewyan Métis local, said he expected establishment of the authority to take two years. Cardinal signed the agreement in June with Chief Allan Adam of the...

August 3, 2022

The University of Calgary’s Indigenous Strategy, ii’ taa’poh’to’p receives $1M gift from the Calgary Foundation
Aug. 3, 2022: University of Calgary News: The University of Calgary’s Indigenous Strategy, ii’ taa’poh’to’p, has received a $1-million gift from the Calgary Foundation — the largest single gift the strategy has received to date. Funds will be dedicated towards ii’ taa’poh’to’p initiatives including:  the Indiginization of curricula across the university.  widening pathways to education for Indigenous students entering...

June 24, 2021

Criticism of new school curriculum’s “Eurocentric” syllabi
Assembly of First Nations – Nearly half of Albertans admit that they know very little about Canada’s residential school system in the face of growing criticism about the ‘whitewashing of history’ within the province’s newly proposed school curriculum, according to a recently-released national poll conducted by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF), the Assembly of First...

May 25, 2021

Indigenous criticism of new K-6 curriculum
 CBC – Some Alberta Indigenous leaders and an elder say the provincial government has used them or misrepresented their positions to gain endorsements for a new elementary school curriculum they do not support....

March 31, 2021

Métis criticism of K-6 curriculum
The Métis Nation of Alberta is calling on the Government of Alberta to redraft its proposed K-6 curriculum, citing monumental concerns about the Euro-American colonial undertones In a letter to Alberta’s Minister of Education, MNA expressed deep concerns about the lack of transparency by the government of Alberta leading up to the release of the...

October 21, 2020

Curriculum advisors promote Eurocentric focus on K-4 curriculum
Curriculum advisers hand-picked by the Alberta government are recommending changes to the kindergarten-to-Grade 4 curriculum for fine arts and social studies that would eliminate all references to residential schools and “equity.” The advisers also recommend that seven- and eight-year-olds learn about feudalism, Chinese dynasties and Homer’s Odyssey in social studies classes. Curriculum experts familiar with the...

January 18, 2019

Canadian Geographic Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada given to Alberta schools
The province is providing every Alberta junior high and high school with a copy of the Canadian Geographic Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada. The initiative is to help bring First Nations, Métis and Inuit history and contributions to life in classrooms across the province....

December 14, 2018

New K-12 Curriculum approved for field testing
Alberta Education and the Alberta Teachers’ Association have approved the kindergarten to Grade 4 curriculum for field-testing within classrooms. This curriculum rewrite is the first of its kind in Alberta. It focuses on rewriting all core subject areas at once so that all subjects complement each other, allowing students to develop literacy, numeracy and competencies...

October 10, 2018

Draft Curriculum Review
This past spring, Alberta Education shared draft curriculum with Albertans to gather feedback on what students will learn in Kindergarten to Grade 4. The latest draft curriculum includes the feedback received to date. Targeted timelines for approval: Grades K-4: December 2018 Grades 5-9: December 2019 Grades 10-12: December 2020 to 2022...

February 7, 2018

New Educational Quality Standards
New educational standards will support student mental health, ensure educators have the tools they need to teach about Indigenous culture and boost student success. The new quality standards specify what competencies teachers, principals, school leaders, and superintendents must demonstrate to teach and lead in Alberta’s education system. In addition to renewing the focus on establishing...

October 24, 2017

Education commitment to Indigenous history and contributions to life
Alberta Education is providing teachers with lesson plans to help bring First Nations, Métis and Inuit history and contributions to life in classrooms across the province. All students will learn about the history and legacy of residential schools and the history of First Nations, Métis and Inuit in Canada as part of the Government of...

September 12, 2017

Revision of Alberta K-12 curriculum
Ministry of Education will work in collaboration with Nunavut and the NWT on the revitalization of the Alberta K- 12 curriculum. Included in the redesign will be the history, perspectives and contributions of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and francophone people and will be focused on six subject areas: arts, language arts, math, social studies, science,...

June 22, 2016

Joint Commitment to Action for Indigenous Training for Teachers
Alberta Education, The Alberta Teachers’ Association, The Alberta Association of Deans of Education, The Alberta School Boards Association, The Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia, The College of Alberta School Superintendents and The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation signed a Joint Commitment to Action which will ensure all K-12 teachers receive additional training related to First Nations,...

June 1, 2016

Joint Commitment to Action
Alberta Education, the Alberta Teachers’ Association, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and four other education stakeholder organizations in Alberta signed the Joint Commitment to Action to ensure that all students learn about the histories, cultures and world views of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. The Alberta Teachers’ Association has begun to fulfill...

March 27, 2014

Commitment to Indigenous history and residential schools
The Government of Alberta commits that all Alberta K-12 students will learn about the history and legacy of residential schools, along with the history of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples of Canada. The curriculum will include enhanced mandatory content for all Alberta students on the significance of residential schools and treaties. Curriculum must include...
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