1. Meaning for Post Secondary Institutions
K-12 Transition
Meaning for Post Secondary Institutions

2. Timelines Curriculum April 2018 Grade 10 finalized
June 2018 Grades 11/12 finalized
July 2018 Grade 10 implementation
July 2019 Grades 11/12 implementation
Assessments
June/August 2018
Implementation of numeracy assessment
January 2020
Implementation of literacy assessment

3. Curriculum Core Competencies
Communication, Thinking and Personal/Social
Concept–driven, competency-based framework
Know – content standards (what students will know)
Do – competency standards (what students will be able to do)
Understand – concepts/principles aka ‘Big Ideas” (what students will understand)

4. Assessments Graduation requirement (10-12)
Assessments Graduation requirement (10-12) Scale of 1 – 4 (emerging, developing, proficient, extending) Best attempt will be recorded on transcript
Numeracy
The ability, willingness and perseverance to interpret and apply mathematical understanding to problems in contextualized situations, and to analyze and communicate these solutions in ways relevant to the given context.
Pilot January 2018
Implementation June/August 2018
Literacy
“The ability and willingness to make meaning from text and express oneself in a variety of modes and for a variety of purposes. Literacy includes making connections, analyzing critically, comprehending, creating and communicating”.
Implementation 2019/20

5. Admissions Transcripts will continue to display percent and grades
Numeracy and literacy assessments will be recorded on transcript
Graduates of new curriculum will be bringing a combination of learning objectives from a range of courses and core competencies.
What will this look like for students who enter programs with grade 10 admission standard?
Changing admission policy and process; UBC, SFU

6. Questions and Process K-12 taskforce – Friday February 9
Develop timeline
Communication plan – internal and external
Faculty/department discusssions
Opportunities to meet with secondary school teachers
Other?

7. Positive take away from the forum with other PSIs was that colleges are well positioned to support these new learners:
smaller class sizes
personalized learning experiences
experiential/applied learning
more responsive to learner needs
Diversity will continue to be the norm in our classrooms!

8. https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/
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