Core Curriculum Initiatives
- Instructional Approaches
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Resource-Based Learning
- Aboriginal Content and Perspective
- Gender Equity
- Multicultural Education
- Special Education
- Identity, Language and Culture
Effective instruction is interactive and designed to accommodate student learning needs and style through a variety of instructional strategies. A variety of instructional strategies require the teacher's role to shift from dispensing information to facilitating learning viewing students as autonomous learners. (http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/approach/index.html)
Assessment and Evaluation
Evaluation is an integral part of the teaching-learning process. It is a planned continuous activity reflecting the intended outcomes of curriculum and instruction. Evaluation assists teachers in meeting individual needs and providing appropriate programs for students. (http://www.sasklearning.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/studeval/index.html)
Resource-Based Learning
Resource-based Learning involves the use of a wide variety of print, non-print, new media and human resources to assist student sin learning. It offers students opportunities to choose, to explore and to discover from a variety of resources both within and outside of their community. It accommodates all learning styles and diversity in student learning needs. It teaches students to find, analyze, organize and apply information. RBL is a means by which teachers can greatly assist the development of attitudes and abilities for independent; life-long learning. (http://www.sasklearning.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/rbl/index.html)
Aboriginal Content and Perspectives
This initiative promotes the development of positive attitudes in all students towards Aboriginal people. It increases awareness of one's own culture and the cultures of others. It promotes an appreciation of Canada's cultural mosaic and supports universal rights. (http://www.sasklearning.gov.sk.ca/branches/partner_aboriginal/aboriginal_ed/ablinks.shtml)
Gender Equity
Gender equity promotes the development of the learner's full potential. It promotes equal opportunities for boys and girls to explore a wide variety of options based on aptitudes, abilities, and interests, rather than gender. It creates an educational environment free of gender bias. (http://www.sasklearning.gov.sk.ca/curr_inst/iru/gender.html)
Multicultural education is an interdisciplinary educational process that fosters understanding, acceptance. Empathy and constructive and harmonious relations among people of various cultures. It encourages learners of all ages to view different cultures as a source of learning and enrichment. Diversity is celebrated and honored. (http://www.sasklearning.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/multi/index.html)
Special Education
Teachers and students value and respect the individuality of persons with disabilities. Ability rather than disability is stressed. (http://www.sasklearning.gov.sk.ca/k/pecs/se/pub.html)
Identity, Language and Culture (fransaskois schools)
Students and families of the French culture are honored and valued in society.