Participate in a virtual opportunity to walk through the new Ontario Language Curriculum - Grades 1 - 9.

Get a head start! Appreciate the time and opportunity to examine and reflect on the big ideas and new structure.

Receive a copy of the curriculum "Front Matter" that has been organized in a printable format.

Walk away with some practical ideas that you can think about implementing right away.

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Your name will be entered in a draw to win a culturally relevant picture book. The two books that will be drawn are Be a Good Ancestor by Leona and Gabrielle Prince and Standing on Her Shoulders by Monica Clark-Robinson.

The language curriculum provides a strong foundation in both reading and writing, which enable students to understand and tell stories about their communities, cultures, and histories, expressing their sense of global citizenship or personal commitment.

An effective language curriculum recognizes the diverse identities and abilities of students and their different language and cultural experiences and learning needs.

(Ontario Language Curriculum, 2023)

1. Respond to Adk.on.events@gmail.com to confirm attendance at the Zoom meeting.

Provide your name and educational affiliation.

2. Speak to an Alpha Delta Kappa member directly.

Description:

A practical overview of the NEW Ontario Language Curriculum 1 -9 will be provided. PART ONE will focus on the organizational structure, strands, and examining similarities and differences. There will be an emphasis on developing an understanding of STRAND A as an overarching strand and how the overall expectations of this strand can be supported with culturally responsive and cross-curricular instruction.

PART TWO in January will be about creating an assessment culture through learning goals, success criteria, and descriptive feedback, and reflecting on evaluation messages to help determine one grade/mark for "Language" in the report card.

A teacher, a mentor, an administrator, a mother, a grandma, an aunt, a daughter, a sister . . . Learners of any age are welcome to attend and learn about a modern language curriculum that reflects emerging technologies and encompasses learning across the curriculum and in the world beyond the classroom.

Maria Luisa Lebar has worked in many aspects of education for over 30 years including the Ontario Ministry of Education. She is an advocate for integrated, cross-curricular literacy practices that are culturally responsive and equity-focused. Maria Luisa leads professional learning opportunities that support literacy development that values critical literacy and practices that foster a critical stance. She has presented at national and international conferences in Canada and parts of the United States. Maria Luisa is the co-author of The Four Roles of the Numerate Learner and Moving Math - How to use thinking skills to help students make sense of mathematical concepts and support numeracy development.