Monday, October 26, 2015

The BC Secondary Math Curriculum

Here are links to the BC IRPs for secondary school mathematics:

Math 8-9

Math 10-12

Calculus 12

You can also find these by googling "BC Ministry of Education" and following the links to curriculum --> subject areas --> mathematics.

These IRPs are part of the WNCP: the Western and Northern Canadian Protocol. This is a common curriculum shared by all the western provinces (Manitoba to BC) and the territories (Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon), and is designed to make smoother transitions for students moving from one jurisdiction to another. It was adopted in 2008 after several years of consultations.

A new curriculum in all subjects K-12 is being brought in...soon. At the Pacific NW Math Conference in Whistler last weekend, teachers and Ministry people working on the new curriculum gave us updates on what's happening. As you can see here, the Math 10-12 curriculum is NOT ready yet,but watch this space.

The first draft of the new curriculum is supposed to be ready by February 2016, and will be based on Big Ideas and Key Competencies as well as topics similar to the current IRPs. Mike Pruner, who is working on this, said that about 30% of the new curriculum would involve new material, and 70% would be similar to the current topics.

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