English Language Arts K to 7 IRP Orientation: Oral Language and Thinking K to 3

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English Language ArtsK to 7 IRP Orientation
Oral Language and Thinking(K to 3)

• Ministry of Education Webcast
• February 14, 2007

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Agenda

• 830 Registration and site check-in
• 9001030 Welcome and Opening (Emery
  Dosdall, Deputy Minister of Education)
• Overview of new IRP (Gail Hughes-Adams,
  Ministry of Education)
• Oral Language and Thinking (Eileen Eby,
  District Principal, SD 61)
• Video Clip 1 (Kindergarten)
• 10301045 Break
• 10451200 Interview with Kindergarten teacher
• Questions
• Video Clip 2 (Grade 2)
• Interview with Grade 2 teacher
• Questions
• Closing and Evaluation

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English Language Arts K to 7 IRP
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Important Information Regarding the ELA K to 7
IRP

• Full implementation of the English Language Arts
  K to 7 IRP is required beginning September 2007
• One complete K to 7 IRP and one grade-by-grade
  set will be sent to each school
• Curriculum documents (by grade and curriculum
  organizer) and a Powerpoint orientation
  presentation can be viewed and downloaded at
• www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp_ela.htm

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Learning Resources to Support the English
Language Arts K to 7 IRP

• Many current resources can continue to be used to
  support this curriculum
• The Ministry has recently updated the Grade
  Collections to include additional resources on
  Oral Language
• Some resources that are no longer valid have been
  removed from the resource list
• There are many new resources on the market that
  districts may want to review for possible use
• www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp_resources/lr/resource/gradc
  oll.htm

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New Features of the English Language Arts K to 7
IRP

• New features include
• Grades K/1 and 2/3 are no longer combined each
  grade has specific Prescribed Learning Outcomes
• Key Elements, Achievement Indicators, and
  Conference Questions to provide support for
  instruction and assessment
• Key Concepts, which are a framework underlying
  the Prescribed Learning Outcomes from K to 7
• Classroom Assessment Models for each grade and
  organizer
• Enhanced visual presentation through graphics

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English Language ArtsCurriculum Organizers
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English Language ArtsSuggested Timeframe
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English Language ArtsPrescribed Learning Outcomes

• Prescribed Learning Outcomes
• are legally required content standards
• describe what students should know and be able to
  do
• complete the stem It is expected that students
  will
• are measurable and observable

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English Language ArtsSuggested Achievement
Indicators

• Achievement Indicators
• articulate what learning looks like when students
  have fully met expectations
• accommodate different learning styles
• help guide assessment by providing criteria

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Highlights of the English Language Arts K to 7
Curriculum

• Comprehension and metacognition in literacy
  learning
• The gradual release of responsibility
• Oral language to support learning
• Literacy learning across the curriculum

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Highlights of the English Language Arts K to 7
Curriculum

• Comprehension and metacognition in literacy
  learning
• The gradual release of responsibility
• Oral language to support learning
• Literacy learning across the curriculum

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Highlights of the English Language Arts K to 7
Curriculum

• Comprehension and metacognition in literacy
  learning
• The gradual release of responsibility
• Oral language to support learning
• Literacy learning across the curriculum

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Highlights of the English Language Arts K to 7
Curriculum

• Comprehension and metacognition in literacy
  learning
• The gradual release of responsibility
• Oral language to support learning
• Literacy learning across the curriculum

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English Language ArtsCurriculum Organizers
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Gradual Release of Responsibility Model
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Oral Language Skills and Functions
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Oral Language Skills and Functions
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Strategies for Oral Language
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Prescribed Learning OutcomesKindergarten Oral
Language
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Prescribed Learning OutcomesGrade 2 Oral Language
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Prescribed Learning OutcomesGrade 2 Oral
Language (continued)
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Observation Sheet for Video Clips
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Evaluation Form
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Next Steps

• An archive of this Webcast will be available in
  early March at
• http//www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20070214
  /
• The Webcast focussing on ELA Grades 4 to 7 is
  scheduled for April 18, 2007
• The ELA K-7 curriculum is posted on the Ministry
  website at
• http//www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp_ela.ht
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