The government of British Columbia has recently changed the B.C. curruculum.  There is information explaining the changes in detail here: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum-info

 

​You can access the new curriculum here: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum

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Throughout the term, I give students assignments focusing on one or more learning goals.  Many assignments will contain learning goals from different subject areas.  For example, a write up about Ancient Egypt will contain content that will meet Social Studies learning goals but the writing itself may be used to meet Language Arts learning goals.

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For assessment, I use a chart that has a list of learning goals and a range of possible achievement levels.  This chart is called a Rubric.   You can see examples of rubrics that I use lower on this page.  I use rubrics as my assessment strategy for three reasons:

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1. They use a range to help the student locate where they are in the learning process.  The rubric is intended to help the student understand what is needed to get to the higher end of the range.

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2. Rubrics are specific and allow me to see where I can best support your child's learning.

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3. Rubrics allow parents to understand exactly how an assignment is assessed and how they can help their child to improve.

  

When it is not time to report out in the form of report cards, I focus on teaching and learning by using these rubrics to help students progress in their learning.  During reporting times, I amass the rubrics and look at patterns of strengths and weaknesses.  I use these patterns, as well as class participation, focus, and effort to create an appropriate letter grade for your child.