As KPDSB begins implementing the new math curriculum, educators continue to focus on making connections between concepts, disciplines and everyday life.
The new curriculum requires teachers to move from assessing strands individually to providing a single mark on overall mathematics performance. To support our educators, our board has begun promoting teaching strategies, such as spiralling the curriculum, exploring the power of formative assessment, using high-impact strategies and highlighting real-life connections to math. We are also focused on building confident risk-takers who see themselves as mathematicians who value mistakes as an opportunity to learn and grow.
KPDSB has renewed our foci to include mathematical modelling, social-emotional skills, financial literacy, coding and cross-curricular math integration. To support our educators with these new strands, a one-hour introductory session during the first week of school was offered to ensure all staff were familiar with the changes and expectations. Since then, weekly lunch and learns, professional learning sessions for teachers, a monthly infographic and staff meeting presentations have been offered. Additionally, monthly learning sessions have been and will continue to be offered for administrators, focusing on curriculum, assessment, leadership and instruction.
