Math - Information For Parents
"Math: It's Everywhere"
See the brand new mathematics promotional video at: http://www.inspiringeducation.alberta.ca/
New Math Pages
English: http://education.alberta.ca/math
French: http://education.alberta.ca/mathFr
Alberta Revised K-9 Mathematics Program - Implications for Change Presented by Bonnie Layton, 2010 (pptx)
Parent Newsletters
Newsletters are produced by the Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia as a result of a grant from Alberta Education to support implementation of mathematics. Newsletter articles are in pdf format.
Curriculum Information for Parents
The 2009/2010 for Kindergarten to Grade 9 and senior high school and the Curriculum Express for Parents, Kindergarten to Grade 3 are now available in both digital and print format. The handbooks and summaries are produced in both English and French.
Updated on an annual basis, the Curriculum Handbooks for Parents offer in-depth information about what students are expected to learn at each grade level of the curriculum; the Curriculum Summaries provide concise grade-at-a-glance information; and the Curriculum Express for Parents gives a short explanation of the curriculum for parents who are English language learners. The handbooks, summaries and Curriculum Express will continue to support successful communication with parents.
The handbooks, summaries and Curriculum Express are available in English on the Education website at http://education.alberta.ca/parents/resources/handbook.aspx
French version
Alberta Education has created three Power Point presentations from that will assist parents in understanding the new K – 12 Mathematics program:
The Alberta K-9 Mathematics, Program of Studies with Achievement Indicators, 2007 / Background and Conceptual Framework
The Alberta K-9 Mathematics, Program of Studies with Achievement Indicators, 2007 / Background and Conceptual Framework, Presentation by Debbie Duvall, Dawson Creek, May 2008
Changing Perspectives in K-12 Mathematics - Parent Workshop