Our P.M. Program epitomizes our school’s student-centred approach to teaching and is only one example of how we have been living the new B.C. curriculum for some time. Two afternoons a week, staff and students explore learning topics that are chosen by students. The process is as follows:
Step 1: The students discuss and brainstorm topics they are interested in studying.
Step 2: Students cut out our brainstorm lists and sort the topics into categories.
Step 3: Students then vote on the subject areas they most want to learn about.
Step 4: Students generate questions they wish to find other answers to.
Step 5: The questions generated by students guide our planning process.
We find ways to link key ideas from B.C.'s curriculum to the topic chosen by the students. Next steps...it depends! We strive to create opportunities for students to learn in a variety of ways and to share their learning in different ways. We assess student understanding by:
-observing students during lessons
-looking at completed work
-listening to students talk about their work
-having students complete self-assessments
-interviewing students
This past week the students voted on which subject they wanted to learn about. We reviewed the 8 topics and used the upcoming Federal Election as a framework to have our students cast their own votes for our Afternoon Program.
This past week the students voted on which subject they wanted to learn about. We reviewed the 8 topics and used the upcoming Federal Election as a framework to have our students cast their own votes for our Afternoon Program.
A voting ballot was made.
Students were then provided with their photo ID (library cards).
They took their ID to the poll clerks who located their name on the list of electors and crossed it through.
Students then proceeded to the voting booth to cast their ballot.
Finally, the ballots were put into the ballot box.
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