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=**Welcome to the British Columbia Arts Education Kindergarten to Grade 7 Curriculum Revision Wiki**=
 * //Please Note: This is not a Ministry of Education supported webspace. This space is a private site supported by a private server.//**

All curriculum content contained on the pages of this wiki site is DRAFT. It is available for the purpose of continued collaboration and consultation as part of a provincial curriculum revision process for Fine Arts K to 7. NONE of the content on these pages has received Ministerial Order and is therefore NOT approved for classroom use by BC educators at this time.

For classroom instruction, BC educators should continue to use the Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts curricula contained in the Fine Arts K to 7 Integrated Resource Package (1998). This document can be found at the following Ministry of Education web site: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp_fa.htm


 * Introduction to the BC Arts Education K to 7 Curriculum Revision Pilot Project**

This wiki site provides a platform for education partners and stakeholders to contribute to the revision of the curriculum delivered to grades Kindergarten to Grade 7, inclusive, in four Arts Education subject areas (disciplines): · Dance K to 7 · Drama K to 7 · Music K to 7 · Visual Arts K to 7

You'll note that the first suggested change is the name of the curriculum. The current document is called "Fine Arts K to 7 Integrated Resource Package (1998)". Subject area experts suggest that "Arts Education" is a more appropriate title than "Fine Arts". Please share your thoughts on this suggestion through the "discussion" page located [|here]. Other BIG questions may also be discussed at this [|link]. Just write down the subject and start a discussion.

Feedback and ideas made on this wiki will be used to finalize the BC Arts Education K to 7 Curriculum for Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts. Critical discussion is encouraged on the "discussion" page of the wiki site; however, it goes without saying that we reserve the right to remove any defamatory comments.

Thanks, and have fun!

Connect to this page for background information on the current draft K-7 frameworks for Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts.
 * Arts Frameworks Backgrounder**

We need your expertise to: · Refine the Prescribed Learning Outcomes for Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts (K to 7) · Further develop Suggested Achievement Indicators to align with the refined Prescribed Learning Outcomes
 * What needs to be done?**

Much draft content, including Prescribed Learning Outcomes and Suggested Achievement Indicators, has already been developed by previous Fine Arts consultation teams comprised of BC educators. The task now involves educators in providing feedback and ideas in response to DRAFT content as well as responding to the identified questions outlined within this content as outstanding issues.

Contributions to the Arts Education wiki "Discussion Pages" in response to the following questions:
 * What type of contributions are needed for the BC Arts Education K to 7 Curriculum Revision?**
 * What is your response to philosophical and pedagogical concepts represented in the draft curriculum framework (e.g., is there an appropriate focus on process drama in the draft Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and Suggested Achievement Indicators (AIs) of Drama K to 7; if not, what specific revisions could be made to correct this?)
 * Do the PLOs and AIs flow progressively from one grade to another (e.g., how well do the concepts introduced in each PLO at Kindergarten and/or Grade 1 progressively develop in later grades; in what ways can the PLOs be revised so this developmental progression is enhanced?)
 * Are the draft PLOs and AIs grade-appropriate? What revisions might be made to enhance grade-appropriateness at each/specific grades?
 * What are the grade-specific examples that can be inserted into the PLOs and Suggested Achievement Indicators (AIs) at each grade to support teachers in understanding what is intended by the curriculum?

There are also questions/concepts appearing in yellow highlights in each of the draft curriculum frameworks. These yellow highlights represent content-related questions or gaps in the working draft. Contributions are needed on the wiki Discussion Pages and Draft Curriculum Pages in response to these highlights; this is a priority for this project during summer 2009.

Note: Be assured that detailed editing and wordsmithing will take place at a later point in the curriculum revisions process. At this point, the BC Ministry of Education is primarily interested in responses to the above types of questions. Please contribute your feedback to the Arts Education K to 7 Curriculum Revisions wiki Discussion Pages and Draft Curriculum Pages

Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts are required areas of study. As outlined in the //Required Areas of Study in an Educational Program// (Ministerial Order M165/08), Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts are ALL required areas of study from Kindergarten to Grade 7. (Additionally, there are Fine Arts requirements for students during both the middle school years as well as the Graduation Program.).
 * Why do it?**

The British Columbia Ministry of Education is responsible for ensuring that education standards are established through consultative and collaborative processes. Use of this wiki technology is one of the measures designed for collaboration and consultation.

Members of the provincial teams for Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts (K to 7) – appointed in December 2008 – will actively engage in reviewing, discussing, and contributing to the DRAFT curriculum content contained on these wiki pages.
 * Who can contribute and participate?**

The Ministry hopes that other educators, parents, post-secondary specialists, and other interested member of the public will also contribute their comments and questions on this wiki site.

This wiki contains separate wiki pages for each of the four Arts Education disciplines (Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts). All reviews, contributions, and discussions related to the DRAFT content for Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts (K to 7) will take place on this wiki platform.
 * How is the wiki set up?**

An [|Elluminate session] was recorded on May 7, 2009 to introduce participants to the wiki. (Note: this is __not__ a Ministry of Education web site. Java must be installed to access the recording. For further information visit the [|Elluminate support page] if the session does not launch when clicking on the link above.)
 * How do I add my comments and participate in the BC Arts Education K to 7 Wiki?**

=Again, Thanks! and have fun !! =