1. Topic #2: Foundations of
Education
What is the purpose of education?

3. Foundations of Education
-purposes of public education
-ideas and events that have
shaped education in Canada
-Canadian school governance and
law
-realities confronting today’s
Canadian schools
Becoming a Teacher,
Chapter 3
Becoming a Teacher,
Chapter 4
Becoming a Teacher,
Chapter 5
Assignment #2:
My Beliefs About
Stuents
Due Date =
October 24
Quiz #2: Part 2
Due Date =
October 29

4. KSA #2: Teachers understand the legislated, moral &
ethical frameworks within which they work.

5. Learning Task: KSA Worksheet
Work in presentation teams/use your devices
Websites:
http://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/ (Program of Studies)
http://www.qp.gov.ab.ca/ (School Act)
http://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/educationguide/guide.asp (Guides)
http://www.teachers.ab.ca (ATA – Professional conduct, policies)

6. Schooling Through the Ages

8. History of Canadian Education
What does the picture tell you?

9. The Life and Times of
Canadian Education
Learning Task: Timeline Activity

10. Art
Phys-ed
and Health
Science
Social
Studies
Mathematics
Language
Arts
Music
Curriculum in the 20th Century

11. Digital and
Technological
Fluency
Communication
Social, Cultural,
Global and
Environmental
Responsibility
Creativity and
Innovation
Critical Thinking,
Problem Solving
and Decision
Making
Collaboration
and Leadership
Lifelong Learning,
Personal
Management and
Well-Being
Curriculum in the 21st Century
"We Are Not Preparing Children For Our Future, We are
Preparing Them for Their Future”
***David Warlick

14. Thought of the Day:
What is the purpose of education?
"The ability to creatively handle change will be
the most sought after skill in the new
millennium."
***Alvin Toffler