Integration of Cross-Curricular Interests

Throughout the curriculum development and revision process, the development team has done its best to ensure that this IRP addresses relevance, equity, and accessibility issues. Wherever appropriate for the subject, these issues have been integrated into the learning outcomes, suggested instructional strategies, and suggested assessment strategies. Although an exhaustive list of such issues is neither practical nor possible, teachers are encouraged to continue to ensure that classroom activities and resources also incorporate appropriate role portrayals, relevant issues, and exemplars of themes such as inclusion and acceptance.

The ministry, in consultation with experienced teachers and other educators, has developed a set of criteria to be used to evaluate learning resources. Although neither exhaustive nor prescriptive, most of these criteria can be usefully applied to instructional and assessment activities as well as learning resources. See pages 30 through 45 of the ministry document Evaluating, Selecting, and Managing Learning Resources (2000) for brief descriptions of these criteria, grouped under headings of Content, Instructional Design, Technical Design, and Social Considerations. This document has been distributed to all schools. Additional copies may be ordered from Office Products Centre (1-800-282-7955) by citing document number RB0065.