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The Introduction
The Introduction provides general information about Punjabi 5 to 12, including special features and requirements. It also provides a rationale for the subject--why Punjabi is taught in BC schools--and an explanation of the curriculum organizers.
The Punjabi 5 to 12 Curriculum
The provincially prescribed curriculum for Punjabi 5 to 12 is structured in terms of curriculum organizers . The main body of this IRP consists of four columns of information for each organizer. These columns describe:
Learning outcome statements are content standards for the provincial education system. Learning outcomes set out the knowledge, enduring ideas, issues, concepts, skills, and attitudes for each subject. They are statements of what students are expected to know and be able to do in each grade. Learning outcomes are clearly stated and expressed in measurable terms. All learning outcomes complete this stem: "It is expected that students will . . . . " Outcome statements have been written to enable teachers to use their experience and professional judgment when planning and evaluating. The outcomes are benchmarks that will permit the use of criterion-referenced performance standards. It is expected that actual student performance will vary. Evaluation, reporting, and student placement with respect to these outcomes depends on the professional judgment of teachers, guided by provincial policy.
Suggested Instructional Strategies
Instruction involves the use of techniques, activities, and methods that can be employed to meet diverse student needs and to deliver the prescribed curriculum. Teachers are free to adapt the suggested instructional strategies or substitute others that will enable their students to achieve the prescribed outcomes. These strategies have been developed by specialist and generalist teachers to assist their colleagues; they are suggestions only.
Suggested Assessment Strategies
The assessment strategies suggest a variety of ways to gather information about student performance. Some assessment strategies relate to specific activities; others are general. These strategies have been developed by specialist and generalist teachers to assist their colleagues; they are suggestions only.
Provincially Recommended Learning Resources
Provincially recommended learning resources are materials that have been reviewed and evaluated by British Columbia teachers in collaboration with the Ministry of Education according to a stringent set of criteria. They are typically materials suitable for student use, but they may also include information primarily intended for teachers. Teachers and school districts are encouraged to select those resources that they find most relevant and useful for their students, and to supplement these with locally approved materials and resources to meet specific local needs. The recommended resources listed in the main body of this IRP are those that have a comprehensive coverage of significant portions of the curriculum, or those that provide a unique support to a specific segment of the curriculum. Appendix B contains a complete listing of provincially recommended learning resources to support this curriculum.
The Appendices
A series of appendices provides additional information about the curriculum, and further support for the teacher.
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Revised: January 26, 1999
