April 2017 The Launch Diver sified Basic Education Pr ogr am for English Adult Lear ner s in Québec INTHISMAY ISSUE Looking For PLC MEmber s The academic year does seem to be winding down officially on the calendar, but the DBE implementation is not! In this May issue you will find varied reminders about new programs of study, courses, and teaching strategies. More particularly, you will find an open invitation to work on a PLC project to help create DBE resources. Happy reading! Registration for the Learning Situation PLC. Th e Ben ef it s of Usin g Gr aph ic Or gan izer s Updat es an d Rem in der s f or M at h, Scien ce & Tech n ology Regist r at ion f or t h e M ay 16t h Scien ce & Tech n ology Wor k sh op In Ot h er New s Class Ideas Are you interested in creating Learning Situations in a professional learning community? The PROCEDE association has granted funds that would allow teachers to be released to work on a DBE implementation project. The final presentation of these learning situations would culminate at the QPAT convention planned for November 23 and 24, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. All DBE course codes are considered. Complete the form below to apply for this PLC community. More details will be given to the final list of participants. We thank everyone in advance for their time and support. Creating LSs is a great way to study the DBE curriculum. Please Regist er Her e
GRaphic Or ganizer t empl at es Lucidchart is a great tool that provides template charts, diagrams, and maps. According to the Learning Disabilities Association of America, "graphic organizers can help to visualize and construct ideas, organize and/or sequence information, plan what to write, increase reading comprehension, brainstorm, organize problems and solutions, compare and contrast ideas, show cause and effect, and more. The ability to colorcode thoughts in a picture can help significantly in understanding and remembering the information". The association continues to specify that they can help people with learning disabilities "understand and remember information better when ideas, words, and concepts are associated with pictures, diagrams, charts, and maps". This software tool can easily be acquired in several ways such as from the Goolge drive apps, an add in in the Microsoft Offfice suite or downloaded from the App store for free.
M at h, Scien ce & Tech n ology The w or kbook for the ST 4061 m odule is available in Rem i n der s: English at w w w.dbeim plem entation.w eebly.com. The Sci en ce Pr ov i n ci al accom panying Fr ench videos w ill be r eplaced w ith English Wor k sh op: ones thr oughout the m onth of June. If you ar e inter ested Teaching thr ough Lear ning in par ticipating in this pr oject, please contact m e dir ectly at sfiocco02@lbpear son.ca Situations in Science & Technology The M inistr y has cr eated a flow char t that depicts the entir e Science & Technology pr ogr am. It can be accessed at Faci l i t at ed By: w w w.dbeim plem entation.w eebly.com under the Science & Sonya Fiocco & Gor an Technology tab. Petr ovic Car r efour FGA has r ecr uited a gr oup of teacher s fr om the Fr ench sector to w r ite som e LSs for the level 4 & 5 M ath TS Regi st r at i on En d Dat e: and SN pr ogr am s. Car r efour w ill have these LSs tr anslated M ay 11th, 2017 in English. PROCEDE w ill continue this initiative into next Regist er Her e year. Tw o physics teacher s fr om the Com m ission Scolair e des Patr iotes PROCEDE Pr esen t at i on s: have developed a ser ies of lab videos for Kinem atics (Physics 5061). All pr esenattions for m ath and science can be accessed thr ough the DBE w ebsite. Click on M ath & Science Workshops. Although they ar e conducted in Fr ench, they ar e str aightfor w ar d and the footage is w ell done. The videos can be accessed via the follow ing links. They ar e also accessible via the DBE w ebsiite. Un i f or m Rect i l i n ear M ot i on Un i f or m l y Accel er at ed Rect i l i n ear M ot i on M ot i on of a Fr eefal l i n g Obj ect : Pl acem en t Test s: PROCEDE w ill w r ite the placem ent tests for the DBE M ath pr ogr am, thr oughout the m onth of June. PedConsultants w ill be notified w hen they ar e r eady for validation. Centr e Dir ector s w ill be notified w hen they ar e r eady for im plem entation.
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