Curriculum and Teaching Methods

Flight: Alberta's Early Learning and Care Framework

Alberta's curriculum framework, Flight, was developed by a team of faculty members at MacEwan University - Lee Makovichuk, Janes Hewes, Patricia Lirette, and Nancy Thomas. With support from the provincial government, faculty at MacEwan University and Mount Royal University worked with the field to develop and pilot this project in different communities in Alberta. The Curriculum Framework's aim is to help guide the practice of early childhood educators and is an invitation to think about, reflect on, and examine what educators say and do while working and building relationships with children, their families, and other educators.

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Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework

The Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework represents the Government of Canada and Indigenous peoples’ work to co-develop a transformative Indigenous framework that reflects the unique cultures, aspirations and needs of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children across Canada.

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Indigenous Ways of Knowing - The Early Learning Perspective

The Indigenous Ways of Knowing - The Early Learning Perspective is a document created by Brye Robertson, an Indigenous graduate of the Bachelor of Child Studies – Early Learning and Child Care program at Mount Royal University.

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Play-Based Learning

Ontario Science Centre developed resources and lesson plans to get started on play-based learning. Below is a playlist of 5 videos that will auto-play.

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Inquiry-Based Learning

Ontario Science Centre developed resources and lesson plans to get started on inquiry-based learning. Below is a playlist of 4 videos that will auto-play.

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Children's Interest

Children's interests provide the basis for play and learning. The following video shows how kindergarten takes place in Norway and other Nordic countries.