By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

curriculum review

Provincial education curriculum advisory panel includes RDC vice-president

Aug 22, 2019 | 4:14 PM

The Government of Alberta has announced who will sit on an independent panel to provide advice on the development of future grade school curriculum.

“I am proud to move forward on two important commitments this government made to Albertans to strengthen our education system,” says Education Minister Adriana LaGrange, who is also the MLA for Red Deer-North.

“One is to broaden consultation on the curriculum review so that we are certain we get our future curriculum right. And the other is to replace the current ministerial order on student learning with one that ensures children have a strong foundation of essential skills and knowledge – something we heard loud and clear from parents.”

In a release, it’s noted that the panel includes representatives from the kindergarten to grade 12 school system, post-secondary institutions, education advocates, and other career and training organizations.

Included on the panel will be Dr. Paulette Hanna, associate vice-president academic at Red Deer College, and former superintendent of Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools.

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The rest of the panel is comprised of:

• Angus McBeath (chair), former superintendent, Edmonton Public Schools
• Jen Panteluk (vice-chair), former president and CEO, Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta and Northwest Territories
• Sharon Carry, former president & CEO, Bow Valley College
• Glenn Feltham, president & CEO, NAIT
• Keray Henke, former deputy minister, Alberta Education
• Martin Mrazik, professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
• Andy Neigel, CEO, Careers: the Next Generation
• Miles Smit, co-founder, Petrarch Institute
• Amy von Heyking, associate professor, Faculty of Education, University of Lethbridge
• Nhung Tran-Davis, founder, Children of Vietnam Benevolent Foundation, family doctor
• Ashley Berner, deputy director, Institute for Education Policy John Hopkins School of Education

“We respect the hard work done thus far on Alberta’s K-12 curriculum, and we want to make sure we are taking the right approach for the right reasons for our children,” LaGrange continues. “Members of the curriculum advisory panel come to the table with diverse backgrounds and experiences that I believe will enhance the vision and direction for student learning in Alberta.”

A final report to the Education Minister is expected by Dec. 20, 2019.