Alberta will be seeing curriculum changes within the next six years, as announced by Minister of Education, David Eggen.

According to the Minister, a majority of the changes will be happening through 2018-2022. 

Meanwhile, student teachers are hard at work, to learn a soon-to-be "old" curriculum, but according to Amanda VanNest, a student teacher attending Mount Royal, the curriculum stands in definite need of those changes.

"Right now in school, we're learning about fostering more inquiry based learning and student led learning, and encouraging students to take control of their own learning. I find some of the curriculum, some areas are 30 years old." 

VanNest, who is advancing to her third year at Mount Royal University says that while it is the source of some stress and uncertainty, it opens the door for innovation in schools.

"Sometimes, the older curriculum doesn't quite allow that room for technology and that inquiry based learning and what not."

While she is sure that it will open the door for different types of learning, VanNest also hopes to see some changes within the testing systems.

"To give every single student a test that's paper and pencil, not everybody learns that way, and not everybody can show what they know that way."

 

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