a history of curriculum services canada
a history of curriculum services canada
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2005-2006<br />
venture that many partners had already agreed to be part <strong>of</strong>, and the Inukshuk Fund (Fido/Rogers<br />
Wireless), whose main focus is the creation <strong>of</strong> relevant educational content for remote<br />
communities, were highlights. An Expression <strong>of</strong> Interest was being developed in response to a<br />
call by Inukshuk Internet Inc.<br />
Finally, the meeting was given statistics for evaluations and approvals regarding the Liste<br />
Trillium List, as well as a brief description <strong>of</strong> additional projects (e.g., for the Ministry, gap<br />
analysis <strong>of</strong> 16 courses <strong>of</strong> study comparing previous <strong>curriculum</strong> with revised <strong>curriculum</strong>).<br />
Between October 2005 and April 2006, the Executive Director’s reports indicated that RFPs<br />
continued to be a strong focus. In addition, meetings were held with Micros<strong>of</strong>t regarding<br />
possible collaboration on the Gateway Project, followed by meetings and communications to<br />
solicit 19 partners for the project.<br />
Over this period the following were among business development activities: Fundraising<br />
proposals for TCF; negotiations and meetings with le CLÉ concerning contract revisions and<br />
alignment <strong>of</strong> Liste Trillium List responsibilities; meetings at the Ministry regarding such<br />
business as Trillium operational issues, evaluation <strong>of</strong> resources for the Bullying Prevention<br />
Program; and webcasts (e.g., with Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat).<br />
Between October and December, team meetings were a significant dimension <strong>of</strong> activities with<br />
various potential clients, for ongoing review <strong>of</strong> all evaluation reports, on re-organization <strong>of</strong><br />
supplementary resources on the web site to enable searching. Between December 2005 and<br />
February 2006, activities included a planning session to set out a critical path for Gateway and to<br />
finalize contract requirements with Canadian Heritage. On the Human Resources (HR) front, the<br />
Executive Director and Gina Melvin had ongoing meetings with an HR consultant regarding the<br />
review <strong>of</strong> alignment <strong>of</strong> policies and contracts with the Employment Standards Act, plus<br />
subsequent revision to some contracts.<br />
The Curriculum Resource Services report for December 2005 included the following activities:<br />
continued work with the Ministry in preparing materials (Math TIPS) to support implementation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the revised <strong>curriculum</strong> for Grades 7, 8, 9 and 10 Applied Mathematics; assisting the Ministry<br />
in developing content for and maintaining the web page Leading Math Success and a web page<br />
focusing on literacy Grades 7-12; and, with the College <strong>of</strong> Massage Therapists and Ministry <strong>of</strong><br />
Training, Colleges and Universities, developing standards for evaluating massage therapy<br />
courses. Regarding the Curriculum Foundation (TCF) Teacher-Developed Projects, mentoring<br />
continued for four projects on the year’s theme “Literacy and the Arts” – projects to be posted as<br />
they are completed.<br />
Elaborating on the Executive Director’s comments, Evaluation Services provided statistics (to<br />
November 24, 2005) for activities related to Liste Trillium List and reported ongoing liaison<br />
with the Ministry, le CLÉ, and publishers. Since the transfer <strong>of</strong> supplementary evaluations to<br />
Evaluation Services in September 2005, seven were in progress and four completed. Additional<br />
projects included the first evaluation <strong>of</strong> a Spanish resource.<br />
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