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Educational Update 1997

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TRANSITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR MATHEMATICS

Important Note: See Implementation of Senior 1 Mathematics Curriculum and Standards Testing (May 1999) for revisions to this strategy.


In response to feedback from Senior Years administrators and Senior 1 mathematics teachers concerning the length and the extent of change in the Senior 1 Mathematics (10F) curriculum, Manitoba Education and Training has developed a transitional strategy to facilitate its effective implementation. The strategy recognizes the need for a period of adjustment for teachers and students who are implementing new mathematics content and methodologies. Beginning in the 1997-98 school year, the schedule outlined in Table 2 will be in effect for Senior 1 Mathematics (10F) curriculum and related Senior 1 mathematics standards testing.

Implications for Students Enrolling in Senior 2 Mathematics/Mathématiques Courses

Students who do not study Units 10 or 11 during the transition to Senior 1 Mathematics/Mathématiques (10F) curriculum will require some specific program support when they enrol in Senior 2 Applied Mathematics/Mathématiques Appliquées (20S) or Pre-Calculus Mathematics/Mathématiques Pré-Calcul (20S). It is important, therefore, that teachers of Senior 1 Mathematics/Mathématiques (10F) maintain records of the units each student has completed, and communicate this information to the receiving teacher(s) of students in Senior 2 mathematics/mathématiques courses.

Table 3 summarizes the focus of Units 10 and 11, and suggests programming implications for Senior 2 Applied Mathematics/Mathématiques Appliquées (20S) and Pre-Calculus Mathematics/Mathématiques Pré-Calcul (20S) courses. No specific programming is required for students enrolling in Senior 2 Consumer Mathematics/Mathématiques du Consommateur (20S).

Implications for Students Enrolling in Senior 3 and Senior 4 Mathematics/Mathématiques Courses

Provided that programming supports are put in place at Senior 2, the transitional adjustments to Senior 1 Mathematics/Mathématiques (10F) would not affect student performance in Senior 3 or Senior 4 mathematics/mathématiques courses or on the Senior 4 standards test.