The GOAL Post is turning 10. And starting next fall, we’re celebrating with a versatile new electronic format that will feature prominently on the GOAL Web site. This Web-based platform will make us more timely, interactive, accessible and cost-efficient, even as we continue to highlight the many wonderful and diverse ways GOAL is being implemented […]
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GOAL can be as simple or as complex as you wish
March 1, 2013
Applying the guidance-oriented approach to learning can involve hands-on projects that students love (but require time to plan and carry out.) Or it can be as simple as telling students, “Do you realize that plumbers (or vets or airline pilots . . . ) couldn’t do their jobs if they didn’t know what we just learned?” Ask yourself these five questions […]
Where GOAL Fits in the QEP
March 1, 2013
Look no further than the Broad Areas of Learning (BAL) to grasp how GOAL is implicit in the Québec Education Program (QEP). These five interdisciplinary areas “favour the integration of the learnings in various subjects” (Pre-school and Elementary); “encourage students to make connections between what they learn at school, their everyday lives and social realities” […]
