The five required courses at the Adult 10 level are Communications, Social Sciences, Life/Work Studies, Mathematics and Science. Curricula are posted in pdf and html formats. Links to online resources and supplemental documents are also provided.
|  | The primary goal of Level Three Communications is that through a developmental process, learners will read with understanding, write clearly to successfully express ideas, and listen and speak effectively, all for a variety of purposes. |  |  |  | |  | Engaging in the Adult Basic Education Level Three Social Sciences curriculum contributes to adult learners’ abilities to think critically and reflectively, to make informed decisions, and to be active participants in a culturally diverse society. |  |  |  | |  | In Life/Work Studies, learners have the opportunity to gain skills, knowledge, and attitudes related to: lifelong learning, personal growth and development, and developing connections to community life and/or the labour market.
|  |  |  | |  | By building on prior knowledge and life experiences, the learner will develop basic math skills and apply them in contexts of work, life, or further training to think critically, solve problems, make decisions, and communicate from a mathematical perspective. |  |  |  | |  | The goal of ABE Level Three (Adult 10) Science is for learners to use scientific knowledge, skills, and attitudes to: develop and apply the foundations of scientific literacy; broaden their definition of science; and participate and engage in relevant discussions, decision making, and inquiries
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The goal of Adult Basic Education Level Three (Adult 10) Integration Guide is to present instructors with a tool that will help them work with learners to develop integrated themes, units, lessons, and activities that use learning outcomes from several different subjects simultaneously.
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Contact:
Manager, ABE Curriculum Renewal
12th Floor, 1945 Hamilton St.
Regina SK S4P 2C8
Phone: (306) 787-2354
Fax: (306) 787-7182
Email: abe@gov.sk.ca
The Basic Education Program Review (1999) suggested the need for change in the way Adult Basic Education is delivered in Saskatchewan. Three primary recommendations of the review were to 1) increase Adult Basic Education’s connections to employment; 2) increase the retention and success of Aboriginal learners; and 3) develop curriculum in the Adult Basic Education Level Three (Adult 10) program.
Since the beginning of the ABE redesign process, the Ministry has sponsored professional development opportunities for instructors, counsellors, and administrators. Workshop topics have included the foundations and philosophy of ABE, curriculum orientation, website evaluation, and curricular integration. The Ministry hosts an annual workshop for new practitioners and, most recently, offered workshops for intake and assessment counsellors.
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