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OALCFOntario Adult Literacy Curriculum InitiativeDecember 2009 The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) and the provincial literacy organizations representing LBS delivery sectors and streams, as well as AlphaPlus Centre, have joined together to create the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum (OALC) for the Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) Program. MTCU is also working with the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (MCI), and the Ministry of Education (MEDU) to ensure that the new curriculum is articulated with their foundation skills programming and enhances pathways between them. The new OALC is intended to:
A draft OALC curriculum framework package is being developed for piloting purposes in LBS agencies and will be completed in December 2009. Piloting will begin in January 2010 and will continue through March. Work is also being done to approach key stakeholders including labour and employers to test the proof of concept of the OALC. Work on the assessment strategy has begun. A learning materials guide will be developed to provide direction on choosing instructional materials suitable for use with the curriculum, methods of including identifying and/or modifying existing materials, and guidance on the development of new ones. The timing of the development of the assessment and learning materials frameworks is flexible, and will probably overlap with the piloting phase. The implementation of the OALC will begin with field-wide training in fall, 2010. Adoption of the curriculum, assessment and materials frameworks in all LBS delivery agencies will begin January 2011 and extend to December 2011. Please refer to the following resources for more information: Communiqué #1 (February 2009) Communiqué #1 is an introduction from MTCU to the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Initiative. MTCU OALC Letter (September 2009) This is an update from Patti Redmond, Director, Programs Branch, Strategic Policy and Programs Division of MTCU on the status of the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum, as of September 2009. Communiqué #2 (November 2009) Communiqué #2 is a description of the processes and the OALC work done to date. Detailed information on the pilot, as well as a timeline for implementation, is available in this communiqué. Communiqué #3 (December 2009) Communiqué #3 outlines details relating to the upcoming piloting of portions of the draft OALC Framework. CLO extends our thanks to all of our members for the terrific response to the call for pilot sites. The piloting phase of the project is extremely important in the further development of the OALC Framework. CLO is looking forward to the piloting process and to receiving the feedback from our pilot programs. Communiqué #4 (February 2010) Communiqué #4 provides information about the OALC piloting process, external validation and some bio details of the project staff working on behalf of the sector/stream/umbrella groups to develop the OALC Framework. OALCF Communiqué - Volume 2, Number 1, May 2010 This communiqué was developed by the Ontario Literacy Coalition based on submissions from the eight sector/stream/umbrella groups who are working on this MTCU led Initiative. This issue marks the start of the next phase of OALC development. OALCF Communiqué - Volume 2, Number 2, September 2010 This communiqué was written by the Ontario Literacy Coalition, and it addresses some frequently asked questions about the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework Initiative. OALCF Communiqué - Volume 2, Number 3, December 2010 The content of this communiqué, written by the Ontario Literacy Coalition, focuses primarily on the Learning Materials Component of the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework.
Community Literacy of Ontario’s OALCF Training – Update #1 (December 2010)Overview TrainingThe Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework (OALCF) Overview training sessions were delivered to literacy practitioners across Ontario on a variety of dates and locations in fall 2010 by their sectoral and stream networks. The Overview training introduces practitioners to the key concepts and features of the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework. The Overview training is a foundational piece to the OALCF Implementation training that will take place in the spring of 2011. In order to increase accessibility for practitioners from community-based literacy agencies, CLO held three OALCF Overview training sessions using a combination of methods:
To further increase access, CLO also created a recorded online version of the Overview training on Centra which is available via Contact North. This recorded version of the training is freely accessible to any LBS agency Please follow these instructions to access this valuable online training opportunity:
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