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Curriculum Division Analysis

Series consists of an analysis of the Curriculum Division within Edmonton Public Schools and the documents which support this analysis. The Curricular Division contained three departments: the Curricular Services Department, the Pupil Services Department, and the Research and Evaluation Department.

Program Review, Research and Liason

Media Highlights

Item presents titles of print and non-print materials recommended for purchase by Elementary, Junior High and Senior High schools. Non-print materials include kits, slides, cassettes, study prints, phonograph records, and filmstrips. Compiled by the Learning Resources Branch of Edmonton Public Schools.

Learning Resources Acquisitions and Field Services

Curriculum Materials Catalogue

Item is a catalogue listing both curriculum materials developed by Edmonton Public Schools and curriculum guides, supplements and replacement sheets published by the Department of Education. For the curriculum materials, each entry includes the subject, grade level, title and description, and distributor. For the curriculum guides, each entry includes a catalogue number and description.

Curriculum and Program Planning

Administration Files : Vacation School

Item pertains to the Vacation School, a program at Victoria High School to prepare grade XI students for supplemental examinations. Examinations were conducted by the Department of Education and the University of Alberta. The Vacation School was aimed at students who failed their June examinations but others took the summer courses as well. File includes correspondence, planning information and reports from teachers.

Elementary Education Files

Series consists of files created by A. George Bayly and include memoranda, tests, reports, and informational documents relating to Elementary Education. Bayly’s titles during this period were as follows: Elementary Supervisor or Supervisor, Elementary Education (1947-48), Director of Elementary Education (1948-49 to Oct 1955), and Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Education (beginning 01 Oct 1955).

Instructional Services Division

Elementary Education Files

Series consists of files created by A. George Bayly, which include correspondence, memoranda, notices and general information to and from Bayly. Most material relates to Elementary curriculum, curriculum development, testing and reading. Bayly’s titles for this period were as follows: Elementary Supervisor or Supervisor, Elementary Education (1946-47, 1947-48), Director of Elementary Education (1948-49 to Oct 1955), and Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Education (beginning 01 Oct 1955).

Instructional Services Division

The Modern Instructor

Item is a magazine presenting ideas and exercises for teachers to use in grades I to VIII. It also contains articles by experts pertaining to teaching.

Administration Files : Mental Tests

Item contains correspondence regarding intelligence tests. Included are letters of concern from parents, a copy of a letter from the Edmonton High School Teachers' Alliance and correspondence with C.B. Willis, Victoria High, regarding the comparison of student I.Q.'s within the city High Schools. Also included is a sample test.

Administration Files : Dramatics

Item focuses on Dramatics in the Intermediate and High Schools. Included are supply costs, costs for erecting stages with written and sketched plans and correspondence from the Alberta Dramatic League. Intermediate and High Schools offering Dramatics in 1937 are listed with names of the Dramatics teachers. These are McKay Avenue, King Edward, Westmount, Strathcona, McCauley, Victoria, Eastwood, Spruce Avenue, Highlands, Riverdale, Normal Practice, Garneau and H.A. Gray.

Inner City Schools

Item consists of reports, minutes and research produced by the Committee on Education in Older Areas of the City. This committee was made up of senior officials in Edmonton Public Schools. It investigated problems associated with educating children in inner city schools and addressed future city development which would affect inner city schools.

Monitoring and Assessment Services

Elementary Math A - F

Item consists of six guides from the Elementary Mathematics Program of Edmonton Public Schools which are labeled A through F. The program materials were designed to assist teachers in the use of a text and activity approach in the teaching of Grade I - VI mathematics. The program was developed, in part, by Edmonton Public Schools’ teachers.

Mathematics Services

Bureau Deployment

Item consists of a memorandum to the Superintendent with attached survey and documentation. Item addresses the effectiveness of the Bureau of Child Study Services and its current deployment plan.

Instructional Services Division

Utilizing Community Resources

Item is a coil-bound book prepared by the curriculum sub-committee of the Edmonton Public School Local Alberta Teachers’ Association in cooperation with Edmonton Public Schools. It details the reasons for using Community Resources in education and provides a directory for field trips. Within the book are photographs of a class which were taken by a Parkview School teacher.

Curricular Services

Utilizing Community Resources : Theory and Practice of Community Study for Educational Purposes : A Directory for Field Trips

Item is a bound book which details the reasons for using Community Resources in education and lists a directory for field trips. The book was coordinated by the Committee for the Utilization of Community Resources within Edmonton Public Schools and a forward was written by the Superintendent, R. S. Sheppard.

Curricular Services

King Edward Junior High School Honor Roll

Item is an Academic Honour Roll for King Edward Junior High School. It lists the names of honour students, grades VII, VIII and IX, for the school years 1961-62 to 1972-73. It is continued from item 84.KE.19.

King Edward School [1914]

Honour Roll

Item is an Academic Honour Roll for King Edward Junior High School. It lists the names of honour students, grades VII, VIII and IX, for the school years 1973-74 to 1981-82. It is continued from item 84.KE.19.

King Edward School [1914]

Utilizing Community Resources : Theory and Practice of Community Study for Educational Purposes : A Directory for Field Trips

Item is a bound book which details the reasons for using Community Resources in education and lists a directory for field trips. The book was coordinated by the Committee for the Utilization of Community Resources within Edmonton Public Schools and a forward was written by the Superintendent, R. S. Sheppard.

Curricular Services

Utilizing Community Resources

Item is a coil-bound book prepared by the curriculum sub-committee of the Edmonton Public School Local Alberta Teachers’ Association in cooperation with Edmonton Public Schools. It details the reasons for using Community Resources in education and provides a directory for field trips. Within the book are photographs of a class which were taken by a Parkview School teacher.

Curricular Services

Secondary Education Files

Item consists of documents and correspondence related to career counseling, text books, curriculum, staff issues, student employment, I.Q. and achievement tests, and conferences. The file was maintained by G. R. Conquest and M. J. V. Downey.

Consulting Services

Administration Files

Series contains correspondence pertaining to administrative activities of Edmonton Public Schools as well as trustees' acceptance and resignation letters.

Secretary-Treasurer

Administration Files

Series contains documents pertaining to the administrative activities of Edmonton Public Schools departments, schools, Trustees, and committees. Series contains inactive files that were closed in June 1971 and sent to the vault for storage. Files are arranged numerically by the original file number assigned by creator.

Superintendent of Schools

Memorandum of Transmittal

Series consists of documents from the Superintendent of Schools for the Edmonton Public School Board Trustees. The memoranda provided information about schools, students, staff, buildings, departments, curriculum changes, grievances, press releases and meetings. Appendices are included, but not all are on file.

The Five Year Program : A Guide for Parents

Item is a booklet for parents whose children are rapid learners and therefore eligible for the five year program. The five year program allowed children to complete the six years of elementary school in five years. The booklet describes the program, the type of children who are eligible, and the role of parents.

Bureau Services

Patterns in the Inner City : Phase I : A Study of Developmental Patterns and Influences ...

Item is a booklet which presents the findings of a survey examining the differences between inner city and suburban children. The intention of the survey was to develop teaching content and processes more applicable to the needs of inner city children. Conducted by the EPS Bureau of Child Study, and published under Continuous Instructional Improvement.

Bureau Services

The Five Year Program : A Guide for Parents

Item is a booklet for parents whose children are rapid learners and therefore eligible for the five year program. The five year program allowed children to complete the six years of elementary school in five years. The booklet describes the program, the type of children who would be eligible, and the role of parents.

Bureau Services

Preparing for School : A Message for Parents

Item is a booklet which suggests actions parents can take at home to help prepare their child for school. The original manuscript was prepared by members of the curriculum and bureau staffs, Edmonton Public Schools. It was designed and printed by the students of the Graphics Arts Classes, Jasper Place Composite High School.

Bureau Services

Preparing for School : A Message for Parents

Item is a booklet which suggests actions that parents can take at home to help prepare their child for school. It was prepared by supervisory staff, elementary counselors and school psychologists within Edmonton Public Schools. It was designed and printed by the students of the Graphics Arts Classes, Jasper Place Composite High School.

Bureau Services

Canadian Journey

Item is a filmstrip depicting a cartoon train crossing the map of Canada. It appears to be for Elementary students.

National Film Board of Canada

Nickel

Item is a film about the history, production and uses of Nickel and is presented by the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys.

National Film Board of Canada

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