Taking ownership of cross-curricular competencies and broad areas of learning : Soutenir l'appropriation des compétences transversales et des domaines généraux de formation, avis du Conseil supérieur de l'éducation au ministre de l'éducation, du loisir et du sport

In the present Brief, the Conseil will firstly examine methods used for the integration of broad areas of learning and cross-curricular competencies, the issues arising from their implementation, and the evaluation of the latter. [...] The Ministerial Plan of Action A New Direction for Success,5 released in 1997 in the wake of the Estates General On Education, established courses of action for the implementation of the education reform, with the objective of greater success for all students. [...] The learning is generally grouped in knowledge, strategies and techniques directly linked either to one specific competency or to the entire subject area.9 1.5 The Players: Key Roles and Spheres of Influence Cross-curricular competencies and broad areas of learning together with the subject areas are the pillars of the Québec Education Program, which is under the jurisdiction of the Government and [...] The implementation of the objectives of cross-curricular competencies and broad areas of learning is the responsibility of the schools. [...] The choice of prioritizing the acquisition of essential learning and preparing students for their role as citizens, which led to the integration of broad areas of learning into the curriculum, is not unique to 14 Chaired by Claude Corbo, the mandate of the Task Force consisted in defining what students should know, do and be at the end of their elementary and secondary education so that they may m