Overview

To explore explores how system education leaders can strengthen new curriculum implementation from a system perspective, this eLeadership Guide will use the Alberta Government Continuous Improvement Cycle (pp. 32-33) to examine this topic. The Continuous Improvement Cycle includes the key components of explore, develop, take action, and evaluate.

Source: This graphic is adapted from the Continuous Improvement Cycle in the Alberta Education Funding Manual for School Authorities 2026/27 School Year (p. 33).

New Curriculum Implementation eLeadership Guide Outcomes

Participants will:

• analyze authentic examples of curriculum implementation in planning, instruction, assessment, and leadership from diverse local contexts.
• apply practical strategies and lessons learned from system leaders to support effective curriculum implementation within their own school authorities.
• identify common challenges in and successful approaches to curriculum change and use these insights to inform decision-making and improvement efforts.
• strengthen leadership practices that support coherent, system-wide implementation of the new curriculum.
• collaborate with peers across jurisdictions, contributing to a shared understanding and collective capacity for curriculum implementation.
• translate provincial direction into meaningful, context-responsive actions that support teaching, learning, and assessment.