As a preservice teacher today I thought I might head into the BC Curriculum resources and see if I can find anything about journaling. A quick search for the actual word journal or journaling didn’t bring anything up so I opted to look a little deeper in the English Language Arts and Career curriculum for something that might support the use of journaling for students. The Following are the highlights of what I found.

Big Ideas

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Journaling can support the following Big Ideas from the BC English Language Arts curriculum:

  • Language and story can be a source of creativity and joy.
  • Using language in creative and playful ways helps us understand how language works.

I see opportunities to use journaling to support the following big ideas in the BC Career curriculum:

  • Confidence develops through the process of self-discovery
  • Reflecting on our preferences and skills helps us identify the steps we need to take to achieve our career goals.