that are both critical and culturally inclusive, and that draw on digital technology and multi-media to make meaning across the K-12 curriculum. Literacies are viewed in the plural as socially constructed and influenced by social, economic, cultural, and power CTL1799 H Special Topics in Curriculum: Master's Level: Curriculum Development - From Policy to Classroom Practice This course will deal with two aspects of curriculum policy. First the meaning of "curriculum policy" - how it is developed, and who influences that development - will be analyzed. Secondly, the impact of that policy on classroom practice as it is translated by school boards, school staff, and parents will be examined. The roles and responsibilities of teachers, parents, and other stakeholders will be emphasized. CTL1799 H Special Topics in Curriculum: Masters Level: 21 Century Competencies, Multiliteracies, and Assessment This course explores the role education might play in increasing student's capacity for knowledge creation, with emphasis on 21st century competencies, multiliteracies, and assessment. Knowledge creation and innovation have risen to high prominence given pressing social and economic concerns. Nations across the world, including those performing well on current-day assessments, are engaged in reforms aimed at preparing citizens for Knowledge Age work. New forms of engagement and assessment are required, to both drive and evaluate change. Innovative practices often do not show significant, positive advances over traditional practices, presumably because current-day assessments under-represent new-age competencies. We will explore the strengths and limits of innovative educational practices in light of 21st century competencies and multiliteracies, and