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Alberta Initiative for School Improvement Improving Student Learning in Alberta. AISI Goal. To improve student learning and performance by fostering initiatives that reflect the unique needs and circumstances within school jurisdictions. AISI Education Partners. AISI Facts.
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Alberta Initiative for School Improvement Improving Student Learning in Alberta
AISI Goal To improve student learning and performance by fostering initiatives that reflect the unique needs and circumstances within school jurisdictions
AISI Facts Initiated in 1999 A program to improve student learning Funded by Alberta Education 1,300 projects between 2000 and 2006 An Alberta success story Cycle 3 – 2006 to 2009
AISI Attributes • Partnership • Catalyst • Student focused • Flexibility • Collaboration • Culture of Continuous Improvement • Evidence-based Practice • Research-based Interventions • Inquiry and Reflection • Building Capacity and Sustainability • Knowledge
AISI Impacts • Improved student learning • Culture of continuous improvement • Renewed focus on teaching and learning • Innovation and creativity • Shared language • Research in classrooms • New knowledge • Evidence-based decisions • Job-embedded professional development • Shared and distributed leadership • Engaged parents
School Improvement Branch School Improvement Branch (SIB) Alberta Education 12th Floor, 44 Capital Boulevard, 10044 – 108 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 5E6 Office Telephone Number: (780) 427-3160 Toll-free at 310-000 Fax Number: (780) 415-2481 http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/k_12/special/aisi/
http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/k_12/special/aisi/ AISI Website
AISI Event Calendar AISI Events Calendar http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/k_12/special/aisi/calendar/ User Guide Instructions
AISI Clearinghouse http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/k_12/special/aisi/ClearingHouse/default.asp AISI Clearinghouse • Provides project information, promising practices, annual and final AISI reports. • Includes information for local school authorities, parents, education partners and the public. • Enhances accessibility to school improvement literature.