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Teachers Matter

May 2012. Teachers Matter . Essential Questions:. How are we progressing with the QLE? How are we going to move the QLE forward ? What is the role of the Learning Support team with the QLE?. 1. How are we progressing with the QLE?. QLE: Where have we been?.

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Teachers Matter

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  1. May 2012 Teachers Matter

  2. Essential Questions: • How are we progressing with the QLE? • How are we going to move the QLE forward? • What is the role of the Learning Support team with the QLE?

  3. 1. How are we progressing with the QLE?

  4. QLE: Where have we been? • We have facilitated over 39 discussions… so far…. to build the QLE.

  5. QLE: Early October • Clarified and re-wrote background • The Core: • Relationships: added the connection to parents; included a focus on genuine interest in students; • Student Engagement: made language less prescriptive in terms of describing instructional practice • The Cultural Elements: expanded explanation around literacy/numeracy

  6. QLE: End October • 4 Key Components • refined personalization section (Personalized teaching) • The Cultural Elements • refined culture of inclusion • refined culture of using research and data to inform our work

  7. QLE: December • 4 Key ComponentsRevised Essential Questions in 4 Key Elements • Re-ordered Outcomes section (so it would flow better J) • Re-worked Assessment & Instruction Sections to reduce overlap/repetition • Refined Personalization section • Cultural Conditions • Re-did the inclusion section with the help of student services • Re-did the section on research and data to broaden the scope • Examined research on Numeracy (thanks to Darlene Kusick).

  8. QLE: December • Updated Core based on feedback and research done at Spruce View School. • relationships are now divided into relationships for academics; social needs and parental support • Engagement section is now divided into Intellectual, Social and Academic engagement

  9. QLE: March

  10. QLE: March, April, May….. • Feedback Continues: • John Wilson Elementary • Bowden Grandview • School Conversations Continue: • Bowden • Hugh Sutherland • Jessie Duncan • QLE/AISI Planning days

  11. Your turn… • Take a look at what has changed…

  12. 2. How are we going to move the QLE forward?

  13. QLE/AISI Planning Days: • Understand provincial requirements • Collaborate & Share • Determine measures • Complete school plan

  14. Your School

  15. On the Horizon • How should we move the QLE forward? • What should be done? • By whom? • By when?

  16. On the HorizonLiteracy…one strategy especially Reading

  17. Importance of Literacy • High percentage of dropouts have literacy problems. • Early literacy programs can be effective; however many adolescents continue to struggle with reading. • These adolescents struggle reading to learn. • Recent estimates indicate 42% of Canadian adults lack functional literacy. • 22% have serious reading problems.

  18. Importance of Literacy • Most programs are either prepared or implemented poorly. • Most 4-12 teachers are poorly prepared to assess and treat reading difficulties. • More than two-thirds of new jobs are expected to required some post-secondary education. • Long term pd is the answer.

  19. Importance of Literacy • What do we expect of students? • Acquire, manipulate, remember and use large amounts of information from texts and lectures. • Organize information, time and materials • Books become longer and discussions are based on a presumed understanding • Understand and use specialized vocabulary • Identify validity of information found in media, on internet and sources of text

  20. Importance of Literacy • All while… • Being required to cover material independently. • With little time for academic interaction.

  21. CESD Data • In a PAT analysis of a school within CESD: • we looked at the students that had not reach the acceptable standard in the math and science tests • Of those students, all but one of them had also failed the reading section of the English Language Arts PAT.

  22. Is English a Dreadful Language?

  23. Myths • Literacy is the job of English/Language Arts teachers. • It is fruitless to spend time and money on older students because they have passed the point at which instruction can make a real difference. • Little can be done for students who are not motivated to engage in literacy activities. • Students with low IQs will never get it…so why bother.

  24. 3. What is the role of the Learning Support team with the QLE?

  25. Our Traditional Model

  26. Our Current Model

  27. Our Current Model

  28. Our Current Model

  29. Coming Together

  30. Clarity - Special Education

  31. Clarity around AISI

  32. So, what do we mean by (peer) coaching? What could this look like? What are the requirements? • Teachers working with teachers (Learning support team member, partner teacher, team) • Watching students in a class • Modeling a lesson • Co-teaching a concept • Co-planning a lesson/unit • Anything that allows you to learn together • Trusting relationship • Willing to learn together • Recognizing that you can learn from others

  33. An Example • Find a partner at your table: • One person (A) • Second person (B) • A: Record the Coaches questions • B: Record the Colleagues responses

  34. What did you notice? • What do you think occurred between the coach and colleague prior to this conversation? • What did you notice about the conversation?

  35. QUESTIONS

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