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Think big – start small..

Think big – start small. REM Family of Schools Friday, October 1, 2010 8:45 – 11:30. Agenda. 8:30 Coffee 8:45 Presentation 10:00 Break 10:20 Grade Group Meetings 11:30 End. What do we have?. A half full mindset… Team… Care… Innovation… Trust…. Half full continued….

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Think big – start small..

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  1. Think big – start small.. REM Family of Schools Friday, October 1, 2010 8:45 – 11:30

  2. Agenda • 8:30 Coffee • 8:45 Presentation • 10:00 Break • 10:20 Grade Group Meetings • 11:30 End

  3. What do we have? • A half full mindset… • Team… • Care… • Innovation… • Trust…

  4. Half full continued… • We work in a place that • …has passionate and dedicated teachers and support staff • …outperforms other countries • …looks after the needs of individual students

  5. Imagine if… • Our system was half empty… • Waiting for Superman

  6. Looking after each child…

  7. Providing opportunities for each child…

  8. How do we do this? • By focusing on the right things: • Mindsets • Conditions for Learning • Personalized Learning • 21st Century Skills • Balanced Assessment • Differentiated Instruction • Numeracy • Literacy

  9. Mindsets (for the transformation of schools) • Moral Purpose • Passionate and persistent intensity • Trust • Relationships first • Learning for understanding • Thoughtful conversations • Evidence • What is used in schools • Learning-oriented design • Opportunities for adult learners • Inquiry • Questions before directions

  10. Conditions for Learning Prince George, School District #57

  11. Personalized Learning • 7 C’s: • Cross-cultural understandings • Communication, Computing and ICT Literacy • Career (and learning self reliance) • Caring for Personal Health and Planet Earth • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving • Creativity and Innovation • Collaboration, Teamwork and Leadership

  12. Personalized Learning • “Teach Less, Learn More” (Singapore)

  13. 21st Century Skills

  14. Balanced Assessment • Assessment of, for and as Learning • 4 Big Ideas of Assessment for Learning • Learner metacognition • Nimble and responsive teaching • Inquiry mindedness • Learning for all through networks • Grading and Reporting

  15. Differentiated Instruction

  16. Numeracy • Math serves as a gateway to a variety of desirable career pathways through post-secondary education • 10% of Langley’s students are unsuccessful in their first year of secondary math • Math 10 is a barrier to completion (Essentials/Principles) • …is literacy

  17. Literacy • Adults with poor literacy (in particular) and numeracy skills have: • Diminished life chances and opportunities • A poorer quality of life that may include: • Education • Family • Workplace • Community • A “trajectory of disadvantage” • Early literacy/parent involvement • Parsons & Bynner, 2007 • Illuminating Disadvantage

  18. MindsetsConditions for LearningPersonalized Learning21st Century SkillsBalanced AssessmentDifferentiated InstructionNumeracyLiteracy Say Something!

  19. A Focus on Literacy Link assessment, curriculum and instruction

  20. Practises already in place… • Adrienne Gear strategies • Literature circles in intermediate • Reading in the content areas • Platooning • GRIP • Reading Recovery • Assessments • Incorporating technology into literacy • Networking/collaborating/learning communities • Pro-d • Balanced literacy programs

  21. Information on Literacy http://langleyguidedreading.wikispaces.com/ http://www.bcerac.ca/prolearning/educational_impact.aspx http://www.readnowbc.ca/k12/tools_teachers.php http://k12sites.weebly.com/teachers.html

  22. Information on Literacy • http://www.sd35.bc.ca/district/is/default.aspx • http://www.npbs.ca/ • http://ps.sd35.bc.ca/DesktopDefault.aspx

  23. Break…. After the break: Table Talk (seated with your colleagues) • K’s facilitated by Ruth • 1’s facilitated by Calvin • 2’s facilitated by Janet • 3’s facilitated by Ute • 4’s facilitated by Nathan • 5’s facilitated by Carol • 6’s facilitated by Lucy • 7’s facilitated by Michelle

  24. Inquiry Mindedness - Literacy • What is a balanced literacy program? • What are the challenges in literacy instruction? • Who are the learners in your school that you are most concerned about? • What are you doing as a school to better meet their needs? • In the areas of literacy, what areas do you need more information on or do you want to collectively/individually focus on?

  25. Sharing Out • What is an area that your team has identified as an area for continued investigation/professional growth?

  26. TEAM • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF80RqLkl6E • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ3d3KigPQM

  27. Thank you!

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