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Think big – start small. REM Family of Schools Friday, October 1, 2010 8:45 – 11:30. Agenda. 8:30Coffee 8:45Presentation 10:00Break 10:20Grade Group Meetings 11:30End. What do we have?. A half full mindset… Team… Care… Innovation… Trust…. Half full continued…. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Think big – start small..
REM Family of SchoolsFriday, October 1, 20108:45 – 11:30
Agenda8:30 Coffee8:45 Presentation10:00 Break10:20 Grade Group Meetings11:30 End
What do we have?
A half full mindset…◦Team…◦Care…◦Innovation…◦Trust…
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
Imagine if…Our system was half empty…
Waiting for Superman
Looking after each child…
Providing opportunities for each child…
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
Mindsets (for the transformation of schools)Moral Purpose
◦ Passionate and persistent intensityTrust
◦ Relationships firstLearning for understanding
◦ Thoughtful conversationsEvidence
◦ What is used in schoolsLearning-oriented design
◦ Opportunities for adult learnersInquiry
◦ Questions before directions
Conditions for Learning
Prince George, School District #57
Personalized Learning7 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
Personalized Learning
“Teach Less, Learn More” (Singapore)
21st Century Skills
Balanced AssessmentAssessment 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
Differentiated Instruction
NumeracyMath 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
LiteracyAdults 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
Mindsets
Conditions for Learning
Personalized Learning
21st Century Skills
Balanced Assessment
Differentiated Instruction
Numeracy
Literacy
Say Something!
A Focus on Literacy
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Link assessment, curriculum and instruction
Practises already in place…Adrienne Gear
strategiesLiterature circles
in intermediateReading in the
content areasPlatooningGRIPReading RecoveryAssessments
Incorporating technology into literacy
Networking/collaborating/learning communities
Pro-dBalanced literacy
programs
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
Information on Literacyhttp://www.sd35.bc.ca/district/is/
default.aspx
http://www.npbs.ca/
http://ps.sd35.bc.ca/DesktopDefault.aspx
Break….After the break: Table Talk (seated with
your colleagues)K’s facilitated by Ruth1’s facilitated by Calvin2’s facilitated by Janet3’s facilitated by Ute4’s facilitated by Nathan5’s facilitated by Carol6’s facilitated by Lucy7’s facilitated by Michelle
Inquiry Mindedness - LiteracyWhat 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?
Sharing OutWhat is an area that your team
has identified as an area for continued investigation/professional growth?
TEAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF80RqLkl6E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ3d3KigPQM
Thank you!