~ Deepening Understanding ~ Strengthening Processes ~ Unifying our System

Feb 18, 2014 Admin Team Leadership Session

Go Team!

Collaborative Support Teams

Learner Focused / impact ALL Learners

Dot dot dot Professional relationships & conversations

All Learners; Continuum of Support

Strengthen class instruction & support

Increase efficiencies, effectiveness – systemic

Empowers, Sustainability

Inquiry:

How can collaborative school teams bring more purpose, alignment & sustainability to our instructional leadership for all learners in the classroom, the school and our district?

What are your initial thoughts of how this looks like / feels like at

your school?

March 4 - Ecole Central "From Collaboration to SIP to Action Plans to School Focused Action"

 Sharing their journey, experience and cyclical, but organic, framework that helps move their school learning culture forward in more meaningful discussions that support all learners.

What works for them and whyHow their school prepares to in Sept’

Team presenters:  Janet, Broyden, Elaine, Dale, Sophie

March 4 – Duncan Cran ”The Power of Conversation…"

DC team will share their learning & experiences in establishing a process that focuses on the needs & supports for ALL learners◦what they have learned, where they will

be going next Team presenters: Brent (Admin), Nancy (Complex

Learning/Behaviour), Nadine (Inclusion), Donna (Counsellor), April (LA)

April 22 – Middle / Senior Schools”Innovative & Collaborative Processes to

support ALL Learners"

◦ Innovative Journeys◦Middle / Senior continuing

sharing after DTLM

Bert Bowes, Dr. Kearney, NPSS, ELC, Prespatou, Clearview, Hudson’s Hope, Upper Pine

May 6 Deepening Understanding

Strengthening Processes Unifying our System

Other examples…Tools, Resources, Frameworks, Templates ??

Culmination of Learning - Sharing New Insights & Possibilities

+ School Profile - resurrection+ Connections with LIF Process

Leyton Schnellert http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/education/faculty/LSchnellert.html

What practices do educators engage in when working collaboratively to consider, explore, and

construct more inclusive instruction?

How and why do collaborative, action-oriented inquiry cycles help teachers to develop

understandings and practices that address, nurture and support diverse learning needs?

Inquiry examples:

~ Deepening Understanding ~ Strengthening Processes ~ Unifying Systems … Part 1

March 4 District Team Leadership

Inquiry:

How can collaborative school teams bring more purpose, alignment & sustainability to our instructional leadership for all learners in the classroom, the school and our district?

What are your initial thoughts of how this looks like / feels like at

your school?

Collaborative Team

Outcomes Notes…

Clear functionality of the team

Learner Focused; Application to All Learners along a Continuum of Support; Tiered process of support

Inclusion of relevant resources & information from class, school, home &/or community

Effective action planning/decision making process; Practical & creative strategies

Trusting, respectful, & supportive relationships

Strengthen professional practice, class instruction & support

Solution Focussed; empowering; growth mindset

Increase efficiencies & effectiveness; systemic; Sustainability

Questions

Here’s What … is working

So What … new connections now exist?

Now What … are some next steps

Leyton Schnellert

What practices do educators engage in when working collaboratively to consider, explore, and

construct more inclusive instruction?

How and why do collaborative, action-oriented inquiry cycles help teachers to develop

understandings and practices that address, nurture and support diverse learning needs?

Tentative: April 28,April 14May 2

Looking Ahead:April 22 Middle/Secondary/NBCDES

◦Learning Session after DTLM

April 28 Tentative Leyton Schnellert; School Teams (Admin, LA, LS staff, CT?)◦Other dates: April 14 or May 2

May 6 Connections, Tools, Resources

May 9 May Planning Day