CSC Annual Report 2004-2005 - Curriculum Services Canada

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The mandate of Professional Learning Services (PLS) is to offer professional development opportunities that meet the specific needs and requirements of Canadian teachers, program staff, superintendents, consultants, administrators, and other educators. PLS provided customized presentations, workshops, and online learning for educators in both official languages. Ontario Ministry of Education Initiatives PLS oversaw the development of quality sample Personalized Placement Learning Plans (PPLP) and related Rich Tasks which model for teachers how to implement co-operative education policy and curriculum expectations. The PPLP quality samples were launched province-wide via a series of web conferences. "We love it! We have taken part in teleconferences before, but the web-based learning really added to the learning and the experience. We will all be putting what we learned into play when working with clients. It appealed to all learning styles." Natalie Norman, OSP Training Web Conference Participant In addition, PLS offered monthly three-part training sessions to assist cooperative education teachers with the development of their PPLPs. Customized sessions were provided to individual school boards. Face-to-face training was delivered at the Ontario Co-operative Education Association conferences. Ontario Skills Passport (OSP) training sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities commenced. It was anticipated that at least one educator from 72 school boards and one staff member from 130 Job Connect Agencies would participate. CSC Web Conference More than 1200 people registered for these capacity-building web conferences. Training and customer service were offered in both English and French. page seven
Private Schools in Ontario and Overseas In Ontario, PLS offered consultation and mentoring on: establishing a private school, assisting private schools to prepare pre-inspection materials and meet inspection requirements, and building effective programs from quality assessment. PLS continued to assist overseas private schools in establishing themselves and improving program standards and offered its first overseas on-site consultation in Shenzhen, China. Overseas teaching opportunities were made available for the first time through the CSC website. Senior Educational Supervisors were recruited and trained to fulfill private school activities. PLS was involved in the revision of the Ontario Ministry of Education's newly released document, Inspection Requirements for Private Schools Granting Secondary School Credits, via a series of web-based conferences. CSC also hosted sessions Preparing for Your Ministry Inspection presented by the Coordinator, Private Schools and Attendance, Ministry of Education. On the international spectrum, CSC provided a keynote speaker at an international conference hosted by Taylor's College in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nadine Cuccaro, for CSC, represented the Ontario perspective on Building Dynamic Schools, and met with senior Malaysian officials, including the Minister of Education. "Professional Learning Services (PLS) has strived this year to build recognition that CSC offers creative and unique solutions to satisfy training and communication needs of the education community. Whether face-to-face or at a distance, PLS provides a service which assures high standards of delivery, timely access, and cost effectiveness. Reaching the 'grassroots' in their workplace - at their school, office, or even at home, web-based computer conferencing became an effective and popular learning platform. CSC enables educators to participate in professional learning using this mode of delivery and pays particular attention to making them comfortable with this form of training through one-on-one preparation. From the most remote parts of the province to urban areas, this approach has been accessed by more than 1200 learners." Lynne Hynne, Director, Professional Learning Services Ontario was the first Canadian province to introduce media education into the curriculum in 1987. page eight
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