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Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI 2 )FRIDAYBREAKOUTSession Description:As a Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI 2 ) pilot school, we will shareour inquiry of the problem-solving model and the action taken to create aschool community that systematically responds to the learning needs of allstudents and staff. This initiative has positively impacted student achievementthrough systemic and purposeful methods. In this session, we will outline the flexible structures that areresponsive to emerging successes and challenges of Tier 1, 2 and 3 instruction and intervention. Key toour implementation has been the use of universal screeners, tiered instruction and intervention as wellas collaborative problem solving. We will also share our systematized referral process that is driven bystudent data and continually monitored to adjust student support.Presented by:Taryn Dixon has 25 years experience in the Chilliwack School District as a teacher on call, classroomteacher, vice principal and a principal. She is currently in her 3rd year as principal of Watson ElementarySchool. In her present role, she has been working closely with the Vice-Principal, school and district staffto develop an increased understanding of solid Tier 1 instruction. She will be able to share with youwhat happens at Watson Elementary School when Tier 1 is not enough and will clearly outline the steps,strategies and structures that are in place for Tier 2 and Tier 3 support.Nicole Driscoll has 15 years experience in the Chilliwack School District as a classroom teacher andis currently in her 3 rd year as the Vice-Principal of Watson Elementary. In her present role, she hasbeen working closely with teachers to help support, practice and model Tier 1 and 2 instruction tosystematically respond to the needs of students. She will be able to share the steps taken to create acollaborative problem-solving model and systematized referral process.Shawna Petersen has 22 years experience in the Chilliwack School District as a classroom teacher,Literacy Helping Teacher, Curriculum Coordinator, and currently as the District Vice-Principal ofCurriculum. In her present role, her department is responsible for supporting teachers in understandingand strengthening Tier 1 instruction and intervention throughout the district. She will be able to sharewith you the implementation of RTI 2 through the District lens.Systems Thinking Redesign Made SimpleFRIDAYBREAKOUTTwitter#BCPVPA13Session Description:Our job as administrators is to lead, to affect and negotiate change. However,leaders all around the world are facing a number of challenges: To whatdo you orient your organization’s transformation efforts when the futureis indeterminate? How do you lead a heterarchy? How do you redesignsomething such as a school that has a history and momentum of its own while it’s moving? Althoughthere are neither any short, nor universal answers, to these or similar questions, common leadershipapproaches and patterns exist. In Systems Thinking Redesign made Simple, participants will explorehow continuous design, change theory and the strategic, systematic use of cognitive tools are makinga difference to the ways in which schools are transforming themselves. In addition, participants willexamine their own leadership initiatives in light of the BC Ed Plan and the driving need to personalizeeducation. Expect to return to your school and district with a synthesis of systems thinking redesignConnecting Leaders: Beyond Innovation & Change
ideas, working examples and relevant frameworks to add to your BCPVPA Organizational CapacityLeadership Standard “toolbox.”Presented by:Will Eaton is vice-principal of Youlearn.ca, Okaganan Similkameen School District’s continuingeducation, alternate and distributed learning (DL) schools. Since acquiring a Masters degree in Learningand Technology with a focus on systems thinking, Will has implemented a number of technologyinitiatives in both brick and mortar and DL environments, presented to various groups on redesigningschools for the 21 st century and worked with organizations such as the BC Educational Leadership andPremier’s Technology Councils in the areas of professional and personalized learning.Currently, his collaborations are focused on distributed leadership, continuous reporting and embeddingopen education ideas in K-12 schools.Twitter#BCPVPA13Letter Grades, Percentages and Exceeding Expectations:How Current Are Your Assessment Practices?FRIDAYBREAKOUTSession Description:Assessment can be a hot topic as well as controversial and, at times,frustrating. This session will outline, for elementary administrators, thenecessary changes needed for practices within their buildings to better alignwith what the research shows to be best practices for improving studentlearning. Some of the topics discussed will include Assessment for Learning, Differentiated Instruction,Student Ownership, Motivation, Grades, and Reporting. Many administrators are not in a formalteaching role. This session will help equip all Principals and Vice Principals with the knowledge neededto ensure that the teaching and assessment going on in their building is effective at improving studentlearning. The goal of this session is to help administrators build capacity for best practices in this currenttime of change. Participants will also get to see the innovative approach to reporting currently underwayin Prince George.Presented by:Linda McGraw is .5 VP and .5 Support Teacher at Heritage Elementary School in Prince George. Theschool population is a diverse one consisting of 400 students. Linda has been in this position for twoyears. Prior to coming to Heritage, she taught at Heather Park Middle School, (HPMS) for its 10-yearduration and for one year when it was changed to an elementary school. It was at HPMS where herpassion for assessment, teaming, and collaboration developed and thus the journey began. For twoyears she was a part of an assessment learning team. The work done there led to the development ofan Intermediate Report Card Pilot Project for the School District which is currently underway.Laurie Bryce is a .5 VP and .5 grade 6/7 classroom teacher at École College Heights Elementary schoolin Prince George. This is a dual tract French Immersion school with a student population of 370. Shehas been in her current position for two years. Prior to coming to ÉCHE, she taught at WestwoodElementary for one year and Heather Park Middle School for its 10 year duration. She was in a teamteaching situation with Linda in a pod of four teachers where they shared four classes of students ingrades 6 to 8. She was also a part of the assessment learning team with Linda as well as the ReportCard Pilot Project currently underway.Connecting Leaders: Beyond Innovation & Change
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