learning-forward-2016-annual-conference-program

SUMMIT SESSIONS | SET M
DECEMBER 7, 2016
WEDNESDAY
12:15 PM - 3:15 PM
M07 |
School-Based Approaches to
Collaboration
Have you wondered how to set up a
collaborative culture at your school? Are
you at the beginning of this journey, or well
into it and want to deepen and expand
it? Share in a unique, yet connected,
journey and learn the “why” (creating
motivation with needs), the “what” (your
unique school), the “how” (an organic yet
systemic approach), and the “next steps”
(reflecting on the process) toward creating
a collaborative culture. Share your own
experience and come away with strategies
and ideas.
Tanya Dailey, School District #42 Maple Ridge
& Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada,
tdailey@sd42.ca
Jovo Bikic, School District #42 Maple Ridge
& Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada,
jovo_bikic@sd42.ca
Jennifer Simon, School District #42 Maple
Ridge & Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, BC,
Canada, jennifer_simon@sd42.ca
Area of Focus: Learning Communities
M08 |
Building Sustainable District
Approaches to Communicate
Student Learning
Communicate with students in a way that
encourages and sustains student curiosity
and motivation to learn and engages
students in setting learning goals and
assessing progress. Engage parents in
deeper conversations about what comes
next for their student. Inquire, collaborate,
and develop with teachers, innovative ways
to capture and share learning stories with
students and parents, including studentled
conferences, student e-portfolios,
pedagogical narratives, co-created criteria,
and competency-based reporting.
Doug Livingston, Gulf Island School
District #64, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada,
dlivingston@sd64.bc.ca
Lisa Halstead, Gulf Island School District #64,
Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada,
lhalstead@sd64.bc.ca
Shelly Johnson, Gulf Island School District #64,
Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada,
sjohnson@sd64.bc.ca
Janet Hoag, Gulf Island School District #64, Salt
Spring Island, BC, Canada, jhoag@sd64.bc.ca
Jess Willows, Gulf Island School District #64, Salt
Spring Island, BC, Canada, jwillows@sd64.bc.ca
Susan Robinson, Gulf Island School
District #64, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada,
srobinson@sd64.bc.ca
Area of Focus: Student Learning
M09 |
Bullying: Beyond Rescue and
Punish
Develop the skills necessary to
eliminate school bullying and create a
proactive strategy that works. See how
administrators and leaders can teach other
professionals, students, and parents how
to eliminate bullying behavior through
student skill development. Share strategies
for working with both those students
prone to bullying, and those prone to
being bullied. Learn about using adult and
child or youth scenarios to teach how to
deal with bullying from the viewpoints
of both the bullied and the bullying
youngsters.
Steve Andrews, Canadian Mental Health
Association, Abbotsford, BC, Canada,
bully_back_off@yahoo.com
Area of Focus: Equity
M10 |
Developing a Strategic Plan for
STEM Education Reform
Hear how the Smithsonian Science
Education Center (SSEC) assessed the
efficacy of its Leadership and Assistance for
Science Education Reform (LASER) model in
systemically transforming STEM education.
Find out how inquiry-based science
improves student achievement in science
as well as in reading and mathematics at
elementary and middle school levels. See
how inquiry-based science bolsters student
learning, especially among underserved
populations. Receive practical tips for
implementing elements of the LASER
model and learn the basics of developing
a strategic plan for transforming STEM
education. Learn how to create a shared
vision for instructional improvement and
build the infrastructure to sustain studentcentered
learning and teaching.
Carol O’Donnell, Smithsonian Science
Education Center, Washington, DC,
odonnellc@si.edu
Amy D’Amico, Smithsonian Science Education
Center, Washington, DC, damicoa@si.edu
Katie Gainsback, Smithsonian Science
Education Center, Washington, DC,
gainsbackk@si.edu
Area of Focus: Student Learning
M11 |
Leadership Standards for Principals
and Vice Principals
Gain an overview of the Leadership
Standards for Principals and Vice
Principals in British Columbia. Consider
the four domains under which they are
organized: Moral Stewardship, Instructional
Leadership, Relational Leadership, and
Organizational Leadership. Engage
in dialogue, participate in interactive
activities, and complete a self-assessment
tool that will guide the creation of
a personal action plan for further
professional learning.
Jessica Antosz, BC Principals’ and Vice
Principals’ Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada,
jessica@bcpvpa.bc.ca
Woody Bradford, BC Principals’ and Vice
Principals’ Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada,
woody@bcpvpa.bc.ca
Area of Focus: Leadership
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