Instructional Capacity

The highest leverage strategy of educational improvement efforts is the development of staff capacity. In collaboration with the Cariboo-Chilcotin Teachers Association we are making significant investments in quality professional learning for educators in current, research-based practice to increase knowledge and confidence.

Some examples of the work of are:

•Shifting from one-off workshops to a robust learning series with successive professional development sessions and classroom learning rounds, time to practice and reflect in between, and a community of practice network to support one another 

•Learning Series with exceptional BC, Canadian, and global leaders in numeracy, literacy, educational research, inclusion, resilience and trauma-informed practice. 

•Common district assessments with support for learning how to administer them, analyze results, and use what is learned to plan for instruction

•District mental health plan

•Full program of support for new teachers in their first three years
 

Explore the ways we are LEARNING BETTER TOGETHER with support for professional learning in Cariboo-Chilcotin School District: 

WILD School Lesson Planning

150 Mile Elementary

All the classroom teachers at 150 Mile Elementary came together in the afternoon of the September Pro-D day to learn abut lesson planning for outdoor learning activities. Focus areas for lesson development included migration, habitat, plant identification and food chains but also many more. Thank you to WILD schools for sharing their expertise. 

Bryan Gidinski Works With Horse Lake Staff and Students

Horse Lake Elementary

Horse Lake Elementary was fortunate to play host to Literacy Consultant Bryan Gidinski this week, as he worked alongside teachers and with students in several intermediate classrooms throughout the day.  Bryan focused on three different learning strategies with our students, including 'Surfacing Stories', 'Show! Don't Tell', and 'Say What?' which form the basis of a learning continuum for student writing.  Staff also joined Bryan for an informal conversation over lunch about ways to successfully implement our school's literacy goals for the year.