Staff Development Day 1 – August 31, 2010 Staff Development Day 2 – September 1, 2010

Learning Intentions 1. Better understand the term “ownership” in the context of our school growth plan. 2. Leave the day with ideas to develop ownership.

Before we get started... Welcome Back: New & Familiar Faces! Staffing Update Office Staff Sequoia Learning Centre Education Assistants Mount Sentinel Teaching Staff

Connecting To Our Learning Sir John Jones Follow-Up Activity & Discussion **power point available on website, webcast of presentation coming soon!Activity District Direction and Vision Information from Superintendent Jeff Jones Our Growth Plan

Moving Forward 6 Areas for Progress Learning and Collaboration a focus Focus on Action Research Culture of Inquiry and Reflection A culture that honors diversity School plan is a focus for deep dialogue Active distributed leadership in schools is vital

Processing New Information Guiding Questions – Part 1: Ownership and Personalization of Learning How would you define ownership of learning to someone else? The province and district are moving toward personalization of learning. How would you define personalization of learning to someone else? What does it mean to you? How does personalization of learning connect with our goal of developing ownership of learning?

Guiding Questions – Part 2: Think about the concept of ownership; what evidence do you see at our school that demonstrates that ownership is happening? What are some of the barriers to ownership ? What are some of the possibilities to further increase ownership of learning at our school?

Guiding Questions – Part 3: Think about your classroom, what are some of the opportunities to develop ownership of learning that you might explore individually and/or collaboratively? Frame your thinking as a inquiry. Some examples…Some examples… In groups or individually work on or continue to explore some of the possibilities as you begin planning for the upcoming year. Reconvene & Report Out

How Does This Fit?

Transforming Planning To Action Looking ahead – making a commitment to action. Teacher Action Plan

Exit Slip One thing I feel excited about when I think about the upcoming year. One suggestion to explore at our next staff meeting.

Thank you for your energy, enthusiasm and passion!

Follow Up Activity Randomly selected groups supported by: BlairHeatherTamara KenShellie Task: What did we take away from Sir John Jone’s message? Return To Powerpoint

Examples of Inquiry Thinking How can handheld technology be used to improve reading comprehension? Will the use of comment only marking of student journals increase their motivation to reflect on their learning? Will the use of the learning skills rubric as a reflection tool improve my student’s ability to complete assignments on time? Return To Powerpoint