1 System Implementation and Monitoring: Regional Session Day 1

Goals Understand the journey of SIM Develop SIM plans in support of the BIPSA Mobilize and Build Knowledge Through Outside and In-the- room Thinking

Day One Agenda 9:00 – 9:30 Opening Comments 9:45 – 10:45 The Journey of SIM, Building Coherence 10:45 – 11:00 Break 11:00- 12:00 Unpacking Implementation 12:00 – 12:45 Lunch 12:45 SIMplementation 1:00 – 2:00 Breakout Sessions 2:00 – 2:15 Break 2:15 – 3:30 Debriefing, Building SIM plans 3:30 Closing Comments

Day Two Agenda 8:30 – 8:45 Opening Comments & Feedback 8:45 – 9:45 Co-constructing Meaning Underlying ‘Inquiry’ 9:45 – 10:45 Break Out sessions 10:45 – 11:00 Break 11:00- 12:00 Team Sharing and SIM plan work 12:00 – 12:45 Lunch 12:45 – 1:30 Monitoring 1:30 – 2:15 Team Dialogue & SIM plan work 2:15 – 2:30 Feedback and Closing Comments

SIM Norm Every voice is heard. What does this mean to you? name>SIM

Making Thinking Visible name>SIM Steps 1&2 Type your name Click on “Join”

Making Thinking Visible Steps 3 & 4 Type your message Click on “Say” Option: Tweet at name>SIM

SIM Norm Every voice is heard. What does this mean to you? name>SIM

Team Norms As a team, please take the next 10 minutes to collaboratively establish the norms for your team and post them on the card stock with your board name at the top.

An Inuksuk / Inuksuit Reflection

OFIP Schools in the Middle System Implementation and Monitoring

“…The Inuksuk act as a reminder to all of us that our efforts are appreciated, and the difference we make today, does count in all our tomorrows…” Within your District team, how does your SIM journey point the way forward? Your District’s Journey

Choose a method to share the journey of your team: Speakers’ Corner Mix and Mingle in the coffee area Graffiti Sharing Districts’ Journey

“The Ontario strategy is perhaps the World’s leading example of professionally-driven system change” (OECD, 2011)* Commitment to education and children Cultural support for universal high achievement System coherence and alignment Teacher and principal quality A single capable centre with authority and legitimacy to act Professional accountability *Adapted from Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education: Lessons from PISA for the United States OECD (2011). retrieved September 24, International Recognition

Structure/Design Capacity Building Knowledge Mobilization Innovation Moving to a Collaborative Learning Stance (including partnerships and relationships) Participants’ Feedback SIM Spring 2012 Session

SIM Feedback Form 1.How do the structures of learning (format of the day, balance of interactions, choice of activities, resources) meet your needs? 2.How will you use the information/learning from this session within your sphere of influence? 3.What would be beneficial at our next regional SIM session to support your inquiry/focus?

Asset based Collaboration and Inquiry Relevant and Engaging Learning Experiences Coherence and Alignment Understanding Impact through Precision and Personalization Student Achievement Division Themes for

Can you identify and describe examples in your work and in your team’s work of using an asset orientation – What have you seen? Done? Heard? Please discuss this question with your team for the next 10 minutes Asset Based

Collaborative Inquiry Where there is Collaborative Inquiry…

SIM Plan

From Learning Challenges  Learning Opportunities Randy PauschMeet the Robinsons

Unpacking Implementation

Key Questions to Ask 1. Purpose Why will we collect this data? How might this be useful? 2. Description How will you analyse this data? When? 3. Limitations What might be the limitations of this data? Looking Ahead 4. Inferences and Questions What further questions does this data generate for you? 5. Next Steps What other data do we need to help frame future action?

SIMplementation

Lunch 12:00 – 12:45

SIMplementation Ken Leithwood

Dialoguing and Co-Learning 12:45 – 1:45 Individually, select one of the following three options. These breakout sessions are different region by region. Materials are posted within the breakout tab at sim.abel.yorku.ca

Learning Nuggets from the Breakouts name>SIM Option: Tweet at

Within Teams Take turns sharing around the table ideas from the breakout sessions that might support your SIMplementation. Work on the development of SIMplementation.

Tomorrow 8:30 Start (7:45 hot breakfast)