1. Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary School (SRTSS)
Student Timetable Review
Personalized Learning through Flexible Scheduling

2. Why Make Changes? Many things do work well…
However, there are challenges & opportunities
Diminishing course choices because of lower enrollment
Scheduling conflicts for “singletons”
Curriculum changes – exciting opportunities for “non-traditional” delivery
Student Engagement– maintaining a breadth of choices and opportunities to keep students fully engaged in school

3. What We’re Exploring A model that Supports self-directed learning
Provides ongoing opportunity for personalized learning
Provides a structure that supports the secondary curriculum changes
Puts the fun back in learning
Providing a time for Student Centered Activities
Adding a FLEX Block with the focus for students to Play, pursue a Passion or have Purpose (Focus on their immediate needs).
Reduce the amount of time in a class to meet the needs of the students (From 80 Minutes to 65 Minutes)

4. New BC Curriculum
Learning Focused (traditionally, curriculum has been content focused)
Concept-based
Competency Driven
Communication (connecting, acquiring/interpreting/presenting, collaborating, explaining/recounting)
Creative Thinking (Novelty & Value, Generating Ideas, Developing Ideas)
Personal & Social (Personal & Cultural Identity, Personal Awareness & Responsibility, Social Responsibility
Essential Learning
Literacy and Numeracy Foundations

5. Teaching & Learning What We Currently Do What we currently do
Teacher plans & delivers instruction & assesses learning
Direct Instructional Time
Independent and group work
Discussion
Review & Assessment
None of this changes
Teaching & Learning

6. Structures of the New Timetable
The day’s start and end times remain the same.
Students begin their day at 8:25 and end at 2:40
A 60 Minute FLEX Block will be added so for personalized learning and choice
This reduces formal classes to 65 minutes.

7. FLEX
Play
Passion
Purpose

8. PLAY
Students can pursue activities that are purely for fun. Here are a few ideas but there could be many more:
Athletic Tournaments / Competitions
Nature Walks
Robotics
Maker Space Activities
Board Game Design

9. PASSION Students can pursue areas of passion. For example: Writing
Book Club
Environmental Club
Yoga
SPCA
Science Experiments
AV Club
Meditation
Mindfulness

10. PURPOSE
Students can decide to use the time to meet academic challenges / Stress. Below are some ideas:
Academic Work
Tutorials
Girls / Boys Group
Social Justice
Homework Club
Project Work
Personal Time

11. What this Looks Like for a STUDENT…
Flexible time to explore courses, ideas
Get tutorial support from teachers
More experiential learning
Makes School and Learning fun again!!

12. What this Looks Like for a TEACHER
Able to offer courses he/she is passionate about
More focus on student relationships
More focus on learning (vs. management & “covering content”)
More collaboration opportunities
Quicker “adjustability” of courses and materials

13. Timetable Draft Times need adjusting We May / Will start with
2 days per week for a FLEX Blk
Moving to 5 days with a FLEX Blk