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Curriculum Coordinator Presentations
2012
Resources Supporting the High School
Completion Strategic Framework
Think About…
What does High School Completion Mean?
What does High School Success Mean?
Share your Thinking…
What are we hearing ?
The High School Completion Strategic Framework continues
to support the re-thinking of education in support of success
for all students.
Objectives for today
• Explore and promote a variety of resources that could
support you in your work with jurisdictions
• Engage in conversations around resources that can
support success for all students
http://ideas.education.alberta.ca/hsc
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Five Core Strategies
• Student Engagement
• Successful Transitions
• Collaborative
Partnerships
• Positive Connections
• Tracking Progress
Supporting Local Context
Collaborative Connections
In Support of
High School Completion
• FNMI and Field Services
Keys to Success
TELL Them FROM Me
Re-Thinking High School Symposium
Successful Transitions
• Cross Ministry Services Branch
Collaborating with Parents
Collaborative Practices Information Bank
Towards Collaborative Practices
Collaborative Connections
Supporting High School Completion
• Cross Curriculum Infusion
Inclusive Education Library
Making a Difference
• Alis Gov. of Alberta
Pathway Planning
• University of Alberta
AARI Project - JP Das Centre
• HSC website tour
http://ideas.education.alberta.ca/hsc
Task: Resource Sharing
‘Jigsaw’
• Read through and become
familiar with the resource
material/website selected.
• Be prepared to share key
concepts with your
colleagues.
• What resonated with you as
you listened to your
colleagues share?
• How might this assist your
jurisdiction?
Keys to Success
• Table of contents
• Specific Rubrics
• Early warning checklist
• Drop out survey questions
• Effective Transitions Checklist
• School Community Partnership
• Aboriginal Mentoring Program
• Student Engagement Survey
Provincial Resources for Schools and Administrators
Your Key to Success: Administrator's Guide to Raising Alberta's High School Completion
rate: http://ideas.education.alberta.ca/media/11088/hsc-key-to-success.pdf
The TELL them FROM me Project
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Measuring Student Engagement is part of Alberta Education’s High School Completion
Strategic Framework
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A three-year project which uses the TELL them FROM me survey to gather information
on student engagement, school climate, and drivers of positive student outcomes, for
the purpose of increasing high school completion rates in Alberta.
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Provides school administrators with reliable and timely data that can be used to
monitor progress and promote practices that positively impact students’ sense of
belonging, well-being and achievement.
So now what?
“Here is how some schools are using
the data they are collecting”
January High School Symposium
http://www.arpdc.ab.ca/pd/index.html
Sample webinars and discussion guides
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Re-Thinking High School: Setting the Context
The Use of Formative Assessment
Engaging Students Through Guided Inquiry
Making it Work: Successful Transitions for First Nations,
Métis and Inuit Students
– Collaborative Teaching Approaches
– A Focus on Adolescent Literacy
– Developing an Integrated Learning Community (OLDS)
Successful Transitions
http://education.alberta.ca/media/6397158/successful%20transitions%20fnmi.pdf
Collaborating with Parents
http://www.inclusiveeducationpdresources.ca/collaborating_with_parents.php
Tip Sheets (in packages)
Learning Guides
Videos
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Collaborative Practices
http://ideas.education.alberta.ca/hsc/current-projects/collaborativepractices/knowledge-mobilization.aspx
New Material
DRAFT
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Collaborating for parents videos and tip sheets
Collaborative practices videos and guides
Train the Trainer materials
Collaborative Practices Information Bank
Print materials - updated
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Towards Collaborative Practices
http://towardcollaborativepractice.ca/
Videos, conversation starters and guides
to build collaborative practice skills.
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IEPT Library of Supports
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/ieptLibrary/index.html
Making a Difference
http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/resources/cross/making-a-difference.aspx
• Meeting diverse
learning needs with
differentiated
instructions
• Review of Chapter 5
Differentiated Learning
Experiences
High School Supports
http://alis.alberta.ca/hs/high-school.html
Supporting Literacy
Dr. Barbara Ehren
http://aari.educ.ualberta.ca/files/B.%20Ehren.pdf
• “Prevailing Myths That Thwart Literacy Acquisition
in Secondary Schools” with Dr. Barbara Ehren.
Power point and video from the AARI public lecture held
August 18th, 2011, are available. The public lecture
featured internationally recognized Adolescent Literacy
researcher Dr. Barbara Ehren from the University of Central
Florida.
Task: Resource Sharing
‘Jigsaw’
• Read through and become
familiar with the resource
material/website selected.
• Be prepared to share key
concepts with your
colleagues.
• What resonated with you as
you listened to your
colleagues share?
• How might this assist your
jurisdiction?
Supporting your Jurisdictions
After being involved in today’s session, please
consider the following questions:
1. What resources will you consider sharing as
you support your jurisdiction’s local context?
What are you taking back to your jurisdiction?
2. What could be your starting point for sharing
these resources with your colleagues?
High School
Completion is
everybody’s
business….
High School Completion Team
Pam Halverson - Project Lead
[email protected]
780 644 2282
Dana Antaya-Moore - Education Manager
[email protected]
780 644 4498
Mary Michailides - Education Manager
[email protected]
780 427 9865