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:
PSO Restorative Justice
Peter Skene Ogden Secondary
For the September 29th Pro-D Day, PSO hosted a restorative justice workshop by the Williams Lake Restorative Justice Society. The workshop, open to all staff in all roles, visited restorative justice philosophy, case studies, and possible uses in classrooms and the school.
PSO Staff Collaboration and Graduation Assessments
Peter Skene Ogden Secondary
PSO Staff working in department groups in our staff meeting to pull apart graduation assessments and support cross-curricular goals for students in skill development. Some good questions were asked as we did a deep dive into the assessments that started with trying to write one!
PSO Grows in Assessment and Communicating Learning
Peter Skene Ogden Secondary
PSO Staff collaborated at the November staff meeting to improve reporting practices by working on collective understanding of assessment and communicating student learning.