Resources Supporting the High School Completion Strategic Framework

Curriculum Coordinator Presentations 2012

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

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http://ideas.education.alberta.ca/hsc

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 ServicesKeys to Success

TELL Them FROM MeRe-Thinking High School SymposiumSuccessful Transitions

• Cross Ministry Services BranchCollaborating with ParentsCollaborative Practices Information Bank

Towards Collaborative Practices

Collaborative Connections Supporting High School Completion

• Cross Curriculum InfusionInclusive Education LibraryMaking a Difference

• Alis Gov. of AlbertaPathway Planning

• University of AlbertaAARI Project - JP Das Centre

• HSC website tourhttp://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 AdministratorsYour 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• Measuring Student Engagement is part of Alberta Education’s High School Completion

Strategic Framework

• 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.

• 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

– 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 Parentshttp://www.inclusiveeducationpdresources.ca/collaborating_with_parents.php

Tip Sheets (in packages)Learning GuidesVideos

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New Material

• 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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DRAFT

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 Leadpam.halverson@gov.ab.ca 780 644 2282

Dana Antaya-Moore - Education Manager dana.antaya-moore@gov.ab.ca 780 644 4498

Mary Michailides - Education Manager mary.michailides@gov.ab.ca 780 427 9865