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:
Improving Student Writing
Mountview Elementary
Spent the morning learning with Bryan Gadinski! A collaborative session focused on improving students critical thinking and writing skills.
The Great Reading Race
Mountview Elementary
Mountview recently ran the Great Reading Race - a competition between all our classes to see who could read the most books before Spring Break. The rule was all books had to be read at home.
Mountview Teachers on Pro-D Days
Mountview Elementary
During the February Pro-D day at Mountview our primary (grade K-3) teachers got together and worked hard on learning more about teaching the science of reading with our younger students.
Collectively Working on Literacy
Marie Sharpe Elementary
Mountview Elementary
This year our entire primary group has dedicated themselves to teaching literacy intentionally and purposefully. Students work in small groups with EAs, Indigenous Support Workers, and teachers to work on literacy skills that target their level.