HDSB PD Day Agendas

Provincial Education Priorities

Format​:​ 

• Full Day, In Person

• Secondary Schools

Facilitators: 

• The learning will be led by principals and vice-principals and school-based staff, supported with materials and guidance from central departments including Student Mental Health and Well-Being, Safe Schools and Special Education

Learning/Delivery Method: 

• Whole group presentations and small group work 

Description: 

• School teams will review effective practices, policies/procedures and resources prepared by central departments to support student and school safety. The content includes violent incident prevention, bullying prevention and intervention strategies, prevalent medical conditions, vaping resources, cellphone use and PPM128. Emergency safe schools procedures, safe schools incident reporting, accident reporting and special education health and safety procedures will be reviewed. In elementary schools, acadience screening will also be a topic of focus.​​

Learning & Growth

Assessment & Evaluation - Asset Based Assessment Topic 

• Learning & Growth

• Assessment & Evaluation - Asset Based Assessment

Format​:​ 

• Full Day, In Person

Facilitators: 

• Administration, Staff Learning Team, Department Heads/Program Leads

Learning/Delivery Method: 

• Full Group, Small Group

Description: 

• Actioning the WOSS School Improvement Plan for Student Achievement goal for learning and achievement, staff will focus on assessment and evaluation strategies and specifically, asset based assessment. WOSS staff will explore asset based assessment, review current assessment and evaluation practices and have an opportunity to collaborate in department and course teams to identify and/or incorporate asset based assessment strategies. These strategies extend from those implemented in the destreamed program areas into other courses.   

Universal Design for Learning and Differentiated Instruction and Assessment

Topic: 

• Exploring Asset-Based Assessment and Evaluation Practices 

Format​:​ 

• Full day, in person

Description: 

• School staff will participate in exploring methods of asset-based assessment and evaluation while collaborating with course/subject groups to reflect on current practices. Opportunity to create new assessment tools to support student achievement will be a focus in the afternoon session. School teams will also explore best practices in all grade 9 de-streamed courses and the new curriculums in the grade 9 and 10 Tech and Business Areas. 

Facilitators:

• Principals, Vice Principals, and school-based subject leaders. 

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Learning/Delivery Method: 

• Whole group presentation and small group sessions.  

Reflecting on Semester 1 Achievement, School Improvement Goals, Preparation for Semester 2

Format: 

• Full-day, in-person

Description: 

• School staff will reflect on semester 1 achievement data and discuss the school improvement goals. School teams will review effective practices, policies/procedures, and resources to support student and school safety. The content includes discriminatory and harmful language protocols, bullying prevention and intervention strategies, suicide prevention and prevalent medical conditions. 

Facilitators: 

• Principal, Vice Principals, and school-based subject leaders. 

Learning/Delivery Method: 

• Whole group presentation and small group sessions.  

Topic: 

Board and School-Focused Work - School Improvement Plan

Format: 

Full-day, in-person

Description: 

WOSS faculty will be engaging in learning about instructional strategies that will support student learning and contribute to the school improvement plan. 

Facilitators: 

The learning will be led by the principal, vice-principals and school-based staff, supported with materials and guidance from central departments including School Programs and Special Education 

Learning/Delivery Method: 

Whole group presentations, workshop sessions and small group work 

Topic: 

Board and School Focused Work - Anti-oppressive Pathway Planning, Emotional Validation, Asset Based Assessment, Feedback and Reflection practices. 

Format: 

Full-day, in-person

Description: 

WOSS faculty will explore anti-oppressive pathway planning ideas as every HDSB student deserves a fulsome, informed and supported pathway planning experience. In the afternoon, our staff will engage in workshops focused on emotional validation, which is acknowledging and accepting emotions without judgment, asset-based assessment, feedback, and reflection practice.  

Facilitators: 

The learning will be led by the principal, vice-principals and school-based staff, supported with materials and guidance from central departments including School Programs and Special Education 

Learning/Delivery Method: 

Whole group presentations, workshop sessions and small group work