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:
Three Horse Lake Teachers Join HCTF Education Mentorship Pilot Program
Horse Lake Elementary
The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation has initiated an Education Mentorship Pilot Program for teachers in School District #27, and three Horse Lake teachers are spearheading the program.
Bryan Gidinski Visits Horse Lake
Horse Lake Elementary
Both students and teachers were treated to a morning of Literacy Learning thanks to literacy specialist Bryan Gidinski's visit to Horse Lake Elementary.
Assessment Workshop For Early Career Teachers
Horse Lake Elementary
Horse Lake Elementary played host to ten new and early career district teachers, six of whom teach at our school, who gathered for an Assessment Workshop presented by local educator Marlene Funk.
Carole Fullerton Shares Numeracy Strategies For Multi-Grade Classrooms
Horse Lake Elementary
Carole Fullerton and Helping Teacher Alison Bos returned to Horse Lake Elementary and focused their efforts on strategies that could be used in multi-grade classroom situations.
Horse Lake Students and Teachers Get Introduction To Coding
Horse Lake Elementary
District Helping Teacher Allison Bos visited Horse Lake Elementary armed with iPads and robotic devices, and helped the grade 1 & 2 students in Ms. Armitage's class, and the grade 3 & 4 students in Mrs. Lum's class learn some key ADST components of coding.
Carole Fullerton and Horse Lake Primary Teachers Join Forces to Teach Numeracy
Horse Lake Elementary
Horse Lake Elementary was fortunate to host Numeracy Consultant Carole Fullerton for the third time in recent years, with a focus this time on improving primary numeracy.
Bryan Gidinski Works With Horse Lake Staff and Students
Horse Lake Elementary
Horse Lake Elementary was fortunate to play host to Literacy Consultant Bryan Gidinski this week, as he worked alongside teachers and with students in several intermediate classrooms throughout the day.