AER Strategy

EDBE 8Y01 Digital Portfolio: AER Strategy Form                  Name: Bernadette James
GROWING SUCCESS POLICIES	My Professional Learning Goals 1 goal for each	Strategies For Meeting My Goals 1 strategy for each	Curated Resources minimum of 2 sources for each
POLICY Fundamental Principles	To provide support for students with special education needs, whether that need is behavioral, physical or environmental based.	Create an inclusive classroom environment that will allow students to feel safe, heard, and valued. I could do this through differentiating my course content and giving every student equal opportunities to speak and ask questions.	Learning for All http://edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/ elemsec/speced/LearningforAll2013.pdf Differentiated Instruction http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/studentsuccess/lms/differentiatedInstruction.pdf
POLICY Learning Skills & Work Habits	I will instill my students with effective self-regulation strategies	Implementing a gradual release of responsibility. Getting the students comfortable setting their own goals and managing their time and behavior.	Calm, Alert and Happy http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/Shanker.pdf Authorizing Students' Perspectives: Toward Trust, Dialogue, and Change in Education http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesSV/StudentVoiceResearch/AuthorizingStudentsPerspectivesTowardTrustDialogueandChangeinEducation.pdf
POLICY Performance Standards: The Achievement Chart	I will give consistent and meaningful feedback to help my students grow and learn	I will be concise and clear with my comments on my students work, outlining their areas of need and the steps they can take to improve	Reporting Student Learning http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesAER/PrintandOtherResources/ReportingStudentLearning_Engfinal.pdf Assessment Planning: Mrs. Chan’s Story This resource records the planning and implementation of a specific assessment strategy used by a teacher named Mrs. Chan to help her gauge the kind of feedback her students will benefit from. http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesAER/ ModelsofImplementation/MrsChan_ AssessmentPlanningSecondaryText.pdf
POLICY Assessment FOR Learning & AS Learning	I will engage in effective and meaningful collaboration between student and teacher to devise assessment strategies	I will give my students the opportunity to self-assess and give input in the assessment strategies used for class.	Student Voice in Assessment This is a transcript of a video from EduGains that focuses on real life stories of students taking control of their own assessment and using learning goals to direct their own learning. http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesAER/VideoLibrary/StudentVoice/TranscriptforStudentVoice.pdf Collaborative Inquiry Project Educators gathered to discuss one question: How can we gather valid and reliable evidence of learning to inform our professional judgement to determine a grade?   They developed specific, focused inquiry questions related to the Theory of Action and are sharing the results of their ongoing professional learning on this site. http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/aer/collaborativeinquiryproject/cipquestions/cipquestionsyork.html
POLICY Evaluation	I will provide evidence based evaluation that will be clearly communicated to students and parents.	I will make myself available and open to conversation with students and parents on student progress and strategies to improve	Reporting Student Learning http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesAER/PrintandOtherResources/ReportingStudentLearning_Engfinal.pdf Planning, Assessment and Evaluation http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teacher/planningAssessment.pdf
POLICY Reporting Student Achievement	I will make sure my Elementary Progress Report Cards show the student’s development of the learning skills and work habits during the fall of the school year, as well as a student’s general progress in working towards the achievement of the curriculum expectations in all subjects.	I will be sure to keep consistent notes and observation of each student’s progress in every subject.	How Should We Measure Student Learning? 5 Keys to Comprehensive Assessment https://www.edutopia.org/comprehensive-assessment-introduction Easing the Stress of Evaluations for Teachers Teachers approaching their summative evaluations with a growth mindset will bridge the divide and diminish the adversarial relationship with the administrator, who is on their side. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/easing-stress-of-evaluations-for-teachers-ben-johnson
POLICY Students With Special Education Needs	I will plan and implement differentiated instruction and assessment for students with Learning Disabilities	Through consistent and thorough assessment I will get know my students learning needs and adjust to meet them.	Identification of and Program Planning for Students with Learning Disabilities http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesSpecEd/ClassroomEducator/Overview%20of%20PPM8%201.pdf Learning for All http://edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/ elemsec/speced/LearningforAll2013.pdf
POLICY English Language Learners	I will create an inclusive environment where my ELL students will be given the assistance they need to thrive.	I will assess their areas of strength and need and provide them with the tools to improve.	Supporting ELL Students http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/esleldprograms/guide.pdf Do's & Don'ts for Teaching English-Language Learners https://www.edutopia.org/blog/esl-ell-tips-ferlazzo-sypnieski
POLICY The Kindergarten Program	I will assess kindergarteners to improve learning and to help children become self-regulating, autonomous learners.	I will follow the seven fundamental principles of assessment.	The Kindergarten Addendum http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/growingSuccessAddendum.pdf Early Learning for Every Child Today http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/oelf/continuum/continuum.pdf