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
POLICY Reporting Student Achievement
POLICY Students With Special Education Needs
POLICY English Language Learners
POLICY The Kindergarten Program