Cochrane High School RedesignPresented by: Susan Poole, Principal, Cochrane

High School

Why Cochrane High School Redesign?

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Inquiry/project based learning

Greater flexibility for students

Decrease stress for students

Personalized learning environment Greater ownership and sense of control by students

Competency assessment

Why?Student Voice

“The way things are taught needs to change.”

“It should be more relevant to me.”

“Make it more tied to experiences.”

“The way we are assessed needs to change.”

Reference: http://blogs.rockyview.ab.ca/blog/2013/10/09/an-open-letter-to-education/

Measuring our Success… Collaboration is at the core

Student Centric Learning Team (parents, students, trustee, teachers, administrators, community & business continues

Ongoing Review of literature Inspiring Education, Ministerial Order (May 2013), AB ED

HS Flexibility Project & other resources Papers written to reflect analyzed data for CHS Redesign

Measuring our Success…

Instructional practice that enhances student achievement and engagement

Linking 21st C Competencies to Curriculum Outcomes

Inquiry Learning – community & Alumni supported Grade 9 PBL Ibooks – english iGem – University project Environmental School Project – Community and

University

Measuring our Success…

Interdisciplinary projects Interdisciplinary projects

Science - Social Science, Sports Med, Outdoor Ed Science, Math, English Math-English Construction & Media

Measuring our Success…

Single - Disciplinary Projects Physics Physical Ed English Biology Chemistry Leadership Math French

Measuring our Success…

Gallery Walks

Learning Walks

Staff self-directed learning

Measuring our Success…Academic Achievement

Measuring our Success… Ongoing Support for Students

Significant adult for each student

Weekly Office hours for communication

Continuous reporting of achievement via PS

Ongoing contact with parents, students & teachers using communication protocol

Greater wrap-around supports for students

Measuring our Success through data…

Measuring our success through Data…

634 Students Responded out of 781 Students

Measuring our success through data…

Continue Flex for the 2014-2015 School Year

Measuring our success through e-Portfolios

Created How To Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKbtcQ5DH0Y - Creating and adding 21 Century Learning Page - Cochrane High - YouTube

E-portfolio exemplars

http://mahara.rockyview.ab.ca/view/view.php?id=30877

http://mahara.rockyview.ab.ca/view/view.php?id=22404

http://mahara.rockyview.ab.ca/view/view.php?id=16146

Unanticipated Learnings Peer Academic review groups

Effectiveness of teacher Interdisciplinary cohorts

Importance of designing to support school culture

Impact of data in transformational change

Celebration of Teaching and Learning

Value of rocky talks for students and staff

Science Inquiry at CHS – video documentary

Value of sharing and supporting others

Next Steps for CHS

Timetable Redesign using data findings

Grade 9 Cohorts Grade 9 vision for learning Embedded technology Interdisciplinary inquiry learning No bells in AM

Next Steps for CHS

Grades 10 – 12 Interdisciplinary inquiry learning Theme based community inquiry projects

Community focused inquiry projects

Continue Action Research Staff, students, parents

Ongoing PL for staff both group and individual PBL workshops

Next Steps for CHS

Expand instructional practice, assessment Grade 10-12. Designing an engaging experience for non academic

students Grade 10-12, assessment. Digital boot camp for teachers and student - Change of

culture (Grade 9-12) Planning Time/Alumni - association, recruitment, reciprocity, celebration

Communication of student learning - 21st century competencies

Expand Learning Walks, Gallery Walks and Celebrations of Student Learning

Next Steps for CHS

Planning for Dual Credit programming – implementation 2015-2016 Environment Science Psychology Business

Theme based cohort learning for students i.e. Environmental Theme – implementation 2015- 2016

Support needed going forward

Continued support for Inquiry projects from jurisdiction

Release time to build interdisciplinary/disciplinary projects

21st C Competencies assessment at the provincial level

Consider a review of funding model for HS Redesign schools/jurisdictions

Ready post-secondary institutions to respond more timely to dual credit programming

Next - Chapter Two

You can’t start the next chapter if you keep re-reading the last one

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And so our journey continues……….