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Reading assessment key to student improvement
By Gerry Brennan, Director of Instruction, School District 87 (Stikine), British Columbia
"We need to do something about our students' reading skills." When this statement was shared it was an opportunity to enhance a Professional Learning Community and support the staff of Tahltan School with their literacy quest.
If you were to drive in the northwest corner of British Columbia you would find a well maintained clay-based gravel road that leads to Telegraph Creek. Although only 112 kilometres, the windy, up and down narrow road requires a safe 2 hours to complete the journey, during which time you will marvel at the earth's history, geography and geology that is exposed the further you travel. The road will descend into the Tuya River valley, then you will ascend and drop into Canada's Grand Canyon, carved by the Stikine River, but only after crossing the historic Tahltan River, home to the Tahltan First Nations. On the high bank of the Stikine River and juxtaposed against this scenery is Tahltan School, a part of School District 87.
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ETS Canada sponsors coaching institute
ETS Canada was pleased to be one of the sponsors of a Coaching Institute in Kingston last week. The two-day session provided a foundation upon which a solid, effective instructional coaching program can be built within the context of broader professional learning.
Organized by the Limestone District School Board, the institute is built around the the importance of rich instructional practice in improving student achievement.
More than 160 educators took part in the institute, which was led by Dr. Jim Knight of the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. The institute concludes with a two-day session in April. |
