Northern Learning Centre at Kelly Road Secondary School

Parent Information NightFeb 28th 7pm

Northern Learning Centre

• Choice program• Project-based personalized learning with a focus on 21st Century

skills• Grade 8, 9, and 10 students• Standards-based reporting• Applied learning where teachers & students pull out Prescribed

Learning Outcomes• Digital world–reporting, PLOs, and portfolios – meeting students in

their world• All students need a digital device (e.g. laptop)• Approximately 1 to 25 ratio

Northern Learning CentreVision• To engage learners through a personal learning choice program. Where real life

connection to student learning matters!

Mission• To ensure each student is ready for the 21st Century with the skills, attitudes,

experiences and mindsets to be successful.

Values• Promote creativity and innovation• Practice collaboration, teamwork, leadership• Foster cross cultural understanding• Develop communication and media literacy• Ongoing career learning – self reliance• Promote a lifestyle of caring for personal health

Rationale

The students we are teaching today are very different than students we taught ten years ago. The ability to access information anytime, anywhere is the reality of our learners. Students are looking for ways to apply their knowledge to extend their learning. Our system needs to respond to our learners.

Recently, the Ministry of Education has released BC’s Education Plan. This plan outlines the need to prepare our learners for the 21st Century.

We are preparing our learners for jobs that don’t even exist yet.

Project Based Learning

In Project Based Learning (PBL), students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. Rigorous projects help students learn key academic content and practice 21st Century Skills, such as collaboration, communication, & critical thinking.

http://www.bie.org/about/what_is_pbl/

Project Based LearningStudents in PBL,• gain a deeper understanding of

concepts and standards at the heart of a project;

• build vital workplace skills and lifelong habits of learning;

• address community issues, explore careers, interact with mentors, and apply technology;

• present their work to audiences beyond the classroom.

PBL may motivate students who struggle to find connections between school curriculum and their lives.

http://plpnetwork.com/2012/12/29/project-based-learning-immersion-designing-quality-projects/

Northern Learning Centre•Increased levels of learning•Engagement•Projects/Flexibility/Connections•Community•Technology•Local example

Typical Day

8:45-10:06 Explorations/ PE 10:13-11:31 Workshops11:31-12:16 Lunch

12:16-1:35 Workshops1:42- 3:00 Project Time

Learning Environment

Projects –Who am I and where to I fit in?Objective: You are going to explore the question “Where do I come from?” using a map to show a visual representation of how you came to be here today emphasizing different geographic regions in North America. This may include where you want to go in the future. You will pair this map with research on the geographic regions which you will use to describe the region as it may have appeared to your ancestor or appears today.

Projects- Dissecting and Creating Optical Devices

Connections

• Aboriginal Community• RCMP – gangs• CKPG• Terry Fox

Becoming Global Citizens

Meaningful Assessments

Cross Curricular Competencies

Exhibition of Learning

Report Card

Feedback• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VgJ9DTSPOBo

Feedback• For us *'s experience is, as they say, "night and day" from last year to this. I mean

this in the positive. * is far more engaged, less stressed, and I believe more content. He is also clearly enjoying the work more than the traditional approach. There seems to be an increase in opportunity for him to feel successful and to have some experience with leadership which is just so, so important for all youth at this age. I can speak for both my husband and I to share that we are very happy with the NLC and what you and Beth are able to offer the students. Don't hesitate to let us know how, as parents, or community partners we can support the program.

• Good morning. % and I used the rubrics to review his slides. Those rubrics are so great!!! The slides are now ready for your re-review. Thank you for giving % this opportunity to have some learning time with mom! Ask % about www.easybib.com. He is still a bit unsure about the difference between resources and references. We had some fun using easybib to make his references slide :)

Feedback

Areas of Growth

• More connection with other students – changes for next year• Name change• Grade 9 – will have some electives and PE with regular school• Adding Grade 10 – hopefully based on numbers • Technology – mac or pc, wireless access• Telling the story- using the blog to tell our story

Next steps

• Check out our info – online (twitter, youtube, facebook, website) • www.nlc.sd57.bc.ca

• Take a pamphlet• Our students are going to foundation schools• Apply online at krss.sd57.bc.ca – March 1st

• At www.krss.sd57.bc.ca – left hand side has our application

• Application due March 15th.

Questions?

More Info

Web references

•The NLC current events map is also found at http://goo.gl/maps/6kcD5

•The opinion 250 article can be found athttp://www.250news.com/blog/view/25815/1/students+rise+to+challenge+of+shoreline+clean+up

•Projects can be found athttp://goo.gl/WwhGL