put title here knowing your students slide deck no. 1 ministry of education, 2009
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Learning for All K – 12 Special Education Policy and Programs Branch is leading the development of a K – 12 resource guide as a follow-up to Education for All K – 6 The working title of the document is Learning for All K – 12/L’apprentissage pour tous: de la maternelle à la 12e annéeTRANSCRIPT
PUT TITLE HEREKnowing Your Students
Slide Deck No. 1
Ministry of Education, 2009
Knowing Your Students
This first slide deck introduces:• Learning for All K – 12 and its link to
Education for All K – 6; • The theme “Knowing Your Students’• Provides a workshop framework to begin
to unpack the theme ‘Knowing Your Students’
Learning for All K – 12
• Special Education Policy and Programs Branch is leading the development of a K – 12 resource guide as a follow-up to Education for All K – 6
• The working title of the document is Learning for All K – 12/L’apprentissage pour tous: de la maternelle à la 12e année
Learning for All K – 12Our Shared Beliefs
Through province wide consultations with parents, educators and educational stakeholders in spring 2008, the guiding principles of Education for All K – 6 were confirmed as essential to any effort to improve the achievement of all students and to close the achievement gap
Learning for All K – 12
The two key tenets of Learning for All K – 12 are:• Personalization • Precision
Learning for All K – 12 Personalization of Learning
• Share a personal learning experience that had a positive impact for you as a student when you were in school
• Reflect upon the factors that made this experience positive
Learning for All K – 12Personalization of Learning
• Share a personal learning experience that was unsuccessful for you as a student when you were in school
• Reflect upon the factors that made this experience unsuccessful
Learning for All K – 12Personalization of Learning
Brainstorm what you know aboutpersonalization of learning?
Learning for All K – 12Personalization of Learning
If personalization starts with knowing your students, what are some of the benefits in “knowing your students”?
Learning for All K – 12
If personalization of learning startswith knowing your students, what are someof the challenges in “knowing yourstudents?”
Learning for All K -12
Sources for knowing your students:• The Ontario Student Record (OSR)• Consultations with previous teachers• Consultations with parents and/or students• Interest inventories• Classroom observation• Assessments (e.g., diagnostic, pre-tests,
conferencing, student portfolio, etc.)
Learning for All K – 12
Personalization starts with: • Knowing your students• Knowing where they are at in their learning• Knowing where they need to go in their learning• Knowing how to get them to where they need to
go in their learning
Learning for All K - 12
• Reflect upon your current teachingassignment• Develop a plan, individually andcollectively, about how you can know yourstudents better in order to improve your connections with students and effect positivechange in their learning