​It is virtually impossible for a teacher to know how to successfully provide instruction and support for all students in diverse, inclusive contemporary classrooms. In this introductory three webinar series, participants will learn about Collaborative Response, a mindset for educational organizations that values collaborative, action focused responses, data-informed discussions, and timely intervention to ensure all students can experience success. Come learn how school administration and inclusive learning support leadership teams establish school-wide structures to ensure support for every student in our schools and across our districts. Numerous Alberta school and district examples, as well as access to a myriad of resources will be provided.

This session is part of the year long series focused on growing and refining Collaborative Response structures and processes in schools and districts. Visit the 2020-2021 Collaborative Response Learning Series Overview to see all sessions available in this learning series.​

Dates:

February 1, 2 and 8, 2021 

4:00 pm to 5:30 pm MDT​

Facilitator: Kurtis Hewson

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About this learning opportunity

Do your classrooms or schools need help ensuring a safe and caring environment so all learners can thrive? Teachers feeling discouraged and searching for solutions for acute and chronic behaviour concerns? This series will start by providing participants with an overview of a model that focuses specifically on building a structure that identifies and organizes existing school-wide processes to ensure a safe and caring environment. Then we willl focus on each of the 10 components with activities, discussions and resources.

Session 1: Introduction
Session 2: Responsive Relationships
Session 3: Social/Emotional Instruction
Session 4: Routines and Classroom Environment
Session 5: Explicit Behaviour
Session 6: Responding to Behaviour Concerns
Session 7: Responding to Re-Occurring Behaviour Concerns
Session 8: Intervention Team
Session 9: Collecting and Analyzing Data
Session 10: Behaviour Support Plans
Session 11: Crisis Management

This learning opportunity is being subsidized through funding from Alberta Education.

About the facilitator(s)

Learning Associate - Jigsaw Learning

Barb Pears has been a teacher of students with behaviour challenges since 2000 and was instrumental in the design and implementation of a Behaviour Support School. Barb is gifted at fostering collaborative, respectful, supportive teaching and learning environments for students, families and staff. She has worked as a Behaviour Consultant for the past 5 years at the school division level and believes that a multi-disciplinary approach is essential to offer the best possible programming for students. This involves partnering with students, parents, staff, external agencies, district schools and community organizations. Barb has always had a connection with students with behaviour challenges and loves sharing her passion and knowledge with others through direct service and workshops. Barb is currently a Learning Associate with Jigsaw Learning and interacts with schools and districts in providing responsive supports for diverse student populations.

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About this learning opportunity

Join our community of practice to learn different mindful techniques to build consistent habits. Join our 6 week series or come for a session or two. This will be an active particpatory session that will provide the pause in your week as well as provide multiple strategies to build your mindful practice.

This learning opportunity is being subsidized through funding from Alberta Education.

Dates:

Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15, 2021

About the facilitator(s)

Learning Associate - Jigsaw Learning
As a Learning Associate with Jigsaw Learning, Kathleen Robertson has more than 20 years of teaching experience. Kathleen supports teachers and leaders through development of strategic plans, Collaborative Response practices, and coaching. Her expertise in literacy has been developed through her roles as a classroom teacher, participant as a lead teacher on a literacy committee and her role as instructional and literacy coach at the Elementary level. She has successfully led literacy intervention, assessment and coaching.

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Three Part Literacy Assessment Series: Engaging in Literacy Assessment:

1. Strategies for Assessing Readers & Writers Remotely & In Person

2. I've Assessed; Now What?

3. It's Assessment Time Again!

You're wanting to keep up on your students' progress, as well as establish baseline data, but how do you do this when you're in a remote learning environment or do not see your students in person as regularly as you typically would? Learn how to obtain beginning of the year literacy data, and how to analyse and utilize the data during collaborative team meetings to get universal and targeted supports in place quickly. This 3 part series will take you through the assessment cycle with suggestions for this year's unique circumstances.

Dates:

Feb 2, 2021
(4:00 pm to 5:00 pm MST)

Mar 25, 2021
(4:00 pm to 5:00 pm MST)​

May 6, 2021
(4:00 pm to 5:00 pm MST)​

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About this learning opportunity

We know that as educational assistants, you go above and beyond, every day, in pursuit of supporting complex needs and impacting the lives of children, families and the learning community to which you belong. You are the vital connection many students need to be successful. This requires skill, dedication and patience beyond measure!

The challenges of supporting students and staff in an environment where teaching and learning needs are continually evolving is complex work.

This series is designed to provide staff who are currently in this complex role as well as EA's new to the role with an overview of educational best practices in support of students and teachers. Participants will also develop an understanding of the importance of a common language and consistency in educational practices across a school or district.

Dates:

Jan 12, Jan 19, Jan 26, Feb 2, Feb 9, Feb 16, Feb 23, Mar 2, Mar 30, Apr 6, Apr 13, Apr 20, Apr 27, May 4, May 11, May 18, May 25, June 1
(4:00 pm to 4:30 pm MST)

Session 1 - Introduction
Session 2 - Roles and Responsibilities
Session 3 - Supporting Students with Medical and Disability Needs
Session 4 - Connecting with Community and Parents
Session 5 - Responsive Relationships
Session 6 - Professional Communication and Interactions
Session 7 - Overview-Continuum of Supports
Session 8 - Tier 1 Toolbox - (Part 1)
Session 9 - Tier 1 Toolbox - (Part 2)
Session 10 - Tier 2 Toolbox - (Part 1)
Session 11 - Tier 2 Toolbox - (Part 2)
Session 12 - Supporting Learning in the Classroom (Part 1)
Session 13 - Supporting Learning in the Classroom (Part 2)
Session 14 - Supporting Learning in the Classroom (Part 3)
Session 15 - Responsive Behaviour Supports
Session 16 - Understanding Support Plans
Session 17 - Connecting the Pieces

This learning opportunity is being subsidized through funding from Alberta Education.

About the facilitator(s)

Learning Associate - Jigsaw Learning Barb Pears has been a teacher of students with behaviour challenges since 2000 and was instrumental in the design and implementation of a Behaviour Support School. Barb is gifted at fostering collaborative, respectful, supportive teaching and learning environments for students, families and staff. She has worked as a Behaviour Consultant for the past 5 years at the school division level and believes that a multi-disciplinary approach is essential to offer the best possible programming for students. This involves partnering with students, parents, staff, external agencies, district schools and community organizations. Barb has always had a connection with students with behaviour challenges and loves sharing her passion and knowledge with others through direct service and workshops. Barb is currently a Learning Associate with Jigsaw Learning and interacts with schools and districts in providing responsive supports for diverse student populations.

Register here!