Snapshots 2014 - 2015

TEACHING LEARNING Snapshots 2014 - 2015 Toronto District School Board TEACHING Table of Contents LEARNING Snapshots 2014 - 2015 Aboriginal Education ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Arts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Continuing and International Education ................................................................................................................... 13 Digital Media and Design .................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Early Years Learning & Care Department ................................................................................................................... 18 English Literacy ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Equity and Inclusive Schools..................................................................................................................................................................... 32 ESL/ESD ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 French as a Second Language ............................................................................................................................................................... 46 Guidance ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 Health and Physical Education............................................................................................................................................................. 57 Library Learning Resources & Global Education ..................................................................................... 65 Mathematics / Numeracy .................................................................................................................................................................................. 72 Model Schools for Inner Cities .............................................................................................................................................................. 79 Music ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 89 Outdoor Education ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 95 School Effectiveness ..................................................................................................................................................................................................100 STEM K-12 - Science and Technology.............................................................................................................................102 Social Studies, World Studies and Humanities .......................................................................................112 Student Engagement & Experiential Learning ......................................................................................116 Student Nutrition ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................126 Student Success / Learning To 18 ..........................................................................................................................................128 Student Success School Support Initiative ......................................................................................................133 Teaching and Learning With Technology .............................................................................................................136 Teachers Learning and Leading....................................................................................................................................................143 Directory ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................151 TEACHING Aboriginal Education LEARNING Snapshots 2014 - 2015 Indigenizing the Social Studies curriculum Acknowledging Other Ways of Knowing: Decolonizing For the second year in a row, the Aboriginal Education Centre has offered a half day professional learning and Indigenizing opportunity to teachers of Social Studies and History. Mathematics Offered in three sessions throughout the winter, teachers are able to sign up for a workshop based on their division. Acknowledging and infusing First Along with an exploration of a timeline of colonization, Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives each participant is given books to take away, along and ways of knowing is not just for with a resource kit to support the implementation of an Social Studies, History, and Geography, indigenized social studies curriculum. Canadian and World Studies, English or Student art work Literacy curricula. This year has seen a growing interest in how to infuse First First Nations, Métis and Inuit Secondary Pilot Project Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives and ways of knowing in mathematics Since 2013, Aboriginal students from across the Toronto classrooms. AEC staff, Aboriginal artists District School Board have been able to work towards and community members presented achieving gr. 9 and gr. 10 credits in a decolonized and at a MathEd Forum with the Fields indigenized setting at the Brockton Learning Centre. Institute for Research in Mathematical Coordinated by the Aboriginal Education Centre, the Sciences (University of Toronto) First Nations, Métis and Inuit Secondary Pilot Project on their experiences, challenges, places an emphasis on experiential learning for and opportunities for infusing First students, and seeks to provide a holistic experience of Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives education. Working with community Elders and Native in mathematics education in an urban Child and Family Services, students and their families context. All MathEd Forum presenters receive a variety of cultural supports and teachings spoke about learning together with throughout the duration of the program. students, parents, and communities to transform mathematics for Aboriginal First Nations, Métis & Inuit Resources and non-Aboriginal students. AEC staff continues to work with Aboriginal Aboriginal People, Identity and Education Combined Credit Course artists and community members to offer students in the First Nations, This year marks the fifth anniversary of the partnership between the Aboriginal Métis, and Inuit Secondary Pilot Project Education Centre and York University to offer the Aboriginal People, Identity and experiences of learning and using Education Combined Credit course to senior level TDSB students. This course enables mathematics in holistic and culturally students to earn either a grade 11 or 12 high school credit, as well as a York University relevant ways. credit simultaneously. Capped at 20 students, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students participate with their York tuition paid for. Dr. Susan Dion teaches the York credit, and the high school component is taught by an AEC staff member. First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies PLC This year teachers of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies had the opportunity to attend the Indspire Conference on Indigenous Education, and a variety of other professional learning opportunities including visiting the Woodland Cultural Centre and Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ontario. Most recently, these teachers attended a full day working at Eastern Commerce exploring the Debwemowin Lodge and receiving traditional teachings from Elder Pauline Shirt, a tour of the art gallery by Dr. Duke Redbird, and teachings on treaties and wampum by Maurice Switzer from the Union of Ontario Indians. The Aboriginal Education Centre looks forward to continuing this PLC next year. Debwemowin Lodge 2 TEACHING Aboriginal Education LEARNING Snapshots 2014 - 2015 First Nations, Métis, Inuit Student Work Study Program The staff and students at Bala Avenue Community School, individual school goals. Staff utilized various approaches when Eastview Public School, First Nations Junior and Senior School designing, implementing and documenting their inquiry. of Toronto, Native Learning Centre East and Portage

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