HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCES

Designated Funds
$24,000.00

 ERLC plan to support implementation based on regional needs and grant deliverables

Collaboration/Environmental Scan/Needs Assessment

• Session feedback and ongoing needs assessment.
• ERLC board.
• ATA Specialist Council.
• Consult with CMASTE.
• ERLC advisory committee consultation.
• Consultation with key Alberta Education Lead Managers and Directors a minimum of twice during the year.

Practice/Goals

• Alberta Education grant deliverables.
• Key program of studies elements.
• Regional Goals specific to work of ERLC (i.e. Program of Studies, Instruction and Assessment).

Identify Possible Strategies

• Learning opportunities based on advisory committee input as well as Alberta Education advice include some of the following items:
• Dan Leskiw – High School Science assessment approaches www.erlc.ca – under Science theme
• Hays Lantz has agreed to come in May or June next year
• Gizmos – Include Interactive online tools to share in your program.
• Online communities of practice – via vc or other online tools for biology, physics and chemistry focus.
• Art Bauer (and Frank Jenkins) will offer a session about the oil sands that align with changes in the organic chemistry unit.  The session will be offered after school via vc sites in the region.
• Explore CMASTE after school study group sessions, with programs that are posted early and available to access via vc.
• Find someone to identify all of the pd sessions available for high school science teachers – post links to other sessions on ERLC site and plan ERLC sessions at times that coordinate dates.  (e.g., ATA Science Conference).
• Plan a session with learner assessment about changes to the diploma exam.
• Explore offering sessions with teachers that model using DL (emerging technologies) in their classrooms.
• Work with the ATA science regional and the pd resources they wish to develop based on may 2008 regional.  This resource would support implementation of the new program of studies based on the content shared at the session.  Hire a contractor to offer the session.

Action Plan and Measures

• Use program feedback form as primary measure.
• Sessions are attended.

Implement Action Plan

• Budget - $24,000.00 as well as infrastructure support provided from grant.
• Funds available from separate grants.

Summative Evaluation

• Program feedback.
• ERLC Board, District Contact, and potential Advisory Committee feedback.
• Summary report to Alberta Education.

Lessons Learned / Next Steps:

• High school teachers reluctant/unable to attend full day learning opportunities.

• Sessions on diploma programs positively received.

• Partnerships with ATA Science regional to support “lesson plan” resource seen as alternative PD model.  * Explore offering sessions at teacher conventions