Agenda
PA Day: Friday, October 6, 2023
Friday, October 6, 2023 is a Professional Activity Day for OCDSB school staff that focuses on key Ministry Priorities: Student Mental Health and Well-being, Literacy and Numeracy. School staff will attend in-person and participate in presentations, group discussions and collaborative activities facilitated by school administrators.
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Topic 1: Student Mental Health and Well-Being- Promoting a Safe and Positive Climate
Entity Hosting: School board
Presenters/Facilitators: School administrators
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Elementary and Secondary Learning Objectives Include:
- Educators will reflect on the first month with students and the conditions of safety, belonging, connection and inclusivity.
- Educators will explore the successes and barriers to integrating student mental health and well-being practices into the classroom in the first month of school.
- Educators will clearly identify the strengths and gaps in knowledge, review and update specific goals for the school team and ensure a shared understanding of the school’s vision to support student mental health and well-being.
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Topic 2: Literacy and Numeracy
Entity Hosting: School board
Presenters/Facilitators: School administrators
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Elementary Learning Objectives Include:
Literacy:
Educators will learn about and/or identify:
- The key areas of revision in the revised Language Arts curriculum, Grades 1-8, the strand structure and the curriculum context.
- French as a Second Language (FSL) educators from K-8 will develop understanding of the following: Understanding the Common European Framework of Reference and how it applies to FSL, targeting foundational literacy skills when teaching FSL, effective assessment practices in the FSL classroom and exploring new FSL resources.
Mathematics:
Educators will learn about and/or identify:
- The Taking Action in Mathematics Framework, with a focus on the first priority action
- High-impact instructional practices within the framework and examine how they inform and enhance effective pedagogy in Mathematics.
- Various assessment tools aligned with the framework to gauge student progress and needs.
- The mathematical developmental continuums in order to tailor math instruction to meet individual students' learning levels and close learning gaps.
Secondary Learning Objectives Include:
Literacy:
Educators will learn to make connections between revised curriculum and the classes they teach by:
- Reviewing the key areas of revision in recently updated secondary curriculum
- Exploring how cross-curricular and integrated learning, considerations for learning and the 7 transferable skills can be embedded into all classrooms
- Exploring how to embed language teaching (and the ENL1W - Strand B: Foundations of Language) into our teaching practice
Mathematics:
Educators will learn about and/or identify:
- the Taking Action in Mathematics Framework, with a focus on the first priority action
- The high-impact instructional practices within the framework and examine how they inform and enhance effective pedagogy
- Various assessment tools aligned with the framework to gauge student progress and needs
- The mathematical developmental continuums in order to tailor math instruction to meet individual students' learning levels and close learning gaps.
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Participating Schools
Elementary:
A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School
Adrienne Clarkson Elementary School
Agincourt Road Public School
Alta Vista Public School
Arch Street Public School
Avalon Public School
Barrhaven Public School
Bayshore Public School
Bayview Public School
Bells Corners Public School
Berrigan Elementary School
Blossom Park Public School
Briargreen Public School
Bridlewood Community Elementary School
Broadview Public School
Cambridge Street Public School
Carleton Heights Public School
Carson Grove Elementary School
Castlefrank Elementary School
Castor Valley Elementary School
Cedarview Middle School
Centennial Public School
Chapman Mills Public School
Charles H. Hulse Public School
Churchill Alternative
Clifford Bowey Public School
Connaught Public School
Convent Glen Elementary School
Crystal Bay Centre for Special Education
Devonshire Public School
D. Roy Kennedy Public School
Dunlop Public School
Dunning-Foubert Elementary School
Elgin St Public School
Elmdale Public School
Emily Carr Middle School
Fallingbrook Elementary School
Farley Mowat Public School
Featherston Drive Public School
Fielding Drive Public School
First Avenue Public School
Fisher Park/Summit Public School
Forest Valley Elementary School
General Vanier Public School
Glashan Public School
Glen Cairn Public School
Glen Ogilvie Public School
Goulbourn Middle School
Greely Elementary School
Half Moon Bay Public School
Hawthorne Public School
Henry Larsen Elementary School
Henry Munro Middle School
Heritage Public School
Hilson Avenue Public School
Hopewell Avenue Public School
Huntley Centennial Public School
Jack Donohue Public School
Jockvale Elementary School
John Young Elementary School
Kanata Highlands Public School
Kars on the Rideau Public School
Katimavik Elementary School
Knoxdale Public School
Lady Evelyn Public School
Lakeview Public School
Le Phare Elementary School
Manordale Public School
Manor Park Public School
Manotick Public School
Maple Ridge Elementary School
Mary Honeywell Elementary School
Meadowlands Public School
Metcalfe Public School
Mutchmor Public School
North Gower/Marlborough Public School
OCV Elementary School
Orleans Wood Elementary School
Osgoode Public School
Pinecrest Public School
Pleasant Park Public School
Queen Elizabeth Public School
Queen Mary Street Public School
Regina Street Alternative School
Richmond Public School
Riverview Alternative School
Robert Bateman Public School
Robert E. Wilson Public School
Robert Hopkins Public School
Roberta Bondar Public School
Roch Carrier Elementary School
Rockcliffe Park Public School
Roland Michener Public School
Sawmill Creek Elementary School
Severn Avenue Public School
Shingwàkons Public School
Sir Winston Churchill Public School
South March Public School
Steve MacLean Public School
Stephen Leacock Public School
Stittsville Public School
Stonecrest Elementary School
Summerside Public School
Terry Fox Elementary School
Trillium Elementary School
Vimy Ridge Public School
Vincent Massey Public School
Viscount Alexander Public School
Wazoson Public School
W.E. Johnston Public School
Westwind Public School
W.O. Mitchell Elementary School
Woodroffe Avenue Public School
W.E Gowling Public School
York St. Public School
Secondary:
Adult High School
A.Y. Jackson Secondary School
Bell High School
Brookfield High School
Cairine Wilson Secondary School
Canterbury High School
Colonel By Secondary School
Continuing Education
Earl of March Secondary School
Elizabeth Wyn Wood Secondary Alternate Program
Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate Program
Glebe Collegiate Institute
Gloucester High School
Hillcrest High School
John McCrae Secondary School
Lisgar Collegiate Institute
Longfields–Davidson Heights Secondary School
OCV Secondary School
Osgoode Township High School
Ottawa Technical Secondary School
South Carleton High School
Storefront School
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School
Merivale High School
Nepean High School
Norman Johnston Secondary Alternate Program
Richard Pfaff Secondary Alternate Program
Ridgemont High School
Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School
Sir Robert Borden High School
Urban Aboriginal Alternate High School Program
West Carleton Secondary School
Woodroffe High School