The highest leverage strategy of educational improvement efforts is the development of staff capacity. In collaboration with the Cariboo-Chilcotin Teachers Association we are making significant investments in quality professional learning for educators in current, research-based practice to increase knowledge and confidence.
Some examples of the work of are:
- Shifting from one-off workshops to a robust learning series with successive professional development sessions and classroom learning rounds, time to practice and reflect in between, and a community of practice network to support one another
- Learning Series with exceptional BC, Canadian, and global leaders in numeracy, literacy, educational research, inclusion, resilience and trauma-informed practice.
- Common district assessments with support for learning how to administer them, analyze results, and use what is learned to plan for instruction
- District mental health plan
- Full program of support for new teachers in their first three years
Explore the ways we are LEARNING BETTER TOGETHER with support for professional learning in Cariboo-Chilcotin School District:
Pro-D Up Cycling
Alexis Creek Elementary/Secondary
<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A staff member attended the A.D.S.T. workshop called Up-cycling for professional development. Here she learning to re-cycle old T-shirt to make yarn projects.</span></p><table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/ec0c912d-43c0-4495-93f2-566e8e07c175" alt="Pro D Up cycling 1 helen wight" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/3a86d756-76b5-49cb-844b-75042552ff8a" alt="Pro D Up cycling 2 helen wight" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th></tr></tbody></table><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p>
Pro-3D Workshop
Alexis Creek Elementary/Secondary
<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">February's Professional Development Day, one staff member attended a A.D.S.T. workshop on teaching students, K to 12, how to make 3-D projects using Tinkercad software. Here are a couple of samples of designs created at the workshop. Students can save their software designs or print them out using a 3-D printer. Students develop their deep thinking skills using programs like this one.</span></p><table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/d871fefa-9421-4617-bc6f-b61b8586be66" alt="Pro 3D Workshop 1 helen wight" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p></th><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/c5969d32-7e77-48c9-b11e-322a0ef7ab86" alt="Pro 3D Workshop 2 helen wight" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p></th></tr></tbody></table><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p>
Strengthening Social Emotional Learning Practices
100 Mile Elementary
150 Mile Elementary
Alexis Creek Elementary/Secondary
Anahim Lake Elementary/Secondary
Big Lake Elementary
Cataline Elementary
Chilcotin Road Elementary
Columneetza Junior Secondary
Forest Grove Elementary
Graduation Routes Other Ways
Horse Lake Elementary
Horsefly Elementary/Junior
Lac La Hache Elementary
Lake City Secondary
Likely Elementary
Marie Sharpe Elementary
Mile 108 Elementary
Mountview Elementary
Naghtaneqed Elementary/Junior
Nesika Elementary
Outback Storefront
Peter Skene Ogden Secondary
Skyline Alternate
Tatla Lake Elementary/Junior
<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Many SD27 educators recently participated in a four-week Outdoor Learning course designed to strengthen Social Emotional Learning (SEL) practices. Each 60-minute session offered practical strategies to support student wellbeing through nature-based experiences.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Over the four weeks, educators explored:</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">-Mindfulness and self-awareness through sit spots, nature observation, and journaling.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">-Social awareness and communication through cooperative outdoor play and group activities.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">-Emotional regulation and perseverance through outdoor challenges that require patience and problem-solving.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">-Ethics, stewardship, and community-building using Indigenous pedagogies and land-based learning.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This learning series expanded instructional capacity by equipping teachers with simple, powerful routines that connect SEL and the outdoors—strengthening both classroom practice and student engagement.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p><table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/8bc725e3-8479-48f0-ba37-56d1d04107f5" alt="Outdoor SEL kimberley ikebuchi" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/e2c06472-82a6-4430-bb57-6126fd91a38d" alt="Outdoor SEL 2 kimberley ikebuchi" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th></tr></tbody></table><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p>
September 29th Pro-D
Alexis Creek Elementary/Secondary
<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">On September 29th, I joined some of my colleagues to continue developing my instructional capacities in outdoor education. Here, we are learning new ideas and strategies by combining Art with Natural Sciences. We are selecting natural objects to draw and share with a partner. Later, we learned interesting ways to teach scale drawing. It was a great work shop.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/79470c20-decb-497c-8a71-79ee18ac57c9" alt="September 29th Pro D helen wight" width="498" height="373" style="width:498px;height:373px;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p>
District PRO-D Day at Alexis Creek School
Alexis Creek Elementary/Secondary
<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The staff at Alexis Creek School are gathered together to watch and listen to the School District's welcoming back and the setting of direction for the school year.</span></p><table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/5ac3c034-0870-45a6-af80-788bd1569171" alt="District Pro D at Alexis Creek School 2 helen wight" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/c6505664-edc2-4dac-830b-3f16cded2e66" alt="District Pro D at Alexis Creek School helen wight" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th></tr></tbody></table><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p>
Learning about collecting pitch and the Tsilhqot'in world view about the natural world through Pro-D.
Alexis Creek Elementary/Secondary
<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">District Pro-D enabled Principals and teachers the opportunity to learn about the Tsilhqot'in's world view of the natural world while making medicine from pitch.</span></p><div data-lexical-layout-container="true" style="grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; display: grid;"><div class="editor-layoutItem"><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><img src="/images/11c49125-3425-54dc-835a-a9a81bcf3a00" alt="jsckklpf-1.jpg" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit"></p></div><div class="editor-layoutItem"><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p></div></div>