SETTING DIRECTION
BUILDING A VISION
Promote shared vision of SIPSAW
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Holy Cross School Innovation Plan for Student Achievement and Wellness
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Community, Culture and Caring: Growth Mindset, Grit and PINK anti-bullying
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Teaching and Learning: Numeracy and Literacy Improvement through Learning Wall, Number talks, and CUBES problem solving strategies.
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Planning and Programming: Stress management, STEAM initiatives, Genius Hour
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Student Leadership Pathways: Lunch Monitors, Milk Program, Green Team, Think-It-Through-Thursdays (peer math help)
Promote shared vision of improved learning environments
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Collaborated with Holy Family principal, staff and students in designing improved learning spaces through the school's renovations
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PQP Practicum Project
Promote shared vision of creativity and innovation
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Collaborated with University of Ottawa's Teacher Education in developing cohort foci for teacher education candidates
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Faculty member team for the ICI Cohort (Imagination, Creativity and Innovation)
SHORT-TERM GOALS
Support SIPSAW Pathways & Planning
Through Community Partners:
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Stress management presentation series
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Knights of Columbus: Drug awareness presentation and poster competition
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Supports OCSB's Strategic Commitment to Wellness
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Through Learning Strategies:
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Increased practice of CUBES for math problem solving and Number Talks
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Genius Hour Projects encouraging ICI, Growth Mindset, and Grit
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Arts Integration: Sierpinski Triangle Christmas Tree
Support Learning Environment Planning
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Student and Teacher learning space questionnaires for collaborative input
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Slide information presentations for optional support of ideas and possibilities
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Slide presentation of a possible collaborative school-wide art project
Support Learning ICI Cohort Planning
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Community Partners: Peter Gamwell (ocdsb retired superintendent)--Creativity advocate and speaker
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ICI Information and showcases: Java Jam, BEd Time Stories performance, Mixed-media exhibition, Info pamphlet, ICI Logo development, ICI website header graphics.
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ICI Experiences: Orientation Activities.
CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS
Fostering Professional Relationships
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Collaborating between schools, university and community: University professor, teacher education candidates, principal, teachers and students at Fielding Elementary School, Ottawa.
Promoting student engagement through technology
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Regular use of smartboard, chromebooks and apps for Math and ELA learning: Global-Read-Aloud, Mathletics and Prodigy, Kahoot, Typing Club, Amazing Race, Breakout Boxes (with digital components).
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Hybrid learning with on-line components in teacher education classes.
Ensuring consistency & collaboration within the department
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Collaborating within a Holy Cross Junior Elementary teaching team through joint Professional Development workshops (like Math UP) and initiatives like a school-wide math problem of the week, promoting number sense.
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Regular ICI Cohort meetings with ICI professors/instructors to maintain connection, share information and ideas, and set and implement ICI extra-curricular events.
CARRY FORWARD IN TRANSITION TO VICE-PRINCIPAL
Multiple portfolios that require a team approach
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Collaborating with Holy Cross teachers and students to embark on school-wide initiatives: Green Team, MakerSpace, Yearbook and school-wide art initiatives.
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Holy Cross 50 Years initiative (2017-18): Time Capsule, Catholic Education Week, 50th Anniversary Celebration, 50th Anniversary Logo design for school community T-shirts and Sweatshirts.
Building a culture of buy-in, leading teams, promoting collaboration
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Proposal completed for a whole school ceramic totem project.
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Collaboration with Holy Cross teachers parent/community members and students.
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Creative endeavours support the OCSBs Strategic Commitment to Innovation.
