Participants:

NPDLImpact:

TheNPDLglobalpartnershipresearchinitiativesupportedworkwewerebeginninginHPEDSBthroughthelaunchofHPEGraduateCompetencies:GloballyMindedLearnersandLeadersresourcedocument,supportingdeeplearningandinnovativeteachingandlearningK-12.ThelaunchofNPDLbeganwith3secondaryand4elementaryschools,allofwhichhad21stCenturylearningasafocusintheirSchoolImprovementPlansforStudentAchievementandWell-being.Asadistrict,wetrackedschoolconditionsandsystemconditionsalongthenewmeasurescontinuums.Teachersmonitoredstudentgrowtharoundthe6Competencies(Communication,Collaboration,CriticalThinking,Creativity,CitizenshipandCharacter). ContextualInformation:NumberofSchools:7 NumberofEducators:53 NumberofStudents:993 NumberofSchoolLeaders:9 NumberofSystemLeaders:9 ImpactofProfessionalLearningonEducators: Trendsacrosstheinitiativeindicate:

CODEINNOVATIONFUNDS-NPDL

Participants:

CathyPortt,SuperintendentofEducation,CurriculumServices

TracyDemianchuk,PathwaysCoordinator,CurriculumServices

Focus:

TheCODEInnovationFundswereusedtosupporttheexplorationofNewPedagogiesforDeepLearning(NPDL)asapossibleresearchbasedK-12initiativeforthedistrict.BasedupontraveltotheNPDLGlobalLearningLabinSeattle,Washington,USAandparticipationinthreedaysofprofessionallearningandnetworking,HPEDSBjoinedthisgloballearningresearchproject.

• Teacherfacilitationofstudentdirectedlearningenvironmentincorporatingvariousinquirystrategies(i.e.richclassdiscussion,authenticmeaningfullearningtasks,investigation,risktaking)

• Intentionalintegrationoftechnology• Increasededucatorknowledgeofdigitallearningpedagogy• Collectiveteacheractionrelatedtostudentlearning(e.g.,collaborativediscussionand

reflection,sharingideas/resources)Thislearningwasevidentthrough….Pre/post educator survey, artefact, and self reflection tool ImpactonStudentLearning Trendsacrosstheinitiativeindicate:

• Increaseinstudentdirectedlearningisincreasingstudentengagementandownershipintheirownlearning

• Articulationofengagementincreasingacademicgrowth(output,taskcompletion,qualityofwork)

Studentgrowthwasevidentthrough… • Triangulationofevidence:video,photographs,conversations,peertopeerfeedback,

observationofstudentlearninginaction• Interviews,learningconversation/Socraticdiscussions,conferences• Ongoingdemonstrationofstudentlearningthroughopentasks/handsonlearning,classroom

basedassessments,digitalartefacts• ProductsthatreflecttheassessmentforLearningcycle(e.g.,co-developedrubrics,checklists

self-assessmenttools,pre/postassessments-NPDLcompetencyprogressionratings) OurNextSteps: Acrosstheinitiativeeducatorsindicatedcontinuationof:

• StudentdriveninquiryandcriticalthinkingkeepingNPDLapproachesinmind• Documentlearningwithavarietyofassessmenttasks-conversations,observationsand

products• Capacitybuildingandunderstandingofbackwarddesignmodel,bigideas,overallexpectations,

6Cs• SharingandlearningwithcolleaguesasitpertainstoNPDL

Acrosstheinitiativeeducatorsindicatedthefollowingnextsteps:

• Fostercommunityandparentpartnerships• Buildcapacityandteacherconfidencewithleveragingdigitaltoolstosupportinstructionand

assessment(virtual“guests”,flippedclassroom,descriptivefeedback,assessmentoptions)• Capacitybuildingandunderstandingofbackwarddesignmodel• SharingandlearningwithcolleaguesasitpertainstoNPDL• Exploreassessmentbalanceusingconversations,observations,andproducts• DelvedeeperwiththeNPDLlearningdimensionsand6Cs