1. HELLO HELLO!
EMBRACING DIVERSITY

2. Education…
“When you change the way you
look at things the things you look at
change”
(Wade Dywer,Vancouver Sun, April 24, 2004)

3. It is ALL about the Learning

4. Me (the Kid)

5. What I Expected

6. What I Get

7. Only ??? of
students are
referred to as
“typical”
learners.
ALL learners
ALL needs
SPED Mental
Illness
LA
GREY AREAS
Ab Ed
Tech Ed
Alternate
Ed Behaviour
Adapted Resource DES
ELL
ESWIS
“Curriculum” Instruction
Assessment Learning Environment

9. “Together” “Unified”
• W hy?
• How?
• W hat?
• W ho?
• W here?
• W hen? LEARNING……

10. Diversity
Segregation
Inclusion
Integration
“Our
Journey”“Inclusion is not a special
education issue…
It is about all of us, all the time,
everywhere.”
Dr. Pat Mirenda

13. Resources
• Shelley Moore:
• https://youtu.be/RYtUl
U8MjlY Transforming
Inclusive Ed
• Resources, templates:
https://blogsomemoor
e.com/shout-
outs/templates/
• ONE Without the
Other

14. Shelley Moore

16. Big Ideas of RTI:
Systematically provide every student with the time and support to learn
at high levels

17. Mr. W
• https://youtu.be/2mTLO2F_ERY

18. #designthinking#MakerEd#PBL #InquiryEd
#StuVoice#StuChoice#studentagency
#InclusiveEd#bced

19. Big Ideas …
• Unified System: A continuum of quality practices /
education not silos
• Culturally Responsive
• Primacy of the ‘Classroom’ environment
• Collaborative networks/Multi-disciplinary teaming
• UDL, RTI, PBIS, SBRT Frameworks
• Differentiation, Early Intervention, Functional
Assessment, Transitions
• New Literacies & Emerging Technologies

20. Our Direction – Embracing Diversity
• Culture of Support & Connectedness
• Primacy of the ‘Classroom’ environment
• Co-working Inquiry-Based Model
• Personalized Learning ~ Curriculum & Core Competencies (Shelley)
• Engagement
• Differentiated Instruction & Support
• ie. UDL, PBL, Student Inquiry
• Transitions
• Continuum of instructional support
• Functional Assessments/Needs, Strengths
• RTI, PBS frameworks
• Collaborative Models of Support
• Class Reviews, ASSESS, SBT (Leyton)
• Success – GROWTH in LEARNING

23. Action...to WISE action...
to action that LASTS
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...beyond “ best practice” ...
developing a “ Community of Practice”

24. Aligning our work
Curriculum &
Competencies
Assessment
and Reporting
Framework for
Student
Learning
Continued
Professional
Development
Service
Delivery Project
Curriculum
& Competencies
Assessment
&
Reporting
Framework
for Enhancing
Student Learning
Continuing
Professional
Development
MyEducation BC
Next Generation
Network
Provincial
Scholarships
Program
TRANSFORMATION

26. BCCASE

27. Ministry

28. • Alignment, coherence to support capacity building...
• Diversity is the norm (plan accordingly)
• Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Capacity building at the classroom level
• A Continuum of quality practices
• In addition to versus instead of
• Builds upon and aligns with
• Student learning, engagement, and development
• What are the big questions?
• Given finite resources in public schooling, how do we align our actions
in a coherent manner to support meaningful capacity building at the
school and classroom level?
• How do we build capacity at the three levels to support the full
continuum of learners in regards / respect to the diversity in each child?