Building Capacity Across Your System For High School Redesign
Leslie Owen and Josh Hill
MFWHSR Collaborative Day, October 1, 2015
Engaging in the Process of MFWHSR
Gregg McNeil and Shelly Cloke
MFWHSR Collaborative Day, October 6, 2016
A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions
A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions was developed by a provincial working group of education partners committed to realizing positive change in Alberta’s schools and classrooms. This guide offers guiding questions to support implementation planning.
High School Redesign for System Leaders
Jurisdictional presentation from Chris Smeaton and Kurt Sacher
How Facing Our Fears Can Be a Catalyst for Lasting Change
Josie Nagtegaal
- How Facing Our Fears Can Be a Catalyst for Lasting Change pdf
- How Facing Our Fears is a Catalyst for Lasting Change prezi
- Four Corner Reflection pdf
- If I Had My Way… pdf
- What’s the Shift a Peace Wapiti Academy? pdf
Moving Forward with High School Redesign: A Guide to Support Implementation Essential Conditions
This guide outlines actions taken by several school administrators involved in the High School Flexibility Project.
The Role of the District in Supporting Schools
Lissa Steele – Associate Superintendent of Learning Services
Chinook’s Edge School Division
Researchers who have examined the role of the district in instructional improvement have identified themes or principles associated with district policies, programs and practices that contribute to district success. In her talk, Lissa will describe the critical work, processes and structures established by the superintendency team in Chinook’s Edge School Division in supporting schools toward creating quality learning environments in their High School Redesign efforts.
Simon Sinek: Start With Why
Student Ownership of Education: Practicing Democracy in Schools
Jonathan Scott
To succeed, students need to do more than pay attention in class. They need to flourish. We cannot be satisfied with any less.
Tools to Support Implementation and Utilizing the “Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions”
The following tools have been developed to enhance the utilization of the Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions, to support district and school leaders with their implementation of Moving Forward with High School Redesign (MFWHSR), but can be adapted for other initiatives.
- Implementation Tools pdf
- Part 1: Self-reflection: Shared Responsibility and Culture of Learning pdf
- Part 2: Self-reflection: Essential Conditions pdf
- Hexagon Tool pdf
- Readiness Facilitator Guide pdf
- Facilitated Reflection: Teacher pdf
- Facilitated Reflection: Student pdf
- Facilitated Reflection: School Leaders and Other Stakeholders pdf
- Synthesizing The Findings pdf
- Facilitated Reflection Guide pdf
Additional Resource
Wish List: Piecing Together an Ideal School From the Ground Up
It all started as an effort to shine a spotlight on creative schools and teaching practices all over the country and became the inspiration for a new school…