Relationships: The Essential ‘R’ of Education CoSL Council of School Leaders
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Relationships: The Essential ‘R’ of Education CoSL Council of School Leaders
CoSL Council of School Leaders Relationships: The Essential ‘R’ of Education Louis Riel School Division Arts and Technology Centre, 5 deBourmont Avenue Thursday evening, October 23 Certificate Sessions Friday, October 24, 2014 Join us for our Fall Conference sessions again this year. We are highlighting the importance of all aspects of relationships in the teaching and learning process that takes place in our Manitoba schools. These sessions are applicable for current and aspiring leaders. We will offer a combination of 10 contact hours certificate sessions as well as seminars based on current and emerging issues in education. Paul Olson, The Manitoba Teachers’ Society President Paul began teaching in 1990 and has spent most years between then and 2007 as a Grade 5 and 6 French Immersion teacher in Winnipeg School Division. He was first elected to serve on the Executive of The Winnipeg Teachers’ Association, and after ten years there was elected to the MTS Provincial Executive in 2002. In 2007 Paul became Society Vice President, and has served as MTS President since May of 2011. He is one of the Directors of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation, and a pension plan trustee. He’s in his 22nd consecutive year in elected office, and hopes to continue causing the right kinds of trouble on a range of important issues long after his term as President comes to an end next May. Paul’s infinitely patient, long-suffering wife is a classroom teacher, with whom he has three adult stepchildren, and he works part time as manservant to a Husky in desperate need of a heavily adapted program. Sessions We have sessions that will help current and future school leaders improve their knowledge and skills, make schools more effective and inclusive to the great array of students served by Manitoba schools: A few of the topics being addressed will be: the importance of Social Emotional learning, a leader’s guide to helping to craft a safe and inclusive school, personal safety issues for staff and students, and mentorship for staff to name a few as well as our sessions to allow leaders to dialogue with experienced principals and vice principals about the lessons they have learned on the job. There will be certificate sessions offered for the Administrators’ and Principals’ Certificates. Walk-Through Training Once again we are also going to offer a limited enrollment in the Downey Three Minute Approach to Classroom Walk-Through Training. This will be conducted by COSL’s certified trainer and will take place in Winnipeg schools on Wednesday, October 22 and Thursday, October 23 for Level One. 16 The Manitoba Teachers’ Society 2014 SAGE Program CoSL October 23, evening Certification Workshops CS-1 Working with Violent and Disruptive Students in an Inclusive School System Gary Sova and Cree Crowchild A variety of proactive and effective learning/behavioural strategies will be shared with the participants during the COSL sessions(s). These strategies will assist school teams in creating a safer classroom and promoting a positive school-learning environment. In addition, we will share and teach techniques and skills to help disruptive students become more engaged in productive learning. The workshop will share how to plan for and deal with violent students in the school setting so that both staff and students remain safe. The workshop provides successful strategies, which will assist in the development of school-wide approaches to dealing with challenging behaviours, creating plans to help with school safety, discuss methods for communicating effectively with disruptive students and show ways to elicit parental support. As well, we will demonstrate successful techniques to improve the personal safety of students and educators. Gary Sova, M.Ed., is a well known resource for educators working with at-risk students. He is currently the Winnipeg School Division Support Teacher for such programs as the Marymound Day Program, the COACH Program. Gary is responsible for coordinating the programming for Division’s Level 3 EBD students and for youth justice transitions. He is a Master Trainer for Non-Vio-lent Crisis, Intervention Program (NVP- CI) and a coach for the Positive Behaviour Interventions & Supports (PBIS) program. He is the Assistant Coach of the Provincial Judo team. This summer Gary received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his 30 years of work as the Head Coach of the Inner City Judo Club at Victoria Albert School. Cree Crowchild is the currently the viceprincipal of St. John’s High School and formally the vice principal at the Winnipeg School Division Adult Education Centre. 17 He also served as the Behaviour Support Teacher for the Central District of the Winnipeg School Division. Cree is a Senior Instructor for the NVPCI program. He is trained in Restitution levels I & II and is a Coach for the PBIS program. Cree is a graduate of the Bachelor of Education College of Education—Saskatchewan Urban Native Teaching Education Program (SUNTEP) of the Uni- versity of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. Code: CS-1 CS-2 A Leader’s Guide to A Safe and Supportive School Spencer Clements This certification session will focus on the fundamentals of creating a learning and working environment that is productive, supportive and safe. Areas that will be discussed and explored are: developing and implementing expectations that are fair and equitable; helping to create a working environment that is positive and collaborative; methods to encourage parents to work with the school staff for positive behaviour change in their children, ways to support staff to more effectively communicate with their students; supporting students to be more involved in their own learning; implementing restorative language and practices in the school environment as well as developing support systems for challenging students. This session will involve lots of discussion and sharing as well as drawing upon the participants own successful experiences in their roles as teachers and leaders. Spencer Clements, M. Ed. Spencer is a recently retired principal who has worked as a school leader, consultant, counsellor and teacher in the Inner City of Winnipeg. His last position was as the Chairperson of the Council of School Leaders of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society. Spencer is currently working with The Learning Partnership, a national non-profit that works to promote, support and advance publicly funded education in Canada. In addition, he is teaching part-time in the Faculty of Education and doing some consulting and collaborating with schools and teachers. Code: CS-2 CS-3 Developing Coaching, Communicating and Mentoring Skills to Build Learning Relationships Kathy Collis and Mark Kully Communication is a core function of leadership. This workshop will help school leaders develop greater facility with the communication skills that build trusting learning relationships with colleagues. Specifically, participants will consider how to intentionally and efficiently engage staff and co-workers in cycles of reflection, planning and problem solving. The workshop will provide an interactive mixture of theory and practice and offer time for study, practice, reflection, and focused discussion. Kathy Collis and Marc Kuly work together in Winnipeg School Division’s Professional Learning and Leadership Centre. Their work is centred on taking a developmental approach to learning, teaching, mentoring, and school leadership. The centre uses this approach to support new teachers, teacher leaders and school leaders. Kathy Collis has taught in three provinces and is a former Language Arts Consultant and teacher of EAL, Special Education, English and Social Studies. She has presented at the Yukon Principals’ Conference, the Alberta Assessment Consortium Conference and the The Edge Conference on Teacher Learning at Memorial University. Kathy’s professional interests include talent identification and talent development of students, teachers and school leaders. Kathy believes much can be accomplished through passion for learning, genuine collaboration, focused professional conversation, and humility. Marc Kuly holds a BA and BEd from the University of Winnipeg and an MEd from the University of Manitoba. He received the 2008 Manitoba Foundation for The Arts Award for Arts in Education and the YM/YWCA Youth Peacemaker Award was provided to Marc and his Gordon Bell High School students also in 2008. Marc’s professional interests include equity education, authentic student voice and purposeful student engagement. Code: CS-3 The Manitoba Teachers’ Society 2014 SAGE Program CoSL CS-4 Sharpening Your Practice: Taking Stock, Focusing on the Right Solution and Sustaining Momentum in the Role of the Principal Andrew Peters, Lia Baksina, George Coupland and Tony Marques Leadership matters and effective principals have a direct impact on their school community in a job that includes both educational and managerial responsibilities and duties. Sharpening Your Practice is an interactive workshop designed by Andrew Peters and Lia Baksina to provide participants the opportunity to explore or become more familiar with practical knowledge and strategies regarding: • Hiring and interviewing prospective teachers, • Legislation and the Code of Professional Practice, • Supervision of staff, and •Building Capacity and Norms of Collaboration. George Coupland, Director, Labour Relations and Human Resource Services of the Manitoba School Boards Association will discuss best practices in hiring and interviewing potential teachers. Tony Marques of Myers Weinberg LLP Barristers and Solicitors will provide participants with current information on medical accommodation and due process. Andrew Peters is a Staff Officer in the Teacher Welfare Department and Lia Baksina is a Staff Officer in the Professional Issues Department of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society. Together, they bring experience in supporting teachers and principals in areas related to employee relations, legislation, professional development and leadership. Code: CS-4 CS-5 Walk-Through Training Jonathan Toews Are students engaged and oriented to the learning task they have been given? What are the instructional decision points that guide instruction? What curricular links are evident in classrooms? How is student learning supported or showcased through what is posted on classroom walls? These are all questions that are addressed in 18 the “Walk-Through” training framework. Walk- through training is focused on moving school leaders from their offices to their classrooms, providing them with a means to have reflective conversations with teaching colleagues. Jonathan Toews is principal at W. C. Miller Collegiate, a grades 9–12 high school in Altona, Manitoba. He has been exploring the implementation of the walk-through framework at Miller since he was first exposed to the training six years ago. Jonathan sees “walk-throughs” as key to maintaining a sense of the school’s learning culture and to establishing reflective conversations as normative. PLEASE NOTE: Date: Wednesday, October 22 to Thursday, October 23 Time: 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Location: Bradley Square MPR next to The Manitoba Teachers’ Society, 191 Harcourt Street, Winnipeg Code: CS-5 October 24 ½ Day AM sessions WS-1 Finding the Best! Wayne Davies and Lindsey Dueck A.M. only "You might believe what I say but you will always believe what I do!" Finding the absolute best teachers is tough, especially if you are relying on simply reading resumes and asking questions in the traditional interview approach. Come take part in an interactive and enjoyable session hearing how one school went outside the box and found itself with a dynamite hire! We'll follow-up with a discussion of your experiences and ideas, sharing how this approach could make a difference for your school! Wayne Davies is fresh out of the Principal’s office of Ecole Selkirk Junior High where he lead the BOSS Guitar Works program. Now in the Assistant Superintendent’s seat in the Interlake School Division he is armed with 23 years of teaching and admin experience and is constantly looking for a better way to help students - in this particular case by placing the absolute best teachers in front of them! Lindsey Dueck, In the fourth year of her teaching career, is a Human Ecology educator, volleyball coach, marathon club coordinator and one of Wayne’s best hires. Self-admittedly not a great interview, Lindsey is an engaging teacher who was able to successfully answer Wayne’s unusual approach to finding Ecole Selkirk Junior High’s next best hire by showing and not just talking, about how to make students successful! Code: WS-1 WS-2 Tools for French Immersion Principals Michelle Jean-Paul and Heather Marks A.M. only This session will provide educational leaders with a toolkit to assist them in developing an understanding of some of the challenges and of ways to support French Immersion programming. Michelle has worked from K to 12 as a classroom teacher, vice principal and principal in both French Immersion centres and dual track schools. She worked in Winnipeg School Division before moving to Seven Oaks School Division where she is currently in her second year as Principal at École Belmont. She is also founder of the Educators of Colour Network, a non-profit organization that offers free professional development to anyone with an interest in supporting diversity within the school system. Heather has taught in French Immersion and English programs for 11 years in Winnipeg School Division. Throughout her teaching career, Heather has actively participated on several Provincial curriculum committees and has written curriculum science documents. Heather moved into school leadership in the Seven Oaks School Division and is in her sixth year supporting French Immersion programming in this capacity. Currently, she is the Principal at École Constable Edward Finney School. Audience: Non French speaking school leaders (and aspiring school leaders) who are undertaking a leadership role in a French Immersion school without any immersion experience. Code: WS-2 The Manitoba Teachers’ Society 2014 SAGE Program CoSL WS-3/10 So You Got The Job; Now What? Your First 12 Months (The Remix) Terry Skarban and Ron Hummelt AM and PM As a new principal/vice-principal you have many questions, concerns and moments of sheer bafflement. This workshop will focus on a year in the life of a principal/viceprincipal. The areas of management, understanding and developing school culture and educational leadership over the progression of a school year will be discussed. Real examples drawn upon and case studies will be used further expand on ideas. Topics such as hiring, supervising, budgeting, staff moral, building culture, evaluating, newsletters, staff meetings will be some of the areas of running a school covered. Activities will include small and large group discussions, case studies, short readings and responses with the focus will be on practical solutions to common issues. Ron and Terry’s experiences as well as references to articles and other literature from Robert Greenleaf, Michael Fullan and other educational leaders will be part of the content of the workshop. Ron has been Principal of East Selkirk Middle School since September 2007 and was “lucky” enough to also be the project manager when the school was being built. Prior to that Ron was a VP at Happy Thought School and has been a High School/Junior High teacher and coach. Terry has been principal/ vice-principal for 17 years, nine of which have been in a single principal setting. Terry was a member of the COSL Leadership Team for four years and was a member of the CAP 2009 planning committee. Code: WS-3/10 WS-4 Issues in Metis Education Sharon Parenteau from Manitoba Metis Federation A.M. only I will begin by giving an overview of the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) including a structural map of Manitoba. I will also give a brief history of significant events in the history of the Metis in Manitoba with 19 a timeline we’ve been working on. I will discuss current Metis issues including our Land Claims case, a Metis perspective of the Treaty Relations Education and ongoing issues of identity. I will discuss the purpose of LRI as the Culture and Education authority for the MMF and highlight some of the services we provide in the public system, such as Standing Tall, Family Fun Events and Cultural Presentations. I will also share how the LRI/ MMF can be a resource to teachers through resources we are creating, such as the Metis Studies course, the Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia game and Michif Language resources. I will conclude with additional possible resources for Metis students through our scholarships and bursaries. This awareness of the Metis community in Manitoba will allow Leaders in Education to build better relationships with Metis families in their community. Sharon Parenteau is a Metis educator from the Turtle Mountains in Southwest Manitoba. She has worked as a classroom teacher in the Inner City and a support teacher, writing Aboriginal curriculum for the Winnipeg School Division. Sharon’s other curriculum experience includes being the primary writer for the K–4 Aboriginal Culture and Language Curriculum and the K–4 Social Studies Curriculum. Sharon came to work for the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) on a secondment from the Winnipeg School Division to develop the Standing Tall program. In 2010, she resigned from the division to become the Director of Provincial Education for the MMF. In 2011, she became the General Manager of Louis Riel Institute, the culture and education authority for the MMF. She has represented the Metis Nation on numerous provincial committees, including the Premier’s Advisory Council (PAC), the Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Experience Program (LGYEP), ANCR, the Oversight Committee for Children and Youth with Mental Health Issues (OCCYMH), Aboriginal Education Research Forum (AERF) and MERN. She is former chair of a Metis local in Winnipeg, and a proud resident of Winnipeg’s North End. Sharon is a grandmother of 3 (who attend Niji Mahkwa)…They are her inspiration to make the Education system better. She is a Masters in Education Candidate at the University of Manitoba. She has received the Distinguished Leader in Education from the MMF, the Research and Curriculum Development Award from ACE and most recently the Diamond Jubilee Award from the Lieutenant Governor for her work in the community. Code: WS-4 WS-5 The Power Of Connecting Staff And Students With Social Justice/ ESD Organizations Rex Ferguson-Baird and Jane Couch A.M. Only These activities make for strong connections between students’ hearts and minds. We will explore 8 years in SJASD organizing the Divisional Youth Forum, the creation of Operation Donation and examples of student created programs supported by schools. Jane Couch has been teaching for 20 years, and has experience teaching at all levels. She is starting her 4th year as Principal at Stevenson-Britannia Elementary School in St. James-Assiniboia School Division. She is passionate about social justice and environmental issues and believes that it is through our students where we will see great changes happening in our world. We just need to give them courage, confidence and opportunities. We must listen to what our children are saying. Rex Ferguson-Baird has been working with youth for about forever! He is entering his 7th year as principal at Brooklands Elementary School in St. James-Assiniboia School Division. Throughout his career Rex has included community partnerships in his teaching in order to motivate and encourage students and families to be engaged in the education experience. Rex was featured in The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce book Inspire, Influence, Invest: A Profile of Community Leaders. Code: WS-5 The Manitoba Teachers’ Society 2014 SAGE Program CoSL October 24 ½ day P.M. sessions WS-6 Strengthening School Community through Social Emotional Learning Darcy Cormack P.M. only Leading staff in attending to the social-emotional well-being of students to increase engagement, achievement, and citizenship of the school’s learning community. •Academic learning happens best within a positive social context; great cognitive growth occurs through social interaction. •Optimal learning happens when we pay attention to teaching positive social skills within the context of daily routines and activities. •Children benefit when adults pay attention to how children treat each other and reinforce respect and caring as the basis for interactions. • Everyone has basic social and emotional needs that must be met if we are to be free to learn well and thrive. • We need to feel a sense of belonging, significance and engagement Darcy is currently the Principal of Island Lakes Community School, a K–8 school in the Louis Riel School Division. Darcy has 13 years experience in school administration and 12 years as an early and middle year’s teacher. She strives to implement practices that attend to the social emotional development of students. She believes that students and adults alike have basic social and emotional needs that must be met if they are to be free to learn. She believes that children want to learn and that they learn best within a positive social environment that provides a sense of belonging, engagement and sense of worth. She works to increase the professional capacity of staff to better support students. Karen Haluschak is currently the Vice Principal at Frontenac School in Louis Riel School Division. Karen has 8 years’ experience in K–12 school administration and 19 years as a high school English teacher. Karen believes schools must foster a culture of caring and focus on building resiliency in all students. Her work in each of the schools, as a leader has been with 20 the focus to make education accessible to all through inclusion and integration. She believes we need to meet the needs of students so each one feels accepted, valued and safe. Karen’s passions are creating optimum learning environments, using best teaching and assessment practices. Code: WS-6 WS-7 Rex Ferguson-Baird P.M. only Leveraging the power of a high performing team of teachers and school staff to make change in a school community. Using Brooklands School to illustrate the impact of multiple partnerships that various staff have fostered. Books, bikes, trips, culture/theatre, sports…in 6 years we have had a lot of adventures! Participants will be given tools they need to collect data, determine needs and engage their own school community and strengthen the home school relationship. Code: WS-7 WS-8 So You Want to be a Principal Michelle Jean Paul P.M. only Do you remember the game Jenga? The goal was to take blocks from various places on the tower to try and increase its height, all the while maintaining its balance to avoid topping the whole thing over! School leadership can be a little bit like this at times. You are trying to balance a number of competing interests and are making split second decisions in the effort to build the capacity in your building. But sometimes one wrong move can have detrimental effects. Are you thinking of pursuing a position as a school leader? Are you questioning whether or not you truly understand what the job of a school principal/vice-principal entails? This interactive session will explore the many facets of the job (through discussion and case studies) including: •Blurred Lines: When your personal and professional worlds collide. • Tough Talks: When and how to have the serious conversations. • What Gives You the Authority: Balancing the Managerial/Political/Instructional Responsibilities of School Leadership. •There's No "I" In Team: Negotiating the dynamics of working as part of a leadership team. •Other Duties As Assigned: Learning to effectively deal with the unexpected. Participants will be encouraged to discuss and share ideas and solutions for these common challenges that new school leaders often encounter. Michelle will share her k-12 experiences and highlight the do's and don’ts of the first 5 years of school leadership. Code: WS-8 WS-9 Dan Turner Les enseignants exercent leur profession « sous observation » étant, en effet, constamment sous l’œil des élèves, des parents, des directions d’écoles et des conseils et commissions scolaires, entre autres. Le but de cet atelier est donc de préciser les implications de ce qu’ils font paraître dans un média social, qui englobent une combinaison de facteurs comme la liberté d’opinion et d’expression, et les mesures disciplinaires possibles. Dan Turner est cadre administratif à la Manitoba Teachers’ Society. Il a des responsabilités dans les domaines des relations du travail, de la négociation collective, et des services en langue française. Dan a eu un certain nombre de cas traitant de l’utilisation abusive de la technologie. Code: WS-9 WS-10 Terry Skarban and Ron Hummel A continuation from workshop WS-3. Code: WS-10 The Manitoba Teachers’ Society 2014 SAGE Program CoSL Conference fees Associate Member........................$140 For the 2014 session COSL is obliged to charge the 5% GST (this has already been included in the prices below). COSL member Friday sessions..............................$85 Certificate sessions.....................$125 Any teacher who is a principal or vice principal in a Manitoba public school is automatically a member of COSL. Non-member Friday sessions............................$125 Certificate sessions.....................$160 Walk Through Training Level 1 training..............................$360 Submit registrations to: Marlene Miller PO Box 1173 Stonewall, MB R0C 2Z0 204-467-2627 [email protected] To become an Associate Member you must be a member in good standing with The Manitoba Teachers’ Society and pay an annual fee of $140. This allows the associate member to access the benefits of COSL such as attending the Winter Conference 2014 and The Clear Lake Leadership Institute at a reduced fee. If you would like more information in the interim please contact: Certification Sessions October 23–24, 2014 (10 contact hours) Thursday: 5:30–9:30 pm Friday: 9:00 am–3:30 pm Myles Blahut, Principal, Stony Mountain Elementary [email protected] Maxine Geller, COSL Chair [email protected] (Participants attend the morning and afternoon plenary sessions as part of 10-contact-hour credit.) $50 reduction with COSL membership. Note that the WTT costs are based on a cost-recovery approach. Certification Sessions 10 contact hours, Thursday and Friday ☐ CS 2: Instruction/Personnel......☐ CS 1: Leadership........................ Friday Workshops ☐ WS 2:................................... am ☐ WS 3/10:...............am ☐ pm ☐ WS 1:................................... am ☐ CS 4: Management/Personnel..☐ CS 3: Personnel......................... ☐ CS 5: Instruction....................... (Wednesday and Thursday in Winnipeg) ☐ WS 5:................................... am ☐ WS 6:................................... pm ☐ ☐ WS 8:.................................. pm ☐ WS 9:.................................. pm ☐ WS 4:................................... am WS 7:.................................. pm Contact Information Name: Address: City/Town: Postal Code: School Contact Information: E-mail Address: Are you a member of COSL? Signature: ☐ Yes ☐ No (If no, please see the following Associate Membership Application.) Date: Please make cheques payable to COSL. All receipts will be issued via e-mail. Confirmation will be provided via e-mail. The above information will be used for the purposes of process your application, sending Council information to you, providing membership privileges and generating statistical information related to the administration of the Council. 21 The Manitoba Teachers’ Society 2014 SAGE Program CoSL Associate Member Application Form All principals and vice-principals of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society are automatically voting and paying members of the Council of School Leaders. Any other member in good standing of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society may join the Council of School Leaders, as an associate member, by payment of the annual fee to COSL. Associate members are entitled to all rights, benefits and services of Council membership but only insofar as those rights, benefits and services are provided directly by the Council. Associate members are not eligible to vote and/or run for elected office of the Council. Name: Manitoba Teaching Certificate #: Address: City/Town: Postal Code: E-mail Address: Home Phone: Please check one of the following: ☐ New Application ☐ Renewal Application Signature: Date: The above information will only be used for the purposes of process your application, sending Council information to you, providing membership privileges and generating statistical information related to the administration of the Council. It will not be forwarded or shared. Council of School Leaders 204-2639 Portage Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3J 0P7 [email protected] 22 The Manitoba Teachers’ Society 2014 SAGE Program