All Elementary Schools
Length: Full Day - AM & PM
Topic: Student Mental Health and Well Being
Entity Hosting: All Elementary Schools
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Online modules developed by Board staff, facilitated by school administration, and self-directed
Description:
School teams will engage in learning focused on:
- an overview of important mental health literacy resources and practices to support student mental health through identity affirming approaches;
- available resources and supportive classroom and school-wide strategies for appropriate technology use at school;
- available resources to prevent and mitigate vaping in schools; and
- available supportive classroom and school-wide strategies to prevent bullying in schools; and
- curriculum implementation with an emphasis on literacy and STEM
All Secondary Schools
Length: Half Day - AM
Topic: Student Mental Health and Well Being
Entity Hosting: All Secondary Schools
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Online modules developed by Board staff, facilitated by school administration, and self-directed
Description:
School teams will engage in learning focused on:
- an overview of important mental health literacy resources and practices to support student mental health through identity affirming approaches;
- available resources and supportive classroom and school-wide strategies for appropriate technology use at school;
- available resources to prevent and mitigate vaping in schools;
- available supportive classroom and school-wide strategies to prevent bullying in schools; and
- key messages related to professionalism from the Ontario College of Teachers.
Length: Half Day - PM
Topic: Curriculum Implementation and Achievement of Learning Outcomes
Entity Hosting: All Secondary Schools
Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): School Administration
Description:
School teams will engage in school improvement planning led by school administrators focusing on:
- Multilingual Language Learners and language acquisition;
- high-impact instructional practices to support student improvement in alignment with the curriculum; and
- curriculum implementation as it connects to instruction, assessment and experiential learning opportunities in culturally responsive ways